The book enjoyed immediate success upon publication and de Brunhoff went on to publish six more stories in the series before his death in 1937. He later returns to the jungle where he is crowned King of the Elephant Kingdom for the wisdom and civility he has gained in his travels. A much nicer example than usually found.īased on a story de Brunhoff's wife created for their children, The Story of Babar tells the tale of a young elephant who escapes a hunter in his native jungle and comes to appreciate the civilization and fine things of the big city. In very good condition with some wear to the extremities. Folio, original quarter cloth over illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers.
Translated from the French by Merle Haas. New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, Inc, 1933.įirst American edition of the first book in de Brunhoff’s Babar the Elephant series.
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