Henry Huggins.

CLEARY, Beverly; Illustrated by Louis Darling.

Item Number: 99461

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1950.

First edition of the first book in the author’s classic Henry Huggins Series. Octavo, original red cloth, illustrated by Louis Darling. Signed by Beverly Cleary on the title page. Near fine in the dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Rare in the original jacket, especially signed.

The first book in Cleary's beloved series about elementary school student Henry Huggins introduces Henry, his dog Rigby, and his neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. Cleary, a librarian, wrote the book in response to young students in her library searching for books "about boys like us." "The author has a marvelous understanding of a boy’s mind" (School Library Journal).