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

VOLLAND. GABBY GAFFER by May Justus. Joliet:Volland 1929. 8vo, green gilt cl., 80p., FINE IN DUSTWRAPPER (dw sl. 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

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

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

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

(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

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

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

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 offering was ... more information

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

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 is a part... more information

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

FISHER,HARRISON. A GARDEN OF GIRLS. NY:Dodd, 1910. Folio, cloth backed bds with large pict. 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

(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

VOLLAND. GARDENS AND YOU by Molly Anderson Haley. NY: Wise Parsow (Volland 1925). Sq. 12mo, pictorial boards, fine in dust wrapper. Printed on frenchfold paper, each page of text faces a beautiful art deco illustration by Marie Honre Myers. ... more information

FRENCH. GARGANTUA with text by Sautriax after Rabelais. NY: Duffield 1921. Obl. folio, cl. backed pict. bds, 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

(ARTZYBASHEFF,BORIS)illus. GAY NECK: the story of a pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji. NY:Dutton (1927) 8vo, imitation vellum backed cloth, vellum tips, cover soiled some else VG+. LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES SIGNED BY ARTZYBASHEFF AND MUKERJI. The library convention edition, winner of the 1928 NEWBERY AWARD. Illustrated with pictorial endpapers plus beautiful full and partial page black and whites. ... more information

ABC. (McLOUGHLIN) GEM ABC AND PICTURE BOOK. NY:McLoughlin Bros. no date. Folio, pict. wraps. VG+. A charming ABC with 2 full page color illustrations and illustrated in red and black on other pages to accompany rhymes about the letters of the alphabet. ... more information

GOLDEN BOOK. GENE AUTRY AND CHAMPION by Monica Hill. NY: S&S (1946). Some rubbing, VG. 1st ed. (A) illus. by Frank Bolle. ... more information

(AUTRY,GENE). GENE AUTRY ART. This is a marvelous piece of original artwork for two pages that appear in the Little Godlen Book Gene Autry by Steffi Fletcher published in 1955. The art appears on the title page and on the final page and is done by MEL CRAWFORD. The two images are on one large piece of art board measuring 22 " wide x 15" high. On the left is Gene Autry sitting on a bench and playing the guitar. This image is 4 1/2 x 7". The other image has Gene leading a boy on his hors... more information

NISTER PUB. GENERAL JACK by Edric Vredenberg. NY: Nister circa 1890. 12mo, cloth backed pictorial boards, light cover soil, VG. A little boy named Jack wants to be a soldier. Illustrated with 4 fine full page chromos plus illus. in brown line. ... more information