Rare The Secret River by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard First Edition Front Cover Title Misprint With Dust Jacket

"The Secret River" by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings tells the story of young Calpurnia searching for a place to find fish for her father to sell. In her quest to find fish, she is amazed to find a secret river. "The Secret River" was the only book specifically for children written by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and was not published until it was found among her papers after her death. Rawlings' "letters show that she wanted the story to stand as a conception of the universal child and of the imagination of childhood."

This book is a first edition and is in excellent condition, the inside is like new with no writing or foxing. The dust jacket is present but has some wear as can be seen in the photos. Interestingly, the title was misprinted on the cover of the book itself as "The Secret Rive." This is a great copy of a wonderful story for children.

Front Cover Flap Description:
"Come into the forest with Calpurnia, a little girl who loves to make poems. Her dog Buggy-horse is with her, for he goes wherever she does

"It is a sunny day as Calpurnia starts out. Hard times have come to the forest, and her father has no fish to sell. She mist find a place where there are fish . . . "

"So we go with her as she finds her secret river, and come back with her when it is all moonlight and mystery in the forest and:

"The little night things
Have songs and wings.

"In time of need Calpurnia has found her secret river. Can she find it again? Where is this secret river? And do we all have secret rivers of our own?

"This story means something to everyone who reads it, and to everyone who has imagination."

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