INSCRIBED BY ERIC CARLE WITH A DRAWING OF A SPIDER
CARLE, Eric. The Very Busy Spider. New York: Philomel, (1984). Oblong quarto, original pictorial white paper boards, patterned endpapers, original dust jacket. $650.
Later printing of Carle's charming tale of an industrious arachnid. signed by him on the title page with a drawing of a spider.
"The underlying purpose behind the brightly colored pictures and hidden surprises in Carle's books is, he says, 'to combine learning with fun… Representative is The Very Busy Spider, a story about persistence that features a raised spider web, enabling visually impaired children to feel the story's progression" (Silvey, 120). Cotsen 1870.
A fine book in a laminated dust jacket with "Reinforced for Library Use" printed on the rear flap.