UN VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE
[1920]
Rare French fantasy picture book about children who travel by balloon to the moon.
Fantasy
JENNY AND THE KING OF SMITHIA
(1947)
First edition, first printing of this scarce Brooks title, in which little Jenny manages to outwit an overly litigious king.
TOPSY-TURVY LAND
[circa 1910]
Charming first edition of this near-miniature tale of a strange opposite land, "where black is white and day is night."
PINOCHO EN EL PLANETA MARTE
[1928]
Eerie Art Deco sequel to Pinocchio in Spanish, in which the animated puppet uses a balloon to visit the Mars and gets caught in a conflict between the Martians and Saturians.
THE MAGIC RUG
1931
Inscribed first edition, first printing of the d'Aulaires' first work together.
TWINKIE TOWN TALES BOOK 1
(1926)
First edition of the first book in the elven series, the origin and life of the Twinkies illustrated in rich color and much detail.
TWINKIE TOWN TALES BOOK NO. 3
(1928)
Beautiful copy of the third installment of this elf series, taking place in a town full of humanized insect and animals, marvelously illustrated.
GUM-BLOSSOM BABIES
[1917]
A sweetly illustrated description of the comings and goings of the humanized GUM-BLOSSOM BABIES, and their friends the gum-nut babies.
GUM-NUT BABIES
[1917]
A lovely fantasy of the humanized GUM-NUT BABIES and how they interact with the other residents of the Bush.
THE ADVENTURES OF LITTLE MOUK
(1974)
First edition in English of a classic German children's tale (titled "Der Kleine Muck" in German), with charming illustrations.
HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
1955
First printing of the beautiful meta-picture book on the power of the creative imagination, rarely seen with the original dust jacket so intact.
HAROLD AT THE NORTH POLE
1957, 1958
First printing of the fourth book in the Harold series of mid-century meta-picture books.
HAROLD'S CIRCUS
1959
First printing of the fifth book in the Harold series of mid-century meta-picture books.
HAROLD'S FAIRY TALE
1956
First printing of the second book in the Harold series of mid-century minimalist meta-picture books.
HAROLD'S TRIP TO THE SKY
1957
First printing of the third Harold book, in which Harold and his Purple Crayon explore the 1950s fascination with space and go to Mars, rare in such beautiful condition.
A PICTURE FOR HAROLD'S ROOM
(1960)
First printing of the sixth book in the Harold series of mid-century minimalist meta-picture books, the only one first published in this format, as an I Can Read Book.
TIN TAN TALES
[1902]
First edition of this rather surreal collection of humorous poems about kitchen implements, with hilarious chromolithograph illustrations.
EINE FAHRT INS ZWERGENLAND
[1954]
Charming make-your-own-scene book featuring humanized bugs and frogs and a host of their fairy and gnome friends, issued as loose figures to be fit into the color plates.
NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK
(1930)
First edition of a very early work by Edgar D'Aulaire, pre-dating THE MAGIC RUG.
DANIEL O'ROURKE: AN IRISH TALE
(1986)
Inscribed first edition of an adaptation of a classic Irish tale of a man chased by the "pooka spirit."
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.
MOON TIGER
(1985)
First edition of this beautifully-illustrated story of a girl's dreams of a tiger.
THREE GOLDEN KEYS
(1994)
First printing of this atmospheric story about a man who takes a mysterious trip back to his past after being thrown off course in a hot-air balloon.
CALEB AND KATE
(1977)
First printing of the National Book Award finalist, featuring a man turned into a dog after a quarrel with his wife.
THE BACKWARDS BOOTS
(1971)
First edition of this story of a family who finds a mischievous pair of boots.
