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

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1967. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fair. Kane, Harry. Book #7 in the popular YA series, "Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators." A FIRST EDITION from 1967, but later printing (lists to "Coughing Dragon" on back cover), with cover art & internal illustrations by Harry Kane. Hardcover book has decorative paper over boards; no DJ as issued (never had one). Condition is downgraded to only Fair: heavy rubbing to extremities, down to underlying cardboard at corners. Soil to fore edge. Both front & rear hinges were cracked & reglued; text block secure. On the good side, the interior is very clean. 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.

New York, New York: Grolier Society, Inc., 1967. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Tenniel, John. An adaptation of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" for younger readers, brought to life with 20 coloured enlargements from John Tenniel's original illustrations. In 64 pages, this is a First Edition, First Printing from 1967. Softcover book has teal paper wrappers with an illustration of Alice holding her pig to front/black lettering to spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & straight, NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. Only flaws are shallow creasing to both covers & modest rubbing to extremities! 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); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Bath, UK: Parragon, 2010. First Thus . Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. Gulliver, Amanda. Delightful version of Lewis Carroll's classic, with whimsical new illustrations by Amanda Gulliver. FIRST printing of this British edition (First, Thus), this hardcover has glossy decorative boards that match the DJ illustration. Book is As New, unclipped DJ is Near Fine, with just a bit of rubbing & edgewear.Completely clean, nice white pages, bright colors, NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Nicely protected in new mylar collector bag 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 by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Gallery Books/W. H. Smith, 1986. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Disney, Walt. Walt Disney's animated version of Lewis Carroll's classic, originally issued to correspond to the Disney movie in 1951. This edition from Gallery Books is from 1986, and is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing in this format. Hardcover with glossy, decorative boards in 96 pages, NO DJ as issued by publisher. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, colors vivid, pages whit & unmarked, binding secure, virtually NO edgewear! Corners crisp. Only flaw is some light spots to back cover, midway, close to spine. 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.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1989. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Tenniel, John. Lewis Carroll's two classic Alice tales in one volume, with the wonderful original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel throughout the text + 4 full-page, full-color watercolor plates. 307 pages. This Grosset & Dunlap edition was first published in 1946; this is the 1989 printing. Hardcover large 8vo has glossy decorative cloth-covered boards stamped with bright gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: nearly Brand New save for some light bumping to lower corners & heel of spine. Else, completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white & completely unmarked. No DJ as issued by publisher, but original clear glassine cover is intact, with some tiny tears at seams & 1 long split along spine. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually… Read More

New York, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1979. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Contains over 30 patterns for cross-stitch & other needlepoint projects based on the characters from "Alice in Wonderland.'' Complete instructions for stitches, working on cloth or canvas, & patterns with suggested colors. Projects for both beginners & experts! A FIRST EDITION, First Printing (stated, with full number line), this oblong hardcover has beige linen 1/8-wrapped spine & blue paper-covered boards. Condition is Near Fine: only flaw is former owner's address label, partly removed, inside front cover. Else, completely clean, binding tight. Unclipped DJ is VG+,with very slight edgewear, & 2 small tape-repaired small tears. 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); later orders, weekends & holidays… Read More

London, England: Bracken Books/Bestseller Publications Ltd., 1987. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Tenniel, Sir John. Lovely edition "adapted for little folks from the original story by Lewis Carroll,'' with the original illustrations of Sir John Tenniel reproduced & presented in full color! In 59 pages, beautifully illustrated on every one & fully decorative endpapers! Contains abridged versions of both "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" & "Through the Looking-Glass.'' A First Edition, First Printing in this format from 1987, this hardcover book has glossy paper over boards with decoration that matches the accompanying original DJ. Both are in Near Fine condition, just lacking that Brand New crispness! Only flaw is extremely slight edgewear to book, mainly bumped/rubbed corners. Otherwise, completely clean, binding tight & square, colors bright, pages white. DJ nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the exact… Read More

New York, New York: Orchard Books/Scholastic Inc., 2003. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. Sebold, J. Otto. From the brilliant mind who illustrated "Olive, the Other Reindeer" comes this delightfully strange new vision of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland,'' full of pieces that pop-up or pull-out in every direction! Unpaginated, it contains 14 pages (including front & rear endpapers), all with pop-ups that are fully functional--some have never been fully opened.A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from Sept. 2003, this squarish hardcover (9" x 10") has brightly decorated paper-covered boards. Condition is Near Fine: only flaw is a 1/4" vertical tear coming in from the mid fore edge side of one page, with a little scraping above, same edge, from where this page got a little stuck to the next one. Else, as new! Completely clean & bright & unmarked! No DJ, as issued. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never… Read More

New York, New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1912. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Tenniel, John. Lovely vintage single volume that contains both "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" & "Through the Looking-Glass,''with the 42 original pen-and-ink illustrations by John Tenniel throughout the 132 pages of text, including a gorgeous full-color frontispiece. No date, but old gift inscription dated "Christmas 1912" places it right around the turn of the 20th century. A small quarto (8.5" x 10.5"), this hardcover book has tan cloth-covered boards decorated in red, black & white to front cover with black script to spine. Condition is Good, with significant rubbing to extremities, heaviest at all corners & both ends of spine with cloth fraying. Light surface soiling & smudges to random pages. In "Alice" only, there is evidence that the former owner had colored some of the illustrations, then erased, with some shadow remaining on a… Read More

Sao Paulo, Brazil: Ciranda Cultural, 2010. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. Basic, Zdenko. Lewis Carroll's original tale of Alice in Wonderland adapted by Harriet Castor & translated into Portuguese, with lovely illustrations & pop-up designs by Zdenko Basic. Unpaginated. Orig. published in 2010, this is the Third Impression from 2011, identical in all aspects. Oversized hardcover(NOT paperback!) has brightly colored & decorated paper over boards. NO DJ, as issued (never had one). Condition is Near Fine: just lacks that Brand New crispness! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked, colors bright. All pop-ups & pull-outs & movable parts work! Some just have a little edgewear or tiny tears. Slightly bumped corners is only other flaw. 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, U.S.A.: The Macmillan Company, 1947. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. De Angeli, Marguerite. Collection of stories about Alice, a 10-year-old girl who lives in Damariscotta, Maine, drawing on the author's own experiences spent as a child in this part of New England. Illustrated throughout with 7 full-page pen-and-ink illustrations (+ other smaller ones) by Marguerite de Angeli.In 181 pages, designed for YA readers ages 8-12. A true FIRST EDITION, first printing from Oct. 1937, this hardcover 8vo (6.75" x 9") has light green cloth-covered boards with a stamped blue image & lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+: very clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white with modest tanning to edges. Former owner's name stamped to title page, else unmarked. Very mild rubbing to extremities, slightly bumped corners, hint of mustiness.The bottom-clipped DJ (not bce) is only Good, with many chips & short… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Philomel Books, 1989. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Weevers, Peter. Beautiful edition of Lewis Carroll's class tale, in 127 pages, illustrated throughout with the lovely watercolors of Peter Weevers. A First Impression (edition, First Thus) of this edition from 1989, this hardcover book has blue cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to the spine. The exterior shows some spots, stains,& scrapes of unknown origin--just cosmetic flaws. The binding is strong & straight & the book's interior is Flawless: completely clean, pages white & unmarked. NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" image of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (PST) ship that same day; weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Children's Classics, 1985. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Hudson, Gwynedd M.. Twelve gorgeous full-color, full-page plates by Gwynedd M. Hudson (1909-1935), along with her duotone smaller illustrations throughout the text (all originally created in 1922), grace this beautiful new 1985 edition of Carroll's classic tale (a First Printing thereof), in 180 pages. (First, thus). With red-brown cloth over boards & gilt lettering to spine, this hardcover book is in vG+ condition: very clean & bright, binding straight & strong, hinges secure, pages white; light foxing to endpapers & outside page edges only. Old gift inscription on ffep, else unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, with just a tad of edgewear; beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free for years of reading pleasure! 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… Read More

Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, Inc., 1964. First Thus . Slipcased. Fine. A facsimile of the original 1864 manuscript, which was illustrated by Carroll himself, predating what would be later published as "Alice in Wonderland." Brief introduction describes the history of "the Alice manuscript" & how the writer, Luther H. Evans of Columbia University, formerly the Librarian of Congress, assisted in getting the original back to the British Museum. This handsome slipcased edition was produced by University Microfilms/Xerox, in 1964; this is a First Edition, first printing (First, thus), in 91 pages with Carroll's drawings throughout. Blue textured cloth-covered boards have a green leaf motif to front center, lettering to spine.Condition is Fine (our highest grade): just about as flawless as when first issued! Completely clean, binding tight, hinges secure, vellum-like pages creamy white. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The slipcase that houses the… Read More

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman/Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1955. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. Paflin, Roberta. Both Alice stories in one! This is one in a series (#1616) of classic titles for children & young adult (YA) readers issued by Whitman in the 1950s-1960s (this one from 1955), with new illustrations for this edition by Roberta Paflin throughout the 284 pages. With colorfully decorated paper over boards, condition of this hardcover VG: very clean & bright, binding straight & strong, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate heavier tanning around all edges. Old gift inscription dated 1969 opposite title page, else unmarked. Minor rubbing to extremities, heavier at both ends of spine & corners. No DJ as issued (never had one).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… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1965. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Very Good+. Second YA novel by the author of the 1964 Newberry Award for her earlier book, "It's Like This, Cat,'' about a young boy in New York City whose family moves to the New Jersey suburbs, where he has to deal with prejudice & finds out the meaning of true friendship. A Young America Book Club edition from Harper & Row, 1965, in 179 pages. Condition is VG: decorative cloth-covered boards depict the title character riding his bike. Book is extremely clean & bright, with minor edgewear, bumped corners. The interior pages are equally clean, though moderately tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with age. Old crayon price inside front cover; NO other writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. No DJ, as issued. Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos… Read More

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: David McKay Company, 1923. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Smith, Jessie Willcox. Collection of 11 stories of famous child characters in fiction reimagined by Nora Archibald Smith, in 100 pages, with the brilliant illustrations of Miss Jessie Willcox Smith gracing the frontispiece & each tale (11 plates total). All the plates are full-color, full-page, & all are VG: no tanning or foxing. The book itself is a very handsome FIRST EDITION, First Printing (with the Green cloth-covered boards, not the later tan ones) from 1923, with gilt lettering & colorful front paper pastedown from "Alice in Wonderland." Condition is solidly Good: generally very clean, pages moderately tanned around edges. Old gift inscription on ffep, else unmarked. The half title page is coming loose & the frontispiece is completely loose; edges still even & clean though. The boards have light edgewear all around, with all corners & both ends of… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1961. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. VG-/VG-. Hutchinson, William M.. Beloved children's tale about 3 castaways from Australia who run aground on Lilliput--which they thought had existed only in "Gulliver's Travels,'' but a completely modernized version, in 188 pages with line drawing illustrations throughout. Orig. published in German as "Telegramm aus Liliput,'' this is a 1961 Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Edition (BCE) of the 1960 First American Edition. Hardcover book with light blue decorated cloth-over-boards is in VG- condition: very clean, pages creamy white with heavy tanning to edges, but unmarked. Binding strong & straight, mild rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ(with $3 price intact on front flap) is also VG-, with slight edgewear & heavy spine fading. Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't… Read More

Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks Fire, 2023. Paperback Original (PBO) . Soft cover. As New. Chillingly prescient YA tale (designed for YA readers, but thoroughly enjoyable by adults) in the style of "A Handmaid's Tale" about a "New America" where women have lost most all of their rights.too close to comfort to ignore! A trade paperback original from 2023 (First Edition, first printing), condition is Fine: book was obtained Brand New & SIGNED by the AUTHOR, with a personalized inscription saying "To Kathy. Resist!" Completely clean & crisp & bright, virtually flawless! 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.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Rand, McNally & Company, 1901. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Millet, Jean Francois; Rosetti, Dante Gabriel; LeFebvre, Jules; Kiessling, Paul; Correggio, Antonio Allegri da; King, Yeend; Leeke, F.. Lovely turn-of-the-century vintage volume offers "a few modest interpretations of some phases of the master works done in a child way,'' including interpretations of works by Robert Browning, Goethe, Jean Francois Millet, Dante Gabriel Rosetti, Jules LeFebvre, Correggio, Yeend King, F. Leeke, Paul Kiessling, & others--11 stories in all. In 102 pages + pronunciation guide & vocabulary list, with illustrated plate throughout text. Orig. published in 1897, this is a 1901 printing. Hardcover 12mo (5.25" x 7.25") has gray cloth-covered boards stamped with an intricate black design & lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy white with… Read More