Drawing Lessons for Children, Washable Chalk Book, "If at first you don't succeed Wash it off and Try again"

Published by M.S. Publishing Co., Inc, New York, 1930

About this Item

[JUVENILE] [TOY BOOK] [ACTIVITY BOOK] [WOMAN ILLUSTRATOR]. A.W. NUGENT, wrapper illustrator; Kay SWAN, illustrator. Small 4to oblong (9"x 10 ½"); 6 leaves; stiff brightly colored pictorial wrapper features animals around an artist easel on the front, the rear wrapper pictures animals displaying their drawings and the name "A.W. Nugent"; 2 staple binding; the 6 leaves feature a waxed black surface suitable for drawing on with chalk and washing off, simple figures on one side face a solid black surface; light creasing to wrapper, chipping to edges, ½" split at head of spine fold, top staple starting to pull from wrapper; very good. Not recorded. An unused or lightly used child's activity drawing book. Simple pictures face a blank page where a child could draw with chalk and erase with a damp cloth. A.W. Nugent (1891-1975) was an illustrator and cartoonist for Dell, DC Comics, Harvey Comics, Lev Gleason, Columbia, Marvel Comics, and others. He also was a self-published cartoonist who wrote Cavalier Comics and Circus of Fun Comics.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Drawing Lessons for Children, Washable Chalk Book, "If at first you don't succeed Wash it off and Try again"
• Publisher: M.S. Publishing Co., Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1930
• Illustrator: Kay SWAN
• Seller catalogs:
  • Juvenile