THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
Charming Edwardian edition of the classic nursery rhyme.
Charming Edwardian edition of the classic nursery rhyme.
Early 20th-century alphabet book in verse, with most letters representing different nursery rhyme figures.
First printing of this adaptation of an Swahili folktale about animal escapades in pursuit of honey, with lush illustrations by award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney
First edition of this evocatively illustrated MOTHER GOOSE book, a scarce and highly sought version in particularly nice condition.
First edition, American issue, of Clarke's first illustrated book, a stunning Beardsley-esque interpretation of the Danish fairy tales.
First French trade edition (the same year as the English), printed on Japanese vellum, of Andersen's classic fairy tales illustrated by Dulac – altogether a beautiful book in amazing condition.
Stunning Art Nouveau-style illustrated edition of Andersen's fairy tale, printed in Bavaria with rich full-page color lithographs.
Signed limited edition, one of only 500 numbered copies signed by one of the greatest Golden-Age illustrators, Kay Nielsen.
First US trade edition with Nielsen's spectacular illustrations, among the greatest of all the many Golden Age interpretations of Andersen.
First Rackham-illustrated edition, US issue, an exceptional survival in the rare original dust jacket and pictorial publisher's box.
First edition of this illustrated collection, with 14 of Andersen's fairy tales in a color palette similar to Ann Anderson's work.
First edition, first printing of this uncommon Hans Christian Andersen title, an excellent copy.
Charming midcentury edition of the fairy tale classic, printed in large type with pictorial borders.
First edition, adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens. Two rascal foxes sell the emperor, a vain pig, a suit of invisible clothing. Great color illustrations by Stevens.
Midcentury edition of Hans Christian Andersen's autobiography, with illustrations by Danish artist Niels Larsen Stevns.
Scarce set of eight cotton handkerchiefs printed with charming and bright illustrations to classic fairy tales by the beloved children's artist.
First printing of this delightful collection of children's stories, including the first Richard Scarry-illustrated edition of the Oz story "With Dorothy in Oz."
Lovely new edition of Beaumont's classic fairy tale, inscribed by illustrator Hilary Knight, with a brief afterword by Cocteau on the themes of secret disappointment and the "pangs of hopeless love."
First printing of this adaptation of the Yuit folktale of a brave hare who is able to bring an end to winter even when his more fearsome fellow animals cannot.
First printing of this retelling of the flood myth of the Huichol people of Mexico, illustrated in a style inspired by the traditional art of Central America.
First printing of this retelling of an Iriquois creation story, with luminous illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker.
A delightful Mother Goose book, in which dozens of favorite characters appear in short stories instead of the traditional rhyme format.
Scarce early Père Castor picture book, a Russian fairy tale vividly illustrated by Russian émigré artist Ivan Bilibin.
First edition of this compilation of old English children's rhymes about cats, chosen by Lenore Blegvad and charmingly illustrated by Erik Blegvad.
Traditional nursery rhyme structures are updated with new stories of various insects and animals, with the real star at the end: a "bird fair" of anthropomorphized birds getting together to socialize.