Search Results: Titles starting with F from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1989. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Sixth book in the author's acclaimed alphabet series featuring female private investigator Kinsey Millhone. A Book Club Edition, it is Fine in an equally Fine DJ: both look & feel just about Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & square, creamy white pages; NO writing or underlining or highlighting. NOT ex-lib. The DJ is bright & colorful, with no wear or fading. A beauty! Please see our photos--they show the EXACT book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1989. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Sixth book in the author's acclaimed alphabet series featuring female private investigator Kinsey Millhone. From the estate of a local mystery collector, this is a FIRST EDITION, Second Printing hardcover book with original, unclipped DJ, which has been protected in a mylar cover since purchased Brand New. Both book & DJ are in Fine condition (our highest grade): just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & square, creamy white pages. Absolutely NO writing or underlining or highlighting. NOT ex-lib; NOT bce. The DJ is virtually flawless: bright & colorful NO fading or wear. A beauty!Please see our photos--they show the EXACT book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays… Read More

New York, New York: Random House, 1958. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A journalist's account "behind the scenes" at the FBI, tracing its origins & development, focusing on J. Edgar Hoover's long career as director. In 459 pages with Index, Foreword by Hoover. Orig. published in hardcover in 1956, this is the First Mass Market Paperback, a Cardinal Giant Edition from Pocket Books (GC-45) from Marc. 1958. Condition is Fair, downgraded because a few pages in front matter (to Table of Contents) are loose; spine is cracking & book is fragile. Modest edgewear & rubbing, light soil. Pages tanned around edges, but completely unmarked. 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 Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Random House, 1954. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-/G+. Winner of both the Nobel & Pulitzer prizes, this "crowning achievement" of the author's career was 9 years in the writing. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, in the first state DJ ($4.75 price, 8/54 at bottom front flap), this hardcover 8vo has rich burgundy cloth-covered boards with 3 crosses blindstamped to front, echoed with 3 black crosses, lettered in peach & silver to spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked save for former owner's name & address to ffep in pen; corners crisp. The unclipped DJ isGood+/VG-, downgraded due to chipping & short, unclosed tears & creases all along top edges, rubbing to extremities; 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… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1980. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Lobel, Arnold. Caldecott-winning collection of 20 original fables written & illustrated in full color by Lobel. 41 pages. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1980, this hardcover 4to has soft blue cloth-covered boards blindstamped with the title to front & lettered in gilt to spine. Condition is Fine: nearly as fresh & crisp as Brand New! Completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white & unmarked. The price-clipped DJ is VG, downgraded due to modest rubbing to extremities & slight edgewear (including a tiny tear & light creasing to bottom edge of front cover). Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free for years of reading pleasure! We are also offering a softcover copy of this title, identical in all contents; please see our listing # 023630). Our photos show the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1983. First Softcover Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good+. Lobel, Arnold. Caldecott-winning collection of 20 original fables written & illustrated in full color by Lobel. 41 pages. Orig. published in hardcover in 1980 (see our listing #022929 for a first edition), this is the First Softcover Edition, First Printing, from 1983, identical in all aspects. With blue decorative wrappers, this quarto is in Good+ condition, downgraded due to rubbing to extremities & mild creasing/chipping at corners & both ends of spine. Else, the binding is strong, all pages secure & white, unmarked save for former owner's name to half-title page. Our photos show 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 time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1899. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Newman, Clyde J.. Popular work by the acclaimed humorist, containing 26 vignettes about American life, with pen-and-ink illustrations by Clyde J. Newman throughout the 276 pages of text. Orig. published in 1899 by Herbert S. Stone & Co., this is a Grosset & Dunlap reprint, undated, likely turn of the 20th century (former owner's name & date 1906 on ffep). With green decorative cloth-over-boards, this hardcover book is in VG condition: very clean, binding secure but with very light rightward slant. Pages creamy white with tanning around all edges, commensurate with age. Deckled page edges. Illustrations bright.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 orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day!

Mineola, New York, U.S.A.: Calla Editions/Dover Publications, Inc., 2014. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine. Detmold, Edward J.. New, unabridged replication (First, thus) of a book orig. published in London by Hodder & Stoughton in 1909, with ALL of Aesop's famous fables, illustrated throughout the 152 pages, with full-color, full-page plates by Victorian artist Edward Julius Detmold (1887-1957). Hardcover book has lush purple cloth-covered with bright gilt design & lettering to front & spine, colorful front paper pastedown. Condition is Fine (our highest grade): completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages white & unmarked. Looks never opened! Small area of sticker pull to ffep. 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); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Warner Books, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Author's first novel, centering on a part American, part Chinese young woman & a family story stretching from prewar Shanghai to contemporary Chinatown in New York City. A First Edition, first printing, SIGNED by the AUTHOR (her name only) on full title page. From a single-owner collection, both this hardcover book & DJ are in Fine condition: virtually indistinguishable from Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white, colors bright. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is flawless, protected in mylar cover since Brand New 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: A. L. Burt Company, 1925. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/G+. Early stand-alone mystery featuring "an element of weird Orientalism in heathen masks, a fatal curse, a kidnapped heiress, & a rich country gentleman from Connecticut" by the prolific author of the acclaimed Fleming Stone books, as well as numerous children's series (see our other listings). Orig. published in 1925 by Putnam's this is the First Printing from A.L. Burt (First, thus), in 334 pages. With orange cloth-covered boards stamped & lettered in gilt to front & spine, this hardcover 12mo is in VG+ condition: completely clean inside, with some darkening of unknown origin descending from top edge of spine cover. Binding straight & strong, hinges intact, pages creamy white with very mild tanning around edges, but unmarked save for remnants of old price sticker to ffep. Very mild rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is Good: bright & colorful with mild spine fading &… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking, 1998. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book #13 in the author's acclaimed Homer Kelly series, with illustrations by the author. From the collection of a local mystery writer/collector, this FIRST EDITION, First Printing hardcover book with original, unclipped DJ, SIGNED by Author (her name only) on second blank page, which is starting to come loose at bottom, so condition is downgraded to Near Fine. The DJ is truly Fine (our highest grade): both are completely clean, binding strong & square, pages white & unmarked.Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on orders received Weekdays before 2 pm (Pacific); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: New American Libary, 1967. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Book #45 in the acclaimed series featuring New York writer/detective Ellery Queen. Orig published in 1967, this is a book club edition (BCE). With gray cloth-covered boards lettered in teal green to spine, this hardcover 8vo is in Fine condition: completely clean, pages slightly off-white, binding tight & square. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, marred only by slight darkening to spine; nicely protected in nonreflective mylar cover. 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 before 2 pm (PST) Weekdays; later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1988. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Clearance! Early (5th book) contribution by the now world renowned fantasy master! A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1988, SIGNED with a personalized inscription by the Author to title page in black pen. Hardcover book has a black cloth-wrapped spine lettered in blood-red, with brown paper over boards. Condition is Fine in a Fine, unclipped DJ: only flaw is modest page tanning, heavier around all edges. Otherwise, completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages unmarked. DJ bright & colorful with no wear & beautifully protected in new clear mylar to stay that way, Free! 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.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1978. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Lavishly illustrated guide to all types of fairies drawn from literature, myth, & legend, including water & tree fairies, nymphs, pixies, elves, leprechauns, dryads, & more. Unpaginated, with 185 lovely drawings & paintings by the authors, including 147 in full color. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from Abrams,1978, not the later reprint. Oversized hardcover has off-white linen-covered boards, with gilt decoration & lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean save for 2 small spots to first two endpapers & slight darkening along bottom edges. Binding tight & square; pages stark white & unmarked save for old gift inscription written large across both front endpapers. The unclipped DJ is also Near Fine: flawless except for the mild wrinkling to the laminate that also seems to plague this book & slight darkening to… Read More

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1948. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Chamberlain, Samuel. Full of vintage sepia photos on every page, c. early-mid-20th century, of Harvard University. In publisher's decorative gray/white/black pictorial cloth, this is a FIRST EDITION from 1948. Condition is VG: very clean, binding tight & square, pages modestly tanned. Lovely old book smell. Long inscription takes up entire ffep with a poem from Fra Giavanni. NO DJ, likely as issued. 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 orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day!

New York, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Ninth book in this Edgar Award-nominated author's acclaimed series featuring Nicholas Bracewell, manager of Lord Westfield's Men, theater troupe in Elizabethan England. A First Edition, First Printing from 1997, this hardcover book was purchased Brand New for our personal collection. Condition is Fine/Fine (our highest grade): for all intents & purposes, a brand new book! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white.NO writing or underlining or highlighting; not ex-lib or bce. The unclipped DJ is also Fine, virtually flawless! ! Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Waynesboro, Virginia: Park Station, 1947. Soft cover. Very Good. Descriptive catalogue for the 1947/48 academic year of Fairfax Hall in Waynesboro, VA, a finishing school for young ladies. Designed by renowned New York architect Stanford White, & originally functioning as a hotel in 1890, then converted to the Brandon Institute, a coeducational facility in 1913, it opened as Fairfax Hall in 1920, & operated in this capacity until it closed its doors in 1975. The school's primary purpose was to "develop its students into the highest type of womanhood." Enrollment was limited to 140 students who got to live in a "home-like" woodland setting situated on a plateau above the town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah Valley. Highlights included a picturesque open-air pool, spacious reception hall with open fireplace, student rooms, classrooms, dining areas, a colonnade perfumed with honeysuckle and wisteria, & a "sunny, cheerful… Read More

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Laughing Elephant Books, 1998. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Lovely little tribute to the magical world of fairies, drawn from the myths & legends of the world, with heavy emphasis on Celtic sources & late-19th-early-20th century works. Lavishly illustrated in full color throughout, unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, 5th printing hardcover with beautifully decorative paper over boards, this book is in Fine condition (our highest grade): exceptionally clean, binding straight & strong, pages white, colors vivid. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Tiny rubbed area on 2nd page where old penciled price was erased, otherwise Like New! No DJ. Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); Weekends &… Read More

London, England: Sevenoaks/Carlton Books, 2007. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Moffett, Pat. Enchanting book takes children inside the "glittering world of fairy magic & mischief,''with pop-ups & flaps to open, fold-out pages, & more, brilliantly illustrated throughout with the magical art of Pat Moffett. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 2007, this oblong hardcover has decorative green paper-covered boards, lettered in pink to front & spine & sprinkled with fairy dust (glitter). Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean & bright, but for 2 flaws: 1) wings in back pocket are missing, & the envelope shows two tiny tears, 2) there is a scrape to the big flower on the second page. Else, binding strong & straight, colors vivid & pages unmarked. Very mild rubbing to extremities. No DJ, as issued (never came with one).Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't… Read More

Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1988. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Geldart, William. Fantasy about Tiki, the jeans-wearing, rebellious fairy who must battle the Fairy Queen over her prohibition against using her powers to help humans. By the author of "The Indian in the Cupboard" & its sequel. In125 pages with delicate line drawings throughout by illustrator W. Geldart. The First US Edition from 1988, this slim hardcover has teal cloth over boards lettered in gilt to spine. Condition of both book & DJ is Fine: looks & feels Brand New! Completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white ^ unmarked.The unclipped DJ is equally flawless, with NO fading or edgewear, but slight discoloration from old price sticker to ISBN on rear; 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! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2… Read More