Teddy Sunbeam: Little Fables for Little Housekeepers
San Francisco: Paul Elder & Company, 1905. First Edition. Small slim quarto, publisher's original brown boards with pictorial design to top board. Teddy Sunbeam: Little Fables for Little Housekeepers is a delightful early twentieth-century children's picture book by Charlotte Grace Sperry, published by the celebrated Paul Elder & Company of San Francisco. Through a series of charming moral fables featuring the lovable Teddy Sunbeam, the book encourages young readers to develop habits of cleanliness, responsibility, kindness, and care for the home. Beautifully illustrated in vibrant color throughout and printed at the renowned Tomoyé Press, it exemplifies the finest traditions of Arts and Crafts bookmaking and Edwardian juvenile publishing. An increasingly scarce and highly collectible title, it is sought after by collectors of illustrated children's books, Paul Elder publications, Arts and Crafts design, color plate books, and early American fine printing. Minor rubbing and wear, slight damage to spine, corners bumped, else in very good condition. Item #414
Price: $250.00