IL PLEUT, BERGÈRE
Scarce and lovely French book of verses about different kinds of weather, and all the delightful ways to play in them.
Scarce and lovely French book of verses about different kinds of weather, and all the delightful ways to play in them.
First printing of a pivotal book in Rojankovsky's career, his first in English, and the first book published by the Domino Press, founded in Paris by American expats Esther Averill and Lila Stanley.
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."
First edition of this large-format French picture book on the Age of Discovery, featuring stunning Art Deco illustrations hand colored in pochoir.
First printing of this colorful French book about the diverse denizens of the circus, from silly clowns to animals trained to act like people.
First printing of this vibrantly-illustrated poem about children born on different days of the week, with striking 60s typography.
First printing of this colorful Babar story, following his family's visit to the Kingdom of the Birds.
First French-language edition (published during WWII in the US) of Jean de Brunhoff's final Babar title, in which Babar makes the long trip to enlist Father Christmas's help.
First printing of the third title in the BABAR series, featuring the first appearance of the elephant city Celesteville.
Lovely first printing of the second Babar book, published only a year after the elephant's first adventure.
First US edition of the fifth book in the Babar series, devoted to the adventures of Zephir the monkey when he goes home for summer vacation — in the original dust jacket.
First printing of this beautiful Babar entry, in which the animals celebrate the founding of the elephant town Célesteville, an exceptionally beautiful copy.
First UK edition of Jean de Brunhoff's penultimate Babar book, the charming story of the youngest children of the elephant family.
First UK edition of the fifth book in the Babar series, devoted to the adventures of Zephir the monkey when he goes home for summer vacation.
Bilingual children's book in support of the Allied Forces, following a little girl from colonized Senegal who wants to help in the war effort.
Beautifully illustrated Volland title about a boy and his mouse friend in Czechoslovakia, with an added French toy-maker tale.
First edition of this charming Belle Epoque book of various seasonal activities for children, with illustrations of fashionable French youths and adults that evoke the style of Kate Greenaway.
First printing of this retelling of the life of Joan of Arc, as dreamed by a young girl living in Orléans.
First printing of this retelling of a French fairy tale about a king's challenge to his three sons, and his youngest son's acquaintance with an aristocratic feline.
Scarce batik-printed fabric children's book following the creation myth of the Book of Genesis, with added handwork.
First edition, English-language issue, of publisher Tolmer's famous Art Deco picture book with stunning images hand colored in pochoir.
Rare and charming illustrated freshwater frog adventure, rather freely based on the Batrachomymachia.
Rare French fantasy picture book about children who travel by balloon to the moon.
First edition in English, the story of a pig who comes to terms with being himself.
First printing of this 21st-century Babar story, complete with the pull-out poster.