"Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving, illustrated by Gary Kelley, published by The Creative Company, New York, 1993. Printed in Italy. First edition for the illustrations.

Dust jacket with unclipped original price on the front flap; hard boards, original green cloth with embossed decoration on front board and white lettering on spine; 8.1/4" x 13.1/4"; name inside cover, 62 pages on high quality glossy paper, 10 full-page illustrations, 6 double-page illustrations and 5 text illustrations, all in full-color. Very good condition.

"Washington Irving's 1820 classic tale is brought to life for new generations with the illustrations of Gary Kelley, who thoroughly researched the Revolutionary-era Dutch settlements of the Hudson River Valley in NY in which the story is set to add a realistic, yet "dreamlike, Gothic perspective."

Gary Kelley has studied painting and design at the University of Northern Iowa earning a BA in art. His early career focused on graphic design and art direction until the late 1970’s when painting and design experiences merged into career as illustrator.

As an illustrator, his awards have included 27 gold and silver medals from the Society of Illustrators in New York; Best-In-Show recognition in New York and Los Angeles Illustrators' Exhibitions. He was elected to Society of illustrators (NY) Hall of Fame 2007.

His list of clients includes work for Time, Rolling Stone, Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, and Playboy Magazines. Also, The Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe, Hartford Stage, Arena Stage, The Santa Fe Opera and Geffen Playhouse, pluse numerous advertising and design firms. He created the murals featuring famous authors for Barnes and Noble Bookstores nationwide. Has also worked for the NFL and the NBA and was the official artist for the 2002 Kentucky Derby.

Gary Kelley has illustrated a number of picture books, including The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, The Necklace, Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination and Macbeth for Young Readers.

Gary has had one-man-shows at the Academy of Art in Cincinnati, The University of the Arts (Philadelphia), Lustrare Gallery (New York), Every Picture Tells a Story (Santa Monica), Hartford (CT) Art School, Art Institute of California (Laguna Beach), The Kentucky Derby Museum, Creation Gallery in Tokyo, and the Pablo Neruda Cultural Center-Bagnolet (Paris) France.

Group shows include; The Norman Rockwell Museum (Stockbridge, MA), The Chicago Art Istitute, The Museum of American Illustration (NY), School of Visual Arts (NY), The McNay Art Museum – San Antonio, Mystic Seaport Museum (CT) and Librarie Nicaise in Paris.

US: Media (c.2-6 days) ----------- $12.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-7 weeks) ----- $42.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-10 weeks) ----- $62.50