Little Town on the Prairie First Edition
For a first edition, first printing of Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Harper & Brothers, 1941), the first point to check: Copyright page: “FIRST EDITION” with the code “K-Q” beneath it, below “11-1” and the Harper & Brothers address (49 East 33rd Street).
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How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of Little Town on the Prairie.
✓ Copyright page: “FIRST EDITION” with the code “K-Q” beneath it, below “11-1” and the Harper & Brothers address (49 East 33rd Street)
✓ Title page: “With Pictures by Helen Sewell and Mildred Boyle”, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York · London
✓ Binding: tan cloth stamped in red, with the town drawing on the front board; endpapers patterned in red
✓ Dust jacket: pale teal pictorial jacket, Laura in the town street, “Harper & Brothers · Established 1817” at the foot
✓ Price: $2.00 at the top of the front flap (unclipped); the price alone does not prove a first printing
Common questions
- How do I know if my copy of Little Town on the Prairie is a first edition, first printing?
- ✓ Copyright page: “FIRST EDITION” with the code “K-Q” beneath it, below “11-1” and the Harper & Brothers address (49 East 33rd Street) ✓ Title page: “With Pictures by Helen Sewell and Mildred Boyle”, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York · London ✓ Binding: tan cloth stamped in red, with the town drawing on the front board; endpapers patterned in red ✓ Dust jacket: pale teal pictorial jacket, Laura in the town… The identification points above show each one.
- Can I sell my copy of Little Town on the Prairie?
- Yes. We value the exact copy from recorded sales and make a firm cash offer, free and with no obligation to sell.
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