[Rarebooks] FS: Lovely copy of James Thurber's first children's book, Caldecott winner

[Charles Agvent]

THURBER,  James.  MANY MOONS. New York:  Harcourt  Brace
         (1943).  First  Edition.  Pictorial  boards  in  dustwrapper.
         Illustrated  By Louis Slobodkin who won a Caldecott Award for
         this, Thurber's  very  scarce first children's  book.  Slight
         loss to  the  letter "M" of "Moons" on the dustwrapper  spine
         as a result  of a small snag and a small tear to the head  of
         the spine;  otherwise, the dustwrapper is quite lovely. About
         Fine in price-clipped Near Fine dustwrapper.          $500.00

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