London: John Murray, 1923. "This little book is an attempt to catch some of the fleeting phases of childhood…" (Introduction) DOYLE, Arthur Conan. Three of Them. A Reminiscence… With a Frontispiece. London: John Murray, 1923. First English edition. Small octavo (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 172 x 120 mm.). viii..... More
![Schau mich an! [Look at me!]. MOVABLE BOOK, Lothar MEGGENDORFER](/pictures/thumb/04961_1.jpg?v=1610750040)
Munich: Verlag von J.F. Schreiber, 1888. A Rare and Early Meggendorfer Movable MOVABLE BOOK. MEGGENDORFER, Lothar. Schau mich an! [Look at me!]. Ein Ziehbilderbuch von Lothar Meggendorfer. Esslingen - Stuttgart, [1888]. First German edition. Oblong quarto (10 x 13 1/2 inches; 254 x 343 mm.). [10] pp. (including foreword and advertisements..... More
Los Angeles: Sutton House, 1935. Snickerty Nick with the Music Near Fine in original Printed Dust Jacket [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. Snickerty Nick & the Giant. By Julia Ellsworth Ford… Rhymes by Witter Bynner. Music by Charles Arthur Ridgway. Los Angeles San Franciso: Sutton House, [1935]. [Third edition, the first with the music included]..... More
New York: Moffat, Yard & Co., 1919. One of the Rarest of all the Books Illustrated by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. Snickerty Nick. By Julia Ellsworth Ford. Rhymes by Witter Bynner. New York: Moffat, Yard & Co., 1919. First edition. Quarto (9 9/16 x 7 1/4 inches; 243 x 184 mm.)..... More
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943. A Near Fine First Edition "Little Prince" in Original Dust Jacket SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de. The Little Prince. Written and Drawn by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Translated from the French by Katherine Woods. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, [1943]. First edition in English. Small quarto (8 7/8 x...... More
London: Methuen and Co., 1908. A Near Fine First Edition of Kenneth Grahame’s Children’s Classic In the Original 'Second Issue' Pictorial Dust Jacket GRAHAME, Kenneth. ROBERTSON, Graham, illustrator. The Wind in the Willows. With a frontispiece by Graham Robertson. London: Methuen and Co., [1908]. First edition. Small octavo (7 1/2 x 4 7/8..... More
New York: Coward-McCann, 1928. "Cats here, cats there, Cats and kittens everywhere, Hundreds of cats, Thousands of cats, Millions and billions and trillions of cats" GÁG, Wanda. Millions of Cats. New York: Coward-McCann, 1928. Edition De Luxe limited to two hundred and fifty copies signed by Wanda Gág (of which this..... More
![Nye Eventyr [New Fairy Tales]. Hans Christian ANDERSEN](/pictures/thumb/01243.jpg?v=1591643178)
Copenhagen: C.A. Reitzel, 1845-1848. The Original Stories That Catapulted Andersen to Fame ANDERSEN, Hans Christian. Nye Eventyr. Kjøbenhavn: C.A. Reitzel, 1845-1848. First edition, complete, two volumes (collections) bound together, of Anderson's second series of fairy tales, the first issue of Collection Two, the second issue of Collection One. Small octavo (6..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1881. One of the Books That Relieved John Ruskin's Depression Rare in Dust Jacket GREENAWAY, Kate. FOSTER, Myles B. A Day in a Child’s Life. Music by Myles B. Foster. Engraved and Printed by Edmund Evans. London: [n.d., 1881]. First edition. Quarto (9 9/16 x 8 1/4..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., 1905. Onward, For Kitten and Country Furry Fun For All WAIN, Louis. Frolics in Catland. Father Tuck's "Travels in Fairyland" No. 9174. London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., n.d. [c. 1905?]. First 'Untearable' edition. Oblong quarto (8 5/8 x 10 3/4 in; 220 x 273 mm)..... More
London / New York: Ernest Nister / E.P. Dutton, 1890. A Stunning Surviving Copy In Full Working Order [TRANSFORMATION BOOK] [WEATHERLY, Fred E.]. [FOSTER, William, illustrator]. Touch and Go. A Book of Transformation Pictures. With Verses by Fred. E. Weatherly. London: Ernest Nister / New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., [n.d, ca..... More
London: Hodder and Stroughton, 1914. Perhaps the Most Beautiful Children's Book Ever Published [NIELSEN, Kay, Illustrator. [ASBJÖRNSEN, Peter Christen, and Jörgen Ingebreksten Moe]. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1914]. The first trade edition of Kay Nielsen's greatest work..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. Limited Edition of Arthur Rackham’s “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens” In an Early Inlaid Binding by Bayntun Rivière BAYNTUN-RIVIÈRE, binder. RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. BARRIE, J.M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (From “The Little White Bird”). With Drawings by Arthur Rackham. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. Edition DeLuxe. Limited..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, 1912. An Eye-Popping Cat Pop-Up Book WAIN, Louis. Days in Catland with Louis Wain. Father Tuck's Panorama No. 8595. London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, n.d. [ca.1912]. First edition. Oblong quarto (10 5/8 x 11 15/16 inches; 271 x 304 mm.). Four full-color lithographed panels..... More
New York: Dodge Publishing Co., 1913. The Rare ABC Book of Catology For Toms, Tabbys, Kitties, and Kids of All Ages Exceptionally Scarce in the Original Color Pictorial Dust Jacket WAIN, Louis. A Cat Alphabet and Picture-Book for Little Folk. New York: Dodge Publishing Co., [1913]. First American Edition. Tall octavo (9 3/4..... More
Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. First Edition, First Printing of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Most Famous Children's Book Six Tales Adapted from Greek Myths HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. With engravings by Baker from designs by Billings. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. First edition, first printing, with the misprint..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1907. "Stories From the Arabian Nights is Dulac's Most Important Book" (Hughey) Edition De Luxe - One of 350 Signed Copies Fifty Mounted Color Plates DULAC, Edmund, illustrator. Stories from The Arabian Nights. Retold by Laurence Housman. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1907]. Edition de Luxe, limited to three..... More
![Cruikshank's Fairy Library]. George CRUIKSHANK, artist](/pictures/thumb/04690_2.jpg?v=1569351168)
London: , 1864. A Complete Set of the Proofs on India Paper of the Twenty-Four Plates in the Series Four Signed in Pencil by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George. [The Fairy Library]. [London: D. Bogue / Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1853, 1854, 1854 & 1864]. A Complete Set of the Etched Proofs on..... More
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1902. A Remarkably Fine Copy of the First Trade Edition of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” The First Edition with Thirty Colored Plates POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [n.d., 1902]. First Warne 'Trade' Edition, first, second, or third printing* (October-December 1902)..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1869. Alice in Wonderland in a Cosway Binding with a Fine Miniature Watercolor by Miss C.B. Currie The March Hare and the Mad Hatter dipping the Dormouse into the Teapot… COSWAY BINDING. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. CURRIE, Miss C.B., artist. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty-Two..... More
![Three Programmes Illustrated by Kate Greenaway [cover title]. Kate GREENAWAY](/pictures/thumb/04550_1.jpg?v=1560968296)
London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1883. Three Rare Kate Greenaway Concert Programmes including One Unrecorded GREENAWAY, Kate. Three Programmes Illustrated by Kate Greenaway [cover title]. London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1883. Concert Hall, Blackheath. Monday & Tuesday, 10th & 11th December, 1883. 4 pp. Colored chromolithograph illustration of a girl in..... More
Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1919. The First of Arthur Rackham's Two Great Silhouette Books The French Edition de Luxe [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. PERRAULT, Charles. Cendrillon. D'Apres Ch. Perrault avec illustrations par Arthur Rackham. Paris: Librairie Hachette, [1919]. French Edition de Luxe. Limited to 500 copies signed by the illustrator, of which this is..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1907. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Illustrated by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a Proem by Austin Dobson. London: William Heinemann, [n.d., 1907]. First English Edition DeLuxe. Limited to 1,130 numbered copies (this copy being # 853). Large quarto (11..... More
London [&] New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1878. W.S. Gilbert's 'Fifty "Bab Ballads' A Fine Inlaid Binding - Possibly by W.T. Morrell GILBERT, W.S. Fifty "Bab" Ballads. Much Sound and Little Sense by W.S. Gilbert. With illustrations by the author. London [&] New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1878. Third? edition..... More
London: George Routledge & Sons Limited, 1899. Walter Crane's "Triplets" Deluxe Edition One of Twenty Special Copies Printed on Japanese Vellum CRANE, Walter, [illustrator]. Triplets: Comprising The Baby's Opera, The Baby's Bouquet, and The Baby's Own Æsop. With the Original Designs in Colour by Walter Crane; Printed by Edmund Evans. London: George..... More
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