Henry Goes Visiting.
New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1955/1952, 1st US printing, in red boards with white titles and thick pasted-on plate of Henry the Pig gazing over the green wall of his pen, "Blackberry Farm Books" appearing on top, author, title, publisher on spine, plain endpapers bright illustrations facing every page, last page with picture and text about the Farm; in thick robin's egg blue jacket with die-cut square exposing the plate, and dark blue titles, author/title/publisher on spine, description of the series, listed through "Naughty George" on the back as well as price (95¢). 5x5.5"; This is a new Blackberry Farm Story on front flap and Rusty and Martha listed on back flap; np. Small hardback.
Henry does not communicate about his daily absences, and none of the animals know what it going on except Joe robin. Very bright clear colours, almost like pochoir. The UK Brockhampton series began in 1949 with Emily the Goat. The McKay US reprints are not in the same order. Following the first six Blackberry Farm books with green boards published in 1954 were two sets of three titles each with red boards published in 1955, (dates, from library records in Worldcat , may have appeared on later printings) Henry is one of the second set of three. As of this writing, we have eleven in jacket, ask.
CONDITION: Very Good in Very Good jacket; no names or other marks, straight, soil spot on one margin, and pale pink area to plate, in clipped jacket with darkened spine and creases, tiny chips to one corner and spine ends, nice die-cut, contemporary Vroman's Pasadena sticker; 0.95 on back and back flap. Item #21024
Price: $75.00