Else Holmelund Minarik — No Fighting, No Biting an I Can Read Book

New York, Harper and Brothers, 1958. First edition. Hardback. An education children's reading primer. The first edition of this work. With original, price-clipped dustwrapper. A work aimed at first grade children to assist reading. The flyleaf notes that the reader will 'enjoy the delightful story, be enchanted by the joyous pictures, and thrilled to have another book of which they can truly say 'I Can Read&apos. Illustrated throughout by Maurice Sendak. In original quarter cloth binding with pictorial boards. Held in original, price clipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is chipped to the head and tail of spine, with a small hole to thee spine. A few marks and scuffs to the wraps. Tape repair to wrap internally, at the head of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spots. Near Fine . Ill.: Maurice Sendak. Near Fine/Very Good.