Charlotte's Web

E.B. White. 

The timeless story about the little girl, Fern, who, with the help of other creatures in the barnyard, save their beloved friend Wilbur the pig from a terrible ending. In 184 pages with 47 black-and-white illustrations by Garth Williams,

A feat of storytelling, Charlotte’s Web won the Laura Ingall’s Wilder Medal and was a Newbery Honor book in 1953. In 2000, Publisher's Weekly listed the book as the best-selling children's paperback of all time

First edition points: The first edition of Charlotte’s Web was published on October 15, 1952. The dust jacket artist and illustrator is Garth Williams. This edition was published by Harper & Brothers in New York, N.Y., in contrast to some later editions, which were published by Harper & Row. There are three primary identifying points to this edition. First, “I-B” is towards the bottom of the copyright page, a code that identifies the publication date. Second, “First Edition” is stated above the “I-B” code on the copyright page. Finally, the original price of $2.50 is shown on the front flap of the dust jacket.