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Kuh C. - The Deliverymen, [illustrated by Kurt Wiese, 1934].

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Charlotte Kuh (Greenbaum) - The Deliverymen by Charlotte Kuh. Pictures by Kurt Wiese. [Series} The Happy hour books.
New York, 1934. published by The Macmillan company. Printed by the Jersey City Printing Company.
Publisher's cardboard cover, in English, pp. nlb. 40, format 14.9 x 14.9 cm.
Condition: loss of paper on spine, minor rubbing on cover (especially corners and spine), soiling, center clean(except for the lining and middle 2 pages with spots and soiling).

Kurt Wiese (1887-1974) - German trader and illustrator, author of children's books, fate threw him around most of the continents (from Hamburg he went to trade in China, where during the first war he was arrested by the Japanese, who handed him over to the English, who sent him to Australia as a prisoner of war, then he ended up in Brazil, and since 1927 he settled in the USA). He became an illustrator of children's books - in 1928 he had great success, the English edition of Felix Salten's book "Bambi" with his illustrations turned out to be a bestseller and received many editions around the world.

The educational book for children about the important work of various types of service providers/suppliers, thanks to which people's needs are met, as well as technological advances (cars are displacing horses, electric refrigerators are reducing the interest in transporting ice blocks to cold storage). The illustrations are accompanied by text on the adjacent page.

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IX WAN Cosmos Antiquarian Auction - agriculture, forestry, household, cooking, women's magazines, communications, children's books.
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07 November 2024 CET/Warsaw
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