UN VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE
Rare French fantasy picture book about children who travel by balloon to the moon.
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 printing, from Averill's Domino Press, with an autograph letter signed by Averill and on her stationery laid in.
Scarce early Père Castor picture book, a Russian fairy tale vividly illustrated by Russian émigré artist Ivan Bilibin.
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.
Authorized American edition of this early large format Père Castor book, featuring striking and stylized Art Deco color lithographs by Parain.
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 from the Petits Père Castor series, the story of a pampered cat with fantastic color lithographs.
First edition of this bucolic French tale, a characteristically charming 1940s Père Castor publication.
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 in English, the story of a pig who comes to terms with being himself.
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.
Duotone Art Deco illustrated picture book, inscribed at length by Derème to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Prime Minister Louis Barthou.
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 printing of this retelling of the life of Joan of Arc, as dreamed by a young girl living in Orléans.
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.
First edition of Guertik's modernist coloring book on the theme of vegetables, one of the early Père Castor titles meant to encourage children's education through self-expression.
Scarce and beautiful activity book from Père Castor, featuring striking color lithographs, each facing an image in outline to be colored by the owner.
Authorized American edition of this early large format Père Castor book, featuring striking and stylized Art Deco color lithographs by Russian émigré artist Guertik with dotted lines for children to finish the designs.
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.
First edition of this bucolic French fairy tale, a characteristically charming 1940s Père Castor publication.
Rare and charming illustrated freshwater frog adventure, rather freely based on the Batrachomymachia.
1940s edition of Rojan's stunning children's calendar from the Père Castor series.
First edition from the Petits Père Castor series, extremely scarce in this condition.