Books published by publisher JUNIOR DELUXE EDITIONS

Little Lord Fauntleroy is a novel by the English-American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), her first children's novel. It was published as a serial in St. Nicholas Magazine from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's in 1886. The novel set a precedent in copyright law when Burnett won a lawsuit in 1888 against E. V. Seebohm over the rights to theatrical adaptations of the work. In a shabby New York side street in the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother (known only as Mrs. Errol or "Dearest") in genteel poverty after the death of his father, Captain Cedric Errol. One day, they are visited by an English lawyer named Havisham with a message from Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, an unruly millionaire who despises America and was very disappointed when his youngest son married an American woman. With the deaths of his father's elder brothers, Cedric has now inherited the title Lord Fauntleroy and is the heir to the earldom and a vast estate. Many ups and downs follow. The Fauntleroy suit, so well-described by Burnett and realized in Reginald Birch's detailed pen-and-ink drawings, created a fad for formal dress for American middle-class children. The Junior Deluxe Editions were a mail-order based program from Doubleday in which customers signed on to receive new volumes on a monthly basis. There were about 90 titles in all, issued from the mid ’40s up to 1962. They are all beautifully illustrated. This book is illustrated by Peter Spier (b. 1927), a Dutch-born American illustrator and writer who has created more than thirty children's books.

The original text of The Wizard of Oz has lost none of it's charms....W.W. /Denslow set for all time the aspect of the beloved characters--The Scarecrow. the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion.one would not think of trying to improve "them. But the Dorothys of today deserve to be picture themselves in the Heroine's role...an artist was selected who could capture the Denslow spirit and still give just the right modern touch.

This is a book from the Junior Deluxe Editions series published between 1947 and 1968 mainly by Nelson Doubleday Inc. and J.P. Lippincott Co. All of the illustrations are done by different illustrators. This book, RIP VAN WINKLE AND OTHER STORIES was written by American author Washington Irving (1783-1859) and was first published in 1819. The other stories include THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, DOLPH HEYLIGER, THE LEGEND OF THE STORM SHIP, KIDD THE PIRATE, THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER, and PHILIP OF POKANOKET. You are probably familiar with the popularized stories of Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, but have you read the original unabridged versions by Washington Irving? His skillfully written and colorful tales have much more meaning and depth. In Rip Van Winkle he makes a profound social comment about the changes happening in his America, and Sleepy Hollow isn't just a chilling tale about the Headless Horseman but an enchanting story about two rival suitors. This Junior Deluxe Edition book was illustrated by Susanne Suba (1913-2012) who was born in Budapest, Hungary. Her family emigrated to the United States and settled in Brooklyn when she was a young girl. After studying art at Pratt Institute in New York, Ms. Suba moved to Chicago to work as a book illustrator. She collaborated with various authors, including her husband Russell McCracken, and was a regular contributor to Publisher's Weekly and other publications throughout the years. As a freelance painter and illustrator, Ms. Suba had exhibitions at The Boston Museum, the Art Director's Club in both Chicago and New York, The Museum of Modern Art, The Brooklyn Museum and many other venues, most notably, many covers for the “The New Yorker” magazine.