AMOS & BORIS

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971. Near fine in very good dust jacket.. First printing of this story of an unlikely pair of friends - a mouse and a whale - who are always there to help each other. William Steig has the distinction of being nominated twice for the Hans Christian Andersen Award - once as an artist, and once as an author. He has also earned a Caldecott Medal, and the adoration of children and adults for his beloved SHREK! and its associated films. 9'' x 10.25''. Original cloth boards. Original unclipped ($4.50) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [32] pages. Jacket with some toning and edgewear, a couple tiny chips. Binding with mild edgewear. Interior clean.