Search Results: Titles starting with D from Gargoyle Books

Roslyn, New York: William Morrow & Compnay Inc., 1948. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Lofgren, Charles . Not a Perry Mason, but book #8 of only 9 titles in the author's Doug Selby series. Orig. serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, this is the 1948 FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from Wm. Morrow, with DJ design by Charles Lofgren. Hardcover 8vo has gray cloth-covered boards with red lettering & design to spine. Condition is Good: generally quite clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked, but pages 225/26 & 27/28 were torn & taped. Heavy rubbing to lower extremities & corner bumping. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $2.50 price intact) is only Fair, downgraded due to dampstaining which mainly impacts the back cover & verso; front image is clean. Chipping & creasing all around; protected now in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. First American Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Gorey, Edward. The greatest detectives in the world come up with a solution

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1987. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fourth 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, Second 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: bright & colorful & protected in new clear 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 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.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1987. Book Club (BCE) . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fourth book in the author's acclaimed alphabet series featuring female private investigator Kinsey Millhone. A Book Club Edition (BCE), both this hardcover book & DJ are in Fine condition: just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & square, creamy white pages are unmarked. The DJ has a tiny chip to head of spine where it meets the front cover; else, clean & bright! 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 (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1982. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Shimin, Symeon. Exquisitely beautiful drawings by Symeon Shimin--his first book illustrated in full color--help tell this miraculous YA tale from "an unstated time, long, long, ago."of a father, mother & infant son searching for a caravan to join so that they can safely cross the desert. Orig. published in 1969, this is the Third Printing of that First Edition from 1982. Unpagainated. Slim hardcover with orange cloth-covered boards & black lettering to spine is in Near Fine condition: was Fine, but has suffered damage to top outer edges of front board (looks like nibbling). Else, perfect! Completely clean & tight, pages white & unmarked, colors vivid. The unclipped DJ is VG, downgraded due to many small rubbed spots/holes, particularly along spine; beautifully protected in new mylar cover free!Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive, never… Read More

New York, NY: Bantam Books, 2011. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book #5 in the author's "Fire and Ice" series & basis for Season #5 of HBO's "Game of Thrones." In 1016 pages, map endpapers. A FIRST EDITION, but slightly later (6th) printing, from 2011, this hardcover small quarto has two-tone gray paper over boards decorated & lettered in copper to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: just lacks that Brand New crispness! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges intact, pages white & unmarked. Very mild bumping to lower corners is only flaw. The unclipped DJ is equally lovely, with a tiny spot to bottom edge of back cover & very mild wrinkling to top edges; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict he 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)… Read More

London, England: The Book Club, 1948. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Stand-alone mystery novel featuring private detective Caryl Wylde O'Hara. Orig. published by Collins in 1948,this is an imprint from the Charing Cross Road-based Book Club in London. Hardcover 8vo has red cloth-covered boards with black lettering & logo to spine. Condition is VG: generally very clean, binding strong with slight rightward lean, hinges intact, pages modestly tanned, but unmarked & completely supple. The unclipped DJ featuring a 1940s' vamp is just Good, with heavy rubbing to extremities & many small chips & creases; 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 on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Garden City, New York: Nelson-Doubleday, Inc., 1971. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Frazetta, Frank. Sci-fi tale about "four strangers from different ages & lands, snatched by a time machine & stranded in 1400 B.C." In 183 pages with DJ cover art by renowned illustrator Frank Frazetta. A Book Club Edition (bce) from 1971, this hardcover has rust-colored cloth-covered boards with blackCondition is VG+: completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages off-white. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. Downgraded due to a rubbed spot along bottom edge of front board & bumped corners, slight rightward slant. The unclipped DJ is Good+, with chipping & yellowing & soiling, but Frazetta's illustrations on front & back are pristine! 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);… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: SPECTRA/Bantam, 1976. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Canty, Tom. An enchanting coming-of-age story as only the fantasy master could imagine, featuring the adventures of one 12-year-old Douglas Spalding over one special summer in Green Town, Illinois. In 239 pages. Cover art by Tom Canty. Orig. published in 1957, & never out of print since, this is a hardbound edition (in a sturdy library binding, decorative paper over boards) of the revised Bantam Edition from 1976. From a middle school library, with minimal stamps & markings to all endpapers/title page. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages off-white with heavier tanning around edges, else unmarked. Corners bumped with a spot of paper loss. No DJ, as issued (library bindings did not come with them). 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… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Rogers, Walter S.. Book #13 in the n the 20-book YA series penned by under the same pseudonym as the author of the Hardy Boys, featuring intrepid young aviator, Ted Scott. The actual principal author, John W. Duffield, who also contributed to the Don Sturdy and Bomba the Jungle Boy series, was a "conscientious student of aeronautics." This is a slightly later printing of the 1931 FIRST EDITION, listing to Self & to HB#10 in front matter, but to TS#12 (along with other boys' series titles) in rear. It has the Tan cloth binding (changed from the original red; see our listing #019717 for that earlier edition) & new decorative endpapers featuring a plane design. In 218 pages, with glossy (not plain) frontispiece by Walter S. Rogers. Condition is VG: very clean with the occasional spot or smudge, binding strong & straight, hinges intact. Interior pages show… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Rogers, Walter S.. Book #13 in the n the 20-book YA series penned by under the same pseudonym as the author of the Hardy Boys, featuring intrepid young aviator, Ted Scott. The actual principal author, John W. Duffield, who also contributed to the Don Sturdy and Bomba the Jungle Boy series, was a "conscientious student of aeronautics." This is a slightly later printing of the 1931 FIRST EDITION, listing to Self & to HB#10 in front matter, but to TS#15 in rear, with the original RED cloth binding (not the later tan; see our listing #019715 for that edition), in 218 pages, glossy (not plain) frontispiece by Walter S. Rogers. Condition is VG+: very clean & bright, with the occasional spot, binding strong & straight, hinges intact. Interior pages show modest tanning, commensurate with age; no foxing. Minor rubbing to extremities, slight corner bumping, light soil.… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Daugherty, James. The life story and true adventures of the great hunter Long Knife who first blazed the Wilderness Trail through the Indian's Country to Kentucky.

Columbus, Ohio: Weekly Reader Children's Book Club, 1961. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Turkle, Brinton. Early (6th) title in the popular YA series featuring the adventuresome Danny Dunn & his friends as they explore science. In 146 pages, illustrated throughout by B. Turkle. Orig. published in 1961, this is the 7th printing from 1969 of this Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Edition. Hardcover book with matte green decorative cloth over boards is in VG condition: very clean & bright, binding is straight & strong, pages off-white & unmarked. Slight rubbing to extremities, bumped corners, heavy foxing to top outside page edges only.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 (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Columbus, Ohio: Weekly Reader Children's Book Club, 1971. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Sagsoorian, Paul. Newer (12th) title in the popular YA series featuring the adventuresome Danny Dunn & his friends as they explore science. In 142 pages, illustrated throughout by P. Sagsoorian. From 1971, this is a Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Edition. Hardcover book with matte blue decorative cloth over boards is in Near Fine condition: exceptionally clean & bright, looks never read! Binding is straight & strong, pages white & unmarked. Very mild bumping to corners. 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.

Columbus, Ohio: Weekly Reader Children's Book Club, 1957. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. Keats, Ezra Jack. Exquisite copy of the FIRST book in the beloved series featuring young Danny Dunn & his friends & their adventures in science. Orig. published in 1956, this is the Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Edition from 1957. Hardcover book is in Near Fine condition: orange-red cloth-covered boards are bright & colorful, corners slightly bumped, binding straight & strong. Interior is completely clean & unmarked, bt pages are heavily tanned, especially around all edges, commensurate with age & paper quality. The DJ is VG- (minus), marred by shipping to top edge of spine/back cover & a small hole to lower spine, unclosed tear from back bottom edge ascending about 2". Nicely protected in new clear acetate cover. Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same… Read More

Columbus, Ohio: Weekly Reader Children's Book Club, 1959. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. Keats, Ezra Jack. Third book in the popular YA series featuring the adventuresome Danny Dunn & his friends as they explore science. This tale, orig. published in 1958, was way ahead of its time in exploring the personal use of computers., in this case, to do Danny's homework! Identical to the true first edition, this edition is the Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Edition from 1959. Hardcover book is in VG+ condition: salmon-colored cloth-covered boards are bright & colorful with slight corner bumping. Binding straight & strong, very clean. Pages are heavily tanned, especially around all edges, commensurate with age & paper quality, but completely unmarked. The DJ is Good+, with noticeable edgewear & a few short, unclosed tears, Still colorful & bright & nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive,… Read More

Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1978. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. First German-language edition of a story about an English boy & his father who live in a gypsy caravan. Originally published in English in 1975 (First, thus), in 158 pages, illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by the author throughout. Basis for a 1989 TV movie starring Jeremy Irons & Robby Coltrane. With glossy blue decorated paper over boards lettered in black to front & spine, this hardcover 8vo (6.75" x 9.5") is in Fine condition: mild bumping to spine tips & lower outer corners is all that keeps it from Brand New! Completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white. No DJ. 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 orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Crescent Books/Crown Publishers, Inc., 1979. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Reproduces the extraordinary miniatures--most published here for the first time--of the illuminated manuscript of Dante's "Divine Comedy'' that is held in the Marciana National Library in Venice, Italy, deemed "the finest edition" of this work in the world. Commentaries are offered by renowned Dante scholar Sergio Samek-Ludovici, along with a "faithful narrative by Nino Ravenna that details Dante's progress through the Underworld. Lavishly illustrated, in 125 pages. Translated from the original Italian, this is the First Printing of the American reprint from Crown of the First English-language Edition published in 1979. With tan cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine, this hardcover book is in Near Fine condition: virtually flawless save for a slight musty odor--please do NOT order if sensitive! Else, completely clean, binding tight & square,… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Chartwell Books, Inc., 2012. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Doré, Gustave. Gorgeous edition of Dante's magnum opus, in an original translation by fellow poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (no date), the journey through Hell, Purgatory, & Paradise brilliantly illustrated by Gustave Doré. In 383 pages, edited & with an Introductory text by Anna Amari-Parker. Orig. published in this format in London in 2006, this is the first American edition from Chartwell, 2012. Oversized hardcover has decorative red/black/yellow/white paper-covered boards with a Doré design that is matched on the DJ. Condition is Fine (our highest grade): looks & feels just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, pages white & unmarked, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. The unclipped DJ is equally flawless & nicely protected in new mylar cover to stay that way! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Berkley Medallion, 1979. First Paperback . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Stunningly collectible condition of this First Printing (Feb. 1979) of this FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION of this speculative work (orig. published in hardcover in 1965) which solves the unsolved historical mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke (Virginia), positing that the settlers were kidnapped in 1588 & set down 200 light years from Earth on another planet. This is a gorgeous copy: obviously unopened, with perhaps a whisper of edgewear, including a tiny diagonal crease to bottom outer corner of front cover. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages slightly off-white but completely unmarked except for former owner's name in neat pen inside front cover. Nicely protected in new clear mylar collector bag Free! 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… Read More