THE TREE THAT RAINS
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 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 indigenous Alaskan folk tale about the importance of charity, inspired by Glo Coalson's time spent in the arctic circle village of Kotzebue.
First edition of this collection of twenty-six tales gathered by folklorist Harold Courlander, with charming illustrations.
First trade edition of this stunningly illustrated collection of Aesop's fables: Detmold at his best.
First printing of this collection of Scottish stories for young readers, with stylish illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon.
First printing of this retelling of the myth of Atalanta, who refuses to marry unless her suitor can beat her in a foot race – with beautiful illustrations by award-winning artistic duo Leo and Diane Dillon.
First printing, signed by the author and both illustrators, of this collection of retellings of Inuit stories, illustrated with Leo and Diane Dillon's "dramatic color paintings and exquisite black-and-white friezes" (jacket).
First printing of "one of the first children's books to feature South American folktales from indigenous peoples" (Library of Congress) — inscribed by multiple-Pulitzer-winner Carl Sandburg, to whom the book is dedicated.
First printing of this classic collection of magical stories from Arabia, India, and Persia, retold with a younger audience in mind – with bookplate signed by Michael Foreman laid in.
First printing of this collection of beloved Japanese tales, including Momotaro and the Ogre of Rashomon.
First edition of this adaptation of an Armenian folk tale with great color illustrations by the author.
First edition of this collection of nine Native American stories, many featuring the trickster Coyote.
Signed first edition of this illustrated collection of moral tales and poems, including "The Honest Woodman," "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," and "The Little Red Hen."
Second edition, a lavishly illustrated survey in Dutch of myths and legends from Egypt, Greece, India, Scandinavia, and more.
First edition of this collection of nineteen traditional tales, collected by a westerner teaching in the Kasai district in the 1930s, and edited by her Congolese pupil.
Signed first printing of this vibrantly illustrated children's book, "a little fable about the senses, and about what is important to different people" (Hyman).
Signed first printing of this collection of six Vietnamese folk tales, beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Trina Schart Hyman.
Signed first printing of this Hyman-illustrated gem about the golem in Jewish folklore.
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.
Inscribed later printing with an original watercolor by Yashima, this illustrated collection of Korean folk tales "changed, elaborated, and combined" these stories for an American audience.
Inscribed first printing of this wonderful story about John "Appleseed" Chapman, along with an inscribed copy of the proof.
First printing of this collection of tales from the ancient cycle of Reynard the Fox, the prototypical trickster figure – with stylish illustrations.
First printing of this retelling of the beloved Japanese folktale of a baby found inside a bamboo reed.
First printing of this retelling of some of Aesop's best tales, with unexpected endings and beautiful illustrations by Errol le Cain.
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.