Parker Pig, Esquire by Tomie dePaola (First Edition, Signed)

First edition (1969) Parker Pig, Esquire by Tomie dePaola, signed by Tomie dePaola

Parker Pig, Esquire, and his house, the Folly, in Yorkshire, were very much alike: a bit untidy around the edges, but friendly and very comfortable.
Then one day Parker's friends came to the Folly for a holiday visit.
"You're always so wrinkled, Parker," said Brian. "Why don't you pull yourself together?"
"You should really arrange this room better," said Moya. "Such a hodgepodge." 
When Parker decided to take this advice seriously, everyone was surprised and, surprisingly, not very happy.
The sprightly, stylized three-color pictures by Tomie de Paola, the author/ artist, add to the fun of this charming Yorkshire

Hardcover with dust jacket 

Author & illustrator: Tomie de Paola 

Edition/year: 1st, 1969, Hawthorn

Condition: Minor wear to dust jacket, "Kenny" written in pencil on cover. A hand-written note on the fly page reading, "For Kenny, on Christmas 1969. With much love from Grandma Kai." Signed "For Kenny. Tommie dePaola" on the cover page. Otherwise in good vintage condition. 

Dimensions: 7.25" x 7.25" x 0.25"