CAMPFIRE GIRLS
A short story of the Campfire Girls, a popular fiction series from the early 20th century based upon a girls' club very similar to the Girl Scouts.
A short story of the Campfire Girls, a popular fiction series from the early 20th century based upon a girls' club very similar to the Girl Scouts.
Gilded Age small-format McLoughlin Brothers publication with a cute pet dog theme.
Winter and Christmas-themed picture book from the McLoughlin Brothers, featuring rhymes for young children illustrated with chromolothographs with little children at play.
American shape book version of the classic Chicken Little story
Late 19th-century McLoughlin Brothers publication with their characteristic bright chromolithographs.
Little book of pig mischief, apparently an advertising giveaway for Jelloids, with maze at rear.
Utterly disarming handmade children's book, detailing the story of the titular monkeys.
Scarce first printing of the book that won the Dillons their first Caldecott award – and the first of two that would make them the only illustrators to be awarded the Caldecott in consecutive years.
First edition of this scarce and fabulous large-format picture book, about a family of humanized rabbits and their animal friends.
A dog's life, versified and illustrated by the author, rare in this condition.
First edition of this puppy picture book, charmingly illustrated by the author.
First edition, adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens. Two rascal foxes sell the emperor, a vain pig, a suit of invisible clothing. Great color illustrations by Stevens.
Inscribed first printing of Zwerger's edition, featuring beautiful color illustrations in her distinctive style that are a perfect match to the story.
Pirated American edition of the Swedish picture book SMATTINGARNAS SVAMPBOK, about a family of humanized mushroom fairies and their encounters with their enemies the Toadstool Imps.
Rare French fantasy picture book about children who travel by balloon to the moon.
First printing, from Averill's Domino Press, with an autograph letter signed by Averill and on her stationery laid in.
First printing of a pivotal book in Rojankovsky's career, his first in English, and the first book published by the Domino Press, founded in Paris by American expats Esther Averill and Lila Stanley.
First printing, from Averill's Domino Press, with an autograph letter signed by Averill and on her stationery laid in.
First printing, in which the hungry Pig family learn about money when they try to find enough to have dinner at a restaurant, surprisingly rare in the first edition.
First edition, first printing, the story of Victoria who loses her kite to a bully, with all-pig cast of characters.
First edition, first printing of this striking picture book with bold, fantastic color illustrations on every page.
First and only edition of this rare alphabet book, published the same year as Baum's breakout WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ.
First printing of the Caldecott Honor book.
Photo-illustrated picture book for children depicting city life in the 1930s.
First edition of this Depression-era photo-illustrated children's book.