Item #1427 Bear Party. William Pène DU BOIS.
Bear Party

Bear Party

Viking Press: New York, 1951.

First Edition.

Rare American children's book. The action takes place in Koala Park where real teddy bears live in trees: Beautifully written and illustrated by William Pène Du Bois. Du Bois was arts editor for 'The Paris Review'. "Bear Party" won the Caldecott Medal in 1952.

Item #1427

Octavo, bound in cloth-backed pictorial boards with original illustrated dustwrapper, 140 mm x 210 mm, 48 pages, colour illustrations throughout; a near fine copy.

Price (AUD): $325.00  other currencies