Search Results: Dolls & Toys from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Workman Publishing Company, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. A fun book in which a wide range of contemporary artists incorporate the world's most iconic doll--Barbie--into their altered art works in photography, mixed media, pastels, Papier-mâché, acrylics, pen-and-ink, & more, often with hilarious results. Foreword by the Editor (himself a toy designer), Introduction by Jill McCorkle. First Edition, First Printing, 1994. A square small 4to (10.5" x 10.5"), this oversized softcover has 118 pages + Index, front cover art in brilliant pink, silver, orange, black by Andy Warhol, French flaps. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked, colors bright. Very mild rubbing to extremities & slight corner bumping are only flaws. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same… 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

Prague, Czechoslovakia: DILIA Praha, 1969. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Publication #115 in both Czech & English from the Theatre Institute of Prague, Czechoslovakia, in approx. 100 pages with Czech essays & their English translations separated by section of black-and-white sketches & photos of puppets & theater scenes. Essays trace the historical development & evolution of this art form & survey the work of its major practitioners. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1969, this softcover16mo is in VG+ condition: completely clean inside with slight darkening & a random small soil spot to exterior, foxing to top outside page edges, mild rubbing along spine side of both covers. Glued binding is strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked with mild tanning to edges. Scarce, OCLC listing on only 10 title wordwide.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same… Read More

Beijing, China: Foreign Languages Press, 1980. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Tian Yuan. A native Chinese offers this picture album, lavishly illustrated with watercolors which he painted himself, to celebrate the traditional folk culture of his country with images of toys & ornaments, some from his past, some that he created himself in the traditional style. Unpaginated. Orig. published in 1980, this appears to be the fourth printing from 1984 (per rear number sequence) of that FIRST EDITION. Square-ish (7.5" x 8.5") hardcover has a spine narrowly wrapped in deep blue cloth & lettered in gilt, with blue paper & stamped gilt covering the remaining boards, with a decorative central picture to front. Condition is VG+: very clean & bright, with modest edgewear & rubbing, heaviest at corners. Binding strong & straight, pages have light gray margins with centered color image, each captioned in both Chinese & English. No DJ. Our photos… Read More

Mineola, NY, U.S.A.: Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1979. Soft cover. Near Fine. First Printing (1979) of this new publication from Dover (not a reprint) show you how to create "minutely detailed, architecturally authentic" Victorian houses in H-O scale, including Italian-style villa, Octagon, Second Empire style, & Stick style. Printed in full color on heavy card stock. Oversized softcover is Near Fine internally: completely clean & tight & square; nice white pages; all pieces intact; NO writing (except for one-digit number on last blank page). Only other flaw is minor edgewear all around outside & light rubbing to extremities. 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.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dover Publications Inc., 1980. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. VG. Oz lovers! Create your own three-dimensional model of the Emerald City, complete with 14 of its principal shops, buildings, & other structures, including the Royal Palace of Oz. Oversized softcover folio is a Dover paperback original (PBO), never issued in any other format, now long out-of-print. Condition is VG: completely clean, stapled binding secure, no rust. All of the internal cut-outs are completely intact. Unrepaired tear at head of spine, descending about 3" down; modest edgewear all around, lightly curled corners of both 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 Weekdays by 2 pm Pacific Time; later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too large for expedited domestic or international shipping due to postage costs.

New York, NY: Pearson Education, Inc., 2004. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Consoli, John. Six hypothetical crime scenes are described and illustrated with dioramas set in dollhouses as a way of introducing crime scene investigation techniques. Fully illustrated in color w/accompanying text on each case. 165 pgs, Bibliography. A First Edition, first printing from 2004, this hardcover book is Near Fine in a Fine DJ:only flaw is former owner's bookplate inside front cover. Otherwise, completely clean & tight, pages white & unmarked, binding tight & square. The unclipped DJ is clean & shiny, no tears or chips or wear. 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 before 2 pm (Pacific) Weekdays; later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1949. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Lee, Manning. Stemming from her days as an art editor at Jack and Jill magazine, the author created this entire book on paper dolls, including all types of dolls from babies to Trixie, a jointed doll whom you can bend & pose to do various "tricks.'' Attached to both front & rear endpapers are duo-fold pullout sheets from which a full Christmas nativity scene can be cut & assembled. These are both completely intact: never cut or removed, scarce thus! Front once does show a bit of wrinkling & soil to top inner corner. Former owner's bookplate to reverse. The hardcover book has 64 pages with Index, with colorful drawings & dolls & clothes to cut out by the author's artist-husband. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1949, this small quarto (7.5" x 10.5") book has bright pink/blue/white/black decorative paper over light… Read More

Rutland, Vermont/Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc./Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1965. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Sonobe, Kiyoshi. Massive, profusely illustrated guide to folk toys from across Japan's history, arranged by region of origin. In 516 pages with decorative endpapers, maps, & black-and-white & full-color photographs throughout. Orig. published in Japanese in 6 parts in 1962, this is the First English-language Edition, First Printing, all in one volume, from 1965. With blue silk-covered boards lettered in bright gilt to spine, this hardcover small quarto is in Near Fine condition: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white with just a whisper of tanning to edges, but completely unmarked. Very mild rubbing & sunning to upper & lower extremities & tiny area of cloth loss in front joint near head of spine. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus): bright & colorful, but with chipping… Read More

New York, NY: Viking Press, 1976. Facsimile Reprint . Soft cover. Good+/No Jacket. Greenaway, Kate. Facsimile reprint from 1976 of one of Kate Greenaway's most charming books (orig. published in 1889), containing both popular & lesser-known children's games from Victorian times, with her delightful illustrations throughout the 64 pages of text. Hardcover book with decorated paper over boards is in G+ condition: extremely clean, pages white, colors bright, NO fading. Binding strong & straight. Large gift inscription & former owner's name on ffep; no other writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib. 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.

Pelham, New York: Merry Thoughts, Inc., 1969. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Herrmann, Reinhard. Charming do-it-yourself book for children in which they cut out & assemble a miniature version of Noah's Ark, complete with animals & Noah & his wife! Orig. published in German in 1963 as "Noah und seine Tiere,'' this is the First English-language edition from 1969. Scarce in any condition, this one is Near Fine: breathtakingly well-preserved & nearly flawless! Spiral-bound softcover has decorative cream-colored wrappers, in 26 numbered pages with text & complete instructions for assembling the ark, which spans the next 3 unnumbered pages. All cut-outs are present & uncut. Only flaw is very slight rubbing & a few smudges to front cover, heavily tanned back cover. A beauty! 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… Read More

New York, New York: J. P. Lippicott Company, 1975. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Johnson, Holly. Much-beloved story about how a band of dolls, led by Queen Crosspatch & her band of fairies, rescue the Racketty-Packetty House from their neglectful owner. Orig. published in 1906, the story is brought to life again for a new generation of readers with colorful illustrations by Holly Johnson: this is the First Printing of the First Edition with those illustrations from 1975 (First, thus). 63 pages. Hardcover 8vo has red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked save for a large gift inscription to verso of ffep from a loving mommy to her daughter. The price-clipped DJ is VG, downgraded due to slight edgewear, including some small chips & a2" long unclosed tear descending from top edge of front cover near outer fore edge, which has some creasing & a… Read More

New York, New York: Pocket Books/Melcher Media, 1998. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New. Create your own South Park adventures using 10 backgrounds + over 130 "stickyforms" (like Colorforms) in this sturdy, colorful board book, a vintage find from 1998, STILL SEALED in original Shrink Wrap! Kill Kenny again & again!"The best way to enjoy South Park without moving there!" BRAND NEW, with the only flaw being that the shrink wrap is ripping/peeling in a few places & has bit of shelf dust trapped in the crinkled plastic edges. Otherwise, never opened, so completely clean & tight, pages white with a hint of tanning around edges, else unmarked. The unclipped DJ is . with minor edgewear. Nicely 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 if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.