Bread and Jam for Frances by Hoban, Russell; Hoban, Lillian (Illustrator) - 1964

New York/Evanston/London: Harper & Row, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Hoban, Lillian. True FIRST Trade Edition, First Printing (from Harper & Row [not the later Harper Collins], 1964, with (LoC & SBNs, NOT later ISBN.) of this charming children's book about the penultimate picky eater, Frances, the little badger who will eat nothing but bread & jam. In 31 pages, illustrated on nearly every one by the author's wife, Lillian Hoban. Hardcover has a quarter black cloth-wrapped spine & decorative pink/green/white/black paper over the remaining boards. A small quarto (8.25" x 10"), it is in VG+ condition: exceptionally bright & clean, with mildly bumped corners (a tad of paper loss) & very slight rubbing to extremities. One pen mark on front cover to immediate right of "jam" in title; NO writing or underlining or highlighting or coloring; not ex-lib. No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship same day; weekends & holidays ship very next business day.