A TALE OF TWO GLIMPS.
[NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, no date: 1946-47?]. Color & black & white drawings by the author. First Edition. A scarce book written by Bemelmans at the request of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). The story appears to have been written in 1946-1947- no date in the book The two "glimps" each have a television set. One glimp lives in a black & white world while the other enjoys the rich hues of color television. The outcome is obvious. CBS was trying to advocate for color television sets through this scarce promotional work by Bemelmans. While a 1946-47 date is usually attributed for this this story, that doesn’t make much sense to me since color tvs were not even available for sale until the 1950s [??]. With a scarce yellow CBS card laid in promoting the book. Oblong 8vo., white pictorial boards; 50 pages. Item #58347
Very Good (moderate soil covers & bit of light cracking exterior of front hinge; contents clean & tight). A pretty nice copy of a fragile book.
Price: $185.00