Friday, July 12, 2013

1968 "The Hunkendunkens" by Richard R. Livingston with pictures by Harriet Pincus (Harcourt, Brace & World)

Funny, vintage book about a man who wants a huge family.  Never heard of it before.  The illustrations are very charming.  (They look a little like Maurice Sendak characters.)









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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Vintage 1965 "The Hat Book" by Leonard Shortall (Golden Shape Book)

Too cute.







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1962 "Shirley Temple's Bedtime Stories" Illustrated by J.P. Miller ("Lucky Mrs. Ticklefeather" Artist)


J.P. Miller worked as an animator for Walt Disney.  He also illustrated several early Little Golden Books including “Lucky Mrs. Ticklefeather.”  If you want sticker shock, look up the value of the "Lucky Mrs. Ticklefeather" book.  Very $$$.

In this Shirley Temple book, he illustrates several classic fairy tales.








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