Illustrated Books/Illustrators from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1945. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Eichenberg, Fritz. The classic love story with unforgettable, striking woodcut illustrations by Fritz Eichenberg throughout the 213 pages of text. This is a special edition produced by Richard Ellis for the Book of the Month Club, orig. issued as part of a set… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry M. Snyder, 1933. First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing. Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. Butler, A B., Jr.. Scarce Blanding title, a "rollicking epic ballad of Virgin Annie,'' illustrated with the slightly scandalous pen-and-ink drawings of A.B. Butler, Jr. Originally published in 1928 & reprinted in 1930, this is the 1933 printing. Unpaginated. Small… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good+/VG-. Sendak, Maurice. Charming children's picture book about the trials & tribulations of owning a new puppy, & what the boy & girl owners need to do to get it trained properly. Both written & illustrated by Maurice Sendak, in the style… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1990. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Classic collection of inspirational verse on life & love for adults, with simple pen-and-ink drawings by the author.& enchanting drawings by the author. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1990, this slim small octavo (5" x 8") has quarter green cloth with… Read more about this item

New York, New York: HarperCollins , 1993. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Sendak, Maurice. The late, great children's book illustrator "ingeniously joins & reinterprets" two classic Mother Goose rhymes in this story about homelessness & survival. Illustrated in full color on every page by the author. Oblong hardcover octavo (8.25" x 11") has plain tan… Read more about this item

United Kingdom: HarperTrophy, 1991. First Softcover Edition . Soft cover. VG+. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. Sendak, Maurice. A story with a moral air, about Pierre, who learned to care." Story & illustrations by the late, great children's book artist, Maurice Sendak. Orig. published in hardcover in 1962, this is a softcover reprint, the first printing… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1983. First Softcover Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good+. Lobel, Arnold. Caldecott-winning collection of 20 original fables written & illustrated in full color by Lobel. 41 pages. Orig. published in hardcover in 1980 (see our listing #022929 for a first edition), this is the First Softcover Edition, First Printing,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1969. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Anglund, Joan Walsh. Lovely collection of original poetry & illustrations that celebrate the world of childhood, evoking a child's sense of wonder at the beauty of the natural world. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, later printing, from 1969, this… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Harper & Row, 1962. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Very Good-. Sendak, Maurice. Lovely children's story about a little girl who enlists the help of a rabbit in coming up with a birthday present for her mother, illustrated by the late, great children's book illustrator Sendak.Hardcover nearly square is an Ex-Lib, with… Read more about this item

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Books of Wonder/William Morrow & Co, 1990. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/Near Fine. Rackham, Arthur. Reproduces the 1928 edition of this classic 1819 tale with the enchanting illustrations of Arthur Rackham throughout the 105 pages, with an Afterword by Books of Wonder owner Peter Glassman. From 1990, this is a First Edition, First Printing, hardcover… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1960. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Anglund, Joan Walsh. Lovely little gift book describes the beauty of love in all of its forms, this is a classic collection of inspirational verse & enchanting drawings by the author featuring the children with no mouths.… Read more about this item

Springfield, Massachusetts: McLoughlin Brothers, Inc., 1937. Reprint . Hardcover. Fair. Johann, P. Grot; Andre, R.. Fragile but nicely illustrated collection of 11 tales from the Brothers Grimm, illustrated throughout the 55 pages with pen-and-ink sketches by 2 of the most prolific German illustrators of their time, P. [Philipp] Grot Johann & R. Andre. An unknown printing from… Read more about this item

Benazonia, Michigan: Presscraft Papers, 1970. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Another poetry collection from the beloved native Michigan naturalist (1906-2001), featuring her nature-inspired verse atop Linocut block print artwork on each of the rough-edged vellum-like pages. Unpaginated. No publication in book, but research marks it as the FIRST EDITION, later printing,… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2003. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. Zlard, Helen; Carrel, Douglas; Anderson, Zlayne. From the creators of "Wizardology" & "Dragonology,'' this interactive book takes young readers on an Egyptian adventure by following a facsimile of a journal from 1926 kept by one "Miss Emily Sands." Journey with her as you search… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1962. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. Holiday, Henry. Editor Martin Gardner (who annotated Carroll's "Alice" books) here offers his own "startling 20th-century interpretation" of "The Hunting of the Snark,'' a "delightful excursion into the mysteries of the creative imagination." In 111 pages with decorative endpapers & all internal… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper Collins, 1979. First Paperback 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fair. Sendak, Maurice. The late, great Maurice Sendak both wrote & illustrated this charming tale of Jennie, the Sealyham terrier, who adventures into a fairy tale world constructed around Mother Goose rhymes "to look or something more than everything." Orig. published in 1967, this… Read more about this item

London, England: Folio Society, 2014. First Thus . Hardcover. As New/As New. Scheruebel, Paul. Lovely new edition from the Folio Society of this work by the esteemed Danish philosopher "that no one knows quite what to make of,'' says Jonathan Ree in the Introduction. Orig. published in Danish in 1843 under a pseudonym as "Frygt og Bæven." In… Read more about this item

New York, New York: The Century Company, 1911. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG-/G+/No Jacket. Phillips, C. [Charles] Coles. A 1911 First Edition, First Printing, of this exquisite collection representing some of the best portraits of women created by C. [Charles] Coles Phillips (1880-1927), a prolific artist from New Rochelle, NY, best known for these works, most… Read more about this item

Boston/New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1997. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Tudor, Tasha. Fanciful mystery tale for children featuring the wonderful dogs at Tasha Tudor's own farm, Corgiville. Unpaginated, with full-color illustrations by the author on every page. A FIRST EDTION First Printing, from 1997, this oblong hardcover octavo (11" x 8.25") has brightly… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1930. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Jackson, A. E.; Federer, C. A.. The timeless classic brought to new life with the illustrations of A. E. Jackson (who did the decorative endpapers, frontispiece, & 7 interior full-page, full-color plates) & C. A. Federer (though attributed only on… Read more about this item