Helen & Marc Younger
RARE PYLE TITLE
456.PYLE,HOWARD. TWILIGHT LAND. NY: Harper & Brothers 1895 (1894).
Large 8vo (6 1/4 x 8 1/2”),
leather spine, green pictorial
cloth, leather spine shows
wear and scuffing, mend on
one page else VG+. First
edition. A book of 16 original
fairy tales written by Pyle
and illustrated by him with
a total of 126 illustrations
(full page and partial page). It was rare at that time for
an artist of Pyle’s caliber to
also be able to successfully
write the text as well. Because of the fragility of
the spine, few copies of this
title have survived intact. Morse and Brinckle p.134-5. Rare.
$600.00
Pg 67
inevitable with this type of binding, else near FINE and remarkably sound and
clean. This is the rare DELUXE AMERICAN LARGE PAPER EDITION SIGNED BY
RACKHAM ON THE HALF-TITLE AND LIMITED TO ONLY 50 COPIES. Printed
on fine paper and featuring 40 fabulous tipped-in color plates with guards plus
a profusion of full page and smaller black and whites. This is the only American
limited edition of this title, never issued as a typical American limited edition.
Arguably his best work and very, very rare in this edition in such nice condition. Not in Larimore / Haskell. Riall p.97, Swann/Sutton sale #112. $6000.00
#460
COUNTERPANE FAIRY HER FIRST BOOK
457.PYLE,KATHARINE. COUNTERPANE FAIRY. NY: Dutton 1898 (1898).
8vo, green cloth stamped in gold, top edge gilt, 191p., some edge rubbing and
finger soil, sl. wear to head of spine, VG+. First edition of this magical fairy tale
written by Miss Pyle and illustrated by her with frontis b&w plate plus 10 chapter
headings. Her first book, and first editions of this title are rare. $1500.00
#459
458. PYLE,KATHARINE.
FAIRY
TALES
FROM
INDIA. Phil: Lippincott,
1926. 4to, red gilt decorative
cloth, Fine. 1st edition. 12
fairy tales from India edited
by Ms. Pyle and illustrated
by her as well with 12
color plates, 2 pictorial
headpieces and pictorial title
page. $200.00
RABAN, Z’EV – 13
RABELAIS, FRANCOIS – 148,
223
BEAUTIFUL RACKHAM ORIGINAL ART
459.RACKHAM,ARTHUR. ORIGINAL ART: “THE TREASURE AT THE END
OF THE RAINBOW”. This is a beautiful original pen and ink and gouache
drawing signed by Rackham and captioned in his hand. Executed on artist’s board
measuring 9” wide by 13 1/2” high in fine condition It appears in St. Nicholas
Magazine July 1898 to illustrate the story The Treasure at the End of the
Rainbow by A.E. Bonser. The image is an art nouveau style drawing of a beautiful
lady in her garden and has much detail. Beneath the image in Rackham’s hand is
the title of the story and the caption “She had often thought of him & wondered
if she should ever see him again.” This is a beautiful example of Rackham’s
earlier illustrative style.
$5500.00
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RARE SIGNED EDITION OF GRIMM
ONLY 50 COPIES
460.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas. NY: Doubleday Page 1909. Large thick 4to
(10 1/4 x 12 3/4”), 325p., full limp suede binding with yapp edges, top edge
gilt, others uncut, moire endpapers, gilt pictorial spine, repair to corner of rear
endpaper, faint crease on corner of frontis some wear to suede on edges as is
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914.764.7410 AESOP SIGNED BY RACKHAM IN ORIGINAL BOX!
461.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. AESOP’S FABLES with a new translation by V.S.
Vernon Jones and intro by G.K. Chesterton. Lond & NY: Heinemann and Doubleday
Page 1912. Large 4to, cloth
backed pictorial boards,
VERY FINE IN ORIGINAL
BOX! LIMITED TO 1450
NUMBERED
COPIES
SIGNED BY RACKHAM OF
WHICH 250 ARE FOR THE
U.S. - THIS BEING ONE
OF THE 250. Featuring
13 fabulous tipped- in color
plates on brown paper with
lettered guards and with
53 fine black and white
drawings that bring these
fables to life and that
reproduce much finer than
in the trade edition. One of
his best works and a brilliant
copy. $4500.00
462.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. THE ALLIES’ FAIRY BOOK with intro. by
Edmund Gosse. London: Heinemann no date [1916]. 4to, gilt cloth, top edge
gilt, cloth darkened slightly on edges and some foxing, a miniscule corner
creases else VG. LIMITED
TO ONLY 525 NUMBERED
COPIES
SIGNED
BY
RACKHAM.
A collection
of fairy tales from various
countries (English, Scottish,
Welsh, Italian, Portuguese,
Japanese, Russian and more)
with lengthy and informative
introduction
by
Gosse. Featuring 12 magnificent
tipped-in color plates and
a profusion of fabulous line
illustrations throughout the
text that reproduce with
superior clarity due to the
fine quality paper used in
this edition. $1850.00
463.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus.
HAWTHORNE’S WONDER
BOOK. London: Hodder &
Stoughton, no date, [1922].
4to (8 x 10”), red gilt cloth,
Fine in dust wrapper with
mounted color plate (dw
with margin mends and some
soil but VG+). 1st Rackham
edition, illustrated with 24
beautiful color plates (16
tipped- in color plates with
printed guards plus 8 colorplate drawings) as well as 20
equally as lovely text b&w’s
and pictorial endpapers. A
particularly nice copy, not
often found in the dust
wrapper. $900.00
LIMITED NIGHT
BEFORE CHRISTMAS
464.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus.
THE
NIGHT
BEFORE
CHRISTMAS by Clement
Moore. Philadelphia:
Lippincott, no date [1932].
8vo, full limp vellum, top
edge gilt, owner inscription
on blank flyleaf else FINE
IN SLIP CASE (case very
slightly soiled). 1st edition. LIMITED TO 275 COPIES
FOR ENGLAND AND 275
COPIES FOR THE U.S.
NUMBERED AND SIGNED
BY RACKHAM. Illustrated
by Rackham with pictorial
endpapers, 4 color plates
plus charming black &
whites in text. Exceedingly
scarce. $3000.00
Pg 68
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WITH RACKHAM LETTER LAID-IN
465.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. SLEEPING BEAUTY by Charles Perrault. Phil.
& Lond.: Lippincott & Heinemann [1920]. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, fine
in slightly frayed dust wrapper. 1st ed. (Lat. / Haskell p.51-2). Illustrated
with pictorial endpapers, tipped-in color frontis, plus many full page and in-text
magnificent silhouettes and drawings. LAID IN IS A 2 PAGE HANDWRITTEN
LETTER FROM RACKHAM dated Sept. 8, 1921 on his Houghton House stationery:
“Dear Mr. Purves, I am exceedingly sorry but I am afraid your letter has reached
me just too late for us to arrange to see each other. I am writing from my London
studio where I have been for a few days, but I return to the country tomorrow
morning and am not likely to be here again till the 20th. If by any lucky chance
your
wanderings
over here brought
you anywhere near
Amberley (Sussex) I
should be most glad
to see you and as
this neighbourhood
is much visited as one
of the nearest beauty
spots to London, it
is perhaps not so
unlikely as might at
first be thought. In
any case, I hope we
shall have better
luck next time you
are over. Sincerely
Arthur
Rackham.”
$1250.00
466.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION
by Edgar Allen Poe. London: Harrap (1935). 4to, grey cloth stamped in gold, Fine
in slightly chipped dust wrapper. First Rackham illustrated edition of one of his
most desired titles. Illustrated with pictorial endpapers, 12 fine color plates with
tissue guards, plus many black & whites. The dust wrapper illustration is not
repeated in the text. (Riall p. 189). A beautiful copy.
$1200.00
467.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. WHERE THE BLUE BEGINS by Christopher
Morley. London & NY: Heinemann & Doubleday Page (1922). 4to, blue gilt
cloth, top edge gilt, Fine in chipped and worn dust wrapper. 1st US edition. (1st
published without illustrations in 1922). Illustrated with 4 beautiful and unusual
color plates plus black & whites in text, and pictorial endpapers.
$600.00
RADIO – 527
RAWLINGS, MARJORIE – 596
RAE, JOHN – 118, 577, 579
READERS – 83-4, 145, 161-4, 260, 585
RED FAIRY BOOK (2 VERSIONS) 314, 547
REFERENCE – 21, 450
FABULOUS COPY
IN PUBLISHER’S
BOX
468.REMINGTON,FREDERIC. DRAWINGS BY FREDERIC
REMINGTON. New York
& London: R.H. Russell and
Lawrence and Bollen 1897
(1897). Oblong folio (18 X
12”), half brown cloth and
pictorial
paper-covered
boards, two tips rubbed else
AS NEW IN PUBLISHER’S
BOX (flaps repaired). First
edition. Contains a 2-page
RELIGION - 90
Pg 69
Helen & Marc Younger
introduction
by
Owen
Wister followed by more
than 60 half-tone plates
from paintings by Remington
all with a Western theme
featuring Native Americans
and soldiers. Printed on
one side only, on heavy
coated paper. It is rare
to find this book in such
beautiful condition with the
box.
$2250.00
REMINGTON PICTURE BOOK - AS NEW IN PUBLISHER’S BOX
469.REMINGTON,FREDERIC.
REMINGTON’S FRONTIER SKETCHES. Chicago, Akron & N.Y.: Werner Company (1898). Large oblong 4to (12 3/4
x 9 3/4”), white pictorial boards, beveled edges, all edges gilt, AS NEW IN
PUBLISHER’S PICTORIAL BOX (box flaps repaired). 1st edition of a most rare
Remington book, containing 15 half-tone plates with lettered guards featuring
Indians and soldiers including Surrender of Chief Joseph, Attacking Crazy Horse,
Pursuing Geronimo, Sioux Warriors and more. Rare in this condition. $1500.00
CURIOUS GEORGE’S ABC
470.REY,H.A. GEORGE
CURIOUS
LEARNS
THE
ALPHABET. Bost: Houghton
Miflin 1963 (1963). Sm. 4to, (7
1/4 x 9 1/4”), pictorial cloth,
child’s name on endpaper else
Fine in dust wrapper with small
piece off corner and a few closed
tears. 1st ed. The letters are
shown integrated into actual
objects and animals, brightly
illustrated in color on every
page. Extremely scarce in 1st
edition.
$2000.00
MARGARET WISE BROWN
AND
H.A. REY
471.(REY,H.A.)illus. THE POLITE
PENGUIN by Margaret Wise
Brown. NY: Harper & Brother.
(1941 K-Q). 4to (9 1/2 x 10 1/2”),
cloth, Fine in dust wrapper with
some chips and fading but overall
VG. Stated 1st edition. A greatly
entertaining story about a raccoon
that tries to teach manners to a
penguin. Illustrated in color by
H.A. REY (of Curious George fame).
A wonderful collaborative effort,
rare. $1200.00
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FINE COPY
IN ORIGINAL BOX
472.(REYNOLDS,FRANK)illus.
MR. PICKWICK : Pages
from the Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens. London:
Hodder & Stoughton no date,
circa 1910. Large 4to (9 1/4
x 11 1/4”), red cloth stamped
in gold, and black, 174p., a
few fox spots else nearly
AS NEW IN PUBLISHER’S
BOX (box flaps repaired).
First edition. Illustrated by
Reynolds with 25 beautiful,
rich
colored
tipped-in
color plates (with lettered
guards).
A sumptuous
production and a great
copy. $500.00
DAVID COPPERFIELD
MINT COPY IN BOX
473.(REYNOLDS,FRANK)illus.
THE PERSONAL HISTORY
OF DAVID COPPERFIELD
by Charles Dickens. London:
Hodder & Stoughton no date
[1911]. Large 4to (9 1/2 x 11
1/4”), red cloth stamped in
gold and black, 572p., MINT
COPY IN PUBLISHER’S
BOX (box corners neatly
repaired). First edition.
Illustrated by Reynolds with
20 wonderful tipped-in color
plates (with lettered guards)
plus pictorial title page. A
most wonderful edition of
this classic, in excellent
condition. $500.00
INSCRIBED 1ST STATE IN RARE DUST WRAPPER
PETER PARLEY TO PENROD
474.RICHARDS,LAURA. CAPTAIN JANUARY. Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1891.
8vo (5 3/4 x 7 1/4”), cloth backed boards, 64p., edges worn, some cover soil,
spine toned with ends frayed (all typical for this title), crease on endpaper,
internally fine and clean and overall VG- in dust wrapper with title printed on
spine. First edition, 1st state with J.S. Cushing and Berwick & Smith imprints
on copyright page. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY RICHARDS DATED 1891!
Richards’ mother was Julia Ward Howe, author of “The Battle Hymn of the
Republic”. Later in life, Richards and her sister wrote the biography of their
mother for which she received the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Captain January
remained popular and was made into an immensely popular movie starring Shirley
Temple. Peter Parley to Penrod, p. 94. This is a special copy of the scarce first
issue, rare with the dust wrapper. $800.00
Pg 70
914.764.7410 TO ENCHANTMENT by Georgene Faulkner. 8vo, cloth, pictorial
paste-on, 312p., near Fine.
from around the world.
27 fairy tales
Illus. by Richardson
with 8 very beautiful color plates and in line
by Charlotte Becker.
(Richardson see also
205).
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BLUE BIRD IN ORIGINAL BOX
478.(ROBINSON,F.CAYLEY)illus. THE BLUE BIRD by Maurice Maeterlinck.
NY: Dodd Mead 1911 (Oct.
1911). 4to (8 x 10 1/4”), blue
cloth extensively stamped
in gold, pink and blue, top
edge gilt, faint crease on 3
corners else VERY FINE IN
ORIGINAL GALSSINE AND
ORIGINAL BOX. First U.S.
Deluxe Illustrated edition. This is a fairy play in six acts,
illustrated by Robinson with
25 very beautiful tipped-in
color plates. A beautiful
copy! $450.00
475.(RICHARDSON,FREDERICK)illus. ROAD
NY: J.H. Sears (1929).
$250.00
RILEY, JAMES WHITCOMB – 76
ROBERTS, KENNETH - 598
RARE CALENDAR IN BOX
RARE OSCAR WILDE
CHARLES ROBINSON LIMITED EDITION
476.(ROBINSON,CHARLES)illus.
THE HAPPY PRINCE by Oscar Wilde.
London: Duckworth (1913). Large 4to (9 1/4 x 11 1/2”), gilt pictorial vellumlike boards, top edge gilt, edges and spine toned some else near Fine. First
edition, LIMITED TO ONLY 250 NUMBERED COPIES FOR SALE SIGNED
BY ROBINSON! Printed on hand-made paper and illustrated by Robinson with
12 tipped-in color plates with lettered tissue guards plus numerous black text
drawings and pictorial endpapers and title page. A lovely copy in the original binding
of Robinson’s only signed book, very rare. (SEE ALSO REAR COVER)$4000.00
479.
(ROBINSON,W.
HEATH)illus. W. HEATH
ROBINSON
CALENDAR
1935. Housed in the
publisher’s original pictorial
box is a calendar for 1935,
Published in London by
G. Delgada, it is in Fine
condition with the box
lightly soiled. The calendar
is comprised of 52 leaves
measuring 7 X 9 3/4”, and
is bound with a ribbon tie on
the top edge. Printed on one
side of the page only, each
leaf has a wonderful large
illustration by Robinson with
the days of the week printed
along the bottom margin.
Rare.
$800.00
480.(ROBINSON,W.HEATH)illus.
WATER BABIES by Charles Kingsley.
Boston & NY: Houghton Mifflin (First published 1915). 4to (7 x 8 1/2”), green
cloth, pictorial paste-on, [320]p., FINE IN PUBLISHER’S SLIPCASE. 1st
American edition with these illustrations (printed in U.K.). Illustrated by
Robinson with 8 color plates and numerous lovely line illustrations all throughout
the text. This is an incredible copy, rare in the slipcase. $850.00
PUBLISHER’S VELLUM AND DUST WRAPPER
477.(ROBINSON,CHARLES)illus.
THE SENSITIVE PLANT
Bysshe Shelley. London &
Philadelphia: Heinemann &
Lippincott, no date [1911]
printed in England. 4to (8 x
10 1/2”), FULL PUBLISHER’S
VELLUM WITH ELABORATE
GILT PICTORIAL DESIGN
on cover and spine, top
edge gilt, Fine in pictorial
dust wrapper (chipped at
spine ends). 1st edition. Illustrated by Robinson
with pictorial endpapers,
18 tipped-in color plates
with tissue guards, plus
illustrations
on
each
page of text. Printed on
heavy coated stock, this
is a magnificent copy of a
lavishly produced book. This
vellum edition is scarce,
most likely done by the
publisher for presentation. (Robinson
see
also
106).
$1200.00
by Percy
RARE ROBINSON LIMITED EDITION
481.(ROBINSON,W.HEATH)illus. ABSURDITIES: A BOOK OF COLLECTED
DRAWINGS. London:
Hutchinson [1934]. Large
4to (10 x 12 1/2”), publisher’s
half-leather
and
gilt
pictorial cloth, top edge gilt,
fade area on rear cover else
Fine. Laid-in is a flap from
the jacket and the original
pictorial wrap-around band
announcing the limitation.
LIMITED TO ONLY 250
NUMBERED
COPIES
SIGNED BY ROBINSON.
This is a compilation of nearly
100 of Robinson’s marvelous,
humorous illustrations, rare
in the limited edition. (SEE
ALSO INSIDE FRONT
COVER)
$1250.00
Helen & Marc Younger
LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY HEATH ROBINSON
482.(ROBINSON,W.HEATH)illus.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by
William Shakespeare. London: Constable 1914. Large 4to, green cloth backed
boards, (issued both in vellum and boards, the board copies were issued so that
the owner could provide their own fancy leather binding) tips rubbed else near
Fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 250 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY ROBINSON.
Illustrated with 12 very beautiful mounted color plates, 32 full page b&w’s,
pictorial title plus several other black & whites in text. Printed on fine handmade
paper, the black and whites are clear and detailed and far superior to the
reproductions in the trade edition. Rare in this limited edition. $2000.00
Pg 71
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CALDECOTT WINNER
485.
(ROJANKOVSKY,FEODOR)illus. FROG WENT A-COURTIN’ by John
Langstaff. NY: Harcourt Brace (1955). 4to (8 1/2 x 11”), boards, fine in VG+ dust
wrapper with a few tiny closed edge tears,
with price intact.
Stated 1st edition.
A 400 year old Scottish story-song is
here made into a story. Illustrated by
Rojan with fabulous lithographs that
bring the tale to life. Caldecott Award
Winner. This is a beautiful copy of one
of the rarest first editions Caldecott
winners.
$1500.00
ROJANKOVSKY ALSO 432
ROSS,M.T. (PENNY)- 571
ROSSETTI, CHRISTINA – 275
ROYCROFT – 288
RUMANIA – 203, 301
ROUNTREE, HARRY – 114
RUSSELL, BERTRAND - 22
NARBUT ILLUSTRATIONS (STUDENT OF BILIBIN)
486.RUSSIAN. (NARBUT) PLYCHI MATVEI, NE ZHALEI LAPTEI [DANCE
AND DON’T BE AFRAID TO RUIN YOUR SHOES]. Moscow: Knebel 1910.
4to, (8 1/2 x 11 3/4”), stiff pictorial wraps. neat spine repair else VG-Fine. One
of Knebel’s acclaimed gift books, illustrated by GEORGY NARBUT with beautiful
chromolithographs of humanized toys, based upon Narbut’s own collection of
peasant toys (Rosenfeld: Defining Russian Graphic Arts p.92-3). Narbut was
a student of Bilibin and Bakst, but he developed a style of his own. Golynets
notes: “ Such outstanding artists as Narbut...passed through Bilibin’s hands.
When Narbut saw Bilibin’s works, he fell in love with them and left the Ukraine...
to make his dream of studying under Bilibin come true.” (See Golynets p.186-7,
192-3, Bilderwelt 2758, Leveque: Dictionnaire p.188-9). Very scarce. $1500.00
PERRAULT’S FAIRY TALES IN BOX
483.(ROBINSON,W.HEATH)illus. OLD-TIME STORIES by Charles Perrault
trans. by A.E. Johnson. NY:
Dodd Mead (1921). 4to (8
x 10”), blue cloth, pictorial
paste-on, [200]p., FINE
IN PUBLISHER’S BOX.
1st U.S. edition (printed
in U.K.). 11 fairy tales by
Perrault (Beauty & Beast;
Red Riding Hood; Sleeping
Beauty; Cinderella; Puss in
Boots etc.) illustrated by
Robinson with 6 tipped-in
color plates, 26 full page
and 24 smaller beautiful
line illus. This is a great
copy of one of Robinson’s
more rare titles, especially
in box. $950.00
ONLY 50 COPIES
SIGNED
WITH EXTRA PLATES
484.(ROJANKOVSKY,FEDOR)illus.
DANIEL
BOONE: LES AVENTURES D’UN CHASSEUR
AMERICAIN PARMI LES PEAUX-ROUGES. Paris:
Domino Press (1931). Folio, 11 3/4 x 15 1/4”, loose
as issued in color pictorial folder, in Fine condition
(even includes the original protective glassine wrap
which does have some wear). THIS FIRST BOOK
DONE BY THE DOMINO PRESS IS ONE OF ONLY
25 NUMBERED COPIES IN FRENCH SIGNED
BY ROJAN CONTAINNG AN EXTRA SUITE OF
ILLUSTRATIONS PRINTED WITHOUT TEXT.
Printed on high quality Velin D’Arches paper, this
edition was limited to 50 numbered copies, 25 in
French and 25 in English. The beautiful, richly
colored lithographs are really individual works of art
on every page. Bader calls this “A unique first book
in American history” (p. 119). This special edition
is of the utmost rarity and really quite spectacular.
$2500.00
Pg 72
914.764.7410 STRIKING COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS - TURKISH THEME
487.RUSSIAN. KICH KIN MAI (?): TURKMENSKII [by] M. Reikhlin. Moscow,
ZIF ca 1930. Oblong 4to, pictorial wraps, VG+. The daily adventures of a young
Turkish boy, illustrated by the author with bold, striking colorful pictures on
every page. Unusual subject matter and incredible illustrations.
$850.00
#487
#488
Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 97
MINT COPY IN BOX INSCRIBED WITH SKETCH
492.(SCHOONOVER,FRANK)illus. WASHINGTON by Lucy Foster Madison.
Philadelphia:
Penn
1925
(1925). Thick 4to (7 3/4
x 9 3/4”), blue gilt cloth,
pictorial paste- on, 399p.,
MINT IN PUBLISHER’S BOX
with color plate on cover. 1st edition. Illustrated by
Brandywine school artist
Schoonover
with
cover
plate, pictorial endpapers, 8
color plates plus many black
and whites in text. This is
an amazing copy, rare in the
box. (Schoonover see also
597)
$500.00
SCOTT, JANET LAURA – 553, 575
FINE COPY IN BOX
493.SCRIBNER CLASSIC.
PEOPLE
FROM DICKENS arranged by Rachel
Field. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons 1935
(1935 A). 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/2”), black cloth,
pictorial paste-on, FINE IN PUBLISHER’S
BOX with color plate on cover (box flaps
repaired). First edition of this scarce
title in the series, illustrated by THOMAS
FOGARTY with cover plate, pictorial
endpapers, 8 color plates plus numerous
black and whites throughout. Rare in the
box.
$400.00
RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE
488.RUSSIAN. [FATHER
FROST
AND
MOTHER
WINTER] by Elena
Ivchenko. Printed in Paris by H. Menant
circa 1930. 4to, pictorial wraps, VG.
Illustrated by the author with charming
chromolithographs with a folk-peasant
style.
$350.00
LEBEDEV ILLUSTRATIONS
489.RUSSIAN. DE REIS
DOOR RUSLAND [TRIP TO
RUSSIA] by S. Marshak.
The Hague: de Baanbreker
1930. 4to (7 `/4 x 8 3/4”),
pictorial wraps, some cover
soil and slight crease, VG. 1st
Dutch edition of Lebedev’s
1926 book entitled Bagazh,
translated by L. Dworson and
E. Hessbinger. Illustrated
with
wonderful
color
lithographs by VLADIMIR
LEBEDEV. See Dictionnnaire
p. 160.
$750.00
SALESMAN’S SAMPLE – 444
SCRIBNER CLASSICS ALSO 295, 296, 599
SANDHEIM, MAY – 360
SARG, TONY- 140, 578
TRIER ILLUSTRATIONS - SOCIAL COMMENTARY
490.SATIRE. THE ANIMALS’ CONFERENCE by Erich Kastner. NY: McKay
(1949). 4to (8 x 11”), cloth backed pictorial boards, near Fine. Translated
from the German entitled “Die Konferenz der Tiere”. When the disillusioned
animals see what a mess of the world the humans make, they decide to have a
conference of their own. Wonderfully illustrated by Czech artist Walter Trier
in color throughout. Scarce. $275.00
LIMITED EDITION MICKEY POSTER SIGNED BY SENDAK
494.SENDAK,MAURICE. POSTER: [MICKEY AND ME]. This is a fantastic
full color poster LIMITED TO 500 COPIES SIGNED BY SENDAK. Issued on the
occasion of the opening
of a Sendak exhibition
at the Rosenbach in
1978. It measures 17
1/2” x 23”, matted in
fine condition. It shows
a Sendak self-portrait
waiving into a mirror in
which Mickey Mouse’s
image
is
reflected
waving back. This is
a particularly fitting
depiction as Sendak and
Mickey were “born” the
same year and “Mickey
Mouse was one of the
dominant figures of
his childhood” (Lanes
p.9). The poster is
reproduced as a full
page color illustration
on p.[8] of Lanes book
on Sendak.
Simply
wonderful.
$550.00
#491
491.SATIRE. THE BEARS’ FAMOUS INVASION OF SICILY written and
illustrated by Dino Buzzati, translated by F. Lobb. NY: Pantheon (1947). 4to (8
1/2 x 11 1/4”), 147p., orange cloth, light wear, near Fine in VG dust wrapper (dw
chipped at bottom of spine and has a few old repairs). A wonderful fantasy tale
with an underlying message about human virtues. Illustrated by the author with 16
great full page color illustrations plus many black and whites. Scarce. $400.00
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NICE INSCRIPTION
495.(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus.
BAT-POET
by
Randall
Jarrell.
NY: Macmillan
(1964).
Large, slim 8vo,
pictorial VG in lightly soiled
and frayed price clipped dw. Although price clipped, dw
conforms to first in all other
respects. THIS COPY HAS A
NICE INSCRIPTION FROM
SENDAK READING “Perhaps
my favorite.” Wonderfully
detailed illustrations by
Sendak
throughout
the
text to accompany poems by
Jarrell. $475.00
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U.S. edition. A book of traditional nursery rhymes first published in 1947 as the
first book done by the Opies. This new edition has a new introduction by Iona and
it is newly and wondrously illustrated by Sendak with hundreds of full and partial
page color and brown illustrations done in his “older” style more reminiscent of
both Really Rosie, and In The Night Kitchen.
$450.00
ONE OF THE RAREST SENDAK ITEMS
500.(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. SEVEN LITTLE STORIES ON BIG SUBJECTS
by Gladys Baker Bond. NY: Anti Defamation League (1955). 7 volumes, 12mo,
(4 1/2 x 7 1/4”), pictorial wraps, neat owner name on covers and box else FINE
IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX (box slightly soiled). This is a complete set
of 7 rare booklets published by the Anti Defamation League, each illustrated
by Sendak with cover art and a few b&w’s inside. The stories deal with various
conflicts and situations that a young school child might face and how to handle
them without getting physical. Including: #1 On Your Mark, #2 Jacob’s
Friendliest Town, #3 The Crankiest Man On Main Street, #4 Down The Old
Bear Trail, #5 Johnny Red Feather, #6 Lonesome Feet and #7 The Secret. A
wonderful Sendak item, rare complete in the box.
$4500.00
496.(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. BEEMAN OF ORN by Frank Stockton.
NY: Holt Rinehart Winston (1964). Sq. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards,
pictorial paste-on, Fine in slightly
worn dust wrapper with a small hole.
Stated 1st edition.
THIS COPY
IS INSCRIBED BY SENDAK and
illustrated with wonderful full page
color illustrations by Sendak. $450.00
INSCRIBED BY SENDAK
497.(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. FLY BY NIGHT by Randall Jarrell. NY: Farrar
Strauss Giroux (1976). 8vo, cloth, AS NEW IN AS NEW Dust Wrapper. 1st edition.
INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE BY SENDAK. Jarrell’s last children’s story before
his death with wonderful full page illustrations throughout by Sendak. $225.00
SENDAK SEE ALSO 357
501.SEREDY,KATE.
THE
WHITE
STAG. NY: Viking and Junior Lit. Guild
1937 (1937). 4to, cloth, Fine in Fine dust
wrapper. 1st ed. ( Junior Lit. simultaneous
with Viking). NEWBERY AWARD WINNER.
A Hungarian tale written by Seredy and
illustrated by her with full page, powerful
lithos.
copy. 498.(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. A HOLE IS
TO DIG by Ruth Krauss. NY: Harper & Bros.
(1952). Small 8vo, blue cloth backed pictorial
boards, VG+ in very slightly worn dust wrapper
with price intact. First edition, 1st issue with
no “grrr”. Illustrated on every page by Sendak.
An especially nice copy of a very early Sendak
title. $400.00
SENDAK LIMITED EDITION
499.(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. I SAW
ESAU: THE SCHOOLCHILD’S POCKET
BOOK edited by Iona & Peter Opie. London:
Walker Books (1992). 8vo, green cloth,
pictorial paste-on, NEW IN SLIPCASE AND
PAPER WRAPPER WITH LIMITATION
STICKER.
LIMITED TO ONLY 300
NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY SENDAK
AND IONA OPIE. 1st edition, preceding the
(litho’d
by
Glaser).
A
great
$375.00
SESAME STREET ORIGINAL ART
502.SESAME STREET. ORIGINAL ART: THE COUNT. This is a marvelous
large original watercolor by Michael Smollin for pages 4 and 5 of a Sesame Street
book. It measures 18” wide x 12” high with the image itself 15” x 10”, signed in
the corner. The Count is shown with a small carousel in the foreground and he
appears to be counting the horses on the carousel. Done bright colors.$850.00
Pg 74
914.764.7410 RARE SEUSS WATERCOLOR
503.(SEUSS,DR.)illus. ORIGINAL ART: ALL IT NEEDS IS HOLLY SUGAR. This is a fabulous, large watercolor done by Seuss as an advertising piece for
Holly Sugar. The image measures 12 “ high x 27”, and is signed by Seuss and
matted. Depicted is a Seussian goat busily eating machine parts with a bag of
Holly Sugar next to it reading “All it needs is ... Holly Sugar.” Seuss worked on
an ad campaign for Holly Sugar for 3 years designing bill boards, posters and
subway cards (See Seuss The Whole Seuss p.318). A wonderful image and a rare,
large watercolor by him.
$60,000.00
FABULOUS SEUSS DRAWING FOR “FLIT”
504.(SEUSS,DR.)illus. ORIGINAL ART FOR FLIT: BE NICE TO YOUR RICH
UNCLE. This is a wonderful and detailed pen and ink executed by Dr. Seuss for
Flit, an insecticide manufactured by Standard Oil. Executed on board measuring
16” wide x 12” high and is signed as well as having a 2 line caption in Seuss’s hand.
Depicted are 4 Black African natives standing in front of their bamboo and grass
hut. Mosquitoes are flying all around. The father is greeting an older man who
is carrying a Flit Gun over his shoulder. In the foreground, the mother native
is lecturing to her son “Be awfully nice to your rich uncle... and when he dies, he
may leave you his flit Gun!” Seuss’s association with the Flit ads was a long and
prosperous one, spanning 17 years. Finished original art for sale of this size is of
the utmost rarity.
$45,000.00
GREAT SEUSS PUBLISHED DRAWING
FOR JUDGE MAGAZINE
505.(SEUSS,DR.)illus. ORIGINAL ART: JUDGE MAGAZINE. This is a wonderful
and detailed pen and ink with blue watercolor wash published in Judge Magazine
April 27, 1929. Executed on board the image measures 9 x 9” and is signed as
well as having a caption in Seuss’s hand. Depicted is an eccentric looking man in a
club chair. He’s tossing his baby into the air and instead of saying “ups-a-daisy”
he says “UPS A BELLIS PERENNIS LEUCANTHEMUM”. There are also a book
shelf, carpet, picture on the wall and side table in the image. A pencil sketch of the
same appears on the verso. Published original art for sale is rare. $45,000.00
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FABULOUS SEUSS PUBLISHED DRAWING
506.(SEUSS,DR.)illus. ORIGINAL ART: NEW DEPARTURE BALL BEARINGS. This is a wonderful and detailed pen and ink executed by Dr. Seuss for New
Departure Ball Bearings. It measures 15 1/2 “ wide by 12” high and is signed.
Depicted is a man driving a contraption that resembles a riding mower with a
large treadmill attached to the front. Attached to the treadmill at regular
intervals are 9 grinning “Seussian” animals. Affixed to the back of the drawing
is a label reading: “ Seuss cartoon used in college ad 3059, made by Dr. Seuss,
received 1941. Credit line: Drawing by Dr. Seuss for New Departure Ball
Bearings.” Finished original art for sale of this size is of the utmost rarity.
(SEE ALSO FRONT COVER)
$40,000.00
Helen & Marc Younger
SEUSS’ FIRST BOOK
FOR CHILDREN
507.SEUSS,DR. AND TO THINK
THAT I SAW IT ON MULBERRY
STREET. NY: Vanguard Press 1937
(1937). 4to (8 1/2 x 11”), pictorial
boards, white spine, owner bookplate
on endpaper, except for a touch of
soil on the top of the spine, this is
a Fine copy in a great dust wrapper
with a 1/4” chip off top edge and two
inconspicuous closed margin tears.
FIRST EDITION OF SEUSS’S
FIRST BOOK FOR CHILDREN! First
state with boy’s shorts white instead
of blue on dust wrapper Brightly
illustrated in color throughout. This
is a great copy of a high spot in
children’s literature. $11,000.00
2 SCARCE SEUSS BOOKS SIGNED
508.(SEUSS,DR.)illus. SECRETS OF THE DEEP [and] SECRETS OF THE DEEP
VOLUME II by Old Captain Taylor. (Standard Oil): Essomarine 1935, 1936. 2
volumes, 8vo, pictorial wraps, 34p., small margin mend and crease to volume 2 else
both VG+. A humorous look at yachting, illustrated in color by Seuss with large
red, white and blue aquatints and featuring a sea creature whose face appears
years later as the Cat In The Hat. BOTH VOLUMES ARE INSCRIBED BY SEUSS!
Quite rare as a signed pair. See Younger/Hirsch #’s 69-70. $2700.00
Pg 75
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512.SEUSS,DR. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! NY: Random House(1959). 4to,
glazed pictorial boards, near Fine in lightly worn and soiled dw with price intact. 1st ed. (no ads for later books, correct price). The first Dr. Seuss book printed
in full color. $750.00
513.SEUSS,DR. I CAN LICK 30 TIGERS TODAY. NY: Random House (1969).
4to (8 1/4 x 11 1/4”), pictorial cloth, near fine. 1st ed. Starring the Cat In The
Hat and brightly illustrated in color on every page. A very scarce Seuss 1st.
Younger / Hirsch 38.
$875.00
INSCRIBED BY SEUSS
509.[SEUSS,DR]. COME OVER TO MY HOUSE by Theo Le Seig. NY: Random
House (1966). Sm. 4to, glazed pictorial boards, fine in very sl. worn dw with a few
margin mends. 1st ed. (based on price and ads). Written by Seuss as Le Seig,
illustrated in color by Richard Erdoes. Rare.
$1200.00
514.SEUSS,DR. THE SEVEN LADY GODIVAS. NY: Random (1939). 4to (7
1/2 x 10 1/4”), pictorial cloth, slightest of wear else near Fine in frayed dust
wrapper. Stated first edition. THIS COPY HAS A FULL PAGE INSCRIPTION
FROM SEUSS. Illustrated with wonderful color illustrations throughout. A
special copy. Younger / Hirsch 71. $2000.00
515.SEUSS,DR. THIDWICK THE BIG-HEARTED MOOSE. NY: Random
House (1948). 4to, pictorial boards, Fine in dw with chip at head of spine, with
Junior Literary Guild on spine of dw and book and with price intact. Despite
the Junior Literary Guild imprint, this is the First Issue of the First Edition
with 8 line copyright notice that includes the lithographer’s name and with the
background of the dust wrapper done in a striped design as opposed to solid blue. A beautiful copy of an early Seuss title in excellent condition and with great
color illus. on every page. Younger/Hirsch 77 variant. Rare.
$2500.00
510.SEUSS,DR. DR. SEUSS’S ABC. NY: Random House 1963. 8vo, glazed pictorial
boards, 63p., Fine in dust wrapper. 1st ed. (based on ads and price). A Beginner
Book with bold and nonsensical full color illustrations on every page. Surely one
of the most original ABC books ever done. Younger / Hirsch 19.
$850.00
511.SEUSS,DR. DR. SEUSS’S SLEEP BOOK. NY: Random House (1962).
4to, glazed pictorial boards, soiled area on 4 pages else VG+ in lightly soiled dw
creased on rear panel. 1st ed. (no ads for later titles, correct price). Illustrated
in full color on every page. Scarce. $600.00
516.SEUSS,DR. YERTLE THE TURTLE and other stories. NY: Random House,
(1958). 4to, glazed pictorial boards, Fine in slightly rubbed dust wrapper with
price intact. First edition Younger/Hirsch 92. Includes Yertle, Gertrude McFuzz
and the Big Brag. A nice copy. $650.00
914.764.7410 RARE AND CHARMING PICTURE BOOK OF PROVERBS
517.SEWELL,HELEN. WORDS TO THE WISE: A BOOK OF PROVERBS FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS selected by Helen Sewell. NY: Dodd Mead (1932). 4to (8
3/4 x 8 1/4”), pictorial cloth,
Fine in slightly worn dust
wrapper. First edition. 28
proverbs were selected by
Sewell to include only those
readily understandable to
the young child. In true
picture book form, each
proverb has a double page
spread of the most wonderful
full page red woodcuts, with
one line of text printed in
green spanning the pages.
Bader devotes six pages to
Sewell (p. 81-6), this title
being most reminiscent of
her other early work “A
Head For Happy.” Rare and
one of the great American
picture
books
of
the
1930’s. (Sewell see also
588).
$500.00
GREAT 50’S SEWING
BOOK FOR CHILDREN
518.SEWING. CHILD’S
BOOK OF SEWING by Jane
Chapman.
NY: Greenberg
Pub. (1951). 8vo (5 1/4 x
8 3/4”), pictorial boards,
near Fine in dust wrapper. Written in words that a
little girl could understand
and printed in a large easily
readable font. Every page
has great color illustrations
in typical 50’s style by Jeva
Cralick. Helpful diagrams
by Walter Chapman are
plentiful. Sewing see also
190.
$200.00
Pg 76
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#521
RARE SHAPE BOOK
522.SHAPE BOOK.
KING WINTER. Hamburg: Gustav W. Seitz circa 1860. 12mo,
pictorial wraps, near fine. Die cut in the
shape of Old Man Winter every page is
delicately illustrated in color with text in the
middle of each page. In the same size and
format of Prang’s shape books, this is very
scarce.
$850.00
UNUSUAL MOTHER GOOSE STAMP BOOK
523.SHAPE BOOK. MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES. NY: E.P. Dutton (1916). Oblong
(7x6”) pictorial wraps, die-cut in the shape of Mother Goose on a goose-drawn
wagon, some rubbing, VG. Each page features a different rhyme with a large
pictorial border - 12 in all. In the center of each page is a color pictorial stamp of the
main character in the rhyme (issued separately but already affixed in this copy).
No illustrator is named. This is a charming and scarce Mother Goose. $300.00
SHAKESPEARE - 482, 554
AFRIKAANSE TEXT
519.SHAPE BOOK. [BESSIE]. no author,
title or date. pub. in Johannesburg (S.
Africa) circa 1955. This is a wonderful shape
book 14” tall die-cut in the shape of a little
blonde girl in a blue coat. The text is revealed
when you open up the coat with Bessie’s hand
and legs extending above and below the text. By turning the pages she appears in different
outfits. She is shown going to school, cooking,
gardening and more. Text pages are illus. in
color. Charming.
$225.00
IN THE SHAPE OF A BOAT
520.SHAPE BOOK. THE BOAT BOOK verses by Margaret Otto . NY: Capitol
Pub. Co. 1948. Oblong 4to, spiral backed pictorial boards, die-cut in the shape of a
boat, fine. Illustrated with great color lithos by Norman Reeves showing different
boats from a steamship to a fire boat. A great 40’s picture book.
$150.00
MARCUS WARD BOOK
521.SHAPE BOOK. (FROG WHO WOULD A WOOING GO). THE FROG’S
WOOING. London: Marcus Ward, no date, circa 1890. 8vo, stiff pictorial wraps
die-cut in the shape of a frog sitting on a chair, near fine. Illustrated with
charming chromos on every page by E. Caldwell to accompany the classic nursery
rhyme. Rare. (SEE ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN)
$275.00
TEDDY BEAR
EMBOSSED COVER
524.SHAPE BOOK. TEDDY eine lustige
Barengeschichte. Verse and illustrations
by Karl Rohr. Esslingen und Munchen: J.F.
Schreiber, no date, circa 1910. 4to (7 1/2
x 11 1/2”), pictorial boards, some margin
soil and rubbing, VG. Die cut in the shape
of a toy bear with a blue ribbon around its
neck. The front cover is embossed giving
it a three - dimensional effect. Illustrated
by Rohr with 8 full page color illustrations
and 8 full pages in various shades of brown
depicting Teddy getting into all kinds of
mischief. Text is in verse. Great bear
book.
$600.00
SHAPE BOOKS ALSO 6, 132, 287, 340,
380, 412, 433, 543
SHEPARD, E.H.– 347-9, 351
SHEPARD, MARY 559-60
SHINN, EVERETT – 130, 167
SIGNED / LIMITED ITEMS – 17, 22, 34-5, 40, 46, 94, 98, 109-111, 123, 135-6,
141-2, 144, 148, 152, 156, 167, 184, 186-88, 194-5, 199, 208, 218-220, 236,
238, 242-252, 257, 260, 277-78, 280, 307, 310, 315-17, 320, 325, 347-48,
356-7, 375, 382, 385, 390, 424, 427, 445, 453, 459-62, 464-5, 474, 476,
481-2, 484, 494-97, 499, 502-6, 508, 514, 525, 537-9, 548, 551-2, 561,
563-4, 569, 583-4, 587-8, 591-2, 595-6, 598
SILHOUETTE – 229
SIMONT, MARC - 96
Helen & Marc Younger
SIGNED BY
SINGER & SAWYER
WITH EXTRA PLATE
525.
SINGER,ISAAC
BASHEVIS. A YOUNG
MAN IN SEARCH OF
LOVE. NY: Doubleday
1978. 8vo, cloth, Fine in
slipcase.
LIMITED TO
300 NUMBERED COPIES
SIGNED BY SINGER AND
CONTAINING AN EXTRA
COLOR PRINT SIGNED
BY RAPHAEL SOYER.
A
wonderful story by Singer,
magnificently
illustrated
with color ep’s and the
color plate and with full
page b&w’s in-text by
Soyer.
$400.00
Pg 77
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530.(SMITH,JESSIE WILLCOX)illus. THE NOW-A-DAYS FAIRY BOOK
by Anna Alice Chapin. NY: Dodd Mead (Oct. 1911). Large 4to (9 x 12”), brown
cloth, pictorial paste-on, spine extrems with some fraying and cover plate worn
at edges VG. First edition of a difficult to find Smith book, this is illustrated by
Smith with 6 very large and beautiful color plates to accompany the text of fairy
tales from standards like Beauty and the Beast to original fantasies. Simply
wonderful. $325.00
MODERN CLASSIC
526.SMITH,DODIE. THE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIONS. Lond.:
Heinemann (1956). 8vo, cloth, Fine in slightly frayed, VG+ dust wrapper. 1st
edition of Smith’s first children’s book, that was later turned into a Disney
classic. Illustrated by Janet and Anne Grahame-Johnstone with color dw,
pictorial endpapers plus 58 other b&w’s. Quite scarce.
$950.00
531.(SMITH,JESSIE WILLCOX)illus. RHYMES OF REAL CHILDREN by
Betty Sage. NY: Fox Duffield 1903 (Oct. 1903). Large 4to (11x11 3/4”) cloth
backed pictorial boards, tips end edges with some rubbing else near Fine and
bright. 1st edition of this magnificent book, illustrated by Smith with cover
illustration (front and back), 6 large color plates, orange and black pictorial
border on every page of text, plus small color illustration on dedication page.
This is a nice copy of a scarce and very desired Smith book. $600.00
SMITH, JESSIE WILLCOX ALSO 586
SOUTH AFRICA - 519
BOXED EDITION OF
SOWERBY’S
“CINDERELLA”
527.SMITH, E.BOYD. FUN IN THE RADIO WORLD. NY: Frederick Stokes,
1923 (1923). Oblong 4to (11 1/8 x 8 1/2”), green cloth, pictorial paste-on,
AS NEW IN DUST WRAPPER (dw chipped along bottom edge). First edition.
Written by Smith and illustrated by him as well with 12 color plates plus pictorial
endpapers and pen and ink drawings in text. This is a great copy of a difficult to
find title, rare in the dw. (See Bader p.22).
$575.00
528.
(SMITH,JESSIE
WILLCOX)illus.
AT
THE
BACK
OF
THE
NORTH WIND by George
MacDonald. Phil: McKay
1919,
4to,
tan
cloth,
pictorial paste-on, top edge
gilt, gilt lettering on spine,
light soil else VG+. First
ed. 1st issue. Illustrated
by Smith with pictorial
endpapers and title page
plus 8 other beautiful color
plates. $200.00
COMPLETE SET OF 12 MOTHER GOOSE TOYBOOKS
529.(SMITH,JESSIE WILLCOX)illus. MOTHER GOOSE TOYBOOKS. This
is a complete set of 12 Mother Goose toybooks. Published in 1914, the same
year as her famous Mother Goose, all are published by Good Housekeeping: Dodd
Mead 1914. Each measures 5 1/4” wide x 3 1/2” high, color pictorial covers, a
few have spine rubbing otherwise a VG or better set. Each cover is a different
Mother Goose character, a reduced version of one of the color plates from
the book. However due to the high quality of the paper used, the colors are
particularly rich and they are also highlighted in gold. There are also black and
white illustrations by Smith in-text. Verses inside are from Mother Goose. This
is a lovely and rarely found complete set. Nudelman A40. $750.00
(SEE ILLUS DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT ----->>>>>>>>>)
532.
(SOWERBY,MILLICENT)illus.
CINDERELLA told by Githa Sowerby.
London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford
University Press, no date, circa 1915. 4to (8
x 11”), cloth backed pictorial boards, nearly
AS NEW IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX
(box soiled). Quite an elaborately produced
book, printed on heavy paper. Illustrated
with 12 wonderful mounted color plates
plus a lovely pictorial border on each page
of text, pictorial chapter headpieces
and gilt pictorial endpapers. An amazing
copy. $1200.00
#529
914.764.7410 Pg 78
FINE ARABIAN NIGHTS
IN ORIGINAL BOX
533.(SOWERBY,MILLICEN
T)illus. LITTLE STORIES
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE told by
Githa Sowerby. NY: Hodder
and Stoughton, no date, circa
1910. 8vo (6 1/4 x 8”) cloth
backed boards, color pasteon, FINE IN PUBLISHER’S
BOX (flap repaired). The
stories of Aladdin, Ali Baba
and Sindbad the Sailor are
illustrated by Sowerby with
12 very beautiful color plates. A great copy of a scarce
title.
$400.00
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LARGE PAPER 1 OF 100 PROOF COPIES
537.(STEPHENS,H.L.)illus. OLD MOTHER HUBBARD. (NY: Hurd & Houghton
1865). Folio (11 x 13 1/4”), brown cloth with gilt vignette of a dog in military
dress on the cover, all edges gilt, near fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 100 PROOF
COPIES printed for subscribers by Julius Bien, lithographer. Each leaf, printed
on rectos only, is individually hinged into the book. In the center of each page
is a mounted lithograph by Stephens with text below. The illustrations are
magnificent in their detailed portrayals of a host of HUMANIZED ANIMALS
- most reminiscent of Grandville. This title was later issued in small format for
wide distribution, with the resultant loss of quality and detail. Quite wonderful
and extremely scarce. (SEE ALSO REAR COVER)
$2250.00
SPANISH - 218
BOXED DELUXE EDITION BY KIRK
534.SPYRI,JOHANNA. HEIDI by Johanna Spyri. Phil: Lippincott (1919). 4to (7
1/4 x 9 1/2”), 2-tone cloth, (319)p., AS NEW IN ORIGINAL BOX (box rubbed). This
is the DELUXE EDITION, illustrated by MARIA KIRK with 14 beautiful mounted
color plates plus pictorial borders on every page of text. One of the most lovely
editions of this tale and an excellent copy. (SPYRI see also 240).
$500.00
STAMPS - 523
#535
SIX FAIRY TALE PLAYS WITH THEATRE
INCLUDING SAMBO
535.STEINER,CHARLOTTE. CHARLOTTE STEINER’S STORY BOOK THEATRE. NY: Sam’l Gabriel 1944. Housed in the publisher’s pictorial box are 6 books and
a theatre proscenium. Each book is 4to (7 x 10 1/4”), pictorial wraps and except
for slight wear to box, everything is in Fine condition. The text of each of the 6
stories is presented in play format and illustrated with 5 charming full page color
illustrations by Steiner. The books are designed so that each color illustration
can be inserted into the theatre for scene changes at the same time the child
can read the text. Includes Little Black Sambo, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel &
Gretel, The Gingerbread Man, The Three Bears and Snow White. Rare.$450.00
(SEE ILLUS DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT ----->>>>>>>>>)
RARE STEINER
CHRISTMAS PANORAMA
536.
(STEINER,
CHARLOTTE)illus. THE
CLIMBING BOOK by Mary
Burlingham. NY: Vanguard
Press, 1943. 5 7/8 x 6
1/4”,
pictorial
boards,
crease on first panel else
Fine. The story has little
Bobby
answering
the
question of what is on top
of the Christmas tree by
climbing up limb by limb
and describing it to his
sister Betsy as he goes. On
top Santa gives him a red
stocking for Betsy and he
climbs down, again describing
what he sees. Bound as one
long sheet folded accordion
style with the trip up on one
side and the trip down on
the other side. Illustrated
by Steiner with charming
color lithographs on each
panel. Wonderful and
rare.
$325.00
#535
WITH SIGNED CARDS FROM STERRETT
BOXED EDITION
538.(STERRETT,VIRGINIA)illus. ARABIAN NIGHTS edited by Hildegarde
Hawthorne. Philadelphia: Penn (1928). Large, thick 4to (9 x 11 1/4”), blue
cloth, pictorial paste- on, 308p., AS NEW IN ORIGINAL PUBLISHER’S
BOX WITH COLOR PLATE ON COVER! First edition. Aladdin, Ali Baba,
Scheherazade, Sindbad and more tales from the Thousand and One Nights
are illustrated by Sterrett with 16 truly magnificent color plates (with tissue
guards), color pictorial title page and with 21 partial page black and whites as
well as pictorial endpapers. Often called the “female Kay Nielsen” this book
was published when she was only 28. It was her third and last book. After
Tanglewood Tales came out, Sterrett became gravely ill and was forced to give
up illustrating. Arabian Nights came out after her recuperation. LAID IN IS A
CHRISTMAS CARD DESIGNED BY STERRETT AND SIGNED BY HER PLUS A
NOTE INSCRIBED BY HER! The card has a beautiful large Christmas themed
illustration by her. Also laid-in is a newspaper review of the Arabian Nights
and a tear-sheet print ad from Penn Publishing featuring the Arabian Nights.
Signatures and autograph material by Sterrett are almost non-existent making
this an important copy as well as a magnificent one.
$1850.00
Helen & Marc Younger
Pg 79
WITH LETTER FROM STERRETT - BOXED EDITION
539.(STERRETT,VIRGINIA)illus. OLD FRENCH FAIRY TALES by Comtesse
de Segur. Philadelphia: Penn (1920). Large, thick 4to (9 x 11 1/4”), blue cloth,
pictorial paste- on, 279p., AS NEW IN ORIGINAL PUBLISHER’S BOX WITH
COLOR PLATE ON COVER! (and with original glassine as well). First edition.
Forty French fairy tales are illustrated by Sterrett with 8 truly magnificent
color plates (with tissue guards) and with many lovely b&w’s as well as yellow
pictorial endpapers. Done when she was only 19 years of age, this was Sterrett’s
(Chicago born) first book. She is often referred to as the “female Kay Nielsen”!
LAID IN IS THE PICTORIAL BROCHURE FROM THE LITTLE SUDIO GALLERY
EXHIBITING STERRETT’S ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE ARABIAN NIGHTS.
ALSO LAID-IN IS A 4 PAGE HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM STERRETT.
Written to Anne Stryke it discusses a previous visit and an upcoming one as
well, mentioning her mother’s and her own bad health: “I couldn’t do much house
work and illustrating too, and the latter was truly most important... Please do not
worry about it breaking in upon my work or rest... I would gladly give up a day of
work for the privilege of attending the gathering and occasionally I have missed
my rest.” Sterrett became seriously ill and was forced to stop illustrating for
several years. Signatures and autograph material by Sterrett are almost nonexistent making this an important copy as well as a magnificent one. $1850.00
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RARE BOXED GIFT EDITION
541.STEVENSON,ROBERT LOUIS. A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES. London:
Collins, no date, circa 1925. 4to (7 1/2 x 9 1/2”), full leather with round gilt pictorial
vignette on cover, top edge gilt, [192]p., FINE IN PUBLISHER’S BOX with color
plate on cover (some fading to box). Illustrated by KATE ELIZABETH OLVER
with color pictorial endpapers, 4 color plates plus numerous full and partial page
black and whites. There is also a 14 page introduction by Laurence Alma Tadema.
This is a very scarce edition of these classic poems, rare in the box. $675.00
box
book
542.STEVENSON,ROBERT LOUIS. A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES. Chicago:
Merrill Publishing 1929. Folio (9 3/4 x 12 3/4”), pictorial wraps, 16p. including covers,
light cover rubbing, VG+. Featuring charming color illustrations on every page by
George Trimmer. This is a rather uncommon edition of these poems. $150.00
#542
#543
UNUSUALLY FINE COPY OF A CHILDREN’S HIGH SPOT
540.STEVENSON,ROBERT LOUIS. A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES. London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1885. Small 8vo (4 1/2 x 6 1/2”), blue cloth
stamped in gold, top edge gilt, x, 101p., except for the usual offsetting on
endpaper, clean, bright and Fine, housed in a beautiful custom 1/2 leather box.
1st ed. 1st printing (of 1000 copies) with apostrophe on spine shaped like the
number 7, the word “OF” in smaller type on spine and with no mention of “Two
Series” in the list of other works by the author. Many of these poems for
children were written by Stevenson when he was ill in bed, and are dedicated
to his nurse from childhood, Alison Cunningham. This first edition was printed
on fine quality paper but is unusual in that it was not illustrated until the 1896
edition, published two years after Stevenson’s death. This is an especially fine
copy of this most important book of poems for children.
$6000.00
STEVENSON SEE ALSO 411
STOCKTON, FRANK - 496
UNRECORDED STOWE SHAPE BOOK BY TUCK
543.[STOWE,MRS. H.B.] ALONE WITH THEE by Mrs. H. B. Stone. London:
Raphael Tuck and Sons, no date, circa 1900. 3 3/4 x 4 1/2”, die-cut in the shape
of a star surrounded by flowers, string bound, fine. The title page lists H.B.
Stone as the author but the last page of text lists Mrs. H.B. Stowe. Inspirational
poems are illustrated by Annie and Bessie Simpson with 5 very beautiful full
page chromolithographs, 1 smaller chromo plus delicate line illustrations on other
pages. Not in BAL or Hildreth.
$750.00
STRATTON, HELEN – 203
FIRST ISSUE
PETER PARLEY TO
PENROD
544.TARKINGTON,BOOTH.
PENROD. Garden City NY:
Doubleday Page & Company
1914 (1914). 8vo, (5 1/2 x 7
1/2”), blue cloth, light cover
soil and rubbing, VG+. 1st
ed., 1st state (“viii” present
on that page, p.19 “sense
mis-spelled as “sence”).
Illustrated by GORDON
GRANT with full and partial
page black and whites. PETER PARLEY TO PENROD
132- 3. A nice copy of a
classic.
$300.00
SWEDISH - 204
914.764.7410 Pg 80
FINE COPY IN BOX
545.TARRANT,MARGARET. MARGARET TARRANT’S CHRISTMAS GARLAND. Boston: Hale Cushman and Flint (1942). 4to (7 x 8 1/2”), blue cloth stamped in silver,
pictorial paste-on, FINE IN ORIGINAL BOX. An anthology of Christmas poems,
prayers and stories, illustrated by Tarrant with 19 tipped-in color plates plus b&w’s
in text. An excellent copy of a very attractive book, rare in the box. $275.00
TEASDALE, SARA- 317
546.(TENGGREN,GUSTAF)illus.
DICKEY BYRD by Elizabeth Woodruff.
Springfield, Mass: Milton Bradley (1928).
Folio, black imitation leather
stamped in yellow, VG+. First edition of one of the scarcest and most lovely
of Tenggren’s books, this is illustrated with 6 large and magnificent tipped-in
color plates. There are also many charming full-page and in-text illustrations by
Carl Wehde plus pictorial endpapers. The story is a fantasy about a boy named
Dickey Bird and his elephant, the gnomes and
elves. $875.00
LANG FAIRY BOOK
547.(TENGGREN,GUSTAF)illus. THE RED
FAIRY BOOK by Andrew Lang. Philadelphia:
McKay (1924). 4to, red cloth, pictorial pasteon, top edge gilt, 285p., repair to corner of
half-title and corner bumped else near Fine.
First edition thus, illustrated by Tenggren
with cover plate, pictorial endpapers and
title, plus 8 beautiful color plates. This is a
nice copy of a VERY difficult to find Tenggren
title, illustrated in his early fantasy
style. $400.00
THEAKER, HARRY – 292
THEATRE - 535
ONE OF ONLY 100 COPIES
WITH EXTRA SUITE OF PLATES
548.THOMAS,DYLAN. A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES. New York: New
Directions (1969). 2 volumes. Text in leather backed buckram, plates in folio
cloth portfolio. LIMITED TO ONLY 100 NUMBERED COPIES printed at the
Thistle Press, SIGNED BY FRITZ EICHEBERG the illustrator. The book features
5 fabulous full page wood engravings by Eichenberg. The portfolio contains a
separate suite of the plates in larger format, each signed by Eichenberg. The
book was first published in 1954 and is an account of Thomas’s own Christmas
experience that has become a classic. This special edition is rare.
$2500.00
Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 97
549.THOMPSON,KAY. ELOISE IN MOSCOW. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1959,
4to, boards, inscription on endpaper erased else VG in very slightly soiled and
worn dust wrapper. Illustrated with charming color illustrations by HILARY
KNIGHT. Stated first edition. $650.00
550.THOMPSON,KAY. ELOISE IN PARIS. NY: Simon & Schuster 1957
(1957). 4to, boards, Fine in dust wrapper. Stated 1st printing. Wonderfully
illustrated in color on every page by HILARY KNIGHT. $650.00
WONDERFUL RUTH PLUMLY THOMPSON LETTER & MAP OF OZ
551.THOMPSON,RUTH PLUMLY. LETTER. This is a full page typed letter
signed by Thompson, dated April 28 1962. It is done on pictorial Royal Historian
of Oz stationary that has 3 Oz illustrations on the front and printed with a list
of 36 printed Oz titles on the back (with some ink corrections in Thompson’s
hand). The text of the letter deals with the Oz books and reveals what a nice
person she was - taking the time to respond to a young fan. It reads: Dear
Connie, I enjoyed your letter as much as you enjoy my Oz books and it was so nice
to have a picture of you and that wonderful dog. This map [referring to the Land
of Oz map sold with the letter] needs
some of the new countries added but
may amuse you anyway. I never did
meet Frank Baum, though I read all
of his books when I was a little girl
so that writing the new adventures
seemed just like visiting the merry
old country. I may write another
book or two, so many boys and girls
have written begging me to return to
Oz. Have been doing stories for Jack
& Jill and many other interesting
things. So lovely out today, I just
cannot stay indoors another minute.
So with a big hug and thank you will
wind up this little note. A happy
spring time to you and many merry
wishes from Oz and Yours Cheerfully,
ME” Signed. The letter is even in
the original Reilly & Lee envelope!
Sold with the map of Oz 10 x 15”
printed on both sides (repaired at
folds).
$500.00
RUTH PLUMLY THOMPSON LETTER TO JOHN R. NEILL
552.THOMPSON,RUTH PLUMLY. LETTER TO JOHN R. NEILL. This is a one
page typed letter signed by Thompson with handwritten notes, dated January
17, 1936. It is done on pictorial Royal Historian of Oz stationary that has 2
Oz illustrations on the front
(bottom edge trimmed). The
text of the letter deals with
the Oz books and Thompson’s
relationship with the Baum
family. It reads in part: “ I feel
terribly sorry and disgusted to
have the Oz books fade out like
they are doing. I tried awfully
hard with the one you have now
to illustrate. Let’s make it a
corker!
With times getting
better I believe the books
will sell again (if those birds in
Chicago would only do a bit of
advertising or publicity!)... I
stopped in to see Mr. Wish but
he did not want to handle the
Oz stuff unless we could get
Mrs. Baum to combine with me
which is very unlikely.”$950.00
Pg 81
Helen & Marc Younger
BOXED VOLLAND BY “OZ” AUTHOR
553.THOMPSON,RUTH PLUMLY. THE PRINCESS OF COZY TOWN. Chic:
Volland (1922). 8vo, pictorial boards, offset on back strip else near FINE IN
ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX (box VG with flap repair). 1st edition, a VOLLAND
FAIRY CHILDREN book, illustrated with striking full page and in- text color
illustrations throughout by JANET LAURA SCOTT to accompany 6 original
fairy tales. (See Schiller auction 365). A beautiful copy, especially desirable in
the box. $800.00
#554
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SCHOOL DAYS - KRONHEIM LITHOS
557.TOY BOOK. WILLIE
AND MARY’S FIRST DAY
AT
SCHOOL. London:
Religious Tract Society,
no date, circa 1870. 4to,
pictorial wraps, neat spine
strengthening, VG+. The
full day of activities at
school, including recess,
is presented in rhyme,
accompanied by 6 fine full
page
chromolithographs
by Kronheim. Some pages
are divided into sections,
illustrations done on black
background.
$250.00
TOYS – 3, 26, 194, 412
THREE FINE HUGH THOMPSON TITLES EACH IN BOX
554.(THOMSON,HUGH)illus. MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR by William
Shakespeare. NY: Frederick Stokes 1910. Thick 4to (8 x 10 1/4”), green gilt pictorial
cloth, owner inscription else AS NEW IN PUBLISHER’S BOX with printed label
(box rubbed, flaps repaired). 1st U.S. edition. Illustrated with 40 beautiful tippedin color plates (with guards) that really bring the story to life. An uncommon title
and some really beautiful work by Thomson. Great copy, rare in box. $600.00
555.(THOMSON,HUGH)illus.
Hodder & Stoughton, no
date [1913]. Large thick 4to
(8 1/2 x 10 3/4”), [198]p,
purple cloth with elaborate
gilt pictorial cover and spine.
AS NEW IN ORIGINAL
BOX WITH MOUNTED
COLOR PLATE and plain
paper wrapper (repair to
box flaps). First edition.
Illustrated with 22 beautiful
tipped-in color plates with
pictorial, lettered guards
plus a few line illus. in-text
and pictorial endpapers. The text is in play format.
This is an incredible copy
with the ornate binding in
pristine condition. $600.00
556.(THOMSON,HUGH)illus.
SHE
STOOPS
TO
CONQUER
by
Oliver
Goldsmith. NY: Hodder &
Stoughton, no date [1912].
Thick 4to (8 1/2 x 10 3/4”)
blue cloth with extensive
gilt decoration, nearly AS
NEW IN PUBLISHER’S BOX
with color plate on cover. 1st U.S. edition. Illustrated
with 26 beautiful tippedin color plates plus many
illustrations in-text. The
text is presented in play
format. This is an incredible
copy with the ornate binding
in
beautiful
condition.
$600.00
THOREAU, HENRY – 593
TICE, CLARA – 9
QUALITY STREET by J.M. Barrie. [London]:
WONDERFUL WARNE NOVELTY
558.TRADES. BOOK OF TRADES PICTURE PUZZLE TOY BOOK. Lond. &
NY: Warne no date, ca 1880. 4to, (9 x 10 1/2”), pictorial wraps, slight spine
and corner wear else near fine AND UNUSED. There are 6 very fine full page
chromolithographed illustrations for six different trades. Many areas in each
illustration have been left
blank. There are 2 sheets
of dozens of figures and
objects that the reader
must cut out and glue into
the appropriate space. When completed there
are six scenes depicting
the daily duties of: carpenter,
bricklayer,
miller,
watchmaker,
carriage
builder
and
the
shipwright. Trades see also 27,
72).
$650.00
NICE FIRST OF MARY POPPINS
559.TRAVERS,P.L. MARY POPPINS. NY: Reynal & Hitchcock (1934). 8vo
(5 1/4 x 7 5/8”), blue cloth, 206p., spine slightly faded as is common with this
title else Fine in beautiful dust wrapper with a few very unobtrusive old edge
repairs. First American edition (the same year as the U.K. edition). Illustrated
by MARY SHEPARD with pictorial endpapers plus many charming full page and
smaller black and whites throughout the text. This is a beautiful copy, rarely
found with such a nice dust wrapper.
$1200.00
560.TRAVERS,P.L. MARY POPPINS IN THE PARK. NY: Harcourt Brace (1952). 8vo, blue cloth, 206p., owner inscription, FINE in slightly worn dust wrapper. Stated
1st American edition. ADVANCE REVIEW COPY WITH SLIP TIPPED-IN. Illustrated
by MARY SHEPARD with pictorial endpapers plus many charming full page and
smaller b&w’s throughout. A nice copy of the 4th Mary Poppins story. $325.00
TRIER, WALTER – 490
TUCK PUBLISHER – 6, 11, 41, 132, 176, 179, 292, 294, 380, 396-7, 399, 401,
543, 582
914.764.7410 Pg 82
TUDOR WATERCOLOR - NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 97
#564
561.TUDOR,TASHA. ORIGINAL ART:THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
by Clement Moore. This is the original watercolor signed by Tudor that appears
on the rear cover of the 1975 Rand McNally version of Moore’s poem. It
measures 4 1/2 x 4 3/4” rounded on top, in fine condition. The little doll is
seated on the toy horse surrounded by presents. The colors are rich and there
is much detail - a fine image. $6000.00
#565
565.TWAIN,MARK. PUDD’NHEAD WILSON a Tale. London: Chatto & Windus
1894. 8vo (5 1/2 x 7 1/2”), red cloth stamped in black, 246p. + 32 page publisher’s
catalogue. A few tiny black dots on cover, else VG+. 1st English edition (catalogue
in rear dated September 1894), actually published slightly before the American
edition. Illustrated by James Mapes Dodge with a photo frontis of Twain and
with 6 black and white plates by Louis Loeb. The theme of slavery is prominent
in this story about Roxy, a slave woman who switches her son with the child of
her white master to prevent him from ever being sold. BAL 344.
$1500.00
TWAIN SEE ALSO 280
UPDIKE, JOHN - 252
RARE BOOK BY
UPTONS PRINTED
BY EDMUND EVANS
562.TUDOR,TASHA. BOOK OF CHRISTMAS: A THREE DIMENSIONAL BOOK.
NY & Cleveland: Collins (1979). 4to, pictorial boards, Fine. Illustrated in color with
6 fine pop-up double-page plates with moveable mechanisms as well. $200.00
566.(UPTON,FLORENCE)illus. LITTLE HEARTS by Bertha
Upton.
London: George
Routledge 1897.
4to (8
x 9 3/9”), cloth backed
pictorial
boards,
some
edge wear and slight bit of
cover soil, VG+. 1st edition. Simple
rhyming
verses
about the everyday life of
little children, illustrated
in color by Florence Upton.
Printed by Edmund Evans.
Rare.
$1500.00
567.(UPTON,FLORENCE)illus.
GOLLIWOGG’S AIR-SHIP.
Lond:
Longmans
1902.
Oblong 4to cloth backed
pictorial boards, corners
slightly rubbed, slight cover
soil and a few inconspicuous
archival margin mends else
clean, tight VG+. 1st ed. The
Golliwoggs become aeronauts
in a hot air balloon! The full
page color illus. are really
superb. Verse by Bertha
Upton (Florence’s mother).
$900.00
SIGNED BY TUDOR AND McCREADY
563.(TUDOR,TASHA)illus. BIGGITY BANTAM by T.L. McCready. NY: Ariel
(1954). 8vo (6 1/4 x 8”), yellow pictorial cloth, Fine in dust wrapper repaired on
verso and with 1/2” piece off spine. 1st edition (1st printing). Illustrated by
Tudor with dust wrapper design, color endpapers, plus lovely color and black &
whites throughout. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY BOTH TUDOR AND McCREADY.
Tom McCready was Tudor’s husband at that time and this is his first book - a
special copy not often found with both signatures.
$950.00
564.(TUDOR,TASHA)illus. A ROUND DOZEN by Louisa May Alcott. NY: Viking
(1963). 8vo, cloth, 256p., fine in dust wrapper. 1st edition of this rare Tudor title being
a selection of Alcott’s short stories made by Anne Thaxter Eaton and illustrated
in black & white by Tudor. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY TUDOR. $750.00
568.UPTON,FLORENCE.
THE GOLLIWOGG’S BICYCLE CLUB.
Lond:
Longmans 1896. Oblong 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, corners and edges
rubbed, endpapers trimmed on edges else tight and VG. 1st edition. Wonderfully
illustrated in color. $600.00
Helen & Marc Younger
STUNNING VAN ALLSBURG COLOR ART
FROM “THE STRANGER”
569.VAN ALLSBURG,CHRIS. ORIGINAL ART: THE STRANGER. Offered
here is stunning color artwork by Van Allsburg used in The Stranger published by
Houghton Mifflin in 1986. It appears as the second full page illustration opposite
text that begins “But it wasn’t a deer”. The image measures 13 1/2” wide x 10
3/4” high, matted and signed. Although the illustration in the book is beautiful,
the original art is breathtaking. The depth of color and level of detail combine
to make this a truly wonderful work of art.
$27,500.00
Pg 83
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HUMANIZED BIRDS
571.VOLLAND. BIRD CHILDREN: the little playmates of the flower children
by Elizabeth Gordon. Chicago: Volland (1912 4th ed). 8vo, brown pictorial
boards, FINE IN PICTORIAL BOX (box slight wear else VG+). Illustrated by
M.T. (Penny) ROSS with pictorial endpapers plus more than 80 wonderful color
illustrations of her humanized birds. A beautiful copy of a scarce Volland title,
especially in a box. $300.00
572.VOLLAND.
JUST FOR YOU by Pauline Croll. Chic: Volland (1918 no
additional printings). Square 8vo, pictorial boards, fine in box. A Volland Sunny
Book of rhymes with lovely color illustrations by MARY BASSETT.
$350.00
PICTURES REPLACE WORDS
573.VOLLAND. KATHERINE THE KOMICAL KOW by June Norris. Chic:
Volland (1926, early edition). 8vo, pictorial boards, slight cover soil else FINE IN
ORIGINAL BOX. A Sunny Book. Wonderfully illustrated in bold colors by LEW
TOWER, many words in the text have been replaced with pictures. $300.00
VAN ALLSBURG SEE ALSO 357
6 NISTER BOOKS IN ORIGINAL IN BOX
570.VICTORIAN COLORPLATE. DOLLY’S LIBRARY. Lond: Nister, no date,
circa 1895. 24mo, cloth-backed pictorial boards, AS NEW IN ORIGINAL
PUBLISHER’S BOX (box slightly worn). Six miniature books (3 x 3 5/8”): Miss
Mistletoe, Kittie, Sugar and Spice, Playfellows, Sandcastles and Snapdragon
each with simple stories. Every book has 4 fine full page chromolithographs plus
many in-text illustrations. Rare in the box.
$1200.00
INCLUDING ALICE IN WONDERLAND - SCARCE VOLLAND
574.VOLLAND. LET’S PRETEND by William Mac Harg. Chicago: Volland (1914,
2nd ed.). 8vo, pictorial boards, slight rubbing, near fine. The author takes many
childhood classics and rewrites the text in verse (one page per title). Each main
character is represented with a lovely full page color illustration by BONNIBEL
BUTLER. (Includes Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast,
Rapunzel and many others). $300.00
VOLLAND CIRCUS CLOTH BOOK
JANET LAURA SCOTT ILLUSTRATOR
575.VOLLAND. LITTLE BIM THE CIRCUS BOY by Gladys Nelson Muter. Chicago:
Volland (1924). Oblong folio (12 1/4 x 9 1/2”), cloth, cover faded and some finger soil
else VG. A VOLLAND CLOTH-ART BOOK, this is printed on cloth and illustrated
by JANET LAURA SCOTT in bright colors on every page. Rare.
$300.00
VICTORIAN ALSO 6, 19, 77, 124, 132, 176, 180, 232, 289, 290, 366, 397, 420,
434-5, 522, 558, 586
Pg 84
914.764.7410 576.VOLLAND. OVER THE RAINBOW BRIDGE by Louise Marshall Haynes. Chicago: Volland (1920, no additional printings). 12mo, pictorial boards, slight
wear to covers, else near Fine. 1st edition. A VOLLAND SUNNY BOOK with
great color illus. by CARMEN BROWNE. A very scarce Volland title. $350.00
Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 97
580.(WAIN,LOUIS)illus. MIXED PICKLES by Clifton Bingham. London: Tuck
no date, circa 1910. 4to, green pictorial cloth, cloth soiled with spine neatly
repaired else G+ to VG. Poems by Bingham illustrated by Wain on every page with
cats. Featuring color plate frontis, seven 2-color illustrations and the rest of
the illustrations in line. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM PRIOR COLUMN)
$600.00
RARE WAIN TITLE
581.(WAIN,LOUIS)illus. STORY OF TABBYKIN TOWN IN SCHOOL AND
PLAY. London: Faulkner [1920]. 4to, wraps, color pictorial paste-on, minor wear,
near fine. Illus. with 13 3/4 page illustrations in text, 5 of which are in color
- all of cats. A great copy of a rare Wain title.
$1500.00
JOHN RAE - REYNARD AND OTHER FABLES - BOXED
577.VOLLAND. REYNARD THE FOX & OTHER FABLES adapted from the
French of La Fontaine by W.T. Larned. Chicago: Volland (1925). Small 4to,
pictorial boards, near fine IN BOX which has light soil and wear. 1st edition
of this VOLLAND NATURE CHILDREN BOOK (no other printings listed).
Beautifully illustrated by JOHN RAE with pictorial endpapers and many rich
color illustrations throughout the text. $300.00
578.VOLLAND. A SUNNY YEAR BOOK FOR SUNNY CHILDREN. Chicago:
Volland circa 1920. Narrow 4to, (11” x 5 1/2”), pictorial wraps bound with silk cord
at top, FINE IN ORIGINAL PUBLISHER’S PICTORIAL BOX (box flaps repaired
and box soiled). Volland issued
this gift book with excerpts
from the best books in the
SUNNY BOOK series, including
some notoriously scarce titles.
There is an intro by Elizabeth
Gordon followed by many pages
of text and color illustrations
by
JOHNNY
GRUELLE,
MAGINEL WRIGHT ENRIGHT,
KATHARINE STURGES, TONY
SARG, JOHN RAE and others
for such stories as The Funny
Little Book, Sunny Bunny,
Gigglequicks, Little Babs, Lovely
Garden, Sunny Rhymes for Happy
Children, Tales of Little Cats,
Peeps the Really Truly Sunshine
Fairy, Wise Gray Cat, Myself and
I, Come Play With Me and more.
Printed on one side of the paper
only.
$650.00
VOLLAND CLOTH BOOK / RAE FAIRY TITLE
579.VOLLAND. TOY ANIMALS AND TINKLE THE TIRED FAIRY. [Chic.]:
Volland (1922). Oblong folio, limp pictorial cloth, some soil, VG+. One of Volland’s
few large format cloth books, this tells the story of a tiny fairy named Tinkle
who longs to return to Fairyland. Illus. with rich colors on every page by JOHN
RAE. Rare.
$400.00
582.(WAIN,LOUIS)illus. TO NURSERYLAND WITH LOUIS WAIN edited
by Edric Vredenburg with stories and verses by Clifton Bingham, S.K. Cowan and
others. London: Tuck no date, circa 1911. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards,
edges rubbed and some cover and finger soil, VG. Illustrated by Wain with
glorious color covers, full color frontis plus a profusion of 2-color and b&w illus.
of cats portraying traditional nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters. A title in
Father Tuck’s Golden Gift Series. $750.00
WALES – 199, 548
VOLLAND ALSO 118, 205, 261-2, 264-7, 369, 553
INSCRIBED
583. (WALKER,DUGALD
STEWART)illus.
THE
GENTLEST GIANT by Anna
Bird Stewart. NY: McBride
1929 (Wayne Pub. Co. 1915).
8vo, cloth, Fine in very
slightly worn dust wrapper. A reprint of these wonderful
fairy poems illustrated with
many intricate black and
whites by Walker. THIS
COPY HAS A LOVELY
ONE PAGE INSCRIPTION
ON
THE
ENDPAPER
FROM
THE
AUTHOR.
Also, laid in is brochure
about the author with her
photo. (Walker see also
35).
$250.00
WAGNER, RICHARD - 423
WAR – 16, 27, 174, 434
#580
WARD, KEITH - 211
Pg 85
Helen & Marc Younger
LIMITED EDITION
WOODCUT BOOK
SIGNED BY WARD
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IN RARE DUST WRAPPER WITH LETTER LAID-IN
587.WIGGIN,KATE DOUGLAS. REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin 1903 (1903). 8vo (5 1/2 x 7 1/2”), green pictorial cloth, Fine
IN DUST WRAPPER (some old mends and chipping else VG). 1st edition, 1st issue
with the type at the base of spine 1/16” high. Wiggin’s book is acclaimed for its
authentic portrayal of rural Maine, its people and culture. Mark Twain said it
was “beautiful and moving and satisfying.” The enduring classic was translated
into many languages and adapted for the stage and screen. Wiggin co-wrote the
play with Charlotte Thompson that was produced for Broadway 1909. The story
was also made into a film starring Shirley Temple. After Wiggin married George
Christopher Riggs, their social life revolved around leading authors of the era
including Rudyard Kipling and Mark Twain. LAID IN IS A 2 PAGE HANDWRITTEN
LETTER FROM WIGGIN (using her married name Kate Douglas Riggs). The text
of the letter discusses some of her work and the apparent return of work that
the recipient did not want to publish, ending: “So do not be embarrassed at
sending the Mss flying back to me; I shall still be yours faithfully”. This is a
special copy in the rare dust wrapper. Peter Parley To Penrod p. 121. $1250.00
584.
WARD,LYND. PRELUDE TO A MILLION
YEARS: A BOOK OF
WOOD ENGRAVINGS. NY:
Equinox 1933 (1933). 8vo
(5 1/2 x 8 3/4”), copper
spine with black stitching
and gilt decorated boards,
VG-Fine.
LIMITED TO
920 NUMBERED COPIES
SIGNED
BY
WARD.
Designed by Lewis F. White,
printed by woodblocks on
velin paper and bound by
hand.
Every page has a
striking woodcut by Ward,
printed on one side of the
paper. Nice copy, very
scarce.
$750.00
BOXCAR CHILDREN
IN BOX!
585. WARNER,GERTRUDE
CHANDLER. BOX-CAR
CHILDREN.
Chicago &
NY: Rand McNally ((1924). 8vo (6 x 8”), blue cloth,
pictorial
paste-on,
AS
NEW IN PUBLISHER’S
PICTORIAL BOX!
First
edition. The story tells
about the adventures of 4
orphaned children who run
away and live in the forest
in an abandoned boxcar. Illustrated
by
Dorothy
Lake Gregory with 4 color
plates in typical 20’s style.
This is a great copy of a
classic.
$875.00
WAUGH, FREDERICK - 209
WILDE, OSCAR – 309, 476
IDA WAUGH & JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH’S 1ST BOOK APPEARANCE
586.WAUGH,IDA. IDEAL HEADS. Phil.: Sunshine Pub. Co. 1890. Folio, gold
cloth stamped in gold and colors, all edges gilt, [92]p., light cover soil and several
insignificant archival margin mends else VG. Printed on heavy paper and illustrated
by Waugh with 20 magnificent color lithographs of little babies in the style of Maud
Humphrey. Also illustrated with numerous full and partial page b&w’s by various
artists, notably one by JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH representing her FIRST BOOK
ILLUSTRATION (Five Maidens all in a row p. [3]). This is a nice copy of a very
scarce book that is usually found in wretched shape. Nudelman A1. $1200.00
WEISGARD, LEONARD – 95, 97, 115
WHARTON, EDITH – 407
WHITTIER, JOHN GREENLEAF – 378
WIESE, KURT – 48, 94
ARTIST’S COPY
INSCRIBED
588.
WILDER,LAURA
INGALLS. BY THE SHORES
OF SILVER LAKE. NY:
Harper & Bros. 1939 (1939). 8vo, pictorial cloth, Fine
in very slightly worn dust
wrapper. Stated 1st edition.
Illustrated with color dust
wrapper and frontis by
HELEN SEWELL and in line
by MILDRED BOYLE. The
Ingalls family moves to the
Dakota Territory. The fifth
Little House book. This copy
was purchased from Mildred
Boyle’s family and THIS
WAS BOYLE’S OWN COPY
INSCRIBED BY HER TO HER
NIECE. $3500.00
589.(WILLIAMS,GARTH)illus. BEDTIME
FOR FRANCES by Russell Hoban. NY:
Harper Brothers (1960). 4to (8 1/4 x 10
1/8”), cloth backed pictorial boards, Fine
in dust wrapper with 1/2” strip off rear
top edge and smaller chips on spine. First
edition (correct price and no ads for later
titles). Frances (a baby badger) uses various
methods to prolong bedtime. Illustrated
with charming color lithos on every page. See
Bader p.472-3 who calls this “a charmer.”
First editions of this title are quite
scarce.
$325.00
914.764.7410 DOROTHY KUNHARDT AND GARTH WILLIAMS
590.(WILLIAMS,GARTH)illus.
TINY NONSENSE STORIES by Dorothy
Kunhardt. NY: Simon & Schuster (1949). This is a wonderful set of 12 miniature
books (2” wide x 3 1/16” high) each bound in thick pictorial boards and housed
in a color pictorial slipcase that simulates a
room of a house. The case has a removable
sliding cover. Box shows sl. wear else books
and box are in VG cond. Each of the 12
books is wonderfully illustrated with color
lithos by GARTH WILLIAMS. It is very
unusual to find all 12 books with the little
house, all in such nice condition.(See Bader
p. 292-3). Contains the following titles:
Little Squirrel; Happy Valentine; April Fool;
Easter Bunny; Cowboy Kitten; Naughty Little
Guest; Uncle Quack; Silly Picnic; Mr. Pig; Two
Snowbulls; Little Lamb; Roger Mouse. Really
Nice! $350.00
Pg 86
Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 97
FOLLOWING ARE 7
REMARKABLY FINE
N.C WYETH TITLES
IN DUST WRAPPER AND BOX
593.(WYETH,N.C. and ANDREW WYETH)illus. MEN OF CONCORD by Henry
Thoreau. Bost: Houghton Mifflin 1936 (1936). 4to (6 1/2 x 9 5/8”), green cloth,
255p., index, VERY FINE IN DUST WRAPPER AND PICTORIAL BOX (box flaps
faded). 1st edition. Illustrated by Wyeth with box and wrapper illustrations
not repeated in the book, pictorial endpapers plus 10 color plates. There are
also 24 pen and ink drawings attributed to N.C. in the book, but actually done
by ANDREW WYETH under his father’s supervision (Allen p.220). This is an
exceptionally fine copy, rare in the box. $875.00
WILLIAMS, GARTH ALSO 313
MILO WINTER FANTASY
WITH RARE PUBLISHER’S PROSPECTUS
591.WINTER,MILO. BILLY POPGUN. Bost: Houghton Mifflin 1912 (Oct 1912).
4to, vellum backed boards, gilt cover, top edge gilt. Spine soiled with light edge
rubbing else near fine. First edition of Winter’s best and scarcest book, LIMITED
TO ONLY 350 NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED ON JAPANESE PAPER WITH
THE ILLUSTRATIONS MOUNTED ON JAPANESE PAPER WITH A BORDER
IN GOLD FROM A SPECIAL DESIGN BY THE ARTIST! Written by Winter and
illustrated by him as well
with pictorial endpapers, 8
fabulous tipped-in plates,
plus line illustrations intext. The story is a fantasy
about a trip taken by little
Billy (who had a pop-gun). Laid-in is the PUBLISHER’S
4 PAGE PROSEPCTUS AND
ORDER BLANK illustrated
on the outside duplicating
the endpapers and with
publisher’s information on
the book with an order form
inside. A nice copy of a
wonderful fantasy and very,
very scarce. $1200.00
IN ULTRA-RARE PUBLISHER’S BOX
594.(WYETH,N.C.)illus. THE PIKE COUNTY BALLADS by John Hay. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin (Oct. 1912). 8vo (6 3/4 x 9”), tan buckram, AS NEW IN
ORIGINAL PUBLISHER’S BOX WITH MOUNTED COLOR PLATE AND PLAIN
PAPER WRAPPER. Printed on coated paper and illustrated by Wyeth with cover
plate, pictorial endpapers, 6 color plates plus many smaller text illus. Preface by
Wyeth as well. One of only a very few copies known to survive in the box and of
the utmost rarity in this condition. $1850.00
WOODCUTS – 325, 546, 584
RARE DELUXE EDITION PINAFORE
592.(WOODWARD,ALICE B.)illus. THE PINAFORE PICTURE BOOK: The
Story of H.M.S. Pinafore told by Sir W. S. Gilbert. London: George Bell and
Sons 1908. 4to (8 x 10 1/4”) white cloth with pictorial gilt covers, top edge
gilt, Fine condition. The play format of the H.M.S. Pinafore has been re-written
for children in story format by W.S. Gilbert. Printed on hand-made paper
and illustrated by Woodward with 16 wonderful mounted color plates, 2-color
pictorial title page pictorial endpapers and 12 very fine pen and inks in the text
in Woodward’s art nouveau style. This deluxe edition is rare.
$850.00
WORLD WAR II – 174
INSCRIBED BY WYETH
595. (WYETH,N.C.)illus.
RIP VAN WINKLE by
Washington Irving. Phil:
McKay (1921). 4to (7 1/2 x
10”), brown cloth, pictorial
paste-on,
very
slightly
rubbed else Fine. 1st ed. 1st
issue. Illustrated with cover
plate, pictorial endpapers,
8 color plates and line
illustrations in-text. THIS
COPY IS INSCRIBED BY
WYETH DATED 1922! This
is a special copy of one of
Wyeth’s most beautiful
books. $3200.00
Helen & Marc Younger
SIGNED BY WYETH AND RAWLINGS
596.(WYETH,N.C.)illus. THE YEARLING by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. NY:
Charles Scribner’s Sons 1939 (1939 A). 4to, bluish-green cloth, top edge gilt,
Fine condition in matching chemise with leather label and publisher’s blue slip
case (case slightly rubbed on edges else sound and VG+). LIMITED TO ONLY
750 COPIES FOR SALE-SIGNED BY BOTH WYETH AND RAWLINGS. Two
interesting facts have emerged about this edition. First, although 750 copies
were printed, only 520 copies were actually bound and sent out with the binding,
chemise and slip case of this version. The remaining 250 copies were bound in dark
blue cloth with a darker blue slipcase and were distributed in the early 1950’s.
Secondly, according to letters from Rawlings to her editor, as the limited edition
sheets were being printed she discovered that there was a line missing on page
196 (between lines 5 and 6). A new signature with the correction was inserted
but not before some sheets were distributed. This copy has the corrected
pages. (We also have had a copy of the later binding with the earlier mis-printed
sheets so there is no rhyme or reason as to how they managed this error).
Illustrated by Wyeth with pictorial endpapers, 14 full page color illustrations,
title page decoration, plus 2 special charcoal and wash full page illustrations
done for this limited edition. Also included is a facsimile of a 2 page letter by
Wyeth discussing the book (not present in the trade edition). Wyeth reportedly
traveled to Cross Creek, Rawlings’ home, before beginning the artwork, in order
to capture the essence of the area. Very scarce. Allen p. 216. $4250.00
Pg 87
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LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY WYETH & ROBERTS
598.(WYETH,N.C.)illus.
TRENDING INTO MAINE by Kenneth Roberts.
Boston: Little Brown 1938
(May 1938). 4to (7 1/4 x 9
3/4”), white cloth spine, blue
cloth, FINE IN ORIGINAL
PLAIN PAPER WRAPPER
AND SLIPCASE WITH
PAPER LABEL (case toned on
backstrip with a few spots
else tight and VG+). First
Wyeth edition LIMITED TO
1075 NUMBERED COPIES
SIGNED BY WYETH AND
ROBERTS!
Illustrated
with 15 beautiful color
plates including endpapers
and complete with an
EXTRA SUITE OF COLOR
PLATES IN ORIGINAL
ENVELOPE.
This is an
excellent copy, increasingly
scarce with extra suite of
plates. $2500.00
JINGLEBOB IN FINE DUST WRAPPER
599.(WYETH,N.C.)illus.
JINGLEBOB by Philip Rollins. NY: Scribner 1930
(1930). 4to, black cloth, pictorial paste-on, Fine IN FINE DUST WRAPPER
WITH MOUNTED COLOR PLATE. 1st ed. of this Scribner Classic, illustrated
by Wyeth with cover plate, pictorial endpapers plus 4 other plates (wrapper
plate duplicates the illus. on p. 32). A MAGNIFICENT copy, rare in the wrapper,
especially such a nice one. Allen p.217. $1800.00
MINT COPY IN BOX
597.(WYETH,N.C.)illus. DEEP WATER DAYS by Oliver Swan. Philadelphia:
Macrae Smith (1929). 4to (7 1/2 x 10”), green pictorial cloth, top edge blue,
MINT IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX (box sl. rubbed but VG+). Stated
1st edition. Illustrated with 1 color plate by Wyeth, 2 color plates by FRANK
SCHOONOVER, 2 color plates by STANLEY ARTHURS plus other color plates
by Manning Lee and Charles Hargens to accompany an anthology of stories about
American ships from 1700-1860. This is an extraordinary copy of an attractive
book, rare in this condition. $600.00
CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER
600.ZEMACH,HARVE
DUFFY
AND
THE
&
DEVIL.
MARGOT.
NY:FSG
(1973). 4to, blue cloth, Fine in dust
wrapper slightly worn where seal was
removed. Stated 1st edition.
An English
folk tale with wonderful color illustrations
throughout.
Award.
Winner of the Caldecott
$250.00
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