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The Cheery Scarecrow 1929 - Signed,1st Edition
by Johnny Gruelle
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: P.F. Volland Company, 1929. Book. Illus. by Johnny Gruelle. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1929. Signed,1st edition- Johnny Gruelle. Johnny Gruelle, an American artist, political cartoonist, and a writer of children's books, is the creator of the Raggedy Ann doll and character. Gruelle worked with P.F. Volland Company; the first Raggedy Ann story came out in 1918. From 'The Cheery Scarecrow', 1929. "And even on stormy days when the hat of the Scarecrow is wet and bedraggled and the water has soaked through his clothes, the children know he is just as cheery as on that one beautiful day, for his smile remains always the same." Colored illustrations' are clean & bright- as are the pictorial boards square, clean, & bright- hinges and cloth spine in excellent shape. There is a bright and clear Johnny Gruelle autograph on the half title page. An owner's name is penciled on front endpaper. Housed in a new pictorial box..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- kx73
- Title
- The Cheery Scarecrow 1929 - Signed,1st Edition
- Author
- Johnny Gruelle
- Illustrator
- Johnny Gruelle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- P.F. Volland Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1929
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- classic children's books, illustrated books, signed/inscribed books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed; Children's Books; Art, Illustration;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books
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About the Seller
Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books
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Brooklyn, New York
About Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books
We carry a select inventory of signed and unique books across many fields. Theatre, Music, Film & Dance. World Leaders, Politics & Law, Modern Literature. Books into Film. Art & Architecture. Open to the public by appointment only.
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