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1931 · Best.-Nr. 055416 — New York Ny: Friendship Press / G. Q. Le Sourd 1931. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 84 Pp. Green Cloth Stamped In Dark Green Illustrated / Map Endpapers. First And Only Edition. Slight Usage Small Owner's Name At Top Of Front Endpaper Tiny Fray Near Top Of Spine Cloth Faint Damp Mark At Upper Right Corner Of Front Cover. Rare. Gertrude Chandler Warner 1890 - 1979 Was An American Author Mainly Of Children's Stories. She Was Most Famous For Writing The Original Book Of The Boxcar Children And For The Next Eighteen Books In The Series. Adrienne Adams 1906 - 2002 Was A Children's Book Illustrator As Well As An Artist And Writer Of Children's Books. She Won Two Caldecott Honors In 1960 And 1962 And In 1973 She Was Awarded The Rutgers Award For Overall Contributions To Children'S Literature. In 1977 She Was Awarded The University Of Southern Mississippi Medallion. Adams Was Born In Fort Smith Arkansas And Grew Up In Oklahoma. She Obtained A B.A. At Stephens College Which Awarded Her The Alumnae Achievement Award In 1964 And Then Attended The University Of Missouri.She Also Was Awarded The University Of Southern Mississippi's Medallion In 1977. She Moved To New York In 1929 To Study At The American School Of Design And Until 1949 She Was A Free-Lance Designer Of Displays Murals Textiles Greeting Cards Etc. She Married Children's Book Writer John Lonzo Anderson On August 17 1934 And In 1942 Illustrated His First Book Bag Of Smoke Wikipedia Omits Mention Of This Much Earlier Book Illustrated By Her To Begin Her Career As An Illustrator. She Became A Full-Time Illustrator In 1952 And Illustrated More Than 30 Books Ranging From Contemporary Authors Including Rumer Godden Irwin Shapiro And Aileen Fisher To The Fairy Tales Of Hans Christian Andersen And The Brothers Grimm. She Also Wrote And Illustrated Six Children Books Of Her Own. Friendship Press / G. Q. Le Sourd hardcover