WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE by Sendak, Maurice - 1964

New York: Crown Publishers. 1951. Softcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Some creases. Previous owner taped some edges. ; Wonderful Lithographed Pop-Up Paper Toy. ; Color Illustrations; Unpaginated pages .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892.. Publishers quarter vellum and boards, t.e.g., others untrimmed. Binding somewhat soiled and worn, former owner's bookplate, otherwise a very good copy. Cloth folding box. First edition, limited issue. One of an unknown number of out of series copies, unnumbered, in addition to 250 numbered copies, signed by the publisher. In this copy, on a sheet of matching handmade paper inserted in place of the front free endsheet Field has neatly copied out his poem, "Little Boy Blue," in red and black ink, in his diminutive hand, with rubricated initials at the beginning of each stanza and two small hand-colored drawings (a toy soldier and a toy lamb) in the margins. Beneath the poem is his presentation inscription, which reads: "For My Dearest and Most Beautiful Julia, Ever yours devotedly, / Eugene Field." On integral blank leaves at the back of the volume the author has written out his poem, "Dutch Lullaby" (beginning "Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night / Sailed off in… Read More

New York NY: Harper & Brothers. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; Catty Atkins; Vol. 5; B&W Illustrations; 263 pages .

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London, New York 1877. Square 8vo, pp. 54; color illustrations by Crane engraved by Edmund Evans; original terra cotta-backed pictorial boards , all edges rubbed; interior fine.Red cloth spine with red card paper covered boards, having black and white illustrative titles and decoration. One of the earliest Crane-Evans collaborations, originally published in London, 1877. (Together with : The baby's bouquet.) No Date. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Internally in wonderful condition with no marks or browning. Engraved and printed in colours by Edmund Evans. Full of wonderful illustrations in addition to the sheet music to a host of children's favourite nursery rhymes. 10 Full page colour illustrations and intricate border designs that are truly beautiful. Walter Crane was an artist, designer, socialist, interior decorator and leading member of the Arts & Craft movement. edge wear. Illustrated in colour with plates… Read More

Tel-Aviv: Omanuth, 1948. First Edition . Orig. Illustrated Wrappers. Near Fine. L.Wolfart. Compiled by Miriam Arnon. Charming illustrated arithmetic booklet for young children in Hebrew. With stunning colored illustrations by L. Wolfart. Published in Tel- Aviv by Chewrath "Omanuth" in the early months of 1948 in Pre-State Israel - "printed in Palestine"- (the State of Israel was established in May 1948) 32pp. Original wrappers (these with insignificant foxing). Otherwise a fine copy, very clean and fresh. - Size : 6,29 x x 7,87inch - 16x 20cm NOT TO BE SEEN IN THIS CONDITION! Rare.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892.. Publishers quarter vellum and boards, t.e.g., others untrimmed. Binding somewhat soiled and worn, former owner's bookplate, otherwise a very good copy. Cloth folding box. First edition, limited issue. One of an unknown number of out of series copies, unnumbered, in addition to 250 numbered copies, signed by the publisher. In this copy, on a sheet of matching handmade paper inserted in place of the front free endsheet Field has neatly copied out his poem, "Little Boy Blue," in red and black ink, in his diminutive hand, with rubricated initials at the beginning of each stanza and two small hand-colored drawings (a toy soldier and a toy lamb) in the margins. Beneath the poem is his presentation inscription, which reads: "For My Dearest and Most Beautiful Julia, Ever yours devotedly, / Eugene Field." On integral blank leaves at the back of the volume the author has written out his poem, "Dutch Lullaby" (beginning "Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night / Sailed off in… Read More

1914 1ed Butterfly Babies Book Gordon Ross Children Literature Color Illustrated

M.T. Ross, "Penny", was a popular artist and cartoonist in the early 1900s whose works include "The Flower Babies Book", "The Flower Children", "Butterfly Babies", "Bird Children", "Animal Children" and others. He was also the originator of the extremely popular comic strip "Mamma's Angel Child" for the Chicago Tribune and worked with Walt Disney before he made his own company.
Elizabeth Gordon was a fantasy author and poet. Her book 'Butterfly Babies' Book' is a short children's fantasy collection of poems that anthropomorphize butterflies giving them names and stories while giving information through poetry on the trees and flowers they eat and take shelter from. The book ends with an area for the reader to notate when they see butterflies and what butterflies they see.
This charming children's book of poems contains color illustrations from Ross on each page of each butterfly including on the cover boards!

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1871 1ed Mother Goose Set to Music Humpty Dumpty Twinkle Little Star Jack n Jill
A rare first edition of the charming pictorial collection, 'Mother Goose Set to Music.' Originally composed by James William Elliot, the lyrics of the songs were written by M.L. Elliot. Each song includes a corresponding woodcut vignette. These illustrations are by a variety of artists under the supervision of the esteemed English engravers, the Brothers Dalziel, George, and Edward.
There can hardly be found a name or pseudonym so synonymous with nursery rhymes as Mother Goose. Included within are some of the Western world's most famous pieces such as 'Jack and Jill,' 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,' 'Dickory, Dickory, Dock,' 'Little Bo-Peep,' 'Little Jack Horner,' 'Humpty Dumpty,' 'Hey diddle diddle,' and so many more!
Item number: #40381
Price: $499
ELLIOT, M.L.
Mother Goose Set to Music
New York: G.W. Carleton and Co., 1871. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete
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[8], 75 (i.e., 71), [1]
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1860 FAIRY TALES Charles Perrault Illustrated Cinderella French Riding Hood RARE

"A dream is a wish your heart makes."
― Charles Perrault, Cinderella

Charles Perrault was a 17th-century French author who is most-remembered for his fairy tales. When "Les Contes" was first written it was quite ahead of its time, and his writing helped lay the groundwork for a new literary genre that would become very popular throughout Europe of the next century. Many of his fairy tales include stories that are still popular today such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Thumbelina, and Sleeping Beauty.

This printing is a fine, 19th-century printing that includes charming illustrations and a decorative front cover.

Item number: #21720
Price: $499

PERRAULT, Charles

Les Contes des Fees

Paris: J Langlume, [1860].

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages
o 179, [1]
o 5 plates, plus vignette title page
• Provenance: Handwritten – Florence V. Grimston, 1860
• Language: French
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1886 1ed Jack and the Beanstalk Tennyson Caldecott Illustrated Fairy Tales Kids

A rare first edition of the final work by esteemed 19th-century illustrator, Randolph Caldecott, 'Jack and the Bean-Stalk.' This delightful pictorial retelling of the famous English fairy tale was written by Hallam Tennyson and published in 1886. Nearly complete Caldecott would pass before completing his work for this book. Despite being unfinished, in memoriam for Caldecott, the publisher elected to utilize his 30 charming sketches in their "incomplete" state. A timeless tale accompanied by timeless art. A must-own for any collector of children's tales.

Item number: #21969
Price: $499

TENNYSON, Hallam; CALDECOTT, Randolph (Illus.)

Jack and the Bean-Stalk. English Hexameters.

London; New York: MacMillan and Co., 1886. First edition.

Details:
• Collation: Complete
o 70, [2]
o 30 illustrations
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Green cloth
• Size: ~8.5in X 6.75in (21.5cm x 17cm)

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