Lola the Bear: A Tale for Men and Boys

Published by Duffield & Company, New York, 1928

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First Edition illustrated by Lynd Ward, including three full-page plates and a color frontispiece. Marbled cloth boards with lettering in gilt to front and spine. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped and worn. Top edge of text block dust soiled with some spotting along front gutter. Pages lightly toned, otherwise clean and unmarked. In the scarce dust jacket, unclipped, with moderate soiling and creasing. Shallow chipping at spine ends and corners. Several short tears with one, about an inch long, on front panel near spine. Separation along front turn, but holding. Tape repair on verso. Better than Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Rideout was a popular American author during the early part of the 20th century. Lola the Bear, a coming-of-age tale filled with adventure, was Rideout?s final novel, published one year after his death. Additionally, this fairly obscure work, which features Lynd Ward?s illustrations, was published just one year before his now famous Gods? Man (1929), the first wordless novel in the United States, believed to be the precursor of the modern graphic novel.…

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Title
Lola the Bear: A Tale for Men and Boys
Author
RIDEOUT, Henry Milner (Author) & WARD, Lynd Kendall (Illustrator)
Publisher
Duffield & Company, New York
Publication year
1928
Dust jacket
dj
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.
Dimensions
21x14cm
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Children's Books, First Editions, Illustrated Books

Walnut Street Paper, LLC

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Walnut Street Paper is a small, family-owned business that specializes in the buying and selling of rare and antique books, vintage papers (advertisements & posters), ephemera, and original artwork. We also enjoy the treasure hunt, so if you are looking for something specific, contact us and we will try to seek it out!

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