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Group of 5 Babar books by Laurent de Brunhoff: HISTOIRE DE BABAR LE PETIT ELEPHANT. Paris: Editions du Jardin des Modes, (1931). First Edition, but not First Printing due to the presence of the elephant logo on the copyright page. 14 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches in color pictorial boards with cloth spine. 47 (1) pp. Color pictorial endpapers. LE ROI BABAR. Paris: Editions du Jardin des Mode, (1933). First Edition. 14 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches in color pictorial boards with cloth spine. 47 (1) pp. Color pictorial endpapers. ABC DE BABAR. Paris: Hachette, (1939). First Edition. 8 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches in color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers. BABAR AND FATHER CHRISTMAS. New York: Random House, Inc., (1940). First Edition in English. 14 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches in color pictorial boards with cloth spine. Color pictorial endpapers. (40) pp. BABAR DANS L'ILE AUX OISEAUX. Paris: Hachette, (1951). First Edition. 14 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches in color pictorial boards with cloth spine. Color pictorial endpapers. 39 (1) pp. Condition: Histoire de Babar with rubbing and wear to the covers; cloth spine faded; rear cover with modest staining; contents clean and fresh. Le Roi Babar rubbing and modest wear to the corners and edges; neat ink inscription dated 1936 to verso of front free endpage; internally clean and fresh, Very Good. ABC de Babar with modest toning and handling wear to covers, otherwise Very Good. Babar and Father Christmas with edgewear to corners and head and tail of spine; bit of handling wear to pages, Good condition. Babar dans Ll'ile with scuffing and wear to edges all around; slightly gushy ink gift inscription to verso of front free endpage; otherwise Very Good.