![Nye Eventyr [New Fairy Tales]. Hans Christian ANDERSEN.](/pictures/thumb/01243.jpg?v=1478034252)
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
Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company Publishers, 1901. An 'Electrical' Fairy Tale BAUM, L. Frank. The Master Key. An electrical fairy tale. Founded upon the mysteries of electricity and the optimism of its devotees. It was written for boys, but others may read it. Illustrations by F.Y. Cory. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company Publishers... More
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1866. The First 'Obtainable' Edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. New York: D. Appleton, 1866. First New York edition, from the sheets of the true first English (suppressed) edition of 1865 and preceding the... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1866. The First Published Edition of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” Finely Bound by Bayntun (Rivière) CARROLL, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. London: Macmillan and Co., 1866 [i.e., November 1865]. Second (first published) edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 11/16 inches; 185... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. Inscribed by the Author, Deems Taylor A Spectacular Copy in a Spectacular Dust Jacket [DISNEY, Walt]. TAYLOR, Deems. Walt Disney's Fantasia. With a Foreword by Leopold Stokowski. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. First edition. Inscribed on the front free end-paper by Deems Taylor "For Dusty... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1908. "Among the Most Delightful of His Book Pictures" With a Dulac ALS DULAC, Edmund. Lyrics Pathetic & Humorous from A to Z. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1908. First edition. Slim quarto (10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in; 268 x 208 mm). Unpaginated. Twenty-four full color... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1907. First Trade Edition in the Exceptionally Rare Printed Dust Jacket "Dulac's Most Important Book" (Ann Hughey) [DULAC, Edmund, illustrator]. HOUSMAN, Laurence. Stories From the Arabian Nights. Retold by Laurence Houseman. With Drawings by Edmund Dulac. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1907]. First trade edition. Octavo (9 3/4 x.... More
Bergamo: Istituto Italiano D'Arti Grafiche, 1913. A Scarce Italian Edition [DULAC, Edmund, illustrator]. KHAYYAM, Omar. Le Quartine. Riduzione Ritmica di Diego Angeli dalla Traduzione in Inglese di Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrazioni di Edmondo Dulac. Bergamo: Istituto Italiano D'Arti Grafiche, n.d. [c. 1913]. First reprint of trade edition in Italian of Dulac's Rubaiyat... More
Paris: J. Hetzel et Paulin, 1842. The Private and Public Lives of the Animals Grandville's Witty and Telling Commentary on Contemporary Politics and Personalities GRANDVILLE, J.J. Scènes de la vie Privée et Publiques des Animaux. Études de moeurs contemporaines publiés sous la direction de M. P.-J. Stahl… Paris: J. Hetzel, et Paulin... More
Paris / London: Chez Aumont / Charles Tilt, [1832]. Scarce Complete Devils Having Diabolical Fun In a Very Unusual Binding LE POITEVIN, [Eugène Modeste Edmond]. Les Diables de Lithographies. Paris / London: Chez Aumont / Charles Tilt, n.d. [1832]. First edition, complete. Oblong folio (14 3/8 x 21 3/4 in; 363 x 600... More
London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1862. Early Edition of Edward Lear’s “Book of Nonsense” LEAR, Edward. A Book of Nonsense. Sixth Edition. With Many New Pictures and Verses. London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge. [ca. 1862]. Sixth edition (first published in 1846). Small oblong quarto (5 1/8 x 8 3/16 inches; 130 x.... More
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. By The Actual "Obscure But Remarkable Author" [LESTER, Elizabeth B. ]. [Erroneously attributed to Mrs. Ross]. Tales of the Imagination. By the Author of The Bachelor and the Married Man, The Physioignomist, and Hesitation…In Three Volumes. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst... More
New York: Hodder & Stoughton / George H. Doran Co., 1910. A Pristine Copy LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. [METEYARD, Sidney N., illustrator]. The Golden Legend. With Illustrations by Sidney N. Meteyard. New York: Hodder & Stoughton / George H. Doran Co., n.d. [1910]. First American trade edition. Quarto (9 5/8 x 7... More
London: William Heinemann, 1913. As I Was Going to St. Ives I Saw Mother Goose In Her Scarce Dust Jacket RACKHAM, Arthur. Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, n.d. [1913]. First trade edition, later issue (with blank endpapers and no date on verso of... More
London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1907. Stories and Illustrations that Originally Appeared in Little Folks between 1896 and 1902 RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. BONSER, A.E. The Land of Enchantment. London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1907. First edition. Folio (10 13/16 x 8 1/2 inches; 275 x 215 mm.). 144 pp. (printed on... More
London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1907. Stories and Illustrations that Originally Appeared in Little Folks between 1896 and 1902 RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. BONSER, A.E. The Land of Enchantment. London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1907. First edition. Folio (10 13/16 x 8 1/2 inches; 275 x 215 mm.). 144 pp. (printed on... More
London: William Heinemann, 1907. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Illustrated by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. London: William Heinemann, [n.d., 1907]. First English Edition DeLuxe. Limited to 1,130 numbered copies (this copy being # 767). Large quarto (11 1/16 x 9 inches; 280 x 229 mm.). xii, 161... More
London: Constable & Co., 1917. One of Rackham's Crowning Achievements First Trade Edition Bound by Bayntun of Bath [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. GRIMM, Jakob and Wilhelm. [BAYNTUN of Bath, binders]. Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales. London: Constable & Co., 1917. First trade edition. Tall octavo (9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in;... More
London: William Heinemann, 1918. Signed Limited Edition in the Original Glassine Wrapper [RACKHAM, Arthur, Illustrator]. SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. London: William Heinemann, [1918]. Edition Deluxe limited to 765 numbered copies signed by Arthur Rackham (this... More
London: William Heinemann, 1918. Signed Limited Edition Bound by Zaehnsdorf for E. Joseph [RACKHAM, Arthur, Illustrator]. SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. London: William Heinemann, [1918]. Edition Deluxe limited to 765 numbered copies signed by Arthur Rackham (this... More
Pont-a-Mousson: Haguenthal, 1860. "Fools, Absurdities, Witticisms" RANDON, Gilbert. Betes, Betises, Boutades. Suite de Quarante-Huit Dessins Comiques Colories Composés par Randon. Pont-a-Mousson: Haguenthal, n.d. [ca. 1860]. First (only) edition. Oblong quarto (6 5/8 x 10 1/4 in; 168 x 263 mm). Forty-eight hand-colored illustrations heightened by gum arabic on twenty-four lithographed plates. Original... More
![Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [bound together with] Through the Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There. Lewis CARROLL, John TENNIEL, illustrator, RIVIÈRE, binders SON.](/pictures/thumb/04159_1.jpg?v=1493322842)
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1932-33. A Charming, Finely Wrought Pictorial Binding By the Great Rivière & Son [RIVIÈRE & SON, binders]. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. [bound together with] Through the Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There. With Fifty Illustrations by John Tenniel. London... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Comapny, 1923. William Timlin's Masterpiece 'The Ship That Sailed To Mars' Forty-Eight 'Fantastic' Color Plates TIMLIN, William M. The Ship that Sailed to Mars, A Fantasy. Told and Pictured by William M. Timlin. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, [1923]. First American Edition. Limited to 250 copies for... More
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