Charlotte Jackson, Tito: The Pig of Guatemala, Kurt Wiese, 1940, SIGNED 1st Ed, VG HC w/DJ

Jackson, Charlotte, and Kurt Wiese [illus]. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1940.

English, First Edition, Very Good, HC, 8vo, 10" x 7 1/8", 74 pp. 

First Edition, hardcover in illustrated paper over black cloth backing, blue lettering to front panel; signed and inscribed to the second half title page in pen by the author, Charlotte Jackson. Light sunning, some wear to edges and tips, and minor spots of soiling to fore-edge, bottom of pg.4, and edge of the first two pages. Fair pictorial dust jacket with full-color illustrations to front and back panels, 2 1/4" tear to tail, 1 1/2" chip and 1 3/4" closed tear to head, some sunning, and light soiling, now in Mylar. 74 pp. Includes four-color and black-and-white illustrations by German-born children's book artist Kurt Wiese. Charming edition of the wonderfully illustrated children's book written by American author Charlotte Jackson, that follows along with a family and their pet pig while they travel to a fiesta, showcasing the mountains and scenery of Guatemala.