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New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934. First American edition of this children's classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 27 line cuts (13 full-page) and chapter tailpieces by Mary Shepard. Boldly signed by P.L. Travers on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some light rubbing and wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.

London: Gerald Howe, 1934. First edition. Fine Binding. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Mary Shepard. A stunning, very scarce first edition of P L Travers' famous children's novel, 'Mary Poppins'. Signed by the author, this is a beautifully bound copy of this beloved tale. 'Mary Poppins' first appeared in a short story in 1926 titled 'Mary Poppins and the Match Man' which introduced Poppins and Bert, the street artist. Travers then went on to create this children's book regarding her characters. It was Travers's first literary success. After this first novel, she continued writing many books in the series following Mary. A very scarce work, made even rarer by Travers' signature to the recto of front endpaper. The personal inscription from the author reads 'Ramona Heidman with love from Pamela Travers Christmas 1934'. Rebound, in a stunning calf binding, which recreates the motif from the original cloth boards. A very bright binding, restored by Grace Bindings with their stamp to the rear pastedown.… Read More

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934. First American edition of this children's classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 27 line cuts (13 full-page) and chapter tailpieces by Mary Shepard. Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A superior example. Accompanied by a collection of two autograph letters entirely in the hand of P.L. Travers, one page of an original typed Mary Poppins manuscript corrected in Travers' hand, and an original full-page newspaper article featuring an interview with Travers. Accompanied by an explanatory letter of provenance from the letters' recipient which reads in part, "When I returned to New York in the early 40s, Pamela Travers whom I had met asked me to stay in her flat off Lexington Avenue and look after her adopted son Camillus. I did so and Pamela sometimes wrote me notes on the back of typewritten sheets of Mary Poppins with instructions, whilst she went to visit Montreal...She was a strange character but I… Read More

MARY POPPINS, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934, first American edition (8th printing), some rubbing and light wear to the spine extremities and fore edge corner tips, some tanning to the spine, pencil erasure to the dedication page, else a just about vg copy in the publishers oriinal pictorial cloth binding. SIGNED by the author in her hand in what appears to be a contemporary signature with the books publication. Most desirable thus. The first MARY POPPINS book of which we note no SIGNED or INSCRIBED copies offered in any of the major auction houses for the last 40 years! (As new facsimile dust-wrapper is available for a modest fee. Please inquire if interested. Thank you).

London: Lovat Dickson & Thompson Limited, 1935. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by P.L. Travers on the front free endpaper, inscribed to former owner, "thanking him for his work on 'Mary Poppins.'" 303 pp. Bound in publisher's beige cloth decorated in green. Near Fine with small ding on spine, light wear, in the fragile dust jacket with chips at edges, rubbing and light soiling, a few tears. The second Mary Poppins book, rare signed.

Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very good first US edition in a chipped good dust jacket, signed by P. L. Travers on the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

Walt Disney Productions, 1964. Rare original LP of the Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack, boldly signed by Julie Andrews on the front panel. In near fine condition.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Disney Enterprises, Inc., 2018. First edition, early printing of the deluxe novelization of the 2018 American musical fantasy film starring Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated with color photographs from the film. Signed by Angela Lansbury opposite the title page. Lansbury played played the role of the Balloon Lady, a kindly old woman who sells balloons at the park. The part was written to be a cameo role for Julie Andrews who portrayed Mary Poppins in the original film, but she turned the role down as she felt her presence would unfairly take attention away from Emily Blunt. In fine condition. Rare signed. Based on the book series Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins Returns debuted in 2018 as a live-action and traditionally animated sequel to the classic 1964 film Mary Poppins, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. The film stars Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins, with supporting roles from Lin-Manuel… Read More

London: HarperCollins. A fine UK illustrated edition, first printing hardback - in a fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR - Pictures available upon request . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2018.