Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
Atheneum, New York, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Item #106949
Atheneum, New York, 1971. Fine first edition in a fine dust jacket. Zena Bernstein (illustrator). Stated First Edition. 8vo. Beige pictorial cloth, illustrated dust jacket, price intact (5.95), extremely rare without Newbery award sticker. Incredibly well thought out fantasy about a little fieldmouse, Mrs. Frisby, who encounters super-intelligent rats (the result of a human experiment). Truths and revelations about her departed husband emerge. Made into an animated film titles Secret of Nimh in 1982. Much sought after and incredibly hard to find in the first edition. Comes in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
Price: $2,500.00