Children's Books from Raptis Rare Books

London: Puffin Books, 2006. First English edition of the second book in the beloved 'Percy Jackson' series. Octavo, original teal boards. Boldly signed by Rick Riordan on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Young. The enormously successful 'Percy Jackson' series, written by Rick Riordan, follows the adventures of Percy Jackson, a teenager… Read more about this item

New York: Epstein & Carroll, 1961. First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated by Jules Feiffer. Boldly signed by Norton Juster on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable in this condition and signed.… Read more about this item

New York: Atheneum Books, 2000. First edition, later printing of the author's first book. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author with a large drawing of Olivia opposite the title page, "For ROSALIE! Love OLIVIA and Ian Falconer." Fine in a fine dust jacket. "I was just entranced by her," Ian Falconer remarked about… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. First edition, second issue with the five line colophon on the last page. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Love Roald Dahl," with the word Love within the letter R in his name. Near fine in a near fine… Read more about this item

London: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2008. First edition of the award-winning sketch actor's first children's book. Octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrations by Quentin Blake. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A wonderful book about family and self-expression, 'The Boy in the Dress' follows twelve-year-old Dennis as he makes a new friend and copes with his mother's abandonment. The book has… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1981. First edition of this work of poetry by the author on The Giving Tree. Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author with a large drawing of a hand with a pen on the front free endpaper continuing to the front pastedown, "For Daniel With Love Shel Silverstein."… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition of the author's classic first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations by Margery Gill. Boldly by Susan Cooper on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket, stamp to the copyright page. Jacket design by Margery Gill. First editions are rare, especially signed.

London: The Bodley Head, 1943. First edition of the second novel in Lewis' classic trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a portion of restoration to foot of spine, portion of restoration to head, affecting title, two small central points of restoration to spine, corners neatly restored, corner clipped with the original price… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co, 1886. First edition being a facsimile of the original manuscript which was later expanded and published as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Octavo, original scarlet cloth, elaborate gilt titles to the spine and front panel, gilt vignette to the rear panel, triple gilt ruled, all edges gilt, text printed in the author's handwriting including thirty-seven illustrations… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974. First edition, early printing of the author's first collection of children's poetry. Small quarto, original brown cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Shel Silverstein on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. "The poems, ranging from serious to silly, from philosophical to ridiculous, allow the reader or listener— the rhyme… Read more about this item

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1922. Ruth Plumy Thompson was chosen by Baum's publishers to continue the 'Oz' series due to her talent for storytelling and her familiarity with the world of Oz. In 'Kabumpo in Oz,' Prince Pompadore of Pumperdink receives a scroll on his eighteenth birthday, warning that unless he weds a 'proper princess' within seven… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1939. First edition, later printing with red lettering on the front panel and $2.50 on the front dust jacket flap. Quarto, original publisher's cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Set in the colorful kingdom of Binn, The King's Stilts follows the story of King Birtram, who finds joy in… Read more about this item

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1928. First edition, early printing of Thompson's eighth fantastical continuation of Frank Baum's Oz stories. Octavo, original blue cloth with color pictorial paper onlay, illustrations by John R. Neill. In very good condition. Ownership signature in to the front pastedown, front free endpaper, and ownership page. Ruth Plumy Thompson was chosen by Baum's… Read more about this item

New York: Windmill Books, 1967. First edition of this work by the legendary cartoonist. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

New York: Arthur A. Levine Books: An Imprint of Scholastic Press, 2003. First American edition of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated by Mary Grandpre. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Mary GrandPre. Jacket design by Mary GrandPre and… Read more about this item

London: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2016. Walliams' 'The Worst Children' series represents a significant contribution to contemporary children's literature, offering a nuanced exploration of misbehavior and its consequences within a comedic framework. "Dahl finally has a worthy successor" (Telegraph).

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Early printing of this Dahl classic. Octavo, original cloth, beautifully illustrated, many full-page and in color. Boldly signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkert on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. In 1953 Dahl married the actress Patricia Neal; they had three children, to whom he began to tell… Read more about this item

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1928. First edition, first printing of Thompson's eighth fantastical continuation of Frank Baum's Oz stories. Octavo, original red cloth with color pictorial paper onlay, illustrations by John R. Neill. In good condition. Slight rubbing to the extremities. Watercolor to the illustration on the front pastedown by a previous owner. Ownership signature in black… Read more about this item

Coalville, Leicester: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp./Palitoy, [1977]. Rare Palitoy Star Wars Radio Controlled R2-D2, housed in the original box. Complete with wireless control, original Styrofoam packaging, price tag. In very good condition. Rare. The Star Wars film franchise, spanning multiple trilogies and spin-offs, is a cultural phenomenon renowned for its groundbreaking special effects, epic storytelling, and iconic characters… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1954. First edition, later printing of this popular Dr. Seuss work. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in a very good third issue dust jacket with the 250/250 price and Horton's partial ear on the rear panel. Neat gift inscription to the front free endpaper, "To Meg Christmas 1960. Dr. Seuss began… Read more about this item