A New Peanuts Book Featuring Snoopy. [Signed by Schulz with an Original Sketch of Snoopy]

Schulz, Charles M. A NEW PEANUTS BOOK FEATURING SNOOPY. [SIGNED BY SCHULZ WITH AN ORIGINAL SKETCH OF SNOOPY]. New York; Toronto: Rinehart & Co., Inc., [1958]. FIRST EDITION; with Rinehart colophon on copyright page. 8vo - 7-15/16" x 5-1/8". Color pictorial stiff paper wrappers with a small smudge to front wrapper but binding is nice and tight, the spine is uncreased and the book shows no signs of having been read for what is an excellent, almost as new copy of the book. [128] pp. This early collection of Peanuts comic strips is illustrated in black and white and features the Peanuts gang amid all of their usual antics; THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS A CHARMING SKETCH OF A SMILING SNOOPY DRAWN BY SCHULZ IN BLUE BALLPOINT PEN WITH HIS SIGNATURE "SCHULZ" BELOW THE DRAWING; a Letter of Authenticity from PSA/DNA accompanies this lot. The condition of the book is FINE. RARE; one of the earliest Peanuts collections, seldom found signed or with original art. # 001072