240 résultats
1965réf. 008153New York: Charles Scribners Sons 1965 Beige cloth pictorially stamped in olive ink foxing to cloth at top corner internally as new; color pictorial dust jacket with sunned spine and some darkening along top edge light chipping to spine ends original price intact $3.25. An English folk tale which is a variation on the fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin. Wonderful illustrations by Evaline Ness. A very scarce Caldecott Honor. First Edition A. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Evaline Ness. 4to. Charles Scribners Sons hardcover books
1895réf. 003263London: Lawrence and Bullen 1895 Mauve patterned cloth pictorially stamped in gilt gilt slightly dulled spine sunned boards slightly bowed. Fairy stories set in Ireland written by Irish poetess Moira O'Neill. Illustrated with lovely b&w plates by Britten. Scarce. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by W. E. F. Britten. 8vo. Lawrence and Bullen hardcover books
1940réf. 009885New York: Harcourt Brace & Company 1940 Green cloth pictorially stamped in navy light wear to extremities book plate and previous owner's name; illustrated dust jacket worn with losses tears and tape repair to verso damp stain visible on verso. A collection of Andersen's fairy tales translated by well-known Danish actor of stage and screen Paul Leyssac. Illustrated with lovely silhouettes by Hertha List. Signed by Translator. First Thus. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Hertha List. Small Thick 4to. Harcourt, Brace & Company hardcover books
1949réf. 009557New York: Limited Editions Club 1949 Three volumes #1302 of an edition of 2500 books Near Fine with slightly sunned spines one volume with a tiny pen mark to cover lacking glassine dust wrappers slip case chipped with wear. Ali Baba signed by Ardizzone Sleeping Beauty unsigned Ugly Duckling signed by the editor Jean Hersholt and Everett Gee Jackson. Signed by Artist. First Limited Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Everett Gee Jackson Sylvain Sauvage and Edward Ardizzone. 4to. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1943réf. 011336New York: Simon & Schuster 1943 Illustrated boards with blue cloth spine light shelf wear "belongs to" neatly filled in; matching color pictorial dust jacket with light wear small loss and closed tear to rear panel original price intact $.25. A Little Golden Book of fairy tales with soft and enchanting pictures by Masha in color & b&w. Scarce in such lovely condition. . Stated First Printing. Illustrated Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Masha. Square 8vo. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1910réf. 009546London: Macmillan 1910 Green cloth pictorially stamped and titled in gilt spine and edges sunned slight spine lean sporadic foxing heavier at beginning and end some fraying at extremities. Kingsley's classic illustrated with 16 color plates by Warwick Goble preceded by a limited edition and trade edition in a larger format and with 32 plates. . First Thus. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Warwick Goble. Thick 8vo. Macmillan hardcover books
1882réf. 010134New York: McLoughlin Bros 1882 Circa 1882. 10.75 x 8.5 in. 27 x 21 cm. Color printed card covers with light soil and surface wear 2 inch tear to rear cover. Mother Goose rhymes illustrated with four full-page chromolithographs a dual-page sepia centerfold and in-text artwork in sepia throughout. Illustrated by Walter Satterlee per American Antiquarian Society. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by W. Bruton Attrib cover & Walter Satterlee . 4to. McLoughlin Bros books
1939réf. 008735New York: Holiday House 1939 Paperboard covers stamped in red with cloth spine red stain to top corner of rear board of Tom Thumb else fine. The books are housed in their original star-spangled slipcase which has a few damp stains and edge wear. A dear set of two small books Thumbelina & History of Tom Thumb. Each is illustrated by Hilda Scott and hand-colored limited to 1200 copies designed by Helen Gentry. See Bader pgs 213-14. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Hilda Scott. Square 32mo. Holiday House hardcover books
1965réf. 011425New York: Harcourt Brace & World 1965 Hard cover in color pictorial dust jacket with original price intact $4.50. Four fairy tales Cummings wrote for his daughter published posthumously with dreamy color artwork by John Eaton. This copy is signed by the illustrator on the title page. . Signed by Illustrator. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Illus. by John Eaton. Small 4to. Harcourt Brace & World hardcover books
1954réf. 010392Garden City: Doubleday 1954 Beige cloth pictorially stamped in three colors light cover soil and mild bumping to spine ends; color pictorial dust jacket with wear to edges and folds overall darkened original price intact $5.00. A large and lovely profusely illustrated collection of nursery rhymes. De Angeli's work appears as delicate line art textual color artwork and full page color plates. Quite a lavish production. "De Angeli's work reflects the mood and heart of childhood in the cherubic faces of her characters and will undoubtedly continue to do so for some time." Peterson & Solt pg 303. Uncommon especially signed. Caldecott Honor. Signed by Illustrator. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Plus/Good. Illus. by Marguerite De Angeli. Folio. Doubleday hardcover books
1888réf. 009536London: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1888 48 pgs. Grey-green cloth pictorially stamped in red ink cloth rubbed gift inscription thumbing to pages 2 pin holes through a number of pages. A facsimile of Doyle's 1842 manuscript which was sold at auction by Christie's and eventually published by Eyre & Spottiswoode in 1888. Each page contains hand-lettered text and color artwork reproduced from Doyle's manuscript. Scarce. Osborne pg 29. . Pictorial Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Richard Doyle. 4to. Eyre & Spottiswoode hardcover books
1950réf. 000576New York: Limited Editions Club 1950 41 pgs. #1283/1500. Signed By Edmund Dulac. Maroon cloth with inlaid brass cockerel lt. oxidization prev. owner's name lt. fox near gutter of front ep Maroon chemise with stamped cockerel design sp. faded. Maroon slipcase with fading at edges and wear to bottom flap. Illustrated and decorated by Dulac his first work for the Limited Edition Club. First Limited Edition. Very Good. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1920réf. 011401New York: M S Publishing 1920 Stiff pictorial wraps mild dust soil else fine. A booklet of uncut playing cards. Each card features a line from a Mother Goose rhyme and accompanying picture. The user was meant to cut out the cards and play the game as described on the inside covers fo the book. This copy is completely unused. I could locate no exact copies. The copy at Princeton was published by Cupples & Leon and dated 1918. This copy is undated. Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Mary Belle McKellar. Folio. M S Publishing unknown books
1918réf. 37110Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1918. First Edition. Illustrated with 34 plates. 2 vols. 4to. Original maroon cloth titles in gilt. One corner slightly bumped other minor wear at extremities else very good. Inscribed by the author in both volumes. First Edition. Illustrated with 34 plates. 2 vols. 4to. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf of both volumes: in vol. I "To Mr. William A. Wood with much appreciation for interesting hours at Lichfield and kind hospitality even apart from the Bower Robert Withington" and again in vol. II "To Mr. William A. Wood Robert Withington.". Harvard University Press unknown books
réf. 004160New York: Random House 1960. Pictorial boards with cloth spine minor corner wear; pictorial dust jacket with light wear sunned spine small loss at top of spine. Hauff's most famous fairy tale with 2-color artwork by Sendak throughout. Scarce Sendak title. Hanrahan A38. ALA Notable Book. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Maurice Sendak. Square 8vo. Random House hardcover books
1930réf. 009269Newark NJ: Charles E Graham & Co 1930 Blue-green cloth with color pastedown titled in gilt mild external wear gift inscription and some offsetting to pages opposite color artwork. An extremely lovely edition of Child's Garden of Verses with full color map endpapers based on the various verses 16 full page color plates plus vertical color artwork on every page. . First Thus. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Julie C. Pratt. 4to. Charles E Graham & Co hardcover books
1851réf. 008553New York: Elton & Co Publishers 18 Division Street 1851 Pictorial yellow paper wraps overall wear light soil and foxing uncolored. The familiar and sad verse about Jenny Wren with 8 engravings after Harrison Weir followed by 4 pages of the text of The Frog Who Would A-Wooing Go. This copy makes no mention of John McLoughlin and the publisher was located at 18 Division St in 1851 only. Scarce. Original Wraps. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Harrison Weir . 16mo. Elton & Co, Publishers, 18 Division Street paperback books
1938réf. 007476New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons 1938 Red cloth pictorially stamped in gilt which is slightly oxidized light sunning to edges previous owner's name on endpaper; color illustrated dust jacket with wear at folds edge tears creasing original price intact $2.00. This classic Russian fairy tale illustrated with 11 full color illustrations and partial page b&w artwork all by Willy Pogany. A scarce Pogany title in nice condition. . First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Folio. Thomas Nelson & Sons hardcover books
1878réf. VBF05Folklore English Folk-Lore by T. F. Thiselton Dyer. London: Hardwicke & Bogue with a rare announcement slip at the front endpaper dated 1 July 1879 with change of address and business name 1878. 8vo viii 290pp vi adverts 32pp catalogue dated November 1878; original brown cloth gilt-titled on front cover and spine. First edition of this fascinating history and discussion on English folklore created and published in response to the formation of the Folk-Lore Society U.K. earlier this same year. It includes an interesting look into English folklore: plants the moon birds animals charms birth death marriage and more. Written by T. F. Thiselton-Dyer a curate who was known for his popular non-fiction works including 'British Customs: Past and Present' and 'Strange Papes From Family Papers'. Hardwicke & Bogue, with a rare announcement slip at the front endpaper dated 1 July 1879 with change of address and business nam hardcover books
1903réf. 010271New York: G W Dillingham Co 1903 Color printed stiff card covers some edge wear and cover soil faint creasing to covers and pages gift inscription in pencil. The familiar fairy tale illustrated in Denslow's whimsical style in color throughout. Scarce. First Edition. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by W W Denslow. 4to. G W Dillingham Co paperback books
1937réf. 008692Racine WI: Whitman Publishing 1937 140 pgs. Pictorial boards with mild external edge wear inner front hinge strengthened pages age-toned as usual last three pages with edge tears and creases not affecting text; dust jacket frayed with small losses. Mother Goose rhymes some original and some with Disney characters worked into the verses. Fun Disney artwork in color and line throughout. The book was produced with inexpensive materials so few copies survived in collectible condition. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Good Minus. Illus. by Walt Disney Studio. Thick 8vo. Whitman Publishing unknown books
1920réf. 011375London Paris & New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons 1920 140 pgs 4 pgs of ads. Color pictorial boards with brown cloth spine shelf wear and light surface wear FFEP is newer half-title browned else bright and clean. Contains a brief bio of Han Christian Andersen plus the fairy tales Red Shoes Steadfast Tin Soldier Wild Swans Tinder-Box Little Match Girl Thumbelina Ugly Duckling Little Tuk Little Ida's Flowers Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper Storks and Little Mermaid. Illustrated with 12 color plates plus partial-page line art throughout by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Circa 1920. . Early Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Large 8vo. Raphael Tuck & Sons unknown books
1939réf. 009767London: Hatchard & Co 1939 190 pgs. Vellum backed cloth boards blue spine label. a tiny bit of wear to edge of spine label else fine and clean housed in a later slip case which has a long abrasion to one panel. Illustrated with 2 color plates there would have been more if the book had not been rushed to publication to avoid WWII paper restrictions. Limited Edition #371/500 signed by Dulac and Crary on the limitation page. A delightful modern fairy tale. Hughey 91a. . Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Edmund Dulac. 4to. Hatchard & Co hardcover books
1929réf. 009180Paris: Chez Firmin-Didot 1929 Printed paper wraparound covers over card light soil creasing to spines in a worn marbled slip case. Facsimile reprints of the 1695 editions of Perrault's poems fairy tales and fables limited to a total of 500 copies the first 185 on vellum. This is number 419 or 479 on arches paper. Scarce. Limited Edition. Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo. Chez Firmin-Didot hardcover books
1935réf. 003221Los Angeles: Suttonhouse 1935 181 pgs. Blue cloth hardcover titled in gilt mild discoloration of cloth near spine else fine in color pictorial dust jacket with wear at folds small chips to spine ends and corners spine slightly darkened slip case is wornand dusted. A collection of seven prize winning stories illustrated by Pogany with 7 full page color plates and small b&w drawings on almost every page. Uncommon with wrapper and slipcase. First Trade. Hard Cover. Very Good to Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Willy Pogany. 4to. Suttonhouse hardcover books
