ENTERTAINING VIEWS
[circa 1840s]
First edition of this charming collection of rural vignettes and short poems, including two depictions of men with prosthetic legs.
English & British
SCENES FROM NATURE
[circa 1840s]
First edition of this collection of everyday scenes in rural Victorian England, including a vignette about a disabled veteran.
THE CHRISTMAS BOOK OF CAROLS & SONGS
[circa 1905]
Festive collection of verses by Robert Herrick and others, printed on heavy parchment-like paper.
THE POLITICAL STRUWWELPETER
1899
First edition of this English political parody of the classic German children's book by Heinrich Hoffman, the misbehaving "Shaggy Peter."
FURTHER NONSENSE VERSE AND PROSE
(1926)
First printing, containing some material never before published and with informative preface – great for the Carroll collector.
CRICKET IN THE CAGE
1933
First edition of this poetry collection with beautiful line drawings that demonstrate the scope of the talent of artist E.H. Shepard, best known for illustrating the Pooh books.
DOWN-ADOWN-DERRY
(1922)
First edition of this book of fairy poems, in the scarce original dust jacket.
DOWN-ADOWN-DERRY
(1922)
First edition of this book of fairy poems, in the scarce original dust jacket.
DOWN-ADOWN-DERRY
(1922)
Signed limited first edition of this book of fairy poems, one of only 325 numbered copies signed by de la Mare, unusually well preserved in the delicate original binding.
PEACOCK AT HOME
1807
First edition of this satire of high society using humanized birds – with bright hand-colored illustrations featuring a rooster in purple, an owl in teal, and more.
SHAKESPEARE STORIES
1985
Signed first edition of this collection of Shakespeare plays retold in prose, including TWELFTH NIGHT, KING LEAR, THE TEMPEST, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, HAMLET, ROMEO AND JULIET, and OTHELLO – illustrated by award-winning artist Michael Foreman.
LITTLE HARRY'S BOOK OF POETRY: SHORT POEMS FOR THE NURSERY
1854
First edition of this charming collection of simple moral poems for young readers, illustrated with attractive wood engravings.
TIN TAN TALES
[1902]
First edition of this rather surreal collection of humorous poems about kitchen implements, with hilarious chromolithograph illustrations.
BAN AND ARRIERE BAN: A Rally of Fugitive Rhymes
1894
First printing this uncommon Lang title, a collection of poetry first published in book form here, beginning with "A Scot to Jeanne D'Arc."
NONSENSE SONGS
[circa 1897]
Charmingly illustrated collection of Edward Lear's silly verses, including classics like "The Owl and the Pussycat" and "The Jumblies."
SCHNICK SCHNACK: TRIFLES FOR THE LITTLE ONES
[1867]
First edition of this charming collection of color illustrations and simple poetry for children, in an attractive pictorial cloth binding.
THE PIGS GIVE A PARTY
[1945]
Adorable Manchester-printed pig story in verse.
GOLDEN LEGEND
[1910]
US issue of the first Meteyard-illustrated edition, with gorgeous illustrations from the Birmingham School Artist.
THE KING'S BREAKFAST
1963
Miniature edition of this humorous poem from the first Pooh book, with a short biographical sketch of Milne.
FIRST PLAYS
1919
Signed first edition of Milne's first collection of plays, an aspect of his writing career now criminally overlooked.
FOR THE LUNCHEON INTERVAL
(1925)
First edition of Milne's first collection of light verse for adults, published the same year as the astonishing success of his children's poems about Winnie the Pooh and his friends in WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG.
FOUR PLAYS
1926
Signed first edition of this collection of three comedies and one drama by Milne, written at the height of his career as a playwright.
IVORY DOOR
1929
First English edition of this whimsical play by Milne.
MICHAEL AND MARY
1930
Signed limited first edition, one of only 160 numbered copies signed by Milne, of this play in three acts with an interesting 17 page introduction by Milne.
SECOND PLAYS
1921
First edition of this collection of five plays, with an interesting introduction by Milne.
