First printing of this collection of essays by Sendak on illustrators and authors of children's books of the past, including Potter, Disney, Caldecott, Parrish, Claud Lovat Fraser and more.
First printing of this study of popular children's literature, with a chapter on and illustrated by Sendak.
Catalogue of Walter Crane's illustration work, with introduction and more than 100 reproductions of his work, each one with several lines of informative notes by Engen.
First printing, about the life and work of Ezra Jack Keats, written by two of his personal friends.
The life and work of Greenaway illustrated after her by Addison Burbank.
First edition, in which the authors imagine what Alice Liddell's (the real girl who was the model for Alice) life was like in Victorian England, with many references to Lewis Carroll's life and his writings.
First edition of this very readable biography of Lewis Carroll, with many excerpts of his letters to children.
First printing, a fine copy in the original printed glassine, inscribed by Sendak and with an original pen drawing of a Wild Thing.
First edition of this biography of the influential librarian, tracing how she affected the field of children's literature. Fascinating reading.
Extensively illustrated with selections from Kate Greenaway's books, a short biography, and a list of her works.
First edition, illustrated on every page reproducing the texts of 100 ABC books. Fascinating and a good reference tool.
First edition of this anthology of "diverse works" for children published before 1900, selected from the rare book division of the Library of Congress.
