Ludwig Bemelmans

Signed first edition of the third Madeline book.

• Ludwig Bemelmans (American).
• New York: Viking, 1957.
• Quarto.
• Illustrated in color and black, and black and white.
• 1 of 985 copies signed by Ludwig Bemelmans on the colophon page, of which only 885 were for sale.
• Precedes the trade edition. 
• Bound in original green decorated cloth.

Ludwig Bemelmans (1892-1962), Austrian-born American painter and writer, drew on his hotel and restaurant experiences for many of his stories and novels, which he often illustrated with his own sophisticated drawings and watercolors. Although he also wrote for adults, he is perhaps best known for his children's books, notably the Madeline series, one of which, Madeline’s Rescue, won the 1954 Caldecott Award.