15.00 USD
Insects, a perennially favorite reading subject for children, are rendered in beautiful lithographs in this vintage children's book.
A Child's Book of Insects by Sy Barlowe published in 1952 by Maxton Publishing is filled with information along with detailed bug art in color and in black & white. The front cover binding is quite decorative with a dandelion and various bugs including a dragonfly, butterfly, & bees. I could envision the volume displayed cover out on a shelf in a nursery or child's room.
The book once belonged to the Cedar Grove, NJ School system and has a stamp on the inside front endpaper "Aug 1960 Property of Board of Education of Cedar Grove." Other than the stamp, it is free of marks. It does has a ripped page (see photography 4). Several other pages have small tears near the bottom that do not interfere with the insect pictures. The spine shows some wear most notably at the bottom and at the edges.
A Child's Book of Insects by By Barlowe
A Maxton About Book
Maxton Publishers, Inc., New York, NY, 1952
Lithographed in the U.S.A.
Approximately 10" x 7 1/4"
Unpaginated
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