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1977 Thomas Crowell FIRST edition 2nd printing ( # line to 2) of Paterson's always RARE book. The book is ***SIGNED & INSCRIBED to a reader & DATED 11/9/1996,*** on a tipped-in card, located on the title page. A beautiful and hard-to-find copy with the author's inscribed signature makes it a great gift for any age and occasion. The hardback & spine is in Near Fine condition, with no marks, slant, stains. There is a trace of foxing on the front and rear end paper. The dust jacket is also in Near Fine condition. It is later state, when the book's publisher changed to HarperCollins. There is a faint discoloration near the edges but otherwise the DJ is clean and bright. Adapted successfully for film in 2007 by David Paterson and Jeff Stockwell, directed by Gabor Csupo, starring Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, and Robert Patrick.

Scarce first printing in jacket. Includes book, signed postcard, envelope addressed by Paterson, and signed pamphlet. Book is Fine with just a touch of rubbing to tips, whitening the dark cloth. Interior perfectly clean, crisp, unmarked. No handling noted. Beautiful copy. Dust jacket with a bit of chipping to tips and two tears to back panel, one about an inch and the other about one-fourth inch. Some dust, but really, for a jacket that is mostly white, it is quite clean and presents very well. The original $7.95 price is intact on front flap, and there are no medal stickers attached. Laid in are three items: 1) An author's biography/bibliography put out by Dutton and Penguin Putnam; this is inscribed and signed by Paterson. Creased from folding in half, no other damage. 2) A postcard, addressed to same person as the brochure "& his dad." Paterson thanks them for their letter and explains she is sending this postcard in lieu of a "proper reply" with the gist being that she needs the time to write her current book. She addressed this postcard by ended up including it, along with the folded brochure, in the last item: 3) An envelope with Paterson's name and address pre-printed and addressed to the same person as the pamphlet and postcard. This is postmarked 05 October 2006.