THE BEHIND LEGS OF THE 'ORSE: And Other Stories by Ellis Parker Butler New York: Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1927. First edition, first printing. A collection of eight stories with widely differing subjects and characters. Butler, famous for his story PIGS IS PIGS in which a bureaucratic station master levies a large livestock rate on the shipment of two pet guinea pigs who begin to multiply rapidly, was a highly acclaimed author for more than forty years. His timeless satirical and humorous stories are still sought-after today. Butler writes about American characters and situations with raw humor, a clever wit, and an endearing style. The stories are filled with folksy dialect appropriate for each character and their locale. An important slice of American culture. Corner tips slightly bumped, else near fine in waxed brown-mustard linen with black embossed titles and illustration depicting an overall-ed crossed-legged horse to the front cover, and with black embossed titles to the spine; in a price-clipped near fine dust jacket with minor faint stains and rubbing to a lightly yellowed spine panel, with small nicks to the upper and lower spine edges. A strikingly well-preserved first edition in dust jacket. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.