CRISIS AT CRABTREE
First printing of this story of the imminent demolishing of the little old village of Crabtree, and its historic houses' fight to stay standing.
First printing of this story of the imminent demolishing of the little old village of Crabtree, and its historic houses' fight to stay standing.
First printing of this holiday tale of a hunt for a pair of lost stockings for Santa to fill, with liftable flaps.
First printing of this story of a little boy looking for his sister at tea time, with windows to peep through to help the bunny on his mission.
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.
Limited edition facsimile reproduction of this Lear manuscript alphabet, completed circa 1862 as a gift for the young son of an antiquarian friend and notable among several similar Lear alphabets for the dash and verve of its excellent illustrations.
Scarce first edition of this unusual woodcut ABC, written and illustrated by Bristol comic artist Frederick George Lewin in faux-antiquarian chapbook style.
Adorable Manchester-printed pig story in verse.
Scarce signed limited first edition of these illustrated children's verses, printed on handmade paper and signed by both the author and illustrator.
First edition, in which Squeaker, the pig who wears pajamas, discovers how to walk on stilts in order to retrieve his errant kite.
First printing of this fantasy shape book, with rhymes about the many fairies of the outdoors illustrated with vivid chromolithographs.
First edition thus of this story of a brave soldier doll who finds his owner after being accidentally left behind.
First edition of this scarce and terrific picture book about a rivalry between puppies and kittens, rarely found in such beautiful condition and almost never found in pictorial dust jacket.
First edition of this scarce and terrific picture book about a rivalry between puppies and kittens.
First edition, a beautiful copy in the rare jacket of one of the hardest to obtain Parker picture books, about three young polar bears navigating life without their parents.
First edition of this rare and charming narrative of London Zoo animals banding together to put on a pantomime of CINDERELLA.
First edition of this scarce oblong picture book, describing the fun had by the animals of FROLIC FARM in verse, especially rare in this condition.
First edition of this oblong picture book which offers a peek into the everyday lives of the Burrow family, humanized rabbits who go to school, dance, and get into mischief – scarce in this condition.
First edition of this very scarce and stunning picture book by the criminally overlooked Parkers, featuring their characteristically lush full-page images of baby animals.
First edition of this very scarce and stunning picture book by the criminally overlooked Parkers, rarely found with the dust jacket.
First edition of this classic oblong picture book, following the Gray family of humanized elephants as they go about their daily lives.
Beautiful mockup with original watercolors and line-drawings for the 1905 FUNNY BUNNIES picture book, with manuscript notes.
Scarce first edition thus, with color illustrations, the second overall following the monochrome edition of 1939 — most of whose copies were reportedly destroyed during the Blitz.
First US edition of this early Ameliaranne book, featuring the clowns, elephants, balloons, tents, and other iconic aspects of the circus in the 1930s, a beautiful copy.
First edition of this charming entry in the Ameliaranne series, in which the title character helps an ailing, elderly neighbor reunite with her estranged daughter, in the original dust jacket.
Probable first edition of this Blackberry Farm book, starring a pig named Henry and featuring all the other Blackberry Farm animals as well.