Gunner and the Dumbo WEST COAST HISTORICAL SHOW FIND

[kammo-man]

I had a great find at the show , a WW2 published in 1945 childs book about a French Bulldog named Gunner.

The art is sooooooo 1940s and the story is cute .

He gets shot down and rescued in the pacific.

 

Its a great wee book in every regard .............and a good addition to the war book collection .

 

 

owen

[gwb123]

I had a great find at the show , a WW2 published in 1945 childs book about a French Bulldog named Gunner.

The art is sooooooo 1940s and the story is cute .

He gets shot down and rescued in the pacific.

 

Its a great wee book in every regard .............and a good addition to the war book collection .

owen

 

This might be better than you think.

 

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-09...grange-oak-park

[kammo-man]

Dang Gil !!!

 

Good hunt on the name ........I did not even think of doing that ......how about that ?

 

heres some inside art .

 

 

This book reads very very saucy ........there is nothing held back about who we were fighting .

[gwb123]

I had just posted another thread on some Landmark Books, children's history books printed in the 1950's and 1960's. Some of the authors were famous in their own right... the gentleman that wrote book on D-Day had actually landed on D-Day himself. He later said he wrote the book for kids so he had a better understanding of where he had been during the battle!

[manayunkman]

Hey that is exactly what happened to my cat !!!

 

In post #2 you say " this might be better than you think ". Do you say that because the author saw action or like when an artist dies the price of their art goes up and now the book is worth more. Or maybe I didn't get enough sleep and I have no idea what is going on. Regardless I sure would love to see more pictures of this book.

[kammo-man]

Sorry for the quality of the pictures ..........my camera kinda took a right turn and is shootin bad .

 

Heavy stuff for a child in 1945 ........but then again kids were very tough back then .

 

the life boat , with Gunner in the middle .

[manayunkman]

Who is the " Dumbo " ?

 

Post some more if you can. Please

[kammo-man]

Why dont I get some cookies and milk and read you the whole story when you are safely tucked up in bed ?

 

 

 

owen

[rr01]

Who is the " Dumbo " ?

 

Post some more if you can. Please

"Dumbo" was often the callsign for the SAR PBYs.

[manayunkman]

Why dont I get some cookies and milk and read you the whole story when you are safely tucked up in bed ?

owen

 

Who is going to change my diaper ?

[kammo-man]

NO one ........we will give you one of those Space Shuttle classic ones that last for a whole thanksgiving !!!!!

 

I will picture more pix today mate !

 

 

owen

[manayunkman]

Thats what i use now. Happy Thanksgiving.

[trenchbuff]

Glad you like the book! It's always nice to sell an item to someone who really appreciates it.

[manayunkman]

Glad you like the book! It's always nice to sell an item to someone who really appreciates it.

 

Do you have another one ?

[vintageproductions]

Owen just likes it because he wishes his French Bulldog was as cool as the one in the book.

[kammo-man]

Speak of the devil here they are ............

 

the reason I bought the book is my buddies !!!

 

 

owen

[doyler]

I was thinking the one in the book ooked like Sir Queso!!!

[kammo-man]

Thanks D

you know a good thing when you see one !

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[gwb123]

Hey that is exactly what happened to my cat !!!

 

In post #2 you say " this might be better than you think ". Do you say that because the author saw action ....

 

Yes... that and he became the top man in his publishing house.

[trenchbuff]

Do you have another one ?

 

 

 

I wish I did, but sorry no.

[cscmc1]

Just stumbled upon this thread -- I have that same book at home! I need to dig around and make sure the wife didn't send it to the thrift store, but yes, it's a good one. Thanks for posting this!