Authors starting with A from Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.

1936. 1. REFERENCE. (AMERICAN) BEING LITTLE IN CAMBRIDGE WHEN EVERYONE ELSE WAS BIG by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott. NY: Appleton, 1936(1936). 4to, floral cloth, 280p., Fine in worn dw. The autobiography of this author of children's books. ... more information

1994. Paperback. 1. (CARROLL,LEWIS). MATHEMATICAL PAMPHLETS OF CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON AND REALTED PIECES compiled with notes by Francine Abeles. Charlottesville: Univ. Press of VA for Lewis Carroll Soc. 1994. 4to, cloth, 420p., index, fine. 1st ed. Dodgson's mathematical pamphlets are presented with annotations. Illustrated in b&w. ... more information

1937. 2. ANTHROPOMORPHISM. PARAPLYERNES OPROR [THE UMBRELLA'S REVOLT] by Kjeld Abell. Copenhagen: William Hansen 1937. 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, sl. darkening of cover, else VG+. Each page of text faces an almost surreal full page color illustration by Abell that depicts what happens when umbrellas decide to rebel. Artistically executed and a unique story line. You don't need to read Danish to enjoy this book. ... more information

1929. 1. PUPPETS. MARIONETTES ARE PEOPLE by Edith Flack Ackley. Phil.: Lipp. (1929). 4to, cloth, 115p., fine in soiled dw. A first book on making marionettes, illus. in b&w by Marjorie Flack. Inserted into a pocket in the back are full size pattern sheets for faces and costumes. ... more information

1956. 1. NEW ZEALAND. HUTU AND KAWA MEET TUATARA by Avis Acres. Wellington N.Z.: A.H. & A.W. Reed (1956). 4to (7 1/2 x 9 1/2"). stiff pictorial card covers, Fine. Stated 1st edition. The adventures of 2 little bush babies and other humanized forest creatures with a lizard named Tuatara, Illustrated by the author with full page color illustrations and in black and white on every page of text. ... more information

1957. 1. NEW ZEALAND. HUTU AND KAWA FIND AN ISLAND by Avis Acres. Wellington N.Z.: A.H. & A.W. Reed (1957). 4to (7 1/2 x 9 1/2"). stiff pictorial card covers, Fine. Stated 1st edition. The adventures of 2 little bush babies and other humanized forest creatures and fairies at a bird sanctuary island, Illustrated by the author with full page color illustrations and in black and white on every page of text. ... more information

1944. 1. (BRUNELLESCHI)illus. IL PAESE DEI BALOCCHI by Giuseppe Adami. Milan: Valsecchi (1944). 4to, red gilt cloth, 127p., VG+. A fantasy play in 3 acts, with 6 fine stylized color plates by Brunelleschi. ... more information

1976. 1. (BAYLEY,NICOLA)illus. TYGER VOYAGE by RICHARD ADAMS. NY:Knopf 1976 (1976). 4to, glazed pict. bds, AS NEW IN DW. Stated 1st U.S. ed. Written by the author of Watership Down and magnificently illus. in color by Bayley. A great book. ... more information

1914. 1. (TARRANT,MARGARET)illus. THE LITTLEST ONE by Marion St. John Adcock. Lond.: Harrap 1914. 4to, cloth, near fine. 1st ed. Poems for children, illustrated by Tarrant with 4 mounted color plates. ... more information

1967. 2. ADDAMS,CHARLES. THE CHARLES ADDAMS MOTHER GOOSE. NY: Windmill Books / Harper & Row, (1967). Large thin 4to (9 1/4 x 12 1/4"), cloth, Fine in slightly frayed VG+ dust wrapper with price not clipped. First edition. This unique Mother Goose is illustrated in color and black & white by Addams. This was his first book for children and Windmill Books first offering. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY ADAMS on the first page under Humpty Dumpty. ... more information

1901. 2. NAUGHTY CHILDREN. CLEAN PETER AND THE CHILDREN OF GRUBBYLEA by Otilia Adelborg translated from the SWEDISH by Ada Wallas. NY et al: Longmans,Green, no date (1901). Oblong 4to, pictorial cloth, 24p., sl. fraying to spine ends and 2 minor margin mends else VG+. Printed on rectos only, these unmannerly children are "as black as can be; In pools of mud they gaily prance and never wash by any chance." Illustrated by the author in color on every page. See Realms of Gold p. 145.& Mahoney ... more information

1933. 1. (ARTZYBASHEFF,BORIS)illus. AESOP'S FABLES. NY: Viking 1933 (1933). Large 8vo, (6 1/4 x 9 1/2"), red cloth, pictorial paste-on, owner inscription on endpaper else fine, no dust wrapper. First edition, edited by Artzybasheff and illustrated by him with pictorual endpapers plus 20 full and half-page wood engravings that are quite striking, detailed and beautiful. ... more information

1931. 1. (CALDER,ALEXANDER)illus. THE FABLES OF AESOP according to Sir Roger L'Estrange. Paris: Harrison of Paris, 1931. 4to, boards, blue pictorial wrapper, corner and spine of wrapper restored else VG-fine in leather backed clip case replacing the original red board case. NUMBER 536 OF AN EDITION LIMITED TO 595 NUMBERED COPIES printed on Auvergne hand made paper and illustrated by ALEXANDER CALDER with 50 drawings. Laid in is the original paper page opener. An unusual and beautiful version of these... more information

1942. 1. AESOP. AESOP'S FABLES edited and illus. by Boris Artzybasheff. NY: Viking 1942 (1933, third printing). 4to, red cloth, pict. paste- on, near Fine in dw with sl. chipping. 90 fables combining the texts of the 1722 Croxall and 1848 James editions, magnificently illustrated with 20 wood engravings by BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF. ... more information

1912. 1. (FOLKARD,CHARLES) illus. AESOP'S FABLES. Lond. : A&C Black (1912). 4to (8 1/4 x 10"), white cloth with extensive pictorial decoration, 209p. + ads, top edge gilt, corner bumped else Fine and bright. LIMITED TO ONLY 250 COPIES OF THE DELUXE EDITION signed by the publishers. 1st edition with these illustrations. Illustrated by CHARLES FOLKARD with 12 great tipped-in color plates plus numerous illustrations throughout the text. Due to the high quality of the paper, the black & whi... more information

1944. 1. AESOP. A FOX & A SICK LION. Corydon Press 1944. Large folio (12 1/2 x 17 1/4"), cl. backed boards, small stain on upper edge of leaves else fine in dw with 2 small tears. LIMITED TO ONLY 180 COPIES ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPH LOW with a magnificent COLOR WOODCUT signed by him. Low selected one fable from L'Estrange's Fables first published in 1699 and executed a fabulous color woodcut which appears opposite the text of the fable. Printed at the Corydon Press, Indiana University. Ra... more information

1971. 1. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. LIONS AND LOBSTERS AND FOXES AND FROGS fables from AESOP by Ennis Rees. Reading,MA: Young Scott (1971). 4to (8 7/8 x 8 1/4"), pictorial reinforced cloth, Fine in fine dust wrapper. 1st edition. 17 of Aesop's fables are illustrated in color by Gorey. SIGNED BY GOREY on the title page. Toledano B47a. ... more information

1909. 1. (DETMOLD,EDWARD)illus. THE FABLES OF AESOP. London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. Thick folio (10 1/4 x 12 1/2"), white gilt pictorial cloth, gilt top, spine very slightly toned, and small area of soil on bottom corner of rear cover else FINE. LIMITED TO 750 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY DETMOLD and illus. with 25 of the most magnificent tipped-in color plates (with lettered paper guards). This is an excellent copy of a beautifully produced and illustrated book, containing 2 extra plates not ... more information

1875. 1. (BENNETT,CHARLES)illus. THE FABLES OF AESOP. Lond.: Chatto & Windus 1875. 4to (7 3/4 x 10"), blue cloth stamped in black and gold, spine ends sl. frayed and binding leaning a bit else VG+. First published in 1857, this second edition of Bennett's tour de force contains 24 (including title) very fine and fabulous color wood engraved plates of humanized animals engraved by Swain. As well as illustrating the book, Bennett also retold the text of the 22 fables. Quayle (Early Children... more information

1912. 1. (RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. AESOP'S FABLES with a new translation by V.S. Vernon Jones and intro by G.K. Chesterton. Lond: Heinemann 1912. Large 4to (9 1/4 x 11 1/4"), all edges gilt, bound by Bayntun in a magnificent full morocco binding with decorative gilt rules on cover and the figure of a fox surrounded by flowers in gold on the front cover. The spine has raised bands with gilt pictures of 4 different animals in each panel and also with gilt dentelles. Housed in drop back cloth box cl... more information