First Edition. The Blue Danube can best be described as a gentle satire of Nazi Germany, belonging somewhere on the continuum of works about the Second World War with Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-5 and Mel Brooks' The Producers. He treats the horrors in a completely deadpan fashion. Residents are sent to.....

First Edition. This is one of an unspecified number of lettered copies of this book, signed by Bemelmans, and housed in an illustrated slipcase. There were 400 numbered copies and 100 copies for private distribution denoted by Roman numerals. The limited edition also includes five full-color plates (including the list.....

A charming original painting by the author and artist of the Madeline books. The scene shows a farmhouse, a barn, and a field being plowed with a tractor. SIZE: 7-7/8 inches square. MEDIUM: Gouache, watercolor, or both on paper. Signed "Bemelmans" in pencil at the lower right. Very good to.....

First Edition. Travelog of the author's cruise through Monte Carlo, Portofino, Leghorn, the Bay of Naples, Capri, and Corsica. Illustrated throughout the text and with four full-color plates. Bemelmans, best known for his Madeline series of picture books, also wrote novels and nonfiction books. First edition (first printing). A very.....