Uncle Remus Stories (1947)

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Category	Story Books
Title	Uncle Remus Stories
Year	1947
Country	United States, Australia
Description	Giant Golden Book with first cover design (Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit dancing behind the Tar Baby with Brer Bear and other critters looking on). Hardbound, 92 pages, full color. Cover artwork drawn by Disney Legend Mary Blair.
Synopsis / Contents	Foreword; Who Was Uncle Remus?; De Tar-Baby; Brer Terrapin's Tug-Of-War; Brer Bear An De Bag Full Of Turkeys; Doctor Rabbit Cures De King; Why De Cricket Fambly Lives In Chimbleys; Brer Rabbit Rides De Fox; Brer Fox An De Stolen Goobers; How Craney-Crow Kept His Head; Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, An De Well; Brer Rabbit's Money Machine; Brer Rabbit An De Huckleberry Jam; De Wuller-De-Wust; De Moon In De Mill-Pond; Brer Rabbit Goes A-Milkin'; Brer Possum Plays Possum; Brer Rabbit An De Gizzard-Eater; De Whipme-Whopme Puddin'; King Lion At De Water-Hole; Judge Rabbit An Miss Grouse; Brer Rabbit's Laffin' Place; De Great Rabbit-Terrapin Race; Brer Bear Ketches Mr. Bull-Frog; Brer Rabbit Visits De Witch.
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Variations	First printing also came with a dust jacket (not shown) and does not say "A Giant Golden Book" at the bottom of book cover. Subsequent printings do. Some printings say "Walt Disney Library" in place of the former. There are several variations to the back cover. Australian First Printing: Published by Murfett Pty. Ltd. under special permission from Walt Disney Mickey Mouse (A'Asia) Pty. Ltd. Printed in Australia for the publishers by Queen City Printers Pty. Ltd., Melbourne. This book was also frequently found in libraries and many various special library bindings with custom cover artwork have been seen.
Dimensions	10.25 x 13 (inches)
Original Price	$1.50
Suggested Value	USD $50-75
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