Friendship Valley
William Morrow and Company, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Wolo's fifth and final children's book. Clipped jacket with bright colors, with matching paper boards. Map endpapers, bright pages. 10.5 x 8". A contemporary review noted "This story has its own bit of social significance, dedicated as it is to the amity of nations. It is a story of the dispossessed, as a group of animals are burned out of their forest home and combine to find a new place to live. " (Kirkus) "Wolo" was employed by the San Francisco Chronicle as a caricaturist in the 1930's, as well as providing murals in his distinctive style to local restaurants and children's hospitals. His five children's books of the 1940's were based on stories for his own children. In later years he was a noted puppeteer. Very Good / Very Good. Item #2026-S32
Price: $450.00