THE STORY OF FERDINAND
First printing, in later printing dust jacket, with 3 Christmas cards from the Leaf family laid in.
First printing, in later printing dust jacket, with 3 Christmas cards from the Leaf family laid in.
Vivid 1930s set of this educational picture book series that presents the history of common objects, materials, and vehicles in a child's life — with the original publisher's brochure.
First edition of this haunting tale told by a Taino boy who tries to warn his people of the dangers posed by the strange white visitors.
First edition of this scarce and terrific picture book about a rivalry between puppies and kittens.
Scarce frst edition of this remarkably odd and beautifully illustrated anti-war story by UFO theorist, electronic music pioneer, reincarnation believer, screenwriter, and badger conservationist Desmond Leslie, writing as "Stella Clair."
Signed first printing of this violent Van Allsburg ABC, in which the alphabet finally gets what it deserves.
Inscribed first US edition of this hearwarming story of a scruffy-looking dog who is far more talented than he seems.
Signed first printing of this hilarious tale of the chaos that ensues when the smallest warthog in Africa wishes things were Different.
Signed first US edition of this charming picture book mystery, following a magician's grandson who must save the day when all the props at the Retirement Home for Elderly Magicians are stolen – with a moveable code-breaking device.
First edition of these funny stories about a family of unusually shaped people and the dilemmas of their daily lives.
First edition, pre-publication review copy of this circle of seasons in a New England setting.
First edition of this Orlando title, in which Orlando and his family open a shop called "The Frisky Housewife."
Doubly signed first printing of this illustrated retelling of the 1938 Czech opera, performed in the Terezin concentration camp by its original cast of orphaned Jewish children imprisoned there alongside composer Hans Krása.
First US edition of this intergalactic musical adventure, following young Sprocc, who wants to break with the ancient traditional music of his home planet.
Signed first printing of this multifaceted picture book, incorporating stories, puzzles, and numbers into an otherworldly tale about the importance and fragility of nature – winner of the 2007 Green Book Award.
First edition of this dreamlike jungle adventure, which finds brave Leonard venturing where no human being has gone before.
First edition of this hilarious story of an alchemist's child who gets into his father's lab, and finds himself miniaturized after drinking a strange potion.
Early printing of Seuss's first post-World War II book, guaranteed by the publisher to hold up to 8,000 readings at least.
First printing of Van Allsburg's nightmarish fantasy of a sadistic dentist punished through his own impoverished dreams.
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.
First US edition of this retelling of the Australian Aboriginal tale of the mystical protector of the flying foxes.
Vibrant alphabet book illustrated in 1930s style, an attractive example of the later output of McLoughlin Bros.
First edition, first state of this spellbinding read-aloud masterpiece.
Beautiful first printing of this hilarious Orlando story which sees him acquiesce to his kittens' desire for a pet, with hilarious results.
Lovely large-format example of a McLoughlin alphabet picture book, full of their signature vibrant chromolithographs.