Podgie (2 results)

Leather. Condition: Very Good. First edition. An exceedingly scarce children's tale written by Frank White from the point of view of "Podgie", with bright colour illustrations and a musical accompaniment. The first edition. An exceptionally scarce work, with no copies held institutionally. Bound in half morocco with cloth boards and the letter 'M' in gilt to the front board. A rather unique children's tale published in the form of a manuscript written by "Podgie", a young child writing about "the annual toys ball". Podgie introduces his array of toys attending the ball, accompanied by brightly coloured illustrations, as well as four musical tunes to the rear of the work. Written by "Podgie", typed up and compiled by Frank White. Illustrated with five plates and a frontispiece. Collated, complete.With a plate of 'This Plate Belongs to', left blank to the front paste down. Bound in half morocco with cloth boards and the letter 'M' in gilt to the front board. Externally, generally smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities, causing a little loss to the spine head and tail. Small tear to the tail of the front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the odd handling mark. Lacking tissue guards to 3 plates. Very Good. Podgie (illustrator). book.…

Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: . A privately printed possibly unique volume. 19 x 25.6 cm. Cloth backed paper covered boards, with gilt stamped titles to the spine, 27pp(3) consisting of a bound typed manuscript with a couple of short hand written sections and with a printed frontispiece, 6 watercolour illustrations 4 original songs, a number of pen and ink drawings and an invitation to The Annual Toys Ball tipped in at the end. The book is essentially by a small boy known as 'Podgie' and concerns his adventures at the 'Annual Toys' Ball'. Signed by the author on the title page. The boards which are now covered in a removable, rigid clear cover have some rubbing to the edges and corners and light mottling to the boards Internally there is occasional spotting, most significantly to the 2 pages of music at the rear. This book appears to be a young child's tale that has been turned into a proper book. I can find no evidence that any other copies were ever produced and it may be that this was something intended for a family only. However the same writer and illustrator combined to produce a book called Dryads and Other Tales published by Frederick Warne in 1936. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.…