The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, First Edition (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This book is in good condition. There is a signature in the front and no bookplates or markings of any other kind. There is some rubbing to the outside boards. The pages are clean and free of any foxing. This is a First Edition, published by George H. Doran in 1922. The book comes with its rare original dustjacket. The jacket is in good condition with wear to its edges. It is missing a piece from the bottom edge of the rear cover. A rare find with many beautiful illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by George H. Doran, New York/William Heinemann, London, UK, 1922. 33 pgs. Illustated with 7 color chromolithograph plates (4 single page, 3 that are double paged). First US Edition/First Printing (Correctly dated 1922 and with the addition of George H. Doran to the title page, "Printed in Great Britain" present to the verso). Bound in illustrated paper covered boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (most of the spine is missing with fragments left). Light foxing present throughout. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A stuffed toy rabbit (with real thread whiskers) comes to life in Margery Williams's timeless tale of the transformative power of love. Given as a Christmas gift to a young boy, the Velveteen Rabbit lives in the nursery with all of the other toys, waiting for the day when the Boy (as he is called) will choose him as a playmate. In time, the shy Rabbit befriends the tattered Skin Horse, the wisest resident of the nursery, who reveals the goal of all nursery toys: to be made "real" through the love of a human. "'Real isn't how you are made,' said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.' " This sentimental classic--perfect for any child who's ever thought that maybe, just maybe, his or her toys have feelings--has been charming children since its first publication in 1922. E-376; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 33 pages.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. [vii], 19 pp. Complete with 7 offset color lithographic plates, of which 3 are double page. Bound in publisher's printed paper-covered boards, patterned endpapers; lacking dust jacket. Very Good; rebacked with most of original spine laid on. Moderate wear, toning, and soiling and minimal foxing to boards. Thumbing and scattered foxing (chiefly to margins) throughout, birthday gift inscription in an old hand to half-title page. The rare first edition of the bittersweet children's tale, much-loved like its protagonist, with beautiful and vivid color illustrations by William Nicholson.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Nicholson, William (illustrator). 1st Edition. A rare copy in fine condition of the first edition of the children's classic "The Velveteen Rabbit", by Margery Williams, illustrated by William Nicholson. The paper covered boards with Nicholson's illustrations to the covers. The pictorial endpapers are a colorful riot of many, many bunnies. There are 19 pages of text, four full-page color illustrations, and three double-page illustrations. The illustrations and the text are bright. This first edition is the American issue, printed in Great Britain with English sheets, with Whitefriar's Press annotation on verso of last page. Published in 1922 by George H. Doran (New York) and Heinemann (London). Quarto, 9 ½ by 7 ¼ .The author Margery Williams Bianco was born in London, and at the age of seven, moved with her family to the United States. The yellow paper-covered boards have a bit of rubbing and chipping along the top and bottom edges. There is no dust jacket. The book is protected by a custom brown cloth-covered clamshell case. There are no bookplates, no tears, no foxing. The hinges are sound and the binding is tight. This is a rare book in fine condition. The only markings are small pencil notations by a previous bookseller. See photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Seven full page color chromolithographs plus covers and endpapers by William Nicolson. 9.5 x 7.5", pict paper covered cream boards, 19pp. Covers have soiling, edge wear, corners/spine tips bumped, paper torn on sides of lower spine, contents have occasional light soiling else very good condition. Illustrations bright and sharp. Published simultaneously in 1922 by Heinemann, London and George Doran, New York. This book only lists Heinemann. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. SCARCE.

First edition, English issue (published simultaneously with the American issue) of this beloved childrenâs classic, âone of the first modern picture books, a perfect combination of story and picturesâ (Mahony, 234), with seven beautiful color illustrations by William Nicholson. Quarto, original paper-covered pictorial boards and cloth spine, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with seven color illustrations (three double-page) by William Nicholson. In very good condition. Uncommon. âMargery Biancoâs first childrenâs book, The Velveteen Rabbit, was written while she was living in England⦠Her own two children were young and at an age when toys meant much to them. She had vivid memories of the toys she had loved as a child, and this thinking about toys and remembering toys suddenly brought them to life. The Velveteen Rabbit introduced English artist, William Nicholson, to the field of childrenâs booksâ (Meigs et al., 473). Nicholsonâs work has been placed âin the front rank among picture-books of this centuryâ (Marcus Crouch).

Condition: Fine in very good plus jacket. First edition. First printing, US issue in a variant (likely trial) UK jacket, of the beloved children's classic. This book captures the wistful attachment to our childhood toys through the story of a stuffed rabbit that hopes the love of its owner can make it real. It is one of the great collaborations in modern children's books, with the lithographs and the text equally invoking bittersweet affection: "You were Real to the Boy [.] because he loved you." Later printings did not use lithography to produce Nicholson's drawings, making the first printing especially distinctive in the quality of its lustrous illustrations. This is a remarkable copy of "one of the first modern picture books, a perfect combination of story and pictures" (Mahony). Scarce, even moreso in an unrestored dust jacket, and especially in this variant. The US first was typically issued with UK jackets, but we've only been able to trace this variant (printed in a single color, lacking the Heinemann logo at the bottom on the spine, and with an entirely blank rear panel) to one other copy. That copy appeared at Christie's in 1998, where they described it as a "rare variant (or trial?)" jacket. That copy sold for almost $15,000 and remains even today the highest price any edition of this book has achieved at auction. 9.5'' x 7''. Original pictorial paper boards. Original unclipped (no price) variant pictorial dust jacket (printed in single color, no logo on spine, blank rear panel). Color pictorial rabbit endpapers. Illustrated with 4 full-page and 3 double-page color lithographs. [8], 19, [1] pages. Housed in a custom full leather clamshell box. Except for a very slight bit of rubbing to head of spine, the book is in truly fine condition, in bright and clean pictorial dust jacket with 1'' chip at foot of spine, some mild fraying at folds, and a few short closed tears.