Illustrated Books/Illustrators from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1961. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Robinson, W. Heath. Collection of 11 tales from the famed 16th-century French writer Charles Perrault (translated by A. E. Johnson), along with 1 other by Mme. Leprince de Beaumont & 2 more by Mme. d'Aulnoy--14 in all! Illustrated throughout… Read more about this item

London/New York: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., 1890. First British Edition . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. Caldecott, Randolph. . Collection of 4 classic nursery rhymes brought to life for Victorian children with the lovely watercolor illustrations of British artist Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886), for whom the medal for "best illustrated children's book" would later be named. Includes: "The Milkmaid,'' "Hey… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1976. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. A rare look behind the scenes at the man who put the words to Elton John's music, his longtime collaborator, Bernie Taupin. Together they formed what is widely acknowledged as one of the most successful singer-songwriter duos of all time. Lavishly illustrated… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Weathervane/Crown, 1976. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Rackham, Arthur. Moore's classic Xmas poem from 1823, with the classic Victorian Arthur Rackham illustrations lovely pen-and-ink illustration26 pages of & 4 full-color plates. Small, thin hardcover with burgundy boards & gilt decoration to front/gilt lettering to spine is VG+: completely clean, but with rubbing… Read more about this item

Boston, Massachusetts: MFA Publications, 2005. First Paperback . Soft cover. Near Fine. Fun reminiscence & tribute to the cars of yesteryear during a landmark period in American design: the 1940s through the 1960s. Includes full color paintings, print advertisements, TV ads, original design renderings from sales catalogues, & more. Over 50 full-color illustrations. 79 pages. Introductory essay by… Read more about this item

New York/London: Century Company, 1929. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Suydam, E [Edward]. H [Howard]. with decorative endpapers, color frontispiece, & wonderful duotone pen-and-ink illustrations throughout text by renowned etcher/lithographer E. H. Suydam (1885-1940). In 388 pages with Index. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1929, this hardcover octavo has decorative red-brown cloth over… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1943. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Eichenberg, Fritz. The classic love story in a lovely edition from 1943, with dramatic duotone woodcut illustrations throughout the text by Fritz Eichenberg. Orig. part of a two-volume slipcased set, this listing is for ONLY one book: Jane Eyre. Like its companion,… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: David McKay, Publisher, 1911. First American Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Le Mair, H. [Henriette] Willebeek. Lovely vintage collection of nursery rhymes arranged as lullabies, with "original tunes harmonized by Alfred Moffat," each accompanied with a soft watercolor illustration by Dutch artist Henriette Wellebeek Le Mair. In 64 pages. Orig. published in London by AugenerLtd., this… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Mayflower Books, Inc., 1979. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Goble, Warwck. Lovely collection of 25 of the best fairy tales of all time, retold by Dinah Maria Mulock from the originals by the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, & Madame d"Aunlois, Orig. published in 1923, this facsimile edition is a First American Printing from… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A., 1975. Revised and Enlarged Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Comprehensive guide to medicinal plants & botanical cures, arranged alphabetically with illustrations for most. Each description includes the plant's Latin & common names, part used, description, properties & used, & dosage. An invaluable guide to natural medicine! Originally published in… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Weathervane Books, 1977. First Thus . Slipcased. Very Good+/Very Good+. Dulac, Edmund. Edward Fitzgerald's English translation of the classic verse by the "astronomer poet of Persia" is brought to vivid life with 20 breathtaking drawings by turn-of-the-20th-century illustrator Edmund Dulac, who also created the endpapers & front cover images. Unpaginated. The First Edition,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First Thus 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. VG/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 original… Read more about this item

New York/London: Charles Scribners' Sons, 1930. First Thus . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. Hurd, Peter. 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 original editions (this one from 1930; story originally from… Read more about this item

Chicago/New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1913. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Winter, Milo. Vintage collection of 7 fairy tales by Hawthorne, originally written in 1853 & revived here as one of the lovely Windermere Series of classic books for young readers, all of which were illustrated by famous artists of the day, each with a… Read more about this item

Image Comics/Aegis Entertainment, 1993. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Comic, black wrappers, unpaginated. The elusive #1 issue in a series of 4, representing the first Homage Studios crossover. It tells the story of 3 players--WarBlade, Ripclaw, & a woman named Misery--in a meeting between Marc Silvestri's Cyberforce & Jom Lee's WildC.A.T.S. BOTH these creators have… Read more about this item

London/New York: Academy Editions/St. Martin's Press, 1974. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Doré, Gustave. Cervantes's classic 17th-century work was brought to new life in the 19th century with 231 stunning illustrations of Gustav Doré. Today, the "aptness of his vision is so great that it is almost impossible to read Don Quixote without thinking of… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1987. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Chronicles the obscure, rarely seen early cartoons that Theodor Geisel--Dr. Theophrastus Seuss--produced before he became the beloved children's author, including selections from magazines like "Judge,'' "Life,'' "College Humor,'' & "Liberty." A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1987, this square… Read more about this item

London, England: John Lane/Bodley Head, 1904. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine. Parrish, Maxfield. Stunningly clean & bright copy of this lovely edition of fantasy tales, decorated with the lovely illustrations by Maxfield Parrish. Orig. published in 1899 as a companion volume to "Dream Days,'' this is an a new edition from 1904 that for the first time… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1979. First, Thus . Leather Bound. Fine/No Jacket. Handsome collector's edition published exclusively by the Franklin Library, illustrated throughout with duotone vintage photos of American scenes from Whitman's era. The text is the Ninth, or "Deathbed" edition of 1892, the last presided over by Whitman, containing his injunctions to maintain it as the… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's/Marek, 1982. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. Another classic collection of macabre humor from the famed cartoonist whose work appeared in the New Yorker, Playboy, National Lampoon, & more. 127 pgs. Orig. published in 1982, this is the First Paperback Edition, First Printing, from that same year. Condition is Good, marred… Read more about this item