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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1985. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Argues that the man executed for the murder of the Lindbergh baby in 1936 was framed & the victim of social & political factors that virtually guaranteed an unfair trial & his death. Extremely well-researched, drawing on newly released files from NJ, NY, & the FBI. Author is a British journalist whose previous books have contributed to the freeing of 3 people falsely accused of murder. In 438 pages with 16 pages of vintage black-and-white photos in center. A FIRST EDITION from 1985, this hardcover is in VG condition: very clean, pages white & unmarked, binding strong & straight. Modest foxing to outside page edges. The unclipped DJ is also VG, marred only by a few creases & rubbing to extremities 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… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Book of the Month Club, Inc., 1989. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Slipcased. Fine/Fine. Now a classic, & still as compelling as ever, this book contains the complete on-the-scene record of WWII as it unfolded in Europe, from the pen of CBS' leading journalist at that time, who first broadcast it live over the radio as the war went on. First. published in 1942, this is a deluxe hardcover slipcased version created by Book of the Month Club in 1987 with a new introduction by David Halberstam & new Foreword by the author, in 627 pages with photographic endpapers & black-and-white photos in 4 sections throughout the text. Sewn-in black ribbon page marker. With red cloth-covered boards & silver lettering in a black title box to spine, condition of both book & DJ is FINE: appears brand new & never opened! Exceptionally clean, binding tight & square, pages white & unmarked. The black slipcase is Near fine: completely sturdy & strong, with just a… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1949. First Paperback . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING from Oct. 1949 of this "lusty tale of evil men who dealt in human flesh.'' Complete & unabridged from the orig. hardback version of 1948. Vintage PocketBooks #632. Condition is Near Fine: incredibly clean & tightly bound, colors bright, no fading. NO writing/highlighting/underlining; NOT ex-lib. Very slight rubbing to extremities, slight corner creasing, bumping to tail of spine. Slight paper residue on ffep. Pages mildly tanned (appropriate to paper quality & age), but completely supple. A gorgeous collectible copy protected in new mylar bag! 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.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Literary Guild of America, 1928. First Thus . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. Biographical account of Henri Christophe, a key figure in the Haitian Revolution in the late 1700s & Haiti's one & only Monarch, appointed in 1811. On 207 pages, with Bibliography in rear. Orig. published by Harper & Brothers in 1928, this is the First Edition from the Literary Guild (First, thus), with the stunning Deco-style duotone illustrations of Mahlon Blaine gracing both front & rear board, endpapers, & throughout the text. Hardcover book in black matte cloth-wrapped spine with decorative paper to front & rear boars, paper title box to spine. Condition is VG-: very clean, pages creamy white with moderate tanning, heaviest around edges. Binding strong & straight, hinges intact. Moderate rubbing to extremities, bumped corners. No slipcase (orig. came with one). Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't… Read More

London, England: Harper & Row, 1962. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. In this companion volume to "The White Nile,' Moorehead traces the course of the Nile & its exploration from the 18th century through 1869, focusing on the roles of four men: James Bruce from Scotland, Napoleon from France, Muhammad Ali from Turkey, & Ethiopian Emperor Theodore. In 308 pages with 18 chapter decorations, 26 pages of black-and-white photos, maps, including one foldout one, & map endpapers. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1962, this hardcover 8vo has soft blue cloth-covered boards & gilt publisher's stamp to front/lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, binding tight & square, pages off-white with just a tad or tanning to edges, completely unmarked save for former owner's name & address to ffep. Very mild rubbing to extremities & corner bumping. The price-clipped DJ is VG+, with very mild rubbing & light soil;… Read More

London, England: Collins, 1947. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. A lovely copy! Describes early English maps & their intricate relationship to British history & culture. Author was head of the Map Room at the British Library & President of the Hakluyt Society. Originally published in 1944, this is the (stated) Third Impression (Revised) from 1947, in 48 pages with 8 lovely full-color plates & 26 black & white illustrations. Slim red & white hardcover with cover illustration that matches DJ is Near Fine: very clean & binding tight; creamy pages with very mild tanning to exterior edge, but completely unmarked; endpapers show dark offsetting. are heavily tanned in areas. Slight mustiness & slight warping. NO writing, highlighting or underlining. NOT ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is in Fine condition: nearly flawless, no creasing; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock"… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1994. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. As New/As New. Fascinating history of how Europe came to dominate the world in technology in the latter Middle Ages that challenges long-accepted myths about the Renaissance & Western superiority. In 357 pages with Index & extensive Bibliography A book club edition (bce), this hardcover book is Fine--actually Brand New--in like DJ, just removed from our personal shelves & never opened. Both are completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white; NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is bright & colorful with no fading or edgewear. Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images! Description & photos copyright Gargoyle Books 2021. 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.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Written shortly after his departure from the White House as the 31st President of the US, Hoover here took to address the problem of human liberty, which he saw as increasingly challenged since the Great War (WWI), focusing on the American System & Liberalism, as well as alternative philosophies of society & government proffered by Socialism, Communism, Fascism, Naziism, & National Regimentation. He identified what he saw as abuses of & attacks on liberty, being particularly critical of his successor Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program. 212pp. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1934, with the requisite Scribner's "A,'' this hardcover small 8vo has deep red cloth-covered boards lettered in bright gilt to front & spine. Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate… 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, U.S.A.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Novel for young readers set in the small settlement of Sedluk, Alaska, involving a 12-year-old boy in the immediate aftermath of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor & the United States' entrance into World War II. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1971, SIGNED by the AUTHOR with a dated, personalized inscription on half title page in blue ink. With deep green cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine, this hardcover book is in Near Fine condition, marred only by bumping to corners & tips of spine. Else, completely clean, pages creamy white w, binding strong & straight. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to VG due to minor chipping & rubbing, heaviest to spine. NO fading, light soil; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from… Read More

London, England: Folio Society, 1999. Hardcover. Fine. Stunning volume from the Folio Society traces the history of civilization in this work that is regarded the author's finest, & was the basis for the PBS television series of the same name. In 276 pages, with Preface by his son & an author's Foreword, lavishly illustrated throughout. Lovely hardcover 4to has light blue cloth over boards decorated with a Roman column & image of Da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" to front board in silver, gilt & red, silver lettering to spine. Condition is Fine: as clean & bright as brand new, binding strong & straight, pages white, colors rich. The accompanying slipcase is Near Fine, marred only by a bump to one corner; else sturdy & straight & bright. 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 &… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967. First Edition (stated) . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. The definitive account of the days leading up to, during, & following the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, November 20th-25th, 1963. Front endpapers are a chronology of events, while rear ones show a map of the motorcade route in Dallas that fateful morning. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1967, this hardcover 4to has light blue linen-covered boards that show slight fading/rubbing to top edges. Binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $10 price intact) is VG, with mild edgewear, including a 1/4" tear descending from top edge of front cover & light scratches; 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 pm Weekdays (Pacific… Read More

New York, New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1909. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Collection of 3 never-before-published "tales, allegories, & legends," translated from the original Russian by L. & A. Maude in 1903. This is a 1909 edition with an Introduction containing letters by Tolstoy & statement that it was "written and translated for the benefit of the Jews impoverished by riots in Kishinef & Gomel [Russia, 1903].contributed by the author for the benefit of the sufferers." 64 pages. Small 16 mo (4.5" x 6.5") hardcover has soft yellow cloth over boars with an intricately stamped black & brown Art Nouveau design to front, lettered in black to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages mildly tanned, front endpapers heavily so; no foxing. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. Only flaws are mild bumping to both ends of spine, very mild soil. Our… Read More

New York, New York: Funk & Wagnells, 1939. New and Enlarged Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Provides an insider's glimpse of early 20th-century high society & its mores & manners, in this book of "how-to's" for every possible social situation that might confront the modern hostess/host or upper-middle-class person of good breeding in the 1930s. Orig. published in 1922 & revised & enlarged over the years, this is the Seventh Printing from Mar. 1939 of the Compete New Edition from 1937, "rewritten, revised, reset," illustrated with vintage black-and-white photos & "facsimiles of social forms." In 877 pages, this hardcover 8vo has rich blue cloth-covered boards stamped in gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding straight & strong, though evidence of regluing at gutter or half-title page; hinges intact. Pages creamy white & unmarked, with a whisper of tanning to… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday Anchor, 1957. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Gorey, Edward. Collection of 17 essays originally published in hardcover as part of a larger work ("Language as Gesture") by this renowned 20th-century poet, critic, & academic. This is the First Mass Market Paperback edition from 1957, and another Anchor paperback (A96) for the Gorey completist, though he did just the typography here; cover art by Leonard Baskin. Condition is Fine: appears nearly as bright & clean & Brand New (unopened) as when it came from the publisher! Pages show whisper of tanning to edges, but unmarked. A hint of toning to back cover; nicely protected in new mylar collector bag 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 time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Yale University Press, 1986. First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. Compendium of original writings representing the movement from Classicism to Romanticism & beyond in both art & architecture across the 1800s, First published in 1966, this is the 1986 Yale edition, with a new Preface, in 550 pages with illustrations throughout some essays. Trade paperback with decorative wrappers is in Near Fine condition: appears new & unused, with just a hint of edgewear. Else, completely clean, binding straight & strong; pages white. Former owner's small stamp inside front 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 Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

London, England: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1946. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Renowned sociologist & sometime member of the Office of Strategic Services in the US offers this insightful analysis of the creation of Hitler Youth & their perversion by Adolf Hitler from a legitimate youth movement into anti-Semitic Nazis. The fate of this cohort of an entire young generation of Germany in the wake of Hitler's defeat & their potential for rehabilitation are explored. In 286 pages, with Index & extensive Bibliography in rear. Pen-and-ink drawings throughout. Hardcover book with green cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering & design to spine is in VG condition: completely clean, binding strong & square, pages off-white. DJ is missing Our photos depict he EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST);… Read More

New York, New York: Dell, 1965. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Good+. Winner of the Prix de la Resistance, this book reveals "the shattering, secret history behind the rise & fall of the Third Reich." Author was a decorated member of the French Resistance movement during WWII & later in charge of liquidating German records of the Occupation, where he gained access to top ex-Gestapo agents & both published & unpublished documentary sources. In 416 pages. Orig. published in hardcover in 1964, this is the First Mass Market Paperback Edition, first printing, from Dell (#2863) from Sept. 1965. Condition is solidly Good+: extremely clean, binding strong & straight, all pages secure. Pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. Flaws: moderate edgewear all around, including some heavy creases & rubbing, chips. Nicely preserved in new mylar collector bag Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will… Read More

London, England: John Russell Smith, 1854. Second Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Covers "the antiquity of heraldic ensigns & symbols, their nature, origin, & use; their connections with the establishment of heraldry as a science in Great Britain through the mid 19th century. Orig. published in 1847 (with original Preface to that edition included), this is the Second Edition from 1854, with a new Preface that defends the necessity of offering such an edition."no apology is necessary." In 190 pages with 23 illustrated plates throughout, Index & Errata in rear. Hardcover book with tan cloth-over-boards & gilt lettering to spine is in Good condition: extremely clean, binding straight & strong, NO writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Front hinge was repaired long ago with cloth tape; quite unobtrusive. Worst flaw is foxing, heavy at times, throughout book. Corners mildly bumped, very slight edgewear. Gilt on spine is bright & crisp. Our photos depict… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Berkley/Pacer, 1988. First English Language Edition . Mass Market Paperback. VG-/G+. Williams, Brian. One of a series of "real-life gamebooks,'' role-playing adventures in which readers/players are thrown back into the past. Here, you must escape from a German concentration camp during WWII. In 157 pages, with pen-and-ink illustrations throughout, + 2 pages of ads in rear for other games. Orig. published in Germany in 1986, this is the First English-language edition from BerkleyPacer from Apr. 1988. Condition is VG-/Good+: interior is completely clean & unmarked, pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age, but unmarked. Exterior shows rubbing to extremities, modest edgewear, 1 crease to front cover directly parallel to spine, mild creasing to all corners & both ends of spine.Nicely protected in new clear mylar collector bag Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have!… Read More