Bart Fred R Bartholomew (2 results)
Published by Rand McNally, 1900
- Softcover
Seller: Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor, IA, U.S.A.Rivertown Fine Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. Pub by Rand McNally, 1900. VG- cond softcover in cream, tan, black, red & white pict wraps w/ aqua-blue cloth backstrip. Light soiling to exterior incl a couple pencil marks on cover, & lt-mdt edgewear. A couple of pages sprung but still solidly attached. Very light soiling internally, also… a few pages w/ very light dampstaining, no buckling, sticking or any other related damage. Fun & funny text, & wonderful color illus throughout. A very nice copy. Unpaginated, approx 80pp. Book is square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG- or better cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. Bart, i.e. Fred R. Bartholomew (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Rand McNally, Chicago & New York, 1902
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Type Punch Matrix
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Add to basketCondition: Very good. First Edition. Scarce first edition of this whimsical pre-Seuss book of verse on odd animals and objects, including a battle between pickles and donuts. A fantastic picture book featuring an elephant family, a host of humanized animals, odd creatures and anthropomorphized objects (bean bags, cake box). The…text is in verse, accompanied by fantastic illustrations by Bart (Fred R. Bartholomew) in bright colors in a style reminiscent of Denslow's - published only a couple years after Denslow's work on THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ. One of the wonderful American picture books produced at the turn of the last century. Very scarce, with only four holdings noted via OCLC. 11'' x 8.75''. Original yellow pictorial cloth stamped in red, blue, and green. Color pictorial endpapers, red topstain. Illustrated by Bart in color throughout. [78] pages. Ink gift inscription dated 1906 to title page corner. Rubbing and some spotting to boards, with marginal soil to leaves.
