Animals Of The Bible (1937)

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Caldecott Medal First Edition Identification

Animals Of The Bible, selections by Helen Dean Fish, illustrated by Dorothy Lathrop; Frederick Stokes; 1937

1938 Caldecott Medal

Picturebook Price Guide Value – $1600 VG+

Essential Identifying Point – DJ

Dust jacket: Lathrop misspelled ‘Lathop’ on DJ spine.

Caldecott Medal First Edition

Essential Identifying Point – Book

Book spine:  Lathrop mispelled ‘Lathop’. 

Title page:  Two lines, as follows

FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY

NEW YORK MCMXXXVII

Back endpaper:

Back book endpaper is blank on the first printing.

Second state book has same misspellings on DJ and book spine, same title page, HOWEVER, the back book endpapers have same image as front endpapers, of prancing deer/antelope.

regards,

Stan Zielinski