I personally am of the opinion that this inscribed association copy of the tale in which "An unhappy butcher from Flatbush finally achieves happiness" is rather special indeed! More pictures available upon request. This particular third edition is rare, with only one copy showing up in OCLC Worldcat located in the University of South Carolina's Rare Books & Special Collections. Books by Arthur Yorinks Hey, Al Arthur Yorinks 3.99 - 8.79 Louis the Fish Arthur Yorinks 4.79 - 5.49 The Witch's Child Arthur Yorinks 4.19 - 4.79 Maurice Sendak's Seven Little Monsters: Monsters in Space - Book 1 Arthur Yorinks 4.19 - 4.69 Flappy and Scrappy (I Can Read Book 2) Arthur Yorinks 4.69 - 10. Jacket, possibly from the earlier 1980 edition is now in protective Brodart. Jacket is not price-clipped and shows only light shelf wear with no rips or chipping, ISBN 0374346585 printed on back flap but not in book itself. Clean dark blue cloth boards with light blue gilt title on the spine. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback. No other marks or writing, binding is sound. See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Yorinks, Arthur. There's also a small post-it attached to the same page that reads "For Nancy-In the Year of the Fish". Inscription on ffep, "For Nancy Willard, to enjoy! With best wishes. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1984. Hardcover with jacket, third printing stated. Collectible copy inscribed to author/poet/illustrator Nancy Willard and signed by both the author Arthur Yorinks and the illustrator Richard Egielski.
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