{"id":886,"date":"2007-03-03T14:40:48","date_gmt":"2007-03-03T14:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1stedition.net\/posts\/2007\/03\/03\/madeline-life-magazine-1939\/"},"modified":"2007-03-03T14:40:48","modified_gmt":"2007-03-03T14:40:48","slug":"madeline-life-magazine-1939","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1stedition.net\/blog\/2007\/madeline-life-magazine-1939\/","title":{"rendered":"Madeline – Life Magazine (1939)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The illustrated book Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans, first appeared in its entirely in the Sept. 4, 1939 issue of Life Magazine.  From the article:<\/span> <\/p>\n

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Madeline<\/span><\/em><\/strong> is the story of an adorable pipsqeak.  <\/span>It was written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans and will be published on Sept. 5 by Simon & Schuster ($2). Its author came to the U.S. in 1914 from the Austrian Tyrol. He became a citizen and enlisted in the War.  <\/span>Later he related his experiences as a German-speaking U.S. soldier in a 1937 best-seller, My War with the United States<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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In its origins, Madeline<\/em><\/strong> goes back to a summer’s day in 1938 when Bemelmans was run down by the only automobile on the Ile  <\/span>D’yeu off France.  <\/span>In the hospital, he found himself neighbor to a young girl recuperating from an appendectomy. He was so impressed by the enjoyment the child derived from her operation that he decided to write a children’s book in which the heroine should experience a similar adventure. In a fatherly way he wrote the book for his daughter, Barbara, age 3, who is as precocious and enchanting a youngster as Madeline.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This story of how Madeline became the envy of her eleven little Paris Playmates is told in part by Ludwig Bemelmans’ drawings and rhymes on this page.  <\/span>For the surprising reaction Madeline’s friends had when they saw her appendicitis scar, see p. 9.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Childrens Picturebook Price Guide estimates that a first edition Madeline<\/a> has an estimated market value of $4,000 in VG+ condition (with dust jacket).  Obviously, the magazine’s value would be far less, however does have collector appeal, especially since the appearance clearly pre-dated the publication of the book. <\/p>\n

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