YTEK AND THE ARCTIC ORCHID
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 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 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.
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 an Iriquois creation story, with luminous illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker.
First edition in English of this slapstick tale for children derived from Jewish folklore, written before Singer's Nobel Prize win.
First printing of this collection of 15 Jewish folk tales from around the world, with vibrant illustrations by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Uri Shulevitz.
First edition of this eerie illustrated retelling of Scottish folklore regarding the dark deeds of egg-stealing witches out to persecute honest sailors.
First US edition of Mayer's retelling of the Norse myth, adapted from the Prose Edda and beautifully illustrated by Laszlo Gal.
First US edition of this magical collection of 12 tales from old Cornwall, populated by mermaids, spriggans, and witches.
First printing of this collection of Russian fables and folk tales, many of which feature humanized animals getting into fisticuffs.
First edition of this this magical collection of 12 tales from old Cornwall, populated by mermaids, spriggans, and witches.
First US edition of this magical collection of 12 tales from old Cornwall, populated by mermaids, spriggans, and witches.
First printing of this collection of 25 Indian folk tales, funny, intense, and magical, illustrated early in Jerry Pinkney's vibrant career.
Signed first printing of a retelling of a classic Chinese folktale – the story of a powerful king's nine apparently aimless sons, and his discovery of their special talents.
Signed first printing of this Chinese fable of a prized fighting cricket and a scholar's son who wanted to protect the insect a little too much.
Signed first printing of this retelling of a Norwegian folktale about a frankly shocking number of generations living under one roof.
First US edition of this collection of fables executed in the style of an Renaissance manuscript, a facsimile of Marie Angel's original work.
Early 20th century US edition of this classic book of fairy tales with a different binding style than the first edition, still elaborately designed for a gift audience.
Signed first printing of this interpretation of an Irish legend of a wicked stepmother queen who changes her stepchildren into swans.
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.
First trade edition of this stunningly illustrated collection of Aesop's fables: Detmold at his best.
Signed first printing of this adventure story drawn from Tlingit myth, the tale of how a princess saves her village – beautifully illustrated with cut paper.
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.
Updated and expanded edition with Rackham's illustrations, first published in 1898 but here published in a new deluxe format with new work by Rackham.