First edition. Maurice Sendak's bright and vibrant illustrations perfectly capture the brother Grimm's tale in this stunning edition. Sendak's creative genius is further on display in the framing narrative he creates for the book which tells of two small children who are recruited to act in a play of the story and who end up performing the main roles in the King Grisly-Beard tale.
Winnie the Pooh Set by A.A. Milne - 1924-1928
by A.A. Milne
Winnie the Pooh Set
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MILNE, A.A. When We Were Very Young. With Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen [1924]. 12mo, xii 100pp. Blue cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, t.e.g. B&w illustrations throughout. An exceedingly bright copy with light bumping to the spine ends, bearing previous owner's name on front free endpapers, in publisher's original dust jacket (light chipping around edges, sunning to spine).
MILNE, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh. With Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen [1926]. 12mo, xvi 160pp. Green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, t.e.g. B&w pictorial endpapers; b&w illustrations throughout. A bright and clean copy with light bumping to spine ends and corners, light foxing to endpapers, bearing previous owner's name and dated "January 11, 1927," in publisher's original dust jacket (slight chipping to spine ends and sunning to spine).
MILNE, A.A. Now We Are Six. With Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen [1927]. 12mo, xii 104pp. Maroon cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, t.e.g. B&w pictorial endpapers, b&w illustrations throughout. A very bright copy with minute rubbing to spine ends and corners, in publisher's original dust jacket (light chipping to edges, slight sunning to spine).
MILNE, A.A. The House at Pooh Corner. With Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen [1928]. 12mo, xii 180pp. Pink cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, t.e.g. B&w pictorial endpapers, b&w illustrations throughout. A very bright copy with minute rubbing to spine ends and corners, in publisher's original dust jacket (light chipping to edges, minute sunning to spine).
FIRST EDITIONS. A beautiful collection of the first editions of all four of A.A. Milne's beloved Winnie the Pooh books, all in their original dust jackets. These first editions are in stunning condition, in similarly crisp dust jackets, all housed in a custom-made box case. A wonderful centerpiece for any collection of Milne's celebrated bear.
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King Grisly-Beard: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm
by Brothers Grimm
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First edition. Maurice Sendak's bright and vibrant illustrations perfectly capture the brother Grimm's tale in this stunning edition. Sendak's creative genius is further on display in the framing narrative he creates for the book which tells of two small children who are recruited to act in a play of the story and who end up performing the main roles in the King Grisly-Beard tale.
The Wolves in the Walls
by Neil Gaiman
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First edition. A delightfully scary, strange and hilarious romp from Neil Gaiman, captured powerfully in David McKean's haunting illustrations. Delicious fun!
On Beyond Zebra
by Dr. Seuss
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On Beyond Zebra. NY: Random House [1955]. 4to, [64]pp. Color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on nearly every page. Upper and lower edges a bit rubbed, else a clean, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (a bit soiled, some small chips and creasing at edges, lengthy scratch to right side of front panel).
First edition. If you think the alphabet stops with Z, you are wrong. So wrong. Leave it to Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell (with a little help from Dr. Seuss) to create an entirely new alphabet continuing from Z! This rhyming picture book introduces twenty new letters and the creatures that one can spell with them. This book was recently withdrawn from publication by the steward of Geisel's literary legacy, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, due to certain stereotypes featured in one of the images in the book.
Zauberlinda the Wise Witch
by Eva Katharine Gibson
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First edition. A very early Oz imitation, being released just a year after the publication of Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (which had been the best-selling children's book of 1900). The book features a style imitating the format of the first Oz novel, with line drawings printed in a variety of colors appearing over and around the text of the novel, just as in The Wizard. Gibson's tale is also very reminiscent of Baum's, telling of an isolated little girl on the prairie who is transported into a realm of magic and danger, only to have to find her… Read More
The Poinsettia
by Leo Politi
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First edition. A celebration of the many cultures that make up America and the way each celebrates its own traditions during the holiday season. The original watercolor by Politi is lush and detailed, even by his standards.
King Grisly-Beard: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm
by Brothers Grimm
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First edition. Maurice Sendak's bright and vibrant illustrations perfectly capture the brother Grimm's tale in this stunning edition. Sendak's creative genius is further on display in the framing narrative he creates for the book which tells of two small children who are recruited to act in a play of the story and who end up performing the main roles in the King Grisly-Beard tale.
The Wolves in the Walls
by Neil Gaiman
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First edition. A delightfully scary, strange and hilarious romp from Neil Gaiman, captured powerfully in David McKean's haunting illustrations. Delicious fun!
On Beyond Zebra
by Dr. Seuss
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On Beyond Zebra. NY: Random House [1955]. 4to, [64]pp. Color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on nearly every page. Upper and lower edges a bit rubbed, else a clean, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (a bit soiled, some small chips and creasing at edges, lengthy scratch to right side of front panel).
First edition. If you think the alphabet stops with Z, you are wrong. So wrong. Leave it to Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell (with a little help from Dr. Seuss) to create an entirely new alphabet continuing from Z! This rhyming picture book introduces twenty new letters and the creatures that one can spell with them. This book was recently withdrawn from publication by the steward of Geisel's literary legacy, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, due to certain stereotypes featured in one of the images in the book.
Zauberlinda the Wise Witch
by Eva Katharine Gibson
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First edition. A very early Oz imitation, being released just a year after the publication of Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (which had been the best-selling children's book of 1900). The book features a style imitating the format of the first Oz novel, with line drawings printed in a variety of colors appearing over and around the text of the novel, just as in The Wizard. Gibson's tale is also very reminiscent of Baum's, telling of an isolated little girl on the prairie who is transported into a realm of magic and danger, only to have to find her… Read More
The Poinsettia
by Leo Politi
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First edition. A celebration of the many cultures that make up America and the way each celebrates its own traditions during the holiday season. The original watercolor by Politi is lush and detailed, even by his standards.
Winnie the Pooh Set
by Milne, A. A
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Bob Son of Battle
by Alfred Oliphant
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Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Hardcover. Condition: vg+. .356 pages Find copy in Dark Blue Boards . copyright Doubleday & McClure (New York), 1889. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Rare first edition original 1899 edition by Doubleday and McClure Company New York. Nice copy all on hand laid paper. Deckled edges. Bob Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant. Copyright 1889. Some browning of pages. In a navy cloth binding. Externally sound. Some shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked/,
Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus
by Elmay Crow
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Bedtime Stories
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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The House That Jack Built: The Old Woman and Her Pig
by Rodney Peppe
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Adventures of Raggedy Ann
by Gruelle, Johnny
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Foreign Agent
by Thor, Brad
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Little Brighthope's Stories : Months and Seasons
by Anonymous
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Maya's Children: The Story of LA Llorana
by Anaya, Rudolfo
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