Madeline’s Rescue.

"But for a dog That kept its head": Ludwig Bemelmans Madeline's Rescue; Signed by Him

Madeline’s Rescue.

BEMELMANS, Ludwig.

$975.00

Item Number: 114234

London: Andre Deutsch/Derek Verscholyle, 1957.

First British edition, early printing of the second book in the Madeline series, which went on to win the Caldecott Medal. Thin quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Ludwig Bemelmans on the half-title page. In near fine condition.

It took Ludwig Bemelmans years to think of Madeline's next adventure after the 1939 original Madeline, but he did it, and the result was Madeline's Rescue, winner of the 1954 Caldecott Medal.

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