Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$1.45 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
Seller: Once Upon A Time Books, Siloam Springs, AR, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$1.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Tear on cover*
Seller: Bookmonger.Ltd, HILLSIDE, NJ, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$2.11 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
Seller: Off The Shelf, Antonia, MO, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$3.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$3.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$8.29 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$8.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$8.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$15.97 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$15.97 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, 1939.
Price: US$32.02 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Oversized full colour hardcover with printed boards, no dust jacket, in good condition for its age. Boards are marked and sunned, and edges, corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Boards are exposed at the leading corners and spine ends, with a tear along the spine at the spine foot. Pastedowns are lightly tanned. Binding remains sound and pages are clear. LW
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Unmarked hardcover in unclipped jacket. 1939 date on copyright page. Jacket very frayed and missing some ships separating at spine. $2.50 price on jacket. Advertisement for Sunshine on the rear indicating a later printing. Has the 12 girls in the broke the bread picture.
Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York City, 1939.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pictorial cover Unpag,illus,color Short cloth loss at head Corners frayed Edges frayed Some small spots near bottom interior
Seller: Samuel Lasenby Bookseller, Corona del Mar, CA, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$49.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Simon and Schuster, (copyright 1939), no publication date. Early reprint. 4to. Pictorial paper-covered boards, decorated 4-color endpapers, 40 pp, all illustrated. Previous owner bookplate on free front endpaper. Wear along edges, soiling to rear board. No dust jacket. Very good. Size: 4to.
Seller: Rose's Books IOBA, Harwich Port, MA, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$49.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Early print with no date on title page. Corners show some light to modest wear, with small bumps. otherwise a handsome copy, clean and bright and sharp and tight. The dust jacket has a couple of one inch tears at bottom of spine area, some small chips and wear to other corners, light toning to spine, a one inch stain along with some smaller ones at top of front. otherwise still bright and clean and presentable, now protected in a clear cover. Jacket is near very good.
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. MADELINE. Simon & Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Early reprint ed. No statement of edition on copyright page. Good condition, moderate over all wear, bottom end of spine torn and damaged, front hinge starting, owner's bookplate on inside front cover.
Seller: Rob & June Edwards, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: NY: Simon and Schuster, 1939. Later edition, but with 12 girls on front cover instead of 11. Book in near fine condition, stamped Library Permanent on title page. No jacket.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Ludwig Bemelmans. Madeline. Simon & Schuster, London, 1939.
Price: US$51.23 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Spine almost detached; No date to title page; Significant edge wear; yellow FFEP has been folded over and has vertical crease; brown smudge to lower margin of title page; internally quite clean with occasional finger marks to margins; one page towards rear has a small stain where something has been trapped between pages. Overall a good copy of an early reprint of the first edition.
Seller: Moriarty's, Grimsby, LINCO, United Kingdom
Bemelmans, Ludwig:. Madeline.. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$52.62 + shipping
Description: 25 Bl. mit Ill. / Schutzumschlag stark rissig, berieben, bestaubt u. etw vergilbt, Seiten etw. vergilbt, Einband berieben u. bestaubt, Kanten etw. bestoßen G1000b *.* Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 620
Seller: Antiquarische Fundgrube e.U., Wien, Austria
BEMELMANS, Ludwig. MADELINE. Simon and Schuster, NY, 1939.
Price: US$67.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pages not numbered. Bound in Illustrated boards, spine well worn, the issue with 12 little girls eating lunch. A nice clean copy.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
BEMELMANS, Ludwig. MADELINE. Simon and Schuster, NY, 1939.
Price: US$84.00 + shipping
Description: 4to, pp. 56. Pictorial paper over boards. Cover little worn at edges, o/w a VG tight copy in worn, mended, and stained dj. The first of the series, in which Madeline has her appendix out.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Early printing, with no date on title-page but with twelve little girls in the illustration for "They went home and broke their bread." Price of $2.50 on flap of dust jacket. Lovely copy in jacket which is worn and a bit frayed on edges and browned on back cover. Size: 4to
Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Ludwig Bemelmans. MADELINE. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 9 x 12 in. Pictoral paper boards. First edition, with 1939 on title pg. and 12 girls in the plate "in two straight lines they broke their bread." Condition is GOOD ; front cover clean, rear a bit soiled, corners heavily worn, perhaps even chewed by a puppy. Or a child. A good part of the spine paper covering is gone. Binding tight. Text very clean and bright, including pictoral endpapers, no markings. Chil. RGR.
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
(Children's Books) BEMELMANS, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 9 1/4 X 12 1/4 Inches. Original illustrated decorated paper boards. Original date of 1939 on copyright page, but not on title-page. Does contain the original "12 girl" illustration. Original early price of $2.50 intact on front flap. Circa 1950 copy. Some insect damage to lower section of spine and corresponding section of jacket. Paper loss to rear cover.
Seller: Back in Time Rare Books, ABAA, FABA, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$128.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Gift inscription and date, 1959, ffep. $2.95 price. 12 girls at the table over title, "They went home and broke their bread . . . ." No year on title page. 2 inch edge tear with chips front/bottom edge. Two inch tear back spine end. Corners chipped. Front top corner bumped, cardboard showing through. Good color. In plastic cover.
Seller: SuzyQBooks, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
BEMELMANS, LUDWIG.. Madeline. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1939, 1939.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: Later (2nd?) printing of the original edition; very good in dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$181.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Early printing (no date on title page, but includes twelve girls error on illustration of "They went home and broke their bread," $2.50 jacket price). Multiple large chips and tears to jacket. Board edges rubbed, ink name redacted on front free endpaper. 1939 Large Hardcover. Unpaginated. ?In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines the smallest one was Madeline.? Nothing frightens Madeline?not tigers, not even mice. With its endearing, courageous heroine, cheerful humor, and wonderful, whimsical drawings of Paris, the Madeline stories are true classics that continue to charm readers, even after 75 years! Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962) was the author of the beloved Madeline books, including Madeline, a Caldecott Honor Book, and Madeline's Rescue, winner of the Caldecott Medal.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. MADELINE. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$187.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: ; Pictorial cover is frayled at extremities and lacking back strip with soiling to back cover, but front cover is clean and in good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Erasure of child's name on front end sheet with a 1" pen mark. Pages are slightly rippled from apparently being stored in a humid climate with light soiling. First edition points: 1939 on title and copyright pages; 12 girls rather than 11 in the illustration for "In two straight lines they broke their bread".; 7.5 X 5.4 X 0.3 inches
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$189.93 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. 4to. Unpaginated. Illus. Good book. Good dust jacket. (orphans, appendectomy, stories in rhyme) Inquire if you need further information.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
BEMELMANS, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: BEMELMANS, Ludwig [44] pp. Simon and Schuster 1939 w/ $2.95 non-price clipped end flap 12 1/4" x 9 3/4" Bemelmans' drawings have put an authentic Paris within the covers of this book. The rhymes in which the tale is told make it one that children will enjoy repeating. "The New York Times"
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: color pictorial binding
Seller: RP BOOKS, Newport, NH, U.S.A.
Ludwig Bemelmans. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Simon and Schuster, New York 1939. First Edition / First Printing. Dated 1939 on the title and copyright pages. Illustrated throughout. Book Condition: Good, paper covered spine shows hinges, shelf wear. Foxing rounded corners, name on page 4. The dust jacket is not present.
Seller: 1st Editions and Antiquarian Books, Opelika, AL, U.S.A.
Ludwig Bemelmans. MADELINE. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE COPY OF THE FIRST MADELINE BOOK IN SUPERB CONDITION! Although the only date is 1939, this is a later printing from 1950 as evidenced by the advertisement on the rear panel for Bemelman's book SUNSHINE. What makes this copy desirable is its condition: clean and fresh with a bright, vibrantly colored dustjacket. Stamp of a NYC artshop on the front endpaper else interior fine. Although this is a later printing, the illustration for "They went home and broke their bread" shows 12 girls instead of eleven.
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: True First Edition with 1939 date at bottom of title page and "They went home and broke their bread" illustration. Very Good, Christmas gift inscription dated 1939 in pencil at illustrated front end page, browning at front and rear gutters, light rubbing at edges. In a Very Good minus dust jacket, bottom corner front flap price-clipped, large chips at bottom edge front panel and top edge rear panel, smaller chip at bottom edge front flap, and two long closed tears front panel. Internally clean and bright, a presentable copy of Bemelman's enduring childrens classic. Basis for the 1989-2001 TV series with Christopher Plummer and Tracey Lee Smythe. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
Ludwig Bemelmans. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The 1939 1st edition, 2nd issue (without the matching 1939 date to the title page). Clean and VG+ to Near Fine (with the correct number {12 girls} in the "They went home and broke their bread" illustration) in its wonderful pictorial boards. And in a clean, price-clipped, VG- to VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the spine and the panel edges, and mild darkening to the top-edges and the rear panel's fore-edge. Still though, very presentable and uncommon even as such, in this 2nd issue of the 1939 true 1st edition.
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quarto. Unpaginated. Original color-illustrated boards with white lettering on cover. black on spine; in original color-illustrated dustjacket, black lettering on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Title page with vignette and solid blue framing of text and vignette. Half-title printed in red. All pages of block with solid yellow backdrop for b/w drawings plus eight full page color illustrations. True first edition with twelve girls in "They went home and broke their bread" illustration and 1939 printed below Simon and Schuster on title page. "This book is known as Madeline and you will find it very fine. It's much more fun than any toys, for little girls and little boys. Its heroine as you will see, lives in a place pronounced Paree; which gives you quite a splendid chance to learn the ways of Paris, France. Madeline has lots of friends, and plays with them until day ends. She has an appendectomy, and still the book ends happily. Of fun and pictures, it's a mine - for goodness' sake read Madeline!" (Inside flap). Dustjacket with light wear along edges, small chips and closed tear at edges of spine, small closed tears of bottom edge of back cover with subsequent light crease, lightly rubbed and price clipped. Light age toning.
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Ludwig Bemelmans. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition with date on title page and 12 girls in "They went home and broke their bread" panel. Pictorial boards are still bright but edges are shelf-worn, corners bumped, tail of spine worn and head of spine missing a 1/2" chunk (title still intact). Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, covered by flap of jacket. Text block is slightly bowed away from back cover. Age-toning/discoloration to gutters, especially at endpapers, with minor soiling here and there, otherwise interior is surprisingly bright and clean. Binding is intact but not super tight. Jacket is in overall good condition and presents well in mylar. Edges are bumped, chipped, and worn, with some soiling overall and a scratch across the cover. Spine is present but repaired subtly with scotch tape; 1/2" chunk missing from tail, 2" chunk missing from head with title lost, most of author's name intact. All four flap corners are clipped with price clipped as well. Flaps are age-toned. Overall a well-loved but still surprisingly intact copy of this beloved classic.
Seller: Owl Pen Books, Greenwich, NY, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$1395.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition with date on title page and publisher's page. $2.00 price on dj. Corners show moderate wear/modest scuffing, bottom edge has a bump, upper right corners bumped a bit, gift inscription on page opposite title page. otherwise color is quite bright with no rubbing, a solid binding, very clean pages. Dust jacket has been clipped at very edges of four corners (but not price-clipped), small chips and wear to corners, some moderate toning to spine and edges and back. otherwise will clean and presentable, now protected in a clear cover. Detailed photos on request.
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Early printing. Signed by Ludwig Bemelmans and inscribed to former owner on front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original pictorial boards, lacking the dust jacket. Good. Covers worn at corners and spine ends, with 2.5" of spine material lacking at the bottom. An early printing, lacking the date on the title page.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Early printing. Signed by Ludwig Bemelmans and inscribed to former owner on front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original pictorial boards. Very Good with wear at the extremities and light soiling to covers, pages lightly thumbed and tanned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with wear to the extremities, soiling, chipping to edges and spine ends. Copies signed by the author are scarce.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon & Schuste, 1939.
Price: US$1749.97 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing with 1939 on title page and copyright page. First issue dust jacket with the $2.00 on the front flap.
Seller: Mark Henderson, Olathe, KS, U.S.A.
BEMELMANS, Ludwig.. Madeline.. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Description: Story and pictures by Ludwig Bemelmans. Folio, publisher's illustrated boards in dust jacket. First edition; first state of the illustrations. Endsheets a little tanned at the hinges from binder's adhesive; very slightest of rubbing at the corner tips and extremities of the spine; a very attractive copy. The white areas of the dust jacket are a little tanned, and the rear panel lightly dust-soiled. Publisher's 3 x 5" card soliciting opinions laid in.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon & Schuster, 1939.
Price: US$2999.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing. Published by Simon & Schuster, 1939. Folio. Pictorial boards. Book is very good plus. Has some wear along bottom board edges and some spotting along top of pages. Interior clean, no writing, stickers, etc. Has scarce original dust jacket in very good condition. Has some spotting/chips along edge/corners. Jacket is price-clipped. Illustrations clean and bright. A very good copy of this landmark children's picture book and the book that inspired the beloved Madeline series. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Seller: Southampton Books, Southampton, NY, U.S.A.
BEMELMANS, LUDWIG.. Madeline. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1939, 1939.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Very good or better in a very good, price-clipped dust jacket with some tiny interior tape mends. In a custom quarter-leather clamshell box. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
BEMELMANS, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$3250.00 + shipping
Description: Full Description: BEMELMANS, Ludwig. Madeline. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. First edition, first state (with twelve girls in "They went home and broke their bread" illustration and 1939 below Simon and Schuster on title-page). In First issue dust-jacket with $2.00 price on front flap. Illustrated by the author. Quarto (12 x 9 inches; 303 x 228 mm). [48] pp. Also included is a Christmas Card from the Lee Walps family with a picture of Madeline entitled "Madeline and Spring" which was printed with the permission of Mrs. Bemelmas. The blurb on the card reads: "Madeline and Spring' was especially drawn by Ludwig Bemelmans for the Lee Walp Family Collection. This collection currently includes first editions of all juvenile publications by this author-illustrator except 'Fifi.' We wish to thank Mrs. Ludwig Bemelmans (the original Madeline) for permission to reproduce her husband's original illustration." Original pictorial printed paper over boards. Book with some minor shelf wear and rubbing at corners and head and tail of the spine. A small bump to the bottom of both front and back board. Jacket has some rubbing and a few tiny closed tears along top an bottom edge and spine. Inside of jacket almost invisibly reinforced along edges and spine. Jacket spine a bit darkened. A highly desirable copy of this beloved children's classic, in better condition than usually found. "This book is known as Madeline and you will fine it very fine. It's much more fun than any toys, for little girls and little boys. Its heroine as you will see, lives in a place pronounced Paree; which gives you quite a splendid chance to learn the ways of Paris, France. Madeline has lots of friends, and plays with them until day ends. She has an appendectomy, and still the book ends happily. Of fun and pictures, it's a mine- for goodness' sake read Madeline!" (front the front flap) HBS 68843. $3,250.
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Early printing. Signed by Ludwig Bemelmans on the half-title page. Bound in publisher's original pictorial boards, lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with light edge wear to covers heaviest at corners and spine ends. Former owner name to front free endpaper, pages lightly thumbed and lightly creased throughout. The author's most beloved book, of which signed copies are scarce.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color and has the publisher's $2.00 printed price present on the front flap with light repair. The book is bound in the publisher's pictorial boards with light wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. MADELINE. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$3750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Bemelmans, Ludwig. MADELINE. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939, (1939). FIRST EDITION (with 1939 on title-page and 12 girls not 11 in the "In two straight lines they broke their bread" illustration). Folio - 12-1/4" x 9-1/16". Color pictorial paper covered boards with the slightest touches of wear to the corners for what is a beautiful, bright, clean copy of the book. Color pictorial priced ($2.00) DUST WRAPPER with minor wear to the head and tail of spine and flap fold corners, and minor fraying to edges on back panel for what is a lovely example of the dust wrapper. Color pictorial endpapers with previous owner's bookplate on verso of FFE. [48] pp. The story, told in verse, is about Madeline, a little Parisian schoolgirl who manages to have fun in spite of a bout of appendicitis; wonderfully illustrated by Bemelmans with a simple pen and ink drawing on every page; the drawings are embellished with a limited palette of watercolors, most predominant of which being primary yellow. The condition of both the book and the original dust wrapper is NEAR FINE. A striking copy of this children's classic.
Seller: Wallace & Clark, Booksellers, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original illustrated boards. Light edge wear, browning to endsheets from binder's glue, contemporary former owner name and date to verso of front free end paper, else Fine, in an unclipped dust jacket with light dust-soiling, light toning to the spine, and several edge tears with associated creases neatly mended from the verso. An unusually sharp and bright copy.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good first edition in a very good dust jacket, signed on a page laid in. Housed in a custom-made cloth slipcase. 1939 on title page and no mention of later printings on copyright page. Slight wear on bottom edge, but much less than usual.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A near fine first edition in a very good dust jacket. Correct year (1939) on title page and copyright page. Signed by Ludwig Bemelmans on a laid in page. Former owner's inscription to front free end paper. Housed in a slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939.
Price: US$12500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing with dated title page. Signed by Ludwig Bemelmans and dated in the year of publication on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original decorated paper covered boards. Very Good with edge wear heaviest at corners and spine ends. Toning to edges, light foxing to rear cover and several to pages, browning to endsheets. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with edge wear, soiling and heavy toning. A major classic in children's literature and a Caldecott Honor book, scarcely found signed.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.