BUMPS THE GOLF BALL KID AND LITTLE CADDIE by McMAHAN, VALERIE

McMAHAN, VALERIE. ROYCROFTERS. BUMPS THE GOLFBALL KID AND LITTLE CADDIE by Valerie McMahan. East Aurora, N.Y.: The Roycrofters (1929). 4to 8 3/4 x 11", red cloth, [89]p., fine in pictorial dust wrapper that is worn on spine. 1st edition. (book was issued in 2 formats - cloth with pictorial dustwrapper and pictorial boards). The story tells the tale of Freckles, a mean young boy who is a caddie, and what happens when he encounters the Good Fairy and the BUMPSIES WHO ARE HUMANIZED GOLFBALLS who set out to teach him a lesson. Fabulously illustrated by the author with 12 full page and 5 half-page color illustrations plus 9 full page black & whites as well as smaller black & whites in text. The boldly illustrated full color endpapers are mounted on linen. This is an imaginative and unique treatment of a children's tale and very, very scarce - avidly sought after by golf collectors, Roycrofters collectors and children's books collectors as well.