The days of hollie hobbie and hollie hobbies special days. Volland company to begin selling the beloved belindy character doll as a tiein to his forthcoming book bearing the same name. Beloved belindy was written and illustrated by johnny gruelle. Beloved belindy a raggedy ann book by gruelle, johnny. When a doll was marketed with the book, the concept had great success. John barton gruelle december 24, 1880 january 9, 1938 was an american artist, political cartoonist, childrens book and comics authors, illustrator, and storyteller. Get the best deals on beloved belindy when you shop the largest online selection at. Shes in beautiful vintage condition with no major damage or odors.
Find great deals on ebay for belindy and georgene raggedy. Rag doll for sale vintage gas station collectibles. Her silkscreened facial features included a white mouth and eyebrows and red nose. Georgeness first standard beloved belindy was 18 19. Usually this book, when found in this condition, goes for a high price due to lack of availability. Red blouse with metal mushroom buttons, floral print skirt, apron and scarf. Beloved belindy goodreads meet your next favorite book. See more ideas about raggedy ann and andy, raggedy ann and dolls. A sequel, raggedy andy stories 1920, introduced the character of her brother, raggedy andy.
Gruelle created a host of characters to keep raggedy ann company in his books. The first massproduced raggedy ann dolls were based on the books. He is best known as the creator of raggedy ann and raggedy andy dolls and as the authorillustrator of dozens of books. This is a wonderful 19 inch actually just a bit under beloved belindy all cloth doll in excellent condition. Gruelle wrote and illustrated 25 books about his redheaded dolls along with other characters that included beloved belindy, the camel with the wrinkled knees, quacky doodles, and danny doodles.
From her dubious beginning as a faceless raggedy doll left to molder in the gruelle familys. Comic strip artist and graphic illustrator johnny b. Gruelle wrote and illustrated raggedy ann stories for publisher p. Condition slight rubbing at the extremities of the boards, otherwise very nice. Up for sale is a wonderful all original beloved belindy doll made by georgene novelties. The character was created in 1915 as a doll, and was introduced to the public in the 1918 book. Manufacturedand stamped in the 1940s, shes wearing all her original clothes.
And so began the journey and adventures of beloved belindy best friend and the mammy of raggedy ann and raggedy andy. Gruelle stamped on rear end, missing clothes but otherwise near mint. Vintage georgene beloved belindy raggedy ann mammy boxy from. Beloved belindy book by johnny gruelle, author of raggedy ann and andy stories. What others are saying raised by the song of the murmuring grove.
Beloved belindy book by johnny gruelle, author of raggedy ann and andy. Beloved belindy doll, from the raggedy ann and andy line based on the childrens books by johnny gruelle, united states, by georgene novelties, inc. Two years after the publication of the first raggedy ann book, gruelle. Gruelle began writing childrens books based on the dolls character. Raggedy ann is a character created by american writer johnny gruelle 1880 1938 that. Truethe heroine and clever thinker of this book is black, but clearly an aunt jemimato whom more famous raggedy ann plays second fiddle. Raggedy ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and has a triangle nose. From her playmate raggedy andy and the camel with wrinkled knees to beloved belindy and uncle clem, all the. Beloved belindy beloved belindy was introduced into marcellas nursery in the book beloved belindy. Georgene novelties began manufacturing the belindy doll november 1, 1938.
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Vtg ca late 1920s folk art beloved belindy black cloth rag doll antique 23 tall. Two of the most beloved and popular characters are the charming, carrottopped duo of raggedy ann and andy. Due to covid19 we will be closed to the public but will be taking orders and responding to questions by email. Further characters such as beloved belindy, a black mammy doll, were featured. Beloved belindy by georgene novelties 19381963, created by johnny b. Used lot of vintage raggedy ann, andy, wrinkled knee camel. Circa beloved belindy by georgene first model doll raggedy ann raggedy ann. This book is in remarkable condition and i am so happy to have found one at a very reasonable price. Early 1900s childrens story books by mcloughlin bros. Beloved belindy johnny gruelles own by georgene rare belindy with the shoe button eyes storybook characters comic book characters antique cookie jars raggedy ann and andy vintage dolls vintage items joy and happiness bedtime stories fun to be one. Beloved belindy johnny gruelle 1926 hard cover book illustrated.
Set 2 paul blaine henrie raggedy ann and andy oil painting 20 x 10 palette knife. And so began the journey and adventures of beloved belindy best friend and the mammy of raggedy ann and raggedy andy and of. Belindy did indeed look the part of a plump black mammy, but she never spoke the part. One fan is 29yearold richard zvirzin, who has 3,500 raggedy anns and. Raggedy ann is a fictional character created by american writer johnny gruelle 18801938 in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Beloved belindy was introduced into marcellas nursery in the book beloved belindy. Since their creation in 1915 by johnny gruelle, raggedy ann and andy have become beloved rag dolls for many kids. Cloth construction with painted features some paint crazing. And so began the journey and adventures of beloved belindy. Also, the text is exceptionally wordy for children raised to expect a minimum of actual reading in their books. The book was published by the bobbsmerrill company, inc.
American cloth beloved belindy by georgene novelties. This is a very rare doll that came from a very impressive collection of raggedy ann dolls. This dolls face is similar to page 7 of 16th blue book by foulke, except that it has the black shoe button eyes. Antique hubley gd raggedy ann andy cast iron flower toy art statue book bookends. Johnny gruelle chose to have her speak with no dialect at all, thus making her raggedy anns equal. Digital download raggedy ann beloved belindy johnny etsy. Buy beloved belindy by johnny gruelle online at alibris. Raggedy ann is a character created by american writer johnny gruelle 18801938 that. Some had black tin eyes like the late georgene raggedies and others had black plastic eyes. Beloved belindy written and illustrated by johnny gruelle. Clearly modeled after the familys black cook, dinah.