Boston: Gregg Press, 1977. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Unpaginated. Octavo. [23 cm]. Brown cloth over boards with gilt stamped title on spine and gilt stamped illustration on front board. Edges of page block foxed, else fine. Dust jacket is in very good + condition, lightly sunned, with a 3 in tear to fore edge of front panel. Back panel of jacket has scuffing at spine edge. Walt Kelly's career in animation began in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, where he contributed to Pinocchio and Fantasia. In 1941, Kelly resigned at the age of 28 to work at Dell Comics, where he created Pogo.

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Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 64436
Title: The Pogo Stepmother Goose
Author: Kelly, Walt
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First printing
ISBN 10: 0839823908
ISBN 13: 9780839823902
Publisher: Gregg Press
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1977
Keywords: children's; cartoons; humor; illustrated; collectible; first edition

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Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Fore Edge: The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....