London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. The Largest Rackham Plates Ever Printed [RACKHAM, Arthur]. BARRIE, J.M. "Put his strange case before old Solomon Caw" A single plate from The Peter Pan Portfolio, by Arthur Rackham, from “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens,” by J.M. Barrie. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d., 1912]. Handsomely..... More
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.)..... More
![Item #04961 Schau mich an! [Look at me!]. MOVABLE BOOK, Lothar MEGGENDORFER](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/04961_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&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..... 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...... 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..... 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...... More
![Item #01243 Nye Eventyr [New Fairy Tales]. Hans Christian ANDERSEN](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/01243.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&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..... 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...... 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...... 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..... More
![Item #04690 [Cruikshank's Fairy Library]. George CRUIKSHANK, artist](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/04690_2.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&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..... More
![Item #04550 Three Programmes Illustrated by Kate Greenaway [cover title]. Kate GREENAWAY](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/04550_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&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..... 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..... 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..... 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..... More
London: D. Bogue, 1853. A Complete Set of The Fairy Library With all of the Plates in Two States - Hand-Colored and Plain The First Three Titles Boldly Signed By Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George. George Cruikshank's Fairy Library. [Comprising:] Hop-O'My-Thumb and The Seven-League Boots. Edited and illustrated with six etchings by..... More
London: Geo. Newnes Ltd., 1898. Fanny Burney's Evelina With Sixteen Full-Page Illustrations by Arthur Rackham A Unique Copy Signed by Rackham on the Half-Title RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. BURNEY, Frances. Evelina or The History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World. London:Geo. Newnes Ltd., 1898. First Rackham illustrated edition, later..... More
Paris: Maison Martinet - Hautecoeur, Frères, 1860. With Twenty-Four Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting All Species of Animals [ADAM, Albert, illustrator]. ROSTAING, Jules. Le Jardin Des Plantes en Estampes. Dessiné et Lithographié par A. Adam. Accompagné d'une histoire De Tous Les Animaux Que Possède La Ménagerie par Jules Rostaing..... More
Essingen & Munich: F.F. Schreiber, 1911. A Fantastic Movable Pop-Up Panorama Dolls house by Lothar Meggendorfer MEGGENDORFER, Lothar. Das Puppenhaus [The Dolls House]. Eine Festgabe für brave Mädchen [A Celebration for good Girls]. No. 109. Essingen & Munich: F.F. Schreiber, no date, circa 1911. Oblong quarto (8 1/2 x 10..... More
![Item #04384 Sylvie and Bruno [and] Sylvie and Bruno Concluded. Lewis CARROLL, Charles Lutwidge...](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/04384.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1540491894)
London: Macmillan and Co., 1889. A Superb Set of Sylvie and Bruno and Sylvie and Bruno Concluded Including 'The Mad Gardener's Song' CARROLL, Lewis. FURNISS, Harry, illustrator. Sylvie and Bruno [and] Sylvie and Bruno Concluded. [each] With forty-six illustrations by Harry Furniss. London: Macmillan and Co., 1889 [and] 1893. First..... More
![Item #04346 [Cruikshank's Fairy Library]. George CRUIKSHANK](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/04346.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1642630569)
London: , 1864. Cruikshank's Publisher's Own Copy of The Fairy Library With Eight Original Pencil and Watercolor Drawings for 'Jack and the Beanstalk' & 'Puss in Boots' And All of the Etchings in Proof Inscribed by Cruikshank to his Friend and Publisher Frederick Arnold CRUIKSHANK, George. [The Fairy Library]. Eight..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. , 1934. First American Trade Edition of Arthur Rackham’s “Pied Piper of Hamelin” [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BROWNING, Robert. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. ,[n.d., 1934]. First American trade edition. Octavo (8 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches; 219 x...... More
London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1912. Heath Robinson’s Wittiest Drawings ROBINSON, W. Heath. Bill the Minder. Written and Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1912. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 380 numbered copies (this copy being No. 192), signed by the author/artist. Large quarto (11 1/8..... More
London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1919. “Never did Old Poems Appear so Gayly Bedecked than Some British Ballads…" RACKHAM, Arthur. Some British Ballads. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: Constable & Co. Ltd, n.d. [1919]. Limited to 575 numbered and signed copies by the artist, this being copy no. 482. Quarto..... More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. The Rarest of the Limited Edition Rackham Books Limited to 105 Copies [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BIANCO, Margery Williams. Poor Cecco. By Margery Williams Bianco. Author of "The Velveteen Rabbit." Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1925]. First edition, deluxe..... More
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