Happiness is a Warm Puppy.

SCHULZ, Charles M.

Item Number: 138571

San Francisco: Determined Publications, 1962.

First edition of Charlie Brown and the gang’s words on happiness, with 30 Peanuts cartoons by Schulz. Small octavo, original boards, illustrated. Very good in a very good dust jacket.

Before Happiness is a Warm Puppy, Schulz had published only collected “Peanuts” strips; this is the first Peanuts book to appear in a format of original text and illustrations, on colored paper. The small volume enjoyed great success, spending 45 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list, reaching as high as the number two spot.