Search Results: Illustrated Books from Armadillo Alley Books

London: Chatto & Windus. 1988. Near Fine. Facsimile editions. Paper covered boards in color printed slipcase. In original shrinkwrap that has been left on the slipcase but opened at the side to access the books. The books have very faint soiling but are tight with solid hinges and good tips. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. No dust jackets, as issued. 40 and 44 pages. 6¼ x 9½" tall. Two facsimile reproductions of books self-published by Andy Warhol and his mother, Julia. 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy was originally printed in 1954 in a run of 190 numbered, hand-colored copies, most of which were given as gifts to friends and clients. It is an homage to the 26 cats that lived with Warhol and his mother in their New York townhouse, all of which were named Sam (except for one, named Hester). Sixteen of them are depicted in the book. The first volume was a collaboration between mother and son, with illustrations by Andy and… Read More

Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2016. SIGNED. 1st/1st. NEW. First Edition, First Printing with complete number line ending in 1. SIGNED by The Oatmeal Matthew Inman at the bottom of the OATMEAL page after the title page. Over-sized softcover book is new, tight and unread with clean unmarred covers Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered.
Co-creator of the wildly popular Exploding Kittens card game and #1 New York Times best-selling author of How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You, The Oatmeal, aka Matthew Inman, presents an adult coloring adventure book filled with mantis shrimp, angler fish, bear-o-dactyls, space cats, and other fantastical creatures from the wonderland of The Oatmeal. Create your own Oatmeal masterpieces in 404 Not Found.

NY: Hill & Wang, 2014. SIGNED. Brand New. 1st/1st. First edition, first printing with complete number line ending with 1. Signed by Rall with a black Sharpie on the half-title page. The book is unread, tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped and pristine. Protected in a Brodart cover. Includes photos and many color reproductions of Ted Rall's comic journals. Purchased after a book signing appearance at Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon.An unflinching account—in words and pictures—of America's longest war by our most outspoken graphic journalist. Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall traveled deep into Afghanistan—without embedding himself with U.S. soldiers, without insulating himself with flak jackets and armored SUVs—where no one else would go (except, of course, Afghans). He made two long trips: the first in the wake of 9/11, and the next ten years… Read More

London: Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, 2017. Purchased New. F/F. First printing of this edition with number line ending in 1. The unread oversized book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Full-color illustrations by Miles Kelly throughout. Satin ribbon bookmark. The dust jacket is unclipped (£17.99/$24.95) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 160 pages. 8¾ x 11½ " tall.
Follow Alice on her journey through Lewis Carroll's brilliantly odd and highly inventive Wonderland - a world where (to Alice's great dismay) nothing happens as one might expect it to.

New York: teNeues, 2021. New. 89 color images. Features Old Master style photographs painted by Tein Lucasson. Text in English, German, and Italian. The unread tall book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. No dust jacket, as issued. 187 pages. 9 x 11½" tall.
What would an animal look like if it were a human? With the use of digital photo technology, Lucasson combines pet portraits with human poses, celebrating each animal's unique personality while drawing on his personal passion for costume and art history. A wonderful, humorous book for pet and animal lovers.

UK: Phaidon Press, 2021. SIGNED. Purchased New. NF. Stated First Published 2021. No additional printings listed. Signed by Annie Leibovitz on the title page. The large and heavy unread book is tight, with solid hinges and binding, good tips with fabric boards. Slight bowing to back board. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Light wear to side fore-edges. Color and black and white photos throughout. Foreword by Anna Wintour. No dust jacket as issued. 440 pages. 10 x 11½" tall.
Legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz's account of her encounters with fashion over five decades.
Includes 350 extraordinary images (many of them previously unpublished) featuring a wide and diverse range of subjects: Nicole Kidman, Serena Williams, Pina Bausch, RuPaul, Cate Blanchett, Lady Gaga, Matthew Barney, Kate Moss, Natalia Vodianova, Rihanna, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Karl Lagerfeld, and Nancy Pelosi.
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Philadelphia, Chicago: The John C. Winston Company, 1920. Good +. First Thus. Not be confused with the 1924 edition. Stated copyright 1920 underneath the list of only 8 Titles (not 14 as in the 1924 issue) in the Winston Clear Type Popular Classic Series. The title page reads: "Edited by Orton Lowe" as opposed to the 1924 - "With Introduction by Orton Lowe". This edition has 4 colored plates by Adelaide H. Bolton. 1924 edition has 6. The book has solid hinges with no loose pages. It has moderate wear/rubbing to boards/paste-on, bumped corners, and wear to the spine ends. Winston is printed on the spine. The textblock has a tiny bookstore label on the front paste-down and the previous owner's name on the front endpaper. There are light smudges to many age-toned pages. No writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. 60 block illustrations.
Shahriar is a sultan who has discovered his wife has committed adultery. Embittered and shocked, he decides that all women are evil and… Read More

London - New York: Nobrow, 2017. SIGNED, New. Graphic novel. First edition. Stated second printing. Signed by illustrator Jérémie Royer on the title page. Unread book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Illustrated endpapers. No dust jacket as issued. Price on back panel. 184 pages. 8 1/4" X 11" tall.
At the start of the nineteenth century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist' s materials, an assistant, a gun and an all-consuming passion for birds... This beautiful volume tells the story of an incredible artist and adventurer: one who encapsulates the spirit of early America when the wilderness felt limitless and was still greatly unexplored. Based on Audubon's own retelling, this graphic novel version of his travels captures the wild and adventurous spirit of a truly exceptional naturalist and… Read More

United Kingdom: Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, 2018. Illustrated Classic. 1st/1st Thus. New. First Edition. First printing with complete 10 number line ending with 1. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred textured boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Satin ribbon bookmark. Original color illustrations throughout by Chiara Fedele. Abridged by Tig Thomas. Dust jacket is unclipped ( £17.99 / $24.95) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 8 1/4" X 11 1/4" tall.
"He has such a sweet, good-tempered face, and such a fine, intelligent eye."
Loved by both adults and children since it was first published in 1877, Anna Sewell's story follows the life and times of Black Beauty from when he leaves his first home as a colt. The hardships he encounters as a horse living in Victorian times are sensitively documented. Sewell wrote the story to help improve the treatment of horses, and it remains one… Read More

New York: Rizzoli 2005. SIGNED. Near Fine. 1st/4th. Oversize softcover. Bound in original pictorial card covers with double flaps front and back. Signed by Chip Kidd on the title page. First edition, fourth printing with 10 number line ending in four. The book is tight and square with solid hinges. Mild wear to front corners and crinkle to the bottom edge. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Filled with color and black illustrations of the legendary book jacket designer. 400 pages. 9" X 12" X 1 1/4". Original price ($65.00) on back panel.
Chip Kidd is universally recognized as an American master of contemporary book design. At the forefront of a revolution in publishing, Kidd's iconic covers, with their inventive marriage of type and found images, have influenced an entire generation of design practitioners in many fields. Chip Kidd: Book One collects all of his book covers and designs for the first time, as well as hundreds of… Read More

New York: Abrams Image, 2018. New. First edition. First printing with full number line ending in 1. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. No dust jacket, as issued. 160 pages. 7 x 8" tall. Cut-paper artist and writer Maude White presents an entirely new collection of sixty-five stunning cut-paper birds. Each bird is paired with an original message of kindness and strength associated with its particular traits to encourage bravery and perseverance. Inside, you'll find birds for experiencing Joy, Creativity, Patience, Kindness, Resilience, Communication, Strength, Awareness, Action, and Transformation, and each composition, beautifully photographed by Laura Glazer, reflects thousands of intricate cuts, lending an astounding level of texture to these delicate and ethereal creatures. Appealing to any bird lover or collector of bird art,… Read More

New York: Scholastic Press, 2016. New. In shrinkwrap. Ten unread softcover/paperbacks of the "Adventures of Captain Underpants" book series by Dav Pilkey. £59.90 price on bar code. There is a small tear to shrinkwrap on the side. 1000 pages. 8 x 5 x 4. Titles include:
The Adventures of Captain Underpants, The Attack of the Talking Toilets, The Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space, The Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants, The Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman, The Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger boy Part 1, The Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 2, The Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People, The Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkle Trousers, and The Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers.

Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers,1997. SIGNED. 1st/1st. F/NF. First Edition. First Printing with complete 10 number line ending with 1. Signed on a Book Tour 1991 bookplate by Thomas Kinkade, Patrick Kinkade, and William Thomas Kinkade II. On the preceding page, Patrick Kinkade has inscribed "To Stacy, God Bless" with a drawing of an open book and "Book Tour 1997" written beneath the drawing. Book is tight and square with solid hinges. Front top corner mildly bumped, else boards are clean and unmarred. Textblock is clean with no writing, owner bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Map endpapers. Dust jacket is near fine with mild shelf-wear. Illustrated with many color plates and drawings. Protected in a new Brodart mylar cover. Come explore the byways of London, thatched cottages of rural England, green villages of Ireland, and bustling streets of Paris with renowned "Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade, his brother, Patrick, and their father.

New York: Barnes & Noble, 2016. Brand new. Barnes & Noble Collectible Edition. In publisher shrinkwrap. This illustrious collection holds all the Pooh stories from Winnie the Pooh, and The House on Pooh Corner, with gorgeous watercolor illustrations from Ernest H. Shepard. This unread, pristine book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp corners, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, stamp, or markings. Bound in bonded leather with distinctive gilt edging, decorative endpapers, and a ribbon bookmark. Gold gilt to page edges is bright and fine. Purchased new at Barnes & Noble. 344 pages. 8 x 10" tall. Images from an opened book in the photo display.We realize the availability of titles at Barnes & Noble comes and goes. We regularly offer a large variety of their books for your consideration — most in pristine condition.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016. New. In shrinkwrap. Catalog of the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, July 12 to November 27, 2016. The unread oversized book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. No dust jacket, as issued. Over 100 Illustrations. 272 pages. 9½ x 11¼" tall. Publisher images are included in the photo display.
This book is the definitive study of Arbus's first seven years of work, from 1956 to 1962. Drawn primarily from the rich holdings of the Metropolitan Museum's Diane Arbus Archive. A remarkable treasury of photographs, negatives, appointment books, notebooks, and correspondence. An essential contribution to understanding one of the most distinctive and provocative artists of the twentieth century.
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New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1991. 1st/1st. NF/NF. Translated and adapted by Magda Bogin. The large book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding. Clean marbled boards in darker shades of red and black with gilt lettering on the spine. Rubbing to corners. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Full-color frontispiece and illustrations by Manuel Boix throughout. The dust jacket is unclipped without a price as issued, with light wear to corners (see photos). Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 139 heavy glossy pages. 8½ x 12" tall.
This volume presents the first part of the quest by the beloved Don, the moniker and persona adopted by the addled Senor Quijada, who has read a few too many chivalric romances, hardly needs an introduction to adults. However, most young people will have hardly heard him mentioned, much less had any firsthand contact with this larger-than-life literary creation. Magda Bogin has taken some of… Read More

New York: Doubleday/Random House Books for Young Readers, 2015. SIGNED. 1st/1st. New - Unread. First edition, first printing with complete number line ending in 1. Signed on the title page by the Academy Award-winning actress and New York Times bestselling author Julianne Moore. Unread - new hardcover book is tight and square with sharp corners and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing bookplate or marks and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped and pristine. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover. Perfect for 4-6-year-olds.Academy Award-winning actress and "New York Times" bestselling author Julianne Moore brings us more adventures from Freckleface Strawberry Freckleface and her best friend, Windy Pants Patrick, each has something secret in their backpacks: sticky, gooey gum and a squished, messy donut. When it comes time to pull their homework from their backpacks to hand into the teacher, suddenly their snack choices seem like a really bad idea. With… Read More

Burbank, CA: Gagne International Press, 2000. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 1st/1st. NF/NF. Stated First Edition, first printing with complete number line ending in 1. Copy number 495 of 1000, SIGNED and NUMBERED on the title page by Michel Gagne the author and illustrator. The book is tight and square with good tips and clean unmarred boards that mirror the dust jacket. Textblock clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($24.95) and near fine with light shelf wear. B/W illustrations. Unpaginated. 4vo 11" - 13" tall. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover. A sophisticated and mystical tale about the evolution of two diverse beings as they struggle to inhabit one world.Gagne has crafted a meticulously detailed and magical world through his exquisite black-and-white ink drawings. The art feels abstract and surreal, organic and lively, all at the same time. This minimalist, primordial world that Gagne has created -- one where creatures come in… Read More

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1997. NF/NF. Book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding and clean unmarred boards. Light bumps to bottom corners. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped (no price as issued) with light rubbing. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 358 Pages. 8 x 10¼" tall. Based on the exhibition at The New York Public Library, this edition presents a wide range of working drafts, letters, diary entries, photographs, and memorabilia. One hundred writers from the seventeenth century to the present day are represented, from Muriel Rukeyser, Wallace Stevens, Henry David Thoreau, Dylan Thomas, Oscar Wilde, Walt Whitman, Ezra Pound, Julia Alverez, E. E. Cummings, Emily Bronte, Jack Kerouac, D. H. Lawrence, Emily Dickinson, William Faulkner, and many more. Writers better known for their prose are included here as well-- Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov, among others.

London: Arcturus, 2019. New. In shrinkwrap. Deluxe slipcase edition with thirty-five of his best-known tales. First Edition/First Printing with number line ending in 1. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips and clean, unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Black and white illustrations by Heath Robinson. The slipcase is Fine. 384 pages. 7¾ X 9 ½" tall. Images from an opened book in the photo display.
The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen are renowned the world over, entertaining children and adults since he began publishing them in 1835. This classic collection includes some of his most famous stories, such as 'The Ugly Duckling', 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Emperor's New Suit', and 'The Princess and the Pea'. Filled with a cavalcade of wonderful characters and enchanted objects - from elves to talking animals to bewitched shoes and toys - these magical stories contain… Read More