Jean de Brunhoff — Le Voyage de Babar

Paris, Jardin des Modes , 1932 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Jean de Brunhoff's second Babar the Elephant tale, charmingly illustrated throughout in colour. In the original French.The first edition of this charming work, authored and illustrated by Jean de Brunhoff. The first impression, with only one other title listed to the title page verso.This second work in the Babar series follows King Babar as he averts a war with the rhinos by painting the bottoms of the elephants to look like monsters.Beautifully illustrated throughout in colour.A bright copy of this children's work. In the publisher's original cloth backed, paper covered boards. Boards vibrant, with significant rubbing. Tide mark to front board, running length of joint. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Front joint head and tail starting, with boards firmly held. Rear hinge strained, with board a touch tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Jean de Brunhoff. Very Good .