"Old Fashioned Thanksgiving"
First appearance, in ST. NICHOLAS MAGAZINE, of Alcott's story about a less common holiday seen in literature, and later incorporated into AUNT JO'S SCRAP BAG.
First appearance, in ST. NICHOLAS MAGAZINE, of Alcott's story about a less common holiday seen in literature, and later incorporated into AUNT JO'S SCRAP BAG.
Midcentury edition of Hans Christian Andersen's autobiography, with illustrations by Danish artist Niels Larsen Stevns.
First printing of this delightful collection of children's stories, including the first Richard Scarry-illustrated edition of the Oz story "With Dorothy in Oz."
Beautiful first printing, first state of the fourth Oz book, in beautiful condition.
First edition, first printing of the follow up to THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ.
First edition of this joyfully printed Oz book, with gatherings of the paper in various colorful hues — lavender, pink, green, blue, and more — a beautiful, bright copy.
First printing of this Oz story that finds Ozma, the Wizard, and other rulers whisked away by a suspicious man and a magical horse.
First edition of this experimental little book bound in actual rabbit fur.
Collection of the three earliest editions of Gelett Burgess's beloved nonsense poem THE PURPLE COW, demonstrating the rhyme's increasing popularity — including the scarce first printing of THE LARK, where the poem first appeared.
True first edition of this story of an adventurous steam engine bored with her usual commute – Virginia Lee Burton's first book.
Rare first edition copy of this landmark picture book with an entirely intact dust jacket priced at $4.25 — i.e. not price clipped.
First Newell-illustrated collection of Lewis Carroll's delightful poetry, in the rare original box and dust jacket.
First printing of this beautiful adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic, with illustrations inspired by early modern woodblocks — a scarce Goodhue work in exceptional condition.
Enchanting mid-century version of this classic retold by Shirley Goulden.
First US edition of the fifth book in the Babar series, devoted to the adventures of Zephir the monkey when he goes home for summer vacation — in the original dust jacket.
First printing of this colorful Babar story, following his family's visit to the Kingdom of the Birds.
First US edition of this collection of fables executed in the style of an Renaissance manuscript, a facsimile of Marie Angel's original work.
Proof copy of the first US edition of Mercer Mayer's humanized mouse-based retelling of the Christmas classic, with publisher's review slip laid in.
First edition, first state of the second book from the legendary Hardy Boys series, in exceptional condition.
First printing of the sixth book from the legendary Hardy Boys series, in exceptional condition.
First edition of the third adventure of Teddy-B and Teddy-G, in which the Bears terrorize Europe in rhyming verse, in the incredibly rare original dust jacket.
First edition of the final Roosevelt Bears book — the series that popularized the teddy bear — in which they are solve nursery rhyme mysteries.
Set of the landmark 1930 editions of the classic readers – the two first editions to include the characters of Dick and Jane.
First US edition of this newly translated collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories, including The Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling, and Thumbelina (here translated as "Inchelina").
First edition of this retelling of several of Aesop's fables, with vibrant illustrations by Michael Foreman.