Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann's Wishing Pebble
Hardcover
(M A DONOHUE & COMPANY March 15, 1940)
Collectible! Johnny Gruelle; Donohue (Early 1940's); Edition unstated, HB, VG(No Jacket); Not ex-lib, Not remainder; HB- Bright pictorial cover, lightly edgeworn, corners slightly bumped(boards slightly showing at tips),1925 copyright; Spine-Black cloth, top/bottom lightly worn, 'doll's & castle'(Raggedy Ann's Magical Wishes) pictorial endpapers; 91pp, clean, corners sharp(some creased), 60 color+ 6 b/w illus('first-generation re-prints') ; Artist, cartoonist, children's book creator,Gruelle started RaggedyAnn/Andy series shortly after daughter Marcella's death; Based on stories he told his fatally ill daughter Marcella, the Raggedy series was inspired by the child's favorite doll(created/marketed by Gruelle); Originally pub by Volland, Donohue was the exclusive reprint house for Gruelle's 'Happy Children' series until early 1940's.