When the Leaves Begin to Fall

New York: Harper & Row, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition and likely first edition in English (a simultaneously publication was done in England, but those copies list 1979 as the publication date). Translated by Joan Tate. Octavo. 116pp. Fine in very good dust jacket with stains on rear panel, some toning and moderate wear to the topedge. Although not marked as such, from the library of Charlotte Zolotow, an editor and publisher at Harper’s celebrated children’s books department, and acclaimed author of over 65 children’s books. She is credited for her contributions to the Children’s Liberation Movement which believed the rights and emotional concerns of children be recognized and treated as the equal of adults. (Inventory #: 599495)