Search Results: Authors starting with H from Gargoyle Books

Grand Central Pub, 1991. First Paperback 1st Printing. Soft cover. VG-. An unforgettable & scandalous portrait of "Manhattan society in the strobe-lit 1970s,'' with artist Andy Warhol, his "Factory," & an entourage of celebrities front & center. The author worked as Warhol's typist during this period, & was allowed to 20,000+ pages of his personal diaries after his death, which he as distilled here to capture the essence of this most "enigmatic man." In 839 pages with Index + 32 pages of black & white photos on glossy paper in two sections. Orig. published in hardcover in 1989, this is the First Paperback Edition, first printing, from 1991. Huge softcover 8vo has decorative orange/black/gray wrappers with Warhol's image reproduced to the front cover in the style of so many of his painting. Condition is VG-: completely clean inside, pages white with significant tanning to edges (inside & out), but unmarked. Binding strong &… Read More

Culver City, California: Peace Press, 1974. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. VG+. Published during the initial excitement of the first Earth Day & the burgeoning environmental movement of the early 1970s, when the promise of alternative, clean energies had not yet encountered the political resistance that has stymied it since. This book describes how to construct the S-rotor, a wind machine that is an alternative to propeller-type wind machines, but both good alternatives to current "polluting, nonrenewable, nonindividualistic energy sources." Orig. published in June 1974, this is the FIRST EDITION, Second Printing from August of that same year. 115 pages. Oversized softcover is in VG+ condition: exceptionally clean, with light shelfwear. Slightly curled corners on front cover. NO creasing or tears or chips. Binding straight & strong, pages mildly tanned, heavier around outer edges. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. ,Photos depict the Exact book you will… Read More

New York, New York: MacMillan Company, 1948. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/VG-. Hader, Berta; Hader, Elmer. Lovely tale depicts how the birds & animals of the woods & meadows go about preparing for winter, informed by the authors' own experiences & observations as they made their own home in a stone house they built themselves in the countryside overlooking the Hudson River at Nyack, NY. This was their fifth book, & won the 1949 Caldecott Award for their illustrations. A true FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1948 (with the requisite date on title page as well as the copyright page), this hardcover small 4to (8.5" x 10.25") has medium blue cloth-covered boards stamped with white lettering & snowflake design to front/white lettering to spine. As an EX-LIB copy, it has a card pocket in rear & minimal markings both there & in front matter. Condition is Good: generally quite very clean, with an occasional small smudge. Stitched… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pyramid Books, 1957. First Paperback . Mass Market Paperback. Good. A true crime reporter describes how he has walked among "bankers & thieves, prostitutes & ladies, perverts & royalty.and seen how their drives and desires bring them to death." Originally copyrighted in 1924, this is the first Pyramid paperback edition ((#G242) from 1957. Book is generally clean & tight unmarked. Spine has cracked, however, & pages separate from cover & split from each other between pgs 128-129. Usual age-related tanning to all pages & inside both covers. Damage to top of spine (see photo) & edgewear all around. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1995. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Collection of 12 essays, largely by sociologists, along with some historians & policymakers, exploring inequalities in criminal offending & victimization as a function or race, class, age, gender, & ethnicity in the US. In 372 pages, this is the First Edition, first printing fro 1995. Hardcover book has been stored since acquired Brand New for review. Condition is Near Fine: only flaw is some irreproducible blue numbers on title page & extremely light foxing along top outside page edges. Otherwise, completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white; NO writing/underlining/highlighting in text; NOT ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is Fine, virtually flawless! Please see our photos: they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same day… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martins Press, 1991. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Sale! First book in the series starring half-Cherokee police chief of the small Oklahoma town of Buckskin, Mitchell Bushyhead, SIGNED by Author (name only) on full title page. From the estate of a local mystery lover/author, this is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing hardcover in Fine condition in a Fine, unclipped DJ. The book is completely clean, pages white & unmarked, binding tight & square. Moderate tanning to all pages, heaviest around edges. The unclipped DJ is gorgeous: bright & clean, NO fading or wearOur photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on orders received Weekdays before 2 pm (Pacific); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1946. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Good+/No Jacket. A comprehensive history of medicine & healing from ancient times to the present, with 150 illustrations from original sources. In 427 pages. Orig. published in 1929 by Harper & Bros, this is the First Mass Market Paperback Edition from Pocket (No. 379), the first printing from May 1946. Condition is Good+: completely clean & unmarked, binding secure but with rightward lean, light spine creases, pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, but completely supple. Clear acetate covering is peeling in many places, but largely intact. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Blue Ribbon Books, 1929. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. A comprehensive history of medicine & healing from ancient times to the present. Orig. published in 1929 by Harper & Bros, this is a later reprint from Blue Ribbon Books, identical in content, with 150 illustrations from original sources. Hardcover book has blue cloth-covered boards with faded lettering to spine. Condition is solidly Good: generally very clean, but pages are heavily foxed around edges & tanned overall, but unmarked. Text block secure, but binding cracked at half-title page. Summary of contents pasted inside front cover, causing discoloration to facing ffep. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Oxford/New York: David Fickling Books, 2010. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine. Brockbank, Adam. Stone-age horror

New York, New York: William Morrow & Co, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hague, Michael. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing of this beloved book of classic songs & verse to be read or sung aloud at bedtime, beautifully illustrated by the author/artist on every one of the 80 pages. Musical arrangements in rear for voice, piano, or guitar. Oversized hardcover book has blue paper-covered boards with a quarter blue cloth-wrapped spine, lettered in gilt. Condition is Near Fine: just a bit of rubbing to top & bottom edges of both boards is only flaw. Else, completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked, colors bright. The price-clipped DJ is also Near Fine: bright & colorful, no chips or tears, just slight rubbing along top edges. Beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free for years of reading pleasure!Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same… Read More

Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1998. First Trade Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Outlines a new model for crime control that replaces the "war on crime" & other failed models, emphasizing instead community policing, corrections, & restorative justice. 218 pages. The First Trade Paperback Edition from 1998, this book has been stored since acquired Brand New for review. Only flaw is slight bending/warping to bottom outer edges from poor packing. Otherwise, completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bramhall House, 1974. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/VG-. Collection of "fifty years of occasional articles, newspaper cuttings, letters, memoirs, anecdotes, pictures, photographs, and drawings related to the great detective.'' In 128 pages, pictorial endpapers, profusely illustrated. A FIRST EDITION, later printing from 1974 (see our other listing for the edition by Potter with a different DJ, same contents), this hardcover book is in Fine condition: completely clean & tight, binding straight & secure, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus), downgraded due to short chips & tears, general edgewear, but no fading; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! A must for any Sherlock Holmes fan! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); Weekends & holidays ship very next… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1974. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Collection of "fifty years of occasional articles, newspaper cuttings, letters, memoirs, anecdotes, pictures, photographs, and drawings related to the great detective.'' The FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, first printing, by Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. of New York (see our other listing for the edition by Bramhall with a different DJ, same contents), in 128 pages, profusely illustrated. Hardcover book has brown cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG: completely clean & tight, binding straight & secure, pages white & unmarked. Slight denting to front boards, which shows up on the DJ as rubbed/scraped areas with 2 small tears. The unclipped DJ is otherwise VG, with extremely minimal edgewear, NO fading or tears or chips. Nicely protected in new archival mylar cover Free! A must for any Sherlock Holmes fan! Our photos depict the… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/VG-. Basis for the movie of the same name & a pivotal work in African American history & literature. Hardcover book with tan paper-covered boards & a quarter black paper-wrapped spine is a FIRST EDITION, but later printing (as it lacks the requisite edition statement) in a First State DJ. Condition is solidly VG: very clean with slight darkening to fore edge/bottom outside page edges. Binding tight & square, pages creamy white; no foxing. Slight tanning to endpapers. Corners sharp. Old gift inscription to ffep. The DJ (with orig. $12.50 price intact) is VG- (minus), downgraded due to some very small chips & all-over darkening to white areas. Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock'' images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays… Read More

New York, New York: Delacorte Pr, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Author's third book in this series of noirish thrillers set in the Florida featuring private investigator Thorn. A First Edition, First printing, from 1994, this hardcover 8vo has 371 pages bound in a quarter-black cloth-wrapped spine with black paper over the remaining boards. It is SIGNED by the Author with a personalized, dated inscription to tile page. Condition is Fine: looks & feels Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white. Unclipped DJ is equally fine: bright & colorful & protected in new mylar cover from date when purchased brand new! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Santa Cruz, California: Greenhouse Review Press, 1978. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Collection of poems thematically organized around the image of Jack the Ripper. A Limited Edition of one of only 350 copies printed from this small Santa Cruz, CA, press in May 1978, this small, square (6" x 6") softcover has gray textured Strathmore paper wrappers & interior pages with a deep red blood spatter image to front cover, French flaps, unpaginated, type handset Times Roman. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, sewn binding stitched with red thread secure & tight. Pages creamy white & completely unmarked. Slight fading to spine, heavier around back edge, & very slight bumping to top spine-side edge of front cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Covici Friede, 1928. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. The most acclaimed lesbian novel every written, shocking when first published in 1928. It is the story of Stephen Gordon, born a woman "with a natural tendency toward masculinity...her tortured adolescence & her gradual development into maturity in this deviated direction, with all its tragic implications." Dedicated to "Our Three Selves,'' it contains 506 pages with an Introduction by noted sex researcher Havelock Ellis, who discusses the novel's psychological & sociological significance. This is the 17th printing of the First Edition from Nov. 1933; no DJ. Hardcover 8vo has deep blue cloth-covered boards with black lettering stamped to spine. Condition is Near Fine: very clean & bright, small light spots of unknown origin to boards & top outside page edges. Binding strong & straight, inside pages very white & unmarked, with… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. At the dawn of the environmental movement in 1970, leading scientists & theologians "explore the often unrecognized possibilities for a contemporary ethic for conservation in response to the world's problems of pollution & scarcity." In 241 pages with an Introduction by (then) Senator Edmund Muskie. The hardcover book with tan cloth-covered boards is in Near Fine condition: just lacks that brand new crispness! Completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white. NO writing, highlighting, or underlining, NOT ex-lib. Unclipped DJ is also Near Fine, with just a tiny bit of edgewear; no creases or tears or fading. Please see our photos: they show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St Martin's Press, 1999. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Winner of the 1997 St. Martin's Peww/Private Eye Writers of America Best First P.I. Novel contest. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, SIGNED by the AUTHOR (his name only) on full title page. Both the hardcover book & DJ are in FINE condition (our highest grade): just lack that brand new crispness! Completely clean, pages white, binding is secure & straight. NO writing, highlighting or underlining; NOT ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is colorful & bright, no fading or edgewear; protected in mylar cover since newPlease see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us--NOT stock images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time) ship Same Day; Weekends & holidays ship next business day.

New York/San Diego/London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Moser, Barry. The definitive collection of old and new stories featuring Jahdu, the trickster, written by the author since 1969, published here together with 4 completely new stories for the first time! Complemented on nearly every page with the magical full-color illustrations of Barry Moser. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from1991, this hardcover has rust-colored paper over boards & a quarter black cloth-wrapped spine with copper lettering.Condition is Fine (our highest grade): exceptionally clean, binding straight & strong, pages white, colors bright. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib or BCE. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to VG due to a 2" tear ascending from bottom edge at spine, with subsequent wrinkling around the tear. Otherwise virtually flawless with no edgewear! Looks lovely protected in new mylar cover free! Please see our photos--they show the… Read More