STORIES OF MOTHER GOOSE VILLAGE
A delightful Mother Goose book, in which dozens of favorite characters appear in short stories instead of the traditional rhyme format.
A delightful Mother Goose book, in which dozens of favorite characters appear in short stories instead of the traditional rhyme format.
Lovely illustrated collection of fairy tales for reading aloud, from the classics to more unusual tales, including "Epaminondas And His Auntie."
First trade edition of this stunningly illustrated collection of Aesop's fables: Detmold at his best.
Early 20th-century clever and humorous children's book with illustrations on every page.
First edition of this stylish book of lullabies merging medieval and modern artistic influences.
Four original fairy tales about pigs from the great turn-of-the-century children's publisher Nister: a charming book.
First printing of this collection of tales from the ancient cycle of Reynard the Fox, the prototypical trickster figure – with stylish illustrations.
First edition of this charming insect adaptation of the 1001 Nights, in which Fuz-Buz the fly buys himself time after being caught in Mother Grabem's web.
First edition, featuring stories in verse of Mother Goose characters adapted with Lemony Snicket-like viciousness, such as "The Commendable Castigation of Old Mother Hubbard" and "The Gastronomic Guile of Simple Simon."
First trade edition, second issue (bound entirely in cloth), an excellent copy, rarely found with the original box.
First edition of this compendium of short stories, plays, and poems for children, featuring magnificent color linoleum block illustrations by an important collector and admirer of William Blake.
First edition of the popular US fairy tale author's first book, featuring the adventures of the fairy prince TING-A-LING, a giant, a princess, and other fanciful characters.
First edition of Wodehouse's comic children's retelling of the William Tell legend, written "rapidly for cash rather than art" (Phelps) to accompany Dadd's existing illustrations, with verse accompaniments by John W. Houghton.
First edition of this collection of twelve original fairy tales, from Christmas tales to a whimsical story of pancakes disappearing into an Enchanted Wood.