Father, Dear Father by Ludwig Bemelmans (RB104)

Published 1953: First Edition / Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Original blue embossed cloth with silver titles on the spine. 254 very clean and bright pages,slight separation on inner hinges, text block not affected, previous owners dedication on the first free page. Boards are rubbed and faded with time consistent with age. (RB104)

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Barbara Bemelmans, the pre-teen daughter of Ludwig Bemelmans, accompanied by her poodle, Little Bit, leads her father on a glorious romp through Europe. Barbara sees everything for the first time through youg eyes, so does Little Bit; and so does Ludwig that unsophisticated and merry sophisticate.
Starting in New York, their trail leads them joyfully to France, Austria and Italy and ends at Christmas in New York's Bowery where Barbara concludes the story with the words, "As usual, Poppy has to love everybody."

Father, Dear Father is a tale of happiness told with true Bemelmans verve and exuberance.

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Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian author, an internationally known gourmand, and a writer and illustrator of children's books. He is most noted today for his Madeline books, six of which were published from 1939-1961. A seventh was discovered after his death and published posthumously in 1999.

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