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Some Swell Pup – Maurice Sendak and Matthew Margolis
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Original price was: $150.00.Current price is: $100.00.

Near Fine First Edition, First Printing in a Near Fine dust jacket protected in a new archival wrap. Please see below for more details.

2 in stock

Description

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Some Swell Pup; or, Are You Sure You Want a Dog? by Maurice Sendak and Matthew Margolis and  in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 1976 Farrar Straus and Giroux. First Printing with no subsequent printing.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright, cloth boards, strong title ink on a tilted spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear, and rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.

The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with mild surface and heavy edge wear, chips, gaps and the price is cut from the front flap. Looks great in an archival wrap.

The wild and willful behavior of their new puppy drives a boy and a girl to anger, frustration, and near-despair before they learn how to handle the puppy and its natural ways

Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.

Additional information

Weight 1.4 lbs
Dimensions 9.59 × 9.02 × 0.666 in
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