Rare Childrens The Bookshop

8vo (21 x 14 cm, 8.25 x 5.5 in); ownership inscription in pen crossed-out on front free endpaper, 4 colour illustrations including frontispiece, second plate with lower right corner folds; contemporary calf binding, gilt stamped scene to upper cover, spine gilt in compartments with raised bands, all edges gilt, spine slightly faded.

First edition; 4to (26 x 20 cm); 90pp., full page chromolithographs after Jury Wowk, text in German, minor staining to margins; original illustrated boards, floral patterned endpapers, wear to spine, a good copy.

First edition, first impression, signed by the author; 8vo; illustrations by Faith Jaques, internally fine; publisher's purple cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket by Faith Jaques, light creasing to edges, otherwise an attractive example.

First edition, first printing, one of one of 50 deluxe copies on Whatman; square 4to (25.5 x 25.5 cm); 8 circular pochoir plates 'colorié au patron' and 60 black and white illustrations in the text after Laforge; modern black morocco, flat spine, title in silver to spine, original pink wrappers bound in, a fine copy.

First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author to front free endpaper, with a loosely inserted post-card aslo inscribed by the author; 8vo (185 x 135 mm); title removed, small tear at gutter at front (see notes); publisher's pictorial boards by Victor Ambrus without dust-jacket, as issued, slight toning to spine, bright example, otherwise very good.

First edition, first impression; 4to; illustrations by Garth Williams, slight age-toning, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's pictorial boards, black cloth spine, extremities slightly rubbed, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket, light edge-wear and toning, covers slightly marked, else a charming example.

First edition, first printing, trade issue, inscribed by the author; 4to; publisher's quarter tan cloth, green sides, titles to spine in silver, pictorial endpapers, with the pictorial dust jacket; an attractive copy in the minimally faded dust jacket.

First US trade edition; 4to; 16 tipped-in colour plates by Edmund Dulac, including frontispiece, title within decorative border, decorative headpieces, gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1925; publisher's pictorial cloth, gilt lettering to spine, corners slightly rubbed, with the pictorial dustjacket, slightly marked, some edge-wear, front cover chipped, otherwise a very good example.

Edition de Luxe, number 300 of 500 copies on handmade paper, signed by the publisher and printer; 4to; blue initials, very occasional light spotting to margins, otherwise text clean and bright; publisher's limp vellum, gilt lettering to spine and upper cover, green cloth ties, top edge gilt, others uncut, housed in a custom green cloth chemise and quarter green morocco slipcase, slightly worn; overall an attractive example.

First edition; 4to (26 x 19.5 cm); 32pp. including title page, illustrations in colour throughout after Dobuzhsinky; original printed wrappers, right margin trimmed, some scattered staining, foot of each page slightly soiled, skilful reinforcement to spine otherwise a very good copy.