[Rarebooks] FS: Four Juveniles Newly Acquired

[Clare Murphy]

1.  BEMELMANS, LUDWIG.  GOLDEN BASKET, THE. New York: Viking Press, 
1936. Illustrated by lovely color illustrations throughout by 
Bemelmans. First edition. 4to. Near fine/Near fine. Copyright page 
states "First published September 1936." Unclipped DJ has $2.00 
price. Fine but for two minor corner bumps. Dust jacket has a tiny 
bit of rubbing at top and botttom of spine. First appearance of 
Madeliene, the little girl famous for pointing with a dirty finger, a 
double offense. Pretty bookplate pasted to verso of first free end 
paper.  $450.00

2.  CARROLL, LEWIS [DODGSON, CHARLES L.].  ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN 
WONDERLAND. ILLUS. BY GWYNEDD M. HUDSON. London: Hodder and 
Stoughton, (1922). Illustrated by Gwynedd M. Hudson with black and 
orange drawings in the text and full-page tipped-in color plates. 
First printing of first edition. Orange linen hardcover with a 
vignette of the turtle and the lobster on the upper board. Near fine. 
A beautiful and charming treatment of Alice's story. Slight sunning 
to spine (lettering still bright,) light foxing to pastedowns but not 
to pages, wear to paper at gutter at pg. 132/133. Otherwise a 
splendid copy of a rare book.  $1600.00

3.  SAINT-EXUPERY, ANTOINE DE.  LITTLE PRINCE, THE. New York: Reynal 
& Hitchcock, 1943. Translated by by Katherine Woods. First issue of 
first English language  edition. Original salmon cloth with maroon 
lettering, in dust jacket. Fine/Fine. Heinemann's UK edition is dated 
1944.The dust jacket is also first issue, with the price of $2.00 and 
the publisher's address of 386 Fourth Avenue on the front flap. This 
copy is in remarkably fine condition, without soil or wear. The 
fragile dust jacket is nearly fine, without the usual spine darkening 
(just the merest hint of wear to the top of its spine. Very scarce in 
this condition.  $1450.00

4.  WHITE, E. B.  CHARLOTTE'S WEB. New York: Harper & Brothers 
Publishers, (1952). First issue of first edition. Fine/Near fine. 
Unclipped jacket. All points present: Code IB; Price $2.50; 
Publisher's name on spine of DJ: 4 blurbs about STUART LITTLE on rear 
panel. Two 1/4 inch chips to two corners of the DJ and narrow chip 
along bottom of DJ spine. Very crisp and clean copy. Stated first 
edition.  $1400.00
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