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New York: Oxford University Press, 1938. First edition. Near fine in very good plus jacket.. First printing of the first CALICO BOOK, and Tudor's first book. Beautifully illustrated in sharp colors, each page of hand-lettered text faces a full page color illustration by Tudor. Tudor wrote the book for her niece Sylvie Ann. Scarce in the dust jacket, this is a great copy. 4.75'' x 4''. Original blue polka-dot patterned cloth. In original dust jacket. Illustrated in color by Tudor. Book cloth clean and bright with only tiny places of wear, bit of offsetting in gutters of endpapers, to small spots to fore-edge. Jacket a couple tape repair slivers to verso, very light wear on corners, faint toning to spine.

Pumpkin Moonshine is a delightful children’s book that tells the story of Sylvie Ann and her adventure in finding and carving a pumpkin (a pumpkin moonshine) for Halloween. Despite the simplicity of the tale, the book captures the essence of the holiday and childhood excitement, all beautifully illustrated by the author.

First editions of Pumpkin Moonshine are often identified by their publication details from Oxford University Press in 1938 with specific cover illustrations by Tasha Tudor, lacking subsequent edition or print run numbers.