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If you’re looking for first edition or rare children’s books online, you’ve come to the right place. Raptis Rare Books is a trusted antiquarian book dealer, and we maintain a wide variety of collectible and antique books. Browse through our entire collection of children’s books here online, use our filters to find the exact book you want then call or email to ask a question about the book or order online today.

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The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.

Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]; Maurice Sendak

The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.

New York : The Vanguard Press, 1938.

First edition, early printing of Seuss’s unique book of prose. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the pastedown, “For Maurice with many thanks for the Future! Dr. Seuss.” The recipient, Maurice Sendak, is best known for his immensely popular illustrated children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal inContinue reading "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135672

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Sabu of the Elephants.

Whittingham, Jack

Sabu of the Elephants.

London : Hurst & Blackett, 1938.

First edition of Whittingham’s account of the filming of “Toomai of the Elephants.” Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated. In near fine condition.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-126935

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“Teem”- A Treasure-Hunter.

Kipling, Rudyard

“Teem”- A Treasure-Hunter.

New York : Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1938.

First edition of Kipling’s beloved dog story. Octavo, original cloth. Frontispiece illustration by Marguerite Kirmse. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket.

$75.00

Item Number: RRB-121883

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The Seven Lady Godivas.

Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]

The Seven Lady Godivas.

New York : Random House, 1939.

First edition, first printing of this classic Dr. Seuss title. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Association copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “For Josephine Kimball Godiva with very best thanks – Dr. Seuss.” The recipient, Josephine Dodge Kimball co-founded the first book store to specialize in children’s literature, Young Books,Continue reading "The Seven Lady Godivas."

$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-104001

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The King’s Stilts.

Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]

The King’s Stilts.

New York : Random House, 1939.

First edition, later printing with red lettering on the front panel and $2.50 on the front dust jacket flap. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Very good in a very good dust jacket.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-144611

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Bambi’s Children: The Story of a Forest Family.

Salten, Felix

Bambi’s Children: The Story of a Forest Family.

Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill, 1939.

First edition of this classic work, the sequel to Bambi. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Erna Pinner. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Charles Felix Salten.” The recipient, Charles Austin Perry, was an Episcopal clergyman and longtime Provost of the Washington National Cathedral. Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "Bambi’s Children: The Story of a Forest Family."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-131302

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Little Pig’s Picnic and Other Stories.

Disney, Walt; Brown, Margaret Wise

Little Pig’s Picnic and Other Stories.

Boston : D.C. Heath and Company, 1939.

First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Walt Disney on the half-title page. Illustrated throughout by the Walt Disney Studio. Story by Margaret Wise Brown. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Rare and desirable signed by Walt Disney.

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-30060

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The Ageless Story.

Ford, Lauren

The Ageless Story.

New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1939.

Signed limited first edition of Lauren Ford’s beloved retelling of the birth of Christ. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. One of only 350 copies, this is number 311. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper with an original watercolor drawing of a singing angel. In near fine condition. Housed in the original slipcase whichContinue reading "The Ageless Story."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-96512

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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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Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.

Eliot, T.S

Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939.

First American edition of Eliot’s beloved collection of whimsical feline poems which served as the basis for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1981 megamusical phenomenon Cats. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket illustration by T.S. Eliot.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-143002

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Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.

Eliot, T.S

Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.

London : Faber and Faber Limited, 1939.

First British edition of Eliot’s beloved collection of whimsical feline poems which served as the basis for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1981 megamusical phenomenon Cats. Octavo, original pictorial cloth. One of 3,005 copies (Gallup A35a). Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by T.S. Eliot. Signature to the front free endpaper and datedContinue reading "Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149333

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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. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150591

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Bealby: A Holiday.

Wells, H.G

Bealby: A Holiday.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1940.

Later edition of this classic children’s book. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with titles to the spine and front panel stamped in black. In near fine condition.

$25.00

Item Number: RRB-150682

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Fifi.

Bemelmans, Ludwig

Fifi.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1940.

First edition of this children’s story. Thin quarto, original illustrated boards, color illustrations throughout, illustrated endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “For Elinor Green Ludwig Bemelmans” with a large charming drawing of the titular ‘Fifi’. The recipient, Elinor Green, was the promotions director at Simon and Schuster in the 1940s,Continue reading "Fifi."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146782

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Walt Disney’s Bambi: Adapted from the Novel by Felix Salten.

[Disney, Walt]

Walt Disney’s Bambi: Adapted from the Novel by Felix Salten.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1941.

First edition of this storybook version of Disney’s classic. Slim folio, original pictorial paper boards, illustrated throughout. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Uncommon in this condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-133151

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Walt Disney’s Bambi: Adapted from the Novel by Felix Salten.

[Disney, Walt]

Walt Disney’s Bambi: Adapted from the Novel by Felix Salten.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1941.

First edition of this storybook version of Disney’s classic. Slim folio, original pictorial paper boards, illustrated throughout. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small closed tears, bookplate.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-146454

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I Go By Sea, I Go By Land.

Travers, P.L

I Go By Sea, I Go By Land.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1941.

First edition of this classic work, a fictional diary of Sabrina Lind, an eleven-year-old English girl who is sent on the long voyage across the sea to her aunt in America. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “K. Jean Bourne, P.L.Continue reading "I Go By Sea, I Go By Land."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-103991

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Babar et le Père Noël.

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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The Little House.

Burton, Virginia Lee

The Little House.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1942.

First edition of one of the rarest and most sought after children’s classics. Oblong quarto, original blue cloth. Near fine in an excellent unrestored dust jacket that shows a small chip to the crown of the spine and some light wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example.

$8,000.00

Item Number: RRB-2325

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Drawn and Quartered.

Addams, Charles. [Chas Addams]

Drawn and Quartered.

New York : Random House, 1942.

First edition of this classic collection of Addams’ cartoons. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a good price-clipped dust jacket. Foreword by Boris Karloff. Uncommon in this condition.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-147269

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The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story.

Dahl, Roald [Walt Disney]

The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story.

New York : Random House, 1943.

First edition of Dahl’s rare first book, with 14 vibrant full-page illustrations by Walt Disney Productions. Quarto, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, “To Tim xxx from Roald Dahl 19/6/43 There should be a bowler hat and a tail.” Dahl has addedContinue reading "The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-73076

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The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story.

Dahl, Roald [Walt Disney]

The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story.

New York : Random House, 1943.

First edition of Dahl’s rare first book, with 14 vibrant full-page illustrations by Walt Disney Productions. Quarto, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Walt Disney on the half-title page, “To Joan With Best Wishes Walt Disney.” In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the HarcourtContinue reading "The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story."

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-103458

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The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story.

Dahl, Roald; Walt Disney [Bill Justice]

The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story.

New York : Random House, 1943.

First edition of Dahl’s rare first book, with 14 vibrant full-page illustrations by Walt Disney Productions. Quarto, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Disney animator Bill Justice on the half-title page with a large drawing of a Gremlin, “Sorry Ray That’s a lousy Gremlin Bill Justice.” Justice joined Walt Disney Studios asContinue reading "The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-111721

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The Little Prince.

Saint-Exupery, Antoine de; Translated by Katherine Woods

The Little Prince.

New York : Reynal and Hitchcock, 1943.

First edition of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s masterpiece, which precedes the first edition in French. Translated from the French by Katherine Woods. Small quarto, bound in full modern full pictorial brown morocco with inlay tooling to the front panel by the Harcourt Bindery, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated by the author. In fine condition. A stunning example.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151028

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