FIND THE ANIMALS by Dorothy N King - 1941

New York, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941. Good. Spine chipped with extremities worn/damaged. Some of the "cages" are loose.. A very charming interactive children's book starring Mr. Luke, a harried zookeeper who needs help putting the animals back in their cages at the end of the night. Each of the eight die-cut animals, ranging from "Trunko" the elephant to "Humpo" the camel, are originally housed in an envelope in the back of the book; the child must take each one and put it in the proper "cage" throughout the book. Each cage has a moveable paper door and a plastic window through which the animal can be seen.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941. Later printing, ca. 1941, with "4" on copyright page. Mr. Luke the zookeeper has lost the animals - he forgot the lock the cages at night, and in the morning, they were all gone! Children will find the eight colorful cardboard animals in an envelope attached to the rear cover, and they can help Mr. Luke put the animals back in the cages. Each page has a cage with a door that opens, and the animals can be slid behind the paper bard and clear plastic behind them. Pictorial boards, 22 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The covers have some edgewear and chipping to the spine edges and ends, good hinges, pages clean with some light occasional finger soil, a few closed tears and one tiny chip to the lower margins, some short closed tears where the cage doors open, but all cages and doors are operational and clear plastic pieces inside the bars intact. Some of the animals have a bit of edgewear but are very good overall. Gift inscription dated 1941 on… Read More

Harcourt, Brace. Good. 1941. Hardcover. Harcourt Brace, 1941. Oblong paper covered boards lightly soiled, rubbed at extremeties. All 8 cutouts in rear pocket. Interior lightly soiled. 3 of 8 thin plastic sheets present. 1 bar to cage gone, small rips. Sticker residue on title. Remarkable! .