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1938 AIR BABIES by ELVY KALEP ADORABLE CHERUB "AIRPLANES", AMELIA EARHART INTRO!FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FOLIO, 20 FULL COLOR -- AMELIA'S LAST ENDORSEMENT, SIGNED? by AUTHOR!!!A SCARCE, DELIGHTFUL & HISTORICAL BOOK!! Story & Art by Elvy Kalep, a friend of Amelia Earhart's, published by Saalfield in 10" x 13" Folio, Color Pictorial wraps, VERY NICE Condition. Complete in 20 Pages, including covers, all Color Illustrated!! VERY GOOD+++, No Names, Marks or interior Damage, Spine totally in tact, hint of wear only, Some light scuffing on wraps, mostly rear, with one small rear wrap edge piece torn off...very small, see 3rd to last image. A marvelous picture book depicting charming little creatures who are half-cherub and half airplane. ****** Includes a Rare Introduction by none other than AMELIA EARHART -- the last she ever endorsed before her fateful 1937 circumnavigation flight! (The book was already in publication before she ventured upon that fateful voyage). The story tells of their… Read More

1920 The JOLLY GOBLINS, S. E. KISER & EDNA LONGEST; J.J. AUSTEN, ALL 11 COLOR PLATESThe JOLLY GOBLINS by Samuel L. KISER, Published by J.J. Austen Company, Chicago, 1920, FIRST & ONLY PRINTING -- HARDCOVER! 7" x 9 1/2" OBLONG.FANTASY Story Poems, such as Have you ever seen 3 Goblins Playing Baseball? or a Goblin on a Lark ? or a Dodo in the Park ? or a Fairy at the Fair ?Fabulous Color Drawings By EDNA LONGEST of Goblins Frolicking , Ice Skating, Building Snowman Etc.Oblong Color Illustrated Boards of 3 Goblins in Yellow, Purple & Green sitting on Fence, & centered on the rear as well, with 11 full-page color illustrations in 20 pages, alternating with text / B&W drawings. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall (long) .Kiser Was an American Editor and Poet (1862 - 1942).He Also Authored Several Books, Including for VOLLAND.BOOK IS UNUSUALLY NICE FOR SO DELICATE A PIECE, NEAR FINE, WITH SOLID STAPLED BINDER, ONLY A HINT OF SPINE EDGE & TIP WEAR, with NO NAMES, MARKS or DAMAGE !!