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[CRANE, Walter]. A Gaping-wide-mouth Waddling Frog. [London: George Routledge and Sons (ca. 1880)]. 8vo, 8pp. Color pictorial paper wrappers. Color illustrations on every page. Lightly rubbed and soiled, some light interior hand-soiling, a tad foxed at fore-edge, else an unusually clean, bright copy of this scarce and fragile book.
Early printing being issued around 1880 based on the ads on the rear. One of the first "Sixpenny Toy Books" illustrated by Walter Crane for George Routledge and printed by the influential engraver Edmund Evans. Crane's striking illustrations bring out the humor of this delightfully absurd nursery rhyme.

VAN ALLSBURG, Chris. The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. Oblong 4to, [32]pp. White speckled cloth with spine stamped in gold foil and front decoratively stamped in blind. Black endpapers; b&w illustrations on every other page. Spine ends a tad rubbed, else a fine copy in original pictorial dust jacket (spine slightly sunned, slight wear to upper edge, upper spine fold, and spine ends). With an illustrated bookplate, signed by two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Van Allsburg, laid in.
First edition. 1980 Caldecott Honor Book! Two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Van Allsburg's first book! When young Alan Mitz agrees to look after Miss Hester's dog Fritz, he doesn't know the adventures he will find when he chases after Fritz into the garden of the retired magician, Abdul Gasazi. Filled with humor and magic, this first book by Van Allsburg introduced his spectacular talent for half-tone illustrations with unusual perspectives and breathtaking use of light and dark.

Promotional poster celebrating the 2012 publication of Holly Hobbie's picture book Gem. Measuring 17" x 22".

LEE, Mackenzi The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. [NY]: HarperCollins [2017]. 8vo, [x] 513pp. Black boards with spine stamped in yellow. Double-page map in black, white and gray. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author, Mackenzi Lee.
First edition. The first book in Mackenzi Lee's NY Times bestselling Montague Siblings series. A young bisexual British lord embarks on an unforgettable Grand Tour of Europe with his best friend/secret crush. An 18th-century romantic adventure for the modern age!

CRUIKSHANK, George. George Cruikshank's Fairy Library. Puss in Boots. Hop O' My Thumb. Jack & the Bean-stalk. Cinderella. London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge (ca. 1864). 8vo, [143]pp: Title followed by 4 separately paginated volumes bound together: Puss in Boots 40pp; Hop O' My Thumb [iv] 30pp; Jack & the Beanstalk [ii] 32pp; Cinderella; [ii] 31pp. Red cloth pictorially stamped in gilt and blind. Cream endpapers; 24 b&w plates. Corners and spine ends lightly rubbed, two small indentations on foredge of rear cover (probably from having been strapped together with other volumes), slight soiling to covers, slight traces of handsoiling to a few leaves, else a clean, tight copy. Inscribed by the artist, George Cruikshank!
First edition, being a bind-up of four previously published fairy tales which were issued individually, each with its own green cardboard cover. A wonderful bind-up of some of Cruikshank's most joyful and exuberant work, featuring four classic fairy tales originally issued individually.… Leer más

D'AULAIRE, Ingri and Edgar Parin. George Washington. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran and Co, 1936. 4to, [56]pp. Navy cloth spine with color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; 13 full-page and numerous smaller color illustrations lithographed on stone in five colors, plus 13 full-page and numerous small b&w illustrations, all from stone lithographs. Upper and lower edges of boards a bit worn, a few tiny scratches to covers, else a clean, tight copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (heavily worn with several large closed tears and some chipping).
First edition. The simple and inauspicious tale of the life of George Washington, a backwoods Virginia boy destined to become the Father of His Country. A meticulously researched picture book biography, which was created as the d'Aulaire's hiked and camped all over Virginia to imbue their book with Washington's spirit, the book is notable for eschewing such cliché's as the Cherry Tree myth. The d'Aulaire's gorgeous stone lithographs vibrantly… Leer más

A promotional poster celebrating the 2007 release of Ghost Ship by Mary Higgins Clark, illustrated by Wendell Minor. Signed by Wendell Minor and Mary Higgins Clark. Measuring 22" x 18".

BARNHILL, Kelly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon. [Chapel Hill]: Algonquin Young Readers, 2016. 8vo, [x] 388pp. Red boards with spine stamped in gold and front in blind. Black endpapers. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (no medal affixed). Signed by the author, Newbery Medalist Kelly Barnhill, with the sentiment, "The heart is infinite" – the realization of the book's heroine.
First edition. 2017 Newbery Medal Winner! The epic fantasy of young Luna, a girl raised by witch named Xan, a swamp monster named Glerk, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon named Fyrian, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her. A perfectly enchanting tale of the power of magic, love, and family.

Promotional poster for the release of Steven Kellogg's book Give the Dog a Bone from 2000. Measuring 23.5" x 16.5"

FROUD, Brian. Goblins of the Labyrinth. Invented and Illuminated by Brian Froud. Captured and Catalogued by Terry Jones. [London]: Pavilion [1985]. 4to, [vi] 137pp. Tan quarter-cloth stamped in gold, with textured brown boards. Brown endpapers; color illustrations throughout. Spine ends a tad rubbed, front hinge exposed but still strong, else a clean, tight copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (spine lightly sunned with ends a tad rubbed). Signed by the artist, Brian Froud, with a two-inch drawing of a goblin, and with a bookplate signed author and Monty Python alum, Terry Jones, laid-in.
First edition, UK issue. This book of the grotesque creatures who love to torment unsuspecting humans features detailed illustrations and humorous tales depicting the goblins' mind and spirit. A wonderful companion to the 1986 film starring David Bowie, this is a gorgeously illustrated Who's Who of the goblin world.

MEBUS, Scott. Gods of Manhattan. [NY]: Dutton Children's Books [2008]. 8vo, [viii] 342pp. Blue boards with spine stamped in gold. Four-page, fold-out, full-color map frontispiece. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and dated the year of publication by the author, Scott Mebus.
First edition, having the fold-out four-page full color map. 13-year-old New Yorker Rory Hennessy can see things no one else can. When a magician's trick opens his eyes to Mannahatta, Rory finds an amazing spirit city coexisting alongside modern-day Manhattan. A place where Indian sachems, warrior cockroaches, and papier-mache' children live, ruled by the immortal Gods of Manhattan – including Babe Ruth, Alexander Hamilton, Dorothy Parker, and Peter Stuyvesant. But Rory's power brings enemies determined to stop him from helping Mannahatta's greatest wrong! The first of the power Gods of Manhattan Trilogy.

POGANY, Elaine. The Golden Cockerel. From the original Russian Fairy Tale of Alexander Pushkin. With pictures by Willy Pogány. NY: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1938. 4to, [48]pp. Red cloth pictorially stamped in gilt. Pictorial endpapers; 12 full-page, full color illustrations and 20 b&w drawings. Lower corners worn, other corners and spine ends lightly so, paper slightly yellowed with age, else a clean, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (some chips and wear at edges).First edition. A war-weary king strikes a bargain with a wizard and his supernatural bird in this enchanting fable from old Russia. Elaine Pogány's adaptation of the beloved story by Alexander Pushkin sweeps readers of all ages into a lively tale that unfolds against a colorful panorama of palaces and forests populated by princesses, peasants, and soldiers. This classic work receives a stunning artistic treatment from one of the masters of book illustration, Willy Pogány, whose evocative pictures adorn many of the pages.

PULLMAN, Philip. The Golden Compass. His Dark Materials, Book One. NY: Alfred A. Knopf [1996]. 8vo, [x] 403pp. Navy cloth spine stamped in gold, with navy boards. Heel of spine a tad rubbed, else a fine, bright copy in the original color pictorial d.w. (slightest wear at heel of spine panel). Signed by the author, Philip Pullman.
First edition. Lyra Belacqua and her daemon, Pantalaimon, set out to stop her mother C who she hardly knows C from using her best friend and other kidnapped children from being used in a horrible experiment. Along the way she is assisted by witch clans, gyptians, and the great armoured bear, Iorek Byrnison. Winner of Britain's coveted Carnegie Medal for the finest children's novel of the year, this is the powerful, stunningly original first volume in Pullman's award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy C a work already being compared to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings as one of the greatest works of fantasy.

BROOKE, L[eonard] Leslie. The Golden Goose Book. Being the Stories of The Golden Goose, The Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, Tom Thumb. With Numerous Drawings in Colour and Black-and-White by L. Leslie Brooke. London: Frederick Warne and Co., LTD. (1925). 8vo, 100pp. Light green cloth stamped in red, green, and gilt. Pictorial endpapers; 32 color plates and numerous b&w illustrations throughout. Minute rubbing around edges, slight sunning to spine, else a remarkably bright, clean copy, in publisher's original pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped, sunning to spine and around edges). Scarce in this amazing condition.
Early printing circa 1925. A beautiful collection of classic nursery tales including The Golden Goose, the Three Bears and the Three Little Pigs, all stunningly illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.

A promotional poster created to celebrate the release of Mo Willem's Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs in 2012. Measuring 22" x 17".

Promotional poster celebrating the 1987 publication of Jan Brett's retold and illustrated edition of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The poster measures 24" x 17.5".

BROWN, Margaret Wise. Good Day, Good Night. Pictures by Loren Long. [NY]: HarperCollins [2017]. Oblong 8vo, [32]pp. Color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on every page. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the artist, Loren Long, with a small drawing of a rabbit.
First edition. This never-before-published picture book by the author of Goodnight Moon is brought to wonderful life by NY Times best-selling illustrator Loren Long. When the sun comes up and the day begins, the little bunny says good day to all the familiar things outside. To the birds in the skies and the bees in their hives, to everything one by one. And as the sun starts to set, it's time for the little bunny to say goodnight.

A promotional poster for the 2009 publication of Good Luck Bear by Greg Foley. Measuring 17" x 14".

CHIN, Jason. Grand Canyon. [NY]: Roaring Brook [2017]. 4to, [44]pp. Color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on every page including one gate fold spread. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket. Signed by the author/artist, Caldecott Honor artist Jason Chin.
First edition. 2018 Caldecott Honor Book! Follow a father and daughter as they make their way through the cavernous wonder, discovering life both present and past. Weave in and out of time as perfectly placed die cuts show you that a fossil today was a creature much long ago, perhaps in a totally different environment. Complete with a spectacular double gatefold, an intricate map and extensive back matter.

[McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS]. The Great American Menagerie. [NY, McLoughlin Brothers] (ca. 1895). 4to, [16]pp. Red cloth spine with color pictorial boards. One two-page and seven full-page color chromolithographs and smaller chromolithographs on all other pages. Edges worn, bottom inch-and-a-half of front cover somewhat stained, upper inch lightly so, some internal evidence of pages having stuck together at some point, as often happened with these books printed with such heavy color inks. Nonetheless, an internally clean, bright copy of this rare book.
Late 19th Century Circus Book. A wonder-filled picture book journey through a late 19th century circus, highlighted by beautifully printed chromolithographic plates showing the excitement and humor of a circus visit. A source we could not verify attributed this book's authorship to a William J. Rigney. Stunningly produced by the McLoughlin Brothers publishers, a pioneering firm in color printed children's books, this charming book opens a window into the… Leer más