My Friend John

New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Ben Shecter. Fine in near fine dust jacket with touch of toning, rub spot and tiny stain. Inscribed to Zolotow by Shecter: "To 'My Friend Charlotte' You can write and I can draw - and together we make nice books 'Your Friend' Ben." From the library of 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 great copy.