(New York): Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1946. First edition. 12mo. Unpaginated (14 leaves). From the library of Maurice Sendak, and with his illustrated book-plate laid in at rear. Illustrated by Garth Williams. Bound in publisher's full rabbit fur; in publisher's die-cut pictorial cardboard box, tape repairs along lid sides.

Scarce first edition of this Margaret Wise Brown classic, her first collaboration with illustrator Garth Williams. An unusual production, notable for being fully bound in real rabbit fur, which was replaced with imitation fur (or no fur) on later editions. From the library of American illustrator and author Maurice Sendak.