RED FAIRY BOOK
Early 20th century US edition of this classic book of fairy tales with a different binding style than the first edition, still elaborately designed for a gift audience.
Early 20th century US edition of this classic book of fairy tales with a different binding style than the first edition, still elaborately designed for a gift audience.
First printing of this collection of tales from the ancient cycle of Reynard the Fox, the prototypical trickster figure – with stylish illustrations.
First printing of this retelling of a Chinese folktale about the zodiac animals, in which the Emperor seeks to decide who should rule over the others as the Beast of the First Year.
Signed first printing of this Scottish-Norwegian fairytale, thematically similar to CINDERELLA – with charming illustrations by Anita Lobel.
Miniature edition of children's tales, a charming, chunky production containing "Three Little Pigs" (not the tale with the wolf), "Betty Brighteyes" (about a mouse), "The Magic Whistle," and "The Shipwreck."
First US edition of Mayer's retelling of the Norse myth, adapted from the Prose Edda and beautifully illustrated by Laszlo Gal.
Inscribed first edition of this retelling of a Congolese folk tale of family favoritism remedied and then destroyed by magic.
First revised edition of this retelling of a Congolese folk tale of family favoritism remedied and then destroyed by magic.
Inscribed first printing of this colorful story of how the nocturnal animals of a South American rain forest come to appreciate the noisy trickster parrot Papagayo.
First printing of this retelling of the ancient Egyptian myth, bursting with lively, colorful illustrations inspired by Egyptian art.
First printing of this retelling of five Brer Rabbit stories selected by composer Van Dyke Parks, with delightful illustrations by Barry Moser.
McLoughlin Brothers Pleasewell Series edition of this Mother Goose folktale, printed on cloth.
First edition of this collection of stories from the Dan people of Liberia, many featuring the clever but unlucky Spider.
First printing of this collection of 25 Indian folk tales, funny, intense, and magical, illustrated early in Jerry Pinkney's vibrant career.
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.
First edition of this eerie illustrated retelling of Scottish folklore regarding the dark deeds of egg-stealing witches out to persecute honest sailors.
First printing of this collection of 15 Jewish folk tales from around the world, with vibrant illustrations by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Uri Shulevitz.
First edition in English of this slapstick tale for children derived from Jewish folklore, written before Singer's Nobel Prize win.
Signed later printing of Singer's adaptations of tales from Jewish folklore, inscribed by Sendak.
First printing in English of this retelling of the Jewish folktale, with attractive illustrations by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Uri Shulevitz.
First US edition of this collection of Baltic myths and folklore, with dreamlike illustrations by Peter Sis.
Signed first printing of this interpretation of an Irish legend of a wicked stepmother queen who changes her stepchildren into swans.
First edition of this reimagining of a traditional Austrian folktale, with striking illustrations.