"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.
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.
Signed first edition of this enduring YA classic, adapted into an equally classic and enduring film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring a who's-who of about-to-be-huge 1980s stars (Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, etc.).
First printing of the third book in L'Engle's classic Time Quintet, a time travel fantasy set against the looming backdrop of threatened nuclear war and total annihilation, in the beautiful Leo and Diane Dillon dust jacket.
Scarce first edition of the first book in MacDonald's beloved midcentury series starring Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, reclusive loner and psychological manipulator extraordinaire.
First edition of the sequel to ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, in which a late-teenage Anne Shirley seeks out new responsibility and new escapades as a schoolteacher while Gilbert Blythe moons and pines in the background.
Complete set of UK hardcover editions — all but PHILOSOPHER'S STONE and CHAMBER OF SECRETS first printings — in the blockbuster fantasy series.
First printing of the fourth Eloise book — inscribed by beloved illustrator Hilary Knight — in which Eloise gets tired of caviar and fails to thaw the icy hearts of suspicious Muscovites.
First edition of Eloise's whirlwind tour of Paris (that's Paris, France) from promenading up the Champs-Elysées to St.-Germain for a salade niçoise, and on to M. Dior for an "absolutely chic" dress.
First printing of the third installment of Uttley's long-running, gently satirical series of animal tales, in unusually lovely condition.