FAIRY TALES
First edition, American issue, of Clarke's first illustrated book, a stunning Beardsley-esque interpretation of the Danish fairy tales.
First edition, American issue, of Clarke's first illustrated book, a stunning Beardsley-esque interpretation of the Danish fairy tales.
First French trade edition (the same year as the English), printed on Japanese vellum, of Andersen's classic fairy tales illustrated by Dulac – altogether a beautiful book in amazing condition.
Signed limited edition, one of only 500 numbered copies signed by one of the greatest Golden-Age illustrators, Kay Nielsen.
First Rackham-illustrated edition, US issue, an exceptional survival in the rare original dust jacket and pictorial publisher's box.
First edition of this illustrated collection, with 14 of Andersen's fairy tales in a color palette similar to Ann Anderson's work.
Signed limited first edition, one of only 100 copies signed by Robinson, of this collected edition of the celebrated fairy tales by the Danish master of the form.
First edition of these Irish verses about fairies, with beautiful Art Nouveau designs by Housman carrying distinct notes of Beardsley's style.
Lavish limited US edition of the striking portfolio version of Rackham's selected color plates from PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.
Rackham's enlarged edition, with a new color plate and 7 new black-and-white illustrations not in the 1906 edition.
Scarce Tenggren edition, first published in book form in 1887.
First edition of this collection of Grimm tales selected for this Rackham edition, in the rare original publisher's box.
First edition thus, the Chambers-illustrated Scribner Classic edition of the Scottish historical novel set in the 15th century.
Signed limited first Pogany edition, one of only 525 numbered copies printed on Japan vellum and signed by Pogany.
Scarce anthology of stories and verse for children, brightly illustrated by Cowham, whose impish figures threatened for a time to eclipse the popularity of Kate Greenaway's pastel waifs.
First edition of this book of fairy poems, in the scarce original dust jacket.
First edition of this book of fairy poems, in the scarce original dust jacket.
Signed limited first edition of this book of fairy poems, one of only 325 numbered copies signed by de la Mare, unusually well preserved in the delicate original binding.
Scarce first printing of Denslow's illustrated edition, published soon after his break with L. Frank Baum over royalties for his artistic contributions to THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ.
First edition, second issue, with fabulous color plates by Denslow facing text hand-lettered by the influential typographer Goudy.
First edition, in the variant bright white binding, of this beautifully illustrated book about our six-legged neighbors – with the scarce original dust jacket.
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 trade edition of this stunningly illustrated collection of Aesop's fables: Detmold at his best.
Deluxe large format portfolio edition of one of Dulac's most desired books, a quirky ABC.
Signed limited edition, one of only 500 numbered copies signed by Dulac.
First American edition of this beautiful Dulac work, the book that launched his career with gift-book publisher Hodder & Stoughton, identical to the British edition except for the publisher's imprint.