The Magic Blot by William Archibald - 1963

New York: Stein and Day, 1963. AW-1. DJ has edgewear. 1" section of top and bottom spine ends of DJ missing. Two- 3" size sealed tears on front DJ cover. Several small sealed tears along edges. DJ is mylar protected. Board spine ends lightly sunned. Small dampstain at to pedge of cover. Two tiny spot stains on back cover. Text pages are clean and bright.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Stein and Day, 1963. Hardback in very good condition with a fair dust jacket. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair.

N Y: Stein and Day, 1963. Oversize Hardback. Fair/No Jacket. XL. This is a well-worn ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings, some taped pages, a few scribbles and one page with a missing corner. Front endpaper has been removed. Unpaginated. 9 7/8""w x 13""h. The story of a small boy named Baldwin who accidentally creates a magic blot while drawing and what interesting things he finds in the dark ink. Wonderful blackand white illustrations.

STEIN AND DAY, 1963. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Used; Very Good. NO dust jacket. Mustard colored cloth cover with some soiling to front board, gilt lettering to spine, blue endpapers. black and white illustrations, with some foxing, corners bumped. binding is tight, book text is clean. A small child named Baldwin decides to draw with ink but a dragonfly startles him and he knocks against his ink bottle and an enormous blot forms on his book. He thinks the book is spoiled but then he realizes he sees things in the blot. First in a series of book for young children designed to unleash their imaginations to what can be seen in one really.

NY: Stein & Day. VG in Fair DJ. (1963). First in a series of book for young children designed to unleash their imaginations to what can be seen in one really . looks at things to try to counteract the effects of TV. Before they are restricted by their adult environment, children are active inventors of the extraordinary. His story & illustrations light a match to a child's fantasies instead of snuffing them out with "realism". Archibald adapted Henry James' The Turn of the Screw on both stage & screen as The Innocents and also holds a degree as a botanist. A small child named Baldwin decides to draw with ink but a dragonfly startles him and he knocks against his ink bottle and an enormous blot forms on his book. He thinks the book is spoiled but then he realizes he sees things in the blot. Owner name ft endpaper, DJ has pieces missing and is poorly repaired with tape. .

NY: Stein & Day, 1963 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 31 pgs, boards. Imaginative picture book by this playwright and writer of motion pictures. Torn & soiled dustjacket..