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Paris: Grund, 1974., 1974. Hardcover. VG-. Jiri Trnka.. Septieme edition. French text. 4to, 245p, color and b/w illus, illus eps, blue cloth / gilt decoration, VERY GOOD- / no jacket: some damp-staining to the boards, sl. sunned spine; interior pages are VG+ condition. A nice collection with Trnka's lovely illustrations.

New York: Michael di Capua / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Maurice Sendak. 1st edition (stated), oblong 8vo, unpaginated, color illustrations on every page. Condition: NEAR FINE book / NEAR FINE jacket: tiny spot on front endpaper, otherwise, no visible wear; the jacket is price-clipped. A lovely copy. An old tale by Wilhelm Grimm, first discovered in 1983 and newly translated by Ralph Manheim, this is the first edition of this tale with the magnificent illustrations by Maurice Sendak.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1921. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Maud and Miska Petersham. 1st edition (no additional printings), INSCRIBED by the compiler on fep,12mo, green cloth with black titles, 328 pages, b/w full-page illustrations by Maud and Miska Petersham. Condition: VERY GOOD- book / no jacket: light rubbing to extremities, soiling to page edges, a few spots to front board, there is a "J" on the spine but no other library residue, internally clean and tight, book has been professionally restored at front and rear hinge, the Petersham illustrations being worth it - they are delightful. The inscription reads: "To 'Sister Mary' from hers affectionately A. C. T." The foreword from Tyler reads: "It has been suggested that the boys and girls who have so often listened to these stories in the clubs and story-hours of the New York Public Library, might like to have a few of their favorites in one book; that other boys and girls might be… Read More