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"If my bed grew wings I would fly to a thick forest where there was an old broken-down castle that no one knew about, hidden in trees": First edition of Michael Rosen's Under the Bed: The Bedtime Book; Inscribed by him
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, "Michael Rosen was here 23 Aug 89." In near fine condition.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 88122
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"Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime": First edition of Walt Disney's Bambi; signed by Walt Disney
DISNEY, Walt. [Felix Salten].
Walt Disney’s Bambi: Adapted From the Novel by Felix Salten.
London: Collins, n.d..
First English edition of the storybook version of Disney’s classic film. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Walt Disney on the half-title page. In very good condition. Ownership inscription. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 138422
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"This is quite an occasion. It isn't often that a Prince is born in the forest": First Big Golden Book edition of Walt Disney's Bambi; inscribed by Walt Disney
DISNEY, Walt.
Walt Disney’s Bambi: Based on the Original Story by Felix Salten.
New York: Golden Press, 1949.
First Big Golden Book edition of Melvin Shaw's storybook adaptation of the classic Walt Disney motion picture, Bambi. Quarto, original laminated pictorial boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Walt Disney opposite the title page, "To John Michael With Best Wishes Walt Disney." In very good condition. Scarce and desirable signed by Disney.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 128435
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"In no time at all she was princess of the land. And she and her husband, the charming Prince, rode to their palace in a golden coach to live happily ever after!": First Edition of Walt Disney's Cinderella; Signed by Him
DISNEY, Walt.
Walt Disney’s Cinderella.
Stuttgart: Bluchert-Verlag, 1951.
First German edition of the classic retelling of one of the most celebrated Disney films. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Walt Disney on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Laid in is a business card of the publisher with a note referencing this was signed in 1953. Rare and desirable signed by Walt Disney.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 106556
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First Edition of Walt Disney's Fantasia; Inscribed by Walt Disney
DISNEY, Walt; Deems Taylor .
Walt Disney’s Fantasia. With a Foreword by Leopold Stokowski.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940.
First edition of the lavishly illustrated companion volume to Disney’s animated musical masterpiece. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 16 mounted color plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by Walt Disney on the title page, "To Robert Fraser from Walt Disney B.A. 1941." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $8,000.00 Item Number: 122482
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Rare First Edition Little Golden Book of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse and Pluto Pup; inscribed by Walt Disney
DISNEY, Walt. Beecher.
Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Pluto Pup.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953.
Rare first edition Little Golden Book of this Disney tale of a fishing trip with Mickey Mouse and his loyal pup Pluto. Octavo, original illustrated boards with gilt spine label and elaborate full-color illustrations throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by Walt Disney on the title page, "To Frank Hart - Best Wishes - Walt Disney." In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 96583
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"STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT - FIRST STAR I'VE SEEN TONIGHT. I WISH I MAY - I WISH I MIGHT - HAVE THE WISH I WISH TONIGHT!" FIRST EDITION OF WALT DISNEY'S VERSION OF PINOCCHIO: BASED ON THE STORY BY COLLODI, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE MOTION PICTURE
DISNEY, Walt. [Carlo Collodi].
Walt Disney’s Version of Pinocchio.
London and Glasgow: Collins, [1940].
First English edition of the book version of Walt Disney’s second feature-length animated motion picture. Quarto, original half cloth over illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Walt Disney on the verso of the title page. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare signed by Walt Disney.
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 123701
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“THE COLDER THE WINTER, THE WARMER THE SPRING": FIRST EDITION OF WALT DISNEY’S BAMBI
[DISNEY, Walt].
Walt Disney’s Bambi: Adapted from the Novel by Felix Salten.
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.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133151
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"It says: Destroy this before reading further": Original Drawings of Walt Kelly's Pogo
KELLY, Walt.
Walt Kelly Pogo Strips Original Drawings.
Original pen and ink and Wash Drawings by Walt Kelly. Four panel Pogo Strips from 1956. Each approximately 16.5 inches by 5 inches. Slightly toned, together in one matte. Each is signed on the image, each also inscribed below the image at right and one of these also signed by Walt Kelly. Matted and framed. The complete piece measures 19.5 inches by 24.5 inches.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 39011
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"Animals don't behave like men,' he said. 'If they have to fight, they fight; and if they have to kill they kill. But they don't sit down and set their wits to work to devise ways of spoiling other creatures' lives and hurting them. They have dignity and animality": First Edition of Watership Down; Signed by Richard Adams
ADAMS, Richard.
Watership Down.
London: Rex Collings, 1972.
First edition of the author's first and most beloved work. Octavo, original brown cloth, folding map. Boldly signed the author on the title page, "Yours sincerely Richard Adams." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by Asprey. An exceptional example, uncommon signed.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 136602
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Anniversary Edition of Michael Rosen's We're Going On A Bear Hunt; Signed by Him
ROSEN, Michael; Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.
New York: McElderry Books, 2009.
First edition of the 20th Anniversary edition of this modern children's classic. Oblong quarto, original illustrated glossy boards. Signed by Michael Rosen opposite the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 62009
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"Hey what if we don't go on a bear hunt, huh?"; First Edition of Michael Rosen's We're Going On A Bear Hunt; Inscribed by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
ROSEN, Michael; Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.
New York: McElderry Books, 1989.
First American edition of this modern children's classic. Oblong quarto, original illustrated glossy boards. Inscribed by Michael Rosen, "Hi Wilbur Daniel hey what if we don't go on a bear hunt, huh? Michael Rosen." Also signed by the illustrator, "To Wilbur Daniel from Helen Oxenbury 20.11.89." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. First editions signed are rare.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 63010
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"Hey what if we don't go on a bear hunt, huh?"; First Edition of Michael Rosen's We're Going On A Bear Hunt; Inscribed by Michael Rosen
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. Presentation copy, inscribed by Michael Rosen on the title page, "Hello Eileen Michael Rosen was here Oct 4 1996." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 100832
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"Hey what if we don't go on a bear hunt, huh?"; First Edition of Michael Rosen's We're Going On A Bear Hunt; Signed by Him
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.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 142057
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Rudyard Kipling's Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories. [Baa, Baa, Black Sheep; His Majesty the King; The Drums of Fore and Aft]
Allahabad: Published by Messrs. A. H. Wheeler & Co, n.d.
Later printing of this classic collection of Kipling's tales for children. Octavo, original cloth. Contains Wee Willie Winkie, Baa Baa Black Sheep, His Majesty the King, and The Drums of Fore and Aft. In very good condition.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 135005
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Rare First Edition of Judith Kerr's When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
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.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 137100
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"Some day, perhaps in ten or twelve years, you are going to vote": First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's When You Grow Up to Vote; signed by her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
When You Grow Up to Vote.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1932.
First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's first book, published the same year Franklin Delano Roosevelt won his first presidential election. Octavo, original cloth, with illustrations by Manning de V. Lee. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the front free endpaper. In good condition with some spotting to the cloth. First editions are rare, signed copies exceptionally so, this is the first example we have seen.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 124558
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"Pajamas are good for the soul": First Edition of When You Reach Me; Signed By Rebecca Stead
STEAD, Rebecca.
When You Reach Me.
New York: Wedy Lamb Books/ Random House, 2009.
First edition of the author’s Newberry Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Rebecca Stead on the title page. Also laid into this copy are pictures of the author at the booksigning. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 4104
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“With a heavy heart, I turned and walked away. I knew that as long as I lived I'd never forget the two little graves and the sacred red fern": Wilson Rawls' Where the Red Fern Grows; Inscribed by Him
RAWLS, Wilson.
Where The Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1961.
First edition, early printing of one of the great classics of children's literature. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "3-23-74 To Sonja With best wishes Sincerely, Wilson Rawls." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Reisie Lonette. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 128202
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"I hope that this book ain't so silly and that it will always remain in the cas[s]a": First Edition of Where the Sidewalk Ends, Signed by Shel Silverstein; Inscribed to the Children of His Editor
SILVERSTEIN, Shel.
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.
First edition of the author's first collection of children's poetry. Stated first edition on the copyright page. Small quarto, original brown cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Shel Silverstein with an original poem on the front free endpapers to the children of his editor and publicist William Cole, "For Alex and Rossa and Billy, I hope that this book ain't so silly and that it will always remain in the cas[s]a (The superfluous 's' has been scribbled out with footnote "Bill Cole's Incessant Editorial Meddling") of Billy and Alex Rossa (Not a bad rhyme for three such difficult names and…
Price: $20,000.00 Item Number: 91344