Lentil by Robert McCloskey [FIRST EDITION • 12th PRINTING] 1968 • The Viking Press

Lentil by Robert McCloskey 

 FIRST EDITION • 12th PRINTING [1968] THE VIKING PRESS

XL Hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition.  Price / corners clipped on front panel.

Dust jacket has ring stains on front and a few torn edges; most sealed.  Looks great in a new HQ archival quality jacket protector.

Book itself is excellent.  Clean tight and reads like new.  *Small gift inscription on front flyleaf dated 1969. 

Lentil cannot sing or even whistle; longing to make music in some fashion, he provides himself with a harmonica and practices constantly wherever he is, especially in the bathtub, because there his tone is improved 100 percent. A book that, along with its fun, truly illustrates the American scene.