GOLDEN BOOK OF FAIRY TALES
1942
First printing of the ninth Little Golden Book, in the rare dust jacket.
US American
SWAMP ANGEL
(1994)
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.
YTEK AND THE ARCTIC ORCHID
(1981)
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.
WE ARE ALL IN THE DUMPS WITH JACK AND GUY
(1993)
First edition thus, featuring two Mother Goose rhymes interpreted by Sendak and updated to reflect the 1990s.
PINOCCHIO
circa 1955
Enchanting mid-century version of this classic retold by Shirley Goulden.
HOW SNOWSHOE HARE RESCUED THE SUN
(1993)
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.
TEDDY-B AND TEDDY-G THE BEAR DETECTIVES
1909
First edition of the final Roosevelt Bears book — the series that popularized the teddy bear — in which they are solve nursery rhyme mysteries.
GIVE THE DOG A BONE
(2000)
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.
I SAW ESAU: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book
(1992)
Signed first US trade edition of this book of traditional nursery rhymes, newly illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
THE LITTLE MERMAID
(1994)
Signed first Hague-illustrated edition of the classic tragic fairytale.
FORTUNIA
(1974)
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.
HANSEL & GRETEL
(2011)
Signed reissue of this classic tale from the Brothers Grimm, with striking illustrations by Susan Jeffers.
BORROWED FEATHERS AND OTHER FABLES
(1977)
First edition of this retelling of several of Aesop's fables, with vibrant illustrations by Michael Foreman.
THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN
(1974)
First printing of this particularly chaotic version of the compounding rhyme, with hilarious illustrations by Steven Kellogg.
THE FOOLS OF CHELM
(1973)
First edition in English of this slapstick tale for children derived from Jewish folklore, written before Singer's Nobel Prize win.
FAIRYTALES OF GOLD
(1980)
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.
HANS ANDERSEN, HIS CLASSIC FAIRY TALES
(1978)
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").
CHICKEN LITTLE
(1985)
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.
MAN IN THE MOON AND OTHER RHYMES
[circa 1915]
Delightful large-format edition of this collection of classic nursery rhymes, with vibrant color wrapper.
HUMPTY DUMPTY
2006
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.
ALICE NIZZY NAZZY, THE WITCH OF SANTA FE
(1995)
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.
THE DIAMOND TREE
(1991)
First printing of this collection of 15 Jewish folk tales from around the world, with vibrant illustrations by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Uri Shulevitz.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
(1986)
Signed first printing of this Caldecott Honor book retelling of the classic story of gold-spinning and name-guessing, illustrated in striking Renaissance style.
THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE JAY AND OTHER TALES OF INDIA
(1967)
First printing of this collection of 25 Indian folk tales, funny, intense, and magical, illustrated early in Jerry Pinkney's vibrant career.
THE ENCHANTER'S SPELL
(1987)
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.
