Search Results: Authors starting with K from Gargoyle Books

Paris, France: Gallimard, 1947. Soft cover. Good+. Early French edition of Kafla's 1938 classic , translated from the orig. German by Alexandre Vialatte. This is a softcover edition from Gallimard published in 1947, in beige decorative wrappers, 285 pages. Condition is Good+: tanning, soiling, edgewear to exterior, with paper loss at head of spine. Interior is very clean. Pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges. Old bookstore stamp from Sao Paulo on ffep, else completely unmarked.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); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Nashville, Tennessee: Cokesbury Press, 1935. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Brutally & beautifully realistic poetry from this dedicated Japanese pacifist & social reformer (1888-1960) for many years. Translated by Lois J. Erickson, Foreword by Sherwood Eddy, illustrated with delicate pen-and-ink drawings throughout. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1935, this slim hardcover with black cloth-covered boards & bright gilt lettering to front & spine is in Fine condition (our highest grade): exceptionally clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & completely unmarked. The clipped DJ is downgraded to VG due to some very minor edgewear, light soil. Nicely protected now in new mylar cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time) ship same day; later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Abradale Press/Harry N. Abrams, 1984. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Coffee-table sized folio with 200 illustrations, including 100 in full color, from one of the most beloved TV shows of all time. Includes synopses of each of the 11 seasons & 251 episodes, including interviews with actors, directors, writers, & other cast members; material from the Twentieth-century Fox archives, & data from the Smithsonian Institution files to make this the most comprehensive tribute to the show ever published. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1984, this oversized hardcover has olive-green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. condition is Near Fine: completely clean & tightly bound, pages white & unmarked save for former owner's embossed stamp & name sticker on ffep. Unclipped DJ is also Near Fine: completely bright & clean with virtually no edgewear. Our photos depict he Exact… Read More

Japan, 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. IN JAPANESE. Lavishly illustrated guide to orchids, with beautiful line drawings & full-color photographs throughout the 134 pages. Oversized hardcover has glossy black decorative boards that show some rubbing. Otherwise, the book looks, feels, & smells just about brand new! Completely clean, nice white pages. The unclipped DJ is also Fine, virtually flawless save for some rubbing.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); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too large for expedited domestic or any international shipping due to postage costs.

Santa Monica, California: General Publishing Group, Inc., 1997. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. So rad! This is an insider's look at the evolution of modern beach culture & the sport that gave rise to it, in 216 pages with Index, lavishly illustrated on nearly every page with full-color & black-and-white photos. Foreword by Bruce Brown, director of the iconic 60's surf film "The Endless Summer." A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1997, this square hardcover 4to has matte black paper-covered boards lettered in bright blue gilt to spine. Condition is Fine in an equally Fine, unclipped DJ: completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked, colors bright both internally & on DJ. A beauty, protected in new clear mylar cover to stay that way! 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… Read More

New York, New York: Bonanza, 1943. First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Landrey, Tilden. This book that "could only have been written by a Louisianan with a deep understanding of Southern American life." offers an insider's look at the everyday life & customs & natural beauties of this region. In 341 pages with illustrations & many pages of black-and-white photos throughout the text. Orig. published in 1943, this is a reprint from Bonanza Books from the early 1970s (no date in book), SIGNED with a personalized inscription by the Author, New Orleans, 1971. Green cloth-covered boards lettered in black to spine, this hardcover small 8vo is in Near Fine condition, just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white with a whisper of tanning to edges. Only flaws are split to gutter at half title page & very light smudges to exterior lower page edges. The unclipped DJ is VG+, bright & colorful,… Read More

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Running Press, 2005. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Emmy-award-winning journalist draws on his own personal 15-year relationship with John & 100+ interviews with his family, associates, & friends, to "craft a portrait of Lennon that truly captures his essence." In 296 pages + 16 pages of black-and-white photos in center, Index, Bibliography, + a DVD in rear, still sealed inside back cover in its protective plastic case.A FIRST EDITION, Second Printing from 2005,this hardcover book is in Fine condition in an equally Fine, unclipped DJ: both are completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages white, with no tanning or foxing. The unclipped DJ is also Fine, virtually flawless! 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. Read More

Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, 1969. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New/New. Psychiatrist/neurologist presents "new understanding" of female sexual dysfunction & the "psychosexual structure" of the female personality, in the era when any sexual problems had to be the woman's fault. FIRST EDITION hardcover is still sealed, Brand New in Brand New DJ. NOT ex-lib. Photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

Stamford, Connecticut: U.S. Games Systems, Incorporated, 1972. First Trade Paperback . Soft cover. Very Good. Traces the fascinating evolution of tarot cards from their many reputed origins to the newly printed 78-card Tarot Classic deck, based upon original 18th-century woodcuts. The symbolism & meaning of each card in the Major & Minor Arcanas are provided, & some of the oldest & most effective spreads are explained, along with sample readings. The First Trade Paperback Edition, first printing, from 1972, is in VG condition: completely clean inside, binding strong & straight, spine uncreased. Pages white & unmarked save for a couple pen scribble to last page of index. Some corners starting to curl at bottom, minor edgewear. Our 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) time; later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day. Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Shambala, 1997. First Thus . Hardcover. New. A founding father of Zen in America & creator of the Rochester Zen Center, offers a personal perspective on death & dying, with suggestions on living more fully & dying serenely. Specific chapters on dealing with terminal illness & facing death with equanimity are offered. Orig. published in 1989 as "The Wheel of Life and Death,'' this is the First Trade Paperback Edition with the new title & revised contents from 1997, in 273 pages with Index & comprehensive Bibliography. Condition is Brand New: just recovered from stored stock. Completely clean, binding straight & strong, hinges intact, pages white & unmarked, covers bright. Our photos depict the Ex act book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1969. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. An insider's look at "assemblages, environments, & happenings" (the last a term coined by the author) which characterized the avant-garde art movement, expanding earlier, static forms of art off the canvas or pedestal into pieces that seemed to (& oftentimes actually did) move & shift & breathe. In 316 pages of brown paper text, complemented by two adjoining, unpaginated sections of black-and-white photos, including images of works by the 9 Japanese of the Gutai Group, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Wolf Vostell, George Brecht, Kenneth Dewey, & Milan Knizak. No date, c. late 1960s. An unusual book about an unusual art form, first written (but never published) in 1959 at the suggestion of the directors of the Reuben Gallery in New York City, where much of the art herein was centered. Kaprow revised the text as the art world (& his own mind) changed in the 1960s. From the… Read More

Roseville, California: Humanities Press, 1980. First American Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Examines how Woolf's "vision of life [shifted] from the solipsistic experience of reality to the objective reality of phenomenality." & how this shaped her "experimentation with the novel form." Originally the author's doctoral dissertation & published in India in 1979, this is the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION from 1980, in 195 pages, including extensive Notes, Selective Bibliography, & Index. Hardcover book is Fine in a Fine, unclipped DJ--has been stored since Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & straight; NO writing, highlighting, or underlining; NOT ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is virtually flawless, nicely protected in new mylar cover. The only flaw is that the book was printed in India, & the paper quality is less than that used in the US: thinner, grayer, etc. The glue between the ffep & rest of text block is beginning to separate--just looks… Read More

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Institute of Contemporary Art University of Pennsylvania, 1989. Second Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Mapplethorpe, Robert. Catalogue chronicling a 1988 exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, with both stark black-and-white & full-color photos of Mapplethore, complemented with essays, an interview, & personal reflections by Kardon (artistic director), Patti Smith, David Joselit, Kay Larson, & Andrew Robb. In 135 pages with an exhibition history & selected bibliography. A Second Edition, this oversized softcover is in Near Fine condition: just a tad of edgewear keeps it from looking Brand New! Completely clean, pages white, images crisp, binding tight & square. NO underlining/highlighting/writing; NOT ex-lib. Slight upward curl to fore edge. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays… Read More

Las Vegas, Nevada: Playtime/Neva Paperbacks, 1963. Paperback Original (PBO) . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. It's like a sneak belly punch when he learns his new super sexed doll has been bought with gambler's money.

Berkeley/Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, 1954. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Collection of 8 papers + Introductory Remarks & Conclusion by the editor, presented at the May 1939 meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in Chicago, IL, & brought up to date; Preface by Nolan D. C. Lewis. 133 pp. Orig. published in 1944, this is the Fourth Printing from 1954. Hardcover small 8vo has emerald green cloth covered boards lettered in gilt to spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white. Two chapters have some lines in pen to margins by a couple paragraphs. Light rubbing to lower extremities. the unclipped DJ is VG+, with fading to spine & discolored strip to top edge of front cover, extremely minor edgewear. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Russel Sage, 2005. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collection of 11 essays in 333 pgs, Index, on the topic of "how institutions, in their wider historical setting, induce people to behave in certain ways and steer the course of history." A FIRST EdItIOn, first Printing, this hardcover is Fine in Fine DJ: looks, feels, & smells just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean & tight, NO writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1964. First Edition Later Printing 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Bestselling novel about a large inner-city high school in New York City, a teacher, & her students in the mid 1960s. Made into a movie of the same name in 1967, starring Sandy Dennis. A FIRST EDIITON, Fourth printing from 1964, this hardcover 8vo has green cloth-covered boards with silver lettering to spine. Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked. Light corner bumping & rubbing to extremities. Teeny hole to front hinge. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $4.95 price intact) is Good+, with a thin strip missing from head of spine & chip to outer-upper corner of front cover; else, colorful & bright & protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock'' images of books we don't actually have! Same Day… Read More

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1985. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Gorey, Edward. Another in this series of stories collected by Kaye with DJ illustrations by the late, great, Edward Gorey. Collection of 53 stories, some adapted or translated or written by Kaye, from notable names in literature (R. L. Stevenson, Shelley, Tennyson, Turgenev), sci-fi (Sturgeon, Matheson), mystery (Runyon, Carr), & horror (Bloch, Stoker, Aickman, Bierce). 623 pages. Issued by Doubleday Book & Music Clubs (Book Club Edition), this hardcover is in Near Fine condition: completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white. Only real flaw is former owner's name in pen to ffep, else unmarked. The unclipped DJ has magnificent gray black & white cover art by Gorey which covers the entire jacket, back, front, & spine. Condition is also Near Fine, marred only by very mild rubbing to all corners; beautifully protected in mylar cover which has a… Read More

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Dorset Press/Doubleday, 1987. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Gorey, Edward. Another in this series of stories collected by Kaye with DJ illustrations by the late, great, Edward Gorey. This one includes over 50 spellbinding, devilish short stories by H. G. Wells, H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson, W. Somerset Maughm, Leslie Charteris, Bertrand Russell, Robert Bloch, & more. DJ is bright yellow with wonderful Gorey art wrapped all the way around across front, spine, & rear. In 586 pgs, 2 Appendix. A Book Club Edition, this hardcover book is in Near Fine condition in a Fine DJ: looks & feels nearly Brand New! Only flaws are 1) gift inscription on ffep, else unmarked; 2) slight ding to fore edge (photo 3); 3) a few scattered foxed spots to top outside page edges only. Otherwise, completely clean, pages white, binding tight & square. The unclipped DJ is breathtakingly Fine: bright & colorful & beautifully… Read More

New York, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. Soft cover. Near Fine. Collection of 53 short pieces, including early & more modern parodies, scholarly ponderings, new adventures, problematical pieces, & much more! Well annotated in Notes section + a Holmesiography. 512 pages. Thick, trade paperback looks, feels, & smells just less crisp than brand new! Completely clean, binding tight & square, very white pages. Very slight edgewear is only flaw. 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.