THE BLACK & WHITE BOOK
(1915)
First edition of this book of simple verses illustrated with silhouettes, the publisher's vault copy.
Poetry
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HURRY, SKURRY, AND FLURRY
1954
Inscribed first issue of this poetic picture book, following three young squirrels through the four seasons.
GOOP TALES ALPHABETICALLY TOLD
(1904)
Gorgeous first printing of Burgess's alphabetical catalogue of Goops and their faults.
RHYME & REASON
[circa 1880s]
First edition of this charming advertising pamphlet for Clark's O.N.T. spun cotton thread, with interesting examples of Western colonial attitudes, written and illustrated by BROWNIES creator Palmer Cox.
LE LIVRE DES ENFANTS
(1924)
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.
THE COUNTRY CHILD'S ALPHABET
1924
First edition of this delicate and lovely rural-themed Farjeon alphabet book.
TIN TAN TALES
[1902]
First edition of this rather surreal collection of humorous poems about kitchen implements, with hilarious chromolithograph illustrations.
TIN TANS AT PLAY
[circa 1906]
First edition of this charmingly odd book of poetry about humanized kitchen implements as they engage in various activities, illustrated with chromolithographs.
CHARLOTTE AND THE WHITE HORSE
(1955)
Inscribed first edition of this story of a girl and her horse, illustrated by Sendak in a style inspired by William Blake, uncommon with an inscription by Krauss.
A HOLE IS TO DIG
(1952)
Inscribed first edition, later state, of the commercial and critical success that established Sendak's talent as an illustrator and Krauss's reputation for capturing child-like lyricism – an especially nice copy inscribed by Krauss.
OPEN HOUSE FOR BUTTERFLIES
(1960)
First printing of Krauss's follow-up to A HOLE IS TO DIG, in which she collects her observations of children's innovative approach to word invention and turns them into a book of poetry.
GROWLTIGER'S LAST STAND AND OTHER POEMS
(1986)
First edition thus of this trio of illustrated poems from T. S. Eliot's OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS, including "The Pekes and the Pollicles" and "The Song of the Jellicles."
HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU: Verses
(1973)
First edition of this stylish and sometimes psychedelic set of illustrated poems, inviting a reader to see the world from a zoo animal's point of view.
IN A SPRING GARDEN
(1965)
First printing, a stunning book of haiku in English translation for children, accompanied by vivid color illustrations by Keats.
THE PIGS GIVE A PARTY
[1945]
Adorable Manchester-printed pig story in verse.
PIGGY POEMS
(1992)
First edition of this book of poems about all types of pigs.
Mockup with Original Watercolors for FUNNY BUNNIES
[no later than 1905]
Beautiful mockup with original watercolors and line-drawings for the 1905 FUNNY BUNNIES picture book, with manuscript notes.
THE DREAM KEEPER AND OTHER POEMS
(1994)
Signed first printing thus of this collection of Langston Hughes poems, with swirling scratchboard illustrations by award-winning artist Brian Pinkney.
MONDAY'S TROLL
(1996)
First printing of these poems about witches, goblins and trolls accompanied by lush illustrations – with a printed bookplate signed by Sis and Prelutsky laid in.
THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
1992
Signed first Ed Young-illustrated edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's best-known poem, a mystical and frightening nautical tale told by a sailor.
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