Georgess McHargue — Private Zoo

London, Collins, 1975 . First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition copy of this colourfully illustrated children's book by Georgess McHargue, signed by the illustrator Michael Foreman. The first edition.Signed to the half title page by the illustrator, Michael Foreman.In the publisher's original pictorial hardback binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. A work by Georgess McHargue, an American writer and poet.Signed, and illustrated in colour throughout by Michael Foreman, a British author and illustrator, one of the best-known and most prolific creators of children's books.Depicting the story of  a boy who is told he can't go to the zoo, so he imagines that his family and friends are all the animals he wasn't able to see. In he publisher's original pictorial hardback binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.  Externally, very smart. creasing to corners of boards. Light shelf wear to extremities. Dust wrapper is smart, with a small closed tear to the tail of the spine, and shelf wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Illustrator's signature to half title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Michael Foreman. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine.