Tudor, Tasha. A IS FOR ANNABELLE. New York: Oxford University Press, 1954. FIRST EDITION. Oblong 8vo - 7" x 9-3/16". Yellow-green cloth covered boards with decoration and titles stamped in gilt to front cover and spine with mild rubbing to spine corners and lightly bumped upper fore edge corners for what is a wonderful copy of the book. Original publisher's color pictorial un-clipped priced ($2.50) dust wrapper with very mild rubbing to the spine panel tips and fold corners, and very minor finger soiling for what is a very lovely example of the first edition dust wrapper. Color pictorial endpapers with the image of a small bunch of flowers on a light green background within a large oval frame of lily of the valley flowers; SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY TUDOR IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION AND WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING on FFEP recto. [56] pp. This is an alphabet book of verses about Grandmother's doll Annabelle; each letter's verse describes an article of her wardrobe and is spread out across two facing pages; illustrated by Tudor with both full color and black and white drawings within floral borders; two pages of color drawings alternate with two pages of black and white drawings throughout the book; internally the book is fine; top edge of book block is foxed but there is no foxing internally at all. The condition of both the book and the dust wrapper is NEAR FINE. This is a very special copy of the book and one that is in wonderful condition. # 000896