AUCTION

Related to the Works of Thornton W. Burgess

Auctioneer: Richard Oinonen

 

SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1999 at 7:00 pm

 

at GREEN BRIAR NATURE CENTER

6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich, MA 02537

 

EXHIBITION

Saturday, July 17, 1999

From 1:00 - 7:00 pm

 

To benefit the

THORNTON W. BURGESS SOCIETY

6 Discovery Hill Road

East Sandwich, MA 02537

 

(508) 888-2331

THE AFFAIR AT THE DEAR OLD BRIAR PATCH

BURGESS BOOK COLLECTORS'

MEETING AND AUCTION

 

Saturday, July 17, 1999

 

10:00 am Welcome and registration at Museum

Viewing the new exhibit at the Museum

1:00 pm Late registration at Green Briar

1:30 pm Welcome at Green Briar

2:00 pm Speaker: Roberta Calore, Artist/Illustrator: From Text to Art - How an Illustrator Brings Life to a Book

3:00 pm Wayne Wright, Author
The Illustrators of the
Thornton W. Burgess Books

5:00 Bean Supper for all those registered

6:00 pm Collector's Show and Sale

7:00 pm AUCTION (Preview 1 – 7 pm)

 

BURGESS, THORNTON W.

1. ADVENTURES OF BUSTER BEAR. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1949. SIGNED "By Thornton W. Burgess 1960". Slight spotting on text edge. Contents clean & tight. Bright colorful repro. Dust jacket. (Wright p. 48)   $20.

2. ADVENTURES OF CHATTERER THE RED SQUIRREL. Toronto, Canada. Little, Brown & Co. H. Cady color illus. on cover. Colorful geometric border. Contents b/w with minor aging. SIGNED "Thornton W. Burgess Oct 31, 1964". Very nice condition.   $30.

3. ADVENTURES OF CHATTERER THE RED SQUIRREL. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1915. First Edition. Very nice condition. Original tissue intact. Spine title sharp.   $40.

4. ADVENTURES OF DANNY MEADOW MOUSE. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1915. First Edition. Nice tight copy. Spine title bright & clear.   $50.

5. ADVENTURES OF JERRY MUSKRAT.
ADVENTURES OF OLD MR. TOAD. Toronto, Canada: Little, Brown & Co. 1964. Two books. Colorful covers by H. Cady. SIGNED "Thornton W. Burgess." Excellent condition.   $40.

6.. ADVENTURES OF JIMMY SKUNK. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1962. Pink cover. H. Cady color illus. on cover. B/w illus. text. Very good. (Wright p. 53).   $10.

7. ADVENTURES OF JIMMY SKUNK. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1947. Full color illus. by H. Cady. Red spine, larger format. Tight, some soil, not bad.   $25.

8. ADVENTURES OF PADDY THE BEAVER. Toronto, Canada: Little, Brown & Co. SIGNED Thornton W. Burgess 1965. Colorful cover. Nice copy of a Canadian edition. Everyone needs at least one foreign edition in their collection!   $75.

9. ADVENTURES OF PETER COTTONTAIL. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1914. First Edition. Bright, clean book. The all-time favorite animal character!! Hard to find in First Edition.   $90.

10. A GREAT JOKE ON JIMMY SKUNK. Racine, WI. Whitman Publishing Co. W. 703 (Wright p. 116) Paper on boards. c. 1927. Old hand-sewn spine repair – neat.   $25.

11. ALONG LAUGHING BOOK – ON THE GREEN MEADOWS. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1949. (Wright p 93, 97). SIGNED "Your story friend, Thornton W. Burgess 1965." Crisp clean book with dust jacket. Nice.   $40.

MUSLIN BOOK

12. ANIMAL PICTURES. Saalfield Publishing Co., NY & Akron, Ohio. 1925. Full color H. Cady illus. 8" x 8½". Peter stands with a hoe on cover. Some foxing and shows edge wear. Well stitched spine and a very nice find.   $130.

13. ANIMAL WORLD OF THORNTON BURGESS. 1961. Platt & Munk. (Wright p. 123). Green cover, full color dust jacket. SIGNED "Your story friend, Thornton W. Burgess." Very nice.   $40.

14. AT PADDY THE BEAVER'S POND. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1950. First Edition. Inscribed by T. W. Burgess. Book in excellent condition. Dust jacket chipped at top of spine & top corners. Wonderful find.   $170.

15. AUNT SALLY'S FRIENDS IN FUR. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1955. First Edition. Bright clean dust jacket. Content clean & crisp. $30.

16. BIG BOOK OF BURGESS NATURE STORIES. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Fifty best loved nature stories from At the Smiling Pool & The Dear Old Briar Patch. SIGNED With greetings from the author Thornton W. Burgess 1962. A thick volume. Light blue cloth on boards. Title stamped in black. Very bright colorful H. Cady dust jacket. Great!   $55.

17. BIG BOOK OF BURGESS NATURE STORIES. New York: Grosset & Dunlap for Parent's Magazine Enterprises, Inc. Classics to Grow on series, bound in multi-color geometric design cover with red spine. Minor wear at lower edge of spine. Very scarce.   $50.

18. THE BIG THORNTON BURGESS STORY BOOK. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1950. (Wright p. 92). AN ABSOLUTE FAVORITE. Delightful dust jacket by an unknown illustrator portrays T. W. Burgess telling stories to several youngsters. He is surrounded by woodland animals who are listening as well. Very nice condition.   $60.

19. BIG THORNTON BURGESS STORYBOOK. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. (Wright p. 89). Contains stories of two books: Tales From the Storyteller's House & While the Story-Log Burns. Minor marks on edge of text. Solid book.   $20.

20. BOY SCOUTS OF WOODCRAFT CAMP. Penn Publishing Co., 1918. Contents clean & tight. (Wright p. 34). Cover paste-on nice. Spine & partial cover water damage. Hard to find.   $90.

BOXED SET

21. THORNTON BURGESS ANIMAL LIBRARY. 8 colorful storybooks in yellow box. Platt & Munk Co. Inc. 1961. Books are mint condition. Box has neat corner repairs (Wright p. 122)   $40.

Set of 8 Books

22. PLATT & MUNK. New York. 1940. 7" x 8" paper covers. (Wright p. 121). All 8 books are in good condition with the exception of one back cover is missing.   $35.

23. BURGESS ANIMAL BOOK FOR CHILDREN. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1948. Contents crisp as new. Cover bright green and clean with excellent paste-on Fuertes illus. Dust jacket clean & bright.   $40.

24. Burgess Animal Paint Book Akron: Saalfield Pub. Co. 1925. H Cady illus. 14" x 10". Covers bright & colorful. Contents pulp paper b/w & some color. Several pages neatly colored. Paper aged.  $45.

25. BURGESS BIRD BOOK FOR CHILDREN. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1947. SIGNED "To know birds is to love them. Thornton W. Burgess. 1965." Very nice as new copy with a fine dust jacket.  $50.

26. BURGESS BOOK OF NATURE LORE. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1965. First Edition. Dust jacket. SIGNED "With greetings, Thornton W. Burgess 1965." Minor tear in edge of dust jacket. Contents tight & clean.   $50.

27. BURGESS FLOWER BOOK FOR CHILDREN. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1951. SIGNED "Know and enjoy the wildflowers. Thornton W. Burgess 1965." A wonderful book in fine condition. Bright colorful dust jacket with one minor tear. Signed shortly before the death of Mr. Burgess.   $50.

28. BURGESS SEASHORE BOOK FOR CHILDREN. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 11^th printing. Dust jacket. Signed "To help you at the shore, Thornton W. Burgess, 1965." Nice bright clean copy of this hard to find book. Minor tears in dust jacket.   $85.

29. BUSTER BEAR INVITES OLD MR. TOAD TO DINE. NY: John H. Eggers Co. 1928. Large format. Wide borders. (Wright p. 112) Excellent condition.   $35.

30. BUSTER BEAR INVITES OLD MR. TOAD TO DINE.
GRANDFATHER FROG STAYS IN THE SMILING POOL
JERRY MUSKRAT WINS RESPECT
JUMPER THE HARE CANNOT SLEEP
PETER RABBIT PUTS ON AIRS
UNC' BILLY POSSUM HAS A FRIGHT. NY: John H. Eggers. All 6 titles (Wright p. 112) 6½" x 8½". Paper covers. Worn corners. White tape neatly applied to spine of each. Very hard to find in any condition.   $55.

31. BUSTER BEAR'S TWINS. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Blue linen textured cover. Spine faded. Contents clean. SIGNED Your story friend, Thornton W. Burgess, 1960." Nice clean copy.   $20.

32. CHRISTMAS REINDEER. NY: MacMillan Co. 1926. First Edition. Very hard to find book. Illus. by Rhoda Chase. Frontispiece illus. neatly colored by child. Many pages neatly eaten by silverfish at top corner! Cover damaged by same at back spine edge. Red cloth cover (Wright p. 85). Top edge wear – still a good find!   $35.

33. CROOKED LITTLE PATH. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1946.  Seventh printing. B/w H. Cady illus. Colorful dust jacket. SIGNED "It has a happy ending if you stick to it. Thornton W. Burgess 1965." This is one of the very last books he signed before his death in 1965. Minor stain on lower corner of first 2 pages & dust jacket. Otherwise a very good book and jacket.   $75.

34. 50 FAVORITE BURGESS STORIES. New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1956. (Wright p. 93) Thick book that includes On the Green Meadows  & The Crooked Little Path. SIGNED "By your story friend, Thornton W. Burgess." Crisp clean copy with colorful dust jacket. Nice!   $90.

35. GRANDFATHER FROG STAYS IN THE SMILING POOL. NY: J. H. Eggers Co. 1928. Large format 10 3/4" x 7 7/8". Wide borders. (Wright p. 112). Excellent condition.   $45.

36. HAPPY JACK. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. c. 1943. (Wright p. 66) SIGNED "Greetings from Laughing Brook in Hampden, Mass. Thornton W. Burgess." Crisp white pages. Nice clean copy.   $30.

37. HAPPY JACK'S THRIFT CLUB. Boston: Savings Division of First Federal Reserve 1918. H. Cady illus. (Wright p. 113). Fine. Thornton W. Burgess book plate attached.   $25.

38. HAPPY JACK'S THRIFT CLUB. U.S.S. Illus. by H. Cady. Published by Mass. War Savings Committee. 1918. (Wright p. 113) Thirteen pg. & Happy Jack Thrift Club button and an original Happy Jack's Thrift Club of Maine certificate. A wonderful grouping that shows the dynamic influence that Thornton W. Burgess had on young people through his wonderful stories.   $65.

39. HOW PETER COTTONTAIL GOT HIS NAME. New York 1957. Wonder Books. Illus. by Pauline Jackson. (Wright p. 126). SIGNED "Your story friend, Thornton W. Burgess." Very nice condition.  $25.

40. JERRY MUSKRAT AT HOME. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1926. First Edition. Smiling Pool series. Minor scratching to paste-on cover. Nice book.   $140.

41. JUMPER THE HARE CANNOT SLEEP. NY: John H. Eggers Co. 1928. Large format. 10 ¾" x 7 7/8". Wide borders. (Wright p. 112). Excellent condition.   $40.

42. LITTLE BURGESS ANIMAL BOOK. Chicago. Rand McNally & Co. (Wright p. 123). Crisp, clean, as new contents. Minor scuffing back cover. Very good.   $15.

43. LITTLEST CHRISTMAS TREE. Price, Stern & Sloan. 1983. Mary & Carl Hauge illustrators. Wonder Book. (Wright p. 126) As new. A delightful little book.   $20.

44. LITTLE PETER COTTONTAIL. NY: Wonder Books 1956. (Wright p. 126). Bright & colorful. Slight scuffing on edges of spine.   $10.

45. LITTLE PETER COTTONTAIL. NY: Wonder Books. 1956. Illus. by Phoebe Erickson. Crisp bright copy. Very minor corner bumps.  $20.

~ RARE FIND ~

46. MOTHER NATURE'S NEWS. NY: 1917 An aid in nature study for school and home. Editor Thornton W. Burgess. Associate Editor, George Gladden. 4 pages each. Newsprint. Extremely rare. Never seen by us. B/w H. Cady illus. Wonderful content. Resembles the old "Weekly Reader". Top edge damp stained & frayed. Split fold, paper aged, complete. 3 issues – Vol. I #1, Vol. I #2, Vol. I #22. (Dowhan p. 262).   $400.

47. MOTHER NATURE'S SONG AND STORY BOOK. Boston: 1938. John Worley Company. (Wright p. 120). 12 ½" x 9 ¼". Paper cover, bright colors. Minor water stains on covers. Contents clean. Rare.   $180

48. MOTHER WEST WIND'S CHILDREN. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1962. New illustrated edition. SIGNED "Greetings from the author, Thornton W. Burgess 1962." Very nice clean copy in dust jacket.   $40.

49. MOTHER WEST WIND'S NEIGHBORS. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. SIGNED "Your story friend, Thornton W. Burgess 1961." Bright clean white pages. Colorful dust jacket clean with very minor chipping at top of spine. Very nice.   $30.

50. MOTHER WEST WIND'S CHILDREN.
MOTHER WEST WIND'S ANIMAL FRIENDS. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1962. (Wright p. 20). Light green covers. 7 ½" x 5". Clean nice books. Slightly taller than usual, 19 cm.   $30.

51. MOTHER WEST WIND'S NEIGHBORS.
MOTHER WEST WIND'S CHILDREN. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1941. Both books are very clean. Pages are white and appear unused. Bright colorful dust jackets with George Kerr's illustrations.   $25.

52. MOTHER WEST WIND "HOW" STORIES. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. SIGNED "Your story friend Thornton W. Burgess 1955 done at his home Laughing Brook in Hampden, Mass." Very nice!   $40.

53. MOTHER WEST WIND "HOW" STORIES. Boston. Little, Brown & Co. 1916. First Edition. (Wright p. 28). Test tight & clean. Original tissue over frontispiece. Minor soil on spine. Very nice copy of this popular title!   $35.

54. MOTHER WEST WIND "WHEN" STORIES. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1917. First Edition. (Wright p. 29). Color plates by H. Cady. Minor wear at corners. Tight clean copy. Front end paper and sub-title replaced. Neat repair.   $90.

55. MOTHER WEST WIND 'WHERE' STORIES. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1929. Color plates by Harrison Cady. Tight, bright & clean copy (Wright p. 30).   $130.

56. MOTHER WEST WIND "WHERE" STORIES.
MOTHER WEST WIND "WHY" STORIES. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. c. 1941. Contents as new. White pages. Bright, colorful dust jackets with H. Cady illus. One dust jacket has a ½" tear, otherwise very good.   $30.

57. MOTHER WEST WIND NEIGHBORS.
MOTHER WEST WIND "WHY" STORIES.
MOTHER WEST WIND "WHEN" STORIES.
ADVENTURES OF BOB WHITE. NY: Grosset & Dunlap reprints. Four books. Reading copies.   $20.

58. MOTHER WEST WIND "WHEN" STORIES
MOTHER WEST WIND "WHY" STORIES
MOTHER WEST WIND 'S NEIGHBORS
THE ADVENTURES OF BOB WHITE. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Lot of 4 books as reading copies.  

59. NATURE ALMANAC. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1949. 8½" x 11¼". Large colorful book illus. by Phoebe Erickson. Small chip inner top spine. (Wright p. 124). A favorite!   $15.

60. NATURE STORIES TO READ ALOUD. NY: Wonder Book. Paper cover. (Wright p. 101). Very bright clean copy.   $10.

61. NOW I REMEMBER. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1960. Fourth Printing. SIGNED "Sincerely yours, Thornton W. Burgess 1965." Very nice with dust jacket with minor wear.   $35.

62. NOW I REMEMBER. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1960. First Edition. Dust jacket. Contents clean and tight. One small discoloration from a piece of paper left in book at sub-title page.   $30.

63. OLD GRANNY FOX. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1959. SIGNED "Your story friend, Thornton W. Burgess 1960." Several soiled pages but nice inscription.   $15.

64. OLD MOTHER WEST WIND
MOTHER WEST WIND "WHEN" STORIES.
MOTHER WEST WIND "WHERE" STORIES
MOTHER WEST WIND "WHY" STORIES. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1963. Four books in beautiful condition and each SIGNED "Your story friend, Thornton W. Burgess." Bright colorful dust jackets. Blue board covers stamped with blue printing. Contents are as new. Wonderful treasure.   $120.

65. OLD MOTHER WEST WIND.
MOTHER WEST WIND 'WHY" STORIES.
MOTHER WEST WIND "HOW" STORIES. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1962. Light green. (Wright p. 20). The three most popular books ever printed.   $35.

66. OLD MOTHER WEST WIND. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1960. Fourth printing. Golden Anniversary edition. SIGNED "Sincerely yours, Thornton W. Burgess 1965." Signed shortly before the death of Mr. Burgess. As new condition.   $90.

67. PETER COTTON TAIL AND REDDY FOX.
LITTLE PETER COTTON TAIL. NY: Wonder Books. 1954 & 1956. Two books done as the favorite Wonder book size. Illus. by Mary & Carl Hauge and by Phoebe Erickson.   $20.

68. PETER RABBIT & REDDY FOX. Wonder Book
LITTLE PETER COTTONTAIL. Wonder Book
A GREAT JOKE ON JIMMY SKUNK. J. Eggers
ANIMAL WORLD. Platt & Munk
Lot of 4 books in "as is" condition.   $20.

69. STORIES AROUND THE YEAR. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1955. Illus. by Phoebe Erickson. Tall 13" x 9½" bright red book with the wonderful Burgessville, USA end papers. Neat tape repair to spine. Fun.   $30.

70. THORNTON BURGESS ANIMAL STORIES. NY: Platt & Munk Co. 1942. (Wright p. 122). Bright H. Cady cover of Bobby Coon. B/w and color illus. by H. Cady. SIGNED "Greetings from the author, Thornton W. Burgess 1964." Very nice.   $35.

71. THORNTON W. BURGESS BEDTIME STORIES. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Illus. by Carl & Mary Hauge. SIGNED "With greetings from the author Thornton W. Burgess 1963." This is the original hard cover edition of this wonderful book, complete with the colorful dust jacket. Oversize 8 ¾" x 12 ½". Contents very good. Dust jacket complete with some minor tears.   $50.

72. THORNTON BURGESS PICTURE STORY BOOK. NY: Garden City Books. 1950. Illus. by Nino Carbe. 48 p. Color illus. (Wright p. 125). Large 9" x 12" format. Bright colorful cover & contents. This artist gives a new look to Peter Rabbit and his friends. Scarce. Worn & chipped dust jacket.   $100.

73. THORNTON BURGESS PICTURE STORY BOOK. NY: Garden City Books. 1950. Same colorful book as above. Contents bright & colorful. Each page has a black crayon "check" mark. Mark of approval??!   $30.

74. TOMMY AND THE WISHING STONE. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. c. 1959. (Wright p. 61). SIGNED "Your Story Friend, Thornton W. Burgess 1962." Blue board cover. Bright colorful dust jacket by H. Cady. Small "chewed" top edge of dust jacket, otherwise very nice clean crisp book and dust jacket.   $130.

75. WILD FLOWERS WE KNOW. Racine, Wisconsin. Whitman Publishing Co. 1929. Tall 12 ½" x 9" paper cover. (Wright p. 119). Colorful. Old spine repair otherwise a nice example of an early Burgess nature book.   $20.

DECORATED TINDECO TINWARE

The finest group of H. Cady tinware
we have ever seen

76. CANDY BOX. Decorated blue rectangular covered box with tin handle. 6" long, 3 ¼" tall, 3 ¾" wide. 5 5/8" top of raised handle. "Happiness in Every Box". United Happiness Candy Stores. One pound net. H. Cady wrap around circus design with elephants. Bright colors. Minor wear. Excellent condition! Signed by H. Cady.   $475.

 

77. HAPPY JACK TIN BANK. Oval 4¼" long, 2 ¾" tall & 1 5/8" deep with 1¼" slit in top for money. Wrap around H. Cady multicolor design of Happy Jack Squirrel and "Receiving Teller" Owl. Sides are colorful and nice condition. Top shows wear & marks of use. Printing on each side of coin slit reads:   $160.

If you get and spend a penny
Then of course you haven't any
Be like me A Happy Jack
And put it where you'll get it back

Appears to be H. Cady.

78. HAPPY JACK TIN BANK. Same as above. Wrap around design colors brighter than above tin. Cover shows wear and is slightly dented.   $130.

79. PETER RABBIT BABY POWDER CAN. Blue with full color H. Cady illus. 3 5/8" tall. Red top. 4¼" across. Two different scenes - front and back. Small "gold" shield label "Peter Rabbit Baby Powder. Compound stearate of zinc vivaudou." Front depicts Peter & Mrs. Peter putting powder on a baby bunny. Reverse shows four rabbits, frog, squirrel & Spotty Turtle. Beautiful bright colors. Minimum wear to red cap. Contains powder.   $350.

80. CANDY BOX. Peter Rabbit's Easter Greeting. Blue small rectangular covered candy box with handle. 4½" long, 2 3/8" tall & 2 5/8" deep. Peter Rabbit himself center of top, with three bunnies and a Miss Fluffy Chick. Wrap around design has Peter with artist paintbrush & palette painting Easter eggs with 9 bunnies and Mrs. Peter Rabbit. Bright colors, excellent design. Cover edges worn with small chips. Nice little tin. Appears to be H. Cady.   $275.

81. BLUE OVAL COVERED TIN WITH HANDLE. Peter Rabbit on Parade. 4½" long, 2½" tall & 3¼" across. A parade of animal characters around the sides, including Uncle Billy Possum, Tommy Turtle, Reddy Fox, Peter & Mrs. Peter, Happy Jack Squirrel. Patriotic Peter with drum and 2 other bunnies on top. Wonderful color & beautiful condition. Very minor wear on edge of cover. Condition is excellent. Appears to be H. Cady illustrations.   $350.

82. PETER RABBIT ON PARADE. Same as above. Not quite so bright and a trace more wear, but very nice condition.   $180.

83. PETER RABBIT ROUND COVERED BOX. 1¾" tall, 3¾" diameter. Three rabbits on cover. Wrap around scene on base. ¼" chip on cover, otherwise excellent colorful tin. Appears to be H. Cady.   $90.

84. PETER RABBIT ROUND COVERED BOX. Same as above, except no chip. Minor wear on cover edge. Wonderful bright clean condition.   $275.

MINIATURES

85. MILLION LITTLE SUNBEAMS. Six Oaks Press. 1963. (Wright p. 127) Private printing as a tribute to Burgess as he approached his 90^th birthday. Burgess considered the piece to be one of the best things he had ever written.   $55.

86. 1. BUSTER BEAR INVITES OLD MR. TOAD TO DINE. NY: John H. Eggers. 1922. 2 ¼" x 2¾". Paper covers. Ad on back cover - Excelsior Shoe Co. 2. UNC' BILLY POSSUM HAS A FRIGHT. NY: John H. Eggers. 1922. Blank back cover. 2 ¼" x 2¾". Very good.  $30.

87. BETTY BEARS LESSON. Racine. WI. 1930. Whitman Publishing Co. (Wright p. 120). 3" x 3 1/2". Tight. Cover chipped top and lower corners.  $35.

88. JIMMY SKUNK'S JUSTICE. 1933. Racine, WI. Tight. Brittle. Small chip front lower corner & back lower corner.   $35.

89. LITTLE JOE OTTER'S SLIDE. 1929. Racine, WI. Tight & complete. Good condition.   $30.

90. PETER RABBIT'S CARROTS. 1933. Racine, WI. Very nice. Tight. Complete.   $60.

91. UNC' BILLY GETS EVEN. Racine, WI. 1930. Tight. Brittle. One page has small corner chipped.   $30.

92. WHITEFOOT'S SECRET. 1930. Racine, WI. Tight & brittle. Small chip front & back cover.   $20.

MANUSCRIPTS

93. Burgess, Thornton. Four typed stories, each on 8 ½" x 11" pages. We find no reference as to publication of these stories as books. All of these stories appeared in the John Martin Magazine 1912-1918. No correction notations except 2 spelling corrections. From Samual Lowe Co. 1. Chatterer the Red Squirrel Tells a Wrong Story, 2. Mother Muskrat's Wisdom, 3. Grandfather Frog Loses a Race, 4. Jimmy Skunk and Billy Mink Have a Dispute. Appears to be typed by T. W. Burgess on his old Royal Typewriter.   $500.

94. Burgess, Thornton. Four typed stories, each on two pages. 8½" x 11", publishers corrections & notations marked for lines & paragraphs. 1. Peter Rabbit's Prank, 2. Reddy Fox Gets a Bath, 3. Everybody lends Jerry Muskrat a Hand, 4. Grandfather Frog Takes a Ride. From the Samual Lowe Co. Kenosha, WI. These Thornton Burgess stories appear to be typed by Thornton W. Burgess and then illustrated by Nino Carbe. All appeared in John Martin's Magazine.   $500.

95. JOURNAL. June, 1924. Moosehead Lake Trip. Typed small loose leaf notebook illustrated with photographs of Thornton W. Burgess, his wife, and another couple! Presented to Thornton Burgess after the trip by the other couple. 45 single pages, detailing a 15 day trip from Springfield, MA in TWB's Packard to "Lakeside" cabin at Moosehead Lake, Squaw Mountain Inn & Greenville, ME, where they left the car and traveled by train the last 12 miles. 43 photos. Wallace Nutting was at the lodge working on his "Maine Beautiful" book while they were there. Photo of Harrison Cady's Rockport "Round House" taken on return trip. Unique intimate look at the famous bedtime story man and the fish he caught - wonderful Salmon! A Treasure!   $350.

96. Nature Stories by Thornton W. Burgess. Twelve typed manuscript pages of stories for one week of daily newspaper stories. Monday, Sept. 6 story #16,764 through Saturday, Sept. 11 story #16,769. Paper aged, otherwise very good.   $50.

97. NOW I REMEMBER. Autobiography by Thornton W. Burgess (working title). Original typed manuscript. 229 pages with handwritten corrections by Burgess and the editor. NOW I REMEMBER was published in 1960. The galley proof of the text is included. Pages are aged and brittle, but clear and interesting to read with the various marginal notes. Outstanding.   $375.

ORIGINAL ART

98. ANDERSON, F. Charcoal. 12" x 16" signed. 1915. Original illustration from Boy Scouts in Trapper's Camp by Thornton W. Burgess. Impressive full figure Native American standing in front of a snow covered log cabin. Illustration in excellent condition, old mat & label damaged.   $325.

99. ANDERSON, F. Charcoal. 12" x 16". Signed. 1915. Label states "Original illustration from Boy Scouts in Trapper's Camp by Thornton W. Burgess." Winter scene of young boy in woods and a deer. Wonderful. This is the only Burgess book F. Anderson illustrated.   $425.

100. BLAISDELL, E. Warde. Pen & ink with water color. 12" x 15". "Jack's scheme to be sure and hear the alarm clock ring." Moose in bed with alarm clock on his ear on bedside table. Fun. From collection of T. W. Burgess material.   $250.

101. CABE, NINO. c. 1950. Three pieces. Water color. Each piece 7 ¼" x 6 ½". Art board, Each signed. Vivid colors & sharp detail. 1. Bowser the Hound, Running. 2. Jerry Muskrat. 3. Reddy Fox with Unc. Billy Possum. Nino Carbe illustrated 5 Burgess books. Delightful.   $325.

102. CADY, HARRISON, Drawing of Buster Bear eating a spoonful of honey. B/w mounted on heavy art board. No signature. Illus. with marginal notes. 9 ½" x 9 ¾". Appears to be on photographic paper for reproduction.  Some soil.  Wonderful H. Cady.  $80.

103. CADY, HARRISON. Pen & ink. Eight original black/white drawings. Each drawing 5" x 6" approx. All 8 images mounted on one board with mat. Six are signed H. Cady. Each drawing is of a single animal character. Reddy Fox, Jerry Muskrat, Bobby Coon, Joe Otter & 3 different views of Hooty Owl. Illustrations are clean and sharp. Extraordinary piece.   $1500.

104. CADY, HARRISON. Water color. 8½" x 11" signed. c. 1960. "Where are you going in such a hurry?" Page 138 illustration for Old Mother West Wind. Golden Anniversary edition. Exquisite bright colors with wonderful action portrayed by Cady. Reddy Fox shown as he surprises Jimmy Skunk, Peter Rabbit, Bobby Coon & Striped Chipmunk running away. A beautiful piece in excellent condition. Matted 15 1/8" x 18 1/2".   $4000.

105. CADY, HARRISON. Pen & ink. 9½" x 12". No signature, but without a question H. Cady's work. Titled: "The wood mice are little people of the night." Mr. & Mrs. Whitefoot Woodmouse walk down the crooked little path under a large full moon. Overall size 12½" x 18". Artwork very nice condition. Borders lightly soiled.   $1400.

106. ERICKSON, PHOEBE. "Surprised Deer Mouse." 7¼" x 6½". Watercolor on art board signed. Charming. Phoebe Erickson gave the Burgess stories animals a very charming, appealing & realistic look.   $200.

107. KERR, GEORGE. Original pen & ink/watercolor signed J Kerr. 15" x 19". Outstanding. Grandfather Frog has a good laugh as Peter Rabbit falls into the Smiling Pool. We have never seen original Kerr illustrations. This is a very important piece. c. 1910. Art board backing shows wear. Art piece very nice condition. Black, grey, beige & white. Illustration for original Old Mother West Wind, 1910. Page 143.   $700

108. PHILLIPS, W. P. Pen & ink with watercolors. Piece measures 9" x 11½". Contains sketch of character "Ruffo Rat" and "Sailor Fish", signed and with notes to T. W. Burgess, asking him to write 2 or 3 stories using these characters "to start this fellow around the world." Very interesting. No date. W. P. Phillips was from Worcester, MA.   $80.

109. TOWER, H. B. Pen & ink drawing of Laughing Brook, home of Thornton Burgess in Hampden, MA. 1963. 12" x 16½". Handsome view of house that was built in 1742 with fence & animals around and in trees. Label applied over original on lower edge. Very nice.   $30.

MAGAZINES

110. Better Living. August, 1953. New York. Two pages plus three columns feature article with original photography titled "Great-Grandpa Burgess." Thornton W. Burgess shows his great granddaughter, Deborah, the right way to make friends with animals!   $10.

111. Child Life. Boston, MA. September, 1951. "A new story by Thornton W. Burgess in this issue" noted on cover. Three full page story "Old Mr. Toad and Downy Chick." Very good condition with some pages showing aging.   $30.

112. Cape Cod Compass. 1962. Poem by Thornton W. Burgess "Beach Comber" Written just for this publication.   $25.

113. Cape Cod Compass. 1956. Approx. 3 page article "Boyhood Memories." T. W. Burgess tells about his favorite memories of growing up on Cape Cod.   $35.

114. Cape Cod Compass. 1959. Three page article by Thornton W. Burgess "Sand Dollars."   $30.

115. Country Life in America. January, 1903. One of the 14 issues of this magazine with an article credited to W. B Thornton (an early pen name of T. W. Burgess). Titled "The Vigor of Winter. A Calendar of the Opening of the Year." Illustrated with photos.   $35.

116. Comfort Magazine. Augusta, ME. Single sheets with a series of Cubby Bear stories by Lena B. Ellingwood, illus. by H. Cady. Large b/w illus., some 8½" x 7". Pulp paper, aged, wonderful Cady! (same as 176)   

117. John Martin's Book Magazine. September, 1913. Contains a T. W. Burgess story. Hard to find.   

118. John Martin's Book Magazine (November, 1913). Contains TWB story "Jimmy Skunk and Billy Mink Have a Dispute," illustrated by "Wolf". Also contains the advertisements for the TWB book Little Animal Stories for Little Folks in the advertising section near the back, part of "The Goody-Gay Series" to be first available in December, 1913.   $120.

119. John Martin's Book Magazine September, 1913. Contains "Grandfather Frog Loses a Race," by TWB, illustrations signed by "Wolf." Of the various magazine appearances of TWB stories, those that appeared in this magazine are among the hardest to find, especially in the early issues such as this. In a recent article ("John Martin's Book: An Almost Forgotten Children's Magazine, "Children's Literature 18 (1990), 145-159), children's book expert Martin Gardner wrote of JMB that "pre-1920 issues are now extremely rare."   $120.

120. Junior Home. Three issues. June, July & August, 1926. 10½" x 11". Large format. Each contains a story by T. W. Burgess under the heading WOOD-FOLK STORIES. Nice.   $50

121. Life Magazine. November 14, 1960. Article about T. W. Burgess. Overleaf on cover highlights article "Master of Bedtime Tales - The Woodsy World of Thornton Burgess." The article by Paul O'Neil is titled: Fifty Years in the Green Meadow: At age 86 Thornton W. Burgess endures as classic tale-teller.   $10.

122. Nature Magazine. Jan. 1956. Published by American Nature Association, Washington, D.C. to stimulate public interest in every phase of nature and the out-of-doors, and devoted to the practical conservation of the great natural resources of America. Contains 4 page illustrated article about T. W. Burgess; The Bedtime Story Man, written by Arthur S. Harris, Jr. Nice recognition for T. W. Burgess.   $20.

123. Our Dumb Animals. Boston. Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. August, 1965. Thornton Burgess's own copy! Label addressed to Burgess at Laughing Brook.   $10.

124. People's Home Journal. July, 1926. Story by T. W. Burgess "Sammy Jay's Idle Boast" illus. by H. Cady.   $20.

125. People's Home Journal. October, 1927. Complete magazine. Full-color H. Cady illus. Cover of Happy Jack & family harvesting nuts. Also contains full-page story by Burgess with a large H. Cady illus. Nice clean & excellent condition.   $60.

126. "Quaddy" Peter Rabbit Pull-Toy Reference (from the Toyland Feature of the Dry Good Economist, 13 March 1920). This article, written for retailers in the toy business, features an illustration of the Quaddy Peter Rabbit pull toy as an example of a display item. The Quaddy trademark is visible on the toy. 1 page.  $30

127. Reader's Digest. Jan. 1941. Contains an article about Burgess: "Mother Nature's Brother." An article about TWB condensed from the Saturday Review of Literature.   $10.

128. Reader's Digest reprint. "Unforgettable Thornton W. Burgess" by Louis Levine. Six pages of text, tri-fold presentation, illus. with photo of T. W. B. and small H. Cady animal characters.   $30.

129. Reader's Digest February, 1941. Contains an article unique to this magazine, "Is This a Fair Deal?", on pages 127-128: a compelling account of TWB's difficulties with copyright disputes over the appearance of his stories in newspapers. This article was part of a series on business ethics; this particular story followed up on reader's familiarity with the article in the January 1941 issue.   $25.

130. Reader's Digest. Feb. 1941. Contains article: "Is This a Fair Deal?" About the problem T. W. Burgess had with the newspapers over the syndication of his stories. Second copy.   

EPHEMERA

Buttons

131. 2" button. Image of Grandfather Frog on white background. c. 1975. Made for the T. W. Burgess Society.   $25.

132. Happy Jack's Thrift Club Button. Celluloid version with Pat. 1-13-17 on front. The wonderful little button like the one President Woodrow Wilson wore to support the savings stamp program during WWI.   $55.

133. Happy Jack's Thrift Club Button. Same as above.   $40.

Books

134. BEST IN CHILDREN’S BOOK. 1958, 1959 & 1960. Three books, each containing an illustrated story by T. W. Burgess; Peter Rabbit’s Prank, Everybody Lends Jerry Muskrat a Hand & Unc. Billy Possum. Clean, tight copies with dust jackets.   $10.

135. Dowhan, Michael Jr. Thornton W. Burgess, Harrison Cady A Book, Magazine & Newspaper Bibliography. NY. Carlton Press, Inc. 1990. The only book ever published to cover the magazines and newspapers of both Cady & Burgess. Out-of-print. Signed.   $100

136. ("Dummy" Book) Appears to be publishers early "mock-up" of design for the full-color editions done in 1941 and 1944, of Adventures of Peter Cottontail. Hard cover book, blue cloth spine, dust jacket. Blank pages. Twelve H. Cady illus. printed in b/w, handcolored. A book "in-the-works." One-of-a-kind.  $110.

137. Elson Basic Reader Book #4. Chicago. Scott, Forsman Publishing Co. Contains story by Thornton W. Burgess: "Peter Rabbit Saves the Columbine." Illustrated.   $35.

138. ELSON BASIC READER BOOK #4. A second copy. Same as above.   

139. ILLUSTRATED TREASURY OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1955. A fine collection of stories of true literary distinction. Contains 2 stories by T. W. Burgess. Contents clean, spine faded.   $20.

Games

140. Thornton W. Burgess Animal Game. Saalfield Publishing Co. Akron, OH 1925. Harrison Cady illus.. Complete! Game board 18 ¼" x 18 ½" opened. Black paper on board. Paste-on label in color. Box 3" x 6 1/8" containing 4 small animal playing pieces and wooden spinner. The story (with rules) of the Thornton W. Burgess Animal Game. (Reproduction of original). What a treasure! We have never seen this complete game. Board has minor wear on edges. Playing area is very bright and clean. Small box is firm with corner wear on top. Paste on label has 1 ½" piece missing at lower edge. Two of the playing pieces have tape. Wonderful!   $750.

141. Cardboard Cady Animal Characters. Quaddy Mfg. Co. c 1918. Kansas City, MO. Six animals 1/8" thick with individual wooden stands. Four are in excellent condition and two are repaired. Probably the game of "Quaddy Roll" which was an adaptation of ten pins. This would be the complete set of stand-up animals for that game. Marvelous find!   $275

Photographs

142. Color photograph. 5 ½" x 7" of Thornton W. Burgess. Seated displaying several of his books and a Harrison Cady drawing of Peter Rabbit.   $20.

143. Glossy b/w photo of Thornton W. Burgess with a group of 8 children. 8" x 10". Sept. 19, 1953. Photo by Earle Merrill of the Vacation Reading Club Party for the City Library at the Arcade Theater. Eager expressions of the children demonstrate the appeal of the storyteller, T. W. Burgess. Nice.   $35.

Post Cards

144. Set of 12 monthly postcards issued for the 4^th Annual National Postcard Collector Convention, 1993. The April card is a reproduction of the color Cady cover for People's Home Journal, April 1926. Mint.   $35.

145. Reddy Fox. Kansas City, MO. Quaddy Playthings Mfg. Co. Harrison Cady full-color illus. Green 1 cent postage stamp. Damp stained edges. Corners worn. Some soil. However, very hard to find.   $100.

146. Spotty Turtle. Kansas City, MO. Quaddy Playthings Mfg. Co. Harrison Cady full-color illus. Postmarked 1940. Corners sharp. Minor smudge. Great image. This is one of the series of Quaddy Post Cards that are so scarce.  $130.

Puzzles

147. Boxed Puzzle. Kiddie Picture Puzzle. Series No. 302. Madmar Quality Co., Utica, NY. Box is 6 ½" x 9 ¼" with full-color H. Cady illus. of baby possum riding on Spotty Turtle with Peter Rabbit watching. Illus. from Baby Possum's Queer Voyage 1927. Same image on 12 piece puzzle. One puzzle only, in very good condition. Box is complete and firm. Top is bright & colorful. Sides of box are worn with old repairs. Rare. Great find!   $150.

148. Boxed single puzzle. Box measures 7 ¾" x 5 ¼". Full-color paste on Cady illus. on box top. Red, green & yellow plaid box sides. No label or identification. Little Joe Otter & Jerry Muskrat standing by the Smiling Pool, on a 12 piece puzzle. Complete. Box tight with some wear around edges. Puzzle bright & crisp.   $55.

149. Boxed puzzle. Jig saw puzzles on plywood. Juveniles made by Joseph K. Straus No. 322. Brooklyn, NY. Oversize box 10 ¼" x 14". White box with small overall red, black & blue design of children and alphabet letters. c. 1930. Original label. Contains 2 of the 4 original 30 piece puzzles. One H. Cady illus. of Peter Rabbit and one of Reddy Fox. Box shows soil & wear; sides & corners repaired (neatly). Wonderful. Some chipping of puzzle pieces.   $90.

150. Peter Rabbit wooden jigsaw puzzle. 7" x 10" H. Cady illus. 1914 image of Peter. 1 piece & 3 ends of pieces missing. Still fun!   $10.

Miscellaneous

151. (Advertising Brochure) c. 1955. 6 ½" x 6" folded in half. Lists all books by T. W. Burgess available from Little Brown & Co. and Grosset & Dunlap at that time. Attractive with H. Cady illus. of Peter Rabbit on cover.   $35.

152. (Audio Tapes) Adventures of Grandfather Frog, Adventures of Reddy Fox, Adventures of Peter Cottontail. 1984. Audio Accessories Co. Batavia, IL. Narrated by J. S. Maloney. Three stories – 2 tapes each story. Beautifully read by a long time Burgess fan.   $35.

153. (Audio Tapes) Adventures of Jimmy Skunk, Adventures of Johnny Chuck, Old Mother West Wind. 1985, 1986 & 1988. Audio Accessories Co., Batavia, IL. Narrated by John S. Maloney. Three stories – 2 tapes each story. The last tapes in the series by this reader.   $45.

154. (CD-ROM) Adventures of Peter Cottontail. Adapted by Arlette B. Swift 1997. IBM & 100% compatible. Burgess stories in the 90's.  $10.

155. (Certificate) Burgess Radio Nature League Certificate of Membership. 3 ¾" x 8". Printed in attractive brown ink on natural paper, beautifully inscribed and signed by Thornton W. Burgess. The 4 lines of text states the pledge of the League which is truly the essence of the Burgess stories.   $40.

156. (Contract) Burgess Seashore Book for Children. February 25, 1929. Agreement for publication between Thornton W. Burgess and Little, Brown & Co. Two legal sheets typed. Little, Brown & co. embossed seal and signed by Alfred R. McIntyre, Pres. Little, Brown & Co.  $25.

157. (Figurine) Goebel Figurine. Bobby Coon. 6 ½" tall. Bobby stands with walking stick, looking alert. Red vest, blue pants standing on green grass. W. Germany. Very Nice.   $35.

158. (Poem) The District School by T. W. Burgess. Published under the name "Waldo" in the Boston Journal 1895. The carbon copy of the typed manuscript by T. W. Burgess. Single sheet, 10 paragraphs. Very early in his career. Wonderful!   $10.

159. (Records) Peter Rabbit and Other Stories. Written and narrated by Thornton W. Burgess. Adventure Records. c. 1949. Unbreakable. Three records complete with album. Harrison Cady cover. Signed and inscribed by Thornton W. Burgess to Phoebe Erickson, one of his illustrators. Also inscribed by Phoebe Erickson as a gift to friends. X-library-daccessioned. Wonderful. Very good condition, edge wear on album, minor scratches on records.   $1200.

160. (Ruler) Wooden 12" ruler. c. 1930. Printing reads: "Everybody reads the Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo's Home Town Paper." Reverse reads:
Buffalo Evening News prints the Burgess Bedtime Stories for all little girls and boys. Something we have never seen. Another "measure" of the diverse impact of Thornton W. Burgess.   $55.

161. (Stationery) Thornton W. Burgess's personal letterhead on 2 sizes of paper and a 3^rd. letterhead includes Ernestine Johnson, Secretary, at Laughing Brook. Unique opportunity to have something personal of T. W. B's.  162. (Stationery) Second set same as #162.  $5.

163. (Tile) Grandfather Frog. Screencraft Products, Inc. c. 1970. Colorful Grandfather Frog standing on a large lily pad. 6" square white tile.  $20.

164. (Tile) Mrs. Peter Rabbit. Screencraft Products, Inc. c. 1970. Delightful full-color image of Mrs. Peter standing front view. 6" square white tile.   $25.

165. (Tile) Peter Rabbit. Screencraft Products, Inc. c. 1970. Peter standing, hat in "hand" with Jimmy Skunk, in full color. 6" square white tile. Delightful.   $20.

166. (Tile) Reddy Fox. Screencraft Products Inc. c. 1970. Reddy Fox standing with walking stick – blue pants. 6" square white tile with color image. As new.   $20.

167. (Toy) Stuffed standing Peter Rabbit. 14" tall, natural cotton Peter has light blue pants with suspenders, pink patch on back & embroidered face and ears. c. 1970. Bright & clean & full of fun.  $25.

CADY, HARRISON

168. ANIMAL ALPHABET. Whitman publishing Co. 1930. 9" x 12". Bright red cover full color. 28 pages of delightful illustrations for each letter of the alphabet. Edge wear 7 corners folded. Contents excellent. Wonderful!   $170.

169. MYRTLE TURTLE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. Single page story by Samuel Ellsworth Kiser. Illus. by Harrison Cady with 4 scenes in color. Fun.   $10.

170. PETER RABBIT by Harrison Cady. Series 1. picture story, painting & crayon book. NY: John H. Eggers Co., Inc. 1922. 15 ½" x 9 ½" oversize paper covers with bold bright & wonderful illustration on front and back covers. Ten pages of New York Tribune cartoons. Two pages in color, eight pages b/w. Contents clean, very good. Front cover bright colors with small area of stain. Spine has neatly hand-sewn repair. OUTSTANDING!   $130.

171. PETER RABBIT by Harrison Cady. NY: John H. Eggers Co., Inc. 1922 & 1923. Set of 4 books. Series B. picture story, painting, and crayon book. Contents are comics from NY Tribune b/w and colored. Some pages neatly colored. 91/4" x 6" each book. Nice find.   $100.

172. PETER RABBIT PAINT BOOK. Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co. 1937. Clean colorful wonderful covers. Peter Rabbit stands on a log surrounded by 24 of his friends. Contents very good. No markings. Exceptional!   $160.

173. STATIONERY. Three notecards. 4 ½"x 5" folded. Three different 1/3 page illustration. 1916. Very colorful Harrison Cady animals.   $10.

174. WHEN THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN. Whitman Publishing Co. 1928. Story and pictures by H. Cady. 9 ¼" x 11 ¾". Bright, tight & colorful. Contents fine with color on all pages. Covers very good with minor edge wear.   $80.

Magazines

175. Cartoonist Profiles. September, 1983. Contains a "Peter Rabbit" article by Michael Dowhan pp. 36-39. Mint condition. Signed by Michael Dowhan.   $20.

176. Comfort Magazine. Augusta, ME. Single sheets with a series of Cubby Bear stories by Lena B. Ellingwood. Illus. by H. Cady. Large b/w illus. – some 8 ½" x 7". Pulp paper, aged, wonderful Cady! As follows:
1. 1915 – 1919 approximately 35 illus.
2. 1920 – 1933 approximately 44 illus.
(Same as 116)   $25.

177. Ladies Home Journal. Four single sheets Jan., Feb., March & Dec. 1921. Full-color copies of the originals of the cut-out story figures to make into stand-ups. Wonderful colors by H. Cady.  $10.

178. Ladies Home Journal. Two single sheets; April & December 1921. Uncut full-color images to make stand-up illustrations. "How Old Mr. Long-Tail Became a Santa Claus" and "The Musical Triumph of Mr. Thaddeus Toad." By Harrison Cady.   $10.

179. Life Magazine CENTERFOLD. Feb. 1, 1917. World War I hardships. Caption reads: "A family in Germany that hasn't lost a member." B/w drawing 11" x 18". Water stain on borders. Interesting.   

180. Life Magazine. C. 1920. Single sheet. Full page ad in full color for Fisk Red Top Tires. Peter Rabbit is shown running with 20 animal friends. Nice.   $50.

181. Prints Magazine. January 1934. Nice article with 4 illus. of Cady's copper drypoint work on pp. 44-48. Text & illus. are a nice tribute to Harrison Cady.   $10.

182. Red Cross Magazine. June 1920. Cover only. This is one of the best "Cady" covers of Peter Rabbit. Caption on lower edge reads: "Peter Rabbit Enters Red Cross Service." Full-color. Peter stands back to, facing a large group of patriotic young people. Nice Find.   $25.

Comics

183. PETER RABBIT COMICS #1. Avon 1947. Overall condition (VG) 2" piece missing from back top cover. Wonderful color cover.   $80.

184. PETER RABBIT 3-D#1 Comic Book. April, 1990. Malibu Graphics, with 3-D glasses. An ETERNITY COMIC. Mint condition.   $15.

185. PETER RABBIT large feature comic #1 published by Dell Publishing Co., New York, NY. 1940, 1941. 51 Sunday strips. Contents excellent Bright yellow cover of Easter Egg Decoration by Peter Rabbit, split at spine, neat tape repair   $80.

186. PETER RABBIT COMICS #2. 1948. Overall (VG) 10 stories. Colorful.   $120.

187. PETER RABBIT COMICS #3. 1948. Overall (VG) 7 stories.  $130.

188. PETER RABBIT COMICS #4. 1949. Bright & colorful. Twelve stories. Small chip top of front cover. Overall (VG).   $80.

189. PETER RABBIT COMICS #5. 1949. Twelve stories. Bright & colorful. Very good to excellent condition.   $130.

190. PETER RABBIT COMICS #6. 1949. Ten stories. Beautiful full color. Excellent condition.   $80.

Prints

191. Dock Square by Harrison Cady. 12 ½" x 10" image with 3" borders. Full color print of water color village scene. Horse drawn buggy with horse drinking at town water pump.   $15.

192. The Village Pond by Harrison Cady. 1958. Handsome full-color winter scene. 22" x 18". Printed on heavy stock. "Harrison Cady" printed in large letters in lower margin with text "looking backwards through the lavender of yesterday to my boyhood days in Gardner. My most precious memories seem to have centered around the Levi Heywood Memorial Library. H. Cady, 1958." Charming old mill in foreground, horse drawn sleigh, all kinds of activity on skating pond and church and houses in background. Delightful.   $110.

192. "MR. CADY AND FRIENDS." "Self-portrait" of Harrison Cady drawing under a tree surrounded by all of his woodland friends. c 1980. Rockport Art Assoc. 18" x 14" with mat.   $60.

194. "THE MOONLIGHT SYMPHONY." Blacky the Crow conducts the orchestra and a delightful chorus of birds and beetles. Bright and colorful. c. 1980. 18" x 14"   $60.

195. "THE SCHOOL IN THE WOODS." Prof. Owl stands before his class under the trees & by the pond. Colorful and fun. c. 1980. 18" x 14"   $60.

196. CHRISTMAS CARD. 7 ¼" x 10 ¼" b/w with lt. blue wash. Typical Cady charm. Ice skating scene of every winter activity you could imagine in silhouette. Printed: A Merry Christmas from Harrison and Melinna Cady. Delightful.   $90.

197. CHRISTMAS CARD. "Christmas Greetings from Fannie and Thornton Burgess" printed on a 5 ½" X 4 ½" card. Card is a reproduction of a drawing of "Laughing Brook, Hampden, and includes the greeting "Where our latch string is always out.   $80.

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