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London : Bloombsbury, 2000.
First edition of Rowling’s fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Giles Greenfield. Cover design by Richard Horne.
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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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New York : Atheneum, 1975.
First edition of the the fourth volume in the author’s acclaimed “Dark Is Rising” series and Newberry award winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Mary with best regards and many thanks -Susan 1978.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration byContinue reading "The Grey King."
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London : A Centum Book, 2018.
First illustrated edition of the sequel to Mary Poppins. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor Lin-Manuel Miranda on the front free endpaper. Miranda starred alongside Emily Blunt in the sequel Mary Poppins Returns to the 1964 film Mary Poppins, and stars Emily Blunt asContinue reading "Mary Poppins Returns."
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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.
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Cambridge, MA : The Riverside Press, 1947.
First edition of this classic retelling of Robin Hood. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation, inscribed by Virginia Lee Burton, “Greetings to the ‘Caner’ from Virginia Lee Burton.” Near fine in the original dust jacket with some wear and tear.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1927.
First edition of the third book in Milne’s beloved Pooh series. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt decorations to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with decorations by Ernest Shepard. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Gift inscription to the front free endpaper.
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New York : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 1997.
Signed limited edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original publisher’s maroon cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by Wesley Dennis. One of two hundred and fifty numbered copies signed by the author, this is number 77. Fine in the original publisher’s matching slipcase which is in fineContinue reading "Misty of Chincoteague."
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London : Macmillan and Co., Ltd, 1896.
First edition of Kipling’s collection of soldier tales. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and pictorial gilt tooling to the spine and front panel, gilt ruled, all edges gilt, frontispiece with tissue guard, illustrated with engravings. In near fine condition with a touch of wear to the crown of the spine. Housed in a customContinue reading "Soldier Tales."
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London : Hamish Hamilton, 1977.
First edition of illustrator Raymond Briggs’ classic work. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers. Signed and dated by the author on the verso of the front free endpaper, “Raymond Briggs 21 April 1981.” In near fine condition.
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New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2025.
Signed limited first edition of this landmark deluxe anniversary volume celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of Peanuts. Rectangular quarto, pictorial boards and endpapers, illustrated with over 700 iconic comic strips and related ephemera, with included bonus items of eight ready-to-frame prints, eight postcards, vinyl decals, an iron-on patch, and a full-color comic book. Boldly signed and datedContinue reading "The Essential Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz: The Greatest Comic Strip of All Time."
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1978.
First edition of the author’s classic first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “June 1979 for Valera, with best wishes on these Kansas bright summer days – Gregory Maguire.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Suzanne Haldane.
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New York : Thomas Crowell, 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. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by Fred Marcellino.
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London : Macmillan, 1897.
First edition of Kipling’s richly detailed tale of American deep-sea fishing, with frontispiece and 21 illustrations by I.W. Taber. Octavo, original blue cloth elegantly stamped in gilt. In near fine condition with light shelfwear. Pictorial bookplate of L.A. Shilcof to the pastedown. A sharp example.
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New York : Random House, 1968.
First American edition of this charming children’s story; from the library of Maurice Sendak, although not marked. Folio, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. In near fine condition. Translated from the French by Merle Haas. Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, is often hailed as “the Picasso of children’s books.” He hasContinue reading "Babar and His Children."
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965.
First edition, later printing of this classic work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author with a drawing of a crocodile on the title page, “For Daniel Bernard Waber.” Fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
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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.
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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."
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908.
First American edition of Grahame’s beloved children’s novel which preceded the English edition by only four days, with Scribner’s seal on the copyright page. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece by W. Grahame Robertson. In good condition.
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