"Uncle Wiggily's Story Book" by Howard R. Garis, Color illustrations by Lansing Campbell. Published by The Platt & Munk Co Inc. New York, copyright mcmxxi [1921] and mcmxxxix [1939]. A collection of 36 latest Uncle Wiggly stories written in that period [from Toothache to Uncle Wiggly and the Wolf]. Fully illustrated by Campbell-- 12 color plates and several b/w text illustrations.

Hard boards, original publisher's cloth; black lettering and Uncle Wiggly on front board [some wear, especially the corners]; 7" x 9.1/4"; color illustrated endpapers; 247 pages, color frontispiece + 11 color plates on glossy paper [all listed plates are present]; c.25 b/w text illustrations, very little soiling, very good condition.

Howard Roger Garis (1873-1962) was an American author, best known for a series of books that featured the character of Uncle Wiggily Longears, an engaging elderly rabbit. Many of his books were illustrated by Lansing Campbell. By virtue of his accessible characters and engaging plots, Garis was one of the most influential children's authors of his day. Many of his books, especially the Uncle Wiggily books, are still widely read.

The first Uncle Wiggily story appeared January 10, 1910, in the Newark News. For almost four decades the newspaper published an Uncle Wiggily story by Garis every day except Sunday, and the series was eventually nationally syndicated. By the time Garis retired from the newspaper in 1947, he had written more than 15,000 Uncle Wiggily stories.

Lansing Campbell (1882-1937) was an American illustrator best known for his illustrations in the Uncle Wiggily series of books by Howard R. Garis. From 1919 to 1929, he drew Uncle Wiggily's Adventures as a comic strip. Campbell's Uncle Wiggily illustrations were the main influence on Chris Wedge's short film Bunny which won the Academy Award for Animated Short Film for 1998 as well as a Golden Nica at the Prix Ars Electronica.

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