My Very Own Fairy Stories - Johnny Gruelle - 1917, 28th Ed., Rare, Very Good!

Description: My Very Own Fairy Stories. Written and Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle. 1917, 28th Edition. P.F. Volland Company - Chicago. Measures 6.25 in. X 9.25 in., pages unnumbered. Quite rare in the 1917 printing, this is an absolutely gorgeous vintage children's book by the renowned Johnny Gruelle! Best known for his Raggedy Ann series, Gruelle (1880 - 1930), was an American artist and political cartoonist, as well as a children's book illustrator and author. This book is a series of 12 "fairy stories" accompanied by truly stunning illustrations by Gruelle on every single page. There are 12 full-page color plates along with many smaller color illustrations throughout. The stories included are: 1. The Cheery Cricket2. The Kind Hearted Ginger Bread Man3. The Ugly Caterpillar 4. Jimmy Crow and the Owls 5. The Good Finger Fairies 6. Granny Hawkins7. The Rubbery Dubbery Smiles8. Uncle Clem 9. The Happy Story 10. The Quarrel of the Winds 11. The Mile Hill at Menemshia Creek 12. The Discontented King This is a truly wonderful collectable and would be perfect for a Johnny Gruelle enthusiast or a great addition to any collection of children's literature. It is worth the stunning illustrations alone. Taking from another source, “A collection of a dozen fairy tales by the author of the popular Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy books. Color illustrations by author throughout. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Johnny Gruelle (December 25, 1880 - January 8, 1938) was an artist, political cartoonist, and writer of children's books. He is best known as the creator of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy. He also provided colour illustrations for a 1914 edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales. He was born John Barton Gruelle in Arcola, Illinois. His father, Richard Gruelle was a noted artist affiliated with Hoosier Group of Indiana artists. His first well known cartooning work was Mr. Twee Deedle which Gruelle created after he beat out 1,500 other entrants in a cartooning contest sponsored in 1911 by The New York Herald. Mr. Twee Deedle was in print from 1911 to 1914. One day, Johnny gave his daughter Marcella a dusty, faceless rag doll found in the attic. Johnny drew a face on the doll and named her Raggedy Ann. Marcella played with the doll so much, Raggedy Ann became like a sister to her. Gruelle figured other children would like the doll as much too. Gruelle's Raggedy Ann doll U.S. Patent 47,789 was dated September 7, 1915. In 1918, the PF Volland Company published Raggedy Ann Stories. Gruelle then created a following series of popular Raggedy Ann books and dolls.” As noted, “Johnny Gruelle began his professional story telling and illustrating career with Mr. Twee Deedle in 1911. It wasn't long before his genius was recognized, and in 1914 he commissioned by Cupples & Leon to illustrate his first Book -- "Grimm's Fairy Tales". After a series of works for them in their small format "All About..." series of Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales, Johnny produced and had published this Gem of a Fairy Tale Title, His FIRST VOLLAND BOOK - the year before RAGGEDY ANN, his First Rag Doll Book Title - but not his First Rag Doll Character!! From the FIRST STORY of UNCLE CLEM Told in this book (& shown being tossed in the air by a dog), the seeds for a Rag Doll Series was already germinating ……he might have had enough of fairies and nursery rhymes for a while!!” Please reach out for any additional information!

Price: 100 USD

Location: Morgantown, West Virginia

End Time: 2024-09-15T03:25:10.000Z

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