# - Dean's Rag Book Company Limited.

c.750 ink, watercolour and gouache drawings, sometimes mounted, for the following books:



1920s
Lucky Tub. Nos Jouets [c.1925] (9 of 10 designs)--Funny Folks ABC [1928] (10 designs)--Farm Friends [1928] (10 designs)--A, B, C & 1, 2, 3 [c.1928] (8 of 10 designs)--Bedtime Ballads [1929] (14 designs)



1930s
Fur and Feathers [1931] (10 designs)--Iron Horses [1933] (8 designs)--Kiddies' A, B, C [1933] (8 designs)--One Two Three 1, 2, 3 [1933] (8 designs)--Tiny Tots' A, B, C [1933] (8 designs)--Puffer Pictures [1933] (8 designs)--Pets at the Farm [1933] (8 designs)--Our Own ABC [1933] (8 designs)--Mother Goose Rhymes [1934] (8 designs)--Pussies and Puppies [1934] (8 designs)--Noah's Ark [1936] (8 designs)--Round the Zoo [1936] (8 designs)--Puff Puff [1936] (8 designs)--Farm Friends [1936] (8 designs)--Trains [1936] (12 designs)--In the Country [1936] (12 designs)--Noah's Ark Alphabet [1934] (12 designs)--Baby's Book [1937] (8 designs)--Sunny Days [1937] (8 designs)--Little Pets [1937] (8 designs)--Toy Town [1937] (13 of 14 designs)--Baby's Pets [1937] (8 designs)--How Many [1937] (8 designs)--Animals at Home [1937] (8 designs)--Big Birds [1938] (8 designs)--Tree Top Friends [1938] (8 designs)--Bo-Peep Rhymes [1938] (8 designs)--Speed [1938] (8 designs)--Look Here [1939] (14 designs)



1940s
Baby's Book [1949] (8 designs)



1950s
Count With Me [1958] (10 designs)--My A, B, C [1958] (10 designs)--Peter and Peggy at Play [1959] (12 designs), some soiling and damp-staining--Nursery Rhymes [1959] (12 designs), some soiling and damp-staining--Maxie Mouse [1959] (8 designs)--Bertie Badger [1959] (8 designs)--Sammy Squirrel [1959] (8 designs)--Fluffy Teddy [1959] (6 designs)--Fluffy Calf [1959] (6 designs)



1960s
Butterfly's Band [1960] (8 designs)--Primroses and Pixies [1960] (8 designs)--Feathered Folk [1960] (8 designs)--Teddy in the Country [1960] (8 designs)--Teddy at the Zoo [1960] (8 designs)--Teddy at the Seaside [1960] (8 designs)--My Pony [1961] (8 designs)--My Puppy [1961] (8 designs)--My Kitten [1961] (7 of 8 designs)--Donald Duck and his Nephews [1961] (8 designs)--Mickey the Gardener [1961] (8 designs)--Pluto and His Friends [1961] (8 designs)--Figaro the Playful Kitten [1961] (8 designs)--Dumbo [1961] (8 designs)--Bambi and Thumper [1961] (8 designs)--Bengo's Party [1961] (8 designs)--Bengo and his Friends [1961] (8 designs)--Bengo at the Circus [1961] (8 designs)--Noddy and Big Ears [1961] (8 designs)--Noddy and the Tubby Bears [1961] (8 designs)--A Day with Noddy [1961] (8 designs)--Baby's Rhyme Book [1962] (6 designs)--Pussy-Cat Rhymes [1962] (6 designs)--How We Eat [1963] (8 designs)--How I Wash [1963] (8 designs)--How I Dress [1963] (8 designs)--Speedy Visits the Farm [1963] (8 designs)--Speedy at the Circus [1963] (8 designs)--Speedy at the Seaside [1963] (8 designs)--Goldilocks and the Three Bears [1963] (12 designs), occasional fire damage to lower edge--Walt Disney's ABC [1963] (8 designs)--Bengo and the Kittens [1963] (8 designs)--ABC Children [1963] (9 designs)--Nursery Tales [1963] (1 design with 8 cotton strike-offs)--Count with Mother [1963] (8 designs)--One Little Noddy [1963] (8 designs)--My Dolls [1963] (8 designs)--My Train Set [1963] (8 designs)--Our Nursery [1963] (8 designs)--Puffy the Little Engine [1964] (8 designs)--Walt Disney's The Sword in the Stone [1964] (8 designs)--Walt Disney's Nursery Rhymes [1964] (9 designs together with 7 pencil sketches)--Winnie-the-Pooh and his Friends [1966] (8 designs)--Camberwick Green – Farmer Bell's Story [1967] (8 designs)--Camberwick Green – Mickey Murphy's Story [1967] (8 designs)--Camberwick Green – Windy Miller's Story [1967] (8 designs)



all various sizes, occasional spotting and browning, occasional soiling and creases



[together with] seventeen volumes of Rag Books represented in the collection

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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The first Dean's rag book was produced in 1902 and the series flourished until the 1980s. Dean's rag books became an established part of children's libraries and nurseries becoming famous for the logo designed by Stanley Berkley of two dogs trying to pull a rag book apart, with the legend, "Quite Indestructible".

Over the years the company commissioned work from many of the top artists of the day, including Cecil Aldin, John Hassall, Harry Rountree and Ethel Larcombe. The company also published Noddy titles and television tie-in books for the Camberwick Green series. Additionally, Dean's Rag Book Company Limited published numerous walt disney titles, including the characters of mickey mouse, pluto, donald duck, dumbo, bambi, and winnie-the-pooh, as represented here.