Foreign (non-English) Language from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hachette, 1934. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Faivre, Henri. Orig. published in 1876 & praised as one of Verne's best, if lesser known, works, this is an extraordinary 1934 illustrated edition from Librairie Hachette n the original French, with pen-and-ink drawings by Henri Faivre in the form of 26 full-page plates… Read more about this item

Germany, 1975. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. In GERMAN. Catalogue of an exhibition on the theme Korpersprache (Body Language) held 1975-1976 in Frankfurt & Berlin featuring the paintings & performance art of several up-and-coming German artists, including Timm Ulrichs, Wolfgang Oppermann, Ulrich Baer, Vito Acconci, Trisha Brown, Iole de Freitas, Gilbert & George, Rebecca… Read more about this item

Bogota, Colombia: Editorial La Oveja Negra, 1984. 4th Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Short story satirizing corruption in Latin America. In Spanish. Orig. published in 1962, & in this softcover Columbian edition in 1978, this is the Eighth printing of that edition from 1984, in 155 pages. Mass Market paperback has decorative wrappers with author photo… Read more about this item

Bogota, Colombia: Editorial La Oveja Negra, 1980. 4th Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. A novel on the "solitude of infinite power" of a Caribbean tyrant/dictator. In Spanish. Orig. published in 1975, & in this softcover edition in 1978, this is the Fourth Colombian Edition from July 1980, in 262 pages. Mass Market paperback has decorative wrappers… Read more about this item

Bogota, Colombia: Editorial La Oveja Negra, 1984. 5th or later Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Orig. published in 1972, & in this softcover edition in Colombia in 1979, this is the seventh edition from Mar. 1984, in 118 pages. Mass Market paperback has decorative wrappers with author photo to back cover. Condition is Near Fine: just… Read more about this item

Uruguay, 1966. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good. Scarce in US, this is a softcover edition "El Timón" from 1966, in SPANISH, of the Marquis de Sade's political writings, originally published in French as "Ecrits politiques." 16mo has wrappers decorated with decadent cover art in tones of black & white with pink lettering to front, in 68… Read more about this item

Argentina, 1958. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. VG. Posthumously published in 1958, this pamphlet from Argentina offered a brief (63 page) biography of former First Lady, Eva (Evita) Peron. In SPANISH (much more scarce than the English edition), this slim 12mo (5.5" x 7.5") is in VG condition: blue toned wrappers with an image of Peron… Read more about this item

Bullfinsh Press/Little, Brown & Company, 1995. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Cook, Ferris. Another collection of poetry, presented in both Spanish (verso) & English (recto, translated by Ken Krabbenhoft), with delicate pen-and-ink illustrations throughout by Ferris Cook (who also selected the poems from Neruda's vast body of work). In 149 pages. A FIRST EDITION,… Read more about this item

Buenos: Editorial Americano, 1954. Soft cover. Fair. IN SPANISH, translated from the 1946 English-languge original, This softcover edition from Argentina was published in 1954, in 254 pages + iIndex in rear. Well-researched & thoroughly documented portrait of Adolf Hitler's downfall, capturing his inner & outer turmoil in the days leading up to his suicide in his Berlin bunker… Read more about this item

González & Fukuda, 1997. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Huryn, Nina Vivian. Collection of 6 traditional folktales (& an Introduction) about the "Day of the Dead" holiday, translated from the original Spanish by Colleen González, in 69 pages, with sepia-toned illustrations throughoutA FIRST PRiNTING from Sept 1997 in this Limited Edition of only 2000 copies, this softcover… Read more about this item

Paris, France: Librairie des Champs-Elysees, 1976. Soft cover. Near Fine. In French, translated from the title originally published in English in 1929 as "The Seven Dials Mystery." This mass market paperback edition from 1976 is in Near Fine condition: exceptionally clean with just a hint of edgewear, pages lightly tanned but completely unmarked. Very faint creasing to front… Read more about this item

Paris, France: France Loisirs. Book Club (BCE) . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. IN FRENCH, 990 pages including Index & a sewn-in white ribbon bookmark. The 19th collection of fiction by the author, includes 9 novellas, all first published in the 1930s. No date here, issued for subscribers by Club France Loisirs in Paris (BCE). Hardcover octavo has black paper… Read more about this item

Brooklyn, New York: Watchtower Biblio & Tract Society, Inc., 1953. First Thus . Soft cover. Good. Originally published in English in 1950 as "Evolution Versus the New World," this is one of many proselytizing tracts handed out door-to-door & on street corners by Jehovah's Witnesses. With the Spanish-language editions, the organization hoped to reach the increasing number of… Read more about this item

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Shaffy Melkweg Paradiso, 1976. First Edition First Printing . No Binding. Very Good. De Melkweg (the Milky Way), was a theater troupe formed in 1970 in a derelict milk factory off Lijnbaansgracht, in Amsterdam, Later the name of a dance music venue at the same location. Nearby, an old church was also converted into a… Read more about this item

Paris, France: Felix Alcan, 1908. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. VG+. 023586 , Paris, France First/first 1908 $65 VG+ IN FRENCH. Collection of lectures on the physiology of the human nervous system by this leading French neurologist (1849-1918). . In 368 pages with anatomical sketches, photos, diagrams. A FIRST… Read more about this item

Bergen, Norway: Speiderpike-forbunds Forlag, 1950. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. Provides an historical overview of scouting for girls in Norway, with black-and-white photos of individual women who played key roles in the organization, as well as photos of scouts themselves engaged in various activities in diverse settings: camping, hiking, civic work, parades, international collaborative… Read more about this item

Gautemala: Litografias Modernas, 1987. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Fanciful coloring book based on a folktale originally published in "Fiestas Franciscanas" in 1950. Bilingual, in Spanish & English. About a time "when magic and unexplainable things were part of everyday life & gods & humans were living together like brother and sister." & of… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1958. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. GERMAN-language edition of this Nobel-prize-winning timeless love story set amidst the Russian Revolution, made into the unforgettable 1965 film starring Omar Sharif & Julie Christie. Orig. published in the author's native Russian in 1957, this is the First German Edition from1958, preceding… Read more about this item

Paris, France: Gauthier-Languereu, 1970. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Fujikawa, Gyo. IN FRENCH, this is a lovely collection of 100 short poems & verse adapted by Marcelle Vérité, illustrated on nearly every one of the book's 94 pages, + endpapers & both front & back cover, by Japanese-American artist, Gyo Fukjikawa. Orig. published in 1970… Read more about this item

Japan: Yoshihiro Nishiyama, 2005. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. A photographic tribute--in both black & white & full color--to the Little People of America, captured by Etsuko ("Angela") Enami at a national conference in Toronto attended by 2000+ members of this organization (a nonprofit designed to help people with dwarfism) from all over the… Read more about this item