“LUCKILY I KNEW HOW TO DO EVERYTHING”

FALCONER, Ian. Olivia Saves the Circus. New York: Atheneum, (2001). Quarto, original pictorial paper boards, pictorial endpapers, original dust jacket. $700.

First trade edition of the second book in Falconer’s delightful series, inscribed by the author-illustrator on the title page, “To Sami from Ian Falconer.”

"Falconer has successfully sustained and built upon his delightfully original portrayal of the feisty Olivia, her vivid imagination and her strong sense of self" (School Library Journal). Published simultaneously in a signed limited edition of 250 copies.

A fine inscribed copy.