THE BLACK STALLION
(1941)
First printing of the horse book of all horse books.
Classics
HITTY: Her First Hundred Years
1929
Inscribed first edition of this Newbery Award winner, in the original dust jacket.
THE ART OF WALT DISNEY
(1983)
Reissue of the celebrated history of the art of Walt Disney, reproducing archival material and narrating from access to internal documents and interviews with employees.
THE STORY ABOUT PING
1933
First edition, in the scarce original dust jacket, about a little Chinese duckling who lives on a houseboat in Peking.
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.
POO-POO AND THE DRAGONS
1942
First US edition of this unusual children's story from the author of HORATIO HORNBLOWER, with charming illustrations by Newbery-winning artist Robert Lawson.
MILLIONS OF CATS
1928
Signed limited first edition, with the original additional wood engraving signed by Gág.
THE FUNNY THING
1929
First edition of the story of mountain man Bobo who befriends a long-tailed doll-eating "aminal," stunning illustrated in Gág's characteristic style.
GUM-BLOSSOM BABIES
[1917]
A sweetly illustrated description of the comings and goings of the humanized GUM-BLOSSOM BABIES, and their friends the gum-nut babies.
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND: An 1865 Printing Re-Described and Newly Identified as the Publisher's "File Copy"
1990
First edition of this excellent reference book describing the Macmillan file copy used to evaluate the quality of printing of Lewis Carroll's classic story.
THE IKON ON THE WALL
1943
Uncommon first edition this short story collection, with many concerning World War II, from an author J.K. Rowling once described as her favorite when she was a child.
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
1908
First printing of one of the most beloved modern children's books, inspired by the bedtime stories that Kenneth Grahame told his son.
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
1908
First edition of one of the most beloved modern children's books, a superior copy in a tremendously intact original dust jacket (second issue, with the first issue known in only a handful of copies).
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
1940
Signed limited first Rackham edition, one of 2020 copies signed by fine press book designer Bruce Rogers, a stunning copy.
DREAM DAYS
[circa 1953]
Midcentury edition, printed from new plates and illustrated by Shepard with a completely new series of pictures specially for this edition.
GOLDEN AGE
[circa 1953]
Midcentury edition, printed from new plates and illustrated by Shepard with a completely new series of pictures specially for this edition.
JACK HALL: or the School Days of an American Boy
1888
First edition of this classic American "boy book," dramatizing the everyday life of boys in Gilded Age Boston.
OUR BIG BOOK
[circa 1930s]
The rare large Dick and Jane book for teachers to display and use in class, over two feet high.
ALMANACK FOR 1894
1894
First edition of this Victorian almanack for children, with lovely illustrations by Kate Greenaway.
ALMANACK FOR 1895
1895
First edition of this Victorian almanack for children, with lovely illustrations by Kate Greenaway.
Collection of 15 Illustrated Almanacks
1883-1895
Collection of first editions of 15 almanacks illustrated by Golden Age trailblazer Kate Greenaway, one volume signed by her.
Four Illustrated Almanacks
1925, 1926, 1927, 1929
First editions of four almanacks for children, with wistful illustrations by Kate Greenaway.
UNDER THE WINDOW
[1878]
First edition, first issue, of the famous "designer picture book" (Brian Alderson).
FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
1909
Deluxe American large-paper edition, limited to only 50 copies signed by Rackham.
THE SUNBONNET BABIES' BOOK
(1902)
First edition of the first book by a major publisher with the iconic Sunbonnet Babies and their coy hidden faces, quite scarce in this condition.
