Freddy and Mr. Camphor by Walter R. Brooks (2000 Reprint Hardcover in DJ)
• Author: Walter R. Brooks (1886-1958)
• Illustrator: Kurt Wiese (1887-1974)
• Publisher: The Overlook Press Woodstock, NY U.S.A. 2000
From 1927 to 1958, Walter R. Brooks (1886-1958) wrote 26 books starring one of the great characters in American children's literature: Freddy the Pig. The Freddy books, widely beloved as classics and deemed the American equivalent of the Pooh stories, are a remarkable achievement in children's literature. The books went out of print in the 1960s, despite their popularity in the 1940s and 1950s.
Freddy and Mr. Camphor (1944) is the 11th book in the humorous children's series Freddy the Pig. In Freddy and Mr. Camphor, Freddy is in need of a change and finds an opportunity for one as a caretaker on Mr. Camphor's houseboat. Of course, things never go as Freddy expects and a series of strange, amusing, and sometimes alarming adventures ensue. iv + 244pp.
In addition to the Freddy books, Brooks created the character Mr. Ed the Talking Horse.
Dramatic, humorous illustrations by Kurt Wiese (1887-1974). Kurt Wiese illustrated over 300 children’s books and wrote and illustrated another 20 books. He received two Newbery Awards and two Caldecott Honor Book Awards.
Hardcover has navy cloth boards with silver lettering and ornamentation on front and spine, in fine (as new) DJ. Carefully handled with square corners and sound gutters, the book appears unread. Minor shelf-wear. Dust Jacket has code 0200. Contents appear complete with no markings in text nor ownership in end papers. Interiors are tight, clean and unmarked.
• Size: 8vo – over 7¾ - 9¾” tall, 248pp.
• Condition: Fine (As New) Hardcover in Fine (As New) Dust Jacket – No ownership markings. 1st printing of 2000 edition.
Copyright 2000, 1944 & 1971. Manufactured in U.S.A. No edition info stated, but copy from 1st printing according to print-line. Dust Jacket is February, 2000 version indicated by 0200 code. ISBN: 1-58567-027-8. LCCN not stated. MSR = US $23.95.