$240
Edmonds, Walter D. (1903-1998) The Matchlock Gun , Inscribed. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Co., 1941. Stated first edition, inscribed by Edmonds to Julia Carter on half-title, bound in publisher's homespun style beige cloth, with the dust jacket, which is slightly rubbed, with corner wear and a short tear on the back panel; Edmonds's book won the Newbery Medal in 1942; [and] Leo Politi's (1908-1996) The Mission Bell , New York: Scribner's 1953, inscribed in bold blue ink to Carter on ffep, with added illuminations in yellow, purple, red, magenta, blue, and green; bound in publisher's blue cloth, in a good jacket with only slight chipping, and wear, the joint adjacent to the spine discolored, with some foxing, more brownish discoloration along the gutters just inside the front and back boards. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Julia F. Carter (1884-1980)
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-17
