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BEMELMANS, Ludwig. Madeline's Rescue. The Viking Press, 1953.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by "Ludwig" Bemelman, signing his first name only. April 1953 publication. 56pp, quarto hardcover in red cloth. mild wear to book edges, ends, and corners, backstrip lightly wobbles under cloth but strongly intact with no signs of weakness or splitting along spine edges, light spot of discoloration top front cover edge, binding and hinges remain strong and solid with no breaks or signs of starting, owner name to front pastedown, interior text and images remain clean. Very rare to find a signed copy of this Caldecott winner's works! siged by author / illustrator.
Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline's Rescue. The Viking Press, New York, 1953.
Price: US$715.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Large 4to. [6], 7-56 pp. Red cloth with decorations in dark red on the front board, dark red lettering on the spine. Colorful illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $3.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. A Caldecott Medal sticker applied to the dust jacket's front panel by a collector (this title won the 1954 Caldecott Award). Several full-page and in-text color illustrations. Baumgarten 19. Signed without personalization by the author on the half-title page. The thrilling story of the small but mighty Madeline, and how a dog saves her from drowning. A small dampspot on the rear board's corner; jacket with a large piece missing from its rear panel, a few archival tape repairs to its reverse.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Copy 1 of 151 signed copies illustrated with an original drawing, in this case a portrait of Bemelmans' poodle Little Bit, who accompanied the author-artist and his teenage daughter on the tour of Europe recounted in this comic memoir. 247 pages; illustrated from Bemelmans' line drawings. Bemelmans is best known for his Madeline series of children's picture books, but he wrote many books for adults, all characterized by gentle humor and the artist's knack for telling detail. First edition (first printing). Red cloth spine somewhat faded, else a fine, uncut copy (the pages are still sealed at the top edge) in what may be the original thin unprinted clear plastic jacket. In a scuffed and somewhat soiled slipcase. Scarce in this condition and very desirable with an original watercolor of a poodle bound in.
Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.