Search Results: Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York: Checkerboard Press, 1956. First Softcover Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Tudor, Tasha. Lovely little book to help children learn to count, with vintage watercolor illustrations throughout by author/illustrator Tasha Tudor. Unpaginated. Orig. published in 1956, this is the First softcover edition from the Checkerboard Press, no date, but in the 1970s (ISBN present). Oblong with decorative wrappers, it is in VG+ condition: extremely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked, colors bright. A tad pink dye bleed along bottom edge of front cover & very slight 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.

New York, NY: Donald I. Fine, Inc., 1990. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Simont, Marc. Charming children's tale that "isn't a parable, a fairy story, or a poem, but a mixture of all three.beautiful.and comic.philosophical and cheery." Illustrations throughout the 124 pages by Marc Simont, including the decorative endpapers. Orig. published in 1957, this is the First Printing of a new edition from 1990 by Donald I. Fine, Inc. (First, thus). Hardcover book has rust colored paper over boards with embossed blue figure & blue lettering to the quarter yellow cloth-wrapped spine. Condition is Fine: completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white & unmarked, colors bright. The price-clipped DJ is equally Fine: bright & colorful with NO fading or edgewear. Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! P 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

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1934. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine. DuBois, Jacqueline. Lovely edition, illustrated by Jacqueline Dubois, in this new easy-to-read format. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing of this edition from 1934 (First, Thus), this slim hardcover is in incredibly Fine condition: very clean, blue cloth-covered spine strong, sewn binding is secure, & So Clean! NO writing, highlighting, or underlining; NOT ugly ex-lib. Only flaw is very slight rubbing to both the top & bottom edges of both boards. Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time) ship Same Day; Weekends & holidays ship next business day.

La Jolla, California: Green Tiger Press, 1978. First Softcover Edition . Soft cover. New. Teeple, Lyn; Teeple, Bill. The British author's final work of fiction for children, this is a magical story about a little girl, Josie, who finds herself unable to run & play while recovering from an illness, which allows her the opportunity to meet the magical people who inhabit her garden through a series of connected stories. In 47 pages, with full-color tipped-in plates throughout + frontispiece & front/back cover illustrations by Lyn & Bill Teeple. Orig. published in hardcover, this is the First Softcover Edition, Second Printing, from the small Green Tiger Press of La Jolla, CA, from 1978. Just removed from its sealed cellophane wrapper to do this listing, it is a Brand New book! Never opened, completely clean & unmarked. 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… Read More

Mount Vernon, New York: Peter Pauper Press, Inc., 1963. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Dotzenko, Grisha. Lovely little small press edition containing 25 traditional folktales from across the African continent, most 1-2 pages long, illustrated throughout with woodcut designs by Grisha Dotzenko. A First Edition, First Printing from 1963, this small, slim volume has decorative paper-covered boards with a design that matches that on the DJ. Condition is VG+: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. Some rubbed spots to both boards. The price-clipped DJ is also VG+, marred by slight chipping at head of spine & nearby top edge. 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.: Delacorte Press, 1985. First US Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Collard, Derek. Collection of 21 fairy tales, some favorites, some lesser-known fromm the British Isles, illustrated throughout the 160 pages with enchanting original illustrations by Derek Collard. Orig. published in Britain, this is the FIRST US EDITION, first printing, from 1985. With dark blue cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine, this hardcover book is in Fine condition: just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white.The unclipped DJ is downgraded to VG due to a dark stain on front cover above author's name & back cover at outer top edge; does not impact book in any way! Otherwise, bright & clean with virtually no edgewear or fading; beautifully protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" image of books we don't actually have! All orders… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam, 1989. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG-/Good. Beautifully decorated edition created by Cooper Edens by compiling the best of the best illustrations of Carroll's classic story from various editions that originally appeared in the 1920s-1930s. These appear throughout the 208 pages of text in both full-page, full-color & smaller pen-and-ink drawings. This is the FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1989, with full number line. It is an Ex-Lib copy, with the usual stamps & markings in front matter, rear endpapers, & top outside page edges. Hardcover book has beige cloth-covered boards with embossed title on front cover/gilt lettering to spine. Condition is VG-: generally very clean, with a bit of shelfwear/rubbing along bottom edges. Interior clean with light surface soiling to outside page edges. Binding strong & straight. Old gift inscription on ffep, else unmarked. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to Good due to significant spine fading &… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Penguin Books, 2013. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Manley, Tim. Humorous retelling of 100+ fairy tales "reimagined for today,'' in which "Peter Pan has to finally grow up & get a job, Cinderella swaps her glass slippers for Crocs, & Goldilocks goes gluten-free." In 265 pages, with duotone illustrations by the author throughout. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 2013, this small hardcover has plain brown paper over boards with gilt lettering & design to spine. Condition is Fine: looks & feels Brand New! Completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, hinges secure, pages white. The unclipped DJ is equally flawless, with NO wear of fading; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact 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 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, Weekends… Read More

New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. Malvern, Corinne. Little Golden Book #152, a FIRST EDITION, First Printing ("A") from 1952! Unpaginated. Full-color illustrations on every page picturing life in mid-century America. Small hardcover book is in Good condition: with colorful decorated paper over boards & the silver patterned paper-wrapped spine intact, it is generally clean with the occasional spot or smudge (one dark one in gutter runs thru first 6 pages). Binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages off-white with light tanning. Former owner's name in box inside front cover, else unmarked. Moderate edgewear, including rubbing to extremities & bumped corners. 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/San Diego/London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Moser, Barry. The definitive collection of old and new stories featuring Jahdu, the trickster, written by the author since 1969, published here together with 4 completely new stories for the first time! Complemented on nearly every page with the magical full-color illustrations of Barry Moser. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from1991, this hardcover has rust-colored paper over boards & a quarter black cloth-wrapped spine with copper lettering.Condition is Fine (our highest grade): exceptionally clean, binding straight & strong, pages white, colors bright. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib or BCE. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to VG due to a 2" tear ascending from bottom edge at spine, with subsequent wrinkling around the tear. Otherwise virtually flawless with no edgewear! Looks lovely protected in new mylar cover free! Please see our photos--they show the… 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, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1968. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Freeman, Margaret. The author of the beloved girls' "Hitty" books here offers a selection of 21 favorite children's stories drawn from a wide swath of American folk culture, including native American Indian tales, "Negro" animal tales (Uncle Remus), legendary lumberjack stories (Paul Bunyan), & tales from the Louisiana bijou, southern mountain stories, & New England. In 302 pages, with 70 illustrations throughout by Margaret Freeman, who also did the DJ design. First published in 1929, this is a 1968 printing. Hardcover 8vo has deep green cloth-covered boards embossed with a black archer design & lettering to front & spine. Though it is an Ex-Lib copy, with the usual stamps & markings, tape residue to endpapers, condition is VG: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, front hinge starting, pages creamy white with… Read More

Random House Value Publications, 1993. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Rae, John. Collection of 10 traditional folklore & fairy tales adapted from the oral stories collected by Henry R. Schoolcraft during the 30 years he lived among the Native American Indians around the Great Lakes & in the Western US. In 120 pages, illustrated in full color throughout by artist John Rae. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1993, this hardcover book has bright orange decorative paper over boards with white lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fine: completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages white. 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.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1992. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Szyk, Arthur. Collection of 29 of Andersen's most beloved tales in a beautiful edition lavishly illustrated by Czech artist Arthur Szyk, translated by Lucas & Paull. Gorgeous full-color plates, as well as black-and-white line drawings, are interspersed through the 327 pages of text; they have a decided Indian/exotic flavor. Orig. published in this edition in 1945, this is a later printing from 1992. With brightly colored decorative paper over boards, lettered in gilt to front & spine, this hardcover octavo is in Fine condition: stunningly clean & bright with just a hint of rubbing to lower extremities. Binding strong & straight, pages white, colors vivid. A beauty! NO DJ (missing). 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… Read More

Berkeley/Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, 1949. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. Correspondence in the form of letters written 1862-1874 between author Hans Christian Andersen & his American editor, Horace Elisha Scudder. Edited, with copious explanatory Notes, by Waldemar Westergaard, with an Introduction by Jean Hersholt (who made new translations of Andersen's famous fairy tales) & an Interpretive Essay by Helge Topsoe-Jensen. In 181 pages with Index, this is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1949. In publisher's aqua green cloth over boards lettered in gilt to spine, this hardcover is in Near Fine condition: completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages creamy white with modest tanning. Foxing only in front matter, heaviest to verso of frontispiece. Mild pushing to both ends of spine & bumping to corners. The unclipped DJ is VG-, with a few small chips & mild paper loss at both end of spine, 2 tiny… Read More

Cleveland/New York: World Publishing Company, 1930. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A "Jumbo Book" with 2-Books-in-One: the Grimm book (285 pp) contains 44 tales, while the Andersen book contains 26 stories (331 pp). Pen-and-ink illustrations throughout, artist unattributed. No publication date, but c. 1930s. Hardcover small 8vo has royal blue cloth over boards stamped & lettered in orange to front & spine. Condition is VG: very clean, text block strong & secure, but front hinge was cracked & reglued. Pages all show heavy tanning & are becoming brittle, typical of the paper of the period. Old gift inscription to ffep. Exterior boards show rubbing to extremities, heaviest at both ends of spine. Red top stain bright, dust dulling to fore edge. 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,… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1945. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Szyk, Arthur; Kredel, Fritz. Two Volume Set from 1945, originally came in a slipcase, but this is NOT present here--just the 2 books, no DJs as issued. The Andersen volume contains 29 tales, translated from the original Danish by Mrs. E. V. Lucas & Mrs. H. B. Paull, with delightful illustrations by noted Polish children's book illustrator Arthur Szyk. In 343 pages with illustrated frontispiece, 9 full-color-full page plates (suitable for framing, if desired), multiple pan-and-ink illustrations throughout text, & full-color endpapers. The Grimm volume has 55 stories, with 373 pages, color frontispiece, 9 color plates, & illustrations throughout text by German illustrator Fritz Kredel. Both books are cloth-covered hardcovers (Andersen = green, Grimm = burgundy) with paper paste-down illustrations to front covers & gilt lettering to spines. Both are in VG condition (the Andersen VG+):… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Heritage Press, 1942. Book Club Edition . Slipcased. Good. Kredel, Fritz. A collection of 25 tales by Andersen translated by Jean Hersholt, with colored drawings by Fritz Kredel throughout the 297 pages of text. Orig. published in this format in 1942 by the Limited Editions Club, this is a slipcased edition issued as part of the Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf. The hardcover book has light yellow cloth-covered boards decorated & lettered in red. Condition is Good+: very clean, with some light smudging to both covers. Spine is more heavily darkened from being pulled in & out of slipcase. Interior is completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages slightly off-white, but unfoxed & unmarked. The slipcase is Poor: torn along top front edges, many tears & stains to the paper covering, significant edgewear. Just included to protect book. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" image of books we don't actually have!… 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.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, 2004. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Oversized hardcover( in 459 pages) containing 46 tales with annotations (explanatory notes in margins) that really bring the stories to life & increase your understanding of them! Includes beloved children's favorites, along with a good selection of tales written for adults; an essay on the origins & cultural effects of the tales; a biographical essay on the Brothers Grimm; the original prefaces to the first & second editions of the tales; a section of lovely quotes from famous writers on "The Magic of Fairy Tales;" & an Introduction by author A.S. Byatt. Translated, edited, & annotated by Maria Tatar. Beautiful woodcut & full color illustrations throughout by original illustrators Kay Nielsen, Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane, George Cruikshank, & more. A FIRST EDITION, Second Printing from 2004, this book is beautiful, but downgraded to Near… Read More