[CHILDREN'S BOOKS & ILLUSTRATION]. GA’G, Wanda. Millions of Cats. FIRST EDITION. With 2 others.
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Nov 14, 2024
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[CHILDREN'S BOOKS & ILLUSTRATION]. GA’G, Wanda (1893-1946). Millions of Cats. New York: Jersey Printing Company for Coward-McCann, 1928.
Oblong 8vo. Numerous illustrations by the author. Original pictorial boards; ORIGINAL DUST JACKET (light edgewear, small chip near head of spine).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with the Jersey City imprint on copyright but in a second issue dust jacket (blurbs on rear panel). A high spot of 20th century children’s literature which won a Newbery Honor award in 1929, a rare occurrence for a picture book. Millions of Cats has remained in print since its initial publication, the oldest American picture book still in print.
[With:] GA'G. The Funny Thing. New York: Coward-McCann, 1929. Oblong 8vo. Original pictorial boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
[With:] GA'G. Snippy and Snappy. New York: Coward-McCann, 1931. Oblong 8vo. Original pictorial boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
Together, 3 works in 3 volumes, ALL IN THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKETS.
Selections from the Library of Dr. John Talbot Gernon
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