BEST IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS 1960 VOL. 40
First printing of this delightful collection of children's stories, including the first Richard Scarry-illustrated edition of the Oz story "With Dorothy in Oz."
First printing of this delightful collection of children's stories, including the first Richard Scarry-illustrated edition of the Oz story "With Dorothy in Oz."
Dreamy original linocut poster for the 1967 New York Children's Book Week, with art by Caldecott Medal-winner Marcia Brown.
First edition of this lyrical bedtime picture book, a thematic companion to GOODNIGHT MOON, published in the same format and in collaboration with the same illustrator.
Original French-language promotional poster for the 1967 New York Children's Book Week, with art by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Barbara Cooney.
First printing of this collection of classic Mother Goose rhymes, as illustrated by award-winning British artist Michael Foreman.
First US edition of this collection of classic Mother Goose rhymes, as illustrated by award-winning British artist Michael Foreman – with bookplate signed by him.
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 first printing of this collection of new translations of beloved fairy tales including SLEEPING BEAUTY, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – winner of both the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award for illustration.
Signed first Michael Foreman-illustrated edition of this classic holiday story.
Signed first printing of this collection of poems for little readers, including works by e. e. cummings, Lewis Carroll, Shakespeare, and more.
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 poetry collection for children who are growing into their reading skills, including works by Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, Ted Hughes, and more.
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.
First edition of this excellent reference book describing the Macmillan file copy used to evaluate the quality of printing of Lewis Carroll's classic story.
Signed first edition of this retelling of the beloved Christmas story, with the characters rendered in delightfully Golden Age style.
First Hague-illustrated edition of the classic story of the boy who never grew up and his adventures with the Darling children.
Signed first printing of this collection of classic fairy stories, including Thumbelina, The Goblin Market, and The Flower-Babies – with an enchanting large original drawing of a grinning mushroom.
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.
First printing of one of the most beloved horse stories ever told, winner of a 1948 Newbery Honor — an exceptionally beautiful copy.
Signed first printing of this adaptation of the Arthurian tale of Sir Gareth of Orkney, the story of a young nobleman's path from the kitchen to knighthood to hero.
First edition, first printing of this increasingly outrageous tale of what the future may hold for a young boy.
First edition, first printing of this colorful journey through the many types of houses around the world, as introduced by the children who live in them.
First printing of the acclaimed YA novel, in which one brave horse connects the lives of people over the course of WWI — the basis for the award-winning play and the film of the same name by Steven Spielberg.
First US edition of the third title in Philip Pullman's celebrated HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy, an attractive copy.
First US editions of Philip Pullman's beloved fantasy trilogy that has charmed readers, angered religious critics, and defied film adaptation.