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MOSEL Illustrated by: LENT FUNNY LITTLE WOMAN
LENT (LENT,BLAIR)illus. THE FUNNY LITTLE WOMAN retold by Arlene Mosel. NY:Dutton (1972). Obl. 4to, cloth, Fine in dw rubbed in corner. Stated 1st ed. of this old Japanese tale with great color illus. by Lent. CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER.
Price: USD 300.00 other currencies   order no. 9181   details     inquire
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CREDLE Illustrated by: CREDLE DOWN DOWN THE MOUNTAIN
CREDLE CREDLE,ELLIS. DOWN DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. NY:Thos. Nelson and Jr. Lit. 1934 (1934). Folio, cloth, Fine in chipped dw. 1st ed. A Blue Ridge Mountain story with charming color illus. by the author. A real American picture book. See Bader p.141-142.
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 9190   details     inquire
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GULICK Illustrated by: DRESSER DEAR UNCLE LOOY
DRESSER BEARS. (PANDA) DEAR UNCLE LOOY by Peggy Gulick. NY:Knopf (1951). 4to, pict. bds, Fine insl. worn dw. Stated 1st ed. The adventures of Sing, Sang, Sung and Willie, adorable Panda Bears, with wonderful color illus. by ELIZABETH DRESSER.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 9199   details     inquire
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DAILY EXPRESS CHILDREN'S ANNUAL NO. 2
POP-UP. DAILY EXPRESS CHILDREN'S ANNUAL NUMBER 2, edited by Louis Giraud. Lond:Lane Pub. 1930. Thick small 4to, pict. bds, minor mends to a few pop-ups and a new cloth spine, else VG+. Illus. in color frontis and title and in b&w throughout the text. Featuring 7 fine color pop-ups including a POP-UP NOAH'S ARK and a marvelous circus acrobat that actually flips over on a rod.
Price: USD 450.00 other currencies   order no. 9216   details     inquire
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THOMPSON Illustrated by: KNIGHT ELOISE IN MOSCOW.
KNIGHT THOMPSON,KAY. ELOISE IN MOSCOW. NY:S&S, 1959, 4to, bds, sl. wear to head of spine else nearFine in lightly soiled dw. Charmingly illus. in color by HILARY KNIGHT. Stated first edition.
Price: USD 275.00 other currencies   order no. 9226   details     inquire
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FRANCE Illustrated by: BOUTET DE MONVEL NOS ENFANTS
BOUTET DE MONVEL (BOUTET DE MONVEL)illus. NOS ENFANTS par Anatole France. Paris: Hachette nd. 4to, green glazed pict. boards, near Fine. llustrated with 12 lovely full page color illustrations plus line illustrations in-text.
Price: USD 225.00 other currencies   order no. 9229   details     inquire
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COLLODI PINOCCHIO'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
COLLODI,C. PINOCCHIO'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. Trans. from Italian by Hezekiah Butterworth. Bost:Jordan Marsh (1898) 12mo, 1/2 cloth blue pictorial cloth, edges and corners rubbed else VG+, clean and tight, 212p., (including a 2 page introduction by Hezekiah Butterworth). First edition of this classic printed in America and very scarce, especially in decent condition. Illustrated with b&w chapter head and tailpieces.
Price: USD 900.00 other currencies   order no. 9230   details     inquire
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GRUELLE Illustrated by: GRUELLE JOHNNY GRUELLE'S GOLDEN BOOK
GRUELLE GRUELLE,JOHNNY. JOHNNY GRUELLE'S GOLDEN BOOK. Chic:Donahue (vd) circa 1930. Folio 4to, cloth backed pict. bds, 79p., tips rubbed else VG-Fine. A great Gruelle item containing Little Brown Bear; Cheery Scarecrow; Eddie Elephant; Way to Fairyland; Singing Thread; Mrs. Goodluck Cricket; Raggedy Ann's Alphabet; and Raggedy Ann's Numbers. Illustrated in color throughout by Gruelle and printed on heavy coated stock. Scarce.
Price: USD 225.00 other currencies   order no. 9231   details     inquire
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PERRAULT Illustrated by: TURNER LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
TURNER POP-UP. (CIRCULAR PEEPSHOW) LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD . Lond: Folding Books ca 1947. 8vo, pict. bds, sl. wear rear cover else fine. Fine. Opening to form 6 pop-out three dimensional scenes, each with fine color illustrations by PATRICIA TURNER. Nice clean copy.
Price: USD 225.00 other currencies   order no. 9232   details     inquire
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COLLODI Illustrated by: FOLKARD PINOCCHIO
FOLKARD COLLODI,CAROL. PINOCCHIO. Lond:Dent (1911, 1940). 8vo, pict. cloth, 268p., covers rubbedelse VG. The wonderful CHARLES FOLKARD edition, illus. by him with cover design, color plate title page, 12 color plates, pict. ep's and many b&w's in-text. One of the most wonderful editions of this classic.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 9277   details     inquire
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PROVENSEN Illustrated by: PROVENSEN LEONARDO DA VINCI
PROVENSEN POP-UP. LEONARDO DA VINCI by ALICE & MARTIN PROVENSEN. NY:Viking 1984. 4to, pict. bds, AS NEW. Stated 1st ed. The life of Leonardo comes to life with fabulous pop-up and moveable color pages. Great book.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 9280   details     inquire
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IBSEN Illustrated by: MACKINSTRY PEER GYNT
MACKINSTRY (MACKINSTRY,ELIZABETH)illus. PEER GYNT by Henrik Ibsen. NY:Doub. 1929. 4to, cloth backed boards, FINE in worn and repaired dw. Stated 1st ed. Illustrated by MacKinstry with striking full page color illustrations plus full page and in-text black and whites to accompany the text of the play.
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. 9286   details     inquire
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MUIR VICTORIAN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
REFERENCE. VICTORIAN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS by Percy Muir. NY:Praeger (1971). 4to, cloth, 287p., index, Fine in dw. Many illus. and much informative and scholarly text on illustrators of that era including Bewick, Cruikshank, Caldecott, Greenaway and a host of others.
Price: USD 60.00 other currencies   order no. 9307   details     inquire
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HAVILAND YANKEE DOODLE'S SAMPLER OF PROSE, POETRY & PICTURES
REFERENCE. (ANTHOLOGY) YANKEE DOODLE'S SAMPLER OF PROSE, POETRY & PICTURES selected by Virginia Havialnd and Margaret Coughlan. NY:Crowell (1974). Thick large 4to, (8 3/4 x 11 1/4"), cloth, 466p., index, Fine in fine dust wrapper. 1st ed. An anthology of diverse works for children published before 1900, selected from the rare book division of the Library of Congress. With interesting introductions by the editors and profusely illus. from originals in color and b&w. another copy. Fine in slightly frayed dust wrapper another copy. Very Good in frayed dust wrapper
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 9308   details     inquire
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ANDERSEN Illustrated by: HAGUE MICHAEL HAGUE'S FAVORITE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FAIRY TALES
HAGUE (HAGUE,MICHAEL)illus. MICHAEL HAGUE'S FAVORITE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FAIRY TALES. NY:HoltRinehart (1981). 4to, cloth, pict. paste-on, Fine in slipcase. 1st ed. LIMITED TO 350 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY HAGUE WITH A LARGE AND DETAILED ORIGINAL DRAWING ON FLYLEAF. Beautiful color plates to accompany 9 fairy tales.
Price: USD 300.00 other currencies   order no. 9320   details     inquire
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LEAR Illustrated by: LOBEL FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN WHO WENT AROUND THE WORLD
LOBEL (LOBEL,ARNOLD)illus. FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN WHO WENT AROUND THE WORLD by Edward Lear. NY:Macmillan (1968). Sm. 4to, cloth, Fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. A nonsense story with many marvelously detailed full page and smaller illus. by Lobel.
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 9327   details     inquire
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RABIER Illustrated by: RABIER LES TRIBULATIONS D'UN CHAT
RABIER CATS. LES TRIBULATIONS D'UN CHAT by Benjamin Rabier. Paris: Tallandier 1908. Large 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, lacks rear blank ep and front ep frayed, edges worn else VG. The merry misadventures, trials and tribulations of a mischievous white cat, illus. in color in Rabier's distinctive style.
Price: USD 175.00 other currencies   order no. 9335   details     inquire
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WOOD Illustrated by: WOOD LAWSON WOOD'S FUN FAIR
WOOD WOOD,LAWSON. LAWSON WOOD'S FUN FAIR . Lond:Arundel Prints nd ca 1930. 4to, cl. backed bds, pict. paste-on, spine snagged in 2 places and few minor margin creases else Fine. Featuring 12 marvelous mounted color plates of Wood's animals, portrayed in his unique style. Text by Wood as well.
Price: USD 450.00 other currencies   order no. 9336   details     inquire
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DONAHEY Illustrated by: DONAHEY ALICE AND THE TEENIE WEENIES
DONAHEY DONAHEY,WILLIAM. ALICE AND THE TEENIE WEENIES. Chic:Reilly & Lee (1927). 4to, cloth, pict. paste-on, 105p., soil in front gutter and sl. soil rear cover, VG+. The benevolent little Teeniw Weenies come to the aide of Alice who is lonely. Illus. by the author in color on every page. Nice copy. Scarce.
Price: USD 475.00 other currencies   order no. 9360   details     inquire
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HOFFMANN Illustrated by: SENDAK NUTCRACKER
SENDAK (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. NUTCRACKER by E.T.A. Hoffmann. NY:Crown (1984). Sq. 4to, cloth, Fine in slipcase. LIMITED TO ONLY 250 NUMBERED SIGNED COPIES WITH A SIGNED/LIMITED ETCHING BY SENDAK. Printed on paper made especially for this edition and beautifully illustrated in full color by Sendak. With this is a beautiful signed/numbered hand drawn lithograph by Sendak entitled "Faithful Nutcracker." Quite scarce.
Price: USD 2,000.00 other currencies   order no. 9364   details     inquire
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DISNEY Illustrated by: DISNEY ROBBER KITTEN
DISNEY DISNEY,WALT. THE ROBBER KITTEN. Racine:Whitman (1935). Obl. 4to, pict. bds, sl. edge rubbing else near Fine. Written and illus. by the Disney Studios and featuring pictorial endpapers, 6 vibrant full page color illus. plus many full page b&w's. A particularly nice copy.
Price: USD 250.00 other currencies   order no. 9373   details     inquire
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PUSS IN BOOTS
McLOUGHLIN PUB. PUSS IN BOOTS. NY:McLoughlin Bros. nd ca 1880. 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, paper at spine extrems chipped and some damage where chromos stuck together (not bad) else VG+. A book in the Pantomime Toy Book Series with the story told in verse. In the center of the book are many chromolithographed pages of varying width, surrounded by a scene of an audience and stage, and the story unfolds as the pages are turned. A nice one.
Price: USD 250.00 other currencies   order no. 9379   details     inquire
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TRAVERS Illustrated by: SHEPARD MARY POPPINS OPENS THE DOOR
SHEPARD TRAVERS,P.L. MARY POPPINS OPENS THE DOOR. NY:Reynal & Hitch. (1943). 8vo, cloth, 239p., Fine in sl. frayed dw. 1st U.S. ed. 1st issue (to secure U.S. copyright this was sent over without the frontis - later printings have the frontis). Illus. in line by MARY SHEPARD and AGNES SIMS.
Price: USD 275.00 other currencies   order no. 9381   details     inquire
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ROBIN HOOD
ROBIN HOOD. NY:McLoughlin Bros. 1895. Large 4to, stiff pict. wraps, die cut in the shape of RobinHood. VG+. Illus. with 4 full page and one double-page chromolithographs and with great color cover.
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. 9383   details     inquire
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FROG HE WOULD A WOO-ING GO
FROG WHO WOULD A WOOING GO. A FROG HE WOULD A WOO-ING GO. NY: McLoughlin ca 1875. 4to, pict. wraps, spine mend and few margin mends and general light wear and some creases, overall VG. Aunt Louisa's Big Picture Series. With musical notation and 12 verses for this famous poem, (in same format as the Ten Little Niggers) featuring the most wonderful, bold chromolithographs on every page showing a host of humanized frogs, mice and other creatures. One of the best versions of this poem.
Price: USD 400.00 other currencies   order no. 9385   details     inquire
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SANTA VISITS MOTHER GOOSE
POP-UP. SANTA VISITS MOTHER GOOSE. (White Plains,N.Y.:1953). 4to, spiral backed stiff wraps, loose at few spirals else VG. Brightly illus. in color on every page, with 4 nice pop-ups and a 3-dimensional piglet head that sticks out throuhg a hole in the page (a few candy novelties are lacking). Santa visits Mother Goose and her friends. Typical 50's style.
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 9388   details     inquire
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IRVING RIP VAN WINKLE
[IRVING,WASHINGTON]. THE STORY OF RIP VAN WINKLE by George Webster. NY:McLoughlin Bros. (1889). 8vo, pict. wraps, [12]p. incl. cover, spine reinforced, else VG. A reprint of the Nast version - Wonder Story Series. Told in verse form and featuring 4 full page and 1 double page chromolithographs illus. plus illus. in-text.
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 9393   details     inquire
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LA FONTAINE Illustrated by: ANGEL FABLES DE LA FONTAINE
ANGEL (ANGEL,MARIE)illus. FABLES DE LA FONTAINE. Bost:Alphabet Press 1981. Folio, cloth, Fine in dw, in slipcase. Magnificent color illus. on every page by Angel, with hand lettered text. Accompanied by a separate pamphlet with translations of the fables into English. Beautiful.
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. 9406   details     inquire
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DOLLY IN TOWN
DOLLS. DOLLY IN TOWN. Lond:Tuck nd ca 1890. Folio, stiff pict. wraps, sl. creasing on cover and spine neatly strengthenedm VG+. Die cut in the shape of a doll, and illus. with 4 charming full page chromolithographed pages and in brown line on verse pages.
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 9407   details     inquire
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Illustrated by: GREENAWAY ALMANACK FOR 1926
GREENAWAY (GREENAWAY,KATE)illus. ALMANACK FOR 1926. Lond:Warne 1926. 16mo, cl. backed black pict.bds, FINE. A beautiful copy of this almanack, printed by EDMUND EVANS and illus. on each page in color by Greenaway (using illus. from 1890 Almanack). See Schuster 19.
Price: USD 175.00 other currencies   order no. 9424   details     inquire
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FOSTER Illustrated by: GREENAWAY DAY IN A CHILD'S LIFE
GREENAWAY GREENAWAY,KATE. A DAY IN A CHILD'S LIFE with music by Myles Foster.Lond Rout. nd(1881) 4to, clth backed glazed pict. bds, beveled edges, edges rubbed and sl. wear to front endpapers else VG. First ed. later issue with trellis design and girls surrounded by garland on covers (Schuster 66 1b). Illustrated with beautiful color illustrations throughout, engraved by Edmund Evans.
Price: USD 175.00 other currencies   order no. 9433   details     inquire
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RICHARDS Illustrated by: THOMAS FLIP FROG'S NEW JUMPER
THOMAS FROGS. FLIP FROG'S NEW JUMPER by Dorothy Richards. Lond:Faber & Faber (1948). Slim 12mo, pict. bds, 31p., Fine. 1st ed. With charming color illus. in the style of Potter by ELSIE THOMAS featuring humanized frgos and other animals. Printed on coated paper.
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 9437   details     inquire
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DISNEY Illustrated by: DISNEY THREE LITTLE PIGS
DISNEY DISNEY,WALT. THREE LITTLE PIGS. 1934. 4to, stiff pict. wraps, Fine. COlor covers and 2 color illus., and a profusion of b&w's by the Disney Studios to accompany this tale from Silly Symphony. Early Disney in nice condition. (Printed in UK).
Price: USD 250.00 other currencies   order no. 9438   details     inquire
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DISNEY Illustrated by: DISNEY PINOCCHIO
DISNEY DISNEY,WALT. PINOCCHIO. No pub. info. (printed in Sydney) ca 1940. Small 4to, stiff pict. wraps, light edgewear, VG+. With a few lines of text in blue on every page, there are very vibrant, fine full color illustrations by the Disney Studios on each page of text.
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 9439   details     inquire
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HADER Illustrated by: HADER JAMAICA JOHNNY
HADER HADER,BERTA AND ELMER. JAMAICA JOHNNY. NY:Macmillan 1935 (Oct. 1935) sq. 4to, green pict. cloth, Fine in sl. worn dw. 1st ed. The story of a little Black boy set in Jamaica. Illustrated by the Haders with wonderful full page color illustrations. One of their most desired titles.
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. 9466   details     inquire
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COLLODI Illustrated by: DISNEY PINOCCHIO (IN HEBREW)
DISNEY COLLODI,CARLO. [PINOCCHIO] (IN HEBREW). Pub. by Steimetzky in Tel Aviv. nd ca 1950. Sq. 8vo, pict. bds, VG. A Little Golden Book, illus. in color by DISNEY and with text in Hebrew. Interesting.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 9478   details     inquire
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Illustrated by: KUBASTA COLUMBUS
KUBASTA POP-UP. (KUBASTA) COLUMBUS. Lond:Bancroft (1960). Folio, cl. backed pict. bds, a few wheel nubs on cover damaged else VG+. Illus. in color by KUBASTA and featuring a moveable ships wheel on the cover and an absolutely stunning, large pop-up scene of Columbus's three ships (with real string on the sails). One of his most elaborate pop-ups.
Price: USD 325.00 other currencies   order no. 9480   details     inquire
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RYND Illustrated by: FURNISS OTHERLAND
FURNISS FANTASY. OTHERLAND by Evelyne Rynd. Lond:Wells Gardner Darton (1907). 8vo, pict. cloth, 181p., FINE IN PICTORIAL WRAPPER. 1st ed. An involved fantasy full of nymphs, gnomes and fairies and featuring very fine and extremely detailed illustrations in blue line by DOROTHY FURNISS (daughter of Harry Furniss who illustrated Carroll's Sylvie and Bruno.) A beautiful copy, rare in dw.
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 9498   details     inquire
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WOOD Illustrated by: WOOD MRS. POLLY
WOOD (WOOD,LAWSON)illus. MRS. POLLY. Lond:Warne nd ca 1920. Sw. 8vo, pict. wraps, spine rough else VG. Featuring a marvelous humanized parrot and wonderfully illustrated in full color on almost every page.
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 9520   details     inquire
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FREEMAN Illustrated by: FREEMAN NIP AND TUCK
FREEMAN FREEMAN,LEILA. NIP AND TUCK. NY:Sears (1926). Large 4to, grey cloth, pict. paste-on, 157p., 2 b&w's neatly colored else VG+. The adventures of two little elves in the woods, in Candyland, at Halloween and at Christmas, illustrated by the author with 8 great color plates and numerous text illustrations (plus color endpapers). A nice copy.
Price: USD 175.00 other currencies   order no. 9525   details     inquire
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BARING-GOULD Illustrated by: ROBINSON SIEGFRIED
ROBINSON (ROBINSON,CHARLES)illus. SIEGFRIED by S. BARING-GOULD founded on Wagner's opera. Lond:Dean nd [1904]. 8vo, red gilt and silvered cloth, 351p., scattered foxing, VG. Illus. by Robinson with 2-color frontis, 10 full page b&w's plus several other smaller line illus. An uncommon Robinson title.
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 9529   details     inquire
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HEWARD Illustrated by: PEARSE AMELIARANNE CAMPS OUT
PEARSE (PEARSE,S.B.)illus. AMELIARANNE CAMPS OUT by Constance Heward. Lond: Harrap 1939. 8vo, cl. backed pict. bds, VG+ in frayed dw. 1st ed. 28 color plates plus 56 b&w text illus. by Pearse plus pictorial endpapers.
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. 9535   details     inquire
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HEWARD Illustrated by: PEARSE AMELIARANNE GOES TOURING
PEARSE (PEARSE,S.B.)illus. AMELIARANNE GOES TOURING by Constance Heward. Lond: Harrap (1941). 8vo, cl. backed pict. bds, light edge wear, VG. 1st ed. Charming full page color illus. opposite each page of text (28 in all) plus 56 b&w's and pict. ep's.
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 9536   details     inquire
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MacANDREW Illustrated by: DE BOSSCHERE HOUSE OF FORSAKEN HOPE
DE BOSSCHERE (DE BOSSCHERE,JEAN)illus. HOUSE OF FORSAKEN HOPE by Donald MacAndrew. Lond.:Fortune Press nd ca 1930. 8vo, cloth, [227p., spine faded sl. else Fine. LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED ON HANDMADE PAPER. Illus. by De Bosschere with 13 plates, 1 in color and the remainder in half-tone. Very stylized and some quite strange. An uncommon De Bosschere title.
Price: USD 250.00 other currencies   order no. 9543   details     inquire
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PERRAULT Illustrated by: TAYLOR CINDERELLA
TAYLOR PERRAULT,CHARLES. CINDERELLA by Frank Franks. Oldham:John Albinson nd ca 1925. 8vo, pink cloth, 76p., spine extrems worn and some cover soil else VG. Re-written by FRANK FRANKS and beautifully illustrated in typical 20's style by WIN TAYLOR including 16 plates (13 in color). Unusual edition.
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 9553   details     inquire
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Illustrated by: SMITH AUCASSIN AND NICOLETTE
SMITH AUCASSIN AND NICOLETTE translated from the French by Dulcie Smith. Lond: Andrew Melrose 1914. 4to, parchment backed bds, teg, 138p., some cover soil, VG+. Inscribed by the translator. Illus. by EILEEN LAWRENCE SMITH with 3 beautiful tipped-in color plates plus 14 other art nouveau b&w plates. Printed on fine paper, with the look of a limited editon.
Price: USD 275.00 other currencies   order no. 9555   details     inquire
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Illustrated by: WULFING EIN WEG
WULFING (WULFING,SULAMITH)illus. EIN WEG. Wuppertal-Elberfeld nd ca 1933. 4to, loose as issued inpict. portfolio, Fine. With 6 beautiful mounted plates by Wulfing in her very distinctive and unusual style. Beautiful.
Price: USD 225.00 other currencies   order no. 9572   details     inquire
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GIBBS Illustrated by: BIBBS GUM NUT BABIES
BIBBS GIBBS,MAY. GUM NUT BABIES. Sydney:Angus Robertson 1922. 8vo, wraps, color paste-on, 26p., corners creased and light wear, VG. An early edition. Illlus. with color plate on cover, color frontis (different from cover) and 11 sepia plates with text in verse. A scarce and fragile item.
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 9582   details     inquire
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Illustrated by: HARBOUR FAIRYTALE GEMS
HARBOUR (HARBOUR,JENNIE)illus. FAIRYTALE GEMS. [Lond]:Tuck nd ca 1920. 16mo (3.5 x 4.5"), bound accordion style. Some wear to paper at a few folds and sl. cover rubbing else VG. With 9 beautiful full page color illus. by Harbour (rich colors) for Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Snow White, Beauty and Beast, Sleeping Beauty and others, the text for which is done in verse by Hilda Hart. Very beautiful and scarce.
Price: USD 500.00 other currencies   order no. 9584   details     inquire
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MARIANA Illustrated by: MARIANA MISS FLORA McFLIMSEY AND THE BABY NEW YEAR
MARIANA MARIANA. MISS FLORA McFLIMSEY AND THE BABY NEW YEAR. NY:Loth. Lee Shep. (1951). 8vo, cl.backed pict. bds, Fine in frayed dw. 1st ed. This little doll makes New Years resolutions. Charmingly illus. in color by Mariana and a gentle story. Scarce.
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GOULD Illustrated by: GOULD DICK TRACY: THE CAPTURE OF BORIS ARSON
GOULD POP-UP. (BLUE RIBBON / PLEASURE BOOKS) DICK TRACY: THE CAPTURE OF BORIS ARSON by Chester Gould. Chic: Pleasure Books (1935). Sq. 4to, pict. bds, covers lightly soiled else fine. Illustrated with 3 great color pop-ups and many b&w illustrations all throughout the text. One of the scarcest titles in this series. Whitten:Paper Toys of the World p. 76.
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FISCHER Illustrated by: FISCHER PITSCHI
FISCHER FISCHER,HANS. PITSCHI. Harc. Brace 1953. Obl. 4to, pict. bds, VG+ in frayed dw. The story of a kitten who always wanted to be something else, written by Fischer and artfully illus. in color by him. A charming picture book.
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SENDAK Illustrated by: SENDAK HECTOR PROTECTOR
SENDAK SENDAK,MAURICE. HECTOR PROTECTOR. NY:Harp. Row (1965). Obl. 4to, green cloth spine, pict. bds, Fine in sl. worn dw with price intact. 1st ed. Nursery rhymes from Mother Goose interpreted by Sendak with minimal text and fabulous large color illustrations on every page. Quite difficult to find as a 1st and a particularly nice copy.
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THOMPSON Illustrated by: KNIGHT ELOISE IN PARIS
KNIGHT THOMPSON,KAY. ELOISE IN PARIS. NY:Sim. Schust 1957 (1957) 4to, bds, owner inscription elseVG in dw frayed at spine extrems and with light soil on rear panel. Stated first edition, wonderfully illustrated in color on every page by HILARY KNIGHT.
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DISNEY Illustrated by: DISNEY ADVENTURES OF MICKEY MOUSE BOOK 1
DISNEY DISNEY,WALT. ADVENTURES OF MICKEY MOUSE BOOK 1. Phil:McKay (1931). 8vo, red cloth, pict. paste-on, small abrasion on cover plate and rear ep, small piece off one margin else near Fine. 1st ed. of this early Disney item with fabulous color illustrations on every page of text and with color pictorial endpapers. Nice copy!
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GIPSON Illustrated by: ANGELA MR. BEAR SQUASH YOU ALL FLAT
ANGELA MR. BEAR SQUASH YOU ALL FLAT by Morrell Gipson. NY:Wonder Books (1950). Glazed pict. bds, light soil, VG+. The story of a nasty bear who finally gets his comeuppance. Charming watercolor illus. on every page by Angela. A real rarity.
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Illustrated by: ROJANKOVSKY TALL BOOK OF MOTHER GOOSE
ROJANKOVSKY (ROJANKOVSKY,FEODOR)illus. TALL BOOK OF MOTHER GOOSE. NY:Harper Bros. (1942). Narrow4to, pict. bds, 120p., spine ends rubbed, else VG+ in worn dw. Stated 1st ed. (but with correction on p.31). Wonderful color illus. on every page by Rojan. A terrific edition, quite hard to find in dw.
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LEMONNIER Illustrated by: DETMOLD BIRDS AND BEASTS
DETMOLD (DETMOLD,EDWARD J.)illus. BIRDS AND BEASTS by Lemonnier trans. by A.R. Allinson. Lond:Geo. Allen nd [1911]. 8vo, pict. cloth, teg, 196p., light wear, VG. 1st ed. Illus. by Detmold with 6 beautiful color plates including a fabulous monkey. Quite an uncommon title.
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DAVIDSON Illustrated by: LEMANN KING DIDDLE
LEMANN FANTASY. KING DIDDLE by H.G. Davidson. Bristol & Lond:Arrowsmith and Simpkin Marshall nd ca 1870. 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, 99p., ep's discolored else VG+. The fantasy of 2 little children who have adventures when they meet tiny little men named King Diddle and Jocko upon entering the lumber room of their house. Illus. by E.A. LEMANN with 14 beautiful color plates in typical Victorian style. Unusual.
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ADAMI Illustrated by: BRUNELLESCHI IL PAESE DEI BALOCCHI
BRUNELLESCHI (BRUNELLESCHI)illus. IL PAESE DEI BALOCCHI by Giuseppe Adami. Milan: Valsecchi (1944). 4to, red gilt cloth, 127p., VG+. A fantasy play in 3 acts, with 6 fine stylized color plates by Brunelleschi.
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STEELE Illustrated by: MASON STORY OF ALEXANDER
MASON GREEK INTEREST. THE STORY OF ALEXANDER by Robert Steele. Lond: David Nutt 1894. 4to, red pict. cloth, 226p., few pages opened roughly and scattered foxing else near Fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 50 NUMBERED COPIES. The story of Alexander The Great retold for children, and beautifully illustrated in detailed line (full page and in-text) by FRED MASON in the style of H.J. Ford and John Batten. Very lovely.
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Illustrated by: VAN HUNNIK KWIK GAAT OP STAP [KWIK SEES THE KIDS]
VAN HUNNIK DUTCH INTEREST. KWIK GAAT OP STAP [KWIK SEES THE KIDS]. Amsterdam:Avros nd ca 1930. Obl. sm. 4to, pict. bds, Fine. THe misadventures of a humanized duck and 2 humanized goats, with absolutely marvelous full page color illus. in bold colors by JOHAN VAN HUNNIK (in Disney style). Simply great.
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FRANKLIN DIVERSION
bds with string ties, sl. cover soil else Fine. Humerous rhymes with a World War II theme, with each rhyme faced by a fabulous mounted color plate by LAURIE TAYLER done in typical 40's style and with many illus. in text as well. A real period piece.
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GRIMM BROTHERS Illustrated by: OSSWALD DER WOLF UND DIE SIEBEN GEISLEIN
OSSWALD GRIMM BROTHERS. DER WOLF UND DIE SIEBEN GEISLEIN. Mainz:Scholz nd ca 1910. Obl. 4to, cl.backed pict. bds, VG-Fine. Magnificent full page color illus. and b&w's as well by EUGEN OSSWALD. A beauty. (Scholz Bilderbucher #10).
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ST. VINCENT Illustrated by: HAYWOOD WOODLAND VERSE
HAYWOOD (HAYWOOD,HELEN)illus. WOODLAND VERSE by Isobel St. Vincent. Lond: Hutchinson nd ca 1938.8vo, cloth, 55p., Fine in sl. worn dw. Printed on coated paper with one poem per page, featuring marvelous humanized animals and insects illus. in color by Haywood.
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BUCHANAN Illustrated by: THOMSON PIPER OF HAMELIN: A FANTASTIC OPERA IN TWO ACTS
THOMSON (THOMSON,HUGH)illus. PIPER OF HAMELIN: A FANTASTIC OPERA IN TWO ACTS by Robert Buchanan. Lond:Heinemann 1893. 8vo, pict. cloth, 64p., near Fine. Robert Brownings famous Pied Piper related in play format with 12 full page and pictorial title by Thomson.
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GOTCH Illustrated by: GOTCH ROMANCE OF A BOO-BIRD CHICK
GOTCH GOTCH,PHYLLIS. ROMANCE OF A BOO-BIRD CHICK. Lond:R. Brimley Johnson 1903. 8vo, pict. bds, 60p., spine ends worn, edges of boards discolored else VG. The tale (with a lesson about spreading rumors) told in verse about a group of humanized birds. Printed on one side of the paper, with each page of verse facing a wonderful, bold full color plate (15 in all).
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Illustrated by: ROCHESTER NURSERY RHYMES
ROCHESTER (ROCHESTER,ANNE)illus. NURSERY RHYMES. Lond:Raphael Tuck nd ca 1915. Obl. 4to, pict. bds, 18 p., light cover soil, VG+. A wonderful picture book with a bold and beautiful full color illustration on every page by Rochester with 4 lines of a favorite rhyme beneath each picture. A particularly charming nursery rhyme book.
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TREE Illustrated by: FRASER THOUGHTS AND AFTER-THOUGHTS
FRASER (FRASER,CLAUDE LOVAT)illus. THOUGHTS AND AFTER-THOUGHTS by Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Lond:Cassell 1913. Thick 8vo, 316p., FULL VELLUM BINDING, teg, VG-Fine. 1st ed. DELUXE EDITION. Essays on Shakespeares works by Tree, with gilt pictorial binding and many b&w decorative illustrations throughout the text. Quite scarce.
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GOETHE Illustrated by: FAHRINGER REINEKE FUCHS
FAHRINGER GERMAN. (GERLACH'S JUGENDBUCHEREI) REINEKE FUCHS von W. von Goethe. Wien & Leipzig: Gerlach nd ca 1907. Sq. 8vo, pictorial cloth, 188p., fine. Comprising a combined NUMBERS 8 AND 9 OF GERLACH'S JUGENDBUCHEREI SERIES with many full page and smaller illus. by KARL FAHRINGER.
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ARLEN YOUNG MAN COMES TO LONDON
ART DECO. A YOUNG MAN COMES TO LONDON : an original short story by Michael Arlen. Lond:DorchesterHotel nd ca 1927. 4to, dec. cloth, color paste-on, 48p., cover edge soiled else VG. With color cover and ep in Deco zig-zag design and with other deco illus. by BEATON, and with 4 folding color plates showing the interior deco designs of the hotel. Interesting.
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GARIS Illustrated by: CAMPBELL UNCLE WIGGILY ON THE FLYING RUG
CAMPBELL GARIS,HOWARD. UNCLE WIGGILY ON THE FLYING RUG. Newark:Graham (vd,1927). Slim 8vo, cloth,sl. cover soil, near fine. Illus. in full color on every page by LANG CAMPBELL with his marvelous humanized animals.
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Illustrated by: SMITH HAVE YOU A RED CROSS FLAG
SMITH (SMITH,JESSIE WILLCOX)illus. POSTER: HAVE YOU A RED CROSS FLAG. This item features a beautiful poster done for the Red Cross by Miss Smith. Dated 1918, it measures 21x28" and except for two tiny margin rips, in near Fine condition. It depicts a little girl sitting in a window sear who is pasting a Red Cross flag to the window. Curtains, sky,etc are in the background. Really quite lovely and Smith's 1st poster.
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Illustrated by: STOP TRAVESTISSEMENTS FANTAISISTES
STOP FRENCH. CES MESSIEURS TRAVESTISSEMENTS FANTAISISTES. Paris:Aux Bureaux du Journal Amusant etdu Petit Journal Pour Rire nd ca 1870. Folio, purple gilt cloth, ep's browned else Fine. With 24 wonderful and clever hand- colored plates printed on rectos only, done by STOP.
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MAYNE Illustrated by: BAYLEY MOULDY
BAYLEY BAYLEY,NICOLA (illus). THE MOULDY by William Mayne. Lond:Cape (1983). 4to, pict. bds, Fine. 1st ed. A fantasy tale featuring Bayley's magnificent full color illus. throughout.
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MASON Illustrated by: LAWSON WEE MEN OF BALLYWOODEN
LAWSON (LAWSON,ROBERT)illus. THE WEE MEN OF BALLYWOODEN by Arthur Mason. NY:Viking 1952 (1930, 1952). 4to, black cloth, near Fine in sl. frayed and chipped dw. Illustrated by Lawson with pictorial endpapers 4 full page b&w's plus many smaller text illustrations. A fantasy tale with wonderful illustrations, it was this work that first brought Lawson to popular attention, and is one of his first books.
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SOWERBY Illustrated by: CRANE AT HOME
CRANE (CRANE,THOMAS & J.G. SOWERBY)illus. AT HOME. Lond:Marcus Ward nd ca 1885. Small sq. 4to, cl., backed pict. bds, small corner cover scrape else VG+. A stunning VICTORIAN COLORPLATE with a profusion of beautiful chromolithographs on every page in the style of Kate Greenaway. A companion to Abroad and At Home Again.
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TAYLOR Illustrated by: GREENAWAY LITTLE ANN
GREENAWAY (GREENAWAY,KATE)illus. LITTLE ANN by Jane and Ann Taylor. Lond: Rout. nd (1883) 8vo, cloth backed glazed pict. bds, 64p., blue edges, yellow ep's, rear cover very sl. soiled else VERY FINE. 1st ed. (Schuster 109-1a,DPL 168) with beautiful color illustrations on every page that were engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. Great copy.
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CLARKSON Illustrated by: CLARKSON LITTLE STAY-AT-HOME AND HER FRIENDS
CLARKSON VICTORIAN COLORPLATE. LITTLE STAY-AT-HOME AND HER FRIENDS by L. Clarkson. Phil:F.W. Robinson 1879. 4to, green cloth, exextensive gilt, silver and black pictorial cover, very faint edgestain else Fine. Written by Clarkson and illus. by her with 11 large color illus., some with an eerie quality and mainly reminiscent of E.V. Boyle. Beautiful binding.
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WEATHERLY Illustrated by: GREENAWAY ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BIRTHDAY BOOK
GREENAWAY (GREENAWAY,KATE)illus. ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BIRTHDAY BOOK by F.E. Weatherly. Lond:W. Mack nd [1880]. 16mo, red gilt stamped, [288p.], all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, no dot next to "children's" on title, edges and spine worn and some entries, VG. Schuster 99 1m with frontis showing 2 children harvesting (as in 991h. Illus. with full page color illus. in Greenaway style by Kate Coleman, Robert Barnes, Mrs. Staples, Miss Bennet and others and by Greenaway.
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SEUSS Illustrated by: SEUSS BUTTER BATTLE BOOK
SEUSS SEUSS,DR. THE BUTTER BATTLE BOOK. NY:Random (1984). 4to, glazed pict. bds, Fine (no dw). 1st ed. (correct code). Bright full color illus. on every page by Seuss.
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SENDAK Illustrated by: SENDAK CALDECOTT AND COMPANY
SENDAK SENDAK,MAURICE. CALDECOTT AND COMPANY: notes on books and pictures. NY:FSG (1988). 8vo, cloth, AS NEW IN SLIPCASE. LIMITED TO 250 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY SENDAK. A fascinating collection of previously published essays by Sendak on illustrators and authors of children's books of the past including Potter, Disney, Caldecott, Parrish, Claud Lovat Fraser and more - each essay with Sendak's uniquely qualified opinions (as an author, illustrator and collector) and with illustrations in b&w.
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Illustrated by: CRUIKSHANK PUNCH AND JUDY
CRUIKSHANK (CRUIKSHANK,GEORGE)illus. PUNCH AND JUDY. NY: Rimington & Hooper 1929. 8vo, 148p., cl.backed bds, Fine in somewhat worn slipcase. NUMBER 361 OF 376 COPIES DESIGNED AND PRINTED BY D.B. UPDIKE AT THE MERRYMOUNT PRESS. With 28 illustrations by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, accompanied by the dialogue of the puppet show, and with an account of its origin and of puppet plays in England by John Payne Collier. Also with a foreward by TONY SARG and bibliographical note by Anne Lyon Haight.
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BAUM Illustrated by: KERR BAUM'S AMERICAN FAIRY TALES
KERR BAUM,L.FRANK. BAUM'S AMERICAN FAIRY TALES. Indianap: Bobbs Merrill (1908). Sm. 4to, blue cloth, pict. paste-on, [223]p., cover plate ever so slightly soiled else fine and bright. 1st ed. thus. 1st issued in 1901, this edition has 3 additional stories and an author's note written for this edition. It is newly illustrated with 16 color plates by GEORGE KERR. This edition is actually more difficult to find than the 1901 version and this is a beautiful copy.
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SEUSS Illustrated by: SEUSS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
SEUSS SEUSS,DR. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! NY:Random (1959). 4to, glazed pictorial bds, near Fine inlightly worn and soiled dw with price intact. 1st ed. (no ads for later books, correct price). The first Dr. Seuss book printed in full color.
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