BIRTHDAYS
First printing of this vibrantly-illustrated poem about children born on different days of the week, with striking 60s typography.
First printing of this vibrantly-illustrated poem about children born on different days of the week, with striking 60s typography.
First printing of this retelling of the life of Joan of Arc, as dreamed by a young girl living in Orléans.
First edition, the tale of forest creatures getting ready for winter, with terrific color illustrations characteristic of the late 1950s / early 1960s-era Père Castor series.
First edition of Guertik's modernist coloring book on the theme of vegetables, one of the early Père Castor titles meant to encourage children's education through self-expression.
Scarce and beautiful activity book from Père Castor, featuring striking color lithographs, each facing an image in outline to be colored by the owner.
Authorized American edition of this early large format Père Castor book, featuring striking and stylized Art Deco color lithographs by Russian émigré artist Guertik with dotted lines for children to finish the designs.
First edition of this Père Castor bestiary of the French countryside, featuring striking and stylized Art Deco color lithographs by Russian émigré artist Guertik, scarce in this condition.
First edition of this bucolic French fairy tale, a characteristically charming 1940s Père Castor publication.
First printing of this colorful French book about the diverse denizens of the circus, from silly clowns to animals trained to act like people.
1940s edition of Rojan's stunning children's calendar from the Père Castor series.
First edition of this large-format French picture book on the Age of Discovery, featuring stunning Art Deco illustrations hand colored in pochoir.
French songs for children, with enchanting period illustrations.
First edition of this charming Belle Epoque book of various seasonal activities for children, with illustrations of fashionable French youths and adults that evoke the style of Kate Greenaway.
A beautiful copy, preserved in the rare pictorial dust jacket.
First edition, the adventure of a humanized ant, with terrific color illustrations characteristic of the late 1950s / early 1960s-era Père Castor series.
First edition, "after a Hindu story," with terrific color illustrations characteristic of the late 1950s / early 1960s-era Père Castor series, extremely scarce in this condition.
Beautifully illustrated Volland title about a boy and his mouse friend in Czechoslovakia, with an added French toy-maker tale.
First edition from the Petits Père Castor series, three Reynard the Fox stories illustrated with fantastic color lithographs, extremely scarce in this condition.
First edition, English-language issue, of publisher Tolmer's famous Art Deco picture book with stunning images hand colored in pochoir.
Scarce batik-printed fabric children's book following the creation myth of the Book of Genesis, with added handwork.
First printing of this retelling of a French fairy tale about a king's challenge to his three sons, and his youngest son's acquaintance with an aristocratic feline.
First edition of this French collection of piano music with a Christian theme, lavishly illustrated in Art Deco style.
Bilingual children's book in support of the Allied Forces, following a little girl from colonized Senegal who wants to help in the war effort.
Scarce and lovely French book of verses about different kinds of weather, and all the delightful ways to play in them.