Dolls & Toys from Gargoyle Books

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1949. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Lee, Manning. Stemming from her days as an art editor at Jack and Jill magazine, the author created this entire book on paper dolls, including all types of dolls from babies to Trixie, a jointed doll whom you can bend… Read more about this item

Rutland, Vermont/Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc./Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1965. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Sonobe, Kiyoshi. Massive, profusely illustrated guide to folk toys from across Japan's history, arranged by region of origin. In 516 pages with decorative endpapers, maps, & black-and-white & full-color photographs throughout. Orig. published in Japanese in 6 parts… Read more about this item

New York, New York: J. P. Lippicott Company, 1975. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Johnson, Holly. Much-beloved story about how a band of dolls, led by Queen Crosspatch & her band of fairies, rescue the Racketty-Packetty House from their neglectful owner. Orig. published in 1906, the story is brought to life again for a new generation of… Read more about this item

Pelham, New York: Merry Thoughts, Inc., 1969. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Herrmann, Reinhard. Charming do-it-yourself book for children in which they cut out & assemble a miniature version of Noah's Ark, complete with animals & Noah & his wife! Orig. published in German in 1963 as "Noah und seine Tiere,'' this is the… Read more about this item

Prague, Czechoslovakia: DILIA Praha, 1969. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Publication #115 in both Czech & English from the Theatre Institute of Prague, Czechoslovakia, in approx. 100 pages with Czech essays & their English translations separated by section of black-and-white sketches & photos of puppets & theater scenes. Essays trace the historical development &… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Workman Publishing Company, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. A fun book in which a wide range of contemporary artists incorporate the world's most iconic doll--Barbie--into their altered art works in photography, mixed media, pastels, Papier-mâché, acrylics, pen-and-ink, & more, often with hilarious results. Foreword by the Editor (himself… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1964. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Patterson, Robert. Another in the popular Random House series from the early 1960s of adventures for young readers featuring their favorite doll, Barbie ((Roberts) & her friends. This is a vintage First Edition from 1963, a hardcover small octavo with colorful paper… Read more about this item

Beijing, China: Foreign Languages Press, 1980. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Tian Yuan. A native Chinese offers this picture album, lavishly illustrated with watercolors which he painted himself, to celebrate the traditional folk culture of his country with images of toys & ornaments, some from his past, some that he created himself in the… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Pocket Books/Melcher Media, 1998. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New. Create your own South Park adventures using 10 backgrounds + over 130 "stickyforms" (like Colorforms) in this sturdy, colorful board book, a vintage find from 1998, STILL SEALED in original Shrink Wrap! Kill Kenny again & again!"The best way to enjoy South Park… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Viking Press, 1976. Facsimile Reprint . Soft cover. Good+/No Jacket. Greenaway, Kate. Facsimile reprint from 1976 of one of Kate Greenaway's most charming books (orig. published in 1889), containing both popular & lesser-known children's games from Victorian times, with her delightful illustrations throughout the 64 pages of text. Hardcover book with decorated paper over boards… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dover Publications Inc., 1980. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. VG. Oz lovers! Create your own three-dimensional model of the Emerald City, complete with 14 of its principal shops, buildings, & other structures, including the Royal Palace of Oz. Oversized softcover folio is a Dover paperback original (PBO), never issued in any other… Read more about this item

Mineola, NY, U.S.A.: Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1979. Soft cover. Near Fine. First Printing (1979) of this new publication from Dover (not a reprint) show you how to create "minutely detailed, architecturally authentic" Victorian houses in H-O scale, including Italian-style villa, Octagon, Second Empire style, & Stick style. Printed in full color on heavy card stock. Oversized softcover is… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Pearson Education, Inc., 2004. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Consoli, John. Six hypothetical crime scenes are described and illustrated with dioramas set in dollhouses as a way of introducing crime scene investigation techniques. Fully illustrated in color w/accompanying text on each case. 165 pgs, Bibliography. A First Edition, first printing from 2004,… Read more about this item