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Barrie, J.M. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.

London : Hodder & Stoughton Limited, n.d.

New edition of Rackham’s highly-sought-after masterpiece, which established his reputation as one of England’s premier illustrators. Quarto, original publisher’s green cloth elaborately decorated in gilt, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 50 mounted color plates complete with captioned tissue guards including frontispiece. Association copy, signed by author J.M. Barrie on the verso of the front freeContinue reading "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens."

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$18,000.00
Item Number: RRB-142267
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Our Charley, and What to Do With Him.

Boston : Phillips, Sampson & Company, 1858.

First edition of this classic novella by the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 12mo, original publisher’s cloth elaborately stamped in blind with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, illustrated, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece. In very good condition.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-142502
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Roosevelt, Eleanor [Mrs. Franklin D, Roosevelt]

A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty.

New York : Dodge Publishing Company, 1935.

Rare second large printing of this early work by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-142053
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Rosen, Michael; Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.

London : Walker Books, 1989.

First edition of this modern children’s classic. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “hello! Michael Rosen.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. With the original ticket of the appearance of Rosen laid in. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Rare and desirable signed.

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-142057
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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. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition.

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$7,800.00
Item Number: RRB-142030
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Travers, P.L. [Dick Van Dyke]

Mary Poppins.

New York : Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1997.

Signed limited edition of this children’s classic, one of 100 numbered copies, this is number 37. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Mary Shepard. In fine condition. Additionally signed “God bless! Dick Van Dyke” on the front free endpaper, who starred in the 1964 film adaptation. A unique example.

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$5,800.00
Item Number: RRB-142005
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Ford, Julia Ellsworth

Imagina.

New York : E. P. Dutton & Company, 1923.

Second edition of Ford’s melancholic children’s tale. Quarto, original cloth, with illustrations in color by Arthur Rackham and Lauren Ford. Very good in the original dust jacket which shows significant wear.

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$95.00
Item Number: RRB-142358
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DiTerlizzi, Tony and Holly Black

The Spiderwick Chronicles Complete Set [The Field Guide, The Seeing Stone, Lucinda’s Secret, The Ironwood Tree, The Wrath of Mulgarath; The Care and Feeding of Sprites; Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You; The Spiderwick Chronicles: Notebook for Fantastical Observations].

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003-2009.

First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed series, basis for the 2008 film starring Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker and Sarah Bolger, with Nick Nolte, Seth Rogen, and Martin Short in voice roles.  Octavo, 5 volumes, original illustrated boards. Each volume is signed by each author on the title page. In fine condition.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-141589
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Sendak, Maurice

Hector Protector and As I Went Over the Water: Two Nursery Rhymes.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965.

First edition. Oblong quarto, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Willie Merry Christmas! Maurice Sendak Nov. ’87.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-141293
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Porter, Eleanor H. [Hayley Mills]

Pollyanna.

Boston : L.C. Page & Company, 1913.

First edition of Eleanor H. Porter’s classic of children’s literature. Octavo, original cloth, engraved frontispiece, illustrated by Stockton Mulford. Inscribed by actress Hayley Mills. Mills starred in the 1960 movie adaptation Pollyanna, alongside Jane Wyman, Karl Malden, and Richard Egan in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town. TheContinue reading "Pollyanna."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-138834
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Carle, Eric

The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Cleveland : World Publishing, 1969.

First edition, first printing of Carle’s most recognizable work (with the complete number line 1-5 on the copyright page and A3450 on the rear board). Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards. Fine in a very good dust jacket price-clipped dust jacket.

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-140979
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Cleary, Beverly

Dear Mr. Henshaw.

New York : William Morrow, 1983.

First edition of the author’s Newbery Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Signed by Beverly Cleary on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$800.00
Item Number: RRB-140935
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Falconer, Ian

Olivia.

New York : Atheneum Books, 2000.

First edition, early printing of the author’s first book. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, ” To Helen, a book lover! From Ian Falconer.” Fine in a fine dust jacket, bookplate to the front free endpaper.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-140970
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Thompson, Kay; Illustrated by Hilary Knight

Eloise in Paris.

New York : Simon & Schuster, Inc, 1957.

First edition of the second book in Kay Thompson’s cherished Eloise series. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout by Hilary Knight. Signed by the illustrator on the front free endpaper, “Hilary Knight and ME! ELOISE.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-140791
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Disney, Walt; Ward Greene [Bill Justice]

Lady and the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1953.

First edition of Lady and the Tramp, boldly signed by Walt Disney, Bill Justice and four of Disney’s nine old men: Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Eric Larson, and Woolie Reitherman. Octavo, original cloth, with charming illustrations by Joe G. Rinaldi. Signed by Walt Disney on the title page in crayon and on the front free endpaperContinue reading "Lady and the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-140785
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Falconer, Ian

Olivia, Olivia Saves the Circus, Olivia Forms a Band, Olivia Helps With Christmas.

New York : Atheneum, 2000-2006.

First editions of each of these four Olivia books. Quarto, original pictorial paper boards, pictorial endpapers. The set comprises of Olivia, Olivia Saves the Circus, Olivia Forms A Band, and Olivia Helps With Christmas. Each copy is signed by the author on the title page, “From Olivia! and Ian Falconer.” Each book is fine inContinue reading "Olivia, Olivia Saves the Circus, Olivia Forms a Band, Olivia Helps With Christmas."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-140778
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Gaiman, Neil

American Gods.

New York : William Morrow, 2001.

First edition, early printing of Gaiman’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Neil Gaiman on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Russell Gordon.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-141802
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Tesnohlidek, Rudolf. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

The Cunning Little Vixen.

New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1985.

First edition of Rudolf Tesnohlidek’s classic Czech tale, translated into English and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Presentation copy, inscribed by the illustrator on the half-title page, “For Nicholas Robertson Maurice Sendak.” Translated by Tatiana Firkusny, Maritza Morgan, and Robert T. Jones. Afterword by Robert T. Jones. Near fineContinue reading "The Cunning Little Vixen."

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-140351
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Sendak, Maurice

In the Night Kitchen.

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, 1970.

First edition of Sendak’s classic work. Quarto, original cloth with illustrated paper cover label, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Nicholas Robertson Maurice Sendak Dec. 85.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-140617
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Schulz, Charles M

The Charlie Brown Dictionary.

New York 1973.

Complete set of The Charlie Brown Dictionary, volume one inscribed by Charles M. Schulz. Octavo, 7 volumes. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in volume one on the half-title page, “For Steve- Best wishes Charles M. Schulz.” In near fine condition.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-140262
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Carroll, Lewis; Illustrated by Barry Moser

Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There.

Berkely : Published by the University of California Press, 1983.

First Pennyroyal Press edition of Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated by Barry Moser. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-140106
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Pohrt, Tom

Coyote Goes Walking.

New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1995.

First edition of Pohrt’s wonderfully illustrated retelling of four of the adventures of the classic mythical creature. Oblong quarto, original half cloth, illustrated by the author. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$65.00
Item Number: RRB-140125
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[Hughes, Thomas]

Tom Brown’s School-Days.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1897.

Finely bound example of the author’s popular and influential work. Octavo, bound in three quarters crushed levant morocco by Morrell, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated. In very good condition.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-139643
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Paterson, Katherine

The Great Gilly Hopkins.

New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 1978.

First edition of this realistic children’s novel, which was ranked number 63 among all-time children’s novels in a survey published by School Library Journal. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Katherine Paterson on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Fred Marcellino.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-140766
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Kipling, Rudyard

“Thy Servant A Dog” Told by Boots.

New York : Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1930.

First edition of Kipling’s beloved children’s classic, as told by Boots the dog. Octavo, rebound in new boards with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, illustrated by Marguerite Kirmse, frontispiece. Near fine in a custom slipcase.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-123470
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Henty, George Alfred

A Woman of the Commune: A Tale of Two Sieges of Paris.

London : F. V. White & Co, 1895.

First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In near fine condition. Uncommon in this condition.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-122360
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Kipling, Rudyard

The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. [Fore-edge Painting].

London : Macmillan, 1978.

Finely bound edition of both volumes of The Jungle Book, with an exceptional fore-edge painting. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, all edges gilt, engraved frontispiece with tissue guard present. Illustrated by J. L. Kipling, W.H. Drake and P. Frenzeny. In near fine condition. Rare andContinue reading "The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. [Fore-edge Painting]."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-139448
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Sendak, Maurice and James Marshall

Swine Lake.

New York : Michael Di Capua Books/ Harper Collins Publishers, 1999.

First edition of this work by the award-winning artist. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Maurice Sendak on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-50011
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Rowling, J.K.; Illustrated by Mary Grandpre

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

New York : Scholastic Press, 1998.

First American edition, first printing of the first book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Mary Grandpre. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the second title page. Additionally signed twice by illustrator Mary Grandpre, on the title page and on the rear dust jacket flap. Fine in a fine dustContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-139502
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Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel]

Oh Say, Can You Say? “Oh my brothers! Oh my sisters! These are Terrible Tongue Twisters!”

New York : Random House, 1979.

First edition of this book of tongue twisters by Dr. Seuss. Octavo, original laminated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. In very good condition, without dust jacket as issued.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-139022
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Roosevelt, Eleanor [Mrs. Franklin D, Roosevelt]

A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty.

New York : Dodge Publishing Company, 1935.

First edition of this early work by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Sara with love from her Grandma Eleanor Roosevelt Xmas 1935.” The recipient, Sara Delano Roosevelt was the first daughter of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s first son James RooseveltContinue reading "A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty."

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$6,800.00
Item Number: RRB-139001
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Thompson, Kay. Illustrated by Hilary Knight

Eloise; Eloise in Paris; Eloise at Christmastime; Eloise in Moscow.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1955-1959.

First editions of the four classic books in Kay Thompson’s beloved Eloise series. Quarto, four volumes, original boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by Hilary Knight. Each volume is near fine in a very good to near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by Asprey. An exceptional set.

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-138622
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Lowry, Lois

Gathering Blue.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.

First edition of this work by the Newbury Award-winning novelist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “With best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kathy Black.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-139213
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Travers, P.L.. Adapted by Kathy McCullough. Screenplay by David Magee. [Angela Lansbury]

Mary Poppins Returns.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Disney Enterprises, Inc., 2018.

First edition, early printing of the deluxe novelization of the 2018 American musical fantasy film starring Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated with color photographs from the film. Signed by Angela Lansbury opposite the title page. Lansbury played played the role of the Balloon Lady, a kindly old woman who sellsContinue reading "Mary Poppins Returns."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-138522
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Silverstein, Shel

Uncle Shelby’s Story of Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963.

First edition of the first children’s book which started Silverstein’s incomparable career. Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed on the half-title page by the author who has added a drawing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. We have never seen another signed example.

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-138198
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Dahl, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Matilda.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1988.

First British edition of Dahl’s popular story of a young girl, her genius, and her indifferent parents. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl and illustrator Quentin Blake on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Rare and desirable signed by both Dahl and Blake.

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$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-138289
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Henty, George Alfred [G.A.]

The Dash For Khartoum: A Tale of The Nile Expedition.

London : Blackie & Son, Limited, 1892.

First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale of the Nile Expedition. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with ten illustrations by Joseph Nash, R.I. and John Schonberg. In good condition.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-123068
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Jewett, Sarah Orne

Betty Leicester: A Story For Girls.

Boston and New York : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1889.

First edition of the author’s classic story for girls. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Sarah O. Jewett 1899.” In near fine condition.

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$950.00
Item Number: RRB-138148
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Porter, Eleanor H

Pollyanna.

Boston : L.C. Page & Company, 1913.

First edition of Eleanor H. Porter’s classic of children’s literature. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled endpapers, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, engraved frontispiece, illustrated by Stockton Mulford. In near fine condition. First editions are uncommon.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-136742
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Krauss, Ruth; Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

I Want To Paint My Bathroom Blue.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, .

First edition of the re-issue of this early illustrated work by Maurice Sendak. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Maurice Sendak on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-137488
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Roosevelt, Eleanor [Mrs. Franklin]

A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty.

New York : Dodge Publishing, 1935.

First edition of this early work by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Quarto, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bill from his loving grandmere who is also the author Eleanor Roosevelt Xmas 1935.” The recipient was Roosevelt’s grandson William Donner Roosevelt, son of Elliot Roosevelt and grandson ofContinue reading "A Trip to Washington with Bobby and Betty."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-7296
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Kerr, Judith

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.

New York : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1972.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by the author. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-137100
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Meriwether, Louise [Rosa Parks]

Don’t Ride the Bus on Monday: The Rosa Parks Story.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1973.

First edition of this children’s book, which tells the The Rosa Parks story. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by David Scott Brown. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some wear and tear.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-137547
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Paterson, Katherine

Bridge To Terabithia.

New York : Thomas Crowell, 1977.

Early printing of the author’s first Newbery-Award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Donna Diamond. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Karen, Katherine Paterson 1/29/92.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-137988
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Bemelmans, Ludwig

Madeline In London.

New York : The Viking Press, 1961.

First edition of the final book in the Madeline series published in Bemelmans lifetime. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Ludwig Bemelmans on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and in this condition.

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-136987
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Smith, Harriet Lummis. Illustrated by Weston Taylor

Pollyanna of the Orange Blossoms.

Boston : L. C. Page & Company, 1924.

First edition of the third book in Smith’s beloved Pollyanna series. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth lettered in gilt, pictorial onlay to the front panel, illustrated by Weston Taylor. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, scarce in the original dust jacket.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-137089
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Grant, Vernon

Mr. Mixie Dough.

Racine, Washington : Whitman Publishing Company, 1934.

First edition of Grant’s children’s classic. Quarto, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 16 full-page illustrations. In very good condition. Rare.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-136341
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Montgomery, L. M

Anne of the Island.

Boston : The Page Company, 1915.

First edition, first printing of the third title in Montgomery’s beloved Anne of Green Gables series with all first issue points including stated first impression on copyright page, 1915 date in roman numerals on title page. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece and mounted cover illustration in color by H. Weston Taylor, 16Continue reading "Anne of the Island."

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$7,800.00
Item Number: RRB-135042
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