[Signed] The Westing Game (signed first printing) Raskin, Ellen [Very Good] [Hardcover]

E.P. Dutton, New York. 1978. 8vo 185 pages. First edition, first printing. Signed, inscribed and dated by Ellen Raskin directly to the half-title page: For __ __, Boom! Ellen Raskin 6.27.79. Full numberline present on copyright page: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Winner of the 1979 Newbery Medal, edging out Katherine Paterson's the Great Gilly Hopkins. First issue DJ lacking the the Newbery medal sticker on front; along with $7.95 price intact on DJ flap. Book is nearly near fine with the exception of two bumped corners. Tiny minor scuff on side page deck. DJ is bright and attractine. especially in light of it being black, making it all the more difficult to hide general edge rubbing. DJ is nearly NF with the exception of a small wrinkle on DJ rear, and a tiny chip to edge. A most uncommon signed first edition, first printing, in the desirable first state DJ without the Newbery Medal present. In 2012 The Westing Game was ranked number nine all-time among children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal.