
The Little Red Hen Gift Box: Little Red Hen Herself and Three Popular Books for Kiddies; Complete With Mint Condition Celluloid Rattle Toy as Issued
(Gruelle, Johnny) illustrator. THE LITTLE RED HEN GIFT BOX: LITTLE RED HEN HERSELF AND THREE POPULAR BOOKS FOR KIDDIES; COMPLETE WITH MINT CONDITION CELLULOID RATTLE TOY AS ISSUED. New York: Cupples & Leon Company, circa 1923. Cupples & Leon introduced their "All About Gift Box" line in 1923. Packaged in sectioned lithographed boxes with pictorial lids, each set contained three books, usually including one illustrated by Gruelle, and a celluloid character toy. The original retail price of these sets was $1.50 each. The contents of the Little Red Hen Gift Box Set is as follows:1) ALL ABOUT THE LITTLE SMALL RED HEN, illustrated by John B. Gruelle. New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1917). 24mo - 5-1/2" x 4-1/4". Gray paper covered boards with titles stamped in dark blue to front cover and spine, color pictorial paste-on within a stamped dark blue decorative border to front cover with no signs of handling or wear. Original publisher's dust jacket replicating the design of the