Madeline
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. 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. Very good condition. Item #52757
Price: $950.00