THE SUNBONNET BABIES' BOOK
First edition of the first book by a major publisher with the iconic Sunbonnet Babies and their coy hidden faces, quite scarce in this condition.
First edition of the first book by a major publisher with the iconic Sunbonnet Babies and their coy hidden faces, quite scarce in this condition.
Early reprint of this festive collection of verses by Robert Herrick and others, printed on Japanese vellum and in the scarce original dust jacket.
First edition, publisher's review copy with slip laid in, of this satirical poem set in the Age of Chilvary, featuring a dragon adorably illustrated by Gorey.
First edition, featuring stories in verse of Mother Goose characters adapted with Lemony Snicket-like viciousness, such as "The Commendable Castigation of Old Mother Hubbard" and "The Gastronomic Guile of Simple Simon."
First edition, review copy with publisher's slip laid in, of this collection of humorous verses revolving around a family whose growing number of children increase the household chaos.
First UK edition of Nash's urbane and polysyllabic verses, with illustrations and dust jacket by Maurice Sendak.
Signed first Michael Foreman-illustrated edition of this classic collection of poems for a young audience, published 100 years after the original.
Signed first board book edition of this collection of Bible passages, poems, and short traditional Christian prayers, with illustrations of darling children by Michael Hague.
Signed first printing of this collection of poems and Bible stories about Easter and the coming of Spring, with an original drawing of a tulip.
Signed first printing of this collection of Bible passages, poems, and short traditional Christian prayers, with illustrations of darling children by Michael Hague – scarce with original drawing by Hague.
First Newell-illustrated collection of Lewis Carroll's delightful poetry, in the rare original box and dust jacket.
Lovely US edition of these verses on the hardships of a dog's life, much scarcer than the UK edition.
Signed first printing of this collection of verse for budding poetry lovers, including poems by Edward Lear, T. S. Eliot, A. A. Milne, and more.
Signed first printing of this collection of poems for little readers, including works by e. e. cummings, Lewis Carroll, Shakespeare, and more.
Inscribed first printing of this collection of poems old and new about the four seasons, with charming illustrations by Michael Hague.
Charming Altemus edition of the children's classic, featuring full-page color illustrations by Hoopes, a great copy.
First edition of this delightful collection of rhymes, stories, and illustrations, with a gorgeous fairy cover.
First edition of this surreal rhyme about what happens when animals, tired of being food for humans, rise up — with lovely and hilarious illustrations by Walter Crane.
First printing of Hughes's humorous verses with occasional outbreaks of darkness, his first book for children and the first of his several collaborations with illustrator George Adamson.
First printing of this vividly illustrated children's history of the Punch and Judy Show, followed by Emberley's own illustrated version, replete with savage violence, criminality, and murder in the best historical tradition.
First printing of this collection of poetry for children alongside delightful Golden Age illustrations by Arthur Rackham — with a letter from Rackham to the assistant of art dealer and collector Alwin J. Scheuer.
First edition of this collection of poetry for children by multiple Nobel Prize-nominated poet Algernon Charles Swinburne, with delightful Golden Age illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
Signed first printing of this delightful poem that personifies the months, and places them within the life cycle of friendship.
Signed first edition of this collection of Shakespeare plays retold in prose, including TWELFTH NIGHT, KING LEAR, THE TEMPEST, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, HAMLET, ROMEO AND JULIET, and OTHELLO – illustrated by award-winning artist Michael Foreman.
First printing of this collection of poems for children, with whimsical illustrations by Joseph Schindelman.