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“The secret of life', he said, 'is to become very very good at somethin' that's very very 'ard to do": First Edition of Roald Dahl's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More; Signed by Him
DAHL, Roald.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1977.
First edition of this collection of seven short stories by the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Roald Dahl 1981." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket, name to the half-title page. Jacket design by Susan Shields. Photograph by Sophie Baker.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 131334
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"Seeing Is Believing, But Sometimes The Most Real Things In The World Are The Things We Can't See": First Edition of Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express
VAN ALLSBURG, Chris.
The Polar Express.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985.
First edition of Van Allsburg’s lushly illustrated, enchanting tale of childlike wonder and hope, winner of the 1986 Caldecott Medal. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the title page, "Chris Van Allsburg 1989." Near fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 118343
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Rare original Maurice Sendak "So Sue Me" Costume Design; Signed by him
SENDAK, Maurice .
Maurice Sendak “So Sue Me” Signed Original Costume Design.
1993.
Rare original Maurice Sendak watercolor costume design for Arthur Yorinks' 1993 play "So Sue Me". One page, watercolor and ink on cardstock, Sendak has signed and annotated the design, "So, Sue me. Costume design M. Sendak Feb. 93." In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 117308
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"When you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will": Rare First Edition of Eleanor H. Porter's Pollyanna
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.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 136742
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Signed Limited First Edition of John Steinbeck's The Red Pony
STEINBECK, John.
The Red Pony.
New York: The Viking Press, 1945.
Signed limited first edition of Steinbeck's classic novel, one of 699 copies. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, with illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Fine in the rare original slipcase. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 140427
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"Oh I could tell you a lot but I am only 6": First Edition of Eloise in Moscow; Signed by both Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight
THOMPSON, Eloise; Illustrated by Hilary Knight.
Eloise In Moscow.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959.
First edition of the fourth book in the Eloise series. Thin quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Kay Thompson on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed by illustrator, Hilary Knight. Bottom of the cloth rubbed, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Illustrated by Hilary Knight.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 29095
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Dr. Seuss's Thidwick The Big Hearted Moose; lengthily inscribed by him with an original drawing
SEUSS, Dr. [Theodor Seuss Geisel].
Thidwick The Big-Hearted Moose.
New York: Random House, 1948.
First edition, later printing of one of the more elusive Seuss titles. Quarto, original blue cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "[Extra Moose Moss for Helen] And some Extra Moose Moss for Blair... from Dr. Seuss WHAT..? No Moose Moss? Here's some more Dr. Seuss." Seuss has added an original drawing of moose moss. Very good in a very good price-clipped second state dust jacket. Loss to the dedication page and inscription. Rare signed and inscribed by Seuss.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 135709
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"Now I am going to write a diary because we are going to America because of the war": First Edition of P.L. Travers' I Go By Sea, I Go By Land; Inscribed by Her in the Year of Publication
TRAVERS, P.L.
I Go By Sea, I Go By Land.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1941.
First edition of this classic work, a fictional diary of Sabrina Lind, an eleven-year-old English girl who is sent on the long voyage across the sea to her aunt in America. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "K. Jean Bourne, P.L. Travers 6 December '41." With drawings by Gertrude Hermes. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with reinforcement to the verso. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 103991
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“Dearest says that is the best kind of goodness; not to think about yourself, but to think about other people": First Edition, First Issue of Frances Hodgson Burnett's Little Lord Fauntleroy
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson.
Little Lord Fauntleroy.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886.
First edition, first issue with printer’s device on page [210], 14 pages of publisher’s advertisements bound in back, and signature mark 12, indicating first issue. Octavo, original pictorial tan cloth, engraved frontispiece and 11 plates. Illustrated with drawings by Reginald B. Birch. In excellent condition with light wear to the extremities. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and clamshell case.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 84388
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"I realized that most people actually encourage you to turn bad. They seem to think that if you don't, you'll never get anywhere in the world": First edition in English of Natsume Sōseki's Botchan
SōSEKI, Natsume .
Botchan (Master Darling).
Tokyo: Ogawa Seibundo, 1918.
First edition in English of one of the most popular novels in Japan. Octavo, original cloth. Translated by Yasotaro Morri. In very good condition. Scarce.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 123022
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First Edition, First Issue and the second issue of Frances Hodgson Burnett's Little Lord Fauntleroy
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson.
Little Lord Fauntleroy.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886.
Two examples, which includes an example of the first issue, with The De Vinne Press imprint at verso of last page of text and number 14 printed on the lower left margin of page 209. An example of the second issue, lacking the press imprint is present as well. Octavo, original pictorial tan cloth, engraved frontispiece and 11 plates. Illustrated with drawings by Reginald B. Birch. In excellent condition with light wear to the extremities. Housed in a custom clamshell case.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 99651
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First Edition, first issue of Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses
STEVENSON, Robert Louis .
A Child’s Garden of Verses.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1885.
First edition, first issue of Stevenson's classic work. Small octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine, top edges gilt. With publisher's logo in gilt at top left of front cover, presumed publisher's blind stamp on title page, gilt apostrophe on spine with curved tail, gilt "of" on spine in smaller type, without advertisements. In near fine condition, owners name to the front free endpaper. Housed in a contemporary custom clamshell box. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 123972
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First Edition of In The Night Kitchen; Inscribed by Maurice Sendak with a Drawing
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 with a drawing on the front free endpaper, "To Michael and Lela hello! Maurice Sendak Feb. '71." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 141769
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First Edition of Beverly Cleary's Henry and Ribsy; Signed by Her
CLEARY, Beverly.
Henry and Ribsy.
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1954.
First edition of the third book in Cleary's classic Henry Huggins series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Beverly Cleary on the title page. In very good condition. Illustrated by Lois Darling.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 10007
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Finely Bound Edition of Rudyard Kipling's The First and Second Jungle Books; Bound by Bayntun Bindery with a Fore-Edge Painting
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 and desirable.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 139448
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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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First edition of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol; illustrated by Arthur Rackham; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
DICKENS, Charles. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
A Christmas Carol.
William Heinemann: London, 1915.
First trade edition of the first Dickens novel illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 12 tipped in color plate with captioned tissue-guards by Arthur Rackham. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Bookplate. Rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 135852
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First Edition of the Author’s Beloved Classic; With an official Snowman Postcard Signed by Raymond Briggs
BRIGGS, Raymond.
The Snowman.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978.
First edition of this classic children's book. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly inscribed by Raymond Briggs on an official Snowman postcard. In near fine condition with a touch of rubbing. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 131462
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“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt": First Editions of The Charlie Brown Dictionary; Volume One Inscribed by Charles M. Schulz
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.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 140262
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First Edition of Nelson Mandela’s African Folktales; Signed and Dated by Him
MANDELA, Nelson.
Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales.
New York: Norton, 2002.
First edition of this collection of African folktales chosen and introduced by Nelson Mandela. Quarto, original glossy illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Mandela on the title page.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 849
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Find the Constellations; Inscribed by H.A. Rey with a drawing
REY, H.A.
Find the Constellations.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1956.
First edition, second printing of this classic illustrated work by the author of Curious George. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, "To Brian happy stargazing! H.A. Rey 4-24-1960." Rey has added a drawing of a child looking at three stars. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 120761
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“Although people rarely died playing Quidditch, referees had been known to vanish and turn up months later in the Sahara Desert": First Edition of J.K. Rowling's Quidditch: Through the Ages; Signed by Her
ROWLING, J.K [Kennelworthy Whisp].
Quidditch: Through the Ages.
New York: Arthur A. Levine/ Scholastic Books, 2001.
First edition of this "amazingly imaginative work" (Associated Press). Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. In fine condition. Rare signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 141463
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Original Hilary Knight Butterfly Prince Painting
KNIGHT, Hilary.
Original Hilary Knight Butterfly Prince Painting.
Large original painting of Hilary Knight's Butterfly Prince. Gouache and gold paint. Signed by Hilary Knight in the lower left corner of the painting. In fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 19 inches by 21 inches.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 96229
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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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"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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"When you read this book eight years from now, I hope you will not": First Edition of Mario Puzo's The Runaway Summer of Davie Shaw; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
PUZO, Mario.
The Runaway Summer of Davie Shaw.
New York : Platt & Munk Publishers, 1966.
First edition of this early work by the author of The Godfather. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For ? When you read this book eight years from now, I hope you will not. Mario Puzo." Illustrated by Stewart Sherwood. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Stewart Sherwood.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 121292
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“AMONG THE BEST EVER WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN”: FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE OF A.A. MILNE’S FOUR POOH BOOKS
MILNE, A.A.; Illustrated by Ernest Shepard.
The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner.
London: Methuen & Co., Ltd, 1924.
Finely bound example of each work in Milne's wonderful Pooh quartet. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear boards, gilt onlay to the front panel, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 134501
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“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men": First Edition of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator; Signed by Roald Dahl
DAHL, Roald; Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman.
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.
First edition of the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. A very nice example.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 16020
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“You may think that you know people, but you don't know my people": First Edition of Lady and the Tramp
GREENE, Ward [Walt Disney].
Lady and the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953.
First edition of Ward Greene's Lady and the Tramp. Octavo, original cloth, with charming illustrations by Joe G. Rinaldi. Foreword by Walt Disney. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing, name to the front free endpaper. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 142018
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"Why can't I have a normal dog like everyone else?": Signed limited edition of Charles Schulz's Snoopy: Not Your Average Dog
SCHULZ, Charles M.
Snoopy: Not Your Average Dog.
San Francisco: Collins Publishers, 1996.
First edition, signed limited issue of the author's special dedication to the beloved Peanuts character. Quarto, original illustrated boards, decorative endpapers, illustrated, ribbon bound in. Signed by the author on the limitation page. One of 2,000 copies signed by the author and with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, this is number 992. With the original 3-D glasses tucked into an illustrated sleeve on the front endpaper. Near fine in the original slipcase which is in near fine condition.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 140753
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Percy Fitzpatrick's Classic Work Jock of the Bushveld; Signed by Him
FITZPATRICK, Percy.
Jock of the Bushveld.
London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1913.
Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original green cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Percy Fitzpatrick on the title page. In near fine condition with light shelfwear to the extremities. Illustrated by E. Caldwell.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 119744
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First edition of Dr. Seuss' Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories; signed by him
SEUSS, Dr. [Theodore Giesel].
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories.
New York: Random House, 1958.
First edition, first printing of this collection of three of Seuss's most memorable tales with @Copyright 1950, 1951, 1958 by Dr. Seuss to the copyright page. Quarto, original boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, "For Blair Sanchez With Best Wishes - Dr. Seuss." The recipient, Blair Sanchez was a neighbor of Dr. Seuss in La Jolla, California. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed and with noted provenance.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 135511
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“IT MATTERS NOT WHAT SOMEONE IS BORN, BUT WHAT THEY GROW TO BE": FIRST DELUXE EDITION OF J.K. ROWLING'S HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE; SIGNED BY HER
ROWLING, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.
London: Bloomsbury, 2000.
First deluxe edition of the fourth book in Rowling’s acclaimed Harry Potter series. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles and pictorial onlay to the front panel, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the dedication page. In fine condition. Cover illustration by Giles Greenfield.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 141465
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"Well," said Stuart, "a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone": Stuart Little; Signed by E.B. White
WHITE, E.B.; Illustrated by Garth Williams.
Stuart Little.
New York: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945.
First edition, early printing of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated by Garth Williams. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, "Best wishes E.B. White." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 138081
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First Edition of Rudyard Kipling's Songs For Youth; Signed by Him
KIPLING, Rudyard.
Songs For Youth.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925.
First edition this selection of Kipling's songs for children. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations by Leo Bates. Boldly signed by Rudyard Kipling on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 140857
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Original Hilary Knight Watercolor Illustrations for Neiman Marcus's Monthly Magazine The Book
KNIGHT, Hilary.
Original Hilary Knight Watercolor Signed.
Original ink and watercolor painting by American illustrator Hilary Knight. Titled, 'Silver Bangles Thick and Thin', the painting depicts 'N. Emily', a character Knight created to embody a typical Neiman Marcus customer for 24 double-page fashion spreads published in The Book, Neiman Marcus' monthly magazine for two years in the late 1990s. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 27.5 inches by 19 inches.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 95323