Description: Undated, likely 1950s, reprint of this classic tale of a dog's enduring bond with a boy and her perilous journey to reunite with him. Part of Grosset & Dunlap's Famous Dog Stories series. Bound in full gray cloth with lettering on the spine and a dog illustration on the front cover stamped in brown. In color pictorial dust jacket with advertisements for the Famous Dog Stories series on the rear panel. vi, 186 pages; 8.5 x 5.75 inches.
Mildly bumped spine ends; abrasion to front free endpaper; dust jacket with shelfwear and minor soiling to rear panel. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket.
Lassie was first introduced to the public by author Eric Knight in The Saturday Evening Post in 1938, followed by the bestselling novel "Lassie Come-Home" in 1940. In 1943, the novel was adapted into a film starring Roddy McDowall, Elizabeth Taylor, and a rough collie named Pal. Based on other titles advertised on the dust jacket, we date this copy of "Lassie Come-Home" to the early 1950s.
