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1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.
1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.

1946 Rare First Edition - The Cloud Kitchen illustrated by Ida Bohatta Morpurgo.

$75 USD - $75 USD
$75 USD
$75 USD - $75 USD
$75 USD

Author: Ida Bohatta-Morpurgo. Translated by June Head.
Title: The Cloud Kitchen.
Publisher: New York, Ars Sacra (Herbert Dubler, Inc.), 1946. First American Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 6" x 5".
Pages: 16 unpaginated pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated hardcover binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed and worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, with light foxing - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with 8 full-page color plates by Ida Bohatta.

The book: A scarce and charming first American edition of The Cloud Kitchen, illustrated with delicate full-page color plates by Ida Bohatta. This whimsical children’s work, imbued with warmth and gentle imagination, is a fine example of mid-20th-century European-style illustrated storytelling.

The author/illustrator: Ida Bohatta-Morpurgo (1900–1992) was an Austrian author and illustrator of children’s books, celebrated for her tender depictions of animals and childhood scenes. Her distinctive style, both decorative and heartfelt, has made her work enduringly popular among collectors of illustrated books.