11-18-201811-18-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3176BBoston
November 18, 2018 11:00 AMCalender
105

Children's Books, Five Titles.

Sell one like this
$185$150
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3176BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 18, 2018 11:00AM

Description:

Children's Books, Five Titles. Including: Munro Leaf's Noodle, New York: Frederic A. Stokes Co., 1937, illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, first edition, with dust jacket; Duplaix's Gaston and Josephine in America, London/New York/Toronto: Oxford University Press, [1934], with dust jacket; Duplaix's Gaston and Josephine, New York & London: Harper and Brothers, 1936, with dust jacket (torn); Chloe Preston's The Busy Bo-peeps, Philadelphia: David McKay, [no date], printed in Bavaria, text by Grace Graydon, color illustrations, some leaves loose, free endpapers detached; [and] Frederick J. Boston and Elizabeth S. Tucker's The Children's Book of Dogs and Cats, New York: Frederick A. Stokes, [1895], text and illustrations printed on rectos only, with twelve full-page chromolithographs, sizes vary. (5)
Estimate $300-500


The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Keywords

oxford university press, Stokes Co., David McKay, Frederick A. Stokes, Ludwig Bemelmans, Frederick J. Boston, Elizabeth S. Tucker, Chloe Preston, Grace Graydon, Josephine, Gaston, London, Philadelphia, Toronto