Publication: Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1939.
Description: Nine tales featuring the Disney character Donald Duck and friends Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, and others. First edition, an uncommon variant with half-title page as opposed to series title page, with no known priority between the variants. Signed and inscribed by the author Jean Ayer to Blanche Jennings Thompson. Color illustrations throughout. Bound in full pictorial cloth over boards, with Donald Duck depicted riding a bicycle on the front cover, and blue pictorial endpapers. 8.5 x 6.5 inches; [6], 102 pages. Bookplate of Blanche Jennings Thompson (1887-1983) on front pastedown, a children's book author and editor, best known for the children's poetry anthology "Silver Pennies." Binding with moderate wear and joints starting to split near the head of the spine; interior with light toning, else clean with bright illustrations. About Very Good. Donald Duck first appeared on film in 1934, so this publication represents an early appearance of the character. From the series "Walt Disney Story Books."
