George Ernest Studdy, Rare Little “bonzo” Book, Our Baby Dogs, Hachette, 1924

100 years this year!... It's the great anniversary of this very rare little 36-page book, illustrated by the famous English designer George Ernest Studdy (1878 - 1948).
" He began his career by selling a few drawings to publishers. Later, magazines and newspapers asked him to do illustrations for the Boer War (1899-1902). He published in Boys Own in 1900 and Comic Cut was the first publication to place regular orders in 1902, he published in Pick-Me-Up magazine and in The Big Budget Comic. He published a large number of postcards for Valentine's Postcards of Dundee. in The Sketch; this character became a weekly strip in Tit-Bits from 1926. This comic strip was published for a certain period and derivative products were produced and sold. He also painted a regular strip with Ooloo the cat from 1929 to. 1933.” (Wikipedia source).
Narrating the funny adventures of Bonzo, his favorite puppy, and his mischievous companions, this little album measuring 13 x 17 cm is a rarity!...
First edition, Librairie Hachette, Paris 1924. Drawings by GE Studdy, texts by Yvonne Ostroga.
12 double-sided color illustrations, alternating with 8 black and white drawings.
Good general condition, complete, with 2 detached pages, but whole and in place, and a small tear on one page, without missing.
Let's not forget that these albums were intended for very young children, whose manipulations may have left traces!