Little Martha.
New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1955/1952, 1st US printing, in red boards with white titles and thick pasted-on plate of Martha the little white lamb, "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 Henry listed on back flap; np. Small hardback.
Little Martha was a bottle fed lamb and loved by everyone on the farm, so when she and Joy went missing the animals and parents were worried. 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) Little Martha 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, small pale pink area to plate and across jacket (from boards) , 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 #21025
Price: $75.00