LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS

First UK edition, first printing of the first book in the 'Little House on the Prairie' series. Publisher's original yellow cloth with red titles to the spine, in the Garth Williams illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Garth Williams. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with minor rubbing to the corners. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and price-clipped dustwrapper that has a couple of nicks at the fold corners and is otherwise bright and without loss.

Originally published in America by Harper and Brothers in 1932, 'Little House in the Big Woods' was Laura Ingalls Wilder's first published book and inaugurated the highly successful 'Little House' series which were subsequently adapted for film, television and stage. The first British edition, superbly illustrated by Garth Williams is scarce.