FIVE LITTLE PIGS
[circa 1890]
Gilded Age McLoughlin Brothers publication of the traditional rhyme "This Little Pig Went to Market" from Aunt Mary's Little Series.
American
THE TRAGI-COMIC HISTORY OF THE BURIAL OF COCK ROBIN
1821
Second American edition of the popular English nursery rhyme about bird-based crime and justice.
THE SWINEHERD
[circa 1929]
Stunning Art Nouveau-style illustrated edition of Andersen's fairy tale, printed in Bavaria with rich full-page color lithographs.
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
(1985)
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.
GREEDY PETER
[circa 1860]
Uncommon American moral story for children, loosely modeled on Hoffmann's STRUWWELPETER.
STORIES OF MOTHER GOOSE VILLAGE
(1903)
A delightful Mother Goose book, in which dozens of favorite characters are used in stories instead of rhymes.
MOTHER MOON'S NURSERY RHYMES
(1906)
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.
THE JUNIPER TREE
(1973)
First edition this collection of Grimm fairy tales specially selected by Sendak, with four translated by Randall Jarrell, fine in original jackets and slipcase.
KING GRISLY-BEARD
(1973)
First edition of this tale from the Brothers Grimm, glazed pictorial boards issue, published simultaneously with cloth/jacketed issue.
KING GRISLY-BEARD
(1973)
First edition of this tale from the Brothers Grimm, illustrated in color by Sendak – a great copy.
GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES
1963
First edition of this miniature book, an early title from Frank and Eleanor Irwin's Hillside Press.
RAPUNZEL
(1997)
First printing of the Caldecott Award winner, featuring magnificent color illustrations by Zelinsky. Caldecott award winner.
STORIES TO TELL TO CHILDREN
(1912)
29 fairy tales for reading aloud, from the classics to more unusual tales, including "Epaminondas And His Auntie."
THIS LITTLE PIGGY
(1992)
First edition, first printing, the story behind the nursery rhyme of "This Little Piggy Went to Market,"a great copy.
PINOCCHIO
[1916]
Early 20th-century "Golden Books" version of the Italian fairy tale, part of "the most attractive series of Children's Classics ever published."
PINOCCHIO
(1939)
Large format mid-century American edition, with great color cover image and frontispiece by Madsen and more than 50 full- and partial-page black-and-white images by Muheim.
WALT DISNEY'S BOX OF SIX PINOCCHIO BOOKS
1940
Boxed collection of coloring books on the theme of Disney's PINOCCHIO, released in theatres the same year – exceptionally well preserved, with vivid color wrappers.
Original art from FROGGIE WENT A-COURTING
[no later than 1986]
Signed original watercolor entitled "Chased into the Lake," used as a double-page spread in Conover's FROGGIE WENT A-COURTING published by FSG in 1986.
Original art from FROGGIE WENT A-COURTING
[no later than 1986]
Signed original watercolor entitled "Walking to the Wedding," used as a double-page spread in Conover's FROGGIE WENT A-COURTING, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1986.
Original art from MOTHER GOOSE AND THE SLY FOX
[no later than 1989]
Signed finished watercolor used in Conover's 1989 book MOTHER GOOSE AND THE SLY FOX.
PATTY AND HER PITCHER
[circa 1884]
First edition of this Cinderella-like tale of a poor girl and the enchanted pitcher who helps her attain a better life.
DENSLOW'S TOM THUMB
(1903)
Scarce first printing of Denslow's illustrated edition, published soon after his break with L. Frank Baum over royalties for his artistic contributions to THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ.
Original art: "Old King Cole" from MOTHER GOOSE
[circa 1910]
Large and dynamic finished pen-and-ink drawing, later published after its rediscovery in the book YE OLD TIME NURSERY RHYMES BY MOTHER GOOSE.
Original art: "Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son" from MOTHER GOOSE
[circa 1910]
Large and wonderful finished pen-and-ink drawing that would later be published in the book YE OLD TIME NURSERY RHYMES BY MOTHER GOOSE.
DENSLOW'S MOTHER GOOSE
1901
First edition, second issue, with fabulous color plates by Denslow facing text hand-lettered by the influential typographer Goudy.
