Poetry from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1989. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Wyeth, N. C.. One of a lovely series of classic books for young readers illustrated by famous artists of the day, this one by N. C. Wyeth. Orig. published in this format in 1917, with the copyright renewed by Wyeth & the Lanier… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press, 2000. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Grandpré, Mary. Stunning collector's edition from 2000 (the first edition was orig. published in 1998) of the very first book in this beloved series, with a special pen-and-ink drawing that precedes the title page, "Ink Portrait of Harry… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Books, 1999. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Grandpré, Mary. A true FIRST EDITION, First Printing, of the second book in the beloved Harry Potter series, with all appropriate points & in the first state binding. Large octavo (6.25" x 9.25") has medium-blue paper with a blindstamped… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Looking Glass Library/Random House, 1960. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No DJ. Gorey, Edward. A scarce title in the tertiary Edward Gorey collectible canon, this is a collection of 33 "tales of imagination that every child should know, because every child will enjoy them," including stories by Shirley Jackson, James Thurber, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Random House, 1946. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Tenniel, John; Kredel, Fritz. Stunningly lovely two-volume set of the Alice tales in a special edition from 1946 (First, thus), with the original drawings of Sir John Tenniel hand-colored by German illustrator Fritz Kredel for a soft watercolor effect. Orig. housed in a slipcase… 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.: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1914. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Kirk, M[aria]. L[ouise]. Lovely illustrated edition from 1914 brings "The Canterbury Tales" to life for young readers with the stories from Chaucer & others retold by renowned children's literature historian F. J. Harvey Darton, with full-color front paste-down, frontispiece, + 10… 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

Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin/Riverside Press, 1911. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Stephens, Alice Barber. Timeless story about a single mother's love for her "brood" of children & how they survive despite the challenges of poverty, in 356 pages with hand-tinted frontispiece + 9 internal illustrations by Alice Barber Stephens. A FIRST EDITION, first… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1983. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Lobel, Arnold. Collection of 572 "poems for today's child,'' featuring writers such as Shel Silverstein, Dr. Seuss, Edward Lear, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, & more! Some written especially for this edition by editor Jack Prelutsky, illustrated throughout with… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1989. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. Wyeth, N. C.. One of a lovely series of classic books for young readers illustrated by famous artists of the day, this one by N. C. Wyeth. Orig. published in this format in 1917, with the copyright renewed by Wyeth & the Lanier… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Walker and Company, 1967. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Wangboje, Solomon Irein. Amazing introduction for children to the people & poetry of Africa, with traditional songs & verses brought to life with the stunning woodcut illustrations of Nigerian artist-teacher Solomon Wangboje. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1967,… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2002. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. DiTerlizzi, Tony. The original 19th-century poem by Mary Howitt is brought to new, fiendish light with the macabre illustrations of award-winning artist DiTerlizzi, who received a Caldecott Honor nomination for this book. He is… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1928. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lenski, Lois. Fourth book both written & illustrated by this children's author/illustrator who would go on to win a Newbery Medal. Based on her own life, this book was like her other early ones, about a girl in small-town… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: North-South Books, 1999. First Thus 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Zwerger, Lisbeth. Lewis Carrol's beloved characters are brought to new life with the slightly odd, always whimsical illustrations of Viennese artist Lisbeth Zwerger, winner of the 1990 Hans Christian Andersen medal. Containing the complete text of the first edition of "Alice" from 1866,… Read more about this item

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1941. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. Issued to coincide with the wildly popular radio & TV series from the 1940s-1950s featuring child prodigies, this book offered questions from the show so that your own child could match wits with the little brainiacs. In 96 pages + a 32-page section of… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: F. Warne & Co., 1989. First Thus 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Warne, Frederick. The original edition authorized by Beatrix Potter contains every one of the 23 original Peter Rabbit books & 4 previously unpublished works, complemented on every page with full-color illustrations… 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

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… Read more about this item