Search Results: Animals-Birds-Horses-Pets from Gargoyle Books

Farrar/Straus/Giroux, 1977. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Charming children's story about Abel the mouse, stranded on an uninhabited island, who struggles to get back home to his family. Would go on to become a Newbery Honor book (this was too early an edition to have the silver seal). First published in 1976, this is the Third Printing of that FIRST EDITION from 1977. With light blue cloth-covered boards & silver lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white with mild foxing to fore edge. Old gift inscription to half title page. Only other flaw is rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to VG+ due to some rubbing with a chip to head of spine & a few other tiny chips to same top edges, short tear with creasing to bottom edge of back cover; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books… Read More

Ann Arbor, Michigan: Sleeping Bear Press, 2001. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Frankenhuyzen, Gijsbet van. Husband and wife team draw on their many years of working together at animal shelters to write & illustrate this charming story of a very special Great Horned Owl. A First Edition, sixth printing, this hardcover book & DJ are in Fine condition: stored since Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white; & unmarked. DJ is equally flawless! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.

Norwalk, Connecticut: Heritage Press, 1969. First, Thus . Slipcased. Fine. Lawson, Robert. Lovely illustrated "memorial" edition that updates the classic fables, yet maintains their lessons & substance. Orig. published in 1949, this is the 1969 hardcover edition housed in slipcase published by the Heritage Press, set in Caslon type, printed on high-quality antique finished paper. In 130 pages, with pen-and-ink drawings throughout by children's book illustrator Robert Lawson. With brown cloth-covered boards & gilt design & lettering to front & spine, this book is in Fine condition: looks & feels just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white & unmarked. Original "Sandglass" insert laid in. Former owner's bookplate inside front cover. Light brown slipcase is Near Fine, downgraded due to two light smudges. Edges crisp & secure. Our photos depict he Exact book you will receive from us,… Read More

Random House, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Chronicles the adventure traveler/author's 3rd trip to the African continent in 1986, accompanied by ecologist David Western, who was surveying the status of the small forest elephant in the Congo Basin. 225 pages. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, SIGNED by the author on full title page. Also, an old gift inscription in pen on verso of ffep; no other writing, underlining, or highlighting; not ex-lib. Hardcover book with quarter olive-green cloth wrapped spine & creamy beige paper over boards, gilt lettering & green embossed elephants to front cover. Completely clean, binding tight & square, creamy white pages; just a tad less crisp than Brand New! The unclipped DJ is Near Fine: bright & colorful with just a bit of edgewear. Protected in new mylar cover Free!Our photos depict the Ex act book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2… Read More

New York, New York: Rand McNally & Co., 2015. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Dennis, Wesley. Collection of tales about 25 different breeds of horses, each illustrated with the enchanting watercolor drawings of Wesley Dennis throughout the book's 196 pages, along with decorative endpapers. Orig. published in 1951, this is a reprint from Aladdin/Simon & Schuster first published in 2015; this is the third printing. Hardcover small 4to (7.5" x 10') has a sepia brown quarter cloth-wrapped spine with paper of the same color over the remaining boards. Condition is Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding tight & square, pages white, colors bright. Very mild bumping to corners & spine tips. The unclipped DJ is also Fine: bright & colorful with only a hint of edgewear. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); Weekends… Read More

New York, New York: Rand McNally & Co., 1974. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Dennis, Wesley. Collection of tales about 25 different breeds of horses, each illustrated with the enchanting watercolor drawings of Wesley Dennis. 109 pages. Orig. published in 1951, this is still a First Edition, but 22nd printing, from 1974, with a personalized bookplate SIGNED by the Author inside front cover. Oversized hardcover book has decorative paper over boards, NO DJ. Condition is Near Fine exceptionally clean & bright, NO fading & extremely minimal edgewear, including mild corner bumping. Binding tight & square, pages white, slight dust dulling to external page edges. A few very slight nicks/rubbed spots to front cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bantam, 1981. Boxed Set. Very Good. Complete softcover boxed set of all 3 of the beloved veterinarian's bestselling titles: "All Creatures Great and Small,'' "All Things Wise and Wonderful,'' & "All Things Bright and Beautiful." Orig. published separately, 1972-1977, this set is a 1981 issue from Bantam. All 3 books are completely clean, bindings strong & straight (with some spine creases), pages mildly tanned, heavier around all edges & inside covers. The gold-colored box with same illustration on both sides is downgraded to only Good due to some rubbing, scratches, & slight tearing at flaps of the side that folds in (back side). Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: set is too large for… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1974. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/VG-. Second book in this beloved veterinarian's memoirs where he continues sharing his fond reminiscences about all his clients, human & otherwise. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1974, this hardcover 8vo has matte black cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine, in 378 pages. Condition is VG: very clean with mild foxing to top outside page edges. Binding strong & straight, hinges intact, but cracked at gutter of title page. Pages creamy white & unmarked; former owner's bookplate inside front cover. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $10 price intact) is VG-: bright & clean with darkening to spine & an unclosed 2" tear descending from head of spine down back cover; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1977. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Third book in this beloved veterinarian's memoirs where he continues sharing his fond reminiscences about all his clients, human & otherwise. Orig. published in the UK as two separate books, this is the First American Edition, First Printing in this format from St. Martin's Press from 1977, this hardcover has black cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine, in 432 pages. Condition is truly Fine: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages bright & white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to Near Fine due to a smudge of blue on bottom edge of front cover; else, clean & bright with just a tad of discoloration to white areas. Beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday Doran, 1936. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Wiese, Kurt. Collection of 9 tales & songs about Mowgli the man cub & his jungle brothers, stunning illustrated with a full-color frontispiece, decorative endpapers, & internal full-page pen-and-ink drawings by German-American artist Kurt Wiese (1887-1974). First published in this format in 1936, this is a slightly later (1938) printing. With soft brown cloth-covered boards, embossed lettering & design to front, & gilt to spine, this hardcover book is in VG+ condition: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages have rough cut edges, which are lightly foxed, as are some internal pages. Slight corner bumping & rubbing, a few random spots to rear board. No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship same day;… Read More

New York, New York: Comet Press, 1955. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/VG-. A former newspaperman in Atlanta & esteemed member of that city's Bird Club has written "the definitive book" on "that unpredictable star of song and imitation--mimus polyglottus,'' more commonly known as the mockingbird. In 65 pages, well-illustrated with black-and-white photos throughout. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1955, this hardcover 8v0 has light blue cloth over boards, lettered in gilt to front & spine. Condition is VG+: clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white. Former owner's name & date in pencil to ffep. Light speckling to both boards. The unclipped DJ is VG-, with a few holes along the spine & small chip out of top edge of back cover, rubbing to extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't… Read More

New York, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1976. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Steig, William. Charming tale about Pearl the pig & the talking bone she finds & "the gambits droll & thrilling" they encounter together. A Reading Rainbow Review Book, unpaginated. illustrated by the author on every page. A First Edition, much later printing, this hardcover had a purple one-eighth-cloth-wrapped spine covered with pale yellow paper over boards. Condition is Near Fine, downgraded due to 1) slight scraping & dented corner on bottom edge of front cover, 2) short tear to bottom edge of last page. Otherwise, completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked, colors bright. The unclipped DJ is also Near Fine, with just the slightest edgewear in that same lower extremity & around the Caldecott seal on front. Our photos depict the Ex act book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we… Read More

Middleton, WI, U.S.A.: Pleasant Company Publications, 2000. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Craig, Helen. Another in the author's beloved "Angelina Ballerina" children series, this one featuring Angelina, & her baby sister, Polly, & best friend, Alice, as they prepare for trick-or-treating on Halloween. Colorful illustrations by Helen Craig on every page. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 2000, this oblong hardcover has glossy paper over boards with a design matched on the DJ. It is Fine in a Fine, unclipped DJ: just a tad less crisp than Brand New! both are completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white, colors bright. DJ is equally lovely! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.

Middleton, WI, U.S.A.: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc./Crown, 1986. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Craig, Helen. Based on the author's beloved "Angelina Ballerina" children series, this is a blank book--graced by the lovely illustrations of Holabird's longtime collaborator, Helen Craig--where you can fill in birthdays & addresses in two separate sections. Unpaginated. The First American Edition, first printing, from 1986, this tall slim hardcover has glossy paper over boards. Condition is Fine (our highest grade): as clean & bright as Brand New! Binding strong & straight, pages white, colors bright. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

Middleton, WI, U.S.A.: Pleasant Company Publications, 1985. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Craig, Helen. Another in the author's beloved "Angelina Ballerina" children series, this one featuring Angelina & her pesty boy cousin, Henry, who she is forced to take to the town fair. Unpaginated, with colorful illustrations by Helen Craig on every page. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1985, this oblong hardcover has glossy paper over boards with a design matched on the DJ. It is in Fine condition in a Near Fine, unclipped DJ: just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Book is completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white, colors bright. The DJ is bright & colorful, with a very faint dampstain that descends from the top cover through first word in title (more evident on back, barely visible on front). Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if… Read More

Middleton, WI, U.S.A.: Pleasant Company Publications, 2000. Second Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Craig, Helen. Another in the author's beloved "Angelina Ballerina" children series, this one telling about the arrival of Angelina's new little sister & how she overcomes her feelings of jealousy. Unpaginated with colorful illustrations by Helen Craig on every page. Orig. published in 1991, this is the Second Edition, 4th printing, from 2000. The oblong hardcover has glossy paper over boards with a design matched on the DJ. Both are in Fine condition: just lack that Brand New crispness! Book is completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white, colors bright.The unclipped DJ is equally lovely, with just a whisper of edgewear along top. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.

Boulder, Colorado: Arts Alternative Press, 1993. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Balog, James. Another in the author/photographer's collection of books that document the relationship between animals, humans, & the natural world. This one offers color photos of men, women, & children--all naked--with chimpanzees, their closest living relative. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1993, this square hardcover 4to (10.75" x 10.75") has matte off-white paper over boards with an image of a chimp & human female to front, black lettering to spine. Condition is Fine: completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages white & unmarked. The semi-opaque DJ is Near Fine, marred only by a 1/8" vertical tear to head of spine. A beauty! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders,… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Golden Press, 1972. First Thus . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket as Issued. Scarry, Richard. This Big Golden Book contains 21 original stories by Kathryn Jackson for young children, illustrated on nearly every page with the beloved full-color drawings of Richard Scarry. Orig. published in 1950, this is the First Printing of the 1972 reissue (First, Thus), in 68 pages with colorful decorations on every one, decorative endpapers. Oversized 4to (10.5" x 12") hardcover has glossy decorative paper over boards & is in VG- (minus) condition! Extremely clean, binding very tight & square. Colors bright, but fading along spine & into spine side of both covers. Pages surprisingly white, with a whisper of tanning to edges, but unmarked save for former owner's name & gift inscription from 1973 atop title page. Light-moderate rubbing to extremities, heaviest at all corners & both ends of spine (with some paper loss/exposure). The clear cellophane coating has… Read More

New York, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Newberry, Clare Turlay. Caldecott-winning story of a little girl living in a one-cat New York apartment who must decide which to keep of her cat &/or her new kittens.with a "supremely happy solution that all children will love." Illustrated by the author throughout the book's 32 pages (& DJ), with drawings that were praised in her first book, "Mittens,'' as "the very best cat pictures that have ever been made." (New York Times). Rear picture NOT present. A FIRST EDITION, 1940 printing (with no edition statement or letter codes), this hardcover small 4to (9" x 10.75") has tan cloth-covered boards stamped with a cat design & black lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with mild tanning around edges. Very light surface soil, mild rubbing to extremities, bumped… Read More

Sao Paulo, Brazil: Editora Rios, 1979. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Demonte, Etienne; Demonte, Yvonne. Lavishly illustrated oversize volume in both English & Portuguese offers a comprehensive guide to some 2,600 wild species of birds in Brazil! In 10 chapters, including a Bibliography & Glossary, 335 pages, with full-color, full-page illustrations throughout the text. A FIRST EDITION, printing from 1979, this huge hardcover folio has brown cloth-covered boards with lighter tan lettering to front & spine & orange embossed drawing of a bird on front cover. Gilt to top page edges. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white. Red ribbon page marker sewn in & secure. Only flaws are a few mild rubbed spots to both covers, scratch to front, mildly bumped corners. NO DJ. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day… Read More