6. “Madeline’s Rescue” Illustration
At the New York Internation Antiquarian Book Fair, you can expect to see many of your favorite literary characters. In this item from Battledore LTD, we see the beloved children’s book character Madelaine in a bit of a precarious situation. This full-page illustration shows the French schoolgirl being dragged from a “watery grave” by a heroic dog who becomes her pet.
The illustration is from the book “Madelien’s Rescue,” published in 1953. It was the second book in the Madeline series by Ludwig Bemelman. Bemelman, who also did the illustrations, won a Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1954.
