First edition. Maurice Sendak's bright and vibrant illustrations perfectly capture the brother Grimm's tale in this stunning edition. Sendak's creative genius is further on display in the framing narrative he creates for the book which tells of two small children who are recruited to act in a play of the story and who end up performing the main roles in the King Grisly-Beard tale.
Winnie the Pooh Set by A.A. Milne - 1924-1928
by A.A. Milne
Winnie the Pooh Set
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MILNE, A.A. When We Were Very Young. With Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen [1924]. 12mo, xii 100pp. Blue cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, t.e.g. B&w illustrations throughout. An exceedingly bright copy with light bumping to the spine ends, bearing previous owner's name on front free endpapers, in publisher's original dust jacket (light chipping around edges, sunning to spine).
MILNE, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh. With Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen [1926]. 12mo, xvi 160pp. Green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, t.e.g. B&w pictorial endpapers; b&w illustrations throughout. A bright and clean copy with light bumping to spine ends and corners, light foxing to endpapers, bearing previous owner's name and dated "January 11, 1927," in publisher's original dust jacket (slight chipping to spine ends and sunning to spine).
MILNE, A.A. Now We Are Six. With Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen [1927]. 12mo, xii 104pp. Maroon cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, t.e.g. B&w pictorial endpapers, b&w illustrations throughout. A very bright copy with minute rubbing to spine ends and corners, in publisher's original dust jacket (light chipping to edges, slight sunning to spine).
MILNE, A.A. The House at Pooh Corner. With Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen [1928]. 12mo, xii 180pp. Pink cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, t.e.g. B&w pictorial endpapers, b&w illustrations throughout. A very bright copy with minute rubbing to spine ends and corners, in publisher's original dust jacket (light chipping to edges, minute sunning to spine).
FIRST EDITIONS. A beautiful collection of the first editions of all four of A.A. Milne's beloved Winnie the Pooh books, all in their original dust jackets. These first editions are in stunning condition, in similarly crisp dust jackets, all housed in a custom-made box case. A wonderful centerpiece for any collection of Milne's celebrated bear.
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King Grisly-Beard: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm
by Brothers Grimm
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First edition. Maurice Sendak's bright and vibrant illustrations perfectly capture the brother Grimm's tale in this stunning edition. Sendak's creative genius is further on display in the framing narrative he creates for the book which tells of two small children who are recruited to act in a play of the story and who end up performing the main roles in the King Grisly-Beard tale.
The Wolves in the Walls
by Neil Gaiman
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First edition. A delightfully scary, strange and hilarious romp from Neil Gaiman, captured powerfully in David McKean's haunting illustrations. Delicious fun!
Zauberlinda the Wise Witch
by Eva Katharine Gibson
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First edition. A very early Oz imitation, being released just a year after the publication of Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (which had been the best-selling children's book of 1900). The book features a style imitating the format of the first Oz novel, with line drawings printed in a variety of colors appearing over and around the text of the novel, just as in The Wizard. Gibson's tale is also very reminiscent of Baum's, telling of an isolated little girl on the prairie who is transported into a realm of magic and danger, only to have to find her… Read More
The Poinsettia
by Leo Politi
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First edition. A celebration of the many cultures that make up America and the way each celebrates its own traditions during the holiday season. The original watercolor by Politi is lush and detailed, even by his standards.
Locomotive
by Brian Floca
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Daddy is a Monster... Sometimes
by John Steptoe
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First edition, library issue. Told from the perspective of his two children, Bweela and Javaka (the future Caldecott Medalist), this poignant story deals with the ways in which anger and love interact in their young family's lives. The two-time Caldecott Honor Artist's seventh book details his children's perspective on their familial interactions, while his stunning art shows that sometimes parents think their children are monsters too… sometimes.
The Tale of Lohengrin: Knight of the Swan
by T.W. Rolleston
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First edition. A magnificently bound and illustrated masterpiece that showcases Pogány's versatility, craftsmanship, and brilliance at design. This extensively illustrated edition shows one of the masters of the early 20th century at the height of his talents. Printed on heavy stock and featuring examples of several styles, many consider this to be among Pogány's finest works.
Doctor Dan, The Bandage Man
by Helen Gaspard
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First edition. This classic, early Golden Book was wildly successful when it was first published in 1950, even inspiring a spin-off titled Nurse Nancy two-years later. First edition copies that still retain all of the promotional Johnson & Johnson band-aids are very rare.
The Cricket in Times Square
by George Selden
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The Cricket in Times Square. Illustrated by Garth Williams. NY: Farrar, Straus and Cudahey [1960]. 8vo, [iv] 151pp. Light brown boards with spine stamped in dark brown. 24 full-page b&w illustrations. Corners ever-so-slightly bumped, spine ends a tad rubbed, some hand-soiling to margins of interior pages, else a tight, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (no medal affixed, price-clipped, light edge wear, rear panel slightly soiled). With a bookplate signed by the artist, Garth Williams, laid in.
First edition. 1961 Newbery Honor Book! A near fine copy of this beloved book featuring 24 full-page illustrations by Garth Williams, the artist already famed for illustrating Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web and the Little House books. When Chester a Connecticut cricket gets stuck in a picnic basket he finally frees himself only to discover he's now in the Times Square subway station. Discovered by Mario, the young boy whose family runs the newspaper stand, Chester is also… Read More
Looking out of Jimmie
by Helen Hartness Flanders
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First edition of an unusual Pogany-illustrated title. A collection of charming poems depicting life through the eyes of a young boy named Jimmie, by internationally recognized ballad collector and authority on folk music, Helen Hartness Flanders. Issued by the American publisher of A.A. Milne's When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six, this was evidently an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of those two volumes of poetry for… Read More
Winnie the Pooh Set
by Milne, A. A
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Bedtime Stories
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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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Bob Son of Battle
by Alfred Oliphant
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Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Hardcover. Condition: vg+. .356 pages Find copy in Dark Blue Boards . copyright Doubleday & McClure (New York), 1889. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Rare first edition original 1899 edition by Doubleday and McClure Company New York. Nice copy all on hand laid paper. Deckled edges. Bob Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant. Copyright 1889. Some browning of pages. In a navy cloth binding. Externally sound. Some shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked/,
Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus
by Elmay Crow
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
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The House That Jack Built: The Old Woman and Her Pig
by Rodney Peppe
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Foreign Agent
by Thor, Brad
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
by Kipling, Rudyard
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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