"Trigger Berg and the Sacred Pig" by Leo Edwards, illustrated with black-and-white drawings by Bert Salg, Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, First Edition, copyright 1931 by G&D, with Caveman last title listed in the Jerry Todd series, and Sacred Pig the last title in Trigger Berg series at the end of the book. The titles that appeared in 1933 and later are not listed.

Hard boards, original red cloth with freckled fish on front board, black lettering on front board and spine [soiling, wear, rounded corners: see photos]; 5.1/4" x 7.1/2", red color illustrated endpapers with additional hand-drawn ink decorations on front and back eps [see photos]; frontispiece on glossy paper, former owner's name on the verso of the front ep [see photo], 246 pages + 2 monochrome illustrations on glossy paper + 2-page ad, some soiling, a few page corner folds, page #6 has an upper edge damage [see photo]; good / very good condition.

Further tales of the hilarious adventures of Trigger Berg and his pals, written in diary form. Adults can also enjoy the insights of smalltown and rural Midwestern American life for boys in the 1930's. Enjoyable, lighthearted read. In his autobiography, "Where's the Rest of Me?" Ronald Reagan wrote that, growing up in Tampico, Illinois, he had a boyhood much like Jerry Todd.

Trigger Berg and his pals had long avoided the lonely haunted house on the edge of town where the secretive butcher, whose chief companion was a strange white pig, disappeared so mysteriously. Had the four-footed bodyguard turned killer? Many people thought so. But the detectives advanced other startling theories, none of which were proved, however, till Trigger and his hilarious skylarking gang became involved in the amazing tangle of pigs, spirit witches, itchy elbows and buried bones. Here you'll meet Fatima, the living half-lady, Henrietta the mermaid and Ali Bend Over, the Hindu magician. Boyish battles between two rival gangs. A moonlight treasure hunt. And, in final, the mysterious midnight arrival of the Sacred Pig itself. In all, a tale of creepy shivers and belt-bursting giggles.

Edward Edson Lee (1884-1944), pen name Leo Edwards, was a popular children's literature author in the 1920s and 1930s. Initially forgotten after his death, Lee's books (most of them graced by the gaudy and idiosyncratic illustrations of Bert Salg) have become highly valued by juvenile book collectors. The 1990s power pop band Cockeyed Ghost took its name from one of Edwards' more obscure books, Trigger Berg and the Cock-Eyed Ghost.

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Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) ------ $30.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ------- $40.50