Newly catalogued books, including signed Ludwig Bemelmans first editions, signed Edward Gorey, and several signed children's picture books.
First Edition. A novel about a young woman who grew up in Occupied Germany, the daughter of a commanding general. Unlike most books by Bemelmans, the author of the Madeline series of children's picture books, this one is not illustrated. First edition (stated). A very good or better copy in.....
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First Edition. A travelog of a trip to Ecuador made on commission from magazines. Illustrated with four double-page color plates by the author (who is probably best known for his Madeline series of picture books). First edition (first printing, with no indication of later printings). A near fine copy in.....
Price: $400
First Edition. Travelog of the author's cruise through Monte Carlo, Portofino, Leghorn, the Bay of Naples, Capri, and Corsica. Illustrated throughout the text and with four full-color plates. Bemelmans, best known for his Madeline series of picture books, also wrote novels and nonfiction books. First edition (first printing). A very.....
Price: $250
![Item No: #362635 [Original Painting of a Farm Scene]. Ludwig Bemelmans](https://downtownbrown.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/362635.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1677019312)
A charming original painting by the author and artist of the Madeline books. The scene shows a farmhouse, a barn, and a field being plowed with a tractor. SIZE: 7-7/8 inches square. MEDIUM: Gouache, watercolor, or both on paper. Signed "Bemelmans" in pencil at the lower right. Very good to.....
Price: $2,500
First Edition. A reprint of the first two Art & Beauty volumes, with the first publication of the third volume of drawings. This is one of 400 numbered copies signed by Crumb on a tipped-in bookplate (as issued by the publisher). 132 pages. 7-3/8 by 10-1/2 inches. First edition (first.....
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![Item No: #362599 The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book [Signed, Numbered]. R....](https://downtownbrown.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/362599.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1677019301)
First Edition. A survey of Crumb's entire career to the point this book was published, from drawings made as a child to the late 1990s. Illustrated in full color, with commentary by Crumb, written especially for this book. This is the signed and numbered limited edition of 1000 copies, issued.....
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First Edition. Nine sets of small lift-the-flap-style pages that can be combined into hundreds (1458) different stories. 11-1/4 by 2-1/4 inches. Published in an edition of 526 copies signed by Gorey. First edition (first printing). This is no. 133 of 500 numbered copies, signed by Gorey on the inside back.....
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The best alphabet book ever, in which unlucky children meet their maker, beginning with "A is for Amy who fell down the stairs" and ending with "Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin." The book was reissued many times over the decades. This Harcourt edition, issued without a......
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First Thus. The third (?) edition of this sad tale of an orphaned child. First Peter Weed edition (no indication of later printings). Minor wear at the corners, else a fine copy in a dust jacket that is faded on the front cover and the spine and that has light.....
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First Edition. Stick figure illustrations with one- and two-word captions in French. 4 by 5-3/4 inches. Toledano, A103. First edition (first printing, with no indication of later printings). Slight spine lean; covers a bit tanned around the edges. Signed by Gorey on the title page.
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First Edition. A grim illustrated story about an insane couple that kills children for kicks. First edition (first printing, with no later printings indicated and a $4.95 price on the dust jacket). A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by Gorey on the title page. Somewhat.....
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First Edition. An illustrated non-fiction book for children, with full-color plates and lovely in-text reproductions of sepia drawings. 125 pages. 8-5/8 by 11 inches. First or early edition. As best I can tell, the publisher kept 1935 (MCMXXXV) on the copyright pages of all copies. The books are found in.....
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![Item No: #362639 Gli alberi [Die Bäume / The Trees]. Franz Kafka, Luca Barcellona](https://downtownbrown.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/362639.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1677019328)
First Edition. An Italian translation of one of the most widely reprinted sections of Kafka's book Contemplations (Betrachtung), here printed in xylographic calligraphy. The artist Luca Barcellona carved the text into wood blocks and printed it over five pages of this eight-leaf book. Limited to 40 copies, signed by the.....
Price: $250
![Item No: #362633 Royal City [Ashcan]. Jeff Lemire](https://downtownbrown.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/362633.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1677019308)
First Edition. An advance preview of Lemire's graphic novel, Royal City, about a fading literary star who returns to the declining industrial city he grew up in. This "ashcan" edition includes: 1. A 20-page advance excerpt comic; 2. A Royal City four-color offset lithograph (5 by 7 inches), limited to.....
Price: $125
First Edition. A scarce Moebius book with 56 color images, captioned on the facing page. This book was printed and bound on a Xerox DocuColor 100 the DocuWorld trade show held in Paris on February 1–2, 2000. [112] pages. 8-3/4 inches square. First edition (first printing). Minor shelfwear and slight.....
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First Edition. A pop-up book about beetles, issued with a stag beetle constructed out of paper and housed in a paper frame. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine, complete copy, in the original plastic enclosure. This copy is generically inscribed (not to any particular.....
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First Edition. Reproductions of 24 of Sendak's posters. This is the paperback issued (there was a simultaneous hardcover edition). With an introduction by Sendak. 10-1/2 by 14 inches. First edition, paperback issue (with a numberline ending in 1). A touch of wear to the corners, but a fine copy. This.....
Price: $200
![Item No: #48132 Fortunia: A Tale [Signed, Numbered]. Maurice Sendak, Mme D'Aulnoy](https://downtownbrown.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/48132.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1677019336)
First Edition. Translated and adapted By Richard Schaubeck. Pictures by Maurice Sendak." One of 300 numbered copies, signed by Schaubeck and Sendak on the colophon. 5-3/4 by 9-1/2 inches. Dark blue printed wrappers. 21 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers. This is copy 178 of 300.....
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First Edition. Newberry Honor picture book, with die-cut pages. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1; no medal sticker on the cover; and a $14.99 price on the dust jacket). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on copyright page and dated.....
Price: $100
First Edition. A picture book about King Arthur. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. With a wonderful inscription from the author, "I worked hard on the art & the text of this book—too bad they screwed up the.....
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First Edition. A wordless graphic novel about immigration. This book was the winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia's Picture Book of the Year and it was nominated for a Hugo Award. The book was first published in Australia (in October 2006). The US edition was published on Oct.....
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First Edition. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman throughout; about half of the images are in color. Hyman won the Caldecott Medal once and was chosen for the Caldecott Honor three more times. 47 pages. First edition (first printing, with no indication of later printings). A near fine copy in a......
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First Thus. A reissue of this collection of poems, slightly revised by Updike and with new illustrations by Hyman. This edition was a Newbery Honor book for 2000. First edition with these illustrations (no statement of later printings). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This copy is signed.....
Price: $300
