"How to Travel Incognito" Book 1951 Bemelmans, Ludwig Signed With Drawing

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BEMELMANS, Ludwig

[244] pp.

Little, Brown & Company

1951

First Edition

8" x 5 3/4"

With an original drawing 'Au … Read more BEMELMANS, Ludwig

[244] pp.

Little, Brown & Company

1951

First Edition

8" x 5 3/4"

With an original drawing 'Au Revoir' toasting signed by Ludwig Bemelmans

His funny Thurber-esque drawings also adorn this autobiographical romp of driving across France impersonating a royal. Bemelmans teams up with an aristo on his uppers, Monsieur Le Comte de St. Cucuface. The two tricksters cage, inveigle, and wheedle royal-worshipers out of food and lodging. It's funny, never acerbic or mean, and gives a good change if one has been reading heavy stuff. See less