Description

“Five Beds for Bitsy – A Puppy Grows Up”

Written by Ian Munn
Illustrated by Elizabeth Webb
Copyright 1950

I found this book in a dumpster of the estate of a doctor and her descendants. The home had not been lived in for 35+ years and was left intact. At the time of the auction, the buyers of the toy room did not want most of the contents, so the books had not been in the dumpster more than a day. Before that, I believe this collection belonged to the child, and grandchildren of the doctor, the first of whom was born in 1926 and the last in 1955. The collection was extensive (I saved over 150 books!) and contained many educational and church related books along with coloring books, picture books, and “how-to-draw” books.

Considering its age, this book has the expected wear and tear on the outside without much damage to the covers but is a little more rough than other books I found in the collection. The outer binding is solid, but inside, the pages are beginning to separate from it. We could not find a price for which this book has sold, but online asking prices range from $14.21 (including shipping)