Paris: A. Capendu Successeur, ca 1880. Exceptionally Rare 'Paper Doll' Book with 'cut-out' Dolls, Dresses and Various Accoutrements [PAPER DOLLS]. Librarie Enfantine Illustrée. La Maison des Poupées. Paris: Guérin-Muller & Cie., Editeurs, A. Capendu Successeur, ca. 1880. Square quarto (11 1/8 x 9 inches; 282 x 229..... More
Paris: A. Capendu Editeur, 1890. Meggendorfer's Movable Animals MOVABLE BOOK. MEGGENDORFER, Lothar. REYNAUD, Adeline. Histoires Pour Rire. par Adeline Reynaud. Dessins par L. Meggendorfer. Paris: A Capendu-Editeur, [1890]. First edition. Folio ( 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches; 362 x 241 mm.). [14] pp. Six fine movable plates depicting various..... More
London?: , 1924. A Charming Hand Colored Manuscript Containing Five of our Favorite Nursery Rhymes [MANUSCRIPT] AUNTIE EDIE. Nursery Rhymes for "Jim" at Bed-Time. From: "Auntie Edie" 18.7.24. [London?], 1924. Oblong quarto (8 x 11 3/8 inches; 202 x 290 mm.). [5] leaves (including wrappers). Richly illustrated throughout in ink..... More
Paris: A. Capendu, 1900. Comical Animals Having a Good Time Six Wonderful Movable Plates [MOVABLE BOOK]. REYNAUD, Adeline. Grand Album D'Animaux Comiques. (Big Book of Funny Animals) Texte de Mlle. Adeline Reynaud. Paris: A. Capendu, 1900. Folio (14 x 9 1/2 inches; 356 x 242 mm.). Lithograph title-page (recto of..... More
New York: McGoughlin Bro's, 1880. A Scarce Aladdin 'Harlequinade' Movable [MOVABLE BOOK]. Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp. New York: McLoughlin Bro's, [ca. 1890]. Pantomime Toy Books. Quarto (9 3/4 x 7 3/8 inches; 248 x 188 mm.). [10] pp. With a central full color two-page color plate and a chromolithograph..... More
Paris: A. Capendu, Editeur, 1890. Les Amis de Polichinelle [MOVABLE BOOK]. Les Amis de Polichinelle par Pierre Delcourt. Paris: A. Capendu, Editeur, [ca. 1890]. Small quarto (8 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches; 216 x 162 mm.). [10] pp. Lithograph title-page and four full-page colored lever-operated moveable plates, each with leaf..... More
London: D. Bogue [&] George Routledge and Sons, 1854. Cinderella and Jack & The Bean-Stalk Illustrated by George Cruikshank Handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf CRUIKSHANK, George. George Cruikshank's Fairy Library. Cinderella and the Glass Slipper. Edited and illustrated with ten subjects, designed and etched on steel, by George Cruikshank. London: David..... More
London: Cecil Palmer, 1929. "The Largest Format of Any of Jessie M. King’s Illustrated Books" KING, Jessie M., illustrator. [GEMMELL, Mrs. Alexander]. Mummy's Bedtime Story Book. By "Marion". Illustrated by Jessie M. King. London: Cecil Palmer, [1929]. First edition. Large quarto (11 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches; 286 x 225..... More
London: Raphael Tuck, 1903. "Would you like to hear a secret which you must'nt breathe again… Well the Cats and Dogs for miles around have bothered Mr.Wain" WAIN, Louis, illustrator. Big Dogs, Little Dogs, Cats and Kittens. London: Raphael Tuck, [1903]. First edition. Folio (13 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches;..... More
[London]: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. "So Exquisite as to Make One Hold One’s Breath" [DULAC, Edmund, illustrator]. [ARABIAN NIGHTS]. Princess Badoura. A Tale from the Arabian Nights. Retold by Laurence Housman. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [n.d., 1913]. Edition De Luxe. Limited to seven hundred and fifty..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. A Collection of the World's Best Fairy Tales Illustrated by Violet Brunton BRUNTON, Violet, illustrator. Silver Magic. A Collection of the World's Best Fairy Fairy Tales from all Countries. Edited and Arranged by Romer Wilson. With Illustrations in Colour & Line by Violet Brunton. London: Jonathan..... More
Nurnberg: G.N. Renner, 1838. One of the Most Beautiful 'ABC' Books of the Biedermeier Period Johann Voltz's Wonderful Picture Alphabet Depicting the Everyday Life of Country and Townsfolk VOLTZ, Johann Michael. [ABC]. Bilder-Alphabet zur Erweekung des Scharfsinns oder viele Original Darstellungen, nach jedem Buchstaben in 24 Gemälden. Eine neue Bilderlust..... More
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925. Maxfield Parrish Illustrates "The Knave of Hearts” PARRISH, Maxfield, illustrator. SAUNDERS, Louise. The Knave of Hearts. With Pictures by Maxfield Parrish. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925. First edition. Large quarto (13 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches; 350 x 292 mm.). [6], 46, [1]..... More
Paris: J. Vermot, 1860. The Soldiers of the French Army Thirty-Two Hand Colored Plates MORAINE, Louis-Pierre-René de. [Album Militaire de l'Armée Francaise en Action.] [150 Sujets lithographiés par de Moraine.] Paris: J. Vermot, [1860]. First edition. Small quarto (10 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches; 267 x 207 mm.). Sixteen unnumbered..... More
Chicago: Geo. M. Hill Co,, 1901. Inscribed by L. Frank Baum to Fellow Author Harold McGrath With a Page of the Original Manuscript BAUM, L. Frank. Dot and Tot of Merryland… Pictures by W.W. Denslow. Chicago: Geo. M. Hill Co., 1901. First Edition. Small quarto (8 5/16 x 6 3/8..... More
Paris: A. Capendu Editeur, 1900. Scholarly Animals "Living the Good Life" [MOVABLE]. REYNAUD, Adeline. Allo, Allo! Bostock. Grand Album d'Animaux Savants. Paris: A. Capendu-Editeur, [n.d., ca. 1900]. Folio (14 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches; 365 x 240 mm.). Lithograph title-page (recto of page [2] and six full-page colored lever-operated moveable..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1850. Charles Perrault's Cinderella, Puss in Boots, The Sleeping Beauty & The Tale of the Lone Fairy Depicted in Color by French Illustrator Edmond Morin PERRAULT, Charles. [MORIN, Edmond, illustrator]. Contes des Fées. [first volume only of two]. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., [n.d., ca..... More
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London: Methuen & Co.,, 1924-28. "People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day… Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.” A Fine First Edition Set of the Four “Pooh” Books in their..... More
London & Belfast: Marcus Ward & Co., 1881. Calendar of The Seasons GREENAWAY, Kate. Calendar of the Seasons 1881. Four cards depicting the four seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Each card measuring 4 1/8 inches x 2 11/16 inches; 105 mm x 68 mm. Frame size: 12 7/8 inches..... More
London & New York: George Routledge & Sons, 1884. Calendar For 1884 GREENAWAY, Kate. Calendar For 1884 By Kate Greenaway. London & New York: George Routledge & Sons, [1884]. Image size: 6 9/16 inches x 9 3/16 inches; 168 x 234 mm. Framed size: 13 1/8 inches x 15 1/8..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1960. The Most Beautifully Produced of all the Rackham Bibliographies [RACKHAM, Arthur]. HUDSON, Derek. Arthur Rackham. His Life and Work. London: William Heinemann Ltd., [1960]. First edition. Large quarto (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 280 x 216 mm.). [1]-181, [3 blank] pp. Seventy illustrations including 41..... More
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1905. First Edition of “The Pie and the Patty-Pan,” in a Superb 'Double' Pictorial Inlaid Binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe POTTER, Beatrix. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. The Pie and the Patty-Pan. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1905. First edition, later printing (with “1905” on the..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie…, 1855. Thirty-Two Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting Children in Various Adult Situations TRONSENS, Charles (pseudonyms of "Sathaniel" & "Carlo Gripp") French caricaturist and illustrator. Les enfans d'aujourd'hui. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie… du Journal pour rire, [1855]. First edition. Oblong quarto (6 1/8 x...... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. A Most Significant Copy of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Inscribed by J.M. Barrie to "Tootles" RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. BARRIE, J.M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. First edition, first impression. A remarkable presentation copy inscribed in ink on the half-title..... More
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1858. Excessively Rare First Edition, First Issue, of “The Coral Island” The Edgar Osborne Copy Exhibited at The Festival of Britain Books in 1951 BALLANTYNE, Robert Michael. The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean… With Illustrations by the Author. London: T. Nelson and..... More
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