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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Life Cycle Books, 1979. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Extremely scarce, purporting to be " [a] doctor's personal report on the agonizing issue of abortion,'' the true account of an ob-gyn who formerly performed abortions but had a "moral turnaround" & became vehemently anti-abortion, co-founding the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws shortly after Roe v. Wade was codified into law. Claims to expose the "political maneuverings of the "pro-abortion" movement & the "machinery of the massive abortion industry,'' using the same rhetoric presented 40 years hence by those who fought (& just succeeded in 2022) in overturning Roe. In 330 pages with Index + blank Notes pages in rear. First Mass Market Paperback Edition, First Printing, from 1979, published by an obscure Canadian press. Condition is VG: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages show… Read More

Köln, Germany: Könemann, 1999. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New/Near Fine. Esteemed Hungarian brain scientist, professor, & anatomist has designed this book to meet the needs of medical students & practitioners, as well as interested laypersons, in displaying the three-dimensional position of structures within the human body using data from the latest diagnostic imaging techniques. Excellent complement to studies of systematic (descriptive) & topographical anatomy & a useful diagnostic assistant. In 416 pages, lavishly illustrated in both black-and-white & color. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1999, this oversize hardcover is completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges intact, pages white & unmarked. The DJ is also New, but downgraded due to tiny chip along top edge of front cover & spine fading from shelf. Else, bright & colorful with NO other edgewear. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never… Read More

Williams & Wilkins, 1949. Second Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Pioneering work on human sexuality, with 174 plates showing detailed anatomical drawings. Orig. published c. 1933, this Second Edition from 1949 contains a new Preface detailing recent findings from sex research, particularly those of Kinsey, & errata. With brown textured cloth over boards & black title box lettered in gilt to spine, this hardcover book is in Good condition: very clean, binding strong, but 4 pages (2 leaves) in rear comprising Figs 127-129 are completely loose. Pages creamy white with the occasional spot or smudge, else unmarked. MISSING pages: in front matter & rear, including Title & copyright pages & last page(s) of Index, which have been neatly excised; also missing are plates 142-157 in center of book--price reduced accordingly. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders… Read More

New York, New York: Eugenics Publishing Co. Inc., 1923. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Two-part volume by a pioneering doctor who was part of the modern birth control movement in the US in the early 20th century. Part I presents arguments for limiting childbearing & addresses counterarguments. Part II reviews specific methods of preventing contraception & weighs their relative advantages & disadvantages. A fascinating look at the origins of the birth control movement in light of underlying eugenics concerns, in 174 pages with Index, ads for other sex titles in rear. Orig. published in 1916, this edition is from 1932, with a Preface to the Twenty Fifth Edition (1923) alongside earlier prefaces in front, in which he evaluates the current status of the movement. Introduction by former President of the AMA, A. Jacobi. With yellow textured cloth over boards, this hardcover is in Good+ condition: generally very clean, with slight soiling/page dusting. Off-white pages… Read More

Alfred a Knopf, Inc., 1976. First Edtion, later printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Pioneering work by this French physician who sought to change how babies were delivered into this world, offering "revolutionary yet supremely simple techniques for easing the birth trauma." In 115 pages with 40 black-and-white photographs throughout text. A FIRST EDITION, 8th printing, from 1976, this oblong hardcover has soft gray cloth-covered boards with silver lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fine (our highest grade): completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to Near Fine due to slight edgewear, including a few tiny tears & slight discolored semi-circular stain at top edge that only impacts the inside; exterior is clean & bright, & nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day… Read More

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Contemporary Books, 1983. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Oversized paperback in 104 pages, profusely illustrated with photos of famous women bodybuilders of the late 1970s-early 1980s. Condition is Near Fine: has been on my personal bookshelf since purchased Brand New in 1983. Only flaw is extreme slight edgewear! Covers colorful & bright, binding is secure & straight, pages white. NO writing, highlighting or underlining; NOT ex-lib or BCE. Please see our photos--they show the exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images! Description & photos copyright Gargoyle Books 2020. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Chicago, Illinois: People's Book Club, 1944. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Autobiographical account by a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps who served as a surgeon in the US Army Forces in China, Burma, & India during WWII. In 295 pages preceded by a 15-page section of black-and-white photos. Orig. published by Norton in 1943, this is a special edition for the People's Book Club in Chicago from 1944. Hardcover with publisher's green cloth over boards blind stamped with author's name to front & lettered in gilt in a lighter green title box to spine. Condition is Near Fine: extremely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages tanned commensurate with wartime paper quality, heavier around edges & to endpapers. The very-hard-to-find DJ (unclipped, with orig. $3.00 price to lower front flap) is VG, with modest edgewear, including small chips to both ends of spine & corners. NO fading; nicely protected in new clear mylar… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1947. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+. Book #8 in the vintage girls' series featuring nurse Cherry Ames (CA). Orig. published in 1947, this is the First Edition, slightly later printing, in this new hardcover format from the early 1960s, with matte decorative paper over boards, no DJ as issued (these editions never had them). No list of other titles in front, lists to CA "Country Doctor's Nurser" on back cover. Condition is VG+; very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages just slightly off-white. Very light soiling to exterior page edges, extremely mild rubbing & corner bumping. Old gift inscription on half title page in pen dated 1962; else unmarked. Front endpapers faded around edges. 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 Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends &… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine. Book #3 in the vintage girls' series featuring nurse Cherry Ames (CA). Orig. published in 1944, this is a later printing in the new green hardcover format that debuted in the late 1950s, with matte decorative paper over boards. Lists to CA #23 & Vickie Barr Flight 908" in front matter, to CA #25 on back cover. Condition is Near Fine: extremely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked. Blue top stain, 214 pages, with ad for next book on last page. Slight rubbing/corner bumping. 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 Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1955. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good+. Book #16 in the vintage girls' series featuring nurse Cherry Ames, the seventh & final written by Julie Tatham after she took over from the original Helen Wells. This is one of the green picture cover editions from the 1960s (though only date is the orig. 1955 copyright). 214 pages. Hardcover 12mo book has decorative paper over boards, listing to this title on rear cover & to CA#22 in front matter (along with VB# 14), so it is a slightly later printing. Condition is Good+: completely clean inside, binding strong with a slight rightward slant, pages white & unmarked, exterior page edges show light soil & dust dulling. Moderate rubbing to extremities, heaviest at spine tips & all corners. 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 very… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: World Distributors, 1956. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/VG-. Book #1 (of what would become a series of 27 books) in the popular girls' series that introduced the world to nurse Cherry Ames (CA) & inspired young girls from the 1940s-1960s to pursue a career in nursing. Orig. published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1944, this is the First British Edition (later printing, listing to CA#16 in front) from 1956, retaining the original DJ, but with a slightly different look to the book than the American version. 185 pp. Hardcover 8vo has bright red textured cloth over boards stamped with an image of Cherry to front board & lettered in black to spine. Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages slightly off-white with tanning, heavier to edges, & foxing to all endpapers & front matter. Former owner's name in neat pen to half title page; else unmarked. the bottom-clipped DJ is VG- (minus): bright & colorful, but… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1953. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. Book #14 in the vintage girls' series featuring nurse Cherry Ames (CA). In the green picture-cover format that debuted in the late 1950s, with matte decorative paper over boards, this title was first published in 1953, but this is a later printing, listing to CA #23 & VB#15 in front matter, to CA First Aid book on back cover. Condition is VG: generally very clean & bright, with random spotting & light soil to outside page edges & small stain from top dye to front endpapers. Binding strong & straight, hinges intact, pages creamy white & unmarked. Blue top stain, 210 pages. Slight rubbing to extremities & corner bumping, with tiny areas of paper loss to top & bottom edges. 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 Pacific time… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1955. First Thus . Hardcover. VG-. Book #17 in the vintage girls' series featuring nurse Cherry Ames (CA). In the green picture-cover format that debuted in the late 1950s, with matte decorative paper over boards, this title was first published in 1955, but this is a later printing, listing to CA #22 & VB#15 in front matter, to CA #16 + First Aid book on back cover. Condition is VG-: very clean inside & bright, with mild spotting & light soil to outside bottom & side (fore edge) edges. Binding strong & straight, but front hinge is starting. Pages creamy white & unmarked. Blue top stain, 212 pages. Mild-moderate rubbing to extremities & corner bumping, with small paper loss in some spots. 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 Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1946. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. Book #6 in the vintage girls' series featuring nurse Cherry Ames (CA). Orig. published in 1946, this is a later printing in the new green picture-cover format that debuted in the late 1950s, with matte decorative paper over boards. Lists to CA #24 + First Aid book on back cover, so printing is c. 1964. Condition is VG: very clean inside & out save for some spotting to top outside page edges, which are dyed blue. Binding strong & straight, hinges intact, pages creamy white & unmarked. In 216 pages, with ad for next book on last page. Mild-moderate rubbing to extremities & corner bumping, heavy is some places with slight paper loss. 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 Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1955. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book #16 in the vintage girls' series featuring nurse Cherry Ames, the seventh & final written by Julie Tatham after she took over from the original Helen Wells. This is an edition from the original series issued with DJs, with brown tweed cloth-covered boards & black lettering/image of Cherry to center front cover. Book lists to CA #22 & Vickie Barr (VB) #13 in front, front DJ flap lists to CA #22, back flap to Connie Blair #12, back cover to Nancy Drew #38. Both book & DJ are in VG condition: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages only very lightly tanned.The unclipped DJ is bright & colorful, with minor edgewear & rubbing to extremities, some chipping at head of spine & sticker pull to back cover. 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

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1959. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+. Book #20 in the vintage girls' series featuring nurse Cherry Ames (CA). This is the First Edition, slightly later printing from 1959, in the new green hardcover format with matte decorative paper over board. Lists to CA "Rural Nurse" & Vickie Barr "Ruby" in front matter, CA "Country Doctor" on back cover. Condition is VG+; very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages just slightly off-white; no foxing. Some very light soiling to exterior page edges, extremely mild rubbing & corner bumping. Old gift inscription on half title page in pen dated 1962. 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.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1961. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. A stunning copy of the First Edition, First Printing from 1961 of book #22 in the vintage girls' series featuring nurse Cherry Ames (CA). Listing only to itself in front matter & on rear flap, with synopsis on front DJ flap (also lists to VB "Silver Ring" in front & on rear DJ). In addition, the condition is Fine: extremely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white.Green-blue top stain, 181 pages. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, with just a tad of rubbing to outer corners & both ends of spine; beautifully protected in new mylar cover free! 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 Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1960. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. Later title (#21 in the vintage girls' series featuring nurse Cherry Ames (CA). Orig. published with a DJ in the brown tweed format, this is in the green picture-cover format that debuted in the late 1950s, with matte decorative paper over boards. First published in 1960, this is a slightly later printing, listing only to CA#23 & VB#15 in front matter & CA#22 on back cover. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, with very mild darkening to fore edge, slight waviness & fading/spotting to front endpapers. Binding strong & straight, hinges intact, pages creamy white & unmarked. Blue top stain, 214 pages. Light rubbing to extremities & mild corner bumping. 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 Pacific time (Pacific);… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Book #2 in the vintage girls' series featuring nurse Cherry Ames (CA). This is an edition from the original series issued with DJs, with brown tweed cloth-covered boards & black lettering/image of Cherry to center front cover. A First Edition, but DJ indicates later printing. No list of other books in front matter & advertisement for the next book in series ("Army Nurse") on last page (unnumbered, page 218). Book condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages slightly off-white with very light tanning; no foxing, but light soil & rubbing to fore edges. Old gift inscription in pen on ffep. Crisp corners, very slight rubbing. The unclipped DJ lists to CA #16 on front flap, Vickie Barr (VB) #10 on rear flap, Nancy Drew #32 on rear cover. DJ condition downgraded to Poor due to heavy rubbing to front & lesser edgewear all around (small chips,… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1949. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book #10 in the vintage girls' series featuring nurse Cherry Ames, the first by Julie Tatham as author taking over from the original Helen Wells. This is an edition from the original series issued with DJs, with brown tweed cloth-covered boards & black lettering/image of Cherry to center front cover. Book lists to CA #16 & Vickie Barr (VB) #10 in front, front DJ flap lists to "Cherry Ames #16, back flap to VB #10, rear cover to Connie Blair #9. Both book & DJ are in VG condition: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages lightly tanned with an occasional foxed spot. Old gift inscription inside front cover in pen dated 1956. The price-clipped DJ is bright & colorful & unfaded, minor edgewear & rubbing to extremities, some chipping at head of spine & sticker pull to lower spine; Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free!Our photos depict the… Read More