Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire, Animals Everywhere, First Edition, 1940, Very Good hardcover.

d'Aulaire, Ingri, and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1940. 

English, First Edition, Very Good, HC, 8vo, 11 1/4" x 8 1/4", Unpaginated. 

Very Good, First Edition, octavo, hardcover in blue cloth with light gray lettering and illustration to the front panel. Cocking to spine, some wear to all edges and tips, notable toning to interior with minor foxing, and previous owner's name stamped to front and back pastedowns and written to front endpaper, else, a well-loved copy with character. Unpaginated. Replete with color crayon lithograph illustrations of animals from all climates, from lions polar bears. This stunning accordion-fold children's book features full-color illustrations of animals in their respective habitats on one side of the accordion, and then flips the perspective to behind, where they are pictured in black-and-white with a brief description of the name and noise each animal makes. Written and illustrated by spouses and artistic collaborators, Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire, who have been recognized for their other works, such as Abraham Lincoln and Book of Greek Myths, and their overall contribution to the Golden Age of illustrated children's books.