Rhymes for Kindly Children: The Kindly Children Book by Ethel Fairmont - 1927

Wise-Paslow Company, 1937. Hardcover. Fair. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth cover with orange stamping of graphics, title and author on the front cover and spine. No dust jacket. The cover has white stains on the back, the spine is torn on the lower portion. The tips of the boards are bumped. The cover is in good condition minus the tear to the spine. There is children's drawings and writings on the inside few fly sheets. The pages are slightly browned due to age and have very slight amount of foxing throughout. The previous owner has done some drawing and writing throughout the book. The illustrations by Johnny Gruelle (best known as the creator of Raggedy Ann) are colorful and vibrant. The spine is slightly loose on the front cover and slightly pulling away on the back, but still firmly attached. Overall, this book is in fair condition.

NY: Wise-Parslow Company. Fair with no dust jacket. 1937. Revised Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full black cloth, orange lettering on spine and cover, embossed orange vignette on cover, color illustrated endpapers. Profusely illustrated in color by Johnny Gruelle. . Former owner's name and date (1937) on ffep, covers mildly rubbed, some pages with closed tears and mild soiling, hinges strong. FAIR.. Color Illustrations. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. Unpaginated pp .

New York: The Wise-Parslow Company, 1937. Revised Edition. Royal octavo, tan illustrated cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, color illus. endpapers, [128] pp. Illustrated in full color. Very Good, with darkened spine and lightly soiled covers; photographs glady provided upon request.

New York: The Wise-Parslow Co, 1937. Reprint of Volland Edition. Hardcover. near fine. Octavo. 9 1/2" x 6". Black cloth with silter design and lettering to front cover. Color pictorial endpapers and many full page color illustrations by Johnny Gruelle, illustrator of the Raggedy Ann and Andy series.

N Y: Wise-Parslow Co., 1927. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Gruelle, Johnny. Full yellow cloth boards show some spots and fraying. 6 5/8""w x 9 5/8""h. Smudges and spots on some pages. Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle in color.

NY: Wise-Parslow Co. 1937 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hard Cover. NEAR FINE. Top edge lightly soiled and book slightly musty, else Fine..

BOSTON AND NY: VOLLAND, 1927. 1927 REVISED EDITION . Hardcover. Near Fine/VERY GO0D. GRUELLE JOHNNY. MODERN MOTHER GOOSE JINGLES VOLLAND REVISED EDITION 1927 A WISE AND PARSLOW BOOK SOLID VERY BRIGHT AND CLEAN VERY SHARP COVER GREAT JOHNNY GRUELLE ILLUSTRATIONS BOOK IN GREAT SHAPE ONLY VERY LIGHT WEAR AT CORNERS AND EDGES TRULY NEAR FINE PREVIOUS OWNERS SIGNATURE AND BOOKPLATE JACKET IS VERY NICE LIGHT WEAR AT CORNERS AND ALONG FOREDGE SEVERAL CLOSED TEARS STILL IN GREAT SHAPE FOR 84 YEARS OLD A NICE PACKAGE

New York: The Wise-Parslow Company, 1927. First Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Johnny Gruelle. Original quarter red cloth and pictorial boards in the rare dust jacket with $1.00 flap price. Engaging children verse illustrated and designed in the style of the Raggedy Ann books. Rubbing to board and jacket edges; small chips to spine tips; else a whole, clean and bright copy in a Mylar jacket cover. Very scarce.

New York: Wise-Parslow Company, 1937. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Johnny Gruelle. Unpaginated approx. 100pp. Black pictorial cover. Ex-library with usual markings, corners rubbed, contents are clean. Book is INSCRIBED and SIGNED on half-title page : "To the Mark Twain Library from Ethel Fairmont Beebe, Westport, Conn. 1959." Book was evidently donated by the author to the Mark Twain Library in West Redding, Connecticut. Wonderful color illustrations by Johnny Gruelle. ik

New York: P. F. Volland & Co.. Fine/Boxed. 1927. Hardcover. Signed Unpaginated Wonderful Johnny Gruelle color illustrations SIGNED by author on half-title page "Love is the world's great need. Most sincerely, Ethel Fairmont-Cheshire, Connecticut Box is faded Edge of lid had two tears on side edge and bottom of box has small chip at top edge Bos is in good condition Photos available on request A beautiful, collectable copy! .