The Art of Holly Hobbie, Drawing on Affection by Hobbie, Holly; & Douglas Hobbie - 1986

New York: Random House, 1986. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Perfect condition. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. NOT price clipped ($12.95). Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked -- obviously never read. Beautifully illustrated by Holly Hobbie with full wraparound dust jacket art and 100 color plates. First collected edition of Hobbie's art. First printing with "First Edition" so stated and complete number row (24689753) left justified on the copyright page [Random House did not use the "1" in 1986 -- see McBride's GUIDE TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF FIRST EDITIONS]. Bound in the original green boards, stamped in shiny gold. From the dust jacket: "In this book, through a personal selection of her paintings, she affectionately chronicles the life of her growing family as it has been reflected over the years in her work. The images and anecdotes of her three children growing up, often funny and endearing, tell a universal story. At the same time we are given a privileged view of a young woman's gradual development as an artist. She talks about her early unexpected success, the sources of her art, her methods and aspirations. And here for the first time… her more recent pictures (presented in the later pages of this book) reveal her increasing virtuosity as a watercolorist.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Illus. by Hobbie, Holly. Unpaged (but 127pp). Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.