Madeline
by Bemelmans, Ludwig
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good condition
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. 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.
"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.
Synopsis
To fearless Madeline, a trip to the hospital is a splendid adventure. One of the most loved books in children’s literature, this story was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1940 and a subsequent book in the Madeline series, Madeline's Rescue , earned a Caldecott Medal in 1954. Written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans in 1939, Madeline has continued to charm readers throughout the years with its beautiful drawings of Paris and spirited heroine.
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Reviews
On May 30 2017, a reader said:
Excelente and instructive book
On May 12 2011, Trafecorps said:
i absolutely adore this book. its one of those few books created for both children and adults; i actually am not bored when i read this book to kids. the rhyming is superb. story length is perfect and it makes a great read aloud.the type of book kids can keep on coming back to.great read ,all in all.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52757
- Title
- Madeline
- Author
- Bemelmans, Ludwig
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- color illustrations, drawing, Austrian cartoonist, Madeline, Simon & Schuster, New York World
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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