Gift Ideas ($500 USD and under )

(New York): Aperture, 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Quarto. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

New York : Holt, Rinehart And Winston, 1977. True 1st edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 200 pages; Description: ca. 200 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Subjects: Baseball --Caricatures and cartoons. Cartoons and comics. Summary: A selection of cartoons featuring Charlie Brown's baseball team.

New York: D.C. Comics, 1990. Original Artwork . Paper. Two pieces of original artwork of D.C. Comics super heroes Aquaman & Hawkman. The pieces are approx 9" x 13 1/2" and painted in vivid colors. The drawings are unsigned and are taped to cardboard ready to go to the printers. Would look great framed. Sold as a collection only.

Book is shaped like a pirate. 10 pages of die-cut glossy illustrations over foam board.
The illustrations and short text descriptions depict the exploits and stories of such famous pirates as Blackbeard and Henry Morgan.
Includes detailled illustrations of the ships galleon and even a treasure map.
Book is in Near New condition.
12 x 6 1/2. Weight 8.5 oz.

CA.: Eclipse Enterprises, 1992. Revised Edition . Cards in a Box. Wonderful set of 40 cards by Robert Crumb depicting 40 great pioneers of country music. This is the 1992 revised edition. Fine in a fine box.

Boom! Studios, 2007-09. Comic. Like New. 8 VF. Michael Alan Nelson - *Signed* Fall of Cthulhu #6 (Cover B). This copy is *AUTOGRAPHED/SIGNED* by Michael Alan Nelson on the cover. minor wear to the spine at the staples. Signed in person LBCC09. Bagged for protection with a stiff backing board,. Likely to ship in an envelope.. * * * * * * * * * * {FREE Media Mail Shipping! Images available for any item, just ask. Any images shown next to the listing that have our www.aCastleofBooks.com watermark on them are the exact item you will receive, all other images are for reference only. Free delivery confirmation for domestic orders. Books with Author signatures are guaranteed authentic. We understand collectors needs in terms of accurate grading and proper packaging. We stand behind our descriptions 100%. All items will be shipped securely to insure that they arrive in exactly the same condition in which they left. May have small easily erasable pencil markings on first page. Our Packing Slips do not… Read More

(Salisbury): Scarab. (1982). Carver's first limited edition after his first brush with commercial success. Of a total edition of 100 numbered copies, this is one of 25 copies that were reserved for the author's use. Signed by Carver. Fine in saddle-stitched wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Fine.

Connecticut: Dutton, 2005. Collector's Edition. Full Leather. near fine. Bound in full green leather with gilt lettering and design to covers and spine. Three raised bands. A beautiful copy.

Wisconsin: John Martin's House, 1946. Hard Cover. vg/vg. A very nice copy in an equally nice jacket. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. "A Bonnie Book

New York: Street & Smith Publications, 1941. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Street & Smith Publications, 1941. First Editions, one each of both the American and (shorter) British editions. Both Octavo, both illustrated wraps. American Edition, 162 numbered pages, better than Very Good, not quite Near Fine. British Edition, 64 pages. Very Good. See scans for a clearer idea. A seminal and oddly scarce issue of the memorable Astounding Science Fiction fiction periodical, which carried the first appearance of many stories. Notable among those in this issue was the first appearance of Isaac Asimov's "Reason" a very early robot's-emerging-awareness tale which has earned its own wiki article, L. Sprague De Camp's "The Stolen Dormouse", which was the feature story here (see scans of cover), A.E. Van Vogt's "Not the First" and Theodore Sturgeon's "Microcosmic God"… Read More

New York, New York: Fawcett Crest Books. Fine. 1967. 1954 Edition: Ninth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 4.25 x 7 in.: 0.6: KB#010182: Peanuts Book #2-4013-4. Covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered (except for light rubbing along cover edges). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Has a photo of Charles M. Schulz on back cover. If interested, I have many other classic books by Charles M. Schulz like this one. .

Garden City, New York: International Collectors Library, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Edition Or Printing Stated. Introduction By Gore Vidal. Hint Of Wear With No Ownership Information Present.

Hardback. Good.

San Francisco: Apex Novelties, 1968, 1968. Soft cover. As New. Comic Book. Standard Size and Format. 2nd Printing (standard paper cover weight with a 50 cent cover price). Color illustrated covers with black/ white interior art. 48 pages and covers. AS NEW. All corners pointed and binding tight, without stress creases and square. Without tears, bumps, creases or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean, glossy and bright. Photo available upon request. All comics carefully packaged and sent boxed.

New York, Dell Publishing, 1947, 1947. F . Soft cover. Mint. Comic Book Standard Size and Format. Staple Bound. FIRST PRINTING. Cover price 10 cent. Without page numbers. NEARMINT. All corners sharp and binding tight and square. No tears, chips, bumps or creases. Very bright and clean. Photo available upon request. All comics carefully packed and sent boxed.