RARE SIGNED A Child's Good Night Book Margaret Wise Brown Jean Charlot 1st ED HB

Description: Up for your consideration is a one of a kind, signed with art, hardback copy of 'A Child's Good Night Book' by Margaret Wise Brown with illustrations by Jean Charlot. Signed, inscribed and with original Nativity pen art drawing by the illustrator, Jean Charlot to Meroë Morse. Who is Meroë Morse you may ask? She was instrumental in the advancement of Polaroid high-speed film development. I contacted the Jean Charlot Foundation/Collection and they told me that in 1944 Jean Charlot spent time working at Smith College, where Meroë Morse was studying. She would have been 21 at the time and finishing up her BA degree at Smith. Here is a dedication to her on the Polaroid website: Meroë Marston Morse, the daughter of a Princeton University math professor, was worldly, cool, charming, and focused. She played the harp. She had a bachelor’s degree in art history from Smith College. And she changed Polaroid and culture forever. Meroë joined Polaroid in June 1945, and by that fall, had transferred to the SX-70 lab, where she was involved in the research and development of instant photography. She would routinely put in upwards of 16 hour days, ensuring her lab ran in nonstop shifts. Incredibly, despite having no formal training as a scientist, Meroë was instrumental in the development of Polaroid's high-speed black and white film, and her tenacity, intelligence, and creativity saw her rise to become the director of special photographic research in 1966. Holding 18 patents for her work at Polaroid, and the first woman elected fellow of the Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers, she was, according to her colleagues, “Always self-effacing and supportive, yet at the same time exerted quiet power, even in a roomful of male scientists.” So, an incredible association copy from a famous artist to the woman who would a year later join Polaroid and end up being pioneer there as well as becoming the first woman elected fellow of the Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers! Published by: William R. Scott Inc. - 1943 - First Edition - 1st Printing English Text Condition Dust Jacket: G-/GFairly ok condition overall. Moderate to heavy signs of chipping, especially around the spine with light to moderate signs of toning/creasing/chipping and general storage/handling wear to covers/flaps. In the rear side there are signs of archival tape adding strength to the weakest parts. Not price-clipped however and currently housed in a protective mylar sleeve. Rare to find copies of this 1st Edition with an intact DJ because of how fragile they are. Book: VG-/VGVery nice condition overall, Heavy chips to head and tail of spine but otherwise light to moderate toning/rubbing/chipping from storage/handling wear to boards, mild toning to text block/pages, internally light age-toning but images are nice and clean and free of any extraneous pen/pencil marks and binding is solid. Signed, dated and inscribed by the illustrator Jean Charlot on the first front free endpaper. Please note, I strive to make the descriptions as fair and accurate as possible, but if you are exceptionally fastidious and/or are looking for 'perfect' condition in an item then it's perhaps best not to bid on this auction. That said, I've sold numerous items on Ebay and have always had very happy buyers, so please do bid with confidence! Items sold as seen - no returns or refunds. Please feel free to write and ask questions. Free shipping via Priority Mail with full insurance & signature confirmation. All payment to be made within 3 days of auction end, in US Dollars. Good luck!

Price: 2500 USD

Location: Portland, Oregon

End Time: 2024-12-10T05:17:12.000Z

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