Charles Bracker Illustrator (3 results)

Condition: Good. Maxton Publishers Inc. New York 1945 die-cut bear shape. overall book is lightly worn.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. One of a series: Mother and Baby Animal Books. Designed by Cyril von Baumann, noted American Explorer and Naturalist. A sweet story about a lonley baby gorilla who tries to play with other animals, but doesn't fit in. When she gets a baby sister, she learns to accept herself. This shape book features a mommy gorilla with a slit cut to hold a removable baby gorilla. Bound in side stapled stiff paper wrappers. Creasing to head of mother gorilla and a few chips to edges of wrappers and to arm cutout. Short closed tear to edge of arm seam. Chip to rear cover on head of gorilla and small chip to corner on bottom front cover. Rubbing to baby gorilla, wear to edges, and crease to forearm. Short blue pen marking to title page, short brown pen marking to inside front cover, and a few scattered spots of foxing, else clean. Size: 12 x 9 inches. [16 pages.] CHILD/062624.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Charles Eugene Bracker, Illustrator (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Rochester, NY: E. M. Leavens Co., 1920. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good/Good+. Charles Eugene Bracker, Illustrator. First edition in original jacket - a scarce book. Beige and green marbled paper-covered boards with red stamped lettering on cover. Small very faint stain at base corner of rear board. No fraying or wear through to boards. Binding is tight & square, a few small spots of cracking to paper at front hinge. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Four beautiful illustrations by Charles Eugene Bracker. Dust jacket has small edge chips and short closed edge tears, soiling to edges of rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.