Publication Information Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House in the Big Woods. Harper & Brothers: New York, 1932. Cover Brown cloth with subtle crisscross pattern stamped in black with cover art between title and author Cover Transcription LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS LAURA INGALLS WILDER Cover Art Little log cabin surrounded by dense forest with wood fence and dirt road out front located on center of cover between title and author in black ink Spine Transcription LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS By LAURA INGALLS WILDER HARPER Spine Art Small squirrel on leaves located on center of spine between title and author in black ink Dust Jacket Transcription LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS LAURA INGALLS WILDER Drawings by Helen Sewell HARPER & BROTHERS ESTABLISHED 1817 Dust Jacket Art Front view of log cabin with two windows and one door surrounded by trees with two little girls peeking out at two deer, one rabbit, and one bear located on the dust jacket between the author and illustrator in blue and brown ink Binding Brown cloth with subtle crisscross pattern over pasteboard Sewn binding Endpages attached to textblock and glued to case General Appearance Cover measures 21.5 centimeters in height and 18 centimeters in width Title font measures 1 centimeter in height Author font measures 0.65 centimeters in height Cover art measures 7.8 centimeters in height and 6.5 centimeters in width Paper Machine-manufactured paper Off-white with some browning along outside edges Paper measures 20.8 centimeters in height and 17.2 centimeters in width Endpage paper same as textblock paper Textual Appearance Uppercase letters measure 0.4 centimeters in height Lowercase letters measure 2.5 centimeters in height Illustration captions measure 2 centimeters in height Pagination 176 pages 13 chapters Half Title Page Transcription LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS Half Title Page Art Caroline and Charles Ingalls in oval located on the half title page below the title in black ink Title Page Transcription LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS BY Laura Ingalls Wilder Illustrated by Helen Sewell HARPER & BROTHERS New York and London Title Page Art Little girl with braids swinging on a tree swing surround by bushes, flowers, birds, and butterflies located on the title page between the illustrator and the publisher in black ink Title Page Verso Transcription LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS Copyright, 1932, by Harper & Brothers Printed in the United States of America F-W Editing Not edited Introduction No introduction Dedication No dedication Illustrations Illustrations drawn by Helen Sewell Fourteen black and white illustrations within text One frontispiece in black, blue, and red ink Two cover illustrations in black ink Two black and white illustrations on title page and half title page Manuscript Holdings Original manuscript held by the Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum and Library as part of The Rose Wilder Lane Collection For more information about The Rose Wilder Lane Collection: Senior Archivist Herbert Hoover Presidential Library P.O. Box 488 West Branch, Iowa 52358 The Rose Wilder Lane Collection webpage: http://www.ecommcode2.com/hoover/research/wilder/index.html The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum 210 Parkside Drive West Branch, IA 52358 (319) 643-5301 The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum website: http://www.hoover.archives.gov/index.html The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum email: hoover.webmaster@nara.gov

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Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House in the Big Woods. Harper & Brothers: New York, 1932.