{"product_id":"madeline-ludwig-bemelmans-first-edition-1939","title":"Madeline","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e(Children's Classics, Modern First Editions, Picture Books) BEMELMANS, Ludwig. \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"79\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"79\"\u003eMADELINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eNew York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"36\"\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e. Folio - 12-1\/4\" x 9-1\/16\". Original color pictorial paper-covered boards with the slightest touches of wear to the corners. Original publisher's color pictorial dust jacket priced at $2.00 on the front flap, exhibiting minor wear to the spine ends and flap folds, with minor edge fraying on the rear panel. Color pictorial endpapers with a previous owner's bookplate on the verso of the front free endpaper. [48] pp. Illustrated by Bemelmans with both full-page full-color paintings depicting iconic Parisian landmarks and black pen-and-ink line drawings embellished with bright primary yellow watercolor washes. First state issue, designated by the 1939 date printed on the title page and the presence of twelve girls (rather than eleven) in the \"In two straight lines they broke their bread\" illustration on page [11].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eThe physical condition of both the book and the dust jacket is graded \u003cstrong\u003eNEAR FINE\u003c\/strong\u003e (utilizing the standard antiquarian book grading scale for works on paper). The paper-covered boards remain bright and clean with crisp edges and only minimal rubbing at the tips. The internal text block is tight, square, and immaculate, with no internal markings or foxing. The original dust jacket retains its vibrant colors and original $2.00 price, showing only minor shelf wear to the spine ends and short closed fraying to the top rear edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eLudwig Bemelmans and the Creation of an American Picture Book Classic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003ePublished in 1939 by Simon and Schuster, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"41\"\u003eMadeline\u003c\/i\u003e introduced one of the most beloved and enduring figures in twentieth-century children's literature. Inspired by Ludwig Bemelmans's own childhood experiences in European boarding schools and a hospital stay in France following a bicycle accident, the rhyming narrative recounts the adventures of a fearless young girl in Paris who turns an emergency appendectomy into a triumph among her schoolmates. Bemelmans's iconic artwork—characterized by energetic ink lines set against broad washes of primary yellow and Parisian cityscapes—earned the volume a Caldecott Honor in 1940. With its innovative composition and vibrant storytelling, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"684\"\u003eMadeline\u003c\/i\u003e represents a landmark achievement in modern picture book publishing, with complete first-issue copies retaining their fragile $2.00 dust jackets standing among the most coveted prizes in modern children's book collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eSeries Bibliography, Census, and Market Scarcity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003eBecause of the heavy juvenile usage typical of popular picture books, pristine examples of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"91\"\u003eMadeline\u003c\/i\u003e in the first issue state—complete with both the 1939 title-page imprint and the twelve-girl print variant before later plate revisions—are notoriously elusive in collectible condition. The vast majority of early circulating copies were worn out or discarded, making surviving first-state examples in their original $2.00 dust jacket exceptionally scarce in both the trade and institutional holdings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTHIS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-PRESERVED FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL DUST JACKET OFFERS AN OUTSTANDING SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY'S MOST FAMOUS CHILDREN'S BOOKS, REPRESENTING A CRITICAL ACQUISITION FOR INSTITUTIONAL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OR EXTRAORDINARY PRIVATE COLLECTIONS DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, MODERN FIRST EDITIONS, OR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTWENTIETH-CENTURY PICTURE BOOKS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# 000742\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43406289404053,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/madeline0111122018_4aaa36ac-c5ad-43e7-9213-8d078da7990d.jpg?v=1682819044","url":"https:\/\/wallaceandclark.com\/products\/madeline-ludwig-bemelmans-first-edition-1939","provider":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}