Children's Book, Richard Scarry's ABC Word Book, Random House, Hardcover, First Edition, Vintage 1971

Richard Scarry's Busytown characters teaching the alphabet in a large-format first edition — the kind of book that made learning feel like a celebration.

• Author/Illustrator: Richard Scarry
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Copyright: 1971, First Edition
• Format: Hardcover
• Dimensions: 13" x 9.5"
• Condition: Good — significant cover wear; some page yellowing and spots; no writing, folded corners, or torn pages; no dust jacket (none intended). Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

Published by Random House in 1971, this oversized hardcover is an early first edition from one of the most beloved names in children's publishing. Scarry's densely illustrated pages reward every reread, with something new to discover on every spread.

A collectible for the Richard Scarry enthusiast, or anyone building a vintage children's book library.

Richard Scarry (1919-1994) showed his portfolio to a Golden Books editor in 1948 after finishing his Army service, and spent the following decades illustrating for nearly every major children's publisher before creating his own densely detailed Busytown world; his books have sold well over 100 million copies worldwide and remain in print today, translated into dozens of languages.

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