First Edition of Ian Falconer's Olivia Saves the Circus; Inscribed by Him to his Cousin
Olivia Saves The Circus.
Falconer, Ian.
$175.00Item Number: 91742
New York: Atheneum Books, 2001.
First edition. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to his cousin, “For Chris with love Ian Falconer.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Ian Falconer is the author and illustrator of the Olivia book series, including Olivia, Olivia Helps with Christmas, Olivia and the Fairy Princesses, Olivia and the Missing Toy, Olivia Saves the Circus, to name a few. Falconer’s illustrations have graced numerous covers of The New Yorker. He has also designed sets and costumes for the New York City Ballet, the San Francisco Opera, the Royal Opera House, and many others.
Other Books by this Author
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First Edition of Ian Falconer's Olivia Forms a Band; Signed by Him
Falconer, Ian.
Olivia Forms a Band.
New York: Atheneum, 2006.
First edition of the fourth book in Falconer’s acclaimed Olivia series. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Ian Falconer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $175.00
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First Edition of Olivia Helps with Christmas; Signed by Ian Falconer
Falconer, Ian.
Olivia Helps With Christmas.
New York: Atheneum Books, 2006.
First edition of the ninth book in the Olivia series. Quarto, original pictorial paper boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, “From OLIVIA! and Ian Falconer.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ann Bobco.
Price: $350.00
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"This is Oliva. she is good at a lot of things": First Edition of Ian Falconer's Olivia; Warmly Inscribed by Ian Falconer
Falconer, Ian.
Olivia.
New York: Atheneum Books, 2000.
First edition of Falconer’s first book. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To dear Chris with all my love Ian Falconer.” Original photograph of a young Falconer to the front free endpaper, bookplate, fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $850.00
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Signed by Ian Falconer
Falconer, Ian.
Olivia.
New York: Atheneum Books, 2000.
First edition, later printing. Quarto, original boards. Signed by Ian Falconer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $150.00
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First Editions of Each Book in Andrew Lang's Fairy Books; Each Bound Uniformly by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
Lang, Andrew.
The Fairy Books: Blue (1889); Red (1890); Green (1892); Yellow (1894); Pink; (1897); Grey (1900); Violet (1901); Crimson (1903); Brown (1904); Orange (1906); Olive (1907); Lilac (1910) [with The Blue Poetry Book (1891); The True Story Book (1893); The Red True Story Book (1895); The Animal Story Book (1896); The Arabian Nights Entertainments (1898); The Red Book of Animal Stories (1899); The Book of Romance (1902); The Red Romance Book (1905)].
London: Longmans, Green & Company, 1889-1910.
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Rare First Edition of Always Room For One More; Signed by Nonny Hogrogian
Nic Leodhas, Sorche; Illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian.
Always Room For One More.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965.
First edition of Always Room For One More, winner of the 1966 Caldecott Medal. Oblong quarto, original cloth. Signed by the illustrator Nonny Hogrogian on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing.
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First British edition of this edition of both Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Octavo, original boards.Both volumes are signed by J. K. Rowling. Quidditch is signed on the front free endpaper and Tales of Beedle the Bard is signed on the half title page. In near fine condition, with the original slipcase. These copies were signed at the premier of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Rare and desirable signed by Rowling.
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