Eleven Merry Pranks of Till the Jester.
New York, Toronto: Longmans Green & Co., Alliance Book Corporation, Copyright 1938 by Atrium Verlag, Basel; Printed in Holland (J. H. de Bussy, Amsterdam), 1st, US/CA nap; translated from the German by Cyrus Brooks; paper boards with full painting of Till walking along in a red suit with a bell cap, children and townspeople looking on;, blue spine, 7.8x10.4"; 47 pp. Picture book hardback.
Some of the medieval stories of Till Owlglass, a clown who had given up performing and went from place to place, taking up jobs he was ill-prepared for and playing tricks on the townspeople.
CONDITION: Very Good Plus; attractive bookplate from the Droste Collection, a non circulating children's literature Special Collection, also a sticker shadow on the title page, light even soil on matte white paper back and thin stray red line, dent and rub at spine top, very clean, straight, tight, with sharp corners and crisp pages. Item #21181
Price: $85.00