Rare French fantasy picture book about children who travel by balloon to the moon.

First printing, from Averill's Domino Press, with an autograph letter signed by Averill and on her stationery laid in.

First edition of this clear Père Castor imitation (with an author and illustrator who both created works for the Père Castor series), featuring a fantastic surrealist cover design.

First edition from the Petits Père Castor series, the story of an elderly woman's happy life with her pets, with fantastic color lithographs.

First edition of this bucolic French tale, a characteristically charming 1940s Père Castor publication.

First printing of this 21st-century Babar story, complete with the pull-out poster.

First edition, about the adventures of little Quentin in the forest with terrific color illustrations characteristic of the late 1950s / early 1960s-era Père Castor series.

First edition of this less common Hellé title, beautifully illustrated in color on nearly every page in his distinctive 1920s style – notably scarce in this condition.

First edition, the tale of forest creatures getting ready for winter, with terrific color illustrations characteristic of the late 1950s / early 1960s-era Père Castor series.

Scarce and beautiful activity book from Père Castor, featuring striking color lithographs, each facing an image in outline to be colored by the owner.

First edition of this Père Castor bestiary of the French countryside, featuring striking and stylized Art Deco color lithographs by Russian émigré artist Guertik, scarce in this condition.

Rare and charming illustrated freshwater frog adventure, rather freely based on the Batrachomymachia.

First edition from the Petits Père Castor series, extremely scarce in this condition.