Search Results: Titles starting with C from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1986. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Third book in the author's acclaimed alphabet series featuring female private investigator Kinsey Millhone. From the estate of a local mystery collector, this is a FIRST EDITION, Third Printing hardcover book with original, unclipped DJ, which has been protected in a mylar cover since purchased Brand New. Both book & DJ are in Fine condition: just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & square, creamy white pages. The DJ is virtually 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: E.P. Dutton and Co., Inc., 1967. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. Andereson, C. W.. Collection of 25 short stories about horses designed for YA readers, with pen-and-ink illustrations throughout by the author. Orig. published in 1967, this is the Fourth Printing of that First Edition from 1969. With decorative paper-covered boards, in 192 pages (rear free endpaper has been excised), this hardcover book is in Good+ condition: downgraded due to surface wear, particularly heavy rubbing along spine & most edges. Else, interior is extremely clean, pages creamy white. NO DJ. Our photos depict the 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.

San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books, 1986. First Thus . Hardcover. As New/As New. Byfield, Barbara Ninde. Debut children's book by the acclaimed San Francisco native & journalist (1916-1997). It is a story is about Charlie, the youngest cable car in San Francisco, & his adventures once he meets a friendly dragon during Chinese New Year & give him a ride. Unpaginated, with lovely watercolor illustrations on nearly every page by Barbara N. Byfield. Orig. published in 1972, this is the First Edition (7th printing) from Chronicle Books from 1996, with a sticker Signed by the Author affixed to both title page & front DJ flap. Oblong hardcover has glossy gray paper-covered boards with white lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fine/Fine: both book & DJ look like NEW! Completely clean , binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages white, colors bright; no tanning or foxing. The unclipped DJ is equally pristine. GUARANTEED gift-giving quality! Our photos depict… Read More

Cabo & Coral.Com, 2009. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New. Daly, Hannah. The long-awaited sequel to Cabo and Coral Go Surfing!

New York, NY: Fawcett Columbine, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED FIRST EDITION, First Printing (with statement & complete number line). Sixth book in the Inspector Monk series. Condition is Fine/Fine: hardcover book is completely clean & tight in like (unclipped) DJ, beautifully protected in clear mylar cover from the day it was bought. Completely clean & unmarked, binding tight & square. 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, NY: Fawcett Columbine, 1995. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A First Edition, First Printing of Book #6 in the author's Inspector Monk series. Condition is Fine/Fine: looks & feels Brand New! Completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is equally flawless: bright & clean with NO fading or edgewear. POur 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: British Book Centre, 1959. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Lynne, Broome. A criminal extravagance

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. Credle, Ellis. Children's story of a farm boy in rural North Carolina, complete with "southern" (Appalachian) dialect. Illustrated throughout in full color by Ellis Credle. Originally published in 1937 by Story Parade, this is the First Printing of the Grosset & Dunlap reprint from 1942. Old gift inscription on ffep & 2 light pencil lines to back cover, else unmarked. Pictorial boards with minor edgewear & random soiling. Binding very secure. Pages are completely clean with moderate tanning. Colors bright & unfaded. No DJ. 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.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1964. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Bryson, Bernarda. Offers "poetic interpretations" of a collection of moon legends culled from the folklore of various indigenous & native peoples around the world. Beautifully illustrated throughout with the soft pen-and-ink drawings of Bernarda Bryson. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1964, this hardcover book is in Near Fine condition: only thing that keeps it from being As New is an old gift inscription that takes up the entire ffep. It is in pencil, should you choose to erase. Otherwise, book is completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white, no tanning or foxing. NO other writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. The DJ ,clipped at both ends of flap, is downgraded to VG due to a few rubbed spots & light edgewear; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us,… Read More

San Francisco, California: A. M. Robertson, 1916. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Reproduces an essay on California, its lifestyle, & the people who live there, orig. published in "Sunset, the Pacific Monthly" magazine in Feb. 1916. Small (12 mo), slim (63 pages) hardcover is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1916, not a modern reprint. Blue cloth-wrapped spine with tan paper-covered boards with a blue design & lettering. Tipped-in reproduction of a colorful coastline painting by William Keith serves as Frontispiece. Condition is Good: generally very clean, with large tanned areas inside both covers (looks like from old newspaper clippings). Former owner's name in neat pen on half title page. Binding is strong & straight. Heavy rubbing to extremities, bumped corners, fraying to cloth at both ends of spine. NO DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of… Read More

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Chronicle Books, 1988. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Compiled as part of the Historical American Buildings Survey, this book examines over 1,000 historically important buildings in the Golden state, including photographs & drawings of plans, elevations, & cross-sectional diagrams for a complete architectural record. In 274 pages with Bibliography, Index, Catalogue. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1988, this oversized hardcover has burgundy paper-over-boards with gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fine (our highest grade): looks & feels like a Brand New book with just slightly less crispness. Completely clean feels never opened. Binding strong & straight, pages white. The unclipped DJ is also Fine, virtually flawless! 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… Read More

New York, New York: Grossman Publishers, 1968. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. Contemporary collection of 17 essays on the Golden State & how it was shifting with the cultural revolution that swept the country in the 1960s, frequently the birthplace of changes that would spread nationwide. 240 pp. A First Edition, first printing from 1968, the year after the famed "Summer of Love" in Haight-Ashbury, this hardcover 8vo has blue cloth-covered boards stamped with a lighter blue design to front & orange lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: aside from a red remainder marl streaking along the outer fore edge pages & former owner's name in neat pen to ffep, it is completely clean & unmarked, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with modest tanning to edges. Very mild rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus): bright yellow with light random soiling (heaviest to spine, with many small spots), small chips & tears… Read More

New York,: Universe Publishing/Rizzoli International, 2000. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. A creative exploration of the California experience through 3-D pop-ups, pullouts, booklets, & narratives,'' produced in conjunction with the LACMA exhbition

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc, 1969. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A look at the Golden State from every aspect: its history, demography, psychology, climate, terrain, politics, & people, which attempts to explain its fascination for so many. This is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1969, SIGNED by the AUTHOR (his name only) on ffep. Hardcover book is Near Fine: just lacks that brand new crispness! Completely clean & tight & square with very minor edgewear. The unclipped DJ is also Near Fine, marred only by a tiny chip at head of spine. White areas & colors are bright & clean. Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! 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.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG+/No Jacket. In-depth portraits of the 21 missions established by the Franciscan Padres (friars) along the coast of California from San Diego (1769) to San Francisco (1823), with particular focus on never-before-published facts about the Padres themselves (who were "never self-advertisers"). In 417 pages, many with uncut fore edges. Includes a Glossary of Spanish words & phrases & directions for reaching each Mission, pen-and-ink illustrations throughout, soft watercolor frontispiece with intact tissue guard. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1915, this hardcover(5.75" x 8.75") has blue cloth-covered boards stamped on front with a colorful picture of a mission & lettered in bright gilt to both front & spine (where it has faded somewhat); gilt-topped page edges, too. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean & bright save for a small white stain dripping down from head of spine in a… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hurst & Company, 1900. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Story of an adventurous journey that began in 1846 in St.Louis through the Black Hills & Rockies the summer after the author graduated from Harvard. As he writes in the Introduction, he set off "to study the manners & character of Indians in their primitive state."detailing "their wild and picturesque life." Originally published in the 1850s, this is a slightly later reprint from Hurst & Company as part of their popular "Companion Books" series, in 299 pages, bound in brown faux leather with gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+ completely clean, sewn binding strong & straight, pages supple & white, with age-appropriate tanning to all edges. Former owner's name inside front cover in pen. No DJ, as issued.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day… Read More

Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.: Self-published, 1936. First Edition First Printing . Spiral-bound Hardcover. Near Fine. Comprehensive guide to 54 flowering plants that are native to California. Offered for the Nature Lover, the author's introduction asserts that "Nature's Garden is ours to protect, & an acquaintance should make us eager to preserve it for those who are to know it in the coming years..a knowledge of our native flowers will do more for conservation than will laws that prohibit the gathering of them." Harris (1873-1956) was an Iowan turned California landscape artist who specialized in botanical studies. Self-published from her home in Los Angeles, this oblong spiral-wire bound 32 mo (7.5" x 5") has green cloth-covered boards stamped in gilt lettering & butterfly image &1938 date to front cover. Printed on recto only, each page has a lithographed color image, plant name in English & Latin, family affiliation, physical description, &… Read More

New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Sperry, Armstrong. Winner of the 1941 Newbery Medal, this YA novel has never gone out of print since; this is a newer reprint (44th printing, with ISBN). It is the inspiring story of a 10-year-old Polynesian boy confronting a storm while abandoned on a desert island & how he summons the courage to survive. In 95 pages, with lovely duotone illustrations by the author throughout. This is a hardcover edition with deep blue cloth-covered boards & white/blue lettering to spine. It is in Fine condition: looks & feels Brand New! Completely clean, pages white, colors bright, binding strong & straight. NO writing/underlining/highlighting/coloring; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to Near Fine due to slight rippling along top edge; NO fading or tears; protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Please see our 5 photos--they show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we… Read More

New York, New York: Harper & Row, 1947. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair. Spiegel, Doris; McCully, Emily. First in what would become a trilogy of books about young Charley Moss, an African-American boy who moves to an all-white suburb in the 1940s, a story similar to the author's own. Orig. published in 1945, this is a Large Type Edition published sometime in the 1960s (no additional date in book, but there is a zip code & LOC number, so has to be 1963-1970ish). First, thus. Oversized hardcover has decorative green paper over boards, with the HarperCrest insignia indicating a library binding on spine. Formerly the property of a high school counseling office, with stamps in front & back matter; NO other marks in book. Condition is VG+: extremely clean save for a few smudges/glue residue on front endpapers. Interior is completely clean, binding secure, pages creamy white. The DJ, with matching illustration, is downgraded to Fair because it is missing most of the back cover.… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: A. L. Burt Company, 1916. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair. Davis, J. Watson . One of the very first series books created for young girls at the turn of the 20th century, drawing on the popularity of the very first social organization for females, the Camp Fire Girls, which had been modeled on the Boy Scouts. The girls in the books, all from Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in wholesome activities while camping, exploring, adventuring, or doing service work. This is book #3 in a series of only 10 penned by Hildegard G. Frey, the only ones officially endorsed by the Camp Fire Girls Organization. Other writers had written previous stories, & would continue to after these. From one young girl's collection, the ones we are offering here are all in their original First State bindings & DJs. This book is a FIRST EDITION, unknown printing, from 1916, listing other 3 titles in the series published same year, but no further, in 234 pages (+ 14 pages of… Read More