The Alley

New York, New York: Harcourt Brace & World, Inc., 1964. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good. Ardizzone, Edward. Charming children's story set in Brooklyn, NY, where a shy 10-year-old girl & her family live in "the Alley,'' a beautiful little oasis in the heart of the city. In 283 pages, with pen-and-ink illustrations throughout. A FIRST EDITION, slightly later printing (1965), this hardcover 8vo had yellow cloth-covered boards with green stamped image to front/lettering to spine. It is an EX-LIB copy, with removed card pocket but usual stamps & markings in front matter & top outside page edges. Condition is Fair: heavy rubbing to both top & bottom edges from shelf, soil from previous readers, slight rightward lean. the unclipped DJ is Good+, with some small chips & short tears, call sticker to lower spine; nicely protected still under library mylar. A Newberry Honor winner for its story & Winner of the 1944 Caldecott Medal for its illustrations, this is the First Paperback Edition from Scholastic Books, 1973, but a later printing (11th). Condition is Near Fine: extremely clean, binding straight & strong, pages moderately tanned, but completely supple & unmarked. Only flaw is mild sticker pull to lower inner corner of front cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" image of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific) ship that same day; weekends & holidays ship very next business day.