first edition
1977 · New York
by Paterson, Katherine
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1977. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing of the 1978 Newbery Medal winning novel. Signed by Katherine Paterson and inscribed in the year of publication to a former owner on the title page. Bound in publisher's black cloth boards with spine lettered in silver. Near Fine with light wear to corners and spine ends, in a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with light toning and light edge wear, and no Newbery Medal (or suspicious sign of its removal) on the front panel. A surprisingly difficult title to find in the first printing.
(Inventory #: 140942752)