The first picture book
Subtitle: everyday things for babies
By: Mary Steichen Calderone, Edward Steichen ; with an afterword by John Updike.
Contributors: Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973.; Updike, John.; Whitney Museum of American Art.
Series: Artists and writers series ;; 9th
Publisher: Library Fellows of the Whitney Museum of American Art
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 65
Subjects: Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973.; Photography, Artistic.; Picture books for children.
Notes: This edition was organized by May Castleberry, editor of the Artists and Writers Series, in association with Umbra Editions. The new design, by Katy Homans, is based on the original 1930 edition"--Colophon.
"Edition of 250 copies"--Colophon.
Date of publication from afterword.
Includes twenty-four offset lithographs. One hand-printed photogravure tipped in after p. [66]. Issued in slipcase.
LC copy has additional copy of photogravure laid in.
LC copy autographed by John Updike and Mary Steichen Calderone.