An Actor by Brooke Goffstein - 1987

New York: Harper & Row, ( 1980 ). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/price-clipped dj. Square 16mo, clothbacked boards A little book that says "Welcome to art." A companion volume to her "Welcome to Schubert", that is, Welcome to Music.

New York: Harper & Row, 1980. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing of this poignant and minimalist reflection on the importance of artists. M. B. Goffstein imbued her children's books with her personality - editor Susan Barba reflects that Goffstein "found the right art form, the right structure and patterning, to distill her life experience [...] she managed to compress an entire philosophy into a single line - or two lines rather, the line of the drawing and the line of the text." Her skillful combination of story and image earned her a Caldecott Honor in 1977, among other accolades. 7.25'' x 6''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped ($7.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [32] pages. Jacket with small spot of faint soil to rear. Bright.

Harper & Row, 1980. Stated First Edition. Inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper. In blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Square, intact, and tight binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Bubbling of binding on cover edges. Jacket is intact with price on lower front panel. Diagonal cut on upper front flap. Small tear on upper front panel edge. Rectanglar one inch shadow across rear spine and front cover. Light to moderate wear. In new protective jacket cover. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Harpercollins Childrens Books, 0000-00-00. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Harper & Row, 1980. Hard. Fine. Stated First Edition. Loving gift note on front end paper, else Fine in Fine, price-clipped jacket.

Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1980-09-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!