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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, first printing with dated title page. Signed by Ludwig Bemelmans and dated in the year of publication on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original decorated paper covered boards. Very Good with edge wear heaviest at corners and spine ends. Toning to edges, light foxing to rear cover and several to pages, browning to endsheets. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with edge wear, soiling and heavy toning. A major classic in children's literature and a Caldecott Honor book, scarcely found signed.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. First Edition. About Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original illustrated boards. Light edge wear, browning to endsheets from binder's glue, contemporary former owner name and date to verso of front free end paper, else Fine, in an unclipped dust jacket with light dust-soiling, light toning to the spine, and several edge tears with associated creases neatly mended from the verso. An unusually sharp and bright copy.

New York: The Viking Press, 1961. First edition of the final book in the Madeline series published in Bemelmans lifetime. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Ludwig Bemelmans on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and in this condition. Madeline and her class, accompanied by Miss Clavel, journey to London to visit their friend Pepito, the son of the Spanish Ambassador. Pepito used to be the neighbor of Madeline and the other students but had to move to London and is not happy. The visit by his friends is a special surprise.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. Full Description: BEMELMANS, Ludwig. Madeline. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. First edition, first state (with twelve girls in "They went home and broke their bread" illustration and 1939 below Simon and Schuster on title-page). In First issue dust-jacket with $2.00 price on front flap. Illustrated by the author. Quarto (12 x 9 inches; 303 x 228 mm). [48] pp. Also included is a Christmas Card from the Lee Walps family with a picture of Madeline entitled "Madeline and Spring" which was printed with the permission of Mrs. Bemelmas. The blurb on the card reads: "Madeline and Spring' was especially drawn by Ludwig Bemelmans for the Lee Walp Family Collection. This collection currently includes first editions of all juvenile publications by this author-illustrator except 'Fifi.' We wish to thank Mrs. Ludwig Bemelmans (the original Madeline) for permission to reproduce her husband's original illustration." Original pictorial printed paper over boards. Book with… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1939. First Edition. Very good or better in a very good, price-clipped dust jacket with some tiny interior tape mends. In a custom quarter-leather clamshell box.

Simon & Schuster, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Simon & Schuster, 1939. Folio. Pictorial boards. Book is very good plus. Has some wear along bottom board edges and some spotting along top of pages. Interior clean, no writing, stickers, etc. Has scarce original dust jacket in very good condition. Has some spotting/chips along edge/corners. Jacket is price-clipped. Illustrations clean and bright. A very good copy of this landmark children's picture book and the book that inspired the beloved Madeline series. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

New York:: Simon and Schuster,, 1939.. First edition; first state of the illustrations.. publisher's illustrated boards in dust jacket.. Endsheets a little tanned at the hinges from binder's adhesive; very slightest of rubbing at the corner tips and extremities of the spine; a very attractive copy. The white areas of the dust jacket are a little tanned, and the rear panel lightly dust-soiled.. Folio,. Story and pictures by Ludwig Bemelmans.. Publisher's 3 x 5" card soliciting opinions laid in.

London: Derek Verschoyle, 1952. First British edition. First British edition, first printing. Unpaginated. Bound in publisher's illustrated boards. Tips worn, else Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, unclipped (12s. 6 d.), with two closed tears in front panel, light wear, rubbing to back panel. An attractive copy. The first book in the beloved children's series by the Austrian-American author and illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans. This British edition followed the American by 13 years and is much more uncommon.

1939 Simon And Schuster. The 1939 1st edition, 2nd issue without the matching 1939 date to the title page and with twelve girls in "They went home and broke their bread" illustration. In First issue unclipped dust-jacket with $2.00 price on front flap. DJ has edge and tip wear and light chipping accross top edges, light age toning/soiling. Illustrated by the author. Quarto (12 x 9 inches; 303 x 228 mm). Original pictorial printed paper over boards. Book with some minor shelf wear and rubbing at corners and head and tail of the spine. Interior clean and bright with a bit of age toning to eps. A highly desirable copy of this beloved children's classic, in better condition than usually found. AMZ

Simon & Schuste, 1939. Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First printing with 1939 on title page and copyright page. First issue dust jacket with the $2.00 on the front flap..

New York: The Viking Press, 1956. Signed Limited First Edition. Near Fine. Signed limited edition, precedes the first trade edition. Bound in publisher's green cloth stamped in black, green and red, lacking the slipcase. Near Fine with light rubbing and light soiling to cloth, pages thumbed and with light occasional soiling. One of 985 copies signed by Ludwig Bemelmans.

New York: Viking Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1956. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670782254 . SIGNED by author on limitation page, one of 885 released commercially; very good in green cloth boards with illustration on front, no dust jacket or slipcase; minor softening/soiling to boards, inner hinges beginning to crack else a tight square unmarked copy; precedes first trade edition; a scarce collectible; Signed by Author .

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good. Ludwig Bemelmans. The 1939 1st edition, 2nd issue (without the matching 1939 date to the title page). Clean and VG+ to Near Fine (with the correct number {12 girls} in the "They went home and broke their bread" illustration) in its wonderful pictorial boards. And in a clean, price-clipped, VG- to VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the spine and the panel edges, and mild darkening to the top-edges and the rear panel's fore-edge. Still though, very presentable and uncommon even as such, in this 2nd issue of the 1939 true 1st edition.

Viking Press, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near-fine with a touch of shelf wear, otherwise clean and tight. In a very good plus dust jacket (price clipped) with minor wear at the spine tips and corners, slight foxing to flap folds, and minimal and discreet color touch-up to a couple of rubbed spots along the edge of the spine. SIGNED ("Bemelmans") on the half-title page. Extremely scarce signed.

New York:: The Viking Press,, [1956].. First edition; autographed, limited first edition, "one of 985 copies printed, of which 885 are for sale." Signed by Ludwig Bemelmans.. publisher's illustrated green cloth in slipcase.. A fine copy. There is some light rubbing to the edges of the slipcase. . Folio,. Written and Illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans..

New York: The Viking Press, 1957. Signed limited edition of the third book in Bemelmans' acclaimed Madeleine series. Quarto, original cloth. One of 985 copies signed by Ludwig Bemelmans. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.

New York: The Viking Press, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ludwig Bemelmans. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, signed limited first edition of 985 copies. Exterior green cloth boards shows spotting, mainly on the back. The top of the front board appears to have been written on by a child in pen. If you look at the first image and zoom in you will be able to see this above the character of Madeleine. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. No signatures (other than the authors), no bookplates, no library markings, nothing torn or loose. Minor foxing is present and him there are a few light smudge marks and spots present, but for the most part pages are clean. There was a corner fold at page 41 which has been straightened out but the creases still present.

Viking, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good. 1959 Viking first edition first printing in price intact ($3.50) jacket now under mylar. Tight and unmarked. Book is fine, jacket near fine with touch of soil to yellow rear panel. Oversized. Please email for photos.

United Kingdom: Derek Verschoyle, 1952. First Edition. Good. Ludwig Bemelmans. Signed. The book is in good condition with some rubbing to edges of boards along the top and bottom and to top and bottom of spine. One page has become detached and has been repaired with sellotape by previous owner, see pictures, the sellotape repair is itself failing. The next page has some marking along spine from sellotape which is no longer there.Illustrations are bright throughout, there are some light and occasional marks on the pages. Some discolouration and marks to end papers.Dust jacket is in acceptable condition in protective wrapper. Some chipping along top edge. Closed four inch tear to top right and closed two inch tear to top left of dust jacket. Rubbing to spine. Loss to top right rear of dust jacket, see picture. Loss to bottom right corner of dust jacket, see picture. Rubbing to top of letter A on title front of dust jacket.

New York: Viking Press, 1957. A very good copy, one tape repair at top of spine, a few chips/nicks along edges, but generally clean and bright. Folio. Original red cloth; pictorial dust jacket. FIRST TRADE EDITION, first printing (there was a signed, imited edition of 885 copies published the previous year).