Leaf munro 1905 1976 (3 Ergebnisse)

Fourth Edition. Fine copy in the original color printed boards. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 63 pages; Description: 63 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Metric system--Juvenile literature. Metric system. 1 Kg.

Zustand: VERY GOOD. First printing. Appealing story of a boy who is told to choose between living with his mother's family in the Lowlands of Scotland and with his father's family in the Highlands, and how he learned to play the biggest bagpipes in all Scotland. Full page humorous black and white illustrations by Robert Lawson (their second collaboration: the first was 'The Story of Ferdinand.') A Caldecott Honor Book. Unpaginated. Dark green and white illustrated endpapers. Very good overall in plaid boards with a drawing of Wee Gillis in the center, yellow cloth spine with lettering in green (some wear to the corners, edges of boards, a shallow piece torn from fore-edge of front endpaper), no dustjacket. .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine+. First Edition. Inscribed Fourth Printing (so stated) of this important collaboration of two beloved children's book artists, Ludwig Bemelmans and Munro Leaf. Oblong royal 8vo (198 x 253mm): [52], including numerous full- and partial page color illustrations. Publisher's mid-brown cloth lettered and decorated in yellow and black; illustrated dust jacket priced $1.50. Inscribed by Leaf (and with doodle) on fly-leaf: "To / Charles / with all the best wishes / Noodle and / Munro Leaf." Slight slant to spine, else tightly bound and clean and bright throughout, about Fine; Near Fine or better jacket (very light edge wear, closed tear skillfully repaired to back panel). Scarce in any edition, particularly signed, with First Search identifying only six copies of this fourth printing. Originally published in 1937. When Noodle, a dachshund, is granted a wish from the good dog fairy to be any size and shape, he decides to remain Noodle. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.). Signed.…