Collection of 15 Illustrated Almanacks
Collection of first editions of 15 almanacks illustrated by Golden Age trailblazer Kate Greenaway, one volume signed by her.
Collection of first editions of 15 almanacks illustrated by Golden Age trailblazer Kate Greenaway, one volume signed by her.
Inscribed first edition, with a purple-ink inscription by Carroll in the year of publication to the wife of the playwright who tried to take ALICE to the theater.
First edition, publisher's presentation copy, of this enduring collection of children's verse.
First published edition (the second produced edition overall) of this color-illustrated ALICE for young children, with the Carroll-approved color images of Tenniel's original illustrations – quite a nice copy.
Beautiful copy of the Doyle-illustrated fairy tale, with 35 wood-engraved plates by the Brothers Dalziel.
Rare first edition of the humorous and somewhat surreal tale of a posh humanized pig, his adventures in the city, and his eventual demise.
First edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of simply rhyming verses about the everyday life of little children at the turn of the century — quite scarce in this condition.
First edition of this early collection in English of Andersen's new fairy tales, including six appearing in English for the first time.
First edition of this delightful book of trades printed by one of the leading publishers of the Golden Age –with beautiful illustrations by F. D. Bedford.
First edition of an alphabet of rhyming "military nonsense," published in the midst of the British Empire's military expansion.
First edition of these Irish verses about fairies, with beautiful Art Nouveau designs by Housman carrying distinct notes of Beardsley's style.
First US edition of this chapbook poem about the sights and sounds (and smells) of the UK's capitol city.
First edition, deluxe limited large paper issue, of Lang's second authored fairy tale (after PRINCESS NOBODY, 1884), set in Scotland and with occasional Scottish dialect.
First US edition of this collection of short moral stories from English polymath John Bowring.
Large paper presentation copy of this original tale of fairies by the fairy tale taste-maker of Victorian nurseries.
First printing of this colorful Christmas gift book filled with seasonal poems and bright color plates, in the scarce original dust jacket.
Fourth edition of this illustrated description of various 19th-century jobs, this copy lacking 2 plates of 67 total.
Scarce Regency-era history of ancient Greece, "now part of Turkey," adapted from Herodotus for young readers in England.
Beautiful first US edition of this collection of fairy stories by the Victorian woman of letters known for her depictions of middle-class life in the English countryside.
First edition of this charming collection of simple moral poems for young readers, illustrated with attractive wood engravings.
First edition of Lang's second authored fairy tale (after PRINCESS NOBODY, 1884), set in Scotland and with occasional Scottish dialect.
First printing of this fantasy shape book, with rhymes about the many fairies of the outdoors illustrated with vivid chromolithographs.
First edition of this miniature volume of two moralistic stories, part of the CABINET OF LILLIPUT series published by Newbery's successor.
Late Georgian edition of this popular, heavily illustrated geography textbook — with a terrific frontispiece volvelle.
Lovely Arts and Crafts edition of Watts' stern and pious children's verses, illustrated by Gaskin's sunlit Greenawayesque visions of figures untroubled by guilt, grief, and sin.