Search Results: Authors starting with V from Gargoyle Books

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Dunken, 2006. First Thus . Soft cover. As New. Limited edition of 300, this being No. 282. SIGNED by Author on limitation page in rear. In Spanish. Prologue by Andres Cormack, director of the Museo de Leyenda Patagonicas, Estancia "Los Cesares: in Patagonia. This seems to be a four-part facsimile edition of a journal documenting Darwin's travels, particularly to Tierra del Fuego & Bahia Wulaia, encounters with the indigenous Yaghan tribes, & life back at home at Down House, 1832-1882. FINE condition, appears clean & crisp & new. OCLC lists 1 copy. 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.: Simon and Schuster, 1985. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The master of fantasy illustration shares his techniques, with a Foreword by Isaac Asimov, some of whose own works were illustrated by Vallejo. In 127 pp, lavishly illustrated in both full color & black-and-white sketches on nearly every page. A First Edition, Second Printing from 1985, this oversized softcover 4t0 has brilliantly colorful & decorative wrappers. Condition is Near Fine: just a tiny ding to top corner of back cover near spine & a bumped top outer corner of front cover keep it from being As New! Feels never opened: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages stark white & unmarked, colors vivid. 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; weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Del Rey/Ballentine, 1978. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. VG-/Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Gorgeous, lavishly illustrated tribute to artist Boris Vallejo, famed for sensual illustrations for the Tarzan, Gor, & Conan books, among other science fiction classics. Introduction by Lester Del Rey briefly surveys the artist's life & career. Unpaginated. Per the front DJ flap, this is a Book Club Edition (BCE), identical to the true first edition (with statement). Oversized hardback is in VG- (minus) condition: plain white boards are very clean with some random darkening/soil. Pages are very white & colors on all illustrations are bright. except for some very faint spotting to middle of outside edge of most all pages (fore edge side). Former owner's name in marker on ffep; else unmarked. Only real flaw is slight waviness to outer bottom corners of pages, like they were damp, but not stain. Slight foxing to exterior fore edges. The unclipped DJ is… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: ROC/Penguin, 1992. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Vallejo, Boris. Recreates 10 incredible tales of powerful women & goddesses from mythology, in 186 pages, with pen-and-ink & full-color, full-page illustrations throughout. A First Edition, First Printing (with statement & full number line) from 1992, this oversized hardcover has bright red paper-covered boards with a quarter white linen cloth-wrapped spine. Condition is Fine: looks, feels, & smells just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, pages white, colors bright, NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is also Fine, virtually flawless!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; weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too large for expedited domestic or international… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Van Allsburg, Chris. First Edition, First Printing of this lovely children's story, illustrated by the author, about a boy who is a litterbug & refuses to recycle, but travels to the future & learns the true value of a tree. Unpaginated. Hardcover book is in vG- condition, downgraded due to children's names in pen inside front cover with old birthday gift inscription. Otherwise, book is completely clean, pages white & unmaarked, binding tight & square. The unclipped DJ is only Good, with moderate edgewear, particularly along top edge & spine. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays Pacific time (Pacific); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day. BONUS: order any other book by this author & take 20%… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Van Allsburg, Chris. A First Edition, First Printing of this "surrealistic" children's story set in a small Western town, vividly illustrated by the author. Unpaginated. Oversized hardcover book & unclipped DJ are both in Fine condition (our highest grade): just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Both are completely clean, binding tight & square, pages creamy white & unmarked. DJ bright & colorful, no fading or edgewear, & protected in new mylar cover to stay that way .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); weekends & holidays ship very next business day. BONUS: order any other book by this author & take 20% off! SORRY: No expedited or international shipping without preapproval of extra postage (at least… Read More

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Van Allsburg, Chris. Tantalizing tale that "explores the mysterious territory between fantasy & reality" about a cold-hearted French dentist who is given some magical figs. A FIRST EDITION, Sixth printing from 1993 , this hardcover book has purple paper over boards with a quarter black cloth-wrapped spine, gilt design to front & lettering to spine. Condition is Fine in a Fine, unclipped DJ: book is extremely clean & bright with some light rubbing to front. Binding tight & square, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is colorful & bright, with NO fading or edgewear; 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 shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day. BONUS: order any other book by this author… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Van Allsburg, Chris. Collection of 14 mysterious drawings discovered by the author at the home of Harris Burdick, which he presents here as pieces of a puzzle to be solved by the reader's imagination! A First Edition, 8th Printing from 1984, this hardcover book has soft peach cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fine: like new except for former owner's name sticker on ffep. Else, completely clean, binding tight & square, pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine: marred only by slight rubbing to extremities, both ends of spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free!Photos show 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. BONUS:… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Van Allsburg, Chris. Twenty years in the making, this is the sequel to the author's extraordinary book, "Jumanji," in which brothers Walter & Danny Budwing play a new game. Illustrated by the author Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, this hardcover 4to has a black cloth-wrapped spine over dark blue boards, lettered in silver to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding tight & square, hinges intact, pages white & unmarked. Only flaw is remains of old sticker to ffep. The unclipped DJ is VG+: bright & colorful & unfaded with a bit of rubbing to extremities downgraded to Good+ due to rubbing to extremities, heavier at both ends of spine & flap edges; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Van Allsburg, Chris. Another title both written & illustrated by the author of "Jumanji'' & "The Polar Express," this one about a mysterious stranger who has some sort of control over the seasons on a local farm. A FIRST EDITION, but 24th printing, this oblong hardcover has black paper-covered boards with gilt decoration & lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fine (our highest grade): looks, feels, & smells just about Brand New! Only flaw is former owner's address label on ffep; Else, completely clean & tight, pages white & unmarked. Unclipped DJ is Near Fine: bright & colorful with virtually NO edgewear or fading, but downgraded due to scratching/rubbing to the laminate covering in bottom outer corner of front cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" image of books we don't… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Van Allsburg, Chris. Another title both written & illustrated by the author of "Jumanji'' & "The Polar Express," this one about a boy who wants to sail his boat through the skies.A FIRST EDITION, 19th printing, this oblong hardcover has cranberry cloth-covered boards with gilt decoration & lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fine (our highest grade): looks, feels, & smells just about Brand New! Only flaw is former owner's address label on ffep; Else, completely clean & tight, pages white, NO writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Unclipped DJ is bright & colorful with virtually NO wear of fading, but downgraded to Near fine due to 2 short unclosed tears at top edge of front cover by spine; beautifully protected in Free mylar cover before shipping. Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us,… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Van Allsburg, Chris. A FIRST EDITION, but much later (13th) printing of this now-classic children's book about a brother & sister & a mysterious board game. Author's second children's book, which he both wrote & illustrated.; NOT the more recent 30th anniversary edition. Oblong hardcover with olive green boards & gilt lettering to front & spine is in VG condition: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges intact, pages creamy white. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to only Good due to 1) many small tears & chips, the worst of which is a section at lower edge of front cover, 2) modest rubbing to extremities, including all corners & both ends of spine. Looks nice protected in clear mylar cover Free!Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Van Allsburg, Chris. Another title both written & illustrated by the author of "Jumanji'' & "The Polar Express," this one a fanciful tale about the ant world that will "transform every reader's view of the household kitchen." A FIRST EDITION, 17th printing, this large hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with black ant design to front/lettering to spine. Condition is Fine (our highest grade): looks, feels, & smells Brand New! Completely clean & tight, pages white & unmarked. Unclipped DJ is bright & colorful, downgraded to Near fine due to very slight wrinkle to top edge; 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! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends,… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Van Allsburg, Chris. Orig. published in 1981, this is the first printing of the 30th anniversary edition (First, thus) of the beloved children's book with a bonus CD read by the late, great, actor Robin Williams, just a few years before his tragic death. Unpaginated, with illustrations by the author throughout. Oblong hardcover with red cloth-covered boards lettered in bright silver to front & spine is in Fine condition: as clean & bright as Brand New! NO remainder or other marks. CD is clear plastic sleeve inside front cover has been opened, but is flawless. The unclipped DJ is also Fine with just a hint of edgewear, Caldecott medal sticker to front. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Van Allsburg, Chris. Children's tale about a bewitched captain & his crew & a huge, glowing rock that they encounter on their voyages. By the author of "Jumanji,'' with his lovely watercolor illustrations on every page. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing (with full number line), this large hardcover with blue boards decorated in gilt & a black quarter-cloth covered spine is in Fine condition: just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white, colors bright. Only flaw is old gift inscription dated 1991 to ffep; NO other underlining/highlighting/writing; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, downgraded due to a short tear to bottom edge of back cover; no chipping or fading. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1968. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Tol, Jaap. A mystical, exciting picture book, full of sea moods & motion, that will stir the imagination of children.

Amsterdam, Netherlands: SISWO, 1990. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. 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. This one is a softcover in white decorative wrappers, which show very mild smudging to both front & back, inside is pristine. 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,… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: D. C. Heath & Co., 1903. Second Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. A collection of 8 classic fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, in the original GERMAN, Selected and Edited, with English Notes, Glossary, and Grammatical Appendix, by the editor. Orig. published in 1885, this is the Second Edition, which maintains the original orthography, from 1888 (though this is a 1903 printing). Small hardcover in dark blue cloth-over-boards, gilt lettering to spine, in 190 pages + Schiller's "Der Taucher" in rear, along with Notes specific to that poem. Book is clean inside, binding straight & strong, pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age. Rubbing to extremities, bumped corners, & MANY small white spots, like paint spatter. 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… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good. Final (#12) book in the author's beloved series from the 1920s-1930s featuring Manhattan detective Philo Vance. Finished just shortly before his death, it also includes the author's famous, "Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories" & a Preface paying tribute to the author. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from Scribner's ("A") from 1939, this hardcover 8vo has black cloth-covered boards stamped with red lettering to front & spine. From the Hollywood Rental Library (sticker to ffep is only mark), it is in Good condition: generally quite clean with the occasional spot or smudge, binding strong with a marked rightward lean, pages tanned, heavier around edges, but unmarked. The unclipped DJ (with $1.75 price intact to front flap) was glued to the book by the library, & is only Good, with fairly heavy rubbing to extremities & mild vertical… Read More

New York, New York: Doubleday/Anchor, 1953. First, Thus . Soft cover. Good. Gorey, Edward. Another mass market paperback bearing the fabulous cover art of illustrator Edward Gorey; though it is nowhere attributed in the book, his distinctive art is easy to spot on these books, & verified per the definitive Toledano bibliography. Content-wise, the book is comprised of 34 chapters of critical commentary on each of Shakespeare's plays, & 1 on his poems, by noted Columbia professor Mark Van Doren. Orig. published in 1939, this is the First Anchor Edition (A-11) with the Gorey cover art (First, Thus) from 1953 (nd in book). Condition is only Good, downgraded primarily due to a small area of sticker pull at the top right corner of the cover illustration of the caste; moderate edgewear all around. Interior is completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white & unmarked. Nicely protected in new mylar collector bag Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive,… Read More