FREDDY THE MAGICIAN
1947
Scarce and excellent copy of the first edition of a more magical Freddy the pig adventure, in which a former magician's rabbit teches him the tricks of the trade.
Post-WWII
BAD KITTY GETS A BATH
(2008)
Signed first edition of this first BAD KITTY chapterbook, a hilarious how-to describing the fraught process of washing a reluctant feline – with original drawing.
BAD KITTY VS. UNCLE MURRAY
(2010)
Signed first edition of this BAD KITTY chapter book, which finds our trouble-making feline at odds with the catsitter – with original drawing.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAD KITTY
(2009)
Signed first edition of this second BAD KITTY chapterbook, introducing all the other kitties of the neighborhood as they come to Bad Kitty's birthday party and, predictably, engage in shenanigans – with original drawing.
DEAR MR. HENSHAW
1983
First printing of this charming epistolary novel that illuminates the struggles of growing up, through letters between young Leigh Botts and his favorite author.
FREE SOULS
1969
Inscribed first edition of this juvenile novel based on the events of the Amistad.
THE BFG
(1982)
Deluxe limited first US edition of this Dahl classic, signed by both the author and illustrator.
NOBODY'S DOLL
(1946)
First printing of this charming tale of an old wooden doll and her Scottie dog rescuer, and their adventures in search of a home.
CLAYMORE AND KILT: TALES OF SCOTTISH KINGS AND CASTLES
(1967)
First printing of this collection of Scottish stories for young readers, with stylish illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon.
DEAR CORINNE, TELL SOMEBODY! LOVE, ANNIE
(1999)
Inscribed first printing of this book by a major figure in the Black Arts Movement about the importance of talking to grown-ups about "problems [that] might be too big for a kid to handle alone," particularly sexual abuse.
THE AIMER GATE
(1978)
First printing of the fourth book in Alan Garner's semi-biographical Stone Book series, focusing on a moment in Cheshire during WWI — with illustrations by award-winning artist Michael Foreman.
GRANNY REARDUN
(1977)
First printing of the third book in Alan Garner's semi-biographical Stone Book series, which finds a boy having to make a difficult decision when stonemason work dries up — with illustrations by award-winning artist Michael Foreman.
THE KING WHO LIVED ON JELLY
(1961)
Inscribed first printing of this charming collection of charming short stories, published the same year as Michael Foreman's first book – a snapshot of the earliest part of his celebrated career.
NICOBOBINUS
1985
Signed first printing of the adventures of a mischievous Venetian boy and his friend Rosie who set out to find the Land of the Dragons, by Monty Python's Terry Jones.
BEDTIME STORIES
(2002)
Signed first printing of this cozy collection of original sleepytime tales by Monty Python's Terry Jones and actress Nanette Newman, charmingly illustrated by award-winning artist Michael Foreman.
KENSUKE'S KINGDOM
(1999)
Warmly inscribed first printing of this adventure story of a Japanese boy shipwrecked on a remote island, with lovely illustrations by Michael Foreman.
TORO! TORO!
(2001)
Signed first printing of this heartfelt tale of a Spanish boy's efforts to save a calf from the bullfighting ring on the eve of the Spanish Civil War.
PETER PAN
(1987)
First Hague-illustrated edition of the classic story of the boy who never grew up and his adventures with the Darling children.
THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE
(1997)
Signed first Hague-illustrated edition of this beloved tale of a bumbling docor who learns how to talk to animals – with original drawing of a monkey in a hat.
TALES TOLD NEAR A CROCODILE
(1967)
First American edition of this collection of stories of the Nyanza people of Kenya, owned and annotated by noted storyteller/folklorist Diane Wolkstein.
A CITY IN WINTER
(1996)
First edition of this illustrated fantasy story, in which a daring young heroine travels to the besieged city on the plain to seek out its conqueror, the Usurper.
BETTER KNOWN AS JOHNNY APPLESEED
(1950)
Scarce first printing of this Newbery Honor, a set of nine biographical vignettes about the itinerant apple planter of US legend.
THE ANIMAL FAMILY
(1965)
Inscribed first printing of this Newbery Medal-winning story about a hunter, a mermaid, and the family they build on a deserted island.
THE BEACHCOMBERS
(1972)
First printing of this rather haunting tale of a young boy's very unusual holiday on the coast, as he learns the difference between cruel scavengers and the ethereal BEACHCOMBERS – with atmospheric illustrations by Errol Le Cain.
THE GOLDEN FLASH
1947
Inscribed first printing of this tale of the journeys of a steam fire engine after it is stolen from a New York City firehouse, a "cross-country cavalcade of American life during the nineteenth century" (jacket).
