Caroline Ruth Eger
Caroline Ruth Eger, Illustrator
Wallace Wadsworth
The Modern Story Book
Chicago, Rand McNally, 1941
Folio in Red cloth with cover pictorial pasted on. 72 pages. Original edition 1931. This edition 1941. Stunning pictures in the art deco style by Caroline Ruth Eger. Seven stories including The Lazy Automobile, Fire Engine That Grew Too Old, The Plane That Tried To Fly To The Sun, The Hungry Power Shovel and The Runaway Elevator This is the original and not the Paul Pinson 1950 later version.
Wallace Wadsworth
The Modern Story Book
Chicago, Rand McNally, 1941
Folio in Red cloth with cover pictorial pasted on. 72 pages. Original edition 1931. This edition 1941. Stunning pictures in the art deco style by Caroline Ruth Eger. Seven stories including The Lazy Automobile, Fire Engine That Grew Too Old, The Plane That Tried To Fly To The Sun, The Hungry Power Shovel and The Runaway Elevator This is the original and not the Paul Pinson 1950 later version.
Copy 2
As Above but the 1936 edition with gift inscription of that date of FEP. Book pristine with no markings and no soil. Spine ends rubbed, corners bumped. Internally very good. No marks, no tears or soil. No dustwrapper. Inventory # 7723 Price $110.00
As Above but the 1936 edition with gift inscription of that date of FEP. Book pristine with no markings and no soil. Spine ends rubbed, corners bumped. Internally very good. No marks, no tears or soil. No dustwrapper. Inventory # 7723 Price $110.00
Ruth Eger, Illustrator
Merry Jingles
Jackson, Leroy F.
Chicago: Rand McNally: 1926. 12mo Illustrated boards. Pages un-numbered. Several full page illustrations by Caroline Ruth Eger as well as silouettes and decorations. Spine ends bumped, edges rubbed. No markings. This 1926 edition of the book is extremely rare and intended for the serious collector. Copies of the 1938 edition may be found for less on the Internet. Very Good/na. Bookseller Inventory #7357 Price $105.00
Merry Jingles
Jackson, Leroy F.
Chicago: Rand McNally: 1926. 12mo Illustrated boards. Pages un-numbered. Several full page illustrations by Caroline Ruth Eger as well as silouettes and decorations. Spine ends bumped, edges rubbed. No markings. This 1926 edition of the book is extremely rare and intended for the serious collector. Copies of the 1938 edition may be found for less on the Internet. Very Good/na. Bookseller Inventory #7357 Price $105.00
Ruth Eger, Illustrator
A Jigsaw Puzzle.
from: Rimskittle"s Book: 1926
When Dickie Dapper Came to Town
A Jigsaw Puzzle.
from: Rimskittle"s Book: 1926
When Dickie Dapper Came to Town
Appparently created to accompany the publication of this very popular title. Extremely Rare.
Inventory # 439
Price: $ 45.00
Ruth Eger, Illustrator
Danny and Fanny and Spot the Fox-terrier hero
Rand Mc Nally 1928. Small 4to cardboard book. Code last page CS 12-40 40-80. 9 color illustrations and additional black and white by Eger. Rubbing of cover edges, Spine covering loose at top, spine bumped, back with rubbing. Gift inscription of paste down. Sale sticker remains on cover. Great Eger illustrations. Very Good. Bookseller Inventory #7352 Price: US$ 60.00
Danny and Fanny and Spot the Fox-terrier hero
Rand Mc Nally 1928. Small 4to cardboard book. Code last page CS 12-40 40-80. 9 color illustrations and additional black and white by Eger. Rubbing of cover edges, Spine covering loose at top, spine bumped, back with rubbing. Gift inscription of paste down. Sale sticker remains on cover. Great Eger illustrations. Very Good. Bookseller Inventory #7352 Price: US$ 60.00
Copy #1:
The Real Picture Book
Illustrated by Caroline Ruth Eger Milo Winter Uldine Trippe and others
Large quarto: 12 inches high. Green cloth with paste on. 135 pages. Decorative end-papers. A compendium of the picture books published by Rand McNally in the 20s including Rimskittle's Book, The Peter Patter Book, Once Upon a Time, The Real Mother Goose and On The Road to Make Believe. All the major illustrators of the time are present, including Milo Winter, Uldine Trippe and Ruth Eger. A full page illustration on every other page.Extremely rare in any condition.
Illustrated by Caroline Ruth Eger Milo Winter Uldine Trippe and others
Large quarto: 12 inches high. Green cloth with paste on. 135 pages. Decorative end-papers. A compendium of the picture books published by Rand McNally in the 20s including Rimskittle's Book, The Peter Patter Book, Once Upon a Time, The Real Mother Goose and On The Road to Make Believe. All the major illustrators of the time are present, including Milo Winter, Uldine Trippe and Ruth Eger. A full page illustration on every other page.Extremely rare in any condition.
COPY 1: This is a serious collector's book.! Aside from some rubbing to the spine ends and corners, in beautiful shape. Inventory 7470 Price $400.00
COPY 2: Slight rubbing to the cover illustration. 6 page tears near gutter all repaired with invisible tape. Bump to spine bottom. Browning of page edges. No markings. A Very Good copy.Inventory # 7654 $250.00
COPY 3: Corner bumping and edge wear. There is some board showing, mainly bottom corners. Some rubbing of boards. Text binding is tight, illustrations remain sharp. 16 pages have been professionally repaired with invisible tape (closed tears) Pg.27 has chip on bottom of the page. Pg. 81 tape repaired less professionally. Typical soiling by enchanted but nonethe less grubby fingers. Fore-edge dampstaining 1/4 inch. Some shadowing of hinges. A good copy and yet quite rare. Inventory # 7576 Price $150
PRINT
Caroline Ruth Eger, Illustrator
From The Modern Story Book
The Runaway Elevator
giclee print approx 16X 22 suitable for framing
Inventory # P1011 Price $48.00
Caroline Ruth Eger, Illustrator
From The Modern Story Book
The Runaway Elevator
giclee print approx 16X 22 suitable for framing
Inventory # P1011 Price $48.00
Caroline Ruth Eger, Illustrator
Rimskittle's Book
Leroy F. Jackson, author
Large 4to. 12 inches. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1929. Maroon cloth hardback with paste-on. First edition. About 106 pages, though un-numbered. Various short poems by Leroy F. Jackson and illustrated by Caroline Ruth Eger.Cover Illustration by Milo Winter. This is one of the most elusive of 1920's children's books. In short, rare. A very good copy is extremely rare. Like the first volume of the Bookhouse series, Rimskittle was 'much loved' by the youngsters who owned it. NOTE: The cover shownto the right is from Copy #4 of those listed below.
Rimskittle's Book
Leroy F. Jackson, author
Large 4to. 12 inches. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1929. Maroon cloth hardback with paste-on. First edition. About 106 pages, though un-numbered. Various short poems by Leroy F. Jackson and illustrated by Caroline Ruth Eger.Cover Illustration by Milo Winter. This is one of the most elusive of 1920's children's books. In short, rare. A very good copy is extremely rare. Like the first volume of the Bookhouse series, Rimskittle was 'much loved' by the youngsters who owned it. NOTE: The cover shownto the right is from Copy #4 of those listed below.
COPY 1: The covers of this copy are edge worn and the right bottom corner bent back slightly. Spine and are worn, image on cover scraped. Browning to the pages and foxing on the flyleaf and title page. There is child scribbling on only one page: at the top of the image, "Big man of Muldare. " Numerous repairs within to the bottoms of pages near the spine, the stress points for unpracticed small and enthusiastic hands. The page containing the illustration, "Stanley's run away again," is half gone. A facsimile of the original illustration is included however. A fair copy only. Inventory # 7522 Price $150
Copy #6:
COPY 2: This is a very good copy There is some very minor soiling on a very few pages and closed tears at the bottom of three pages near spine. There are NO marks or repairs. The binding is tight, the illustrations bright. Inventory # 7646 Price $400.00
Copy 1
A beautiful copy of the book,apparently never out of its just jacket. FINE! Dus Jacket with 4 closed tears and two chips both visible in the accompanying scan. Very rare, perhaps unique, in this condition. FINE/ VG+.Inventory # 7334 Price $350.00
A beautiful copy of the book,apparently never out of its just jacket. FINE! Dus Jacket with 4 closed tears and two chips both visible in the accompanying scan. Very rare, perhaps unique, in this condition. FINE/ VG+.Inventory # 7334 Price $350.00
Copy 3
As above but the 1938 edition without dust jacket and with nicely penned Christmasgift inscription on title page,dated 1939. Some rubbing to the spine and bumps to corners. Slight lateral bow. Cover illustration very good, bright. clean. Internally very good. No marks, no soil or damage. Inventory # 7766
As above but the 1938 edition without dust jacket and with nicely penned Christmasgift inscription on title page,dated 1939. Some rubbing to the spine and bumps to corners. Slight lateral bow. Cover illustration very good, bright. clean. Internally very good. No marks, no soil or damage. Inventory # 7766
Price $75.00
COPY 3: This is a a FINE copy. We have sold over 8 copies of thi book over the past six years and this is the most perfect we have held. There are NO marks or repairs, no tears, no inscriptions. The binding is tight and teh cover image has very little rubbing. The interior is bright with on;y very slight age-browning to the pages. . The binding is tight, the illustrations bright. Inventory # 7769 Price $600.00
COPY 4: Some scratching to the cover illustration and bottom corner of the cover has been bent. Interior has numerous closed page ytears, most near the spine. No damage to any of the illustrations which are bright. Book is tight and unmarker. Inventory# 7800 Price: $45.00