STORY NUMBER 1, FOR CHILDREN UNDER THREE YEARS OF AGE

New York, NY.: Harlin Quist, Incorporated. Very Good. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in green cloth, with gray stamping to the upper cover and spine, in a dust jacket with light scuffing, edge-wear, and light chipping to the spine-ends. The DJ has the lower corner of the front flap clipped, but with the price still intact on the upper corner. The covers show some light scuffing and light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean, with nice color illustrations. This book is signed by the illustrator, Etienne Delessert on the title-page. - From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu (1945-2019) of Columbus, Ohio - known to many of his bookseller, author, and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired, including Gorey, Sendak, Heaney, Byatt, Morrison, Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss.; Signed by Illustrator .