fritz arnold toepperwein (1 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Emilie Toepperwein [Emilie Katherine Mathison, 1922-1986] (illustrator). 1st Edition. SIGNED ON THE TITLE PAGE as follows: "Emilie & Fritz A. Toepperwein." Square 8vo. 63p. Profusely illustrated with black and white drawings by Emilie Toepperwein. Sewn booklet in stiff green wrappers printed in black and with a vignette in black on the front cover of the "Little Deputy" walking with his dog at his heels. Wrappers somewhat faded around the edges, a few dings around the edges, tiny spot on a few pages on the fore-edge, else very good to near fine with no internal markings. This is the true story of a little boy in a Texas village whose father was the Deputy Sheriff and who delivered meals to the prisoners in the jail. Born in Texas in 1905, Fritz Arnold Toepperwein married Emilie Katherine Mathison [1922-1986] in California. They subsequently moved to Boerne, Texas. Fritz Toepperwine was the author of numerous books for juveniles, including FOOTNOTES OF THE BUCKHORN, I WANT TO BE A COWBOY, AND CHARCOAL AND CHARCOAL BURNERS. The Toepperweins also designed TEXAS BY THE POTOMAC in the same format as LITTLE DEPUTY. Signed by Author(s).