THE UNHAPPY HIPPOPOTAMUS

by Nancy Moore, Edward Leight

$600 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

First edition

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1957. First edition. First printing of this tale of a hippo who is so preoccupied with trying to be a person that she forgets the true happiness of being herself — with original and fashionable promotional stuffed hippo toy. Very good plus in good plus dust jacket. Item #47566 A hallmark of 20th-century children's publishing is the toy tie-in. Here

• Printing: first

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