Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse (1969)
First Edition Identification
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse; written and illustrated by Leo Lionni; Pantheon; 1969
1970 Caldecott Honor
Picturebook Price Guide Value - $220 VG+
Essential Identifying Point – DJ
Front dust jacket flap price is “$3.95”. Back DJ flap lists five books, each followed by one review: Swimmy, Tico and the Golden Wings, Frederick, The Biggest House in the World, and The Alphabet Tree. Back dust jacket is absent the LCCN.
Essential Identifying Point – Book
Front and back boards are red; front board has small frontal image of Alexander and Wind-Up mouse; back board is solid red.
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