Old & Rare
Illustrator: Hugh Lofting
LOFTING, Hugh. The Story of Mrs. Tubbs. NY: Frederick A. Stokes and Co [1923]. Oblong 24mo, 95pp. Blue cloth stamped in black on spine with full-color pictorial paper label on the front cover. Full-color pictorial endpapers; full-color illustrations throughout. A very good copy with slight rubbing at spine ends and corners of boards, minute cocking of spine.
First Edition. A simple tale of Mrs. Tubbs who is evicted from her home and cared for and saved by the dog, duck and pig to whom she had always shown kindness. A bright, clean first edition copy of this heartwarming tale by the author of Dr. Dolittle.