ROBIN-HOOD
First edition thus of a McLoughlin collection of classic ROBIN HOOD stories, in a die-cut book in the shape of the man himself.
First edition thus of a McLoughlin collection of classic ROBIN HOOD stories, in a die-cut book in the shape of the man himself.
Second American edition of the popular English nursery rhyme about bird-based crime and justice.
First printing of this adaptation of an Swahili folktale about animal escapades in pursuit of honey, with lush illustrations by award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney
First edition of this evocatively illustrated MOTHER GOOSE book, a scarce and highly sought version in particularly nice condition.
First edition, adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens. Two rascal foxes sell the emperor, a vain pig, a suit of invisible clothing. Great color illustrations by Stevens.
First edition of a stunning large picture book chronicling a festival and concert put on by Grandville-style humanized animals.
Lovely new edition of Beaumont's classic fairy tale, inscribed by illustrator Hilary Knight, with a brief afterword by Cocteau on the themes of secret disappointment and the "pangs of hopeless love."
First printing of this adaptation of the Yuit folktale of a brave hare who is able to bring an end to winter even when his more fearsome fellow animals cannot.
First printing of this retelling of the flood myth of the Huichol people of Mexico, illustrated in a style inspired by the traditional art of Central America.
First printing of this retelling of an Iriquois creation story, with luminous illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker.
Scarce early Père Castor picture book, a Russian fairy tale vividly illustrated by Russian émigré artist Ivan Bilibin.
First edition of this compilation of old English children's rhymes about cats, chosen by Lenore Blegvad and charmingly illustrated by Erik Blegvad.
Traditional nursery rhyme structures are updated with new stories of various insects and animals, with the real star at the end: a "bird fair" of anthropomorphized birds getting together to socialize.
German picture book edition of the classic tale, illustrated by a student of Ernst Hildebrand, disbound without its original binding but with all full-page color illustrations intact.
Great picture book of the classic fairy tale with captivating colorful illustrations, in a larger format for easy use by young children.
First edition, first printing, the story behind the nursery rhyme of "This Little Piggy Went to Market,"a great copy.
First issue of this slightly off-center collection of classic children's stories in unusual settings.
Signed finished watercolor used in Conover's 1989 book MOTHER GOOSE AND THE SLY FOX.
First US edition of this retelling of the Australian Aboriginal tale of the mystical protector of the flying foxes.
First US edition of this collection of fables executed in the style of an Renaissance manuscript, a facsimile of Marie Angel's original work.
Signed first printing of this reimagining of the story of the Three Little Pigs, in which the pigs and their animal friends band together to get revenge on the Big Bad Wolf.
Signed first printing of this retelling of the classic nursery rhyme, positing that the wall from which Humpty fell was not such a benign construction.
Signed first printing of this Southwestern take on Baba Yaga, the story of a sheep-stealing evil witch with strings of chiles for hair and a hut on roadrunners' legs.
First printing of this retelling of the myth of Atalanta, who refuses to marry unless her suitor can beat her in a foot race – with beautiful illustrations by award-winning artistic duo Leo and Diane Dillon.
First Heritage Club edition of this large and colorful collection of classic nursery rhymes — one of the great American editions of Mother Goose, in the scarce original slipcase.