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1940 Scarce 1stED Book - A Fairy's Garland of B. C. Flowers by Dorothea Allison

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Author: Dorothea Allison.Illustrator: Janet Middleton.Title: A Fairy’s Garland of B.C. Flowers.Publisher: Vernon, B.C.: Printed in Canada by The Ve...

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1932 First De Luxe Edition - Andersen Fairy Tales illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Original price $950 USD - Original price $950 USD
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The first Arthur Rackham-illustrated edition of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales, published by Harrap in 1932, in the publisher’s de luxe gree...

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1926 First Edition illustrated by Frederick Richardson - Andersen’s Fairy Tales

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An attractive 1926 Andersen collection, richly illustrated by Frederick Richardson and preserved in its bright orange pictorial binding. Author: Ha...

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1877 Scarce First Edition - Baron Gravenstein in Fairyland by T. H. Chandler

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An unusually attractive Victorian fairyland tale, preserved in its original green gilt cloth and full of moral fantasy charm. Author: T. H...

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1894 Rare First Edition - A Farm in Fairyland by Laurence Housman, Illustrated

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The 1894 first American edition of Laurence Housman’s A Farm in Fairyland, written and illustrated by the author, in its original pictorial cloth b...

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1963 Rare First Limited Edition #561- The Planet of the Apes, Planete des Singes

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A numbered 1963 French issue of Pierre Boulle’s La Planète des Singes, identified in its colophon as an “édition originale numérotée”; copy no. 000...

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1907 Rare First Edition - The Peter Pan Alphabet Illustrated by Oliver Herford

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Scarce and wonderfully inventive, this 1907 first edition turns J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan into a playful illustrated alphabet, entirely conceived by...

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1915 Rare 1stED - Those Mysterious Children illustrated by Honor C. Appleton

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An attractive and rare Edwardian children’s novel, beautifully illustrated in colour by Honor C. Appleton, whose delicate figures and soft palette ...

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1886 Rare First UK Edition - The Startling Exploits of Dr Quies by Paul Celiere

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An uncommon and wonderfully illustrated Victorian adventure tale, this first UK edition of Paul Célière’s eccentric Dr. Quiès is especially appeali...

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2020 Signed Limited Ed. - Letters from Fairyland by Charles van Sandwyk #48/250

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Author: Charles van Sandwyk.Title:  Letters from Fairyland. Written and illustrated by Charles van Sandwyk.Publisher: London, The Folio Society, 20...

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1912 Rare 1stED - ELFIN SONG, A Book of Verse and Pictures by Florence Harrison

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An enchanting first edition of Florence Harrison’s celebrated fairy poetry book, richly illustrated with mounted colour plates and elaborate black-...

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2018 - Collection of Little People Common to the Forest Signed by C. van Sandwyk

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An enchanting signed First Edition by Charles van Sandwyk, combining marbled-paper craftsmanship, delicate calligraphy, and a remarkable accordion-...

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1911 Rare First Illustrated Edition by Anne Anderson - Aucassin and Nicolette

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An exceptionally attractive 1911 edition of the medieval romance Aucassin and Nicolette, translated by Harold Child and beautifully illustrated by ...

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1933 Nice Bayntun Binding- La Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri, Illustrated

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An elegant 1933 bilingual edition of Dante’s complete Divine Comedy, handsomely bound by Bayntun of Bath in full red morocco with gilt decoration a...

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

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The 2008 Folio Society Centenary Edition of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows, illustrated by Charles van Sandwyk and limited to 1,000 copi...

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1908 First Edition Illustrated by Rackham - Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream

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The celebrated 1908 First Rackham Illustrated Edition of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer-Night’s Dream, complete with all forty luminous tipped-in colour...

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1914 Rare 1stED - Our Sentimental Garden Illustrated by Charles Robinson

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The first edition of Agnes and Egerton Castle’s affectionate portrait of their English garden, beautifully illustrated by Charles Robinson with eig...

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1990 Signed First Edition - A Brighter Garden by Emily Dickinson and Tasha Tudor

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An exceptionally attractive signed First Edition of Emily Dickinson’s seasonal poetry, selected by Karen Ackerman and illustrated throughout with T...

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1895 First Edition - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Brock, Bayntun-Riviere

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The first Charles E. Brock illustrated edition of Jane Austen’s enduring masterpiece, published by Macmillan in 1895 and presented in a superb full...

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1912 Rare First Edition - Bill the Minder illustrated by W. Heath Robinson

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The first American edition of W. Heath Robinson’s wonderfully eccentric Bill the Minder, lavishly illustrated by the author with sixteen mounted co...

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1911 Rare Book - At the Back of the North Wind Illustrated by Frank C. Pape

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A particularly attractive early illustrated edition of George MacDonald’s great fantasy classic, combining Frank C. Papé’s dreamlike colour plates ...

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2019 Signed First Edition - Alice in Wonderland, Charles van Sandwyk Illustrator

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A beautifully produced signed Folio Society edition of Lewis Carroll’s enduring classic, transformed by Charles van Sandwyk’s exquisitely whimsical...

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1918 Scarce First Edition - Japanese Fairy Tales by Lafcadio Hearn

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A scarce early American collection of Japanese folklore, bringing together Lafcadio Hearn’s celebrated retellings with traditional tales adapted by...

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1950 First UK Arthur Rackham Illustrated Edition - The Wind in the Willows

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A charming 1950 First British Arthur Rackham Illustrated Edition of Kenneth Grahame’s beloved classic The Wind in the Willows, featuring Rackham’s ...

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2000 Scarce Signed 1stED- The Gnome King’s Treasure Song by Charles van Sandwyk

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A beautiful signed First Edition of The Gnome King’s Treasure Song by Charles van Sandwyk, featuring exquisite hand-coloured illustrations, whimsic...

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1910 Rare First Edition - Edmund Dulac's Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales

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A magnificent First Edition of The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales, illustrated by Edmund Dulac with 30 exquisite colour plates, in its excep...

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1999 First Edition- Animal Wisdom written and illustrated by Charles van Sandwyk

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A beautiful signed First Edition of Animal Wisdom by Charles van Sandwyk, presented in its distinctive blue pictorial binding, with exquisite water...

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1910 First Miniature Edition - The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll

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A charming 1910 First Miniature Edition of Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark, retaining Henry Holiday’s remarkable original illustrations an...

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1920 Bayntun First Rowland Wheelwright Illustrated Edition- The Three Musketeers

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The first Rowland Wheelwright-illustrated edition of Alexandre Dumas’s The Three Musketeers (1920), with sixteen colour plates, in a signed full-ca...

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2008 Rare First Edition - Mr. Rabbit's Symphony of Nature by Charles van Sandwyk

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A beautiful and scarce limited first edition of Mr. Rabbit's Symphony of Nature by Charles van Sandwyk, featuring exquisite colour illustrations, e...

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2018 Scarce Triptych - Splendid Crow Field Guide to Decent Humans by van Sandwyk

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A scarce and enchanting first edition of Charles van Sandwyk's Splendid Crow, an exquisitely illustrated fold-out artist's booklet celebrating the ...

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1879 Scarce First Edition – Cornertown Legends, Kathleen Knox Presentation Copy

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A scarce and beautifully illustrated 1879 first edition of Cornertown Chronicles: New Legends of Old Lore by Kathleen Knox, featuring twenty charmi...

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1914 Scarce First Edition, Leporello - Robinson Crusoe by Willy Pogány

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An uncommon first edition of Robinson Crusoe illustrated by Willy Pogány, presented in an ingenious double-sided leporello (concertina) format, wit...

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1900 Scarce French First Edition - Emile Nelligan, Soirees du Chateau de Ramezay

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A scarce and important first edition of Les Soirées du Château de Ramezay (1900), a landmark of Quebec literary history featuring the first appeara...

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2023 Rare First Edition - Will O' The Wisps, Pictured by Charles van Sandwyk

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A delightful and scarce production from Charles van Sandwyk’s Fairy Press, featuring enchanting watercolour illustrations, whimsical verse, and a b...

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2015 Rare Signed First Edition- Tree Whispers Illustrated by Charles van Sandwyk

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A beautifully produced and signed first edition of Tree Whispers by Charles van Sandwyk, a poetic celebration of the enchanted natural world, featu...

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