I found this book to be quite a mystery. The remains of a library card pocket suggests the following history:

-A library purchased the book new in 1943.

-Children checked it out heavily.

-The original orange publisher’s binding wore out.

-The library sent it to a commercial bindery.

-The bindery put the original pages into a stronger green library binding.

This was extremely common with children’s books because libraries wanted them to survive decades of circulation.

First edition as stated on copyright page. Former library copy with later green library binding/rebinding.

Many library rebound books were discarded over the years, this is truly a piece of library history. This book does not have its original orange cover, ALTHOUGH it is a genuine 1943 first edition that appears to have spent much of its life VERY busy; likely in a school or public library.

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