signed first edition Hardcover
1974 · New York
by MANUSHKIN, Fran
New York: Harper & Row, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First editio. Illustrated by Ronald Himmler. Oblong small octavo. Pictorial boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to her editor, Charlotte Zolotow: "For dear Charlotte - who is very warm and comforting and keeps me clean-full of creative juices! Love, Fran. March 26, 1974." The author's second book. Zolotow started in publishing as Ursula Nordstrom's stenographer, and with Nordstrom's encouragement became a prolific and award-winning author of over 65 books. Zolotow was an editor and publisher at Harper’s celebrated children’s books department. She is credited for her contributions to the Children’s Liberation Movement which espoused that the rights and emotional concerns of children be recognized and treated as the equal of adults.
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