Carolyn Haywood Primrose Day 1942 First Edition Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Primrose Day by Carolyn Haywood, a 1942 illustrated children's book published by Harcourt Brace and Company. An early hardcover copy with its original illustrated dust jacket featuring bright yellow and green artwork.

Details

• Title: Primrose Day

• Author and illustrator: Carolyn Haywood

• Publisher: Harcourt Brace and Company

• Copyright: 1942

• Edition: Early printing, possible first edition

• Binding: Red cloth hardcover

• Dust jacket: Original illustrated jacket included

• Illustrations: Black and white drawings by the author

• Interior: Previous owner's handwritten inscription dated 1952

• Genre: Vintage children's literature

Condition: Fair to good vintage condition. Dust jacket has significant edge wear, creasing, tears and paper loss, especially along the upper edge and spine. Hardcover shows age-related wear. Pages exhibit toning and a handwritten ownership inscription. See photographs for details.

An appealing early Carolyn Haywood book with its colorful original dust jacket, suitable for collectors of midcentury children's literature.