The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, First Edition (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A first American edition - second printing. Front board has significant stain to top right hand corner. Significant edge wear. Heavy bump to bottom right corner. Marked with some light pencil marks. Rear board has some pencil marks. Spine has been repaired with a new black cloth. Internally, front and rear illustrated end papers are in good order. Light fixing to half title and title page. This light fixing extends throughout. Nick to top of page 2. All illustrations present and in good order. Dispute the light fixing ; the pages are generally clean with no inscriptions or markings. Rear spine cracked to top and bottom of illustrated end papers. Despite the wear and tear, this remains a rare early printing of one of the most famous children's stories of all time.

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.

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.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing, American issue. Bound in publisher's original yellow paper-covered boards with rear cover blank with Whitefriars Press slug at rear following last page of text. Near Fine with light soiling and light wear at edges, slight natural wave to pages, former owner name in pencil to verso of title page but overall a bright and attractive copy. In a Good restored dust jacket which is soiled, and trimmed roughly a quarter-inch shorter than the book; the British issue jacket was used for the American, and the Heinemann imprint is present at the foot of the spine and the flaps are blank. Illustrated by William Nicholson.

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).

First edition. Paper covered boards with Nicholson's illustrations to the covers, in the original publisher's pictorial dustwrapper with same design as the covers. A near fine copy, with a short split to foot of the upper joint, light spotting to early pages, in a very good dustwrapper with a small chip to foot of spine, a little fraying to the head and a couple of short closed tears to edges. Overall, a very well preserved example of a rare and fragile book. Endpapers illustrated in colour with lots of drawings of little rabbits. Seven wonderful colour illustrations, some double page, all in lovely bold colours and each with a caption printed at the bottom. This book is a classic children's tale and one which has been loved by generations of children. The book tells of the Velveteen Rabbit's longing to become "real". His friend the skin horse tells him he can only achieve this once a child loves him. The lovely story is accompanied by illustrations which are completely in harmony with the text. This is a delicate book which is now highly sought after, very elusive, and difficult to find in such nice condition as this.