Original artist-inscribed maquette of the complete book, two framed illustrations, and an artist-inscribed first edition of SANTIAGO, the first original story by noted Puerto Rican author and librarian Pura Belpré.
![BE ERETZ HAPLA'OT [In the Land of Wonders]. A. Avrahami, A. Hohenstein](/pictures/thumb/37408_1.jpg?v=1634918468)
Rare illustrated children's fantasy in Hebrew from the late 1940s, together with a publisher's sales sample of accordion-bound color plates by the same illustrator.
Original photo proofs of Berta and Elmer Hader's 1949 LITTLE APPALOOSA, the story of a boy and his spotted pony – evidence of the pre-production process for a mid-century picture book.
Original color gouache illustrations for the 1955 GENE AUTRY Little Golden Book, a particularly attractive early stage of the picture book production process.
Two original publisher's proofs for this delightfully kinetic children's book, with McPhail's illustrations represented in slightly different states.
Early, pre-publication and likely promotional issue of the charmingly-illustrated picture book by an award-winning husband and wife team.
