OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG
McLoughlin Brothers Pleasewell Series edition of this Mother Goose folktale, printed on cloth.
McLoughlin Brothers Pleasewell Series edition of this Mother Goose folktale, printed on cloth.
Mid-century American Christmas and nursery rhyme-themed pop-up book, following Santa as he visits Mother Goose and her friends.
Charming 1940s Mother Goose, literally long (in format), similar to Rojankovsky's tall editions of classic children's stories.
Unused activity book with a nursery rhyme theme.
Mother Goose-themed ABC, with alphabetical play on nursery rhyme characters: "H: Handy, Spandy, Jack-a-dandy, / Loves plum cake and sugar candy."
Collection of tales from children from Henry Altemus's "Wee Books for Wee Folks" series, featuring illustrations by the artist best known for his work on the Oz series.
First edition, featuring stories in verse of Mother Goose characters adapted with Lemony Snicket-like viciousness, such as "The Commendable Castigation of Old Mother Hubbard" and "The Gastronomic Guile of Simple Simon."
Signed second printing of this collaboration between the eminent folklorist and the beloved children's artist, signed by Wells and with a signed bookplate from Opie laid in.
Beautifully illustrated Volland title about a boy and his mouse friend in Czechoslovakia, with an added French toy-maker tale.
First edition of this rare and charming narrative of London Zoo animals banding together to put on a pantomime of CINDERELLA.
First edition of this collection of stories from the Dan people of Liberia, many featuring the clever but unlucky Spider.
"Calico Classic" version of this fairy tale with bright color images by Art Deco children's book illustrator Peat.
An uncommon Peat title, boldly and brightly illustrated in her Art Deco style.
Complete shadow theater book for dramatizing two Perrault fairy tales, from the acclaimed children's book series with a Modernist point of view.
First printing of this collection of 25 Indian folk tales, funny, intense, and magical, illustrated early in Jerry Pinkney's vibrant career.
Signed limited first edition, one of 500 numbered copies signed by Pogany.
First printing of this collection of nursery rhymes, new and traditional, within the Peter Rabbit universe.
First edition of the last book by Potter to be issued in the iconic "Peter Rabbit" format, including revised rhymes first composed as early as 1893.
First edition of Potter's gothic retelling of Bluebeard, the second issue (with frontispiece properly placed) in the scarce original dust jacket.
Lavish signed limited edition of this fairy-tale collection, illustrated with an Art Deco take on 18th-century French styles.
First trade edition, second issue (bound entirely in cloth), an excellent copy, rarely found with the original box.
Signed limited edition of this lavish illustrated collection of Grimm tales, including Snow White – one of only 525 numbered copies signed by Rackham, with the additional signed color plate.
Signed limited first edition, one of only 525 copies, of this patriotic wartime book of fairy tales with traditional stories from all the countries who had joined the Allied Forces by 1916.
First edition of this eerie illustrated retelling of Scottish folklore regarding the dark deeds of egg-stealing witches out to persecute honest sailors.
First edition of this compendium of short stories, plays, and poems for children, featuring magnificent color linoleum block illustrations by an important collector and admirer of William Blake.