Amelia Bedelia.

FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BOOK IN THE AMELIA BEDELIA; INSCRIBED BY PEGGY PARISH

Amelia Bedelia.

PARISH, Peggy; Illustrated by Fritz Siebel.

Item Number: 107575

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original illustrated paper boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Kerry- With best Amelia Bedelia wishes- Peggy Parish 10/30/82.” Illustrated by Friz Siebel. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with very light shelfwear to the extremities.

"When children first become independent readers, humor is an important ingredient for them, and Peggy Parish is one of the authors to whom they turnAmelia Bedelia, that wacky literal-minded housekeeper, constantly misinterprets instructions in the dozen or so books about her Parish seems to know exactly what will tickle children as she plays with the ambiguities of the English language" (Silvey, 504).

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