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Nibble Nibble Mousekin: A Tale of Hansel and Gretel.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1962.

First edition of Anglund’s beloved children’s classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper with an orig...

$400.00 Item Number: RRB-123646

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Rosen, Michael. Illustrated by Chris Fisher

Arabian Frights and Other Gories.

London: Scholastic Children's Books, 1994.

First edition of Michael Rosen’s children’s classic. Octavo, original pictorial boards. Signed and dated by the author on the verso of the half-title page, “Aug 15 2004 Michael Rosen...

$400.00 Item Number: RRB-88126

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Lowry, Lois

Number The Stars.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

First 25th Anniversary edition of Lowry’s first Newbery Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “With best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fi...

$400.00 Item Number: RRB-142577

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Johnson, Crockett

Harold’s Circus: An Astounding, Colossal, Purple Crayon Event!

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959.

First edition of the fifth book in the author’s beloved series. 16mo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Scarce.

$400.00 Item Number: RRB-101254

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Waters, Alice with Bob Carrau and Patricia Curtan

Fanny at Chez Panisse: A Child’s Restaurant Adventures With 46 Recipes.

New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1992.

First edition of this children’s book by the creator of Chez Panisse. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on th...

$400.00 Item Number: RRB-145492

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Cleary, Beverly

First edition of the story of Maggie Schultz, an eight-year-old girl who refuses to learn cursive. Octavo, original boards. Illustrated by Kay Life. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper in...

$400.00 Item Number: RRB-118045

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Raskin, Ellen

Figgs and Phantoms.

New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1974.

First edition of the author’s Newbery Honor book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Norine – My...

$400.00 Item Number: RRB-96261

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Brothers Mayhew

The Magic of Kindness; Or, The Wondrous Story of the Good Huan.

London: Darton and Co, c. 1849.

First edition of this classic tale with illustrations by George Cruikshank. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments wi...

$400.00 Item Number: RRB-115662

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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.

$400.00 Item Number: RRB-136341

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Rosen, Michael

Michael Rosen Collection.

London: Various Publishers, 1986-2008.

Collection of first editions by children’s book author Michael Rosen. Quarto, three volumes. The collection includes a first edition of Dear Mother Goose (London: Walker Books, 2008), a first ed...

$400.00 Item Number: RRB-118056

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Whyte, Michael

Great Comic Cats.

San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2001.

Signed limited edition of this work, one of 100 numbered and signed copies, this is number 10 signed by Michael Whyte. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated.

$400.00 Item Number: RRB-127182

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Milne, A.A.; Music by H. Fraser-Simson

Christopher Robin Songbooks: Teddy Bear & Other Songs From When We Were Very Young, Songs From Now We Are Six, More Very Young Songs.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1926-1928.

First edition set of songbooks from Milne’s Christopher Robin and Pooh series. Quarto, 3 volumes, original tan half cloth, illustrated with decorations by E. H. Shepard. In near fine condition w...

$400.00 Item Number: RRB-146005

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Taylor, Mildred D

Let the Circle Be Unbroken: Sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

New York: The Dial Press, 1981.

First edition of this sequel to the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “To Betsy, My be...

$375.00 Item Number: RRB-123733

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Warburg, Sandol Stoddard. Illustrated by Jacqueline Chwast

I Like You.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965.

First edition of Warburg’s children’s classic. 16mo, original illustrated boards, illustrated by Jacqueline Chwast. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Ownership inscription.

$375.00 Item Number: RRB-124540

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Blume, Judy

Fudge-A-Mania.

New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1990.

First edition of this work in the author’s classic Fudge series. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Linda Love, Judy Bl...

$375.00 Item Number: RRB-144223

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Ford, Lauren

The Little Book About God.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1934.

First edition of this charming beautifully illustrated book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper with a original drawing, “For Marc...

$375.00 Item Number: RRB-147745

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Clearly, Beverly

Ramona Forever.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1984.

First edition of the seventh book in the Ramona Quimby series. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Alan Tiegreen. Laid in is a notecard signed by Beverly Cleary on her Ramona postcard. Very go...

$375.00 Item Number: RRB-150876

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Updike, John

A Child’s Calendar.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.

First edition. Octavo, original red cloth. Signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkert on the half title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$375.00 Item Number: RRB-5035

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Briggs, Raymond

Gentleman Jim.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1980.

First edition of Briggs’ somber look into the daily struggles of the working class. Folio, original illustrated boards. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “Raymond...

$375.00 Item Number: RRB-92540

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Williams, Kit

Masquerade.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1979.

First edition of this bestelling interactive picture book that had sparked a real life treasure hunt. Imperial octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout by the author. In near fine.

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-147950

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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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Rosen, Michael

Under the Bed: The Bedtime Book.

London: Walker Books, 1986.

First edition of Michael Rosen’s charming book of bedtime stories, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by Michael Rosen on the dedication page, “Mi...

$350.00 Item Number: RRB-88122

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Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]

Happy Birthday To You!

New York: Random House, 1959.

First edition, later printing of Seuss’s whimsical birthday book, with the printer’s error on page 34 corrected. Quarto, original glossy pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated....

$300.00 Item Number: RRB-144618

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Potok, Chaim

The Promise.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969.

First edition of the author’s sequel to The Chosen. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Hugh and Marilyn Nissenson,...

$300.00 Item Number: RRB-79898

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Rare Children's Books & First Edition Children's Books for Sale Onine

Nibble Nibble Mousekin: A Tale of Hansel and Gretel.

Arabian Frights and Other Gories.

Number The Stars.

Harold’s Circus: An Astounding, Colossal, Purple Crayon Event!

Fanny at Chez Panisse: A Child’s Restaurant Adventures With 46 Recipes.

Muggie Maggie.

Figgs and Phantoms.

The Magic of Kindness; Or, The Wondrous Story of the Good Huan.

Mr. Mixie Dough.

Michael Rosen Collection.

Great Comic Cats.

Christopher Robin Songbooks: Teddy Bear & Other Songs From When We Were Very Young, Songs From Now We Are Six, More Very Young Songs.

Let the Circle Be Unbroken: Sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

I Like You.

Fudge-A-Mania.

The Little Book About God.

Ramona Forever.

A Child’s Calendar.

Gentleman Jim.

Masquerade.

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

Under the Bed: The Bedtime Book.

Happy Birthday To You!

The Promise.