INSCRIBED BY ERIC CARLE
CARLE, Eric. Watch Out! A Giant! Cleveland and New York: Collins World, 1978. Quarto, original pictorial boards. $950.
First edition, inscribed on the half title by the author/illustrator, "Love, Eric Carle."
"Beautiful pictures, easy words, and lots of action make this a delight for any child just learning to read. Ingeniously die-cut pages add to the fun of t deliciously scary (but not too frightening) story with a cozily happy ending." Issued without a dust jacket.
One flap roughly and incompletely opened, residue from removed sticker on front free endpaper; boards bright and fresh. An attractive copy of the scarce first edition, desirable signed.