Original art: "Old King Cole" from MOTHER GOOSE
Large and dynamic finished pen-and-ink drawing, later published after its rediscovery in the book YE OLD TIME NURSERY RHYMES BY MOTHER GOOSE.
Large and dynamic finished pen-and-ink drawing, later published after its rediscovery in the book YE OLD TIME NURSERY RHYMES BY MOTHER GOOSE.
Large and wonderful finished pen-and-ink drawing that would later be published in the book YE OLD TIME NURSERY RHYMES BY MOTHER GOOSE.
First edition, second issue, with fabulous color plates by Denslow facing text hand-lettered by the influential typographer Goudy.
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 trade edition of this stunningly illustrated collection of Aesop's fables: Detmold at his best.
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.
Dudley-illustrated edition of the classic tale, printed by Whitman, with art in a great 1930s style.
First Dulac edition of this collection of classic fairy tales, including "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Bluebeard."
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.
First edition of the final Roosevelt Bears book — the series that popularized the teddy bear — in which they are solve nursery rhyme mysteries.
First printing of this story of the Roosevelt Bears' adventures as private eyes, on a mission to solve a variety of nursery rhyme mysteries — the rarest of the series to find with dust jacket intact.
First US editions of three philosophical children's books by Umberto Eco, each signed by him.
Collection of nursery rhyme themed jig-saw puzzles – The Three Little Pigs, Mary and Her Lamb, and Old King Cole – in the original pictorial box.
First printing of "one of the first children's books to feature South American folktales from indigenous peoples" (Library of Congress) — inscribed by multiple-Pulitzer-winner Carl Sandburg, to whom the book is dedicated.
Rare Wain production, in which characters from classic fairy tales are re-imagined as his characteristically eccentric and expressive cats.
Signed first printing of this modern fairy tale of China, in which a princess with super strength competes with her unworthy suitors.
First printing of this charmingly-illustrated collection of fairy tales from different cultures and around the world.
First printing of this classic collection of magical stories from Arabia, India, and Persia, retold with a younger audience in mind – with bookplate signed by Michael Foreman laid in.
First US edition of this newly translated collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories, including The Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling, and Thumbelina (here translated as "Inchelina").
Signed first printing of this collection of new translations of beloved fairy tales including SLEEPING BEAUTY, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – winner of both the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award for illustration.
Signed first US edition of this collection of four brand-new fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen Award runner-up Alan Garner, illustrated by fellow runner-up Michael Foreman.
Signed first printing of this collection of original fairy tales by Monty Python's Terry Jones, with fabulous illustrations by Michael Foreman.
First collected edition of this set of brand-new fairy tales by Monty Python's Terry Jones, illustrated by the incomparable Michael Foreman.
First printing of this collection of brand-new fairy tales by Monty Python's Terry Jones, including stories of dinosaurs, mermaids, and dancing horses.
First printing of this collection of Russian fables and folk tales, many of which feature humanized animals getting into fisticuffs.