1936 · New York
by Elisabeth Naramore
New York: The Viking Press, 1936. 28 unnumbered pages. Yellow applied printed cover with matching dust jacket, black and white photographs throughout.
William is a blue hippopotamus that lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He takes the reader around to show off his friends, other art animals. There is a description of the item and when and where it was created as well as what it is made of. Japanese quail menuki, a French marble hen, a Greek bronze horse, and Egyptian faience Jerboa mice are among a few of the animals featured.
7 1/4" x 5 1/2" dust jacket, some foxing, book shop stamp on inside cover, (Inventory #: 2600071)
William is a blue hippopotamus that lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He takes the reader around to show off his friends, other art animals. There is a description of the item and when and where it was created as well as what it is made of. Japanese quail menuki, a French marble hen, a Greek bronze horse, and Egyptian faience Jerboa mice are among a few of the animals featured.
7 1/4" x 5 1/2" dust jacket, some foxing, book shop stamp on inside cover, (Inventory #: 2600071)