FLORA'S FEAST
1895
First edition of Walter Crane's poetic work, populated by lovely and fashionable humanized flowers.
Picture Book
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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.
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.
A HOLE IS TO DIG
(1952)
Association 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 – inscribed by Sendak to "legendary" children's book collector Herbert Hosmer.
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.
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 PUP GREW UP!
(1989)
First edition in English of this comic poem for children, originally published in the USSR in 1926.
A YEAR WITH THE FAIRIES
(1914)
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.
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