Illustrated Books/Illustrators from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1978. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Collected together for the first time, these are 17 classic fairy & folk tales illustrated with scenes from Disney classic films, as well as behind-the-scenes photos & inside looks at the Disney animation… Read more about this item

Chronicle Books, 1987. First Softcover Edition 4th Printing. Soft cover. As New. Sinick, Gary. Lavishly illustrated tribute to the art of the carved animals that used to grace carousels around the world, a tribute to a lost art & vanishing entertainment form. In 127 pages with full-color photographs on nearly every other one, following textual descriptions of same.… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1965. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Walcott, Mary Vaux; Platt, Dorothy Falcon . Huge compendium features 400 full-color plates, each highlighting a single American wild flower, based on paintings by 2 female artists, primarily Mary Vaux Walcott (1860-1940)--lovingly referred to as "the Audubon… Read more about this item

London, England: Macmillan/Eddison Sadd Editions, 1997. First Thus . Boxed Set. As New. Caselli, Giovanni. Handsome boxed set contains all 3 volumes in Bullfinch's classic mythology collection, each illustrated in stunning full color by world-renowned contemporary artist Giovanni Caselli using a "line and wash" technique so as not to distract from the author's intentions. Each book has colorfully… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976. First Thus . Soft cover. Fine. Sendak, Maurice. Final children's book by the late National Book Award winning poet, Randall Jarrell (1914-1965), illustrated in another collaboration with Maurice Sendak. 31 pages. Tragically, this book is often the object of censorship due to its depiction of the boy, David's, naked… Read more about this item

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1930. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. Peat, Fern Bisel . A lovely collection of some of Field's most beloved poems for children, brought to new life with the charming illustrations of Fern Bisel Peat, whose pen-and-ink drawings & full-color drawings accentuate each of the book's decorated pages, along with the colorfully illustrated… Read more about this item

London, England: Frederick Warne and Co., 1881. First British Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Greenaway, Kate. A lovely, very early edition of the classic rhymes, with new illustrations by Kate Greenaway. Undated, but orig. published in 1881, this is an early printing of the First British Edition, not the later facsimile (we are also offering that… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1992. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Young, Ed. Coleridge's classic, haunting poem is brought to life with new images by Caldecott Award-winning artist Ed Young. Unpaginated. Tissue overlay to title page. A First Edition, First Printing in this format from Atheneum in 1992 (First, Thus), this hardcover quarto… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Rand McNally & Company, 1923. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Winter, Milo. Part of the lovely Windermere series of classic works of literature designed for young readers, each illustrated by a noted artist, here, Milo Winter, who did the front pastedown, endpapers, frontispiece, + 7 internal full-color, full-page plates (1 of which… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Rand McNally & Company, 1921. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Enright, Maginell Wright; Winter, Milo. Part of the lovely Windermere series of classic works of literature designed for young readers, each illustrated by a noted artist, here, Maginel Wright Enright, who did the front pastedown, frontispiece, + 7 internal full-color, full-page plates.… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Rand McNally & Company, 1916. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Winter, Milo. Lovely edition collects 22 of Andersen's most beloved tales, with 9 gorgeous full-color plates & frontispiece, along with smaller black-and-white drawings throughout text, front color paste-down, & decorative endpapers by esteemed children's book artist Milo Winter. Translated from the… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First Thus 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Wyeth, N. C. . One of a lovely series of classic books for young readers illustrated by famous artists of the day, each with a colorful paper pastedown to the front board. These have recently been reissued, making these… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. First Thus . Slipcased. Near Fine. Pog??ny, Willy. Hungarian artist Willy Pog??ny provides both black-and-white illustrations, endpapers, & a full-color frontispiece + 11 tipped-in plates to bring this handsome edition of the Rubaiyat to life. In 175 pages, this is the First & Fourth renderings into English Verse by… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1916. First Thus . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. Smith, Jessie Willcox. The beloved 1863 fairy tale gained a wide new audience with the publication of this 1916 First Edition featuring the charming watercolor illustrations of artist Jessie Willcox Smith (First, Thus), which appear in full-color on the front pastedown, frontispiece, +… Read more about this item

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1928. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. Nyce, Helene; Cragin, Jan; Peat, Fern Bisel . Collection of poetry about nature, animals, & everyday life for children by Gertrude Heath, whose "gay verse is so full of music that it fairly sings itself,'' lavishly illustrated throughout with pen-and-ink drawings by Helene Nyce + a… Read more about this item

Tucson, Arizona: De Grazia Gallery in the Sun, 1974. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. De Grazia. A book the author/artist calls "exciting" as he attempts to capture different moods in metals & colors, focusing on jewelry of gold, silver, & precious gems. In 47 +1] pages, this is the Artist Proof Edition, a Limited Printing that preceded… Read more about this item

Harmony Books/Crown, 1977. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Comprehensive overview of Blake's written & drawn art in a unique book that presents his illustrations on the same page as the poetry & Biblical passages that inspired them. In 142 pages, lavishly illustrated throughout in black-and-white & full color.A FIRST EDITION, Second Printing, from 1977,… Read more about this item

London/New York/Sydney/Toronto: Paul Hamlyn, 1969. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Comprehensive overview of the rich folkloric tradition in Japan, including myths, legends, & fairy tales, in 141 pages, profusely illustrated throughout with 200+ black-and-white illustrations + 24 pages in full color + decorative endpapers. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1969, this hardcover quarto has… Read more about this item

Mineola, New York: Putnam. Third Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Good+/Near Fine. Batten, John D.. Collection of 44 traditional English folk legends & fairy tales, in 277 pages, including copious Notes & References by the editor, renowned folklorist Joseph Jacobs(1854-1916), former president of the English Folklore Society. Orig. published in the early 20th century, this is the… Read more about this item

Rohnert Park, California: Pomegranate Artbooks, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+. Parrish, Maxfield. Sumptuously illustrated, this whimsical pop-up book presents 8 of renowned illustrator Maxfield Parrish' most enduring paintings. Unpaginated, each page has a different pop-up, with explanatory notes about the work in the margins. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1994, this hardcover… Read more about this item