Bibliographic Description
Cover:
The Rabbits’ Wedding by Garth Williams. First published in 1958 by HarperCollinsPublishers
Title Page Transcription:
The Rabbits’ Wedding
Story and Pictures by Garth Williams
HarperCollinsPublishers
Title Page Verso Transcription:
Copyright © 1958 Ezra Jack Keats. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. No part of book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher. The Macmillan Company, 866 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022. Collier-Macmillan Canada, Ltd., Totonto, Ontario. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 71-102968. First Printing.
Spine Transcription:
Williams– The Rabbits’ Wedding HarperCollins
The Rabbits’ Wedding by Garth Williams. First published in 1958 by HarperCollinsPublishers
Title Page Transcription:
The Rabbits’ Wedding
Story and Pictures by Garth Williams
HarperCollinsPublishers
Title Page Verso Transcription:
Copyright © 1958 Ezra Jack Keats. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. No part of book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher. The Macmillan Company, 866 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022. Collier-Macmillan Canada, Ltd., Totonto, Ontario. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 71-102968. First Printing.
Spine Transcription:
Williams– The Rabbits’ Wedding HarperCollins
Title Page Image (First Printing)
Binding: Black cloth-backed pictorial boards with black and white dancing rabbits on the front, running off into a meadow on the back; in jacket identical to boards; 9x12"; np., 1960. GW, illustrator.
End Papers:
The end papers at the front and back of the book are blank.
End Papers:
The end papers at the front and back of the book are blank.
Jacket Copy:
This jacket copy is the proof that Garth Williams marked for correction. Found at Abebooks.com.
This jacket copy is the proof that Garth Williams marked for correction. Found at Abebooks.com.
Jacket Transcription: Front Flap:
"Garth Williams, beloved for his beautiful pictures in Three Little Animals, Charlotte's Web, and for his own book, The Adventures of Benjamin Pink, has written and illustrated a luminous and enchanting story for the youngest child. Two little rabbits, one white and the other black, played together happily in the forest. But in between the games of Hop Skip And Jump Me and Race Around The Blackberry Bush the black rabbit stopped and sighed. "I'm just thinking." he would say, when the white rabbit asked him what was the matter. But he finally admitted he was wishing--wishing that he and the white rabbit could be together forever and always. And after he had wished a little harder his wish came true. The wondrously joyous rabbit wedding will make little children as happy as it made the bunnies."
Jacket Transcription:
Back Flap:
"Garth Williams was born in New York City. Educated in England, he graduated from the Royal College of Arts in London and won the Bel Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1936. Mr. Williams is well known to children of all ages for his illustrations. Margaret Wise Brown's Little Fur Family, Wait Till The Moon is Full and Three Little Animals; for his wonderful line drawings in the new edition of the "Little House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder; for his own book, The Adventures of Benjamin Pink; and for his pictures in Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web both by E.B. White. Garth Williams, his wife, and two daughters live in Aspen, Colorado, where Mr. Williams devotes most of his time to writing and illustrating books for children."
Dedication: None.
Table of Contents: None
Size: 9 x 12”
Pages: [32] pages excluding the endpapers.
"Garth Williams, beloved for his beautiful pictures in Three Little Animals, Charlotte's Web, and for his own book, The Adventures of Benjamin Pink, has written and illustrated a luminous and enchanting story for the youngest child. Two little rabbits, one white and the other black, played together happily in the forest. But in between the games of Hop Skip And Jump Me and Race Around The Blackberry Bush the black rabbit stopped and sighed. "I'm just thinking." he would say, when the white rabbit asked him what was the matter. But he finally admitted he was wishing--wishing that he and the white rabbit could be together forever and always. And after he had wished a little harder his wish came true. The wondrously joyous rabbit wedding will make little children as happy as it made the bunnies."
Jacket Transcription:
Back Flap:
"Garth Williams was born in New York City. Educated in England, he graduated from the Royal College of Arts in London and won the Bel Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1936. Mr. Williams is well known to children of all ages for his illustrations. Margaret Wise Brown's Little Fur Family, Wait Till The Moon is Full and Three Little Animals; for his wonderful line drawings in the new edition of the "Little House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder; for his own book, The Adventures of Benjamin Pink; and for his pictures in Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web both by E.B. White. Garth Williams, his wife, and two daughters live in Aspen, Colorado, where Mr. Williams devotes most of his time to writing and illustrating books for children."
Dedication: None.
Table of Contents: None
Size: 9 x 12”
Pages: [32] pages excluding the endpapers.
Physical Presentation of Text: The font is similar to Perpetua font. The upper case letters are .5cm tall and the lower-case letters are .25cm tall. Text is interspersed throughout the illustrations.
Paper:
Number and Extent of Illustration CHANGE There are 15 illustrations throughout the book, including the the title page. All of the illustrations span over two pages. Only the last page has no artwork on it. On that page there is only text.
Number and Extent of Illustration CHANGE There are 15 illustrations throughout the book, including the the title page. All of the illustrations span over two pages. Only the last page has no artwork on it. On that page there is only text.
The font black throughout the entire book.
Sample page (two paged illustrations)
Sample page
(single page illustration)
(single page illustration)
The last page is only one page in the entire book that has only text and no artwork.
Sources:
Abebooks.com. Retrieved on September 22, 2013 from www.abebooks.com.
Center for Childrens Books for the first edition of The Rabbits' Wedding.
Heritage Auctions. Retrieved September 22, 2013 from www.ha.com.
WorldCat.org: The World's Largest Library Catalog. Retrieved September 22, 2013 from www.worldcat.org.
Abebooks.com. Retrieved on September 22, 2013 from www.abebooks.com.
Center for Childrens Books for the first edition of The Rabbits' Wedding.
Heritage Auctions. Retrieved September 22, 2013 from www.ha.com.
WorldCat.org: The World's Largest Library Catalog. Retrieved September 22, 2013 from www.worldcat.org.