{"product_id":"babar-the-king-first-american-edition-1935-professionally-rebound-with-original-pictorial-covers-included","title":"1935 Babar the King by Jean de Brunhoff | First American Edition, Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935 | Rebound with Original Covers Present","description":"\u003cp\u003eUSA Shipping is available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst American edition. New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935. Translated from the French by Merle Haas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge folio, illustrated throughout in color by Jean de Brunhoff with the characteristic hand-lettered text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text block has been professionally rebound in green cloth with gilt spine lettering (“BABAR THE KING”), creating an attractive and durable binding that echoes the appearance of the original publisher’s boards. The original publisher’s pictorial covers are detached and included separately. These feature the iconic yellow boards showing Babar on horseback carrying the green flag; they exhibit typical edge wear and light age-related marks but retain vibrant colors. The original publisher's boards are in one piece, see last photo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterior is clean and unmarked: no bookplates, no ownership inscriptions, and no writing in the text. The color illustrations remain bright and vivid. A notable double-page spread shows the dream sequence of graceful winged elephants (labeled Love, Hope, Health, Work, Joy, Learning, Patience, Courage, and others) driving away the darker figures of Misfortune, Fear, Despair, Indolence, Sickness, and related ills. Copyright page present as issued (“Copyright 1935 by Harrison Smith and Robert Haas \/ Printed in the U.S.A.”). No dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding is sound and the book displays exceptionally well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNoted flaws include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximately 1\" closed tear at the bottom margin of page 23.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximately 1\" closed tear at the bottom margin of page 35.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBabar the King, originally published in French as Le Roi Babar in 1933, was first introduced to American readers in this 1935 edition from Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, translated by Merle Haas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn appealing, solid copy of the true first American edition (preceding the later Random House issues) of this classic Babar title, with the original covers preserved and the illustrations in strong color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge Folio: Approximately 10.25\" by 14.25\" tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter \u0026amp; Hearth Booksellers,\u003c\/strong\u003e Collinsville, Virginia.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRare, collectible, and noteworthy books thoughtfully selected for readers and collectors.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harrison Smith and Robert Haas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49000001044617,"sku":"0236","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/7519\/6809\/files\/PXL_20261112_203802470.jpg?v=1794522073","url":"https:\/\/chapterhearth.com\/products\/babar-the-king-first-american-edition-1935-professionally-rebound-with-original-pictorial-covers-included","provider":"Chapter \u0026 Hearth Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}