Ice Cream for Two
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1953. Clare Turlay NEWBERRY. First Edition. [JUVENILE]. Clare Turlay NEWBERRY, illustrator. First edition. 4to (9 ¼” x 7 ¼”); 58pp; blue buckram over board, lettering on front and spine stamped in black; blue eps; cream colored stock; portrait of a cat titled “Sukey” as fp, vignette of a cat on title page; portrait of the artist’s son, Stephen, on copyright page, vignette of a cat on the dedication page; black sketch-style illustrations throughout, the cats with blue eyes; light offsetting shadowing of the dj on the front board, light sunning of top edge; unclipped dj with a price of $2.50 on the top front flap, the lettering in blue and black, an illustration of a reclining cat on the front with photographic illustrations from the author on the rear wrapper; chipping and tears to the dj; very good plus in a good plus dj. Item #2307
Clare Turlay Newberry (1903-1970) was known for her books about animals. Three of her publications won Caldecott Honor prizes.
Price: $75.00