The Kiddie Wonder Box: Mother Goose and her Kiddies, Kiddie Frolics, Kiddies in the Country, Holland Kiddies.
New York: Cupples & Leon Company; (1926), tan basletweave box with six Burd children looking at the title through telescopes. "This box Contains Four Wonder Books for Little Tots". four books within with woven or trellis design blue or red,, with black title, and illustration, two books have seven series titles at the end; eight coloured illustrations with fine very light grey border of characters from the series, each book has a subtitle, 5x6.75"; np. Novelty boxed books.
A popular read aloud boxed series which was issued with varied selections from the Kiddie Wonder Books inside. In this box, The illustrations of Clara Miller Burd (1873-1933), a stained glass artist and children's books and magazine cover illustrator, appear in Mother Goose, Frolics, and Country. These are contemporary children, and the illustrations are jewel like on this scale. (the same as those used in her advertizing pamphlets, but different from the "old-fashioned" ones in her large Mother Goose). The Holland Kiddies, illustrated by M. Greiner who is less well known, are rather odd but bright and appealing.
CONDITION: Books: Fine, As New, no names or other marks, tight, clean, sharp corners, perhaps unread; Box, Very Good, darkening top, some rubs, two corner splits carefully glued shut, no tape; some even soil to white bottom. Item #22709
Price: $125.00