THE CHRISTMAS BOOK
First edition of this history of Christmas, describing not only the origin and evolution of the holiday but also the various methods of observance in different countries.
First edition of this history of Christmas, describing not only the origin and evolution of the holiday but also the various methods of observance in different countries.
First edition of this children's illustrated historical account of Mao Zedong's retreat with the Red Army from Chiang Kai-Shek's pursuing National Army, scarce inscribed by Fritz and Cheng.
First edition of this amusing Punch and Judy-style interpretation of the history of France, from the ancient Gauls to Napoleon's exile to St. Helena.
First edition of this readable, tongue-in cheek-history of pigs with inventive and humorous line drawings.
Inscribed third printing of this Newbery Honor book.
Early 20th-century children's book about the Pilgrims.
First edition, first printing of this Newbery Honor book about the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793.
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.
Signed limited first edition, one of 250 copies, 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 edition of this anthology of "diverse works" for children published before 1900, selected from the rare book division of the Library of Congress.