Babar and Father Christmas.
Random, 1987/1940; a folio edition, 48 pp. Picture book hardback Babar. Out of print for now in the original full size. A nice facsimile, in script.
Random, 1987/1940; a folio edition, 48 pp. Picture book hardback Babar. Out of print for now in the original full size. A nice facsimile, in script.
New York: Random House, 1938, probable 1st US, no Father Christmas (1940) listed; somewhat matte red boards with Celeste reading to the family, dull yellow cloth spine which fades to tan, endpapers with elephant chain on blue background; Large size 10.5x14.5" (entire width measured, not board alone), np. Picture book.....
New York: Random House, 1965 renewed/1937 (Zephir's Holiday); blue boards with black spine and Zephir fishing; 8 x11.25"(smaller size); 40pp. Picture Book hardback. More about Zephir and his family. A reprint which is SIGNED by Laurent de Brunhoff. Priced as signed only, but with a drawing of Babar in different.....
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 36, Essex Street, London, W. C. 2, 1938, 1st UK printing, tp, booklist through Zephir followed by "?", (B. and Father Christmas, '40); red boards with Celeste reading to the family, blue cloth spine, dark blue elephant endpapers, folio 10.5x14.25; 40 pp. Picture book hardback.....
New York: Random House, (1941/[1940]) probable 1st French, 10.5x14.5"; np. French language hardback Babar. The last of the Jean de Brunhoff Babars, published posthumously originally in English, then a year later in French. Title listings on dw flaps of books available in English: earlier books $1.00, later books $3.00. A......
New York: Random House, 1986/1935; folio, 48 pp. Picture book hardback Babar. Out of print for now in the original full size. A nice facsimile edition printed in France. The fascinating story of how Babar creates a 'civilized' kingdom. Extra postage may be required for international shipment of this oversize.....
New York: Random House, [1941], probably the first printing reproduced in this reduced $1 format, but this is neither the 1st US nor the 1st Random House: (1937 1st Random House, 1935 1st US Smith and Haas, 1933 le Roi Babar Jardin des Modes.) The NYT and PW mention this.....
New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, April 1936/1933, 2nd printing of the first US edition, translated by Merle Haas; matte red boards with blue spine, endpapers with elephants on green background; no title list on verso, only statement, 10.5x14.3; 48 pp. Picture book hardback Babar. The original US publisher.....
Random House, 1937, very early printing; 10.5x14.5, 40 pp. Picture book hardback Babar. Zephir's adventure with the mermaid princess at sea includes marvelous pictures of the monkey kingdom high in the trees. Later retitled Babar and Zephir.