New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1914. "The Ideal Child is the Legacy Left Us By This Remarkable Artist" First Issue, In the Scarce First Issue Box [SMITH, Jessie Willcox, illustrator]. The Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose. A Careful and Full Selection of the Rhymes. With Numerous Illustrations In full color..... 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
New York: George H. Doran, 1923. The First Abridged Edition of Kay Nielsen's "In Powder and Crinoline" The Twelve Dancing Princesses - Fine in the Original Dust Jacket and Box NIELSEN, Kay, illustrator. QUILLER-COUCH, Sir Arthur. The Twelve Dancing Princesses and other Fairy Tales Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Kay..... 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 and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1905. A Fine Tale of Benjamin Bunny First Edition, Third Printing POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., n.d., [1905]. First edition, third printing (March 1905). Twelvemo ( 5 7/16 x 4 1/16 in; 138 x...... 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
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925. An Exceptionally Fine “Knave of Hearts” "The illustrations were the highest quality reproductions that could be printed” [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 7/16..... 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
[Paris]: Walt Disney, Hachette, Silly Symphonies, 1949. With Five Movable Plates DISNEY, Walt. [MOVABLE BOOK]. Les Trois Petits Cochons. (Les Albums Hop-La!) Texte et Illustrations Tireés du Célèbre Film de Walt Disney Silly Symphonies. [Paris], Hachette, [1949]. Small quarto (9 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches; 235 x 180 mm.). 23, [1]..... More
[Paris]: Walt Disney, Hachette, Silly Symphonies, 1935. The First French Edition Of Mickey Mouse in King Arthur's Court With Four Magnificent Double-Page Color Pop-Up Plates DISNEY, Walt. [POP-UP BOOK]. [Les Albums Hop-La!] Mickey et le Prince Malalapatte. Illustrations d'après Walt Disney. Texte de Magdeleine du Genestoux. [Paris]: Walt Disney, Hachette, Silly Symphonies..... More
[Paris]: Walt Disney, Hachette, Silly Symphonies, 1936. Never Published in America Three Superb Color Pop-Ups DISNEY, Walt. [POP-UP BOOK]. [Mickey Hop-La!] Une Partie De Polo. Illustrations de Walt Disney. [Paris]: Walt Disney, Hachette, Silly Symphonies, [1936]. First edition. Small quarto (8 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches; 226 x 184 mm.). 60 pp..... More
London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1908. Harry Rountree's "Pièce de Résistance" ROUNTREE, Harry, illustrator. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Ninety-Two Coloured Illustrations by Harry Rountree. London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1908]. First edition with the Harry Rountree illustrations. Printed on..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1923. French Fairy Tales Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren [TENGGREN, Gustaf, illustrator]. D'AULNOY, Madame. D'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1923. First Tenggren illustrated edition, later issue. Small quarto (9 3/16 x 6 7/8 inches; 233 x 175 mm.). xii, 457, [3, blank]..... More
New York: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., 1933. With Four Superb “Scenic” Color Pop-Ups DISNEY, Walt, Studios. [POP-UP BOOK]. The "Pop-up" Silly Symphonies. Containing Babes in the Woods and King Neptune. Stories and Illustrations by the Staff of the Walt Disney Studios. New York: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., [1933]. First edition. Quarto..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1932. The 'Follow-Up' to The Adventures of Mickey Mouse Book 1 DISNEY, Walt, Studios. The Adventures of Mickey Mouse. Book Number 2. Story & Illustrations by the Staff of the Walt Disney Studios. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, [1932]. First edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 190..... More
New York: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., 1933. The Rarest of all the Disney "Pop-up" Books DISNEY, Walt, Studios. [POP-UP BOOK]. The "Pop-up" Minnie Mouse. Story and Illustrations by the Staff of the Walt Disney Studios. New York: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., [1933]. First edition. Octavo (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches; 217..... 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
London: Macmillan und Comp., 1869. "Alice's Abenteuer im Wunderland" The First Foreign Language Translation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Abenteuer im Wunderland. Uebersetzt von Antonie Zimmermann. Mit zweiundvierzig Illustrations von John Tenniel. London: Macmillan und Comp., 1969. First German edition, first issue. Octavo (7 1/4 x 5 inches;..... More
London: Methuen & Co., 1931. Signed Limited Edition of “The Wind in the Willows” GRAHAME, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen & Co., [1931]. First edition illustrated by Shepard. (The first edition was published in 1908 with a frontispiece by Graham Robertson.) Limited to..... 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
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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]: The Daily Telegraph, 1914. With Color Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen & Maxfield Parrish [RACKHAM, Arthur. DULAC, Edmund. NIELSEN, Kay. PARRISH, Maxfield, et al, illustrators]. King Albert's Book. A Tribute to the Belgian King and People From Representative Men and Women Throughout the World. N.p. [London]: The Daily..... More
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