Search Results: Authors starting with W from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1955. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Early scientific exploration of the theory that genetic inheritance is the predominant factor in the transmission of like forms of metabolism, focusing on the role of enzyme kinetics in complex, interrelated in vivo systems. In 444 pages with extensive References, Index, illustrated throughout. A First Edition, First Printing from 1955, this hardcover has bright burgundy cloth over boards lettered in gilt to spine. Condition is Fine: part of a professor's estate, it is completely clean & bright except for his name stamp inside front cover. Binding straight & strong, both hinges secure, pages slightly off-white with a hint of tanning; no foxing. NO writing or underlining or highlighting; not ex-lib.The DJ is VG, with modest edgewear (including a few small tears to top edge) & rubbing, lightly soiled & faded spine. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from… Read More

Cabo & Coral.Com, 2009. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New. Daly, Hannah. The long-awaited sequel to Cabo and Coral Go Surfing!

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1972. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Contains the complete screenplay for the 1967 film starring Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway, along with extensive interviews, essays, & commentaries that take you behind the scenes into the making of the movie. In 223 pages with black-and-white photo stills from the movie throughout. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, this hardcover is in VG condition: very clean, binding straight & strong, pages modestly tanned, commensurate with age. Light foxing/soiling to external page edges, most notable some small red dots to outside top edges & a black remainder mark to bottom edges. Interior completely clean. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to only Good due to a large chip missing from head of spine & lighter edgewear all around. Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we… Read More

Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 1995. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. Second volume of puzzles collected by this editor, all drawn from the writings & personal papers of "Alice in Wonderland" creator, Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson), most of which he invented & used to entertain children. There are 42 puzzles, all with solution, In 79 pages, with drawings & Tenniel's illustrations from the "Alice" books throughout. First Edition, First Printing of this paperback original (PBO) from Dover is in VG condition: very clean, binding straight & strong, pages just slightly off-white. NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; not ex-lib. Only flaws are creasing to outer corners of both covers. Photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't have!

Stamford, Connecticut: U.S. Games Systems, Inc., 1997. No Binding. Fine. Waldherr, Kris. Sumptuously illustrated by the award-winning graphic artist & author who wrote, "The Book of Goddesses,'' from which some of the art was used to create this unique tarot deck. Includes a 43-page booklet that is essential to interpreting the card; this is Brand New--looks never opened. All 78 cards are present & also appear new. The box itself shows a tad of rubbing around the opening, but no tears or damage. A gorgeous deck! Hardcover 8vo has cloth-covered boards lettered in darker brown to front & spine. Condition is VG+: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning to edges. Boards show slight rubbing to extremities, bumping to both corners & ends of spine. The unclipped DJ is : colorful with edgewear, small chips, short tears; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive,… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Shambhala Publications Inc, 1996. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Fine. Comprehensive, representative collection of verse & short fiction by members of the Beat generation, including Kerouac, Ferlinghetti, Cassady, Burroughs, Baraka, Di Prima, Corso, & more. Foreword by the King of the Beats, Allen Ginsberg. In 376 pages, with extensive Bibliography & a Literary Guide to Beat Places. A First Edition, First Printing (with statement & full number line), this hardcover is in VG+ condition: downgraded from Near Fine due to a few spots to bottom outside page edges & the half-title page separating from its binding for about 4". Otherwise completely clean, binding straight & tight, pages white & unmarked. The DJ is Fine, virtually flawless! 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 (Pacific time)… Read More

HarperCollins, 2007. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. White, Stefano. Award-winning activist & writer offers a poem for children & sensitive beings of all ages that personifies the stupidity, power & "wanton destruction" of war, with her words brought to life via the "compelling" & though-provoking full-color paintings of artist Stefano White. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 2007, this squarish hardcover 8vo (11.25" 8.75") has brightly colored paper over boards with a design matched on the accompanying DJ. Condition of both is Fine: completely clean, binding straight & strong, hinges secure, pages white & unmarked, colors vivid. Former owner's bookplate inside front cover is only flaw that keeps it from being as Brand New! The unclipped DJ is equally flawless & protected in new mylar cover to stay that way! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we… Read More

New York, New York: Whitman, 1970. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG+. Schule, Cliff. Book #3 (of only 6 issued) in the YA girls' series published 1967-1972 featuring teenager Margaret ("Meg") Ashley Duncan & her friends as they solve various mysteries. A First Edition, first printing, from 1970 (Whitman Mystery #1529) this hardcover 8vo has matter decorative paper over boards. In 136 pages with ads for other Whitman titles in rear. Condition is VG+: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked. Very slight corner bumping. No DJ, as issued (these never had 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: Whitman, 1967. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG+. Schule, Cliff. Book #1 (of only 6 issued) in the YA girls' series published 1967-1972 featuring teenager Margaret ("Meg") Ashley Duncan & her friends as they solve various mysteries. A First Edition, first printing, from 1967 (Whitman Mystery #1527), this hardcover 8vo has matter decorative paper over boards. In 136 pages with ads for other Whitman titles in rear. Condition is VG+: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, unmarked save for former owner's name & address in pen to ffep. Very slight corner bumping. No DJ, as issued (these never had 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.: Scholastic Book Servies, 1973. Soft cover. Near Fine. Contains lyrics to 21 pop rock songs popular in the late 1960s-early 1970s, by artists like the Beatles, Monkees, Doors, Temptations, Bobbie Gentry, Donovan, Jimi Hendrix, Cowsills, Yongbloods, Supremes, Sonny & Cher, & more. Vintage photos of each artist, in 94 pages. Includes Teacher's Guide & introduction by the Editor, "To the Teenage Reader." Orig. published in 1969, this is the Seventh Printing (stated) of this Scholastic (#TX1356) softcover from 1973, with orig. cover price of $.60. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, binding straight & tight--feels never opened! Pages show moderate tanning, commensurate with age & paper quality. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. Only flaw is teeny bit of edgewear/light discoloration to exterior white coversOur photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have!… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1983. First American Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. History of how Colonel W. de Basil assembled a company of dancers who kept together the Russian Ballet for nearly two decades. In 317 pages with Index, Notes & References, + 16 pages of black-and-white photos. Orig. published in 1982, this is the First American Edition, First Printing from 1983. With bright orange-red cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine, this hardcover book is is Near Fine condition: looks, feels, & smells just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Only flaw is former owners' name sticker inside front cover. Otherwise, completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white. The price-clipped DJ is Fine, as new protected in mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (PST) ship that same day; later orders, Weekends &… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Brothers, 1908. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Ivanowski, Sigismond. Gorgeous copy in Near Fine condition of this classic. A First Edition in this format (First, Thus) from Harper & Bros, 1908, it has rich, royal blue-indigo boards with gilt & cream decoration & lettering to front cover & spine. In 133 pages, with color frontispiece & intact (but tanned) tissue overlay; 3 other full color illustrations in text by Sigismond Ivanowski. Exceptionally clean, binding straight & strong, creamy vellum pages with deckled edges. Very slight bumping to spine ends & corners. Stamp from old bookstore on inside front cover & gift inscription on ffep.No DJ as issued. A truly beautiful copy! 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.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1929. Reprint . Hardcover. Fair-Good/No Jacket. Crime novel orig. published in London in 1925/26; this is a 1929 American reprint from Doubleday, Doran, part of its Weirdmoor Collection. With pink cloth-covered boards decorated with black silhouettes & lettering, it is in only Fair-Good condition: binding strong, but slightly shaken, edgewear & rubbing to extremities, hinges secure. Pages show moderate tanning but no markings save for former owner's name in neat pen inside front cover. Foxing to top outside page edges, light soil to others & spine cloth soiled & faded. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.

Columbus, Ohio: A. R. Harding, 1933. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. A book of valuable information for hunters, trappers, land cruisers, prospectors and men of the trail--tells how to locate one's self on the map, etc.

A. L. Burt Company. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/VG-. Collection of 3 complete novels by Wallace, all previously published separately, 1923-1925: "The Hairy Arm,'' "Blue Hand,'' & The Sinister Man, " in "over 1000 pages of pulsating action & adventure." This is a First Edition, first printing from A. L. Burt (n.d.), & includes the hard-to-find DJ, brilliantly colored! Hardcover small 8vo has black matte cloth-covered boards with red title boxes & back lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG: quite clean save for some spotting to outside fore edge, offsetting to endpapers. Binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with moderate tanning, heaviest to edges, but unmarked. Slight rubbing to extremities & bumped corners. The clipped DJ is VG-, with some scratches, rubbed areas, & mild creases, light soiling to back cover; nicely protected in nonreflective mylar cover by previous owner. Our photos depict… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dial Press, 1961. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. One of the "must have" books on the infamous kidnapping case involving the infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh on Mar 1, 1932. Buried details of the case are revealed, startling questions are raised, & the arrest, conviction, & execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann are chronicled in detail. Profusely illustrated with real black & white photos. First Edition orig. published in 1961--this is the Second Printing from 1962, but likely a BCE due to no price on DJ & blindstamp on rear board--but exactly same size & quality as true first edition. Light tanning to pages & slightly bumped corners. The DJ is intact with heavily faded spine, moderate edgewear, sticker pull to one spot on spine.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship that same day; later… Read More

Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1988. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FIRST EDITION, first printing, of this native Iowan author's very first book, a collection of stories & essays that express his philosophy that "romance & rivers are where the real truth is." Hardcover 8vo with rust-colored cloth over boards, lettered in black to spine, is in Fine condition: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white" tear descending vertically onto front cover right next to spine; else, completely clean, colors 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 orders received by 2 pm weekdays(PST); weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1937. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Stand-alone thriller by the author of the Philip Tolefree mysteries. Orig. published in 1935, this is the 1937 Sixth Printing, a Blue Ribbon Books/A. L. Burt reprint. With olive green cloth-covered boards stamped in darker green lettering to front & spine, this hardcover 8vo is in VG condition: very clean, binding straight & strong with slight rightward lean, pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age. Old rental store stamp inside front cover, else unmarked. Rubbing to extremities, heaviest at corners, light soil & dust dulling to outside page edges. The unclipped DJ is Good, with light soil, rubbing, creasing, & small chips; protected by former owner in nonreflective mylar cover. 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 Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays… Read More

Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 1995. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Introduction to the field of biosociology, which "seeks to understand how biological factors interact with other factors to produce observed behavior." This laid the foundation for what today is more commonly referred to today as "epigenetics." In 288 pages + Preface & Foreword by Robert A. Gordon. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1995, this hardcover small 4to is in Fine condition: just removed from storage where it was been packed for decades after being received Brand New for review (review notice laid in). Completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white. No DJ, as issued by publisher. 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 by 2 pm weekdays(PST); weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Dodge Publishing Company, 1909. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Grimball, Meta. Collection of favorite tales for children at the turn of the 20th century, selected & edited by Walsh, based on input from children themselves, with a frontispiece + 7 lovely full-color, full-page illustrations by female artist Meta Grimball (1878-1968) throughout the 439 pages, Index in rear. Hardcover 12mo has burgundy cloth over boards blind stamped to front & spine with images from the stories. Lettered in gilt to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine, marred only by a few tiny rubbed areas to front board (causing slight color loss) & mild rubbing to extremities. Else, completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with mild tanning to edges. Color plates are pristine with bright, mildly tanned margins. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually… Read More