CHANTICLEER AND THE FOX
Signed first printing of Cooney's adaptation of Chaucer, a modern take on the Middle Ages fable and Caldecott Award Winner.
Signed first printing of Cooney's adaptation of Chaucer, a modern take on the Middle Ages fable and Caldecott Award Winner.
Early edition, after the first, of this mischievous travel narrative about the creatures from Scottish folklore, given a Victorian update by Cox, have adventures across the world – in Japan, Turkey, Russia, and more.
First edition of the third Brownies book by the Canadian author, loosely based on the Scottish brownies of folkore – a beautiful copy, rare in such a nice dust jacket.
First edition of the 5th Brownie book, a Victorian fairy tour of the United States.
First edition, first state of the first title in the Brownie series, in the rare original dust jacket – illustrated on every page showing the busy little Brownies getting into mischief.
Signed first printing of the Young edition, with handsomely illustrated tales from the Thousand and One Nights, retold by the notable Iraqi Jewish translator and Arabic language consultant, and including several tales never previously included in editions meant for children.
First US edition of this collection of fables executed in the style of an Renaissance manuscript, a facsimile of Marie Angel's original work.
First printing, out of series copy, of this large paper edition of Detmold's beautifully illustrated interpretation of Aesop's fables, with an original watercolor on parchment by Detmold tipped in.
First printing of this classic collection of magical stories from Arabia, India, and Persia, retold with a younger audience in mind – with bookplate signed by Michael Foreman laid in.
Signed limited edition of Grahame's reminiscences of his boyhood, framed as a conflict between the Olympians (adults) and the Argonauts (children) — the first with illustrations by regular collaborator Ernest H. Shepard.
Deluxe American large-paper edition, limited to only 50 copies signed by Rackham.
First issue of the first extensive printed record of the tales of Brer Rabbit and other oral traditions kept by enslaved African Americans before emancipation, in the scarce yellow binding, and rarely seen in this condition.
First edition of the first extensive printed record of the tales of Brer Rabbit and other oral traditions kept by enslaved African Americans before emancipation, this copy with an owner's Christmas gift inscription dated 1880.
First printing of this retelling of three Arthurian legends — The Sword in the Stone, Excalibur, and the Lady of the Lake — all illustrated in beautiful medieval style by Trina Schart Hyman.
First edition, first impression in the second issue binding, of this children's classic with twelve myths about the origins of the animals, illustrated by the author himself.
Early 20th century US edition of this classic book of fairy tales with a different binding style than the first edition, still elaborately designed for a gift audience.
First printing of this collection of tales from the ancient cycle of Reynard the Fox, the prototypical trickster figure – with stylish illustrations.
First printing of this charming small press edition of one of the most beloved tales from the 1001 Nights, with colorful woodcut illustrations.
Wonderfully detailed finished pencil drawing by Tenggren that appears (in reduced size) on page 87 of TENGGREN'S STORY BOOK (1944).
Signed limited edition, one of 1150 numbered copies (this one of 150 for the US market) signed by Rackham, of the first volume in Rackham's version of Wagner's Ring Cycle.
First editions, first impression of volume two and second impression of volume one, of Arthur Rackham's illustrated version of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle – beautifully preserved in the original dust jackets.
First printing of Wisniewski's Caldecott award-winning interpretation of the classic Jewish legend – because it was not anticipated that it would win the award, the book did not have a large first printing.