The Adventures of Aku by Ashley Bryan - Signed First Edition 1976 Hardcover with Dust Jacket - Collectible Children's Book for Gifts & Storytime

Bryan, Ashley. New York: Atheneum, 1976.

English, Signed First Edition, Near Fine, HC, 8vo, 9 1/2" x 6 3/4", 70 pp.

ISBN: 0689305192

First Edition, hardcover in red cloth featuring a chicken illustration to cover, Very Good cream colored pictorial dust jacket, SIGNED by author and illustrator, Ashley Bryan to front endpaper. Light wear; minor tears and wear, some toning to dust jacket, now in Mylar. 70 pp. Includes black-and-white and 4-color illustrations. From inside the dust jacket: "The story of Cat and Dog and why they are as they are begins with the story of a woman named Onyema and her son, Aku, who was not an ordinary child, not in many ways." Beautifully designed children's picture book by award-winning American writer and illustrator, Ashley Bryan.