RUTHANN AND HER PIG
First edition, illustrated in color by Sucie Stevenson.
First edition, illustrated in color by Sucie Stevenson.
First edition of Potter's gothic retelling of Bluebeard, the second issue (with frontispiece properly placed) in the scarce original dust jacket.
Third printing, the adventures of humanized toys beautifully illustrated in bright colors on every page, and equally as beautifully printed in the tradition of German color printing of the '30s.
German almanac-esque publication for children, containing calendars, stories, music, illustrations, and an original poster folded into the rear pocket.
First printing of the third HENRY REED title, following entrepreneurial Henry's efforts at starting a new business with his friend Midge.
First printing of the second HENRY REED title, in which a cross-country road trip with his friend Midge inspires him to try his hand at guidebook-writing.
First printing of the first title in the beloved HENRY REED series, following the entrepreneurial boy on his first several ventures.
First US edition of the first book written and illustrated by Robinson, a quixotic comedy of contraptions, printed in Great Britain and published the same year as the UK first.
First printing of this account of the famed naturalist, with 12 beautiful color plates reproduced from his famed elephant folio BIRDS OF AMERICA — a 1937 Newbery Honor book.
Complete set of UK hardcover editions — all but PHILOSOPHER'S STONE and CHAMBER OF SECRETS first printings — in the blockbuster fantasy series.
First printing of this early Newbery Medal-winning story of life in 1890's New York, following young Lucinda as she explores the city and deals with growing up and loss.
First edition of this biography of the influential librarian, tracing how she affected the field of children's literature. Fascinating reading.
First edition of the story of Hamlet, the uncommonly intelligent cat, who lives at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City.
Rare inscribed first edition of this classic Newbery Honor book.
Signed first printing of this collection of amusing stories from the village of CHITTER CHAT, a quaint 19th-century community full of interesting characters.
Signed limited first edition, one of 250 copies, of this collection of essays by Sendak on illustrators and authors of children's books of the past, including Potter, Disney, Caldecott, Parrish, Claud Lovat Fraser and more.
First printing of this early book in Sendak's illustration career, a story set in China during the Japanese occupation in World War II, based on the actual experiences of DeJong.
First printing of the Sendak edition, published after Sendak designed the costumes and sets for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of the NUTCRACKER.
First UK edition, featuring wonderfully detailed illustrations by Maurice Sendak to accompany poems by Jarrell.
First printing of this Sendak gem about a special bat who wanders to visit other small animals to share his poems.
First edition thus of this story of second sight in the Scottish Highlands, part of Harper's reissue series of MacDonald classics with Sendak illustrations.
First printing of this study of popular children's literature, with a chapter on and illustrated by Sendak.
First printing, following a boy's life in the city and his summer in the country.
First printing, featuring 100 drawings by the author including eight half-tone plates.
Signed first printing of Sharp's first great mouse adventure – genuinely uncommon signed.