Rare books from E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

New York: Frederick A Stokes, 1889 Unpaginated. Illustrated boards with pale green cloth spine, some light rubbing to covers, edges & light corner wear. Interior is very clean, modest browning at page edges though not brittle. Sweet verse illustrated with 4 charming color plates from watercolors by Maud Humphrey as well as smaller monotints. Nice copy of an early Humphrey title. . First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Maud Humphrey. Small 4to.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954 Limited Edition #1104/1500. Vellum backed marbled boards. Fine in a slightly scuffed slipcase with a few small chips. Preface by Mark Van Doren. Milton's dramatic text punctuated by very beautiful watercolors from Dulac. Sadly the book was published after Dulac's passing, hence unsigned. . First Limited Edition. Quarter Vellum. Fine. Illus. by Edmund Dulac. 4to.

Troy, NY: Nims and Knight, 1891 Illustrated boards with cloth spine, light cover soil, minor edge rubbing, front hinge re-enforced, rubbed spot on first page. A collection of short verses by famed authors and poets, each poem surrounded by color chromo illustrations with illuminated accents, printed on one side of paper only. A very lovely Victorian era book, printed by Armstrong & Co of Boston, MA.. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good. Illus. by Chromolithographs. Slim Oblong Folio.

London: Edwin Dalton, 1908 127 pgs. Cloth-backed, oblong illustrated boards, mild damp stain to edge of front and rear covers, pages slightly age-toned. A collection of beautifully printed lithographs of children, 30 in all, with corresponding brief text opposite each drawing. Printed on one side only. Lovely and very scarce.. Later Printing. Illustrated Boards. Very Good -. Illus. by Edith Farmiloe. Large Oblong 4to.

New York: Blue Ribbon Books (1934). Illustrated boards, slight rubbing to extremities, marginal closed tear on one page, small tear in bear's shoulder of last pop-up. Includes three full color pop-ups. Goldilocks eating the porridge, the Three Bears finding Goldilocks eating the porridge and Papa Bear chasing Goldilocks away.. Very Good. Square 8vo..

New York: Roy Pub, 1944 Illustrated boards in matching dust jacket with slight wear. Illustrated endpapers. A Christmas nativity story adapted from a Polish folktale. Illustrated with bold and striking color lithographs throughout.. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Irena Lorentowicz. Oblong 4to.

New York: Viking Press, 1938 Rough textured cloth boards with green and gilt pastedown title label, spine slightly darkened, else fine. Original pictorial slipcase is present with some light wear to bottom panel. Signed by both Leaf and Lawson and limited to 525 copies. Story of a Scottish lad who must choose between being a highlander and a lowlander. 1939 Caldecott Honor. . Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Robert Lawson. Small 4to.

Paris: Jardins Des Modes [1931]. Cloth book with sheared edges and original herringbone patterned spine, light spotting to covers and some offsetting internally, but a very nice copy overall. Unlike any other cloth book, this is indeed, "a minor work of art," (Bader pg. 52). The story of creation told in French and illustrated with bright, bold colors printed directly on linen pages with vegetable dyes. Rare.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Francoise. Oblong 4to.

Paris: Casterman, 2001 Illustrated boards with red cloth spine. Famous fairy tale illustrated with full color plates by Jean-Marc Rochette. This special copy has been inscribed by Rochette with a full page color drawing of the character from the book. . Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Jean-Marc Rochette. Oblong 4to.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1951 Yellow pictorial cloth, mild spotting to cloth, front board very slightly bowed, clean and bright internally, in full color dust jacket with minor wear, small chips at spine ends (less than 1/4") and at corners, price intact. The story of a snapping turtle's journey down the Mississippi River. Illustrated in color throughout. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Holling Clancy Holling. 4to.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. (1971). Illustrated boards with a hint of rubbing to bottom of spine, else fine; matching dust jacket. When a train breaks down, Fletcher and Zenobia come to the rescue. Great color illustrations throughout by Chess. . First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Victoria Chess. Square 8vo..

New York: Viking (1978). Pictorial boards in lightly worn matching dust jacket with price intact. The charming and hard to find sequel to Corduroy, in this book Corduroy is dismayed to learn that he doesn't have any pockets, so he goes on the search to find one! . First Edition. Fine/Very Good. Small Oblong 4to.

New York: Cassell, 1891 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, light wear to corners and spine ends, gift inscription and some creasing to endpaper, internally clean and bright. Hood's famous poem illustrated with lovely sepia artwork throughout as well as full page color artwork. Beautiful book.. First Thus. Very Good to Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Alice Wheaton Adams. 4to.

New York: Viking, 1953 Red pictorial cloth with mild shelf wear; color illustrated dust jacket with light edge wear, small repair to rear panel, original price intact ($3.00), NO award seal. Madeline is saved from drowning by a dog who then returns with the girls and Miss Clavel. Wouldn't you know it, the dog will need the help of Madeline and her friends very soon after. Awarded the Caldecott Medal for 1954.. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Ludwig Bemelmans. 4to.

New York: Viking, 1940 (1940). Pictorially stamped buff cloth, small dent to rear board, no writing and no foxing; in a pictorial dust jacket with a slightly sunned spine, professional restoration to rear panel and spine ends, price clipped, no award seal. A beautiful copy of Lawson's very scarce Caldecott Medal winning book about his ancestors. The text and pictures depict black slaves in a way that is completely unacceptable by today's standards; however, his mastery as an artist should not be over-looked. The text, while very simple, still gives the reader a glimpse into American History as experienced by Lawson's family. . First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Robert Lawson. 4to.