Search Results: Reference/Bibliography/Dictionaries from Gargoyle Books

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Facts On File, Incorporated, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Now out of print, this is a huge guide, arranged alphabetically, to the creatures & gadgets & supernatural beings from science fiction literature, comics, films, & TV. Each entry includes a brief biography, first appearance, description, & comments; pictures throughout the 372 pages with Index. Oversized hardcover is in Near Fine condition: looks, feels, & smells brand new! Only flaw is slight bumping to top edge of front cover (see photo 3). Otherwise, completely clean & unmarked, binding strong & straight. Unclipped DJ (no price) is Near Fine: absolutely nearly perfect save for a 1" tear descending from top edge of back 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 by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Cambridge University Press, 1991. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. Part of a collection of linguistic books--the majority packed away since Brand New--just removed from storage where they have been since the 1990s following review for an academic publication. To get them listed expeditiously, we are foregoing our usual detailed descriptions. From 1991, this one is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing, in 535 + [26] pages. Hardcover 8vo has red paper over boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Condition is Fine: as new & unopened & unmarked.The accompany DJ is Near Fine, with a deep creasing running diagonally from outer-lower corner of front cover, else 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 Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2000. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The owners of the Quill and Brush Bookstore in Maryland are back with a completely revised & updated version of their landmark guide to the estimated market values of over 5000 books.Adding another 1000 books to include the work of 6000 authors, this new edition for the millennium includes prices for 1986, 1995, & 2000, along with invaluable lists of prize winners, author pseudonyms, dealers, auction houses, & how the Internat has forever altered book collecting. A First Edition, First Printing, this hardcover large 8vo has red paper over boards with a deeper burgundy cloth-wrapped spine lettered in bright gilt. Condition is Near Fine: as bright & crisp & clean as Brand New save for a small spot to top outside page edges. Else, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is also Near Fine, with just a tad of shelfwear. Our… Read More

Harper & Row, 1989. Revised and Enlarged Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. The "bible of the mystery field,'' this comprehensive guide has 5,045 entires covering novels of detection, crime, mystery, & espionage; short stories & mystery collections/anthologies; magazines, plays, histories of the genre, lives of the writers, & Sherlock Holmes. In 952 pages with Index. Orig. published in 1971 & long out of print, this is the very First Printing of the Second Revised & Enlarged Edition from 1989. With publisher's soft black cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine, the book is actually BRAND NEW, but downgraded to VG+ in a VG+ DJ since there is a vertical slit through the cloth covering the spine & an identical slit to the DJ (taped on the underside). Else, completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white, & unmarked save for 2 small spots to bottom outside page edges from shelf. The unclipped DJ is : bright & colorful,… Read More

Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1991. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New. Invaluable reference guide to extant research in comparative criminology, in 144 pages. A First Edition, first printing, this hardcover book has been stored since acquired Brand New. Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked. No DJ as issued by publisher. 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: Facts on File, Inc., 1985. First Paperback . Soft cover. Near Fine. Contains over 10,000 terms related to every aspect of crime, criminals, police, & the law, including prison slang, gang terms, historical references, acronyms, medical & psychiatric terms, police abbreviations, drug culture references, white-collar crime terms, & more. Invaluable reference for writers wanting to get a character's language right. Originally published in hardback in 1982, this is the first (1985) paperback edition. Softcover book with 219 pages is Near Fine: just a tad of edgewear keeps it from being like new! Completely clean & tightly bound, pages white & unmarked.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 (Pacific) Weekdays; later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.A.: Purple Moon Press, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Companion guide to the author's bestselling, "Detecting Women,'' this volume is an alphabetical guide to mystery, suspense, spy, & detective fiction written by men. Each book/series/leading character is described, books are listed in order of their appearance, & interesting tidbits about the author/books are included, along with pseudonyms. An indispensable reference! From the home of a local mystery writer/collector, this is a First Edition, first printing from Feb 1998, a BRAND NEW review copy, with review notice tacked inside front cover. Condition downgrade to Near Fine due to a smudge of unknown origin to outside fore edge. Otherwise, completely clean, binding strong & straight, appears never opened. Pages white & unmarked. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Del Rey/Ballentine, 1989. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Fine/Fair. Hamilton, Todd Cameron; Clouse, James. Comprehensive guide to the world of Pern, including its exploration & colonization, flora & fauna, details of everyday life, and, of course, the dragons. Written with the cooperation of the creator of Pern, Anne McCaffrey. This is the 1989 first edition from Del Rey, but a likely BCE (book club edition) due to no price on DJ & no statement in front matter, though 4th printing is indicated per number line). Oversized hardcover book is in Fine condition: completely clean & tight, pages white & unmarked. Virtually flawless! The unclipped DJ is downgraded to only Fair, however, due to heavy rubbing & wrinkling & many small chips/short tears to upper edge, both back & front cover, especially heavy at both ends of spine. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have!… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Comprehensive, thoroughly researched & notated guide to all sorts of mythical & magical beings from ancient mythology through the present, arranged alphabetically, in 682 pages with some pen-and-ink illustrations. With stiff decorative wrappers, this thick softcover is in Fine condition: looks & feels Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white. Tiny bit of dust & teeny spot to top outside page edges are only flaws, if we're being really picky. 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.

London, England: Elkin, Mathews & Marrot, 1929. Fifth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Annotated list of 2392 historical & semi-historical novels from the pre-Christian era through the 19th century, in 424 pages, with Bibliography, Author/Title/Subject indices. Orig. published in 1902, this is the Fifth Edition, "revised, enarged, rearranged, & mostly rewritten" from Apr. 1929. Condition is solidly VG: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages mildly tanned, commensurate with age. Not ex-lib. Worst flaw, & it is mostly an annoyance, is underlining & marginalia in light pencil throughout the entire book. Other surface flaws: modest corner bumping, rubbing to extremities. No DJ (likely issued without one). A lovely feature is a sewn-in wooden book mark from the publisher, which has left 2 heavily tanned spots in the front matter (see photo 3).Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually… Read More

New York, New York: Peter Henderson & Company, 1890. Second Edition . Hardcover. Fair. The "Father of American Horticulture" offers this "concise, yet comprehensive dictionary of plants" designed for florists, gardeners, & amateur horticulturists in late-nineteenth-century America. In 528 pages, inc. 2 pages of ads for Henderson's other plant books in rear, illustrated throughout with engravings of plants. Orig. published in 1881, this is the new Second Edition from 1890, with a new Preface, brown cloth-covered boards, stamped in black & lettered in gilt to front cover. Contents are very clean 7 completely unmarked. The text block is strong & all pages are secure. However, both front & rear hinges are cracked & the front board is nearly completely detached. Paper covering spine has been reglued. Heavy rubbing & fraying to all corners & both ends of spine, down to underlying boards. Still a good reference/reading copy! Our photos depict the… Read More

London, England: Tavistock Publications Limited, 1972. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Part of a collection of social science books just removed from storage where they have been since the 1990s following review for an academic publication. To get them listed expeditiously, we are foregoing our usual detailed descriptions: we trust you'll know if a book is what you're looking for! You can be sure that, unless otherwise noted, ALL are LIKE NEW & unopened. Completely clean & unmarked, bindings straight & strong in like DJs (if issued with one). Virtually flawless! A chance to build your library with essentially new books that have been long out of print or not seen the light of day in decades! 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.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST EDITION from 1912, this book comprises a thoroughly annotated list of all the maps of the areas specified in the title bequeathed to the U.S. Library of Congress in the 1906 will of historian & scholarly investigator Woodbury Lowery. Lovely decorative title page & portrait of Lowery as frontispiece; tissue overlay is intact. No other maps in book--just descriptions of the ones in Lowery's collection. The collection is described thoroughly, listed by year, with complete author & title indexes in rear. 567 pages. Condition is solidly VG: Hardcover has burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. It is an ex-library copy, but the call letter sticker from spine has been carefully removed; some stamps in the front matte, to outer top page edges, & on the corners of a few random pages. Otherwise, extremely clean, binding tight & square, pages lightly tanned around edges. Minor… Read More

Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, Incorporated, 1979. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An extremely well-annotated bibliography of 1,111 works on ghosts/poltergeists/spirits/hauntings/witchcraft/demons, published in now-extinct & current journals or as books or pamphlets. An excellent starting point for psychical research. In 351 pages s with both a general & geographical index. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1979, this hardcover book has matte black cloth-covered boards with white lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: purchased Brand New (remainder mark to outer bottom pages) & has been on my personal shelf ever since. Just lacks that Brand New crispness! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. No DJ, as issued (never came with one). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't… Read More

New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1975. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Complete collection of abstracts to EVERY article in the first 25 volumes of this journal. In 414 pages with Subject Index. An essential reference! Part of a collection of social science books--the majority packed away since Brand New--just removed from storage where they have been since the 1990s following review for an academic publication. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1975, this hardcover is in Fine condition: completely clean & unmarked. the unclipped DJ is Near Fine, with a tad of yellowing & edgewear, including a tiny chip to foot of spine. 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.

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1959. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A selective Bibliography of approximately 2,600 books & pamphlets published from the last quarter of the 19th century through the mid-20th, including "the important, the rare, the famous, & the obscure'; purely technical works, poetry, & songs are excluded. 463 pp. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1959, this hardcover 4to has green cloth-covered boards lettered in bright gilt inside a black title box to spine. Condition is VG+: completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy white with mild tanning to edges, completely unmarked. Bumping to all corners & spine tips, mild rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is Good, with small, but significant chipping to top edge, as well as a short tear, crease, & tape repair to same; rubbing to other extremities, come corners chipped; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our… Read More

Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1986. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New. Part of a collection of social science books just removed from storage where they have been since the 1990s following review for an academic publication. To get them listed expeditiously, we are foregoing our usual detailed descriptions: we trust you'll know if a book is what you're looking for! You can be sure that, unless otherwise noted, ALL are LIKE NEW & unopened. Completely clean & unmarked, bindings straight & strong in like DJs (if issued with one). Virtually flawless! A chance to build your library with essentially new books that have been long out of print or not seen the light of day in decades! 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.

Woodbridge, Connecticut: Research Publications, 1983. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Long out-of-print & scarce, this is a comprehensive guide to the microfilm collection of 18th & 19th century writings in a wide array of scholarly fields, including social histories, city guidebooks, dictionaries, art books, romances, & sociological/psychological/medical treatises on rape, incest, venereal disease, homosexuality, etc, cataloging a total of 120 reels of microfilm. Selections represent the older material held at the Kinsey Institute for Sex Research Library at Indiana University. In v + 130 pp. Hardcover 4to has burgundy cloth over boards lettered in bright gilt to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: essentially a brand new book, just removed from storage where it was placed new following review upon publication in 1983, but it has suffered a ding to upper spine, with slight cloth loss. Else, completely clean & bright, binding… Read More

Tucson, Arizona: Press of the Gigantic Hound, 1990. Limited Numbered Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Comprehensive bibliography published on the 20th anniversary of the very first of Hillerman's Joe Leaphorn mysteries, in 88 pages with Notes, Chronology. From an edition limited to 1000 copies, this one is SIGNED by both the author (Hieb) AND Tony HIllerman on limitation page (please see our other listing #010144 for a cheaper copy with just Hieb's signature). Hardcover 8vo (6.25" x 9.25") hardcover has burnt-orange cloth-covered boards with black lettering to spine; NO DJ as issued. Condition is Fine: looks Brand New & never opened! Completely clean, binding strong & square; NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; not ex-lib. 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.

Tucson, Arizona: Press of the Gigantic Hound, 1990. Limited Numbered Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Comprehensive bibliography published on the 20th anniversary of the very first of Hillerman's Joe Leaphorn mysteries, in 88 pages with Notes, Chronology.SIGNED BY AUTHOR (Hieb) opposite title page with notation that this is an edition limited to 1000 copies. (We are also offering a copy signed by both Hieb AND Hillerman; please see our listing # 021113). From a single mystery lover's personal collection, this hardcover has burnt-orange cloth-covered boards with black lettering to spine; NO DJ as issued. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean 7 unmarked, binding tight & square. Only flaw is faint residue from price sticker on top outer corner of front 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 by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends &… Read More