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First edition of this books of nature poems, fittingly illustrated in black and white by Lathrop, scarce in the original dust jacket.
First edition of this books of nature poems, fittingly illustrated in black and white by Lathrop, scarce in the original dust jacket.
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.
First US edition of this lovely illustrated book from "the twentieth century envoy" of fairy poetry (Meigs), featuring lively images of fairies and cheerful verse.
First edition of this charming collection of simple moral poems for young readers, illustrated with attractive wood engravings.
First US edition of a very scarce Pogàny title, with beautifully detailed reproductions of his line drawings throughout, in excellent condition.
Scarce Volland title, a book of poems for children with many beautiful 1930s color illustrations.
Lovely copy of this children's poetry anthology, beautifully illustrated by Betts.
First edition of this rather surreal collection of humorous poems about kitchen implements, with hilarious chromolithograph illustrations.
Inscribed first edition, later state, of the commercial and critical success that established Sendak's talent as an illustrator and Krauss's reputation for capturing child-like lyricism – an especially nice copy inscribed by Krauss.
Association first edition, later state, of the commercial and critical success that established Sendak's talent as an illustrator and Krauss's reputation for capturing child-like lyricism – inscribed by Sendak to "legendary" children's book collector Herbert Hosmer.
First printing of Krauss's follow-up to A HOLE IS TO DIG, in which she collects her observations of children's innovative approach to word invention and turns them into a book of poetry.
First printing this uncommon Lang title, a collection of poetry first published in book form here, beginning with "A Scot to Jeanne D'Arc."
Charmingly illustrated collection of Edward Lear's silly verses, including classics like "The Owl and the Pussycat" and "The Jumblies."
First edition of this charming collection of color illustrations and simple poetry for children, in an attractive pictorial cloth binding.
First edition of this collections of poems about Sylvia, Liebe Coolidge's pet pig.
Signed limited edition, one of 150 copies, with poems by Levertov about Sylvia, Liebe Coolidge's pet pig.
First printing, a stunning book of haiku in English translation for children, accompanied by vivid color illustrations by Keats.
Fairy poem issued in honor of little Ruth Cleveland's move into the White House after her father's inauguration.
Adorable Manchester-printed pig story in verse.
US issue of the first Meteyard-illustrated edition, with gorgeous illustrations from the Birmingham School Artist.
First edition in English of this comic poem for children, originally published in the USSR in 1926.
First edition of this book of poems about good children and bad children, based upon the social mores and poems recited in the 1860s.
First printing of this collection of poems for children, with whimsical illustrations by Joseph Schindelman.
A beautiful copy, preserved in the rare pictorial dust jacket.
Miniature edition of this humorous poem from the first Pooh book, with a short biographical sketch of Milne.