first edition
1979 · New York
by Baskin, Tobias; Baskin, Lucretia; Baskin, Hosie; Baskin, Lisa; Leonard, Baskin
New York: Viking, 1979. Fine in near fine jacket.. First edition of this poetic watercolor picture book on birds by the renowned artist — a companion to his Caldecott-Honor book, HOSIE'S ALPHABET. 11'' x 7.5''. Original olive green cloth, green-lettered front board and spine. In original unclipped ($10.00) color pictorial jacket. Illustrated throughout in color. 48 pages. Jacket with light edgewear and bumping to spine ends, toning to verso top edge. Book with faintest rubbing, slight lean. Interior crisp, tight.
(Inventory #: 52094)