Peterkin by Pogany, Willy & Elaine - 1940

David McKay , 1940. Hardcover. Good. wonderful bright color thru-out

Philadelphia, PA: David McKay Company, Inc.. Used-Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1940. ........ Hardcover. Sm 4to., unpaginated, rubbed, bumped, frayed, .

David McKay, 1940. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. Paper over boards worn at corners. Previous owner name and date. No additional printings listed..

Washington Square, Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1940. Copyright 1940, by David McKay Company; no other dates, indications. Large 8 1/2" x 10 1/4" design. Matte blue pictorial boards, black spine wrap, moderate corner wear. Front features colorful image of Peterkin perched in tree with his pan flute. Pages fine; no writing. Bind fine; hinges intact. Cream endpapers with charming montage scene of birds in their various nests. Beautifully illustrated by the inimitable Willy Pogany at every page and featuring fifteen color plates with near three-dimensional. Apprx. 40 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Pogany, Willy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A picture book based on a cartoon Willy Pogany developed with his wife Elaine. The animal illustrations, particularly, seem quite influenced by Walt Disney. Pogany, once an art director for Warner Bros., told the Detroit Free Press, "I have wanted to do cartoons for the screen for a long time" (03 Dec 1939). The Greenwood, Mississippi, Commonwealth described the cartoon project as completed: "Willy Pogany...has gone into the film field. His first film introduces a charming character in 'Peterkin', a mischievous faun whose mouth curls up exactly as Willy Pogany's does. Mrs. Pogany wrote 'Peterkin' and he'll be a series. Pogany stressed the 'sets' for his cartoon and achieved some striking effects" (11 Nov 1939). No mention of the cartoon can be found on IMDB, so it seems likely that this book is all that remains, with 15 full-page color illustrations and many black-and-white spot drawings in the text. First edition?… Read More

Philadelphia. : David McKay. , 1940. 1st edition.. Blue cloth with pictorial covers. . Slight shelfwear, otherwise a very good bright copy in a good dustjacket with chips at the spine ends and some closed tears. . 4to.. 15 color illustrations.

Philadelpia; David McKay Company; 1940., 1940. Hard Cover. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp [40]. Illustrated throughout including pictorial half-title and 14 full page illustrations in colour, with numerous line drawings in text. Quarter navy blue cloth with pictorial paper-covered boards; pictorial endpapers. Boards scuffed with small surface loss and wear to corners. A few finger-marks and a little very faint foxing otherwise contents clean. Warmly inscribed to half-title below illustration: " To Michael Murray affectionately Elaine Pogany and Willy Pogany 1946". Charming children's story about a naughty faun who swaps around all the birds' eggs before they hatch, with amusing results.