E. HUMPERDINCK'S HANSEL AND GRETEL
First edition of this scarce and striking interpretation of the opera from the noted Japanese artist.
First edition of this scarce and striking interpretation of the opera from the noted Japanese artist.
First Heritage Club edition of this large and colorful collection of classic nursery rhymes — one of the great American editions of Mother Goose, in the scarce original slipcase.
Mid-century American Christmas and nursery rhyme-themed pop-up book, following Santa as he visits Mother Goose and her friends.
First US editions of three philosophical children's books by Umberto Eco, each signed by him.
Signed miniature panorama, illustrated with orange highlights by Gorey.
Uncommon first US edition of this Swiss "old verse with new pictures," a chain folktale with a variant known to English speakers as The Old Woman and her Pig.
Scarce set of eight cotton handkerchiefs printed with charming and bright illustrations to classic fairy tales by the beloved children's artist.
Signed limited edition, one of only 500 numbered copies signed by one of the greatest Golden-Age illustrators, Kay Nielsen.
A delightful Mother Goose book, in which dozens of favorite characters appear in short stories instead of the traditional rhyme format.
Signed second printing of this collaboration between the eminent folklorist and the beloved children's artist, signed by Wells and with a signed bookplate from Opie laid in.
First edition, featuring stories in verse of Mother Goose characters adapted with Lemony Snicket-like viciousness, such as "The Commendable Castigation of Old Mother Hubbard" and "The Gastronomic Guile of Simple Simon."
Signed first edition of the modern children's classic.
Lovely illustrated collection of fairy tales for reading aloud, from the classics to more unusual tales, including "Epaminondas And His Auntie."
Beautifully intact set, scarce complete with original case and rice paper sleeves, with vivid color illustrations on fresh, crinkling crepe paper.
Signed first printing of this Caldecott Honor Book, a sort of inverse Thumbelina, the story of a giant girl who saves her Tennessee town from a ferocious bear named Thundering Tarnation, signed by both Zelinsky and Isaacs.
Turn-of-the-century Christmas Stocking Series book, featuring original fairy tales starring a boy-monkey named Snug that lives in Way-Over-There.
Signed early printing of Young's only Caldecott Medal winner, a richly illustrated adaptation of a Chinese fairy tale similar to Little Red Riding Hood.
First printing of this retelling of an Inuit legend of a young shaman who sets out to find a missing caribou herd, illustrated in a style reminiscent of the Dillons.
First US edition of this retelling of the Australian Aboriginal tale of the mystical protector of the flying foxes.
First edition thus, featuring two Mother Goose rhymes interpreted by Sendak and updated to reflect the 1990s.
First edition of Wodehouse's comic children's retelling of the William Tell legend, written "rapidly for cash rather than art" (Phelps) to accompany Dadd's existing illustrations, with verse accompaniments by John W. Houghton.
A gorgeously illustrated handmade production from the Golden Age of children's illustration, by an unknown or pseudonymous artist-author credited only as "Roland."
Enchanting mid-century version of this classic retold by Shirley Goulden.
First printing of this collection of Mexican regional stories — largely with animal main characters — with charming color illustrations.
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.