One Step, Two...

New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Fair. First edition. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. Oblong octavo. Good only copy with repair spine and moderate edgewear in fair dust jacket splitting at the folds, amateur tape repair and moderate edge wear. Inscribed by the author beneath the printed dedication (For Ellen who showed me many mornings): "and for Ellen's grandma and grandpa with love, Charlotte." From the library of the author Charlotte Zolotow, an editor and publisher at Harper’s celebrated children’s books department, and acclaimed writer of over 65 children’s books. She is credited for her contributions to the Children’s Liberation Movement which believed the rights and emotional concerns of children be recognized and treated as the equal of adults. A wonderful association copy inscribed to the author's parents.