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Item Details
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| Author: |
Kalep, Elvy |
| Title: |
Twenty-six proofs of illustrations for Air Babies - 1936 |
| Place: |
[Denver] |
| Publisher: |
[Bradford-Robinson] |
| Date: |
[1936] |
| Item # : |
208735 |
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| Sale Number |
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430 |
| Lot Number |
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87 |
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| Decorative Arts, Architecture & Design with Original Artwork by Don Freeman |
| Sale Date |
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06/10/2010 |
| Sale Time |
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1pm PST |
| Low Estimate |
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$ 600 |
| High Estimate |
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$ 900 |
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| Description: |
| 26 loose proofs of illustrations by Elvy Kalep for the 1936 book, Air Babies. 11x13¾. Not colored, except for black areas, which actually indicate where the associated color, written on the bottom right margin, is to be applied. * Also including a copy of the book. |
| The Estonia-born aviator Elvy Kalep (1899-1989) was also an accomplished author and illustrator, demonstrating her talent here in a book about baby pilots. Friend of Amelia Earhart, who also wrote a short introduction for the book. Kalep was involved in the promotion of aviation during the 1930's and joined 98 other women to form a group called the Ninety-Nines, now an international organization for women pilots. |
| Condition: |
| Yellowed glue residue at top edge of verso of each loose proof, a few spots of yellow spots or residue on rectos, a few tiny creased corners, one with two small nicks at margins; lacks volume spine, front cover detached, heavily rubbed with light soiling and some loss; the color illustrations are bright and clean; very good. |
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