Search Results: Halloween, Ghosts and Monsters! from E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991 1/4 cloth hard cover with remainder mark to bottom edge, illustrated dust jacket with one small edge tear, original price intact ($19.95). Collection of Hamilton's Jahdu stories plus four Jahdu stories published here for the first time. Illustrated in color by Barry Moser.. First Printing. Very Good/Near Fine. 4to.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014 425 pgs. Hard cover with slightly crimped spine ends in color illustrated dust jacket with minor wear to extremities, original price intact ($28.00). Tolkien's translation and commentary on Beowulf, plus his original tale, Sellic Spell, inspired by Beowulf. Laid into the book is a review of the book from The New Yorker. . First American Edition, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

New York: William Morrow & Co, 1983 Half-cloth hard cover in pictorial dust jacket which is slightly age-toned with light chipping at spine ends. A southern folk tale about Big Sixteen, a slave with size 16 shoes. Big Sixteen is so strong, his master dares him to go fetch the Devil. Excellent illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman in b&w. This copy is signed by the author Mary Calhoun.. Inscribed By Author. First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

Garden City: Doubleday, 1977 Pictorial boards, faint mark to endpapers and wear to spine ends; color pictorial dust jacket with edge wear, price clipped. A book about all of the different things people are afraid of and why it's okay to be afraid sometimes. Detailed and wonderful illustrated in b&w throughout. This copy is inscribed by Diana Klemin who was the Art Director for Doubleday from 1953 to 1987, she also authored children's books and books about children's books. Her papers are housed at the DeGrummond Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi.. Inscribed By Art Director. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Susan Perl. Square 8vo.

New York: Simon & Schuster (1989). Pictorial Boards, gift inscription to endpaper else fine; matching dust jacket price clipped, else fine. A ghost story in the American folk tradition with illustrations in color by Pinkney. . First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

Westminster: Beaumont Press, 1921 Gilt-titled vellum spine, holly-patterned boards, light soil to vellum, minor shelf wear, a clean, tight copy overall. Limited to a total of 330 copies, this is one of 56 copies printed on Japanese vellum and signed by Walter de la Mare, C. Armstrong Gibbs (Music by) and the illustrator, Randolph Schwabe. Crossings is the only known play written by Walter de la Mare. It was first performed in 1919 at the Wick School in Hove to celebrate the end of WWI. The play revolves around the Wildersham children who must leave their home for a country place called "Crossings," where they encounter fantastical creatures. Illustrated with a color title device and small engravings and decorations throughout. . Signed by Authors and Artist. Signed Limited Edition. Quarter Vellum. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Randolph Schwabe. 8vo.

New York: Little Brown and Company, 2013 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket, original price intact ($16.99). Laszlo is afraid of the dark which lives in the same big, creaky house as him, until one night the dark pays him a visit. Smartly illustrated in color throughout. NYTBIB and other best book lists, starred reviews.. 4th Printing. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Jon Klassen. Small 4to.

Springfield, MA: Milton Bradley, 1928 Black cloth with a faux-leather pattern pictorially stamped and titled in yellow ink, rubbing to extremities, top corner slightly bumped, previous owner's name and bookplate. 12 fantasy stories illustrated with 6 color plates by Tenggren and 14 b&w plates by Carl Wehde. Rare Tenggren title.. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gustaf Tenggren & Carl Emil Wehde. 4to.

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1967 Green cloth pictorially stamped and titled in violet ink, a hint of wear to extremities, else fine; color illustrated dust jacket with wear along folds and edges, price-clipped. A handsome copy of this sought-after title about an 18th Century Persian cat who observes history throughout her nine lives. Illustrated in b&w throughout by the author. . Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Peggy Bacon. 8vo.

New York: Toon Books, 2014 Pictorial boards, as new. Neil Gaiman's adaptaion of the fairy tale with artwork by Mattoti after work he originally created for the Metropolitan Opera's stage production. Printed on tree-free paper.. First Trade Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Lorenzo Mattotti. Small 4to.

Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1950 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, corners worn, lower board darkened. The story of four children and their cat on a voyage where they encounter a creature called a Kvanki-vanki. Imaginative full-page, color artwork by Arne Ungerman. First Thus. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Arne Ungermann. 4to.

New York: FSG, 2004 PIctorial boards in matching dust jacket. A little boy and a little monster discover that they have more in common than they think. Illustrated in color on every page. . 2nd Printing. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Alexis Deacon. 4to.

London: W. Collins Sons, 1929 251 pgs. Decorative blue cloth with a zig-zag pattern designed by Dulac, prev. owner's bookplate, one page with offsetting from a paper left inside book; dust jacket spine darkened, overall age-toned, otherwise a wonderful example. Laid into the book is an ad for The Green Lacquer Pavilion and a card from the publisher inquiring as to how the owner came to buy the book. The story of an angel mistakenly cast out of heaven. Jacket, cover, frontispiece, initials and decorations by Edmund Dulac. Hughey 77.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1958 Hard cover titled in gilt, foxing to first and last few pages; dust jacket with light edge wear and a closed tear to front panel, original price intact ($3.95). A biography and details about the writing of her most popular works, illustrated with photographs and illustrations from her books by various illustrators. Some of her most famous works include The Five Children and It, Railway Children, Story of the Amulet and Phoenix and the Carpet. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photographs & Various. 8vo.

New York: Greenwillow, 1996 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with light creasing along edges. Poems about monsters and other scary things. The title is a take on the poem "Monday's child is full of grace..." Genius artwork by Sis.. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

New York: Clarion Books, 1994 Cloth backed boards in fine condition, dust jacket with short closed tear at top of spine. When night falls, the gargoyles come to life to fly, splash in fountains and creep along the ledges of buildings. The gargoyles certainly do seem to come to life thanks to the skilled hand of Wiesner. . First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1963 Black cloth pictorially stamped in three colors, faint stains and marks along top edge of boards, gift inscription, vertical crease in last page; color pictorial dust jacket with long jagged tears, creasing, and wear, price clipped. The story of a pumpkin who is carved into a Jack-o-Lantern and witness the events from Halloween through Thanksgivnig. Colorful and graphically interesting artwork by Chermayeff who is best known for logo designs for Pan Am, Chase Bank, the NBC peacock, PBS, etc... Scarce.. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/Fair. Illus. by Ivan Chermayeff. Oblong 4to.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1983 Glossy pictorial boards, crayoning to FFEP else clean. The Fraggles' plans for celebrating Radish Day are superseded by plans to rescue Mokey from the Gorgs, who are holding her prisoner while she writes a ballad in their honor. Nice color artwork throughout.. First Printing. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Lawrence DiFiori. 8vo.

New York: FSG/ Michael Di Capua, 1990 Glossy illustrated boards, small rubbed spot to rear board else fine, issued without a dust jacket. A funny and slightly gruesome modern fairy tale which was the basis for the wildly popular animated film. Illustrated in color throughout. Such nice first editions are difficult to find.. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to.

Chicago: Albert Whitman (1928).Grey-green cloth with light wear to spine ends and corners, spine gilt and gilt rules dulled, pastedown with light dust soil. A book of games for all seasons and holidays, including Halloween. Color pastedown by Winter, nice 2-color artwork by Shinn inside.. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Cobb X. Shinn and Milo Winter. 8vo.