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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

Jr., Martin Bill, Eric Carle

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2004.

20th Anniversary edition of Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Quarto, original publisher’s pictorial boards, patterned endpapers, illustrated, original complete story on CD read by Gwyneth Paltrow tipped in at rear. Signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the copyright page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration done byContinue reading "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?"

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-149042

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Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs

Barrett, Judi; Illustrated by Ron Barrett

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.

New York : Atheneum Books , 1978.

First edition, early printing of this children’s classic. Oblong quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Signed by both Judi and Ron Barrett on the front free endpaper, who have each added drawings. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148032

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The Polar Express.

Van Allsburg, Chris [Tom Hanks]

The Polar Express.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985.

Holiday edition of Van Allsburg’s lushly illustrated classic, enchanting tale of childlike wonder and hope, winner of the 1986 Caldecott Medal, basis for the 2004 animated film starring Tom Hanks in six distinct roles. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Chris Van Allsburg and Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks. Fine in aContinue reading "The Polar Express."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-150408

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Kerr, Judith

The Tiger Who Came To Tea.

London : Collins, 1968.

First edition of this classic, one of the best selling children’s book of all-time. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper.

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149126

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Disney, Walt; Marion Palmer [Joel Chandler Harris]

Brer Rabbit Rides the Fox.

New York : Grosset and Dunlap, 1946.

First edition of this storybook based on the motion picture “Song of the South” presented by Walt Disney and other Walt Disney adaptations of the original “Uncle Remus” stories by Joel Chandler Harris. Square octavo, original publisher’s pictorial cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by Disney on the verso of the front free endpaper, “To JanetContinue reading "Brer Rabbit Rides the Fox."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149122

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Schulz, Charles M

Happiness Is A Sad Song.

San Francisco : Determined Productions, 1967.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work from the creator of Peanuts. Small Octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by Charles Schulz on the front free endpaper, “For Bucky – Charles M. Schulz.” In very good condition.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-149115

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Ford, Lauren

The Little Book About God.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1934.

First edition of this charming beautifully illustrated book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed Lauren Ford on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147713

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Davies, Valentine; Tomie dePaola [Illustrator]

Miracle On 34th Street.

San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984.

First illustrated edition of this modern Christmas classic with paintings by beloved illustrator Tomie dePaola. Square octavo, original publisher’s red cloth with titles to the spine and front panel stamped in gilt, pictorial blue endpapers, frontispiece, title page vignette, with 18 full color illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the illustrator on the half-title page, “ForContinue reading "Miracle On 34th Street."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-149046

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Davies, Valentine; Tomie dePaola [Illustrator]

Miracle On 34th Street.

San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984.

First illustrated edition of this modern Christmas classic with paintings by beloved illustrator Tomie dePaola. Square octavo, original publisher’s red cloth with titles to the spine and front panel stamped in gilt, pictorial blue endpapers, frontispiece, title page vignette, with 18 full color illustrations. Signed by the illustrator on the half-title page, “Merry Christmas TomieContinue reading "Miracle On 34th Street."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-149018

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The Hobbit

Tolkien, J.R.R

The Hobbit.

London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1937.

First edition, first issue of Tolkien’s classic tale, “among the very highest achievements of children’s authors during the 20th century” (Carpenter & Pritchard, 530), one of only a handful of presentation copies reserved for Tolkien to give to family members, colleagues and close friends. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece and 9 full-page uncolored illustrationsContinue reading "The Hobbit."

$975,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135801

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Barrett, Ron [Judi Barrett]

Ron Barrett Signed Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Print.

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Original Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs print of a page from the classic children’s book depicting a tomato tornado. Inscribed beneath by the illustrator, “To Matt – Avoid the Tomatoes! Ron Barrett.” In near fine condition. The piece measures 11 inches by 8.5 inches.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-148985

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Charlotte Web

White, E.B.; Illustrated by Garth Williams

Charlotte’s Web.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1952.

First edition, first printing of E.B. White’s classic tale of friendship with the code “I-B” on the copyright page. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt ruled inner dentelles stamp-signedContinue reading "Charlotte’s Web."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150388

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Dodie Smith

Smith, Dodie

The Hundred and One Dalmatians.

London : Heinemann, 1961.

First edition of the author’s beloved children’s classic, adapted into the 1961 animated film produced by Walt Disney Studios. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt ruled inner dentelles stamp-signedContinue reading "The Hundred and One Dalmatians."

$2,600.00

Item Number: RRB-150386

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Alice's: Adventures in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis. Illustrated by Nicholas Parry

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [and] Through The Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.

Market Drayton : The Tern Press, 1997-2001.

The Tern Press signed limited edition of Lewis Carroll’s beloved children’s classic. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth-backed floral boards by Mary Parry with paper titles to the spines, illustrated with lithographs throughout. Boldly signed by illustrator Nicholas Parry and binder Mary Parry on the colophon page at the rear of volume one; also signed byContinue reading "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [and] Through The Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148912

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For Tory

Schulz, Charles M

Charles Schulz Original Signed Snoopy Drawing.

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Fantastic original felt tip sketch of beloved Peanuts character Snoopy perched atop his dog house with a heart. Boldly signed and inscribed by Charles M. Schulz, “For Tory – Schulz.” In near fine condition with toning. The piece measures 8.5 inches by 12 inches.

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148907

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

London : Bloomsbury, 1997.

First edition, third printing of the rarest book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed by the illustrator Thomas Taylor with an original drawing of Harry Potter on the dedication page. At the time of the book’sContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148900

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BRUNHOFF, Jean de; [Maurice Sendak]

Babar et le Père Noël.

New York : Random House, 1941.

First American edition of this charming holiday tale in the original French, from the library of Maurice Sendak, although not marked. Folio, original publisher’s pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, is often hailed as “the Picasso of children’s books.”Continue reading "Babar et le Père Noël."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147128

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Two blue antique books with gold embossed snake and elephant designs

Kipling, Rudyard

The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book.

London : Macmillan, 1894-95.

First editions of both volumes of The Jungle Book. Octavo, two volumes, original blue cloth decorated and lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrated by J. L. Kipling, W.H. Drake and P. Frenzeny. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. Near ownership inscriptions. An exceptional example.

$7,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149681

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Konigsburg, E. L

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.

New York : Atheneum, 1967.

First edition of the author’s Newbery Award-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by E.L. Konigsburg on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, rare in this condition and signed.

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-23067

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When We Were Very Young

Milne, A.A.; Illustrated by Ernest Shepard

The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1927-1936.

Complete finely bound set of Milne’s wonderful Pooh quartet, with only Now We Are Six being a first issue. Octavo, four volumes, bound in three-quarters morocco with gilt titles to the spines in six compartments within raised bands, three volumes top edge gilt, three volumes with pictorial endpapers, illustrated with decorations by Ernest Shepard. WhenContinue reading "The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148831

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Good Shabbos Everybody

Garvey, Robert. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Good Shabbos, Everybody.

: United Synagogue of America, 1951.

First edition of this charming picture book celebrating the Shabbat, with early illustrations by Maurice Sendak. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Maurice Sendak on the title page. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Leonard Weisgard, Art Consultant. In very good condition. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150171

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

London : Bloomsbury, 1997.

First paperback edition of the rarest book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. First printing with “First published in Great Britain in 1997”, the full number line “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”, “Joanne Rowling” for “J.K.Continue reading "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149750

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Collection of Madeleine L’Engle’s Time Quintet books

L'Engle, Madeleine

The Wrinkle in Time Quintet: A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind In The Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, An Acceptable Time.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1962-1989.

First editions of each volume in the author’s iconic and genre-defining Wrinkle in Time quintet, including one of the most celebrated Newbery Award-winning novels of all time. Octavo, five volumes, original publisher’s full and half cloth. A Wrinkle in Time is boldly signed by Madeleine L’Engle in a contemporary hand on the title page andContinue reading "The Wrinkle in Time Quintet: A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind In The Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, An Acceptable Time."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147616

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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Burton, Virginia Lee

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1939.

First edition of this children’s classic with the date of 1939 on the title page. Oblong quarto, original tan cloth, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by Virginia Lee Burton on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed, this is only the second example we have seen.

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150088

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