Description:First edition, first printing of the children's classic Stuart Little, with "first edition," "10-5" and "I-U" on the copyright page. In publisher's pictorial tan cloth binding, stamped in green and white; green pictorial endpapers with illustrations of Stuart Little and his avian friend Margalo. Numerous black-and white illustrations by Garth Williams throughout the text. 8.25 x 5.5 inches; [10], 131, [3] pages (final leaf blank). Mild bumping and edgewear to binding; small spots at the rear joint and a damp stain on the front cover; pencil marking on the rear pastedown; a Very Good copy with a clean and bright interior. This tale of a boy born with the body of a mouse was E.B. White's first children's book and was also the first children's book for illustrator Garth Williams.
