Search Results: "Children-Young Adult (YA): Literature from Gargoyle Books

Paris, France: Gauthier-Languereu, 1970. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Fujikawa, Gyo. IN FRENCH, this is a lovely collection of 100 short poems & verse adapted by Marcelle Vérité, illustrated on nearly every one of the book's 94 pages, + endpapers & both front & back cover, by Japanese-American artist, Gyo Fukjikawa. Orig. published in 1970 in English as "A Child's Book of Poems,'' this is the First Edition in French, also from 1970. Llarge hardcover quarto (8.25" x 12") is in Near Fine condition: completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked, "This Book Belongs To" box in front blank & ready for your child's name! Clear protective thick mylar cover neatly taped inside both front & back covers. 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… Read More

Barnes & Noble Books, 2010. First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. Tenniel, Sir John. Stunning folio for all lovers of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" reproduces the original Tenniel illustrations in 12 huge (12.5" x 15.5") full-color prints to frame, each accompanied by one in black & white for you or your child to color--24 in all! First published by Abradale/Abrams, this is the first edition from Barnes & Noble (First thus) from 2010. Unpaginated. With blue decorative wrappers, condition is Near Fine: just a tad of rubbing to extremities & slight upward bend (no creasing!) to front cover keep it from being Brand New! Completely clean, pages white, colors bright, looks never opened! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. . SORRY: NO… Read More

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1930. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Jackson, A. E.; Federer, C. A.. The timeless classic brought to new life with the illustrations of A. E. Jackson (who did the decorative endpapers, frontispiece, & 7 interior full-page, full-color plates) & C. A. Federer (though attributed only on the spine, he has signed the front pastedown & is thought to have done the internal pen-and-ink drawings scattered throughout the text). All of the plates are virtually flawless: color vivid, margins white & no foxing or wear. Though undated, this edition is c. 1930, one of a series of classic children's stories reissued with new illustrations by Garden City Publishing. In 216 pages, the hardcover 8vo has bright orange cloth-covered boards with brilliantly colorful front paper pastedown & darker blue stamped lettering & design to spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally bright & clean with the occasional… Read More

New York, New York: Random House, 1946. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Tenniel, John; Kredel, Fritz. Lovely two-volume set of the Alice tales from 1946 (First, thus), with the lovely original drawings of Sir John Tenniel hand-colored by German illustrator Fritz Kredel for a soft watercolor effect. Orig. housed in a slipcase (which is NOT present), both books are in Near Fine condition. They have decorative paper-covered boards over cloth wrapped spines, one red, the other teal blue. Both are extremely clean & bright, though "Alice's Adventures" has some light spotting to front cover. Bindings secure & straight, pages creamy white with a hint of tanning around edges, but completely unmarked. Extremely mild rubbing to extremities & corner bumping. No DJs, as issued, & slipcase is missing. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually own! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2… Read More

New York, New York: Harcourt Brace & World, Inc., 1964. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good. Ardizzone, Edward. Charming children's story set in Brooklyn, NY, where a shy 10-year-old girl & her family live in "the Alley,'' a beautiful little oasis in the heart of the city. In 283 pages, with pen-and-ink illustrations throughout. A FIRST EDITION, slightly later printing (1965), this hardcover 8vo had yellow cloth-covered boards with green stamped image to front/lettering to spine. It is an EX-LIB copy, with removed card pocket but usual stamps & markings in front matter & top outside page edges. Condition is Fair: heavy rubbing to both top & bottom edges from shelf, soil from previous readers, slight rightward lean. the unclipped DJ is Good+, with some small chips & short tears, call sticker to lower spine; nicely protected still under library mylar. A Newberry Honor winner for its story & Winner of the 1944 Caldecott Medal for its… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bramhall House, 1960. First Edtion, later printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Tenniel, John. This annotated edition contains both Lewis Carroll's "Alice Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" together in one volume, with the classic Tenniel illustrations. An Introduction by Martin Gardner & annotations by him in the margins of every page help elucidate Carroll's word play, jokes, puzzles, & somewhat obscure references, bringing the stories to life to modern readers in a way never experienced. Oversized hardcover with tan cloth-covered boards & silvery blue lettering to front & spine was first published in 1960; this printing is from the 1970s (ISBN present). Condition is solidly VG: completely clean, binding tight & straight, creamy off-white pages are completely unmarked. Moderate foxing to all external page edges, some rubbing to bottom outer corner of front cover. The unclipped DJ is bright &… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Wings Books/Outlet Book Company, Inc., 1960. First Edtion, later printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Tenniel, John. This annotated edition contains both Lewis Carroll's "Alice Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" together in one volume, with the classic Tenniel illustrations. An Introduction by Martin Gardner & annotations by him in the margins of every page help elucidate Carroll's word play, jokes, puzzles, & somewhat obscure references, bringing the stories to life to modern readers in a way never experienced. Orig. published in 1960, this is a much newer edition, identical in content but with a new look & newly designed DJ. Oversized hardcover (8.5" x 11.25") has a deep blue cloth-wrapped spine, lettered in gilt, with pale pink paper covering the remaining boards. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, binding tight & straight, creamy off-white pages. NO writing, highlighting, or… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dell/Laurel Leaf, 1980. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Author's first novel featuring the O'Keefe family, set a generation after the events in "A Wrinkle in Time." Orig. published in hardcover in 1965, this is the First Mass Market Paperback Edition from Dell/Laurel-Leaf (#90183, cover price $3.25) from 1980, but a later (12th) printing. Condition is Fine: virtually flawless save for a very light crease to upper-outer corner of front cover. Else, completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages mildly tanned, heavier around edges & inside both covers. Nicely protected in new archival mylar collector bag Free! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 2013. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. First book in creepy YA trilogy set in an abandoned asylum for the criminally insane involving students in the New Hampshire College Prep program for the gifted. With real photos from actual asylums throughout the 313 pages. Highly recommended for fans of American Horror Story! A FIRST EDITION, 15th printing, this hardcover book has matte black paper-covered boards with shiny green lettering to spine. Condition is VG+: clean & new feeling, but marred by a slight (1/8"-1/4") stain (like wax) to top outer corners of all pages. Else, completely clean, pages white, binding tight & square. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is also VG+, with just a tad of wrinkling to edges; no fading or wear--nicely protected in new 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, U.S.A.: Random House, 1964. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Patterson, Robert. Another in the popular Random House series from the early 1960s of adventures for young readers featuring their favorite doll, Barbie ((Roberts) & her friends. This is a vintage First Edition from 1963, a hardcover small octavo with colorful paper over boards; no DJ as issued. Condition is only Fair: though generally very clean, it has random soiling primarily to exterior, & heavy rubbing to extremities, particularly spine tops & all corners, which are worn down to underlying boards. Binding intact & text block secure, but both hinges are cracked. Heavy red coloring to all endpapers & former owner's name in pen to ffep. 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… Read More

New York, New York: HarperCollins, 1996. First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. Sendak, Maurice. Charming little story about an odd bat trying to find someone to listen to his poems. Illustrated throughout by the late, great Maurice Sendak, a longtime collaborator of Jarrell's, in 43 pages. Originally published in 1964, this is the First Harper Trophy paperback edition from 1996 (First, thus). Condition is Near Fine: just a tad of corner bend on back cover, very slight rubbing, & shadow from erased pencil price on half-title page keep it from being Brand New! Otherwise, completely clean, white pages, strong & straight binding. 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 time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SPECIAL: order any other Sendak books together for 20% off both & only $1.00 extra shipping per item!

New York, New York: Harper & Row, 1976. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. McCully, Emily Arnold. A "joyfully inventive poem" that the late poet wrote for her own children, brought to life for new generations with the charming illustrations of Emily Arnold McNully. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1976, this hardcover book has pictorial boards with a design that matches the accompanying DJ. Because it is an EX-LIB copy, with usual stamps & markings in front matter, one stamp to bottom outside page edges, it is downgraded to VG. Very clean, with the occasional light smudge from handling. Binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked, colors bright. Because it has been protected under clear library mylar (which shows some rubbing), the price-clipped DJ is Near Fine: bright & colorful with NO fadingY just the slightest edgewear (teeny chip, 1/8" tear). Old library call number carefully removed from spine: looks lovely!… Read More

New York, New York: Viking Press, 1940. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Lantz, Paul. Beloved YA novel about young Janey Larkin, daughter of itinerant farm workers, her blue willow plate, & her search for a real "home" in post-Depression-era America. Named a Newberry Honor book, it is often referred to as the "juvenile "Grapes of Wrath." Orig. published in Oct.1940, this is the Fourth Printing of that FIRST EDITION from Aug. 1943. Hardcover book with deep blue cloth-covered boards, an embossed tree design to front cover, & gilt lettering to spine, in 172 pages with endpapers & internal pen-and-ink illustrations, including 10 full-page ones, by Paul Lantz. Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages creamy white with a whisper of age-appropriate tanning to outer edges. Former owner's name & old price crossed out on ffep; NO other writing, underlining, or highlighting; not ex-lib.Only other flaw… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1946. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. De Angeli, Marguerite. Highly acclaimed children's book which was among the first (in 1946) to address racial prejudice. It features an African-American lead character, April, who lives in a Philadelphia suburb (Germantown, where the author lived), is active in her Brownie Scout Troop, & receives a wonderful surprise for her 10th birthday. A FIRST EDITION, later printing (lists to a 1956 book in front) . Hardcover book has decorative paper over boards with a design matched on the accompanying DJ. Condition is downgraded Good because it is an Ex-Lib copy, with card pocket & the usual stamps & markingsto front matter & one interior page. Heavy rubbing to lower extremities from shelf. Otherwise, it is very clean, binding tight & square, pages slightly off-white but completely unmarked. Slightly darkened area of tape residue to front cover through part of title.… Read More

Garden City, New Jersey: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. Smith, Cam. The inventory of the geodesic dome & 1970s guru teams up with photographer Cam Smith in this collection of inspirational verse & images designed to cultivate appreciation of our endangered planet. Unpaginated with facsimile signature & date in front matter. A FIRST EDITION from 1972, this softcover small 8vo has white wrappers (slightly tanned to spine side of both covers) with a raised blindstamp of the Earth behind a black-and-white pictorial image of a child to front cover, black lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG: extremely clean, pages white & unmarked, images crisp, extremely minimal edgewear. Only flaw is one typical of this book: the glued binding has cracked, falls completely open in center, & pages are loosening, one completely detached. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1939. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. VG-/G+/Good. Sewell, Helen; Boyle, Mildred. Fifth book (& a Newberry Honor Winner, though not noted on this early edition) in the author's beloved "Little House" series, with the lovely original First Edition illustrations throughout by Helen Sewell & Mildred Boyle (later editions would use different illustrators), including a colorful frontispiece & pen-and-ink drawings in text, some full page plates. Orig. published in 1939, this is the 8th edition (c. Jan. 1946 per letter code). In 260 pages, this hardcover small 8vo (5.75" x 8.5") has light gray cloth-covered boards stamped with blue lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG-/G+: completely clean inside, pages creamy white & unmarked save for former owner's name stamp to recto of frontispiece. Light spotting to exterior boards & mild rubbing/bumping to… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Signet/New American Library, 1961. First Mass Market Paperback Edition 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Good+. Salinger's classic novel of disaffected youth, first published in this mass market paperback format in 1953; this is the 18th printing from 1961, with slightly different cover style (same faux Reginald Marsh pulp painting of Holden Caufield, unattributed), renumbered by Signet as D-1667. 192 pp. Condition is Good+: very clean inside, with age-appropriate page tanning, heavier to edges; unmarked save for former owner's name to title page in pen. Minor rubbing to extremities, moderate spine crease, 1" tear ascending from bottom of spine-front cover interface, which affects first few pages in front matter as well. Darkening to exterior; 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 orders received… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Williams, Garth. Special oversized hardcover edition designed to be read aloud of this timeless story about the little girl, Fern, who loved Wilbur the pig, who had a dear spider friend called Charlotte. First published in 1952, this edition retains every word of the original story & the charming illustrations of Garth Williams, & is a First Printing in this format (First, thus) from Barnes & Noble, 1997. The book has decorative glossy paper over boards with a design matched on the accompanying DJ. It is in Near Fine condition: former owner's name inside front cover & a slight loss of crispness are all keeping it from being like New! Completely clean, pages white, colors bright, binding tight & square, hinges secure. The unclipped DJ also has the owner's name on the front flap, & is downgraded to VG+ due to slight chipping at some corners & very slight… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1964. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Anglund, Joan Walsh. A celebration of the way that childhood is supposed to be, with inspirational verse & enchanting drawings by the author who created the charming children with no mouths. This volume is designed for all ages. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1964, this slim, unpaginated hardcover has light blue cloth-covered boards with a black design to front/lettering to spine. From a single-owner collection, it is in Near Fine condition, with just a tad of edgewear & old gift inscription inside front cover, along with a quote about childhood from Carl Sandburg taped in (could be easily removed). Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked. The price-clipped DJ is clean & bright, but downgraded to VG+ due to a few tiny pinpoint holes/chips; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos… Read More

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Novel for young readers set in the small settlement of Sedluk, Alaska, involving a 12-year-old boy in the immediate aftermath of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor & the United States' entrance into World War II. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1971, SIGNED by the AUTHOR with a dated, personalized inscription on half title page in blue ink. With deep green cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine, this hardcover book is in Near Fine condition, marred only by bumping to corners & tips of spine. Else, completely clean, pages creamy white w, binding strong & straight. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to VG due to minor chipping & rubbing, heaviest to spine. NO fading, light soil; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from… Read More