- Seller Inventory #: 4857
- Format: Hardcover; 1st Printing
- Book condition: VG/VG-
- Illustrator: Henry B. Kane
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1953
- Keywords: 5212184, Sally Carrighar, Henry B. Kane, Artic, Birds, Animals, Plants, Eskimos
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. VG/VG-. 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 40, 47, 49. 5212184 . 1st edition/1st printing. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering on spine the book is clean, straight & tight with very minor bumping at spine ends and a little soil on bottom page edges, a previous owner's ex libris sticker on the front pastedown and a small sticker on the front endpage. Dustjacket is clean and price intact; there is wear to the spine edges and upper corners with some chipping. All about the season in the far North when the ice loosens its grip for just a little while, allowing flowers to bloom and birds & animals to return for the ritual of courtship and mating. ; B&W Illustrations; 8 1/2" x 5 3/4"; 262 pages .