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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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