(Bears) LITTLE JOHNNY AND THE TEDDY BEARS rhymes by Robert D. Towne, Editor of Judge; pictures by J. R. Bray. Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., (1907). FIRST EDITION. Oblong folio - 9-7/8" x 14". Blue cloth backed color pictorial stiff card wrappers with light wear, including a tiny fore edge chip on the front cover and light soiling for what is a beautiful, almost never seen this nice, oversized Platinum Age comic book. [68] pp. including wrappers; printed rectos only. This book contains reprints of the comic strip by the same name, which appeared in Judge magazine from 9-1-1907 to 2-28-1909. The comic stories told in verse, follow the misadventures of Little Johnny and his band of Teddy Bears which have come to life; interior pages printed in black, green and red. Internally the book is FINE. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. Only seven copies located on OCLC/WorldCat. RARE # 000698