Search Results: Titles starting with I from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grove Press, Inc., 1968. Paperback Original (PBO) . Soft cover. Very Good. Both celebrated & reviled, the film on which this book is based, created by Swedish director Vilgot Sjöman, has gone down as one of the most significant pieces of cinema in the 20th century, the first movie to be branded with an adult-rating "X" by the Motion Picture Association under its new rating code when it was released in 1968. This is the first book about the film, containing a complete synopsis & 266 still photos (many explicit) from the film, along with details about the obscenity case brought against it in US District Court. In 254 pages, translated from the original Swedish, this is the 10th printing of the First Mass Market Paperback Edition, a paperback original from Grove Press (B-184). Condition is VG: interior is completely clean, with minor foxing to exterior fore edge. Pages white & unmarked. Binding strong & straight. Modest edgewear, including 1… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1977. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Very scarce title, representing actor Nimoy's early attempt to dissociate himself from his Spock character, which he would later come to embrace (& write another book, "I Am Spock"') until his untimely death in 2015. Orig. published in 1975 by Celestial Arts in a black trade paperback format, this is the First Printing from May 1977 of the First Mass Market Paperback Edition from Ballantine (Del Ray) #25719, cover rice $1.75, in 150 pages with 16 pages of black and white photos in center. Condition is stunningly Fine--best we've ever seen in 30 years! Exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight--feels never opened! Pages mildly tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with age, but completely unmarked. A whisper of edgewear is only flaw. Nicely protected in new clear mylar collector bag Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2003. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. An "intensely readable, funny expose of the inner workings of the art world,'' spanning the 1980s-1990s, in 256 pages with Index. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 2003, this hardcover has silver-colored paper over boards with white lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine, downgraded solely due to a bump in the center of the lower front board. Else, As New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, hinges intact, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is truly Fine, virtually flawless, with no fading or edgewear. 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.

Novato, California: New World Library, 2005. First Edition First Printing . Trade Paperback. As New. A sure cure for writer's block, great for creative brainstorming. Trade paperback is virtually flawless, completely clean & 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 time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1967. 3rd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orig. published in two volumes in 1950, this is the 1967 Third Edition, First Printing, in 740 pages, containing minor textual corrections, bibliographical revisions, a Foreword by Carl Jung, &, for the first time, an Index, + new Preface by Hellmut Wilhelm, who discusses his father's (early translator Richard Wilhelm) textual methods & summarizes recent studies on the I Ching. Also contains a Translator's Note by Baynes & a tipped in section ("Key for Identifying the Hexagrams") in rear of book, which is crisp & clean. Hardcover 8vo with bright yellow cloth-covered boards lettered in gilt inside a black box to spine is in Fine condition: cleanest & brightest copy we've ever carried! Binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. Tissue frontispiece with Chinese symbols opposite the… Read More

Main Street Books/Doubleday, 1978. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. New interpretation of the 5,000-year-old Chinese book of wisdom in a unique workbook format that allows for both simple & in-depth study & interpretation o the 64 hexagrams. In 180 pages, spiral bound with plastic comb, softcover in decorative wrappers. First published in this format in 1979, this is the 19th printing of that First Edition. Condition is Fine: just about as clean & bright & crisp as Brand New! Completely unmarked, pages white, binding secure. Virtually flawless with a hint of rubbing to extremities. 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.

Tujanga, California: K. King Company, 1971. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine. From the "dawning of the Age of Aquarius" in1971, this is a complete boxed set that contains the book of the title AND 50 sticks & 3 coins--everything you need to consult the ancient oracle. In 97 pages, the trade paperback book is AS NEW: tight & completely clean & feels never opened! Binding straight & strong, pages white with very mild tanning around edges. The 50 sticks are all there, as are the 3 coins, which show a bit of tarnishing. The box is cracked at 2 of 4 corners & the lid shows slight crushing& tearing along one edge only; rubbing to other edges., but unmarked. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't have here! Same Day Shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays, next business day.

New York, New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1936. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Local newsman presents tales from those who live & work along the San Diego waterfront in the late 1930s, including tugboat operators, the Sardine Fleet, boats hunting seals for the famous San Diego Zoo, tuna fishermen, the California fruit liners, & the growing fleet of Navy & other military operations. Basis for the award-winning 1933 film of the same name starring Ben Lyon & Claudette Colbert. A FIRST EDITION, 11th printing (Sept. 1936), this hardcover in publisher's bright orange cloth with embossed blue lettering to front & spine is in truly Fine condition (our highest grade): only flaw is heavy tanning on pages 75-82 where old newspaper clipping was laid in. However, this vintage article offers a fascinating story itself about a true "old school waterfronter" forced to relocate his houseboat due to defense industry housing demands. Otherwise, book… Read More

Oxford, England: Mandrake of Oxford, 1997. Paperback Original (PBO) . Soft cover. Near Fine. Novel purporting to be the unexpurgated "further & even more abominable confessions of Edward Alexander Crowley, Gentleman, '' aka the "Beast 666." By the late British novelist & playwright "Snoo" (Andrew James) Wilson (1948-2013). Never before published in any other format, this is the First Printing of this Paperback Original (PBO) from Mandrake of Oxford. This is one of the first 666 copies of the "Esau" edition, which contain, in an homage to Pan, "a hygienically cured genuine hairy piece of goatskin securely glued to the outside lower spine & attached to a shimmery silver paper bookmark laid inside front cover. In addition, it is SIGNED by the author "Snoo" with a personalized, dated dedication inside front cover to "Adele & Ted (this being Ted Shank, founding chair of the Theatre Dept at UC Davis). In 252 pp + 1 page of… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1991. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Autobiography of the man who broke Babe Ruth's record for home runs & paved the way for African American players in US professional baseball. In 333 pages + 24 pages of black-and-white photos in center, this hardcover book is a FIRST EDITIOn, Second printing in its original, unclipped DJ. Both are in Fine condition (our highest grade): just lack that Brand New crispness! Completely clean, binding strong & square, pages creamy white. The DJ is bright & colorful, no wear or fading, just a tiny amount of crinkling at head of spine; 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 (PST); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1973. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Author's first novel, the inspirational story of a young minister sent to live in a parish on the coast of British Columbia among a vanishing tribe of Kwakiutl Indians. Basis for the award-winning TV movie of the same name starring Tom Courtenay. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing (no statements) from 1973, this hardcover book has tan cloth-covered boards with a gilt owl design to front & lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white, with light foxing to front & rear endpapers. The bottom-clipped DJ (price intact at top of front flap) is in VG condition, with a mild chipping to head of spine, very minor edgewear elsewise, but darkening/light soil; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos show the EXACT book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Miffli Books for Children, 1993. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Chwast, Jacqueline. Lovely little gift book dedicated to all forms & manifestations of love, complemented by the whimsical drawings of children's book illustrator Jacqueline Chwast on every page. "The book that Romeo would have given Juliet.Charlie Brown would have given Snoopy, & you can give to a very special friend." 48 pages. Orig. published in 1965, this is a 1993 reissue. Small 24mo hardcover with red paper over boards decorated with a cover illustration that matches DJ. Condition of both is Fine: just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, pages white & unmarked, colors bright.The unclipped DJ is equally near flawless, with a tiny spot of rubbing to lower extremities on both book & DJ. . Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders… Read More

Avenel, New Jersey: Crescent Books, 1995. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Pei, I. M.. Monograph on the work of Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei, who first achieved international acclaim with his Grand Louvre project in the 1980s. In 112 pages, lavishly illustrated throughout, Introduction & text by Aileen Reid. Orig. published by Brompton, this is the First Edition from Crescent Books, 1995. Huge hardcover folio has matte black cloth-covered boards with silver lettering to spine. Condition is VG+: only flaw is some white scrapes/scuffs to upper & lower edges of both covers & lower spine. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white, images vivid. The unclipped DJ is VG, downgraded due to slight chipping at all corners & both ends of spine, slight yellowing to white areas; else, clean & bright. 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… Read More

Philadelphia/New York/London/Toronto: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1940. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+. True account of the travel adventures of the author & her husband, Martin, renowned big game hunter & photographer, focusing on their years on the shores of Lake Paradise in Africa. A FIRST EDITION First Printing from 1940, this hardcover book has brown-&-white zebra-striped cloth over boards, decorative endpapers, in 376 pages with 85 aquatone photos throughout, Index. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning to edges & a few larger foxed spots in front matter. Dust dulling to outside page edges & spine darkening, modest rubbing to extremities. Missing DJ. (We are also offering a First Edition in scarce first-issue binding of Ms. Johnson's sequel, "Four Years in Paradise"; please see our listing #022390) Our photos show the Exact book you… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. VG-/Good. The classic collection of tales about "the rise of mechanical men" that introduced the world to Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. Hardcover book with red paper-over boards is a Book Club Edition (BCE), but quite nice with it's scarce DJ! Condition is VG- (minus): completely clean inside, binding tight & square, pages creamy off-white, light foxing to fore edge. Former owner's name in neat pen on ffep; NO other writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. The unclipped DJ (with book club blurb at bottom of front flap) is downgraded to only Good due to moderate edgewear all around, heaviest at both ends of spine (chipping, creasing) & corners. Beautifully protected in new archival mylar cover Free! 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… Read More

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 1992. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Sendak, Maurice. Collection of over 170 rhymes of childhood, including jump rope songs, insults, riddles, jeers, & tongue twisters, marvelously illustrated throughout by Sendak ("Where the Wild Things Are"). Orig. published in 1947 under a slightly different subtitle, this edition was first published in Great Britain in 1992. This is the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION from that same year (Second Printing, per number line). Compact hardcover is in Fine condition (our highest grade): looks, feels, & smells just a shade off Brand New! Completely clean & tightly bound, feels never opened! Pages white & unmarked, colors bright. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, downgraded due to slight rubbing at head of spine. 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… Read More

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: Chronicle Books, 1992. Revised Edition 3rd Printing. Soft cover. As New. Chronicles the life of the last surviving member of the Dada movement that began in bohemian New York City in 1916 with artists Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia, & other. An early feminist, Ms Wood was "the definitive free spirit,'' maintaining her independence & her studio in Ojai, California, until her death at age 105 in 1998. First published in 1985 by Dilllingham, this is the 1988 Revised Chronicle Books Edition, the third printing from 1992. Oversized softcover 4to (8.25" x 10.50") has white wrappers with photos of the author to front & back. It is actually a Brand New book, purchased at a 1992 exhibition at the Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, with reception card laid in, along with other clippings & magazine articles about the artist, including an invitation to a later (1996) exhibition of her ceramics held in La Jolla CA.… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1998. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. A fantastic compendium of 28 stories & 1 poem orig. published in various magazines, 1946-1976, collected here for the first time in this Avon Trade Paperback Edition, transformed into a hardcover in a sturdy library binding of decorative glossy white paper over boards. 322 pp. Condition is Near Fine. From a middle school library, with minimal stamps & markings to all endpapers/title page. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages off-white with heavier tanning around edges, else unmarked. Corners very mildly bumped. No DJ, as issued (library bindings did not come with them). 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.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Signet/New American Library, 1958. Mass Market Paperback. Fair-Good. Gambling, prostitution, dope, perjury.those were the things that Barbara Graham was intimately familiar with in her short and bitter life. But was she guilty of the murder for which she was charged and convicted?

New York/Chicago: A. L. Burt Company, 1934. First Thus . Hardcover. Good. Autobiography tells the true story of a convict who spent 20 months in the old death house at Sing Sing Prison, then was recommitted for 20 years to life, which he served at Sing Sing, Dannemora, & Comstock prisons. A fascinating look at life behind bars from an inmate's perspective, "written quite graphically." In 312 pages, with Introduction by a former prison warden. Orig. published by F. A. Stokes in 1934, this is the first A. L. Burt reprint (First, thus). Hardcover 8vo has salmon cloth-covered boards lettered in black & stamped with an image of the electric chair to spine. Condition is Good: exterior soil, spotting to both boards, heavy foxing to fore edge, slight fraying & rubbing to extremities. Binding tight, hinges secure. Front endpapers show former ownership marks & stamps, rest of text clean & unmarked. No DJ (missing). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never… Read More