Find the Animals

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941. Later printing, ca. 1941, with "4" on copyright page. Mr. Luke the zookeeper has lost the animals - he forgot the lock the cages at night, and in the morning, they were all gone! Children will find the eight colorful cardboard animals in an envelope attached to the rear cover, and they can help Mr. Luke put the animals back in the cages. Each page has a cage with a door that opens, and the animals can be slid behind the paper bard and clear plastic behind them. Pictorial boards, 22 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The covers have some edgewear and chipping to the spine edges and ends, good hinges, pages clean with some light occasional finger soil, a few closed tears and one tiny chip to the lower margins, some short closed tears where the cage doors open, but all cages and doors are operational and clear plastic pieces inside the bars intact. Some of the animals have a bit of edgewear but are very good overall. Gift inscription dated 1941 on front pastedown, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has some edgewear, mainly short closed tears, but very little paper loss. Hard to find, especially with all animals present.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Oblong 8vo.