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The Cat and the Fiddle or Tib, Tabby and Tom

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Charles van Sandwyk

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Alice in Wonderland

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1894 First Edition - Miss Mackerell Skye, A Fairy Tale for Young and Old

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Author: Herbert S. Squance. Illustrated by A. D. McCormick.Title: Miss Mackerell Skye. A Fairy Tale for Young and Old.Publisher: London, T. Fisher ...

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1931 Rare Book in a Riviere Binding - The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll

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Author: Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Henry Holiday.Title: The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits.Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co., L...

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1927 First Dorothy P. Lathrop Edition - The Princess and Curdie by G. Macdonald

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Author: George MacDonald. Illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop.Title: The Princess and Curdie.Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company, 1927. First ...

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2008 Signed Limited First Edition - Wind in the Willows by Charles van Sandwyk

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Author: Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Charles van Sandwyk. Title: The Wind in the Willows.Publisher: London, The Folio Society, 2008. First Editi...

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1909 Rare Miniature Edition - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

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Author: Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by John Tenniel.Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.Publisher: London, Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1909. E...

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1910 Rare Book - Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 20, The Enchanted Waterfall

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Author: Kate James. Illustrated by T. Hasegawa.Title: The Enchanted Waterfall (Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 20).Publisher: Tokyo, T. Hasegawa, no...

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1910 Rare Book - Mopsa the Fairy by Jean Ingelow, Illustrated by Maria L. Kirk

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Author: Jean Ingelow. Illustrated by Maria L. Kirk.Title: Mopsa the FairyPublisher: Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1910. First Edition Illu...

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1894 Rare Book set - The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre

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Author: Margaret, Queen of Navarre. Illustrated by S. Freudenberg and Dunker.Title: The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre.Publi...

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1913 Rare First Edition - The Tale of Pigling Bland by Beatrix Potter

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Author: Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.Title: The Tale of Pigling Bland.Publisher: London, Frederick Warne and Co., 1913. First Edit...

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1910 Rare Book - The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter

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Author: Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.Title: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher.Publisher: London & New York, Frederick Warne and Co...

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1935 Rare First Rex Whistler Illustrated Edition - Hans Andersen Fairy Tales

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Author: Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Rex Whistler.Title: Fairy Tales and Legends by Hans Andersen.Publisher: London, Cobden-Sanderson Lt...

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1920 Rare Miniature Arabic Book, The Koran, Quran by Steinbrener Magnifying Lens

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Author: Quran. Hans STEINBRENER, publisher.Title: The Holy Quran (miniature edition published by Steinbrener in Winterberg/Vimperk, Bohemia).Publis...

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1920 First Illustrated Edition by Winifred M. Warne - The Robin's Christmas Eve

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Author: C.E. Bowen. Illustrated by Winifred M. Warne.Title: The Robin's Christmas Eve.Publisher: London & New York, Frederick Warne & Co., ...

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1953 First Edition - Pitschi the Kitten Who Always Wanted to be Something Else

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Author: Hans Fischer. Illustrated by Hans Fischer.Title: Pitschi The kitten who always wanted to be something else. A sad story, but one which ends...

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1904 Scarce Book - Twenty-Five Ghost Stories Edited by W. Bob Holland

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Author: Compiled and edited by W. Bob Holland.Title: Twenty-Five Ghost Stories.Publisher: New York, J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 1904. First t...

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1884 Rare Book - Demonology and Witchcraft, Witches and Fairies by Walter Scott

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Author: Sir Walter Scott. Title: Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft.Publisher: London, George Routledge and Sons, 1884.Language: Text in English....

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1900 Rare Book - The Cat and the Fiddle or Tib, Tabby and Tom by E. Vredenburg

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Author: Edric Vredenburg. Illustrated by Ernest Nister.Title: The Cat and The Fiddle; or Tib, Tabby and Tom.Publisher: London, Ernest Nister, New Y...

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1909 Scarce First Edition - The Amethyst Cross by Fergus Hume, Illustrated

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Author: Fergus Hume. Illustrated by C. Dudley Tennant.Title: The Amethyst Cross.Publisher: London, New York, Toronto & Melbourne, Cassell and C...

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1895 Rare Victorian Book - Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales Illustrated

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Author: Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by various artists.Title: Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales. A New Translation.Publisher: London, Frederick ...

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1870 Scarce First Edition - Field Flowers by the botanist James Shirley Hibberd

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Author: Shirley Hibberd.Title: Field Flowers: A Handy-Book for the Rambling Botanist, Suggesting What to Look For and Where to Go in the Out-Door S...

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1867 Rare Book - The Culprit Fay by J. Rodman Drake Illustrated by A. Lumley

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Author: Joseph Rodman Drake. Illustrated by Arthur Lumley.Title: The Culprit Fay. A Poem.Publisher: New York: Carleton, Publisher, 1867. First illu...

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1890 Rare Book - History of Gutta-Percha Willie by George MacDonald

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Author: George MacDonald. Illustrated by Arthur Hughes.Title: The History of Gutta-Percha Willie: The Working Genius.Publisher: London, Glasgow, Ed...

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1890 Italian Vellum Book - La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy

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Author: Dante Alighieri.Title: La Divina Commedia.Publisher: Firenze, G. Barbèra, Editore, 1890.Language: Text in Italian.Size: Small 4 x 3 inches....

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1698 Rare French Book - David's Book of Psalms, Pseaumes de David by M. Le Noble

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Author: [M. Le Noble]Title: L'Esprit de David, ou Traduction Nouvelle des Pseaumes de David en Vers François, avec de Courtes Réflexions sur Chaque...

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My 1870 Polyglot Bible arrived quickly and was carefully well-packaged! The antique Bible’s condition is impressive!

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The Cat and the Fiddle or Tib, Tabby and Tom

Charles van Sandwyk

Alice in Wonderland

The Travels of Babar

Pitschi

Under the Window

Mopsa the Fairy

The Tale of Benjamin Bunny

Japanese Fairy Tale, The Enchanted Waterfall

Peter Pan & Wendy

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This Week Favorite - Wind in the Willows

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