BEMELMANS, LUDWIG Madeline. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. 4to, finely rebound by Monique Lallier in full crushed green morocco with red, yellow, and green onlays and tooling to boards, with yellow morocco doublures with yellow and red, green and black onlays depicting characters from the story. House in custom red cloth clamshell folding case with gilt-lettered leather spine label. First edition. With original title page, and front and rear pastedown preserved and bound in at front and back. Minor separation at hinges at title and last page; otherwise very fine.