Emil and the Detectives; A Story for Children
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1930. First English language edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [4], v-xi, [3], 3-224, [2] pp. Yellow cloth with red lettering and a red decoration on the front board and spine; orange topstain. Orange endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $2.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket design by Walter Trier. Illustrated with full-page drawings (mostly in black and white, some in yellow and black, one color illustration) by Walter Trier. Translated into English by May Massee. Baumgarten 117. The first English language edition, as the UK first edition was done in 1931. A charming tale of a young German boy, the son of a widowed mother who works to support Emil. She sends her son to live with his aunt and uncle, and along the way he is drugged and robbed. Emil then must rely on the help of other children and on his family to get his money back. Very Good or better / Very Good. Item #000014969
The book is very sharp save for its rear board is a bit bowed and the textblock has very mild foxing; jacket's spine panel is quite sunned, its corners have a bit of edge wear.
Price: $1,500.00