Peter's Chair book and doll, book is a board book reprint of the original 1967 title; the doll has a copyright of 1995.
Ezra Jack Keats' character in cloth-doll form from the book
Peter's Chair is the Peter I found. After reading
Sherry Howard's post about the $5, still-in-box, 1995
Peter's Chair doll and book packaged set found at an antiques and collectibles extravaganza, I wanted one, too. I did find a set identical to Sherry's but the seller was asking over $300 for it!
Before
Peter's Chair Peter arrived, I was able to purchase two other Peter dolls from different Keats' stories where Peter is the main character:
Snowy Day Peter and
Whistle for Willie.
In February, fellow collector, DS shared a link to an eBay listing for "African American Stuffed 9" Boy," and identified the doll as Peter from
Peter's Chair. I followed the link, and although the seller did not know the doll's name, after examining the photos, I knew it was Peter! I added the auction to my eBay watch list and on the last day of the listing, placed my maximum bid. I even went back and outbid myself (by increasing my bid). No one else was interested, so Peter is now home with me. After winning the auction, I ordered a hard copy of
Peter's Chair from Amazon.com. The doll and book, which will be incorporated into my Dolls with Books exhibit, arrived on the same day.