Art - Book Illustration/Illustrators from Capricorn Books
New Arrivals
More Photos
BORN TO BE POSTHUMOUS: THE ECCENTRIC LIFE AND MYSTERIOUS GENIUS OF EDWARD GOREY.
by Dery, Mark. (Edward Gorey.)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Published
- 2018
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780316188548
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 27.46
Show Details
Description:
New York: Little Brown, 2018. 503 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. "From 'The Gashlycrumb Tinies' to 'The Doubtful Guest', Edward Gorey's wickedly funny, deliciously sinister little books have influenced our culture in countless ways, from Tim Burton's movies to Ann Sui's fashion to Neil Gaiman's 'Coraline' to Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Some call him… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 27.46
More Photos
LEARN TO READ WITH DICK AND JANE. (CONTAINING: JUMP AND RUN / AWAY WE GO / GO, GO, GO / SOMETHING FUNNY / WE LOOK / WE PLAY.)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket - (as issued)
- Edition
- First Printing.
- Published
- 2018
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781101951040
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 34.32
Show Details
Description:
New York: Penguin Young Readers, 2018. 188 pp, 9 1/4" H, glazed pictorial boards. Charmingly illustrated throughout in colour. Presents six "Dick and Jane" books in one hard cover volume - "Jump and Run"; "Away We Go"; "Go, Go, Go"; "Something Funny"; "We Look" and "We Play", as well as two pages of colour stickers and a small, single… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.32
More Photos
TWICE HAVE THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED: A RECORD OF THE STRATFORD SHAKESPEAREAN FESTIVAL IN CANADA, 1954.
by Guthrie, Tyrone & Davies, Robertson.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1954
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 27.46
Show Details
Description:
Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1954. 193 pp, 9 1/4" H, white card covers in dust jacket. Colour and b&w illustrations, including one of a young William Shatner as Lucentio in 'The Taming of the Shrew'. Contents: Rehearsal - A Study in Rhythm; The Taming of the Shrew; Measure for Measure; Oedipus Rex (essays by Roberston Davies); A Long View of… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 27.46
More Photos
POOKIE BELIEVES IN SANTA CLAUS.
by Wallace, Ivy L.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Published
- 1955
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 41.19
Show Details
Description:
Great Britain: Collins, 1955. Unpaginated, 10 1/4" H. Charming colour and b&w illustrations throughout. "Christmas was approaching and all the Woodland Folk were busy with their preparations. Every creature in the whole wood seemed happy and excited - except one - and that one was Pookie, the little white rabbit with wings. In Pookie's little rabbit mind there was… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 41.19
More Photos
SWEET THAMES RUN SOFTLY.
by Gibbings, Robert.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Published
- 1965
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 27.46
Show Details
Description:
London: J.M. Dent, 1965. 230 pp, 9" H, teale green cloth with gilt lettering/decoration on spine, gilt 'duck in flight' on front board, top edge of textblock dark green. B&w illustrations throughout. The author/illustrator describes his leisurely journey down the Thames, from the designing and building of his boat, The Willow, through excursions to churches, woodlands, pubs, etc. along… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 27.46
More Photos
A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES.
by Stevenson, Robert Louis.
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1947
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 27.46
Show Details
Description:
New York: Oxford University Press, 1947. 118 pp, 8 1/2" H, green cloth with gilt lettering on spine, decorated paper title label on front board - now protected in removable stiff plastic sleeve. Pictorial endpapers, delightful colour and b&w illustrations by Tasha Tudor throughout. A collection of verse for children including: Pirate Story; Auntie's Skirts; The Land of Nod; The… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 27.46
More Photos
THE PLAY OF HEAVEN. A PLAY WHICH TELLS OF THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO HEAVEN. "SIX DALECARLIAN WALL-PAINTINGS".
by Lindstrom, Rune. Translated into English by Elspeth Harley Schubert.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Published
- 1955
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 34.32
Show Details
Description:
Stockholm, Sweden: Svenska Kyrkans Diakonistyrelses Bokforlag, 1955. 99 pp, 9" H. Red, black & white illustrations, title page printed on heavy stock with illustrations in red, black and turquoise. "The original Swedish edition was published in 1941, under the title of 'Ett spel om en vag som till Himla bar'. The play has been produced every summer since 1941… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.32
More Photos
FARMING. HADDON HALL LIBRARY.
by Tod, W.M., M.A.
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1903
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 130.43
Show Details
Description:
London: J.M. Dent, 1903. 268 pp, 8 1/4" H, blue cloth with gilt decoration/lettering on spine and boards by Arthur Rackham, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed, attached red ribbon bookmark. Colour frontispiece and 7 sepiatone plates by Lucy Kemp-Welch - all present and complete with original tissue guards. Endpapers and several b&w head and tail pieces by… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 130.43
More Photos
THROUGH MERRIE ENGLAND. THE PAGEANTRY AND PASTIMES OF THE VILLAGE AND THE TOWN.
by Stevens, F.L.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Dell Printing.
- Published
- 1928
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 34.32
Show Details
Description:
London: Frederick Warne, 1928. 214 pp, 8 5/8" H, green cloth with gilt lettering/decoration on spine and front board, top edge gilt. Pictorial endpapers, decorated title page, 12 colour plates (including frontispiece - all present), b&w head & tailpieces. Chapter headings: The Heart of Merrie England; The Village Green; Merrie England at Play; The Lord of Misrule; "Come to the… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.32
More Photos
EDWARD LEAR'S BIRDS.
by Hyman, Susan. Introduction by Philip Hofer. (Edward Lear.)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781555214685
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 34.32
Show Details
Description:
Secaucus, New Jersey: Wellfleet Press, 1980. 96 pp, 14 1/4" H. 40 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. Edward Lear is famous for his limericks and nonsense rhymes, but "the earliest years of his career were devoted to quite a different creative enterprise: a series of extraordinary bird paintings of a quality and style to rival the work of even… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.32
More Photos
LIVESTOCK IN BARRACKS.
by "A. A." (Anthony Armstrong).
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1929
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 20.59
Show Details
Description:
London: Methuen, 1929. 153 pp, 7 11/16" H, purple/red boards with gilt lettering/banding on spine, gilt decoration on front cover. 20 full page b&w drawings by E.H. Shepard, known for his Winnie-the-Pooh illustrations. A humorous look at life in the British Army as everything from dogs, cats, lambs and cows to monkeys, parrots and an elephant undermine regulations and authority.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 20.59
More Photos
THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH GIFT BOOK. IN AID OF THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH OF YORK HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN.
by Barrie, J.M.; Kipling, Rudyard; Young, Francis Brett; Chesterton, G.K.; Uncle Dick (B.J. Lamb); Blackwood, Algernon; Struther, Jan; Tourtel, Mary; Bagnold, Enid; Davies, W.H; Hilton, James; Mackenzie, Compton; Asquith, Herbert; de la Mare, Walter; et al.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1935
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 82.37
Show Details
Description:
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1935. 224 pp, 10" H. No date, but c1935. Cream cloth with blue lettering/decoration, silver crown and E on spine and front board. Endpaper and title page decorations by Rex Whistler. B&w double page spread of some of the authors/artists as children, colour plates including 2 double spreads of Mickey Mouse and gang, frontispiece… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 82.37
More Photos
WINGED COMPANY: STUDIES IN BIRD-WATCHING.
by Walmsley, R.G. Edited, with an introduction, by Frank Baker.
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1940
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 102.97
Show Details
Description:
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1940. 227 pp, 9 1/4" H. 12 full page b&w plates and numerous b&w head and tail pieces. "The author had for many years spent his leisure in observing birds, especially natives and visitors to Cornwall. The notes he left behind him, although not prepared for the press, revealed such remarkable powers of observation and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 102.97
More Photos
EVERYBODY'S PEPYS: THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, 1660-1669.
by Pepys, Samuel. Abridged from the Complete Copyright Text and Edited by O.F. Morshead.
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 17th Impression.
- Published
- 1963
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 27.46
Show Details
Description:
London: G. Bell and Sons, 1963. 570 pp, 7 1/2" H, red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Map endpapers, 60 b&w illustrations."Pepy's Diary is one of the world's great books. For general interest few Diaries can compare with it, while as a record of nature at work in man it is unique. Yet, because it is a formidable-looking… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 27.46
More Photos
WILDLIFE IN HAMPSHIRE HIGHLANDS. HADDON HALL LIBRARY.
by Dewar, George A.B.
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1899
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 61.78
Show Details
Description:
London: J.M. Dent, 1899. 304 pp, 8 1/4" H, dark blue cloth with gilt decoration/lettering on spine and boards by Arthur Rackham, top edge gilt, attached maroon ribbon bookmark. 5 b&w plates by R.W.A. Rouse (including frontispiece) and 2 colour plates of birds by Ralph Hodgson - all present and with original tissue guards. A loose tissue guards protects the… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 61.78
More Photos
TASHA TUDOR: THE DIRECTION OF HER DREAMS. THE DEFINITIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY AND COLLECTORS' GUIDE. INCLUDING THE BOOKS OF THOMAS L. McCREADY, JR., BETHANY TUDOR, EFNER HOLMES.
by Hare, Wm John and Hare, Priscilla T. Preface by Efner Homes. With contributions by Bethany Tudor, Dorothy Haas and Patricia Lee Gauch.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781884718595
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 102.97
Show Details
Description:
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll, 1999. 559 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, colour plates. Contents: Acknowledgments; Preface by Efner Holmes; Tasha Tudor: Illustrator and Author; A Word on Tasha Tudor by Bethany Tudor; Tasha Tudor, The Publishing Years: 1973-1982 by Dorothy Haas; A Remembrance by Patricia Lee Gauch; A Letter with Drawings from Tasha Tudor; Interpreting the… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 102.97
More Photos
BRITE AND FAIR: A SEQUEL TO THE REAL DIARY OF A REAL BOY.
by Shute, Henry A.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1968
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 34.32
Show Details
Description:
Peterborough, New Hampshire: Noone House, 1968. 286 pp, 7 5/8" H. Pictorial endpapers, b&w illustrations by Tasha Tudor. "(A) book about Plupy, Beany and Pewt - 'the Terible 3' - growing up in Exeter, New Hampshire (over) a century ago - a good time and place to be young in. It is also about some disgruntled citizens whose cats… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.32
More Photos
THEATRE D'AMOUR: COMPLETE REPRINT OF THE COLOURED "EMBLEMATA AMATORIA" OF 1620.
by Warncke, Carsten-Peter, essay and texts.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- Facsimile Reprint.
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9783822835722
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 34.32
Show Details
Description:
Koln: Taschen, 2004. 352 pp, 10 1/4" H, integral ribbon bookmark, reproduction marbled endpapers. "The album with the revealing title 'Theatre of Love' or 'Jestings on Love' brings together 143 magnificent copperplate engravings - from elaborately conceived love emblems and allegories to illustrations of proverbs, the Muses and the Virtues and Vices. The pictures, all of them devoted to the… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.32
More Photos
HOFF: THE POEMS AND DRAWINGS.
by Callaghan, Barry, inscribed. Introduction by Hayden Carruth.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Printing.
- Published
- 1997
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780316120708
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 20.59
Show Details
Description:
Toronto: Little Brown, 1997. 135 pp, 9" H. Playfully inscribed (with the addition of several 'faces') - "To David / from / Hoggbound Barry". Colour illustrations. "Barry Callaghan originally created 'The Hogg Poems and Drawings' during the 1970s and published them in 1978. (I)n 1988, Callaghan published 'Stone Blind Love', which was soon recognized by him and others, as… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 20.59
More Photos
BLUEBEARD AND OTHER MYSTERIOUS MEN WITH EVEN STRANGER FACIAL HAIR. ORIGINS OF FAIRY TALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
by Carruthers, Amelia.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 2015
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781473326330
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
SGD 37.75
Show Details
Description:
Alcester, Warwickshire: Pook Press, 2015. 112 pp, 10" H. Colour and b&w illustrations by artists of the Golden Age of book illustration, including Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Walter Crane, W. Heath Robinson, Margaret Tarrant, Harry Clarke and others. "Contains seven different versions of the story of Bluebeard. It includes an in-depth introduction to the fairy tale genre itself, as… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 37.75
