
CHARLOTTE'S WEB
by White, E.B. (novel); Williams, Garth (illustrations)
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- hardcover
- First
- Condition
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia
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Synopsis
Charlotte's Web is an award-winning children's novel by acclaimed American author E. B. White. The book was first published October 15th, 1952, by Harper & Brothers, with illustrations by Garth Williams. “Where's Papa going with that Axe?” one of the most famous first lines in children's literature, brings readers right into the story as Fern steps in and adopts Wilbur, a pig deemed unworthy of life because he is “small,” “weak” and a “runt.”. Later, when Wilbur is moved to Fern's uncle's farm and awaiting a certain fate of slaughter at the end of the season, he befriends Charlotte, a wise and unsentimental spider, who spins webs proclaiming Wilbur's value as “Some Pig” and 'Terrific”. Charlotte's Web is one of the best-selling paperbacks of all time. E.B. White rarely signed books, so a signed first edition can run anywhere from a few thousand dollars, to over $25,000.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4252
- Title
- CHARLOTTE'S WEB
- Author
- White, E.B. (novel); Williams, Garth (illustrations)
- Book condition
- Used
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
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- Cloth
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