Gilbert Velaire / Gaston Ry - Histoire d'une Menagerie - 1946
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First edition, Histoire d'une Menagerie, by Gilbert Velaire and Gaston Ry, a wartime satirical children's book in French about animals rising against a Hitler-like ringmaster, 48 pages, softback, 27.5 x 22 cm, published in Algiers by Edmond Charlot circa 1946.
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First edition. A rare children's book, satirising Hitler's attempts to gather the nations together under his command. The animals are fighting for their freedom against a circus director/tamer, who is a a look-a-like of Adolf Hitler.
The book takes as its premise, the tongue twister "Imagine and imaginary menagerie managed by an imaginary manager."
Stiff card covers. A little marking and foxing to these. The covers have become detached from the block as some point and are now secured by archival tape. Slight loss of card to the top edge of the spine.
Internally clean and tidy throughout with full page images presented in black with one colour (differs throughout). Vignettes also.
Gaston Ry was an Algerian illustrator and satirist who contributed drawings to the Algerian periodical 'Le Canard sauvage'.
Unpaginated by 50 pages. No date, circa 1946.
Gaston Ry was Rene Rostagny (1902-1978).
27.5 x 22 cm.
Conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 458449553.
A scarce item, there is only one library holding at the BnF.
Edmond Charlot was Camus’s first publisher, and after the Allied landings of November 1942 he became “the publisher of Free France”. In Algiers.
It’s a wartime fable for children. The circus animals rise up against a tyrannical ringmaster who is unmistakably Hitler.
Gaston Ry was the pseudonym of René Rostagn
OCLC records only one institutional copy, at the BnF. That makes this genuinely scarce, and it was printed in wartime North Africa on poor paper, so few have survived.
Seller's Story
We are professional booksellers based in France, and have been members of ILAB for many years. We currently hold full membership of SLAM, as well as other organisations. We also sell at fairs and markets across Europe.
We are often found at brocantes and marches, searching for books and prints. We are also always interested in acquiring new stock from individuals, so if you have books or prints to sell, do get in touch.
We are proud to purchase biodegradable packaging and materials. Where possible, all of our book wrap and tape are compostable or re-cyclable. If you do receive any plastic bubble wrap from us - it is because we are re-using items we have received.
First edition. A rare children's book, satirising Hitler's attempts to gather the nations together under his command. The animals are fighting for their freedom against a circus director/tamer, who is a a look-a-like of Adolf Hitler.
The book takes as its premise, the tongue twister "Imagine and imaginary menagerie managed by an imaginary manager."
Stiff card covers. A little marking and foxing to these. The covers have become detached from the block as some point and are now secured by archival tape. Slight loss of card to the top edge of the spine.
Internally clean and tidy throughout with full page images presented in black with one colour (differs throughout). Vignettes also.
Gaston Ry was an Algerian illustrator and satirist who contributed drawings to the Algerian periodical 'Le Canard sauvage'.
Unpaginated by 50 pages. No date, circa 1946.
Gaston Ry was Rene Rostagny (1902-1978).
27.5 x 22 cm.
Conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 458449553.
A scarce item, there is only one library holding at the BnF.
Edmond Charlot was Camus’s first publisher, and after the Allied landings of November 1942 he became “the publisher of Free France”. In Algiers.
It’s a wartime fable for children. The circus animals rise up against a tyrannical ringmaster who is unmistakably Hitler.
Gaston Ry was the pseudonym of René Rostagn
OCLC records only one institutional copy, at the BnF. That makes this genuinely scarce, and it was printed in wartime North Africa on poor paper, so few have survived.
Seller's Story
We are professional booksellers based in France, and have been members of ILAB for many years. We currently hold full membership of SLAM, as well as other organisations. We also sell at fairs and markets across Europe.
We are often found at brocantes and marches, searching for books and prints. We are also always interested in acquiring new stock from individuals, so if you have books or prints to sell, do get in touch.
We are proud to purchase biodegradable packaging and materials. Where possible, all of our book wrap and tape are compostable or re-cyclable. If you do receive any plastic bubble wrap from us - it is because we are re-using items we have received.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Children's books, Illustrated, Literature
Book title
Histoire d'une Menagerie
Author/ Illustrator
Gilbert Velaire / Gaston Ry
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1946
Height
275 mm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
220 mm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Algiers: Edmond Charlot
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
48
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