Garden Behind the Moon

1914: Garden Behind the Moon: A Real Story of the Moon Angel, by Howard Pyle. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons: New York, 192 pp., 8.25" x 6.25" (8vo). Copyright 1895. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering and color pictorials on cover and spine. Beautiful black-and-white illustrations, including many full-page plates, throughout. Tissue guard over frontspiece illustration.

Gift or collectors' book. Howard Pyle books are widely collected and make excellent gifts for young adult readers and/or lovers of adventure fiction. This early edition/early printing Pyle title is rare in this condition and suitable as an investment-grade purchase.

Condition: Very Good: Light edge wear to cover boards and spine. Faint foxing on selected pages; otherwise interior pages and plates are bright and clean. Inscriptions in neat script reads "David Lanier [?], From his dear Mrs. Chane [?], March 1915." Page 41 has crease and (3/4 in) early taped repairs on front and rear; only page with any issues. Very presentable volume, but we disclose all issues. Shipped in protective mylar slip.

About the Author/Illustrator: "Howard Pyle (1853-1911) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people. He was a native of Wilmington, Delaware. In 1894, he began teaching illustration at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry (now Drexel University). After 1900, he founded his own school of art and illustration named the Howard Pyle School of Illustration Art. He had a lasting influence on a number of artists who became notable in their own right; N. C. Wyeth, Frank Schoonover, Thornton Oakley, Allen Tupper True, Stanley Arthur, and numerous others studied under him. His 1883 classic publication The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood remains in print, and his other books frequently have medieval European settings, including a four-volume set on King Arthur. He is also well known for his illustrations of pirates, and is credited with creating what has become the modern stereotype of pirate dress. He published his first novel Otto of the Silver Hand in 1888. He also illustrated historical and adventure stories for periodicals such as Harper's Magazine and St. Nicholas Magazine. His novel Men of Iron was adapted as the movie The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)." (from Wikipedia)

>> We are posting several of the Howard Pyle books in our collection; see separate listings:

Otto of the Silver Hand, 1927

Garden Behind the Moon, 1914 (this listing)

The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur, 1913

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table, 1916

The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions, 1916

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, 1916

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Who are we: This is another listings from "Nana's Top Shelf," a collection of first editions and other fine volumes collected over a lifetime from estate sales and booksellers across the East Coast and Europe. The collection specializes in late 19th and early 20th century illustrated children's books, fairy tales, and folklore.