THE TRAVELS OF BABAR by the French writer Jean de Brunhoff New York 1934 - first English edition under the publishing name Random House.
The adventures of Babar, a young elephant who leaves the jungle and moves to the city in order to learn about the ways of life of human civilization. The most popular children's books of the 20th century, which appeared in a large format and presented for the first time large illustrations in colorful watercolors alongside cursive and "flowing" English writing. The book was originally written in French, and was first translated into English in America by Smith & Robert Haas. After a short time, the Smith and Haas publishing house merged with the Random House publishing house and the book was published under the new name Random. Before us is the first English edition released under the name "Random House" in 1934.
47 [1] p. The pages of the protective page are reinforced with glued paper. An open tear in the corners of pages 6-7 with no damage to the text. Color peels in the lower part of the front and back cover. Moderate Condition.
