Original art from MOTHER GOOSE AND THE SLY FOX
Signed finished watercolor used in Conover's 1989 book MOTHER GOOSE AND THE SLY FOX.
Signed finished watercolor used in Conover's 1989 book MOTHER GOOSE AND THE SLY FOX.
First US editions of three philosophical children's books by Umberto Eco, each signed by him.
McLoughlin edition of this vibrantly illustrated nursery rhyme set to music, featuring humanized frogs, rats, and cats, part of their Aunt Louisa's Big Picture Series.
First edition, third issue of this gloriously Golden Age Mother Goose, one of Jessie Willcox Smith's best-loved works.
Scarce early Père Castor picture book, a Russian fairy tale vividly illustrated by Russian émigré artist Ivan Bilibin.
First edition of this evocatively illustrated MOTHER GOOSE book, a scarce and highly sought version in particularly nice condition.
First edition of a stunning large picture book chronicling a festival and concert put on by Grandville-style humanized animals.
Second American edition of the popular English nursery rhyme about bird-based crime and justice.
Signed first printing of this selection of Andrew Lang's best-loved fairy tales, including Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Hansel and Grettel — with delightful original art of a grinning mushroom with a chimney pot.
First edition of this delightful tale of young Jack and Betty's romp through various fairy tales and nursery rhymes, with doors to open and holes to peep through.
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.
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."
A 1940s play on classic fairy tales, but with a pig hero: Toby rescues Princess Flower from a wicked witch and breaks the spell of sleep which lies over Pogland.
Uncommon 1930s book of period "funny" fables in large format, and printed for easy use by young children.
First edition thus of a McLoughlin collection of classic ROBIN HOOD stories, in a die-cut book in the shape of the man himself.
Inscribed first printing of this wonderful story about John "Appleseed" Chapman, along with an inscribed copy of the proof.
Scarce first Le Cain edition of this classic fairy tale, which earned Le Cain his third Greenaway commendation.
First edition of the story of little Kitty-Kate and a magical goose wearing flannel shoes.
Signed first Michael Hague-illustrated edition of this collection of distincly American fairy tales from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer – with original drawing.
Delightful large-format edition of this collection of classic nursery rhymes, with vibrant color wrapper.
Signed first printing of this pair of Mother Goose nursery rhymes with rather surreal illustrations by Maurice Sendak.
Signed first printing of this interpretation of an Irish legend of a wicked stepmother queen who changes her stepchildren into swans.
Great picture book of the classic fairy tale with captivating colorful illustrations, in a larger format for easy use by young children.
First issue of this slightly off-center collection of classic children's stories in unusual settings.
Early 20th-century clever and humorous children's book with illustrations on every page.