First Edition Identification
Petunia’s Christmas; written and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin; Borzoi/Knopf, 1952.
Childrens Picturebook Price Guide: $240 Very Good+ (updated)
Continuing our Duvoisin theme (see Petunia), Petunia’s Christmas is the third of the Petunia books written and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. The Petunia books:
Petunia |
1950 |
Petunia And The Song |
1951 |
Petunia’s Christmas |
1952 |
Petunia Takes A Trip |
1953 |
Petunia Beware! |
1958 |
Our Veronica Goes To Petunia’s Farm |
1962 |
Petunia, I Love You |
1965 |
First Edition Identification Points
The copyright page states ‘F I R S T E D I T I O N.’ The front cover of the book is pale yellow cloth with four lightly embossed pictures of Petunia.
The first edition dust jacket has “C L O T H B O U N D $2.00 net” in the top right hand corner of the front flap, followed by a synopsis of Petunia’s Christmas, followed “00408” on the right. The rear flap includes a synopsis for Petunia, followed by a synopsis for Petunia and the Song.