The Glasshouse
London: Calder and Boyars, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. First Edition. c.1969. Hardcover. Black cloth, gilt spine titles. 8vo. 204pp. Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket. Only the mildest shelfwear. Light wear to dustjacket, rubbing, tanning / mild soil to rear dj. The dedication copy. Inscribed by Allan Campbell McLean to Margaret McElderry, to whom the book is dedicated. Originally from Ben Avon [near Pittsburgh, PA], Margaret McElderry (1912-2011) attended the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh School before moving to New York in the 1930s to work for the New York Public Library in the Children’s Division under Anne Carroll Moore. After World War II, she became an editor of children’s books at Harcourt Brace, eventually establishing her own imprint at Simon and Schuster. Miss McElderry was the first children's editor whose books won both the prestigious Newbery and Caldecott medals in the same year (1952). She was married to Storer Lunt (d. 1977), long-time publisher and eventual president of W.W. Norton. Near Fine / very good +. Item #C00007384
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