Search Results: Authors starting with A from High Castle Books

NY, NY: Lancer Books, 1961. 158 pp., pictorial wraps, # 607; Book shows slight roll to spine w/ one light stress line; slight edgewear to covers; pages & inside surface of covers browning towards edges; 1" tear to fore edge of one leaf / "The Behind-the-headlines story! Teen-ager Beverly Aadland's scorching romance with Errol Flynn - told for the first time by the one person who shared all of their intimate secrets!" / . First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good to Very Good -.

Hollywood, CA: The ASC Press, 1984. 241 pp., + index, dark blue cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Jacket shows some slight bends to edges w/ slight wear to head of spine, else fine / "Abbot draws aside the curtain that for many decades concealed the secrets of special visual effects. . . . Among the special techniques discussed in detail are front and rear projection, optical effects, blue screen and sodium screen compositing, miniatures, matte painting, animation, mechanical effects, multiple imagery, and holography. There are also many of those effects which cannot be achieved through ordinary special effects procedures - shots that tap the wellsprings of ingenuity and originality that are necessary ingredients of every top drawer special effects cinematographer." Illustrated with numerous (mainly) color and B&W photos. / . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Philadelphia, PA: The Academy of Natural Sciences / George W. Carpenter Fund for the Encouragement of Original Scientific Research, 1967. 138 pp., + 5 plates + Alphabetical listing of common names; wraps; Book shows wear to ends of spine w/ chipping at head; wear & some curling to corners; some brown areas of what may be foxing overall plus some light soil; 2 short tears & a small crease to top[ edge of back cover; chipping to top corner of 1 leaf w/ small light bends to a number of page corners / Preceding the introduction is the following inscription and signature by the author" "Happy shelling! To Cayman visitors from the author. R. Tucker Abbott." I cannot be sure if this is actually signed by the author or if it is printed. Illustrated with B&W maps, photos and drawings. / . Signed. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Seattle, WA: Double A Publications, 1985. xix, 325 pp., black binding w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has light bump to heel of spine; Jacket has 3/4" tear & creases to bottom edge of front panel, which also has a small nick at left center; wear to ends of front fold w/ a short tear & small chip to bottom end; light creasing to top edge of rear panel / Follow-up to author's previous book, "None Dare Call It Conspiracy." /. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, 1988. 191 pp., burgundy cloth w/ gold & metallic red lettering & decoration; Dust Jacket in clear archival cover; Jacket shows some creasing to bottom edges, esp. to rear panel w/ some minor creasing to portions of top edges / "Here, brilliantly captured, are almost two centuries of Southern architectural splendor and the decoration, furniture, and style of life that graced it. . . . Lavishly photographed in color and with a text that is not only informative but wonderfully readable . . . a book for all who delight in homes, interiors, heirlooms, paintings, furniture . . ." /. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good to Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Luverne, MN: Bare Bones Books, 1991. 192 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows some yellowish discolored areas to top corner & for edge of front cover; RV park stamps to fore edge of page block & top of half-title page; light wear & minor soil overall w/ a small crease to bottom corner of back cover / Humor columnist Achterhof is also the author of "Never Trust A Size Three." /. Signed by Author on Half-Title Page. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good -. Illus. by the author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Thames & Hudson, 1979. 128 pp., dark green cloth w/ gold lettering & decoration; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows small crease to top corner of one leaf / "Fully illustrated from contemporary sources, this entertaining and informative account of the conflict between prince (Lorenzo the Magnificent) and pope (Sixtus IV) is filled with incidents of personal heroism and unexpected brutality." Illustrated with B&W plates. /. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Knopf, 1988. 257 pp., deckle edges, 1/4 dark blue cloth w/ dark blue boards & gold lettering, Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has remainder dot to bottom page edges, very slight soil to top & bottom page edges, crease to bottom corner of front endpaper; Jacket has small light creases to top edge of front panel & head of spine, also a little very light rubbing / Author's sixth novel. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Knopf, 1985. 195 pp., deckle edges; 1/4 light gray cloth w/ light gray cloth; DJ in Mylar cover; book a few small light stains near spine on rear board; bump to bottom corner of front board; DJ has short worn tear to bottom of spine; light wear to ends of flap folds & head of spine; crease to bottom corner of front inside flap w/ some light creasing to rear flap / Collection of 15 short stories. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good +/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1976. 120 pp., black cloth boards w/ silver lettering & text stamped into front board; Dust jacket in mylar cover; Book has some wear/damage to top & bottom board edges, foxing or browning areas to endpapers; Dust jacket has minor edge wear & other small defects / Book Two in the five volume Basic Photo Series. /. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nacogdoches, TX: Self Published, 1976. vii, 151 pp., red cloth boards w/ gold lettering; Book shows some slight wear & minor soil overall; some foxing to edges of page block / "Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Stephen F. Austin University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Science in Forestry" /. Hard Cover. Very Good -. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1988. 148 pp., brown cloth w/ black lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has very slight wear at spine ends, 2 tiny faint spots to page edges, prev. owner's name address stamp to front endpaper; Jacket has light wear to ends of spine/flap folds, light creasing to top edge of front panel w/ a very short edge tear near head of spine; same to rear panel w/ addition of 2 small faint brown stains / Winner of the Flannery O'Connery Award for Short Fiction. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Jim Chapman (cover illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1961. x, 354 pp., orange-brown cloth w/ gold & red lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows cloth rounded a bit at ends of spine; a couple of tiny brown spots to fore edge of page block; light paper clip indentation to top edge of front free endpaper, half-title & title pages, most noticeable to endpaper; DJ shows some worn tears &some chipping to ends of spine & flap folds; background color of spine panel is faded, w/ a little fading to red lettering of author name & publisher; a few short tears & some light creasing to edges overall; front panel shows a vertical soiled line to right w/ wear & surface flaking to flap fold & a few small surface chips overall; rear panel shows a little light soil; front inside flap shows small darkened area from old label & has top & bottom corners clipped / Illustrated with B&W drawings. / ". . . vast and encyclopedic account of the American cowboy . . . This is the cowboy of… Read More

NY, NY: Beacon Signal / Universal Publishing and Distributing Corp., 1964. 156 pp., pictorial wraps, # B787X; book shows creasing & some light surface scratches to bottom edge of front cover w/ a little wear to corners; small fading "x" & "o" penned to spine; small light crease to top corner of back cover; inside of covers & pages browning very slightly towards edges; binding is square & tight, cover is bright / "It was tempestuous affair - between a beautiful woman in her forties and a young man wild with desire . . ." "The novel that tells how youth gets its fling - and age gets its kicks!" (cover blurbs) /. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good -.

NY, NY: Beacon Signal / Universal Publishing and Distributing Corp., 1964. 154 pp., pictorial wraps; book shows slight roll to spine / some wear to ends & some splitting at foot; covers show a little wear to edges, esp. corners; front cover has reading crease along spine; back cover has a stress line from a bend w/ some light dampstaining towards spine; edges of page block show a little soil & some small nicks (mainly to bottom edge) / "The extraordinary story of an experimental affair involving sex without love and love without sex . . ." /. Mass Market Paperback. Good to Very Good.

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1993. xx, 231 pp., maroon boards w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows very slight bumping to corners of boards w. light bump to top edge of front board; Jacket shows wrinkling at heel of spine & bottom of rear flap fold; light bend to top edge of front panel / B&W photos and other B&W illustrations. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good to Fine. Large 8vo - (approx. 9¾" page height).

NY, NY: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1972. vii, 317 pp., gold-brown cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some light foxing to edges of page block & endpapers; light bumping to corners of boards; Jacket shows edgewear w/ short tears to ends of spine & flap folds; a few small scrapes & punctures to and near spine panel / Illustrated with B&W charts and diagrams. Contributors include: R.E. Taylor and E. Rojas; L.J. Mullins; H. Grundfest; A. Watanabe and I. Tasaki; W.J. Adelman, Jr. and Y. Palti; D.C. Tosteson; R. Guttman; R.D. Keynes; J.W. Moore and E.M. Harris; T.L. Hill; D.E. Goldman; H.H. Ussing; J.C. Eccles; T. Narahashi; R.H. Adrian, W.K. Chandler and A.L. Hodgkin; A.F. Huxley. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good + to Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1988. 251 pp., off-white cloth w/ metallic-red lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; DJ shows some indentations corresponding to the books front exterior joint, with the longest (about 1/2") having broken through the material, causing an internal tear - as the book was received in shrink-wrap, the book and jacket are otherwise "as new" / . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mexico D.F., Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico, 1980. Both volumes: red cloth w/ gold lettering & black & gold decoration; Vol. I: cxxviii, 622 pp.; Vol. II: cxi, 247 pp.; Both books show light shelfwear & a few small bumps to bottom edges; browning to edges of page block; "friends of library" stamp to front endpapers: Jackets shows some light wear to ends of spine & folds w/ a little fading to spine panels; a few small rubs overall / . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Falls Church, VA: American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, 1987. xiv, 343 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows light edgewear / Illustrated with B&W drawings, charts and photos, as well as a section of color photos. "Held at Hoblitzelle Auditorium, Agriculture Experiment Station, Weslaco, Texas, April 27 - May 1, 1987." /. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.