The Snowy Day. by Ezra Jack Keats - 1962.

New York, NY The Viking Press, 1962. Hardcover First Edition (1962); Third Printing (1963). Very Good in Good+ DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use: faint foxing to the outside edges of the text block and a hint of sunning to the top and bottom edges of the panels; the boards are ever so slightly bowed; the binding remains square and secure; thetext is clean, but there is a forner owner's gift inscription at the half-title page. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. The DJ shows fairly heavy wear to the extremities, with scant loss to rubbing; mild rubbing to the panels and faint soiling; Gold Caldecott Medal sticker affixed to the front panel; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. Shows some wear, but remains intact and not unattractive. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 8vo. (8.25 x 9.25 x 0.35 inches). 32 pages. Illustrated in color by the author. Language: English. Weight: 9.6 ounces. Decorated Endpapers. Greay cloth over boards with red and white titles and designs at the front panel and backstrip. First Edition (1962); Third Printing (1963). Hardback with DJ. An early printing of The Snowy Day, which is considered "one of the most important American books of the 20th century" (Diefendorf, ed. The New York Public Library's Books of the Century). Winner of the Caldecott Medal.