THE FAIRY CARAVAN
First US edition (probably preceding the British) in the original dust jacket.
First US edition (probably preceding the British) in the original dust jacket.
First edition of the second book in the Harold series of mid-century minimalist meta-picture books.
First edition of this cheerfully illustrated Volland book of fairy stories by Johnny Gruelle, the author of RAGGEDY ANN.
First US edition (probably preceding the British), a beautiful copy.
An uncommon Volland title in this large format, with beautiful fairy illustrations by comic artist M. T. "Penny" Ross – occasionally incorporating 1914 technology like airplanes, phones, and phonographs into the scenes.
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.
Scarce color McLoughlin Brothers Brownies production featuring author-illustrator Palmer Cox's ingenious adaptation of Scottish folklore, an attractive copy.
Excellent copy of this scarce Volland picture book of humanized flowers in the original box. A Volland Nature Children Book.
First printing of this fantasy shape book, with rhymes about the many fairies of the outdoors illustrated with vivid chromolithographs.
Beautiful copy of the third installment of this elf series, taking place in a town full of humanized insect and animals, marvelously illustrated.
First edition of the first book in the elven series, the origin and life of the Twinkies illustrated in rich color and much detail.
A sweetly illustrated description of the comings and goings of the humanized GUM-BLOSSOM BABIES, and their friends the gum-nut babies.
A lovely fantasy of the humanized GUM-NUT BABIES and how they interact with the other residents of the Bush.
First edition of the charming story of Kewpie-esque Pohutukawa flower fairies HUTU AND KAWA as they cheer up a lonely reptile.
Midcentury edition, featuring images of gnomes and winter fairies. Very beautiful.
Third printing of this charming Dutch bedtime story about the busy lives of little star fairies, with lovely deep blue celestial endpapers.
First edition of this charming German storybook about a group of gnomes and their king, one for each month of the year – with lovely illustrations by Paul Lothar Müller.
First edition of this stylishly dreamy and deco fantasy of little Michelle's adventures in Fairyland.
Beautiful fairy book with humanized flowers and flower fairies from the Austrian artist.
Signed first Hague-illustrated edition of this delightful 19th-century poem about the mischievous and magical residents of the forest.
Reprint of this charmingly-illustrated Swedish story of various garden and plant fairies.
Scarce inscribed copy of this charming self-published picture book, illustrated by (presumably) the author in a striking style midway between Kate Greenaway and Henry Darger.
Signed first edition of this lovely picture book fantasy, a pro-insect propaganda piece about the titanic struggle between the elfin Leaf Men, who were invented for this story, and the Spider Queen, who is terribly real.