Jan 24, 2013 - Sale 2300

Sale 2300 - Lot 63

Price Realized: $ 960
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
LUDWIG BEMELMANS. Group of 4 Signed First Editions. Illustrated by Bemelmans. 4to, cloth, condition varies; only the trade edition of Bad Hat; scattered internal wear. New York, vd

Additional Details

The Castle Number Nine. Signed by Bemelmans on half-title and dated 1939. Cloth unevenly faded. 1937 Madeline's Rescue. Sticker with "Best wishes Madeline Bemelmans aka Mimi" pasted opposite title. Dampstaining to cloth; owner's ink inscription on half-title. 1953 Madeline and the Bad Hat. Hinges cracked, scattered thumb soiling and crayon mark on page 43. First Signed Limited Edition of 985 copies, a sticker with "Madeline Bemelmans aka Mimi Best Wishes" pasted on dedication page. (1956) First Trade Edition of the same. Ex-library, with stamps, inked numbers, and sticker across lower dust jacket spine. Sticker with "Madeline Bemelmans" pasted opposite title. (1956).