THE ABC BUNNY

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Laid in is a postcard for the retrospective show Wanda Gág: 35 years of picture-making" (1940), which is handwritten and signed by Wanda Gág on the verso. An unfortunate accident with an Apple drives Bunny from Bunnyland to Elsewhere. Every letter in the alphabet is represented in Bunny’s journey, through what he eats (Greens), to whom he meets (Insects, Jay, Kitten, Lizard), and then a little sleep (Nap), to Tripping back to town, right side Up and Up-side-down. The creation of The ABC Bunny, a Newberry Honor Book (1934), was a Gág family affair, with sister Flavia composing the “ABC Song,” (truncated) included in this faithful edition; brother Howard penning the lettering; and Wanda writing and illustrating the story. Quarto. The original paper-covered boards have been expertly rebacked with a new black cloth spine. Some occasional smudging to the contents, with a few small archival repairs to the extremities. The boards are edgeworn and showing, with a bit of soiling to the front panel. (Inventory #: 78062)