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New York : Atheneum, 1967.
First edition of the author’s Newbery Award-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by E.L. Konigsburg on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, rare in this condition and signed.
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London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1927-1936.
Complete finely bound set of Milne’s wonderful Pooh quartet, with only Now We Are Six being a first issue. Octavo, four volumes, bound in three-quarters morocco with gilt titles to the spines in six compartments within raised bands, three volumes top edge gilt, three volumes with pictorial endpapers, illustrated with decorations by Ernest Shepard. WhenContinue reading "The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner."
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: United Synagogue of America, 1951.
First edition of this charming picture book celebrating the Shabbat, with early illustrations by Maurice Sendak. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Maurice Sendak on the title page. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Leonard Weisgard, Art Consultant. In very good condition. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed.
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London : Bloomsbury, 1997.
First paperback edition of the rarest book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. First printing with “First published in Great Britain in 1997”, the full number line “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”, “Joanne Rowling” for “J.K.Continue reading "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone."
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1962-1989.
First editions of each volume in the author’s iconic and genre-defining Wrinkle in Time quintet, including one of the most celebrated Newbery Award-winning novels of all time. Octavo, five volumes, original publisher’s full and half cloth. A Wrinkle in Time is boldly signed by Madeleine L’Engle in a contemporary hand on the title page andContinue reading "The Wrinkle in Time Quintet: A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind In The Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, An Acceptable Time."
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1939.
First edition of this children’s classic with the date of 1939 on the title page. Oblong quarto, original tan cloth, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by Virginia Lee Burton on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed, this is only the second example we have seen.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.
First edition of the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl on the front free endpaper and the illustrator on the titleContinue reading "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator."
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New York : Reynal & Hitchcock; Harcourt, Brace and Company; Harcourt, Inc.; Delacorte Press; Collins, 1934 - 2006.
First editions of each work of this beloved children’s classic, with Mary Poppins in the Kitchen being a first hand-tinted illustrated edition. Octavo, eight volumes, original pictorial cloth and boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper of Mary Poppins and on the title page of Mary PoppinsContinue reading "Mary Poppins Complete Set: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, Mary Poppins in the Park, Mary Poppins From A to Z, Mary Poppins in the Kitchen, Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane, Mary Poppins and the House Next Door."
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New York : Bradbury Press, 1970.
First edition, early printing of this landmark novel in the history of young adult literature. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, “Love, Judy Blume July 1991.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Eros Keith. Rare and desirable signed.
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New York : The Viking Press, 1945.
Signed limited first edition of Steinbeck’s classic novel, one of 699 copies. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, with illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Fine in the rare original slipcase. An exceptional example.
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New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1883.
First McVickar illustrated edition of this narrative poem of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, floral endpapers, frontispiece, title page vignette, with color illustrations throughout by H.W. McVickar. McVickar was an American illustrator and author active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his contributions to popular magazines andContinue reading "Grandmother’s Story of Bunker Hill Battle."
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952.
First edition, early printing of this classic work. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Inscribed and signed by Margaret Rey, who has drawn a doodle and signed by H.A. Rey. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, ownership inscription. Rare and desirable signed and with a drawing.
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London : The Children's High Level Group, 2008.
First edition, limited issue of this wizarding classic. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the half-title page. Octavo, original brown morocco-patterned boards with silver metal cornerpieces and central ornament accented with faux blue gems, silver metal clasp, marbled endpapers, green silk bookmark, illustrated. Housed in the embroidered velvet bag within the publisher’s calf case withContinue reading "The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore."
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San Francisco : Determined Productions, 1964.
First edition of this early work by the creator of Peanuts. Octavo, small quarto, illustrated. Boldly signed by Charles M. Schulz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Book design by Jim Young. Rare and desirable signed.
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London : Bloomsbury, 2022.
First edition of the 25th anniversary edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated by Thomas Taylor. Signed four times by jacket illustrator Thomas Taylor, on the half-title page with a drawing ofContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone."
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London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1974.
Finely bound complete set of Tolkien’s epic fantasy trilogy which, since its release, has sold over 150 million copies, making it the third best-selling novel of all time. Octavo, bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco by Bayntun-Riviere with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edgeContinue reading "The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King."
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London : Heinemann, 1956.
First edition of the author’s beloved children’s classic, adapted into the 1961 animated film produced by Walt Disney Studios. Octavo, original blue cloth, pictorial endpapers, with 58 illustrations by Janet and Anne Grahame-Johnstone. Association copy, inscribed by the author to her Aunt in the year of publication on the second free endpaper, “To Aunt ElsieContinue reading "The Hundred and One Dalmatians."
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New York : Hyperion Books, 2004.
First edition, second printing of Vizzini’s groundbreaking novel that inspired the Broadway musical. Octavo, original boards. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by Timothy Saccenti.
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New York : Macmillan, 1972.
First American edition of the author’s first and most beloved work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "Watership Down."
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London : William Heinemann, 1905.
Rackham edition of this classic story. Royal octavo, bound in full red morocco by Henry Sotheran with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded color frontispiece of Rip VanContinue reading "Rip Van Winkle."
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London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1914.
The Bombay editions of both volumes of The Jungle Book. Octavo, two volumes, bound in three-quarters morocco by Morell with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of 1050 copies. In near fine condition. A sharp example.
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London : Methuen and Co, 1908.
First edition of the beloved children’s novel, which author A.A. Milne once referred to as a “household book,” “one of the classic read-aloud books that should not be missed by any family” (Silvey). Octavo, original gilt-stamped pictorial green cloth, top edge gilt. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise slipcase. An exceptionalContinue reading "The Wind in the Willows."
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London : Darton and Co, c. 1854.
Rare second edition of this didactic novel about geology and paleontology. Octodecimo, original cloth with gilt titles, all edges gilt, frontispiece, advertisement endpapers, with black and white illustrations throughout. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. Exceptionally rare, with no other copies traced at auction in the last 100 years.
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London : Bloomsbury/Whizz Hard Books, 2001.
First British edition of this “amazingly imaginative work” (Associated Press). Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. In fine condition. Rare signed.
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