LASSE-LITEN I TRÄDGÅRDEN
(1944)
Reprint of this charmingly-illustrated Swedish story of various garden and plant fairies.
1940s
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THE SAD TALE OF THE GREEDY BOY
(1944)
First edition of this scarce British children's story on the Struwwelpeter model, issued during World War II with an implicit suggestion of civic as well as personal virtue: good boys tolerate deprivation without complaint.
DAS HIMMELSHAUS
(1948)
First printing of this darling German children's book, detailing the seasonal activities of the people who live in and around a wonderful house, illustrated with an unmistakably midcentury tone.
BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS
(1941)
First edition of this particularly patriotic book about the founding of the United States and the meaning of the flag, as explained by states personified as children.
Illustration Photo Proofs for LITTLE APPALOOSA
[not after 1949]
Original photo proofs of Berta and Elmer Hader's 1949 LITTLE APPALOOSA, the story of a boy and his spotted pony – evidence of the pre-production process for a mid-century picture book.
TOMMY AND THE TELEPHONE
1947
First edition of this story about little Tommy who wants nothing more than to receive a telephone call.
LENTIL
1940
First edition of McCloskey's first book.
FAIRY TALES
(1944)
First edition of this collection of three classic fairy tales, illustrated in a charmingly 1940s Hollywood style.
BARTHOLOMEW AND THE OOBLECK
(1949)
First edition, first printing of this early Seuss tale of sticky precipitation and the importance of saying you're sorry – winner of a 1950 Caldecott Honor.
THIDWICK THE BIG-HEARTED MOOSE
(1948)
Early edition of this Seuss story of a moose who is generally too accommodating for his own good, and the animals that take advantage of the safety of his antlers... that is, until shedding season.
Publisher's Proofs Sheet for GREASED LIGHTNING
[circa 1940]
Publisher's color proofs for the Junior Literary Guild production of the picture book about the "fastest, slipperiest hog ever seen in these parts."
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