junior deluxe editions

i've posted about junior deluxe editions before here. they are little pieces of sunshine in book form! here are 3 stories of 3 strong and interesting men!

the story of doctor dolittle by hugh lofting
1948, j.b. lippincott, philadelphia
illustrated by hugh lofting

robin hood by howard pyle
c. 1955, junior deluxe editions, new york
illustrator not credited

treasure island by robert louis stevenson
1954, nelson doubleday, new york
illustrated by henry c. pitz

junior deluxe editions

junior deluxe editions are those special gems that i run across from time to time while searching for books...these three are no exception. in this collection i've included little women, tales from shakespeare and through the looking-glass. which reminds me, tales from shakespeare is edited and compiled by charles and mary lamb...did you know that mary lamb murdered her mother? how odd (not to mention that some think lewis carroll was a pedophile)...and it's illustrated by leonard weisgard, who i've posted in the past.
another author who murdered is anne perry, who helped her friend murder her mother. just an morbid aside.
there's a junior deluxe edition flickr group too...right here.

tales from shakespeare by charles and mary lamb
1955, nelson doubleday
illustrated by leonard weisgard

through the looking-glass: and what alice found there by lewis carroll
c. 1955 (not dated), nelson doubleday
illustrated by john tenniel

little women by louisa may alcott
1950, nelson doubleday
illustrated by reisie lonette