THREE STONE WOMAN
(1971)
First printing of this retelling of an indigenous Alaskan folk tale about the importance of charity, inspired by Glo Coalson's time spent in the arctic circle village of Kotzebue.
1970s
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ALL THE KING'S HORSES
1976
Signed first printing of this modern fairy tale of China, in which a princess with super strength competes with her unworthy suitors.
ABOUT WISE MEN AND SIMPLETONS
(1972)
Signed first UK edition of this collection of fairy tale favorites and lesser-known Brothers Grimm stories, illustrated by award-winning artist Nonny Hogrogian.
VASILISA THE BEAUTIFUL
(1970)
Inscribed first printing of this English translation of a Russian Cinderella story, featuring a magical talking doll and Baba Yaga.
BANTU TALES
(1970)
First edition of this collection of nineteen traditional tales, collected by a westerner teaching in the Kasai district in the 1930s, and edited by her Congolese pupil.
E. HUMPERDINCK'S HANSEL AND GRETEL
1971
First American edition of this scarce and striking interpretation of the opera from the noted Japanese artist.
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
(1977)
Signed first printing of this retelling of the beloved fairy tale, with lush illustrations by award-winning artist Trina Schart Hyman.
STAR MOTHER'S YOUNGEST CHILD
1975
Signed first printing of this intricately illustrated small book, with signature from the year of publication, the story of an old woman and a child's Christmas day together.
THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES
(1978)
Scarce first Le Cain edition of this classic fairy tale, which earned Le Cain his third Greenaway commendation.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
(1979)
First printing of this vibrantly-illustrated retelling of the beloved fairy tale about inner beauty and the power of love.
THE FLYING SHIP
(1975)
First printing of this retelling of a Russian folk tale, the story of a Czar who decrees that no suitor shall marry his daughter unless they arrive to court her in a flying ship.
THE MAGIC TREE
(1973)
Inscribed first edition of this retelling of a Congolese folk tale of family favoritism remedied and then destroyed by magic.
THE VOYAGE OF OSIRIS
(1977)
First printing of this retelling of the ancient Egyptian myth, bursting with lively, colorful illustrations inspired by Egyptian art.
THE GOLDEN KEY
1976
Inscribed second edition thus of this intricately illustrated Sendak publication.
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Adventures And Misadventures In The Realm of Children's Literature
1971
First printing of this study of popular children's literature, with a chapter on and illustrated by Sendak.
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