Madeline / story & pictures by Ludwig Bemelmans by Bemelmans, Ludwig - 1952

London : Derek Verschoyle, 1952. 1st edition, 1st issue. Hardcover. Near fine copy with colour-printed boards, in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Minor foxing to margins of title page and endpapers. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; Physical description: chiefly colour illus. ; 31cm. Subject: Children's stories in English -- Children's books -- Illustrated. Summary: Something is wrong with Madeline and one night she wakes up in terrible pain - it's her appendix! So off she goes to hospital to have it taken out. Her friends miss her. But then they visit her in hospital surrounded by lots of presents and all decide they want their appendixes out too.