Brunhoff, Jean de. Le Voyage de Babar
Paris: Editions du Jardin des Modes, (1932). First edition, advance proof copy, inscribed by the author on title-page: "Maquette en noir- L'ouvrage definitif sera en couleurs et se presentera exactement comme l'Historie de Babr." Folio. 48 pp. Publisher's quarter yellow cloth over printed pictorial boards, splitting in spine, extremities rubbed; later hand-coloring to three leaves.
Rare advance proof copy of the second title in the Babar the Elephant series, with Brunhoff's handwritten inscription on title-page.
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Provenance
From the collection of Justin G. Schiller