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First edition, first printing. This copy includes the "I-B" code on the imprint page, and the rear panel of the jacket quotes reviews of Stuart Little before concluding with the publisher's name on two lines. As noted by the Grolier Club, Charlotte's Web became "one of the best-selling American children's books of all time with translations into over twenty languages". A feature-length cartoon adaptation of the book was released in 1973 and a live-action film, including voices provided by Julia Roberts, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, and Robert Redford, was released in 2006. Octavo. Original light brown cloth, spine and front cover lettered in black and blue, blue and white spider web-patterned endpapers. With dust jacket. Numerous black and white illustrations by Garth Williams. Head and foot of spine slightly bumped, some minor creases to occasional leaves; toned jacket worn at extremities with some minor loss, price-clipped; a near-fine copy in a very good jacket. Grolier Children's 100, 92.

"Charlotte's Web" is the story of a young pig named Wilbur who is saved from the fate of being slaughtered by the clever weaving of a spider named Charlotte. Written by E.B. White and published in 1952 by Harper & Brothers, it's a compelling children's novel that showcases the values of friendship and compassion. Over the years, it has become one of the most acclaimed children's books of all time, frequently taught in schools and cherished by readers of all ages.