Bhimsa Dancing Bear (4 results)

Roger Duvoisin (illustrator). First Edition with the publisher's "A" on the copyright page. The hinges were cracked and have been repaired with linen hinging tape. Covers are lightly soiled and tanned/foxed around to edges. Spine ends are softened and corners gently rolled. There is foxing throughout the book and the text and illustrations are generally clean and unmarked. A portion of the back flap of the dj has been attached to the front paste-down. Bookplate of the previous owner on the first free endpaper. Two pages are dog-eared at the top corners. The binding is firm. 120 pages. American author Weston was born in India. She won a Newbery honor award for this work. Roger Duvoisin was a Swiss-American author ad illustrator and Caldecott Medal Winner. Illustrated in shades of green, brown, and white.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Roger Duvoisin (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition. Small, thin octavo tan pictorial cloth stamped in brown. illustrated by Roger Duvoisin with full-page and in-text duotone drawings. A tiny smudge on the front cover else fine in a fine dust jacket which has only light rubbing at the spine tips. Scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin (illustrator). First Edition. Tan cloth. Minor bumps to the upper fore corners. A former owner name and address to the front free endpaper. All else is quite clean and tight. The dust jacket has a 3" ragged tear and another 1/2" ragged tear to the upper quarter of the rear panel. Each of these is repaired with old, clear tape. There are several small tears and one 3/8" chip. Original price of $2.00 to the front flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 120 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Stuart Treslian (illustrator). First Edition. First UK Edition. Previously published in USA by Charles Scribner. brown edgeworn bds with vignette on dancing bear to front bd. spine sunned, spine ends frayed. endpapers are soiled wirh cup rings & ink smudges. fep top corner clipped. inscrip dated 1949 to fep. b/w frontis. 127pp. full page b/w illus through text. text vg.