Search Results: Authors starting with F from High Castle Books

NY, NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1954. 244 pp., reddish-brown cloth w/ black lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows wear & slight fraying to ends of spine w/ 3 of 4 corners of boards lightly bumped; slight fading to bottom edge of front board; Jacket shows wear, chipping & tears to ends of spine & folds w/ remains of white label near top of spine; smaller chips & very short tears to edges of front panel; rear panel shows chips & tears to top edge w/ largest chip 1/2" & v-shaped w/ creases; also some light soil w/ a blue dampstain to bottom edge; crease to top corner of front fold / Author of "All One Summer." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Fair to Good. Illus. by Alois Fabry, Jr. (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1973. 219 pp., 1/3 blue cloth w/ gray boards & black & silver lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows foxing to edges of page block (esp. top) w/ a black "x" in marker to top edge; book store label to front pastedown; DJ shows some light spots of foxing, esp. to edges of flaps; some small creases to head of spine; front flap is price-clipped, has a small crease & an area of lifting lamination / "The story of Chippy - beloved, baffling companion of Douglas Fairbairn - and a parade of other wild creatures . . ." "Superbly written, filled with hilariously funny, sad, tense, warm and moving events . . . captures the very essence of the fragile and unpredictable relationship between man and wildlife. It is a book that ranks with the best-loved classics in nature writing." Illustrated with B&W drawings and a section of B&W photos. /. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. Illus. by Betty… Read More

NY, NY: Cornerstone Library, 1964. 160 pp., wraps; Book shows some wear to ends & edges of spine; some light creasing to covers w/ a small split at heel of spine; creasing to corners of some pages; pages browning at edges; writing in ink to last page of book / Illustrated with handwriting examples. /. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, IL: Ziff - Davis Publishing, 1939. 98 pp., pictorial wraps; Magazine has three tears to spine w/ wear to ends & edges; covers have short tears & creases to edges w/ some light creasing & rubbing & some minor soil overall; 1/4" x 1/2" chip to fore edge of front cover; 3/8" x 1/2" chip to bottom edge of back cover; front cover is becoming detached at the bottom 1 1/2"; small creases & curling to some page corners; pages are browning w/ a couple of pages having creases & one page w/ a 1 1/2" tear to fore edge / This is the first issue of Fantastic Adventures with the famous "Man from Mars" illustration by Frank R. Paul, renowned illustrator of the pulp era. Inside is a line-drawing version of the picture, with each part of the being's anatomy and attire explained. This was followed by "The Man from Venus" in a similar treatment in the second issue. Featured stories are "The Invisible Robinhood" by Eando… Read More

NY, NY: Ace Books, 1964. 191 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows light edge & corner wear; front cover shows light bend to top & reading crease along spine; light bump to heel of spine; back cover shows light rubbed soil; pages & inside surface of covers browning, esp. towards edges; binding is tight & square w/ no stress lines to spine / "War against the ant-masters of Venus." Second entry in the Myles Cabot series. /. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good -. Illus. by EMSH (Ed Emshwiller - Cover art).

NY, NY: Ballantine, 1965. 159 pp., pictorial wraps, # U2193; Front cover has wear & chipping to corners, crease along spine, very light creasing to top right; moderate soil to back cover; foxing & browning to inside of covers; bookstore stamp to inside front cover; minor soil to top & side page edges / "R'Li was incredibly beautiful - but she wasn't human." /. Original Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good to Very Good.

Chicago, IL: Midland Press, 1931. ix, 519 pp., yellow-orange cloth w/ gilt lettering, paste on illustration to front board; Lettering (esp. on spine) has tarnished; book has bumped & worn corners w/ wear at spine ends; light to moderate soil overall; foxing to pages edges and periodically throughout book esp. to plates or their facing pages; some waviness to pages in last 2/3rds, mainly to bottom outside corners; 2 short tears and a very small piece missing for edge of 1st page following contents / Science from the perspective of the late 20's/early 30's. Includes many color plates from 14 contributing artists, as well as many B&W photos and illustrations. /. 4th Print.,. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hamilton, VA: Self Published, 1992. 110 pp., wraps; Book shows wear & creasing to corners w/ some rumpling to cover overall; black "x" to top edge of page block & to first page; creasing & curling to top corners of a number of pages at front of book /. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Oxford University Press, 1979. xii, 497 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows a little wear to corners & fore edges of covers; light bend & small scrape to front cover; back cover has crease to top & small hole punched over original price at bottom; "used" stamp to bottom edge of page block; occasional pale yellow highlighting & at least one instance of underlining / . 7th Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Prentice Hall, 1978. x, 239 pp., red cloth w/ metallic-pink lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows a little light wear to ends of spine & to corners of boards; remainder mark to bottom edge of page block; a little paper residue to front pastedown; light bends to front free endpaper, which also includes name of previous owner; a little roughness & wear to bottom edge of flyleaf following front free endpaper; Jacket shows short tears, creasing & small chips to ends of spine & to top edge of rear panel; some minor rubbing to edges of spine panel / Illustrated with B&W photos. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

University of Mary Hardin Baylor, 1989. iii, 291 pp., light brown cloth w/ dark brown decoration & gold lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; DJ shows a couple of small dents to front panel; some light rumpling to bottom edge of rear panel / Illustrated with B&W photos. /. Signed by Authors on Title Page. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1960. 143 pp., pictorial wraps, # 1031; book shows slant to spine, but no stress lines; some very light edgewear overall w/ a tiny crimped crease to top corner of back cover; creasing to top corner of one leaf / "There'll be a hot time on Cabin Road tonight!" Author is a brother of William Faulkner, and is also the author of "Cabin Road," "Uncle Good's Girls," "The Sin Shouter of Cabin Road," and "Ain't Gonna Rain No More." /. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good -. Illus. by Barye Phillips (cover illustration).

Boston, MA: Small, Maynard & Co., 1921. 346 pp., red cloth w/ gold lettering; Book shows corners of boards bumped w/ wear & fraying to those corners & to ends of spine; some small abrasions & some soiling to covers; gold lettering is dulled; edges of page block show browning, small abrasions & some soiling (esp. to top edge); endpapers show browned areas w/ small crayon markings to front endpaper; rear hinge cracking at bottom 1 /2"; some pages show creasing (mainly small & to corners) & spots of foxing w/ one leaf having a 1 1/2" tear to fore edge / Illustrated with a color frontispiece of a girl's bedroom. Laid in are the figure of a woman, plus two outfits and a hat, cut from newspaper of indeterminate date. /. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, NY: Sun Dial Press, 1937. 349 pp., blue cloth w/ yellow lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some lightly rubbed or slightly faded areas to boards; some light foxing & soil to top edge of page block; endpapers are browned, pages less so; small label from the "Barr-Hurst Book Shop, Lancaster, PA" to rear pastedown; Jacket shows some edgewear w/ pieces missing at ends of spine (esp. bottom); a couple of tears (up to 1 1/2") to bottom of front panel & top of rear panel w/ creasing to bottom of front panel & creasing associated w/ tear to top of rear panel; there is a small puncture to spine panel w/ wear along its edges; a number of small nicks, rubs or scratches overall w/ some light soil or foxing to rear panel; "J.&P." stamped to top of front flap / . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Elgin, IL: Brethren Press, 1973. 128 pp., pictorial cloth; Book shows only slight wear w/ some minor wear at corners & a couple of small scratches to rear board; heel of spine is very lightly bumped / "To be quite literal, the words Larbin Garbas are the Hausa words for 'eastern district,' and they refer specifically to the Eastern District Church of Christ in the Sudan, one of the churches associated with the Fellowship of the Churches of Christ in the Sudan. But this volume is more than the story of a particular church. Though the reader will not find Lardin Gabas on a map of Nigeria, he should know that the Lardin Garbas country referred to and pictured in the following pages covers a geographical area as wide as eighty miles and a s long as one hundred twenty miles including parts of three provinces of Nigeria's Northeastern State." Illustrated with B&W photos, with maps printed to endpapers. /. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1974. xi, 203 pp., light brown cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows very minor wear to ends of spine; Jacket shows some light wear to head of spine w/ a very short closed tear to top edge of front panel; some very light wear to ends of folds / Illustrated with B&W drawings. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Instant Improvement, Inc., 1986. 130 pp., blue boards w/ black lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Jacket shows some creasing & wrinkling to top 1/4" / Foot care. "I may even convince you that you can prevent foot trouble from ever bothering your loved ones or yourself." - the author. Illustrated with B&W drawings. /. edition not stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good to Fine. Illus. by Lisa Feinman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: A Jeremy P. Tarcher / Putnam Book, 1997. xx, 316 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows very light bends to bottom corner of pages in first part of book / "A 12-Week Course in Personal Mythology" ". . . a powerful antidote for modern lives caught in the grip of a disorienting world." B&W illustrations. /. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Quill / Morrow, 1987. 262 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows some wear to edges w/ creasing & curling to corners of front cover & a reading crease along spine; small crease to bottom corner of back cover; small brown spot to half-title page / Illustrated with B&W cartoon drawings. /. Later Printing. Trade Paperback. Good +. Illus. by Kas Schwan. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Minneapolis, MN: Dillon Press, Inc., 1976. 210 pp., blue cloth w/ white & black lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light wear to ends of spine w/ slight wear to corners of boards & a few small scratches & blemishes overall; Jacket shows some wear & extremely short tears to ends of spine & folds w/ a couple of short tears & some creasing to top edge; light to moderate rubbing to front panel w/ moderate soil to rear panel / Illustrated with B&W photos, drawings and maps. / "Author Joe Fellegy, Jr., combines his extensive fishing experience with careful research for a blend of science and sport that will help walleye anglers increase their angling pleasure and success." /. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.