New York: William Morrow and Company, ca 1970s. Darling, Louis. Hardcover. 34th printing of the 1950 edition (likely published in the 1970s), octavo size, 155 pp., inscribed by Bevely Cleary. Beverly Cleary (born Beverly Atlee Bunn, 1916-2021) is remembered by generations of children for her wonderful stories with characters with..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973. Sendak, Maurice. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing with Maurice Sendak illustrations, two volumes (complete), duodecimo size, 362 total pp. A collection of beloved tales by Jacob and Wilheim Grimm (1785-1863 and 1786-1859, respectively), this two-volume set contains classic fairy tales such as "Repunzel"..... More
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., (1927). First Edition. Hardcover. First trade edition, duodecimo size, 116 pp., in original dust jacket. Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956) will likely ever be remembered for having bequeathed "Winnie-the-Pooh" to the world. Begun with "When We Were Very Young", a book of poetry first published in..... More