Baby Animals, Paintings and Stories; No. 874
Akron, Ohio and New York: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1932. Diana THORNE. Wraps. [CHILDREN] [ANIMALS] [PICTURE BOOK]. Diana THORNE, illustrator. 4to (12 ½” x 10 ½”); [12]pp; color pictorial stiff wrapper, 3 staple binding; 12 full-page color illustrations with text; light scuffing and wear to edges, ¼” closed tear and light creasing to front fore-edge; very good plus. This edition located in 8 OCLC libraries. Very good +. Item #1521
Wonderful soft-view paintings of animals by Diana Thorne [Ann Woursell] (1894/5-1963), a Russian immigrant to the United States. Thorne’s family fled Russia to Canada because of intense Jewish persecution during the early part of the 20th century, then resettled in Germany around 1912. During the outbreak of WWI, they escaped Germany and settled in the U.S. She drew from an early age and is often considered one of America’s best canine artists. There is a website under her name that relates her biography and records some of her arts and books.
Price: $65.00