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AMANDA; by Wolo
by Wolo [Baron Wolf von Falkenstein]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1941. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/None. Wolo / Wolf von Falkenstein. INSCRIBED with a full color portrait of the helpful Jungle Fairy facing the title page & Signed with the author-artist's distinctive "Wolo" with a flourish, quarto (10 1/2" x 8 1/8"), reddish-tan cloth with black lettering on spine and front cover also with an imprint of Amanda, reddish pictorial endpapers, [1-2], 3-37, [38-41] pages. Wolo--who as Baron Wolf von Falkenstein (1902-1989) had fled Nazi Germany--became a newspaperman in San Francisco where he taught himself how to paint. His charmingly illustrated Amanda--an adorable girlish snake--became a wartime bestseller and has become a classic of children's literature. Tight, clean and SPECIALLY EMBELLISHED COPY with an ORIGINAL COLORED SKETCH without internal marks or scribbles. Inscribed opposite the title page by the author-artist "To Jeanie / quite specially / from Sir Archibald / and Wolo" & Signed with Wolo's distinctive mark on the title page. Light wear to the cloth slightly noticeable at its corners. No dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5920
- Title
- AMANDA; by Wolo
- Author
- Wolo [Baron Wolf von Falkenstein]
- Illustrator
- Wolo / Wolf von Falkenstein
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Jungle, war, Nazi, snake, fairy, illustrated, color, San Francisco, girl,
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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