Tommy and Jane and the Birds
Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Co., 1929. Illustrated By Fern Bisel Peat. First Edition, First Printing. Written with the cooperation of Genevieve Reily.
Light blue cloth with black spine titles and Gilt titles with a color paste-on bordered paste-on to the front. 9 inches tall;11-94 [1] pages. Illustrated By Fern Bisel Peat with a mix of b/w and color illustrations. The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Covers are age and hand soiled; Period gift inscription.
First edition of Daisy Semple’s charming 1929 children’s book Tommy and Jane and The Birds, illustrated by Fern Bisel Peat. Combining natural observation and gentle storytelling, it features Peat’s distinctive color art balanced with black-and-white line drawings. This is among the Saalfield Publishing Co.’s handsomely made storybooks of the interwar period.
Subjects: Birds, Animal Tales, Illustrated Juvenile Books; Children’s Fiction, Nature Stories.
Item #21165
Price: $14.00
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