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First edition, first printing of the all-American children's classic. Signed by Fred Gipson on the front free endpaper and inscribed to a previous owner. [x], 158 pp, illustrated with black and white plates by Carl Burger. Bound in publisher's green cloth-affect boards over black spime cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Near Fine with light soiling to covers and rubbing to extremities, staining to upper edge of text block, and offsetting to endpapers. Contents tanned, binding firm. In a Fine unclipped dust jacket with light soiling, toning, and edgewear. Price of $2.75 and 'No. 7042A' printed on front flap. A beautiful copy in a lemon-yellow dust jacket reproducing the frontispiece image of the boy and his dog. Signed editions are rare.