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[New York]: Harper & Brothers, 1955. First edition. Very good plus in very good jacket.. First printing of the beautiful meta-picture book on the power of the creative imagination, rarely seen with the original dust jacket so intact. Legendary children's book editor Ursula Nordstrom nearly turned down this book, which she later viewed as an instructive error in judgment. Besides becoming immediate bestsellers, the minimalist Harold books - simultaneously simple and profound - have become an influential favorite of many other artists and authors: in his 1982 acceptance speech for the Caldecott Award for JUMANJI, Chris Van Allsburg explicitly thanks "Harold, for his purple crayon"; Maurice Sendak praised the "supreme inventiveness" of Harold; Rita Dove recalled the book as her earliest favorite, and names Harold in her poem "Maple Valley Branch Library, 1967." A terrific copy of perhaps the perfect children's book. 5.75'' x 4.5''. Original quarter black cloth, color pictorial boards. In original… Read more

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955. First edition, first printing, of the first book in the series. A very attractive copy of this charming story of what imagination and one crayon can bring. Small square quarto. Original black cloth-backed printed pictorial boards, spine lettered in white. With the pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated with purple detailing on each page by the author. Corners and lower end of spine with mild wear, in the dust jacket with lower flap corner clipped but the $1.50 price remains, moderate wear to extremities, chip to lower end of spine, light abrasion to rear panel. A very good copy.

Harper & Brothers, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition, first issue dust jacket; $1.50 flap price and "No. 5671A" code on bottom of front flap. Bottom of front flap clipped but not price-clipped. Some white-out and previous owner's name on front free end paper. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.

Harper and Brothers, 1955-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition first issue in price clipped jacket with 5671A code to front flap. Bookplate front pastedown, book store sticker bottom corner flyleaf, small loss to jacket corners. Upper corner rear flap torn off. Please email for photos.

Harper & Brothers, 1955-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. A true 1st Edition with first issue dust jacket. 14.5 x 11.5 cm. Dust jacket in mylar cover. Moderate wear to dust jacket, with some rubbing to dust jacket along spine edge and a small chip missing from the top edge of the dj. Publisher's cloth backed boards. Good binding. Light shelf wear to cover. Clean, unmarked pages. First edition points: Library of Congress Card No. 55-7683" on title page, "30-60" on front flap, $1.50 price, "No. 5671A" code on bottom of front flap, and "No. 5672A" on rear flap. <br> An iconic children's book of the mid-20th century.

Harper & Brothers, 1955. first. hardcover. very good/very good. First edition, first issue, with No. 5671A on front flap. Book very good, minor rubbing, previous owner's inscription on front free end paper. Dust jacket very good, some rubbing and chipping along edges and spine ends.

NY:: HarperCollins,. As New in As New dust jacket. 2016. Hardcover. 9780062666901 . Illustrated by the author. First printing thus (library binding - NOT ex-library). As new in like dust jacket. .

Harper & Brothers, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. plain light brown boards with title and authors name in white Copyright 1955 on title page and 55-7683 on title page some scribble thru out worn but tight

[ Edition: first ]. Good Condition. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] Publisher: HarperCollins Pub Date: 1/2/1987 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 256