Titles starting with G from Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.

1929. 2. VOLLAND. GABBY GAFFER by May Justus. Joliet:Volland 1929. 8vo, green gilt cl., 80p., owner's name crossed out and old price written in ink on 2 pages, few margin mends, really VG. INGLENOOK SERIES. Illustrated by CARRIE DUDLEY with 10 fabulous color plates, pictorial endpapers and pictorial border on each page of text. A very scarce Volland title and a wonderfully illustrated book in typical 20's style. ... more information

1929. 1. VOLLAND. GABBY GAFFER by May Justus. Joliet: Volland 1929. 8vo, green gilt cloth, 80p., FINE IN DUST WRAPPER (dw slightly worn). INGLENOOK SERIES. Illustrated by CARRIE DUDLEY with 10 fabulous color plates, pictorial endpapers and pictorial border on each page of text (plus great wrapper). A very scarce Volland title and a wonderfully illustrated book in typical 20's style. ... more information

1929. 2. VOLLAND. GABBY GAFFER by May Justus. Joliet:Volland 1929. 8vo, green gilt cl., 80p., spine rubbed on rear cover else VG+. INGLENOOK SERIES. Illustrated by CARRIE DUDLEY with 10 fabulous color plates, pictorial endpapers and pictorial border on each page of text. A very scarce Volland title and a wonderfully illustrated book in typical 20's style. ... more information

1954. 1. MOVEABLE. (NOVELTY) GABBY HAYES TALL TALES FOR LITTLE FOLKS. Kenosha, WI: Sam'l Lowe 1954. 8vo, pict. bds, Fine. That old buckaroo cowboy Hayes has adventures including space travel. Attached to inner cover are Gabby's large head and legs that swivel out and over the covers - used to complete each of the color illus. in the text turning Gabby into Santa, an astronaut and others. A real 50's piece. ... more information

1907. 1. (PYLE,HOWARD)illus. GALLANTRY by James Branch Cabell. New York: Harper Brother 1907 (Oct. 1907). 8vo (6 x 9"), grey cloth with elaborate silver,g old and white decoration, top edge gilt, Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Pyle with 4 beautiful mounted color plates. A nice copy. ... more information

1925. 2. MILNE,A.A. A GALLERY OF CHILDREN. Phil:McKay (1925) large 4to, blue cloth, pict. paste-on, light cover wear, 1 plate sl. foxed in margins else VG 1st trade ed. Illustrated by H. WILLEBEEK LE MAIR with pictorial title page + 12 beautiful and delicate color plates. ... more information

1925. 1. MILNE,A.A. A GALLERY OF CHILDREN. London: Stanley Paul (1925). Folio (10 1/2 x 13"), white cloth stamped in gold, top edge gilt, FINE in original blue cloth protector! FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY MILNE. Printed on hand-made paper and illustrated by H. WILLEBEEK LE MAIR with 12 large and magnificent color plates. A beautiful book in excellent condition. Scarce. ... more information

1925. 1. MILNE,A.A. A GALLERY OF CHILDREN. Phil:McKay (1925). Folio, blue cloth, pict. paste-on, Fine in dust wrapper (dw soiled and repaired). 1st trade ed. Illustrated by H. WILLEBEEK LE MAIR with pictorial title page + 12 beautiful and delicate color plate. A beautiful copy, scarce in dw. ... more information

1887. 1. CARROLL,LEWIS. THE GAME OF LOGIC. Lond. & NY:Macmillan 1887. 8vo, red gilt cloth, 96p. + ads, very slight cover soil else fine light normal else Fine with the envelope ( 2 mends), card and counter (only 1 present). This is the third edition but really the second published edition. The first (1886) edition was recalled by Carroll because it didn't meet with his approval, but the game and envelope were not changed and thus bear the 1886 date. According to WMGC 196, the edition we are off... more information

1929. 1. GAMES. GAMES IN RHYME by Ethel and Frank Owen. NY:: Gibson & Co. 1929. Sq. 16mo, pictorial boards, Fine. Games for the young child are explained in rhyme and then prose. Illustrated with bright art deco color illustrations by M. Farini. Very similar to the Macmillan Happy Hour books. ... more information

1911. 2. (ENRIGHT,MAGINEL WRIGHT)illus. GARDEN OF HEART'S DELIGHT:A FAIRY TALE by Ida Huntington. Chicago: Rand McNally (1911). 4to, (6 3/4 x 9 1/4"), green cloth, 167p., pictorial paste-on, occasional spot else VG+. 1st edition. A wonderful fairy-fantasy story, illustrated by Enright with 15 really beautiful color plates. Quite an uncommon Enright title. ... more information

1979. 1. VAN ALLSBURG,CHRIS. GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI written and illustrated by Van Allsburg. Bost:HM 1979. Large obl. 4to, cloth, Fine in very slightly soiled dw. First edition of VAN ALLSBURG'S FIRST BOOK. This is a strange tale, illustrated with fascinating and unusual full page illustrations. Very scarce, and a nice copy. ... more information

1979. 1. VAN ALLSBURG,CHRIS. GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI written and illustrated by Van Allsburg. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1979. Large oblong 4to (12 1/4 x 10"), cloth, Fine in price clipped dust wrapper that is faryed at spine ends and with closed tear on back panel. First edition of VAN ALLSBURG'S FIRST BOOK. This is a strange tale about a young boy named Alan who, while trying to find his dog Fritz, encounters Abdul the magician. Illustrated with fascinating and unusual full page illustrations. ... more information

1979. 1. VAN ALLSBURG,CHRIS. GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI written and illustrated by Van Allsburg. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1979. Large oblong 4to (12 1/4 x 9 7/8"), cloth, As New in dust wrapper (dw also as new, no award sticker, not price clipped). First edition, first printing of VAN ALLSBURG'S FIRST BOOK (code 1-10). This is an eerie story about a young boy named Alan's encounter with Gasazi, a magician who turned Frtiz the dog into a duck. The illustrations are brilliant works of art. This... more information

1910. 3. FISHER,HARRISON. A GARDEN OF GIRLS. NY: Dodd Mead, 1910. Folio, cloth backed boards with large pictorial paste-on of a woman, top edge gilt, 2 tiny corner creases else FINE IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX! (corners reinforced). 1st ed. Lovely page decorations by Theodore Hapgood and featuring 16 large tipped-in plates of Fisher's famous women (plus one portrait of Fisher). A beautiful copy of a scarce book, rarely found in the box. ... more information

1997. 1. (SMALL,DAVID)illus. THE GARDENER by Sarah Stewart. NY: Ferrar Straus Giroux (1997). 4to (8 3/4 x 11"), pictorial boards, As New in like dust wrapper. Stated First Edition. Lydia Grace Finch helps to grow a garden in the city. Illustrated in color filling every page. Caldecott Honor. ... more information

1921. 1. FRENCH. GARGANTUA with text by Sautriax after Rabelais. NY: Duffield 1921. Oblong folio, cloth backed pictorial boards, fine in soiled dust wrapper. A very readable version of this tale, wonderfully illustrated by ADRIEN LEROY with 6 fanciful color plates and many b&w's in-text. ... more information

1979. 1. BLOS,JOAN W. A GATHERING OF DAYS: A NEW ENGLAND GIRL'S JOURNAL, 1830-32. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons (1979). 8vo (5 1/2 X 8 1/2"), cloth, fine in dust wrapper (dw VG, very slightly frayed, no award seal, not price clipped). 1st edition, 1st printing. (correct code). This is the story of a girl's life on a small New Hampshire farm in the mid 1800's. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Newbery Award winner. ... more information

1979. 1. BLOS,JOAN W. A GATHERING OF DAYS: A NEW ENGLAND GIRL'S JOURNAL, 1830-32. NY: Scribner (1979). 8vo (5 1/2 X 8 1/2"), cloth, fine in dust wrapper. 1st edition, 1st printing. (correct code). This is the story of a girl's life on a small New Hampshire farm in the mid 1800's. Newbery Award winner. ... more information

1928. 2. (ARTZYBASHEFF,BORIS)illus. GAY NECK: the story of a pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji. NY: Dutton (1927). 8vo (6 x 8 1/2"), 1/2 parchment backed decorative boards, boards faded at top edges and mild scattered spotting on first few leaves else VG+. This is the John Newbery Medal Edition LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY ARTZYBASHEFF AND MUKERJI. Winner of the 1928 NEWBERY AWARD. Illustrated by Artzybasheff with pictorial endpapers plus beautiful and striking full and partial page bl... more information