Vintage Paperbacks from Gargoyle Books

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday Anchor, 1957. First Thus . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Gorey, Edward. Scarce Anchor title & another in the series that the late Edward Gorey did for this publisher, here doing both the cover art & typography! A must for Gorey completists! 1912, this is the first Anchor mass market paperback edition… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Doubleday/Anchor, 1955. First Thus . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Gorey, Edward. French scholar Bedier's reconstruction of the classic medieval romance, collectible by fans of Edward Gorey since it is another in the series of Anchor paperbacks (#A2) for which he did the cover illustration & typography (though not attributed in book, so missed… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Signet/New American Library, 1961. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Good. Howe, Katherine L.. The award-winning book that has been a seminal work in the environmental movement since its initial publication in 1950/51. This is the 19th printing of the Newly Revised & Illustrated Mass Market Paperback Edition from Signet's Science… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Del Rey/Ballantine Books, 1984. First Mass Market Paperback Edition 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Movie-tie in mass market paperback edition featuring images from the original Ridley Scott film on both front & back, but with complete text of the original book by Philip K.… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Berkley Medallion, 1974. First Mass Market Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Scarce title--especially in this condition--for readers of the Campfire Girls series or just those active in the famous girls' organization! "Have fun cooking the Camp Fire Girl way,'' with 150+ recipes, including ones that girls (or boys) can make on their… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 1961. Paperback Original (PBO) 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Long before there was "fake news,'' this book, by "America's foremost critic of contemporary newspaper journalism" & an esteemed writer for the New Yorker, offered a "informed & caustic" analysis of what's wrong with contemporary journalism. The First Printing of this Paperback… Read more about this item

New York, New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1966. First Paperback . Soft cover. Good. Exposes the "tactics of terror'' used by the Viet Cong in the "Other War" against the Vietnamese people, including beheadings, bombings, & other crimes against innocent civilians. Orig. published in hardcover in 1966, this is the First Mass Market Paperback Edition,… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Washington Square Press, 1970. First Thus 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Reveals the behind-the-scene details of the making of the "modern" image-driven presidential campaign, when advertisers had just begun to recognize the importance of a candidate's image & how to manipulate it--particularly for the growing TV audience. The candidate--Richard M.… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Signet, 1955. First Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. A chillingly relevant work about where the US could be heading. Part of the author's "Future History" series, this book was first published in hardcover by Shasta in 1953; this is the FIRST MASS MARKET PAPERBACK EDITION, First Printing, from Signet… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grove Press, Inc., 1967. First English Language Edition 3rd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. VG-/G+. A primer for Marxist insurrection in Latin America,'' the author, a young French professor, was sentenced to 30 years in a Bolivian prison for his allege activities with Che Guevara & his guerrillas. Translated from the original French &… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dell, 1957. First Paperback 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Sherman, Earl. A novel of scientific fantasy,'' in 239 pages + 1 page of ads for additional Dell titles in rear. Orig. published in hardcover & reprinted many times, this is the First Mass Market Paperback Edition, First Printing from Dell (#201)… Read more about this item

Glendale, California: Regal, G/L Publications, 1974. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. VG. "An unbelievable story of primitive jungle treachery,'' offers a first-hand account of how the author & his wife brought religion to one of the most violent tribes on the planet in the 1970s, the Sawi people of what was then Netherlands New… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Signet/New American Library, 1964. First Paperback 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. VG-/G+. Early in his career, Dr. King here "tells America why the Negro can wait no longer for civil rights" & outlines the "political implications of the civil rights movement" for the country. First published in hardcover in 1963, this is the… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Washington Square Press/Pocket Books, 1971. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Developed by Luscher, a Swiss psychologist in 198, this test purports to reveal your personality through your preferences for certain colors. Translated from the original German, this is the First English translation from… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dell, 1964. First Paperback 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Nigerian-born American college professor examines the rise of the US Muslim movement in the 1960s & analyzes its appeal to "the lower-class urban Negro," Orig. published in hardcover in 1962, this is the First Printing of the First Mass Market Paperback Edition (Dell… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Signet, 1961. First Paperback 5th or later Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. A shocking book" about the white author's quest to experience life as a Black man in the deep South, which he undertook by having his skin temporarily darkened medically & shaving his head so that he presented as "bald,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books/Random House, 1972. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. VG-. A "fascinating departure" for this wildly controversial psychoanalyst, this volume consists of "powerful, witty, unexpected dialogue-scenarios that can be read as poems or a brief play," each describing a type of relationship--the "knots" of the title. 90 pages. Orig. published… Read more about this item

Dell, 1969. First American Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. A "noted British physician" presents numerous "completely authenticated case histories" of people who have 1) died due to the "malevolent psychic forces of others" or 2) accurately predicted the death of themselves or others. In 258 pages with Bibliography. Orig. published in London in 1968, this is… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mentor/New American Library, 1959. First Mass Market Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/Good. Hines, Bob. Carson's third book on Earth's oceans, this one focused on the American Atlantic coast, with emphasis on three areas: the rocky shore, the rim of sand, & the coral coast. In 238 pages with Index, 160+… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Bantam Books, 1967. First Paperback 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Groundbreaking work & the one for which author McLuhan became most known, which argued in the late 1960s that the medium--specifically, electronic technology--is "reshaping & restructuring patterns of social interdependence and every aspect of your personal life." And now we have AI.… Read more about this item