Inscribed first edition of Kellogg's classic picture book about a large dog with good intentions.
Near fine in very good jacket.
Price: $50.00
Kellogg has written and/or illustrated more than one hundred children's books. He is a recipient of the Regina Medal for lifetime contribution to children's literature, and his books have won numerous awards such as the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the IRA-CBC Children's Choice Award, and the Parents' Choice Award. In 2011 he donated his archive to the University of Findlay's Mazza Museum.
New York: The Dial Press, (1979). 10.5'' x 8.5''. Original pictorial boards. In original unclipped ($7.95) dust jacket. Illustrated in color by Kellogg throughout. Unpaginated. Inscribed on front free endpaper "for DON with Appreciation and warm regards from Steven Kellogg," with original pen drawing of a smiling dog. Light scuffing to boards and jacket at extremities. Small stain and 1.5'' closed tear to front jacket panel.
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