ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
First printing, in the most uncommon form: bound in the publisher's full sheep.
First printing, in the most uncommon form: bound in the publisher's full sheep.
First printing of the classic American children's book about an orphan boy growing up on the banks of the Mississippi River in Missouri, in the expertly restored original cloth binding.
First edition of PINOCCHIO in English, the rare American issue, simultaneous with the British and bound in the U.S. from British sheets.
First issue of the first extensive printed record of the tales of Brer Rabbit and other oral traditions kept by enslaved African Americans before emancipation, in the scarce yellow binding, and rarely seen in this condition.
First printing of this beloved tale of pirates and treasure maps, the touchstone for the modern concept of the peg-legged pirate with unexpected depth of character.
First edition of the first extensive printed record of the tales of Brer Rabbit and other oral traditions kept by enslaved African Americans before emancipation, this copy with an owner's Christmas gift inscription dated 1880.
First edition of PINOCCHIO in English.
Collection of first editions of 15 almanacks illustrated by Golden Age trailblazer Kate Greenaway, one volume signed by her.
Inscribed first edition, with a purple-ink inscription by Carroll in the year of publication to the wife of the playwright who tried to take ALICE to the theater.
First edition of this famous book of fairy tales by Wilde, magnificently illustrated with designs by Charles Ricketts and plates by Ricketts's partner Charles Shannon.
First edition, first state of the first title in the Brownie series, in the rare original dust jacket – illustrated on every page showing the busy little Brownies getting into mischief.
First edition, publisher's presentation copy, of this enduring collection of children's verse.
First published edition (the second produced edition overall) of this color-illustrated ALICE for young children, with the Carroll-approved color images of Tenniel's original illustrations – quite a nice copy.
Collection of the three earliest editions of Gelett Burgess's beloved nonsense poem THE PURPLE COW, demonstrating the rhyme's increasing popularity — including the scarce first printing of THE LARK, where the poem first appeared.
Rare first edition of the humorous and somewhat surreal tale of a posh humanized pig, his adventures in the city, and his eventual demise.
First edition of the 4th Brownie book, wherein the little imps travel to Japan, Turkey, Arabia, Russia, and more, in the rare original dust jacket.
Early Boston piracy of Collodi's fairy tale, published without attribution to the author or the translator of the first US edition – but also the first known version published in the US with color plates.
First edition one of the earliest collections of Andersen's fairy tales to be translated into English.
First printing of this beautiful adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic, with illustrations inspired by early modern woodblocks — a scarce Goodhue work in exceptional condition.
Early issue of the first UK edition, in attractive pictorial cloth.
First American edition of the humorous and somewhat surreal tale of a posh humanized pig, his adventures in the city, published the same year as the London first.
First edition, first state of Twain's allegorical adventure of 16th-century England, aimed at elevating his literary reputation before HUCKLEBERRY FINN finally secured it.
Lovely and scarce edition of Stevenson's classic poems, one of the better known works illustrated by portrait painter and children's artist Kate Olver.
First appearance, in ST. NICHOLAS MAGAZINE, of Alcott's story about a less common holiday seen in literature, and later incorporated into AUNT JO'S SCRAP BAG.
Scarce first issue of this installment of Peck's popular portrait of juvenile delinquency.