If It Weren't for You

New York: Harper & Row, 1966. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Ben Shecter. Quarto. 32pp. Touch of off-setting to the endpaper else fine in very good or better clipped (but not price-clipped) dust jacket that is toned at the edges, nick at the spine and moderate edgewear. Inscribed by the illustrator to the author's grandson: "Dear Charlotte If it weren't for you. I would have never had the wonderful experiences of 'It it weren't for you.' Thank you for making it possible! Sincerely, Ben." 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.