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Little Lord
Fauntleroy
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord
Fauntleroy. Illustrated by Reginald Birch. New York: Scribner, 1886.
Octavo, original gilt-decorated cloth. First edition, first issue (with
DeVinne Press imprint) of Burnett's classic, with
the original illustrations by Reginald Birch which helped define the
style of dress for little boys throughout the late 19th and early 20th
centuries.
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Alice in Wonderland and
Through the Looking Glass
both signed by Lewis Carroll
CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland. London: Macmillon, 1868. Octavo, original red
cloth recased. WITH: Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found
There. London Macmillon, 1872. Octavo, original red decorated cloth
rebacked with original spine laid-down. Very handsomely boxed (box not
pictured). Two of the worlds most beloved
children's books, each inscribed by Lewis Carroll.
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LEWIS, C.S. The Lion, the
Witch and the Wardrobe. A Story for Children. Illustrations by Pauline
Baynes. London: Geoffrey Bles, (1950). Octavo, full modern green morocco
gilt. First edition of the first book of
Lewis' celebrated Narnia Chronicles. With colored frontispiece and
illustrations throughout. Fine condition, handsomely bound.
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in
exceptionally fine condition
MILNE, A. A. The
Christopher Robin Birthday Book. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard. London:
Methuen (1930). Small octavo, original red cloth, original pictorial
dust jacket. First edition of Milne's delightful collection of
quotations and bits of wisdom from the clever creatures living in
Hundred Acre Wood. Beautifully illustrated with countless Shepard
drawings.
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with beautiful Maxfield
Parrish color illustrations
(PARRISH, Maxfield,
illust.); SAUNDERS, Louise. Knave of Hearts. New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Vibrant, well preserved copy of the first
edition of this lovely collaboration by Parrish and Saunders.
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the birth of a new
genre of children's books
SEUSS, Dr. The Cat in the Hat. New
York: Random House, (1957). Tall octavo, original pictorial unglazed
boards, original pictorial dust jacket. First edition, first issue (with
unlaminated boards) in rare first issue dust jacket (with
"200/200" price). The Cat in the Hat marks a turning
point in early children's readers, introducing a new genre of
educational primers that were fun and exciting as well as instructive to
children.
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a
superb copy
WHITE, E.B. Charlotte’s Web. New York: Harper &
Brothers, (1952). Octavo, original decorated beige cloth, original
pictorial dust jacket. First edition in outstanding condition.
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