A Pocketful of Proverbs

New York: Harcourt, Brace, and World, Inc, 1964. Cloth. Fine. First edition. 32mo (4 1/8" x 3 1/8"); [30]pp; green cloth over board with a vignette of a girl on the front, lettering on the spine; gift inscription in neat fine marker dated 1964 on ffep; color vignette on title page; 12 full page illustrations, 6 in color; small b&w illustrations in text; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket; color pictorial slipcase with the slightest rub on head and tail of spine; fine, in fine dj, and near fine slip case. A charming gift book by noted author and illustrator Joan Walsh Anglund (1926-2021). Known for her illustrations of children featuring large heads and dots for eyes, her books often combine short rhyming text with pictures. Binding is tight, never fully opened.