Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst & Ray Cruz [FIRST EDITION] 1972 • Atheneum

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

FIRST EDITION [1972] ATHENEUM N.Y.

Later [36th] printing circa late 80's.  

Hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition.  Dust jacket has a torn edge on front; another sealed tear on rear with some surrounding discoloration.  Otherwise very good; now housed in a new archival quality jacket protector.

Book itself is mint.  Pristine yellow cloth boards.  Pages look and read like new.  Small pub. mark on bottom of text block. 

Alexander knew it was going to be a terrible day when he woke up with gum in this hair.

And it got worse...

His best friend deserted him. There was no dessert in his lunch bag. And, on top of all that, there were lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV!