Published by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York
Seller: David H. Gerber Books (gerberbooks), Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Saddle-stapled wrappers. Condition: Very Good-. Gerta Ries (illustrator). no date [ca. 1920's] [12pp] [clean split along spine fold up to staple; tiny chip to top corner of front cover; a bit fragile] Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1927
Seller: McCormick Books, Hartland, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Gerta Ries (illustrator). 1st Edition. Navy cloth boards discolored extremities, pictorial pastedown rubbed with some abrasion front panel. Internally sound, inscription front endpaper else no other markings or tearing. Short poems and descriptions of flowers embedded within two-tone illustrations. ; MCF04220; 4to 11" - 13" tall.
Published by New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1927
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Navy cloth hardcover with pastedown at front board. Rubbing to boards, cloth broken at edges. Rubbing to pastedown. Pages illustrated in red, green, purple and yellow ink. Previous owner has written page numbers in green pencil, streak of pencil across one page. Some discoloration to pages, as well. A nice copy, overall, despite wear and markings.
Published by Elm House Publishers, New York, 1927
Seller: Good Old Books, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Gerta Ries (illustrator). First Ed. 74 pages, some of the pages have been badly cut at the very end of the book. Cute illustrations.
Published by Elm-House Publishers, 1927
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Red, illustrated paper over boards with tan cloth over spine. Black lettering to spine. DJ is present, but is in two pieces and tucked into book. Title and copyright page dated 1927, stated first edition. 74 pages. Good condition. Binding intact. Pages toned but clean. Only pencil writing from a former bookseller (not me!) on front free end page. Had deckled page edges. Illustrations throughout. SIGNED by author on front free end page. He wrote: "To the Bleyer Kids, Robin Christopher June 1925" (the date's a little puzzling, but that's what it says.) Robin Christopher was the pen name of writer A.B. Shiffrin. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Oldenburg i O Nürnberger Bilderbücher Verlag Gerhard Stalling [], 1924
Seller: Antiquariat Hans Lindner ILAB Einzelunt., Mainburg, Germany
0. 28,2 x 33,7 cm. 14 ungez. Seiten (einschl. Innendeckel) mit doppelblattgr. farbigen Tafeln und über 50 (teils reproduzierten) Einsteckfiguren von Gerta Ries, farbig illustr. OHlwd. mit farbigem Deckelbild. Seltenes Stalling-Bilderbuch mit Einsteckfiguren in der Art des >Nürnberger Puppenstubenspielbuchs<. Unter den Tafeln vierzeilige Strophen. Die Angaben bei Liebert 32 sind falsch, ebenso bei Klinkow/Scheffer. Fachmännisch restauriertes Exemplar. Alle Gelenke des Leporellos mit Papierstreifen stabilisiert. Insgesamt gut erhalten, die Einsteckfiguren selten so vollständig. Sprache: Deutschu.