Harold and the Purple Crayon (1st edition)

Johnson, Crockett

Harper & Brothers, 1955

A true 1st Edition with first issue dust jacket. 14.5 x 11.5 cm. Dust jacket in mylar cover.  Moderate wear to dust jacket, with some rubbing to dust jacket along spine edge and a small chip missing from the top edge of the dj. Publisher's cloth backed boards. Good binding. Light shelf wear to cover. Clean, unmarked pages.  First edition points: Library of Congress Card No. 55-7683" on title page, "30-60" on front flap, $1.50 price, "No. 5671A" code on bottom of front flap, and "No. 5672A" on rear flap.  

An iconic children's book of the mid-20th century.