Baby’s Animal Book, No. 860.
New York: The Platt & Munk Co., 1929. EULALIE. Boards. 8vo; [8]pp; glazed color pictorial of children playing on a beach with a dog and a donkey; red cloth shelf-back; thick board leaves; scuffing to edges with loss, color running from spine tail to bottoms all leaves; very good minus. Very good. Item #1141
Early childhood board style book with bright pictorials by British born artist, “Eulalie”. Eulalie Minfred Banks (1895-1999) married and American and immigrated to the United States around 1918. Bright winsome designs of baby animals to charm young children include the titles: A Proud Mother (donkey), Naughty Puppies, Happy Cat Family, Baa Baa Sheep, Mrs. Hen and Chickies, Billy and Nanny Goat, Ponies in the Corral, Playful Bunnies, Ducks and Geese, and Is Dinner Ready (cows).
Price: $35.00