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 of one of the earliest collections of Andersen's fairy tales translated into English.
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.
Signed first printing of this new adaptation of the beloved Hans Christian Andersen story about the beauty of being yourself, with delightful illustrations by award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney – winner of a 2000 Caldecott Honor.
First Rackham-illustrated edition, US issue, an exceptional survival in the rare original dust jacket and pictorial publisher's box.
Signed limited first Rackham edition, one of only 500 copies for sale signed by Rackham – an exceptionally beautiful copy.
First edition of this illustrated collection, with 14 of Andersen's fairy tales in a color palette similar to Ann Anderson's work.
Signed limited first edition, one of only 100 copies signed by Robinson, of this collected edition of the celebrated fairy tales by the Danish master of the form.
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.
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 retelling of the flood myth of the Huichol people of Mexico, illustrated in a style inspired by the traditional art of Central America.
A delightful Mother Goose book, in which dozens of favorite characters are used in stories instead of rhymes.
Scarce early Père Castor picture book, a Russian fairy tale vividly illustrated by Russian émigré artist Ivan Bilibin.
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.
First edition of this collection of Grimm tales selected for this Rackham edition, in the rare original publisher's box.