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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Oblong Octavo, unpaginated. In Very Good condition and lacking issued dust jacket. Bound in publisher's green cloth. Mild general shelf wear to edges of boards. Moderate fraying and wear to head and tail of spine and corners of boards. Staining to spine and boards. Tearing to page 1. Previous bookseller's sticker adhered to title page. Age toning with mild staining scattered throughout textblock. Signed flat by Burton on title page. AL Consignment. Shelved in Case 14. 1385427. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton, 'The Little House' is a classic children’s book that tells the story of a small house in the countryside that witnesses the gradual encroachment of a bustling city around it.