A Hole Is To Dig. A First Book of First Definitions

Krauss, Ruth. Maurice Sendak Illustrator

Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1952

About this Item

Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Very good minus book in very good minus dust jacket. First edition, first state state book in first state dust jacket. Charmingly illustrated paper covered boards with teal cloth spine. Back panel has small illustration of jumping child, not the list of Books by Ruth Krauss. No Grr-r-r on (unnumbered) page 21. The dust jacket is price-clipped but the front inside flap is marked with 30-70 and the back flap "About the Author and Artist" includes the reference to The Wonderful Farm. The board panels are lightly scuffed and soiled. Outermost board edges are also scuffed, fore-edge corners are rubbed. Upper and side page edges have foxing. Front and back inside gutters are partially cracked. Previous owner's name and library stamp on FFEP. Some glue discoloration on the end-papers. Text pages are age-toned. A fox-like stain on the upper corners of the title and copyright pages, else internally clean. Dust jacket is soiled overall. Front panel has a number of faint pencil scribbles and a couple of ink marks; back panel smudged. Spine and extremities are sunned. Spine and fore-edge folds are heavily creased and scuffed; spine has one tiny rub-through in the center. Tail of jacket spine has loss across width of 7/8" by up to 5/8" and with several adjacent rubs, a 3/8" closed vertical tear along the front spine fold and an adjacent 1 1/4" diagonal crease to the lower edge. Upper edge at head of jacket spine is chipped across width with loss of up to 1/4" and several adjacent small closed tears and rubs. Lower front fore-edge corner has loss of 5/8" by up to 1/2" with adjacent 5/16" closed vertical tear and adjacent 5/8" diagonal crease. Upper right fore-edge corner of front jacket panel is chipped, with loss of less than 1/4" and with adjacent closed vertical tear of1/4" along the fold. The lower edge of front jacket panel has several horizontal creases, including one anchored by two 1/4" closed and open vertical tears, parallel and distant 1 1/2". The upper fore-edge corner of the back jacket panel is rubbed and with loss of 1/4" and adjacent closed vertical tear of 1/4" along the fold and two diagonal creases to the upper edge of back panel. The lower back fore-edge corner is rub bed and with loss of 1/4". As mentioned above, the inside flap has a 2" by 1 3/8" price clip. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK and Canada will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher than the stated shipping costs. A signature upon receipt may also be required. Seller Inventory # ABE-1670212249473

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Hole Is To Dig. A First Book of First ...

Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York

Publication Date: 1952

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition.