![]() According to Hall, “because by 1928, Volland had abandoned the regular use of its ‘edition’ designations, one cannot assume that these Volland books of the late 1920s and early 1930s were first editions just because they happen to be unstated” (Hall, 69). A first edition of this work cannot be differentiated from other early Volland printings, as all copies published between 19 were identical internally and were bound in the same VHC #2 format. The tale ends with characters transforming into royalty and living happily ever after” (Hall). They meet the mean-spirited Snarlyboodle a gentle Giant and the Boliver, whose mouth is in his pocket. The doll siblings enjoyed a long series of adventures, including this “make-believe mystery, set in the Deep Deep Woods, in which the Raggedys are sent by King Growch to complete several tasks. ![]() ![]() A lovely copy in original gift box.Īfter his daughter fell ill in 1915, cartoonist Johnny Gruelle and his family began making copies of a rag doll he had designed for the sick child and, in 1918, Gruelle’s book of Raggedy Ann Stories saw print, with Ann’s brother Andy making his bow in his own title two years later. ![]() Octavo, original half black cloth, original pictorial black paper boards, illustrated endpapers, original matching gift box.Įarly printing of this richly illustrated Raggedy Ann classic, featuring the mean-spirited Snarlyboodle. Joliet, New York, Chicago and Boston: P.F. ![]() “TAKE THE MAGICAL LUCKY PENNY, RAGGEDY ANN” ![]()
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