His prose for adult readers includes One Man’s Meat (1944), Here Is New York (1949), Letters of E.B. He penned several books for children, publishing Stuart Little in 1945, Charlotte’s Web in 1952, and The Trumpet of the Swan in 1970.

His poetry includes The Fox of Peapack, and Other Poems (1938), The Second Tree from the Corner (1954), and Poems and Sketches of E.B. It was singular, colloquial, clear, unforced, thoroughly American and utterly beautiful” (William Shawn). “His literary style was as pure as any in our language. White’s elegance, simplicity, and dry wit balance both his poetry and prose. He was on staff at the New Yorker, wrote for Harper’s Magazine, and published works of poetry and prose before trying his hand at writing for children. In less than three months from publication, 100,000 copies were sold, and over the next thirty years its distribution grew to 2.5 million copies in English and many more in translation (American National Biography).Į. There, shepherded by the distinguished editor Ursula Nordstrom and felicitously illustrated by Garth Williams, the book was eventually published… to high acclaim”(Silvey, 677). 'The story had been brewing with White for years as a disconnected series of bedtime tales for his nieces and nephews by the time it came to Harper. This classic children's book tells the story of Stuart Little, a shy, philosophical little mouse with a big heart and a taste for adventure. The book has been beautifully rebound in quarter Moroccan green leather and tan cloth binding, with a fanciful illustration of Stuart Little on the front, gilt titles, tooling, and raised bands to the spine, and a new tan cloth slipcase with an inlay of the original front panel.

This is a first edition, first printing with the codes “10-5” and “I-U” on the copyright page. The book was published in New York by Harper & Brothers in 1945. Presented is a first edition of the beloved children’s book Stuart Little by Elwyn Brooks White and illustrated by Garth Williams. Presented with a new archival tan cloth slipcase with an inlay of the original front panel. Rebound in 1/4 green leather and tan cloth with a color illustration of Stuart Little inlaid on the front, gilt tooling, titles, and raised bands to the spine.

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