Search Results: Urban/Rural/Regional Studies from Gargoyle Books

Boston, Massachusetts: John F. Murphy, 1902. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. Oblong softcover from 1902--an original First Edition, NOT a modern reprint--offers early 20th-century duotone images of architecture, public & private buildings, people, street scenes, & monuments in & around Boston, MA. "reproduced from the latest photographs." Binding is stapled in 2 places, then tied with string: all intact & original. Pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age. Tan pictorial wrappers show slight edgewear & creasing to corners, a mild stain on front cover, light soil to both cover. NO writing/highlighting/underlining; NOT ex-lib. Photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

New York, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1997. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Collection of 20 scholarly essays that examine how "the contemporary landscape is shaped by a preoccupation with fear, as apparent in home design, security systems, gated communities, semi-public spaces, zoning regulations, & cyberspace." In 320 pages, illustrated throughout, with Preface, Notes & Author/Artist Biographies. A First Edition, first printing, from 1997, this trade paperback in black & gray decorative wrappers is in Fine condition: appears never opened! Completely clean, binding straight & strong; pages white. Essentially brand new! 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 same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Berlin, Germany: Ernst Staneck Verlag, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Thiele, Herbert; Karlson, Marga; Mann, Bodo;Wasserburger, Carheinz; Heidmann, Erika. Lovely little book containing watercolors--many full page--by various mid-century artists depicting postwar Berlin (Germany). Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION from 1954, this oblong book with a salmon cloth-wrapped spine & decorated paper over boards is in Good+ condition: very clean, pages just a tad off-white, binding strong & straight. NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Flaws: modest corner bumping, rubbing to extremities.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: Columbia University Press, 1936. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Documents the conduct & results of a pioneering study of juvenile delinquency in New York City in 1930, comparing results across neighborhoods, boroughs, gender, race, parental immigrant status, & religion. Vol 12 in the "Studies of the Research Bureau of the Welfare Council" series, this work represents a pioneering attempt to empirically measure & qualitatively describe the extent of juvenile delinquency in various neighborhoods in New York City in the early 1930s, when the concept was still being defined. In 277 pages with Index & Appendices in rear. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1936, this hardcover 8vo has deep blue-purple cloth-covered boards stamped with publisher's mark to center front & crisp gilt lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine, marred only by mild sunning to upper extremities. Else, completely clean &… Read More

New York, New York: Madison Square Press, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. iLavishly illustrated guide to signage & other environmental graphics in towns, cities, & other public spaces, designed for urban planners, landscape architects, environmental graphic designers, & other design professionals, in 182 page, with Index, References, Design Firms, Glossary in rear. A First Edition, First printing from 1994, this oversized hardcover has lime green cloth-covered boards with sn embossed darker green design to front/lettering to spine. Condition is VG, downgraded due to rubbing to extremities from shelf, particularly lower edges. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white, colors bright. The unclipped DJ is also VG: colorful & bright with slight edgewear & rubbing, unclosed tear to rear flap; looks great protected in new mylar cover!Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A., 1985. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New/No Jacket. Just removed from storage where it was packed Brand New after being received as a review copy, this hardcover book is Still Sealed in plastic wrap! Cannot tell edition, but undoubtedly a First, since we got it 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 Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Thistle Hill Publications & Vermont Folklife Center, 2001. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. A stark black-and-white photographic travel journey & tribute to the most rural area in Vermont: the hardscrabble Northeast Kingdom, with the photographer & writer drawing on their more than 30 years in the area to chronicle changes the devastating changes to this rural land & people, as well as their tenacity. 107 pages. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 2001, this oblong hardcover 8vo (10" x 9") has a gray cloth-wrapped spine with gray paper over boards, title blindstamped to front cover/printed in shiny gray to spine. Condition is Fine: look & feels Brand New & never opened! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is equally 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… Read More

London, England: Firethorn Press, 1986. Soft cover. As New. Explores what it is that makes London a great city for both residents & tourists alike, written by a writer for The Economist who calls the city home. Examines each of the city's regions in detail, including how people work, play, eat, govern, & travel, create & participate in culture, & more. In 206 pages with maps. A FIRST Edition, First Printing, from 1986, this trade paperback is in Fine condition: as clean & bright as Brand New! Binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. Just removed from our personal shelves where it has been since purchased new in London years ago. 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.

Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 1967. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Empirically based study of the practice of law & the characteristics of lawyers & their clients among private practitioners in "Prairie City" (a mid-sized midwestern locale) vs New York City. 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 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! A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1967, this hardcover book is Near Fine: new except for light foxing to top outside page edges. Else, completely clean & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is VG+, with modest rubbing to extremities & a few tiny chips to same. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books… Read More

Dundee & London: Valentine & Sons, Ltd.. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Poor/Poor. Collection of photogravure illustrations of London with brief explanatory text, c. 1930s (no date in book, but George V is still King). Unpaginated. Oblong softcover has a stapled binding, staples secure but showing rust. The photos are lovely, but a large dampstain circles in from the spine edge about 1"-3", affecting 50% of the pages & photos on that edge, causing condition to be downgraded to Poor. Otherwise, very clean, pages with just a whisper of tanning. NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Orig. DJ is present, but shows heavy chipping, creasing, soiling. Protected in mylar cover. 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. 0

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams, 1981. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Suarès, the former art director of New York magazine, has assembled the images of over 50 noted photojournalists in this lavish tribute to "the haunting beauty of mercurial Manhattan,'' with text by Chris Madden. FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1981. Oversized hardcover folio with rich black cloth-covered boards & gilt embossed title to cover & spine is in Near Fine condition: looks & feels nearly brand new, but marred only by FLAW-please note!: a slight but distinct mustiness, waviness, & very light foxed spots to both free endpapers. Otherwise, completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white, colors bright. The unclipped DJ is even more brilliant, virtually flawless! Beautifully protected in new archival mylar cover before shipping. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't… Read More

Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, 1954. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Poor. Pioneering study of the psychological world of children under age 12 in "Midwest,'' a small town of 707 residents in the heart of America chosen to represent the country's "cultural scene" in the mid-20th century. Data were collected by the authors, both psychologists at the University of Kansas, over a 7-year period. in 532 pages with Appendices, photo frontispiece, many charts & graphs. No publication date in book, but the Preface is dated June 1954.With bright orange cloth-covered boards lettered in black on spine, this hardcover book is in VG+ condition: very clean, pages creamy white with moderate tanning to edges. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Former owner's name stamped in front matter. The unclipped DJ is Poor, taped on rear but missing several sections, largely held together by new mylar cover. Our photos show the Exact book you… Read More

Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 1962. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Pioneering sociological study from the late 1950s-1960 of "Crescent City,'' a pseudonym for an urban center in the Middle South that demonstrates "the nature, function, & effectiveness of Negro leadership & its relation to the white leadership of the community." Focus is on "Negro policy & action in the movement toward desegregation of the schools & other public facilities." A First Edition, first printing from 1962, this hardcover book has blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. As it has been in storage since received Brand New for review (review notice laid in), it is in Fine condition: completely clean, binding tight & square, pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to VG- due to minor edgewear in the form of tiny chips (insect damage).Our photos depict the Exact book you… Read More

New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1998. Uncorrected Advance Proofs . Soft cover. Very Good. Takes the reader on a tour of some 90 neighborhoods comprising the borough of Brooklyn (including some "ghost neighborhoods that no longer exist), with black and white photos throughout the 237 pages, with Bibliography, Notes, Index, Timeline in rear. Created by the local Citizens Committee for New York City, these are the Uncorrected Advance Proofs that would have been sent out before publication. Edited by the man who served many years as the Brooklyn Borough Historian, with an Introduction by Kenneth T. Jackson. Oversized softcover in yellow wrappers is in VG condition: completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white. Slight rubbing to extremities & some rubbed patches on both covers, very scant edgewear.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)… Read More

New York, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Forss, George. Stunning black-and-white photos of New York City as seen from the street through the lens of George Forss, who peddled his prints on the streets of midtown Manhattan, where Duncan, a Marine combat photographer who went on to work for Life magazine, first met him. Forss passed away in July 2021. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1984, in 136 pages, this oversized hardcover book has deep claret cloth-covered boards with gilt embossed lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: looks & feels Brand New save for a faint, semicircular dampstain on bottom edge of rear board. Does NOT impact interior or DJ in any way, just this one spot. Else, completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white.The price-clipped DJ is also Fine, virtually flawless! Clean & bright, nicely protected in new mylar cover to stay that way.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive,… Read More

New York, New York: Manhattan Post Card Publishing Co., Inc., 1930. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Travel guide comprised of black-and-white photographic images of New York City, designed as a promotional piece showing how the city had grown since the turn of the 20th century, featuring images of key buildings-the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, the Chrysler, the Statue of Liberty, the New York Public Library, Radio City Music Hall-along with tunnels, bridges, museums, churches , & gardens. Unpaginated, approximately 105 postcard-like images. Newspaper clipping from the "soon-to-be-completed Waldorf Astoria hotel laid in. n.d. [c.1930]. Bright orange/blue/white decorative wrappers with a bold, Art-Deco design to front & back. Small 4to (7" x 10"). Stapled binding. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & unmarked save for a couple scattered brief marginal notations (eg, "I saw this") in faded pen by a previous traveler.… Read More

Hicksville, New York, U.S.A.: Exposition Press, Inc., 1971. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Extremely scarce first-person account of "a city's devastation,'' referring to the riots that ravaged the city in the summer o 1967, focusing on the horrific fires of Sunday July 23rd. The author was not a political activist or famous person, but simply an unknown African-American healthcare worker living in the city with her husband & young son, who saw her city, literally, going down in flames & felt she had to speak out & encourage all Detroiters, black and white, young and old, to unite in hopes of a better future. A very moving & powerful book that offers a unique perspective on that place & time! A FIRST EDITION, first printing, the book is a slim hardcover with black cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean, pages off-white, binding secure & straight, feels tight & never… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1943. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Suydam, E. H.. Orig. copyrighted in 1933 & 1939, with lovely watercolor illustrations by E. H. Suydam from 1939, this is 1943 edition, published in accordance with wartime paper restrictions (notice on verso of dedication page). Hardcover has deep green cloth-covered boards with black lettering to front & spine & a paper pastedown cityscape on front cover; front & rear endpapers feature 2 more city views. In 440 pages with Index; Color frontispiece & 36 internal pen-and-ink illustrations by Suydam. It is a lovely copy in VG condition: very clean, binding straight & tight, pages creamy white. Former owner's name in neat pen on verso of ffep. Rear hinge is starting to crack; underlying webbing is revealed for about the top 2". Slight rubbing, light soil to bottom outside page edges. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of… Read More

Garden City, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1948. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Yavno, Max. Journalist & long-time resident of San Francisco explores his city from the inside out. In 119 pages with black-and-white photos throughout by Max Yavno. Index. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1948, this hardcover with light blue-green cloth-covered boards with black lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding secure & straight, pages modestly tanned, commensurate with age, heavier around edges. Former owner's name inside front cover in pen. Mild rubbing to extremities & bumped corners. No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" image of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (PST) ship that same day; weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Nashville, Tennessee: Cokesbury Press, 1935. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Brutally & beautifully realistic poetry from this dedicated Japanese pacifist & social reformer (1888-1960) for many years. Translated by Lois J. Erickson, Foreword by Sherwood Eddy, illustrated with delicate pen-and-ink drawings throughout. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1935, this slim hardcover with black cloth-covered boards & bright gilt lettering to front & spine is in Fine condition (our highest grade): exceptionally clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & completely unmarked. The clipped DJ is downgraded to VG due to some very minor edgewear, light soil. Nicely protected now in new mylar cover. 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 (Pacific time) ship same day; later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.