THE LAND OF NOD AND OTHER POEMS FOR CHILDREN
(1988)
First Michael Hague-illustrated edition of this collection of short rhymes for young readers.
Poetry
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JUST FOR FUN
(1940)
First edition of this collection of stories and verses for children by Constance Savery, Padraic Colum, Eunice Tietjens, and several others, difficult to find intact in the rare original dust jacket.
MOTHER GOOSE FOR GROWN-UPS
1900
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."
NURSERY RHYMES: An Essay
(1950)
First trade edition of this essay pondering the history and significance of NURSERY RHYMES, masterfully woven by Vita Sackville-West.
THE FLOWER BABIES' BOOK
(1914)
First edition of this collection of flowers portrayed as darling babies and children, accompanied by short verses.
RAINBOW IN THE SKY
(1935)
Illustrator's presentation copy of Untermeyer's anthology of poetry for children, warmly inscribed by Birch, with an elaborate original watercolor drawing of a young boy receiving this book from a kindly Mother Goose and a testy actual goose.
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