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Series 128 - Magic Drawing Books Series


 
 
Series Name:
Publish Dates:
Topic:
Magic Drawing Books Series
1915 - 1929
Puzzles
Series Number:
Volumes:
Formats:
128
10
1

 


Title: Author: Year: Illustrator:
1 Magic Drawing Book of Funny Animals Anonymous 1915  
2 Funny Magic Drawing Book for Boys and Girls Anonymous 1915  
3 Magic Drawing Book for Boys and Girls Anonymous 1915  
4 Magic Fairy Tale Drawing Book Anonymous 1916  
5 Little Black Sambo Magic Drawing Book Anonymous 1928  
6 Little Sallie Mandy Magic Drawing Book Anonymous 1928  
7 Ali Baba Fairy Tale Magic Drawing Book Anonymous 1928  
8 Three Bears Fairy Tale Magic Drawing Book Anonymous 1928  
9 Little Small Red Hen Magic Drawing book Anonymous 1929  
10 Three Little Pigs Magic Drawing Book Anonymous 1929  

 

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Cloth. Cover appliques have various multicolored cartoon figures related to the book. Dust jacket matches the book. Books #3-10 are 10.125 x 7.625. Books #1-2 are 8 x 10.50. (Book number 3 has not been seen with a cover applique).

Series Notes:
1. Each page has a follow the dots puzzle with line drawn illustrations.
2. Volumes 5-10 were added to the series in 1928-1929.
3. Although ads for the first four books say "Dot Drawing Book", the books themselves do not have the word "dot" on the title.
4. For information about the Platt and Munk reprints of this series click here.

 

#1 Dust Jacket

#1 Dust Jacket (back cover)

#1

 

#2 Dust Jacket

#2

 

#3 Dust Jacket

#3

#4 Dust Jacket

#4

 

#5 Dust Jacket

#6 Dust Jacket

#6

#7 Dust Jacket

 

#7

#8 Dust Jacket

#8

#9 Dust Jacket

 

#9

#10 Dust Jacket

#10

DJ Reverse - early

 

DJ Reverse

 

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