Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York: Random House, 1946. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Tenniel, John; Kredel, Fritz. Lovely two-volume set of the Alice tales from 1946 (First, thus), with the lovely original drawings of Sir John Tenniel hand-colored by German illustrator Fritz Kredel for a soft watercolor effect. Orig. housed in a slipcase (which is NOT present),… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1945. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Szyk, Arthur; Kredel, Fritz. Two Volume Set from 1945, originally came in a slipcase, but this is NOT present here--just the 2 books, no DJs as issued. The Andersen volume contains 29 tales, translated from the original Danish by Mrs. E. V. Lucas… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Harcourt Brace & World, Inc., 1951. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/Near Fine. Estes, Eleanor. Newberry-award-winning title for which this acclaimed children's author also created her own illustrations, which appear in pen-and-ink throughout the book's 250 pages. First book to feature the Pye family. A FIRST EDITION, but slightly later printing, from 1951,… Read more about this item

New York, New York: McLoughlin Bros., Publishers, 1900. First Thus . Hardcover. Poor. One of a series of literary classics adapted for young readers by breaking up words into one syllable for easy pronunciation. Abridged & adapted from the original story by I. F. M., in 112 pages with a colored frontispiece & 5 color chromolithograh plates throughout… Read more about this item

Chicago, Illinois: Rand, McNally & Company, 1936. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Poor. Winter, Milo. Smaller "Junior Edition" of this famous collection of Mother Goose rhymes illustrated throughout with colorful drawings by Milo Winter (though he is unattributed as the artist). Originally published in 1916, this edition is from 1940. Hardcover 8vo (8" x 9") has… Read more about this item

Woodland Hills, California: Applause Inc., 1990. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Weedn, Flavia. Beloved children's book artist Flavia & her daughter, Lisa, collaborate here in words & soft, pastel drawings to bring Margery Williams' classic children's tale to life again in a new story "that reveals all the magic love can offer" & gives… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1957. First, Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Shepard, E. H. . Lovely vintage boxed hardcover set from 1957 has 2 books: "The World of Pooh" marks the first appearance in one volume of two classic Pooh stories-- "Winnie-the-Pooh" (1926) & "The House at Pooh Corner" (1928). Likewise for "The World… Read more about this item

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin/Riverside Press, 1948. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Williams, Berkeley, Jr.. A collection of 25 American-English folk tales, handed down through generations, & told to the author by long-lived residents of North Carolina & Virginia. SIGNED by the Author on title page, with a personalized inscription by him… 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

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2000. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Barrett, Angela. Collection of 6 beloved children's stories that celebrates the "imaginative relationship between child & treasured toy,'' in 127 pages with lovely full-color illustrations throughout by award-winning children's book artist Angela Barrett, who has also SIGNED a special bookplate affixed to the… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Random House, 1964. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/VG-. Burningham, John. The quintessential British children's tale of a magical flying car, made into a beloved movie starring Dick Van Dyke in 1968. Just removed from my personal shelves, this is a FIRST EDITION, slightly later printing, from 1964, with former owner's… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Books of Wonder/William Morrow Company, 1993. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hague, Michael. A "best of" collection of 31 classic fairy tales, culled from the author's popular series of "color" fairy tale collections, orig. published 1889-1910. From 1993, this is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from the marvelous children's… 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

New York, New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1973. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. iAn "historical, literary, & critical analysis" of how black characters were portrayed in children's books published 1827-1967, drawing implications for black children's identity & racial relations in general. In 219 pages with Notes, Bibliography, & Index, illustrations throughout. A… 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

Blackie & Son Ltd., 1983. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+. Froud, Brian. Brilliantly illustrated on every page by this award-winning British fantasy artist, who also wrote the text. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from the UK, from 1983, unpaginated, this hardcover quarto has brightly decorated paper over boards. Condition is VG+: all pop-ups work,… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Random House, 1964. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Burningham, John. The quintessential British children's tale of a magical flying car, made into a beloved movie starring Dick Van Dyke in 1968. Orig. published in 1964, this hardcover 8vo is a Book Club Edition, just slightly smaller than the First Trade Edition. Bright… Read more about this item

Philadelphia/New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1962. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Gorey, Edward. Collection of 35 poems designed to provide a shared reading experience between parents & children. Ciardi once again teamed up with longtime collaborator Edward Gorey, who did all internal illustrations in his inimitable style. In 64 pages, 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

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Gulliver/Harcourt, Brace, & Jovanovich, 1991. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Paul, Korky. Deliciously macabre book contains abridged versions of 5 classic ghostly stories by Bram Stoker, M. R. James, E. A. Poe, & more, brought to life (or death!) with figures that spring to action when pages are turned… Read more about this item