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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."

$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.

$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.

$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.

$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.

$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.

$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.

$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.

$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.

$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]."

$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.

$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."

$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.

$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."

$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.

$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.

$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."

$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.

$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.

$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.

$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.

$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.

$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.

$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."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-7296

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