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Disney, Walt; Brown, Margaret Wise

Little Pig’s Picnic and Other Stories.

Boston : D.C. Heath and Company, 1939.

First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Walt Disney on the half-title page. Illustrated throughout by the Walt Disney Studio. Story by Margaret Wise Brown. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Rare and desirable signed by Walt Disney.

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-30060
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Thompson, Eloise; Illustrated by Hilary Knight

Eloise In Moscow.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959.

First edition of the fourth book in the Eloise series. Thin quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Kay Thompson on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed by illustrator, Hilary Knight. Bottom of the cloth rubbed, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Illustrated by Hilary Knight.

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-29095
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Wildsmith, Brian

Brian Wildsmith’s ABC.

New York : Franklin Watts Inc, 1963.

First American edition. Oblong quarto, original cloth. Signed by Brian Wildsmith on the title page. Some rubbing to the bottom cloth and a bookplate to the inner front panel, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Uncommon signed.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-29082
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Raskin, Ellen

Figgs and Phantoms.

New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1974.

First edition of the author’s Newbery Honor book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Ethel & Paul many, many thanks for all your kind words Ellen Raskin.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-29005
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Keeshan, Robert; Pictures by Maurice Sendak

She Loves Me… She Loves Me Not.

New York : HarperCollins, 1991.

First edition of the 1991 edition. Small quarto, original illustrated boards. Signed by Maurice Sendak on the half title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-27056
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Sendak, Maurice

Original Drawing by Maurice Sendak.

1993.

Original Maurice Sendak pencil drawing on artist’s vellum. Signed and inscribed by Maurice Sendak to Arthur Yorinks: “Feb. 6-13, 1993. So Sue Me. To Arthur – with all my love!  Maurice.” Pencil draft for the backdrop of the play “So, Sue Me” written and directed by Arthur Yorinks and performed at the Kennedy Center forContinue reading "Original Drawing by Maurice Sendak."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-27044
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Carroll, Lewis (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

The Game of Logic.

London : MacMillan and Co, 1887.

First trade edition of Lewis Carroll’s game, with scarce original card and several original markers. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Lewis Carroll to his nephew, on the half-title in purple ink in the year of publication, “Bertram J. Collingwood with the Author’s love Mar. 87.” The volume contains the original envelope containingContinue reading "The Game of Logic."

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$7,200.00
Item Number: RRB-26048
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Carle, Eric

The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

New York : Philomel, 1994.

One of only 500 signed limited edition of the 25th Anniversary edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original silver boards. Signed by Eric Carle with an original drawing on the front panel. In fine condition as is the original cardboard box.

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-20036
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Brown, Margaret Wise; Illustrated By Leonard Weisgard

The Important Book.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1949.

First edition of this charming early work by Margaret Wise Brown. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.  Illustrated By Leonard Weisgard.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-12038
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Thompson, Kay; Illustrated by Hilary Knight

Eloise, Eloise in Paris, Eloise At Christmastime, Eloise In Moscow, Eloise Takes a Bawth.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1955-2002.

First editions of each of the five Eloise titles. Quarto, 5 volumes. Each are signed by the illustrator, Hilary Knight. Each are near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. A brilliant set of this timeless classic.

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-5600
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Brown, Marcia

Once A Mouse.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1961.

First edition. Oblong quarto, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Inscribed by the author with a drawing on a card pasted in, opposite the title page.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-5304
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Viorst, Judith; Illustrated by Ray Cruz

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday.

New York : Atheneum Publishers, 1978.

First edition of the second book in the author’s acclaimed Alexander series. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, “Save your money! Judith Viorst.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-5685
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Schulz, Charles M

Young Pillars.

Anderson, IN : The Warner Press, 1958.

First edition of this early work by the legendary creator of Peanuts. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Charles Schulz on the title page. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Uncommon signed.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-5620
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Blos, Joan W

A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl’s Journal, 1830-32.

New York : Scribners, 1979.

First edition of the author’s Newberry award-winning novel. Octavo, original red boards. Fine in a very good plus dust jacket with a few short closed tears, and without the Newberry award winning sticker on the front panel. Signed by the author who has added some lines from this work.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-1797
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Cooper, Susan

The Dark is Rising Series: Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; Silver on the Tree.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1965-1977.

First British editions and true firsts of each book in the Dark is Rising Sequence. Octavo, 5 volumes. Each copy is signed or inscribed by the author. Each are in excellent condition in the original dust jackets. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-1254
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Paterson, Katherine

The Great Gilly Hopkins.

New York : Thomas Crowell, 1978.

First edition of this realistic children’s novel, which was ranked number 63 among all-time children’s novels in a survey published by School Library Journal. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Katherine Paterson on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by Fred Marcellino.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-4088
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Stead, Rebecca

When You Reach Me.

New York : Wedy Lamb Books/ Random House, 2009.

First edition of the author’s Newberry Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Rebecca Stead on the title page. Also laid into this copy are pictures of the author at the booksigning. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-4104
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Carle, Eric; Singer, Isaac Bashevis

Why Noah Chose The Dove.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974.

First edition of this work by the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Tall quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Eric Carle on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Elizabeth Shub.

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$550.00
Item Number: RRB-3496
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Burton, Virginia Lee

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1939.

First edition of this children’s classic with the date of 1939 on the title page. Oblong quarto, original tan cloth. A very good copy in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some light expert restoration to the spine extremities. Housed in a custom clamshell box.

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$3,200.00
Item Number: RRB-2398
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Burton, Virginia Lee

The Little House.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1942.

First edition of one of the rarest and most sought after children’s classics. Oblong quarto, original blue cloth. Near fine in an excellent unrestored dust jacket that shows a small chip to the crown of the spine and some light wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example.

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$8,000.00
Item Number: RRB-2325
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Montgomery, L.M

Anne of Windy Willows (Anne of Windy Poplars).

London : George G. Harrap, 1936.

First British edition of this novel in Montgomery’s acclaimed Anne series. Octavo, original blue cloth. Light wear, else fine in the original dust jacket with some chips. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-892
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