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Ludwig Bemelmans signed first edition of ''The High World.'' Harper & Brothers: New York: 1954. The acclaimed author of the ''Madeline'' books inscribes the fly-leaf to his nephew Marc Antoine in French. Original unclipped dustjacket is included. Bemelmans' tale of a family whose simple life in the mountains is disrupted comes bound in terra cotta cloth boards with blue and white printed titles. Features pictorial endpapers and illustrations throughout. Measures 6.75'' x 9.25''. Sunning to the backstrip and some fading to boards. Very good. Foxing to dustjacket and some chipping to its edges. Very good.
Ludwig Bemelmans Signed First Edition of ''The High World''
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