Bidspirit auction | A Pair of Early 20th

A Pair of Early 20th Century American Juvenile Books: Ivanhoe Illustrated 200th Anniversary Edition by Sir Walter Scott and Master Skylark by John Bennett - This lot features two early 20th-century American hardcover books, both bound in blue cloth with decorative pasted-on color illustrations and title text on their front covers, characteristic of the period's juvenile literature. The first book is ”Ivanhoe” by Sir Walter Scott, illustrated by Frank E. Schoonover. The cover is dated MCMXXII (1922), and the internal copyright is 1923 by Harper & Brothers Publishers. This edition is widely identified in the market as the ”Illustrated 200th Anniversary Edition.” It features illustrated endpapers depicting ”Coningsburgh Castle” and referencing ”Richard Coeur de Lion 1157 1199,” along with a handwritten inscription ”Muriel Smith from Sydney.” The volume includes multiple full-color plate illustrations. The second book is ”Master Skylark” by John Bennett, illustrated by Henry Pitz, published by The Century Co. in 1922, with earlier copyrights from 1896 and 1897. This volume contains a handwritten inscription dated 1928: ”Merry Christmas To Shorty From Bunny.” It also includes multiple full-color plate illustrations. A ruler is visible in the accompanying images, but its placement does not allow for accurate measurement of the individual books' dimensions.