Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ives Washburn, Inc., 1963. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Earle, Edwin; Hewes, Alanson B.. The classic New Englanders cookbook, this new edition with updated measurements, portions, & cooking instructions, each recipe complemented with special anecdotes & local Yankee lore. In 398 pages with Index in rear, illustrated throughout with quaint pen-and-ink drawings. Originally published in 1939, this is the New Edition from 1963 (but a Book Club Edition thereof). With rust-colored cloth over boards & white design & lettering to front & spine, the hardcover book is in Near Fine condition, marred only by a light stain to top outside page edges. Else, completely clean & bright, binding tight & square; pages mildly tanned. Former owner's name/address stamp to ffep. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to VG due to some chipping (worst at head of spine) & spine fading. Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover.Our photos… Read More

Grosset and Dunlap, 1943. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. VG+/Near Fine. Laune, Paul. Book #3 (of only 9) in the children's series featuring flying ace Stan Wilson. Part of a larger genre of "air combat stories" that were wildly popular in the period surrounding WWII, these all featured heroic Americans battling foreign forces & always emerging victorious. In 208 pages + 4 pages of ads for other G&D children's series in rear. Decorative endpapers & frontispiece by Paul Laune. With green cloth-covered boards stamped with a back design & lettering to front & spine, this hardcover 12mo is in VG+ condition: would be Fine but for very mild dampstained streaks to bottom edges of both boards. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages heavily tanned, commensurate with wartime paper (notice to title page), but supple & unmarked. Corners sharp. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine: same light staining to bottom edges, but only on… Read More

Rohnert Park, California, U.S.A.: Pomegranate Artbooks, 1993. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. The first monograph ever produced on this Japanese American artist's paintings of women, including over 30 full-color, full-page reproductions, an informative essay by Wolf (an art history professor), & a selected Bibliography. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, this hardcover has burgundy cloth-covered boards. Condition is Near Fine: virtually flawless & as new save for slight rubbing to lower edges of spine & bottom outer corners. Otherwise, AS NEW! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & completely unmarked. The unclipped DJ is truly Fine, nearly flawless! 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 Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1985. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. Autobiography of the record-shattering test pilot, in 342 pages with Index + 24 pages of black-and-white photos. A FIRST EDITION, later (16th) printing from 1985, this hardcover 8vo has a quarter black cloth-wrapped spine with tan paper over the remaining boards. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding sturdy, hinges secure, pages off-white with moderate tanning to all edges, but unmarked. Mild-moderate rubbing to extremities, corner bumping. The unclipped DJ is Good+, with chips at all corners & both ends of spine, but colorful & bright & nicely 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 on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

London, England: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1966. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Anglund, Joan Walsh. Another charming little book with the beloved illustrations by the author on every other page complementing this trip around the wheel of the Zodiac, along with each month's flower & birthstone. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1966, this hardcover 24mo (4" x 5.5") has salmon cloth-covered boards stamped with the beloved mouthless boy & girl to front, lettered in black to spine. Condition is Near Fine: as clean & bright as Brand New! but just slightly warped. Binding strong, pages creamy white & unmarked save for old gift inscription to ffep. Corners crisp. The unclipped DJ is ear Fine, with a tad of rubbing to extremities 7 2 tiny (1/8th") vertical tears at top edge of back cover; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock"… Read More

Philadelphia/Toronto: John C. Winston Co., 1959. First Edition, Second Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/VG-. Heugh, James. Set in the college town of Mayfield, this sci-fi apocalyptic tale was one of the 35 titles in Winston's Science Fiction set for teenage readers in the late 1950s. Orig. published in Mar. 1958, this is the Second Printing from June 1959. Condition is conservatively VG+: extremely clean, binding tight & square, slightly off-white pages, but NO foxing. Absolutely NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; not ex-lib. Flaws: corners & both ends of spine are slightly bumped. Old bookstore stamp glued inside front cover. The unclipped DJ is bright & colorful, downgraded to VG- due to modest edgewear (small chips) & rubbing to extremities, light soil to rear cover. Stain from old price sticker on front flap. Incredible front cover art by James Heugh. Beautifully protected in new archival mylar cover Free!Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1969. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Contemporaneous overview of the historic uprisings of 1968 that sprung up around the world among "young rebels,'' disillusioned members of the younger generation protesting the world of their parents & other members of the older generation. In 186 pp. Orig. published in London in 1968, this is the FIRST American Edition, first printing, from 1969. Hardcover 8vo has matte black cloth-covered boards blind-stamped with an image of a hand making a peace sign to front cover & silver lettering to spine. Condition is VG: completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white with a hint of tanning. Faded area to upper-inner quadrant of front board & tiny chipped area with cloth fraying at head of spine, same area. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to Good due to spine fading & a large missing section that encompasses a large portion of the title on front;… Read More

New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Shenton, Edward. A true FIRST EDITION, First Printing (with the requisite "A" & no numbers (which would indicate a later printing) of this beloved novel about the Baxter family in the Big Scrub of inland Florida, centering on the boy, Jody, & his relationship with the little fawn. Winner of the 1939 Pulitzer Prize & basis for the 1946 film starring Gregory Peck & Jane Wyman. In 428 pages, with pen-and-ink illustrations throughout text by Edward Shenton. This hardcover with beige cloth-covered boards & green lettering/design to front cover & spine is in solidly Good condition: generally very clean inside, but with noticeable darkening to spine & soil to both covers. Binding cracked at half-title page; text block secure. Former owner's name in pen inside front cover. Pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with age.… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Wyeth, N. C.. One of a lovely series of classic books for young readers illustrated by famous artists of the day, this one by N. C. Wyeth, who went to Florida to study the story's setting & craft his pictures. Orig. published in 1938, with the Wyeth illustrations added in 1939, this is a newly issued reprint with all the original paintings rephotographed & new plates made such that Wyeth illustrations now grace all endpapers as well as 14 internal full-page, full-color plate, & the DJ. 400 pp. Hardcover 8vo has a light green cloth-wrapped spine with green paper stamped in bright gilt over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean & bright inside, with some spots to top outside page edges & fore edge. Binding straight & strong, hinges intact, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Good, downgraded to a dampstain to the lower edge… Read More

New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/G-. Shenton, Edward. Lovely copy, with its original DJ, of this beloved novel about the Baxter family in the Big Scrub of inland Florida, centering on the boy, Jody, & his relationship with the little fawn. Winner of the 1939 Pulitzer Prize & basis for the 1946 film starring Gregory Peck & Jane Wyman. In 428 pages, with pen-and-ink illustrations throughout the text by Edward Shenton. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from1938 (with the requisite "A"), this hardcover book has beige cloth-covered boards & green lettering/design to front cover & spine. Condition is VG, marred by staining/heavy tanning to indentations where spine meets front & rear boards; endpapers heavily tanned, pages only moderately so, especially around edges. Else, extremely clean, binding is straight & strong. The unclipped, First State, DJ (with orig. $2.50 price intact on front flap, no… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. Wyeth, N. C.. One of a lovely series of classic books for young readers illustrated by famous artists of the day, this one by N. C. Wyeth, who went to Florida to study the story's setting & craft his pictures. Orig. published in 1938, this is the first Scribner edition with the Wyeth illustrations from 1939, though research suggests this is a 1967 reprint. The hardcover book has bright yellow cloth-covered boards with a colorful paper pastedown to the front board. In 400 pages with decorative endpapers & 14 internal illustrations, all full-page, full-color. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding straight & strong, pages off-white. A few coffee-colored spots to outside bottom page edges. The price-clipped DJ is downgraded to only Good due to many short tears & a longer long (3") ascending from bottom edge of back cover. Also, old tape & another tear along top edge of back… Read More

Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1966. First Thus . Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Ford, H. J.. Another in editor Lang's "color" fairy tale collections, this is an unabridged republication of the original edition from 1894, with 48 stories & the original pen-and-ink illustrations by H. J. Ford, including 22 plates + 82 additional illustrations. Permabound Dover trade paperback is in VG+ condition: extremely clean & bright save for slight darkening to top outside page edges * along spine where it meets front cover, spine fading, & slight rubbing to extremities. Else, completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white with no tanning or foxing; NO writing, highlighting, or underlining; not ex-lib. 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

Chicago, Illinois: Reilly & Lee Co., 1930. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Neill, John R.. The 24th book in the Oz series, this one written by Ruth Plumly Thompson carrying on the tradition of the original 14 stories by L. Frank Baum, maintaining the lovely illustrations of artist John R. Neill. Orig. published in 1933, this is a later (post-1935) Reilly & Lee reprint, with NO color plates, but lavishly illustrated in pen-and-ink by Neill throughout the book's 275 pages, with decorative endpapers by same. This edition has orange cloth over boards with a brilliantly colored paper pastedown to front cover & black lettering & design to spine (fancy publisher script, not plain). Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean & bright, NO wear or fading to front pastedown, very light rubbing to extremities. Interior is also very clean, text block secure but shaky, with 1 signature (pages 229-252) coming loose in its stitching. Hinges intact. Pages creamy… Read More

New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Doane, Pelagie. Book #6 in the YA mystery series featuring Judy Bolton. Orig. published in 1933, this a slightly later printing (c. 1940s) in the format with red paper-covered boards lettered in brown with brown design to front, "staircase" endpapers. In 210 pages, listing to JB#17 in rear, plain frontispiece by Pelagie Doane (unattributed). Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & square, hinges secure. Wartime paper quality has resulted in heavy page tanning. Mild corner bumping & previous owner's name in pencil (which we leave intact out of respect for that long-ago adventurous young girl reader) on half title page are only real flaws; NO other writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is the original "white spine" variety, also in Near Fine condition, with teeny chips at both ends of spine. Lists to… Read More

New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Doane, Pelagie. Book #6 in the original series from the 1930s in the thick green format with pink "staircase" endpapers, glossy frontispiece, & 3 internals by illustrator Pelagie Doane. Original text, 210 pages. First published in 1933, this is a slightly later (3rd-4th) printing, listing to JB#9 in rear, along with ML#5, BFG#7, & ND#10. Condition is barely Good though, downgraded due to damage (fading, cloth crinkling) to lower edges of inner front board, rubbing to extremities, down to underlying boards at corners & both ends of spine. Binding is strong, but rear hinge is cracked & book has a slight rightward lean. Former owner's name in pen on lower ffep; NO other writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. NO DJ on this copy. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping… Read More

New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/VG-. Doane, Pelagie. Book #6 in the YA mystery series featuring Judy Bolton. Orig. published in 1910, this is a later printing (c.1950s) in the format with the rust tweed cloth-covered boards & "haunted house" endpapers. In 214 pages with list of other titles (thru #23) in front matter, plain frontispiece by Pelagie Doane (unattributed). Condition is VG: very clean & bright, binding strong & square, pages creamy white with only a hint of tanning; no foxing. Flaws: mild rubbing to extremities & partially removed name sticker of former owner inside front cover. The unclipped wrap-style DJ (listing to JB#20 on front flap, ND#27 on rear flap, CA#11 on back cover) is VG- (minus), marred by very small chips at both ends of spine & all corners; else, bright & colorful, nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1951. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Book #7 in this short-lived (12-volumes, 1948-1958) girls' series written by Betty Cavanaugh under the pseudonym Betsy Allen, each featuring a "color" in the title connected to a new mystery confronting our heroine Connie Blair, a career girl working at an advertising agency in Philadelphia, PA. This edition is one of the originals with its DJ, NOT the later picture cover reprints from the 1960s. Hardcover 12mo has brown tweed cloth-covered boards with darker brown lettering & profile of Connie on front cover. This is a true FIRST EDITION, First Printing, listing to Self in front matter & on front DJ flap. Condition is VG, marred only by very slight rubbing to extremities, a small dent to lower edge of front board, & mottling to top outside page edges. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, but first one is starting. Pages creamy… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Bulfinch/Little, Brown, 1999. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. The perfect book for anyone who has ever loved a Golden, by the owner of Yellowdog Gallery at Martha's Vineyard. A sequel to the author's acclaimed 1997 book, "Yellowdog,'' this one contains 52 duotone photographs of this puppy at its cutest in natural settings around the Vineyard & all over New England, in 80 pp. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, this nearly square small 4to has soft yellow cloth-covered boards with black lettering to spine. Condition is Fine: virtually indistinguishable from brand new! Completely clean, binding straight & secure, pages white. The unclipped DJ is equally lovely but downgraded to Near Fine due to a 1" vertical tear descending from top edge of back cover; looks lovely protected in new clear mylar cover. Our photos depict he EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delacorte Press, 1992. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Nast, Thomas. Lovely little gift edition of the classic tale of 7-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon, who queried the editor of the New York Sun in 1897 about the existence of Santa Claus. This edition contains a Foreword by Christine Allison & some of the original pen-and-ink illustrations by Thomas Nast. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1992, the book has burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine. It is in Near fine condition: just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Extremely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & completely unmarked. The DJ is downgraded to VG due to some light surface soil & a pen mark along spine (photo 3) & other light soil at edges. Nicely protected in archival mylar cover. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all… Read More

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1941. Soft cover. Good-. Issued in the heyday of the wildly popular radio & TV series from the 1940s-1950s featuring child prodigies, this book offered 10 questions about the world of science, math, history, music, literature, sports, geography, nature, & more for children to test their wits & knowledge. Unpaginated, with all answers provided. Illustrated throughout with line drawings typical of the era. The First Edition from 1941, this slim paperback has brightly decorated orange-red wrappers & a stapled binding. Condition downgraded to only Good- due to moderate-heavy edgewear, tearing at lower spine & heavy rubbing along rest of spine. Interior is clean, page heavily tanned, commensurate with age & wartime paper quality. 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 &… Read More