GOLDEN BOOK OF FAIRY TALES
First printing of the ninth Little Golden Book, in the rare dust jacket.
First printing of the ninth Little Golden Book, in the rare dust jacket.
Signed first printing of this Caldecott Honor Book, a sort of inverse Thumbelina, the story of a giant girl who saves her Tennessee town from a ferocious bear named Thundering Tarnation, signed by both Zelinsky and Isaacs.
First printing of this retelling of an Inuit legend of a young shaman who sets out to find a missing caribou herd, illustrated in a style reminiscent of the Dillons.
First edition thus, featuring two Mother Goose rhymes interpreted by Sendak and updated to reflect the 1990s.
Enchanting mid-century version of this classic retold by Shirley Goulden.
First printing of this adaptation of the Yuit folktale of a brave hare who is able to bring an end to winter even when his more fearsome fellow animals cannot.
First edition of the final Roosevelt Bears book — the series that popularized the teddy bear — in which they are solve nursery rhyme mysteries.
Signed first printing of this delightfully chaotic counting book based on the beloved nursery rhyme (with the notable addition of baby velociraptors), with original drawing of a dog and inscribed postcard.
Signed first US trade edition of this book of traditional nursery rhymes, newly illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Signed first Hague-illustrated edition of the classic tragic fairytale.
Signed limited first edition of this retelling of the classic French fairy tale, the story of a kind girl who inherits a pot of carnations with a magical secret.
Signed reissue of this classic tale from the Brothers Grimm, with striking illustrations by Susan Jeffers.
First edition of this retelling of several of Aesop's fables, with vibrant illustrations by Michael Foreman.
First printing of this particularly chaotic version of the compounding rhyme, with hilarious illustrations by Steven Kellogg.
First edition in English of this slapstick tale for children derived from Jewish folklore, written before Singer's Nobel Prize win.
Signed first US edition of this collection of four brand-new fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen Award runner-up Alan Garner, illustrated by fellow runner-up Michael Foreman.
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").
Signed early printing of this retelling of the beloved alarmist tale, this version featuring Foxy Loxy engaging in stolen valor – with original drawing of Chicken Little.
Delightful large-format edition of this collection of classic nursery rhymes, with vibrant color wrapper.
Signed first printing of this retelling of the classic nursery rhyme, positing that the wall from which Humpty fell was not such a benign construction.
Signed first printing of this Southwestern take on Baba Yaga, the story of a sheep-stealing evil witch with strings of chiles for hair and a hut on roadrunners' legs.
First printing of this collection of 15 Jewish folk tales from around the world, with vibrant illustrations by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Uri Shulevitz.
Signed first printing of this Caldecott Honor book retelling of the classic story of gold-spinning and name-guessing, illustrated in striking Renaissance style.
First printing of this collection of 25 Indian folk tales, funny, intense, and magical, illustrated early in Jerry Pinkney's vibrant career.
First US edition of this collection of five classic fairy tales, including "The Nutcracker" and "The Emperor's New Clothes," with gorgeous illustrations by Gennady Spirin.