Search Results: Titles starting with F from Grimalkin Books

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. This club edition is in Fine condition with a Very Good dust jacket. See photo. Dust jacket has 1/4-inch chip missing from top of spine and small tear on bottom of spine. The book includes eight pages of photographs. The book details the bizarre murders committed by Alaska's most famous serial killer, Robert Hansen, who raped and tortured his female victims before setting them loose for his biggest thrill -- hunting them down as if he were a big game hunter. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 180 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York; London: E.P. Dutton & Company; J.M. Dent & Sons Limited This exceedingly handsome book is bound in forest green cloth with ornate gilt decorations and lettering on the front panel and spine, as well as a laid-in color illustration by artist W. Matthews. It is in Near-Fine condition. (See photo.) There are also 8 full-page color illustrations by the same artist. Although not dated, this handsome book was most likely published in 1918. This is based on a stamp by the original owner, New York City's Board of Education, dated Feb. 7, 1919. However, I do wish to stress that this book was never a library book, and that the above-referenced stamp is the only mark on it. The book includes 19 fairy tales from Spain, none of which, I suspect, would be known to most non-Spanish readers. Since no printing history is provided, the book may possibly be a First Edition. The book measures 5 1/2 by 7 1/4 inches and includes 126 pages. This lovely book would be a welcome, highly collectible… Read More

Valley Forge: The Family Album, 1978. This Limited First Edition of The Family Album for 1978 is in As New condition, with its original brown slipcase. The book contains poems, sketches, and articles related to faith and Christianity. In addition, the book contains the original sewn-in-yellow bookmark, a Family Album calendar ribbon bookmark for the year 1979, the original 4-page pamphlet on The Family Album Tradition, and a blank Family Album gift card. The book is bound in white leatherette, with die-stamped gilt lettering and designs on front panel and spine. The book measures 7 1/4 by 10 1/4 inches and includes 178 pages. This is a lovely copy for people who collect yearly editions of The Family Album.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1949. This Stated First Edition (and, unless it's stated, it's not) is in Fine, collectible condition with a Fine, unclipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) This stirring biography tells of a Catholic priest who started a home for teenage misfits, street kids, and other unwanted boys in order to turn their lives around. The book is bound in a light green woven cloth with gilt titles against an elaborate blue-green border on the spine. This clean, bright copy has the signature of a former owner on the front free endpaper, as well as an erasure mark on the front endpaper (possibly from another owner?). The text pages are clean and white throughout, with no stains, tears, marks, or remainder marks. The illustrated endpapers are maps of Boys Town, Nebraska. The dust jacket still has the book's original $3.00 price. It is in Fine condition, but with light rubbing at the spine tips and corners. For those who warmly remember the movie of… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1964. This Stated First Printing (and unless it's stated, it's not) is in Very Good+ condition with a Very Good- price-clipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. Considering the breaches of civil liberties in our own era, this incredible story of one's man fight to reclaim his good name and reputation is as powerful today and when the events first occurred. It deals with John Henry Faulk, a popular radio and television personality of the 1950s who was blacklisted and decided to fight back against the lies, half-truths and innuendos that culminated in a history-making trial. The book is bound in a denim blue cloth cover with titles on the front panel and spine. The cloth has some fading at the edges. The binding is tight and secure. The text pages are clean and white throughout, with no stains, tears, or other marks. The dust jacket has some small chips and closed tears, repaired on the reverse. The book… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. In this allegorical novel of Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland, the author deals with such current issues as immigration, energy, relgious freedom, and the return of a deranged serial killer known as Preacher Jack. The book is a Stated First Edition and includes a "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is bound in purple boards with a black spine and die-stamped gilt spine titles. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 5/8 inches and includes 463 pages. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Macmillan, 1950. Richard Llewellyn achieved instant fame with his first novel of Welsh coalminers, "How Green Was My Valley." "A Few Flowers for Shiner" is his third novel, and is a stated First Printing. Set in wartime Italy, it concerns a Cockney truck driver who attempts a pilgrimage to put flowers on the grave of his mate and gets waylaid by various harrowing adventures. Included is an excellent unclipped dust jacket. The book is in very clean, fine condition, except that the endpapers are heavily browned. (Too much acidity in the end-paper stock used?) The book has light gray covers and blue titles on the front panel and spine. There are no signatures or inscriptions, and the pages are bright and sparkling throughout. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/4 inches and includes 372 pages. The unclipped dust jacket is in fine condition but with one small tear. See photo. . Stated First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1998. This First Edition with a complete "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing is in New, unread condition, with a New, unclipped dust jacket. There are NO remainder marks. The book consists of 13 mystery stories dealing with horse racing. The book is bound in green paper-covered boards with vignette silhouettes of racing horses and a red spine with black titles. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 287 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Bantam Books, 1993. This Second Printing is in Fine condition with a Fine Dust jacket (click on photo). From the dust jacket: "In close to 300 original recipes, the new Greens style includes exuberant salads, soups, the legendary crusty Greens pizzas, curries and hearty stews, grilled vegetables, and intriguing turnovers mad with filo pastry, tortillas, and savory doughs. And of course there are heavenly breads and the famous desserts...." I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve so that it won't get soiled while cooking. The book measures 7 1/4 by 10 1/4 inches and includes 437 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: The Citadel Press Though not dated, the book, published during the 1960s in a Stated First Edition in Fine condition with a Very Good unclipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) It is an exceptional reference work to all 27 of Greta Garbo's films. It features a critical essay with photographs, "The Garbo Image", by film historian Parker Tyler. Each film in this filmography includes a number of photographs, the cast, credita, synopsis, and relevant period critical reviews. The book is bound in black cloth with die-stamped silver spine lettering and top-edge red stain. There are no marks or inscriptions from former owners, the binding is secure, and the pages are clean and bright throughout. The dust jacket has some light crinkling and discoloration, as well as some small closed tears, repaired on the reverse. I've placed the dust jacket in a Brodart protective sleeve. The book measures 8 5/8 by 11 5/16 inches and includes 155 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very… Read More

New York: M. Evens and Company, 1968. In new, unread condition, this oversized paperback is a First Printing, with the appropriate number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. (Click on photo.) The book provides a wonderful introduction to the world's most famous myths and legends, as Untermeyer brings to life Pandora, Midas, Narcissus and Echo, Jason, King Arthur, Galahad, Lancelot, and even such real people as Joan of Arc or Guy Fawkes. According to the poet Ogden Nash, "These legends and historical tales are a vital part of every child's education and it is a delight to find them told so simply and clearly." It would make a lovely gift for any child (or even any adult who feels that his knowledge of the world's greatest myths is lacking). The book measure 6 by 9 inches and contains 255 pages. Last but hardly least, the book is beautifully illustrated throughout by Mae Gerhard.. First Edition. Oversized Soft Cover. New. Illus. by Mae Gerhard. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday, 1995. John Grisham's breakthrough novel is a Twentieth Printing trade edition (NOT book club). It is in As New, unread, gift-giving condition. It comes with a price-unclipped dust jacket (with $19.95 and the printed price), also in As New condition. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. (Click on photo.) The book is bound in black boards with a black cloth spine and die-stamped gilt spine lettering. The binding is tight, and the pages are clean, bright, and sparkling throughout. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 3/8 inches and includes 421 pages. . . Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Knopf, 1973. Knopf, New York, 1973. Stated First American Edition. Fine/Near Fine. HC/DJ. Stated First American Edition. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering and top-edge red. Small publisher's remainder mark on bottom edge. I have placed a Brodart protective sleeve onto unclipped dust jacket. Dust jacket has light rubbing at spine tips, but is very close to fine. Flashman, everyone's favorite "Ace of Cads," takes on the Crimean War and the Russian guns at Balaclava. Illustrated map endpapers. Measures roughly 6 by 8 ½ inches, with 288 pgs. See photo.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Chap Book.

Los Angeles, CA: Dove Audio, 1998. In World War II, two brothers, one raised in Germany and one in the U.S., find themselves on opposite sides. These eight unabridged audio cassettes of Jack Higgins's "Flight of Eagles" is brilliantly read by Patrick Macnee (of "The Avengers" fame). The cassettes were only played once and are in excellent condition, although the cardboard box has light wear. See photo.. Audio Cassettes Boxed. Fine. Audio.

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1989. This delightful First Edition, First Printing, is a new collection of America's funniest poet, published in 1989. All the 42 poems in this handsome little volume are concerned with one subject only - food and drink -- and come from a variety of sources. Many were first published in such magazines as House and Garden, The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post, Holiday, Harper's Atlantic Monthly, Signature, and from earlier Nash book collections. By the time you've finished reading these priceless gems, you may never look at a beefburger or a Yorkshire Pudding the same way again. The Etienne Delessert caricatures complement the words quite nicely. This clothbound hardcover book comes with its original dust jacket. It is in As New condition, and would make a thoughtful gift for anyone who likes to smile. The book was edited by Roy Finamore. The book measures 5 1/4 by 7 1/4 inches and includes 77 beautifully illustrated pages. See photo.. First… Read More

White Plains, NY: Peter Pauper Press, 1992. This delightful little book contains numerous quotations by famous people on the subject of grandmothers and is obviously meant as a gift to one's special grandma. It is in Fine condition with a Fine price-clipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) It includes a sewn-in yellow bookmark with a 24-K gold-plated leaf charm, which could be used on a bracelet or necklace. The book is bound in orange with black lettering on the front panel and spine. The book measures 3 3/8 by 4 inches and is unpaginated. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1983. This stated First Edition is in Fine condition with a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) The author Jack Finney, best remembered for his time travel novels, "Time and Again" and "From Time to Time," takes on a sensational New York murder case from 1857, as well as other true tales, including the sinking of the Central America in that same year. The book is bound in 3/4 black cloth with light boards, and gilt spine lettering. The book is in Fine condition, clean and tight throughout. The dust jacket has shelf rubbing, several small tears, and a small chip missing from the front panel, as shown in photo. I have placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 290 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1913. This ex-library book, with library markings, on front and rear endpapers and spine, is nonetheless in Very Good condition. It is bound in a solid hard cover library binding, and the exterior covers show scuffing and library markings on the spine. The binding is tight and secure, with library markings on the front and rear endpapers. This volume was originally bound in oversized softcover wraps, which are beautifully preserved here, thanks to the protective hard cover. The original pages and the piano music itself are all bright and clean, with no marks or underlinings, in short, a fine example of not judging a book by its cover. Adolf Jensen (1837-1879) was a German of Scandinavian descent, and considered in his own time a worthy successor to Robert Schumanns. Although today he is often remembered for his piano music, he also composed various song cycles, well represented here. The book includes 40 of his songs for high voice, in both the original German and… Read More

New York: Grove Press, 2001. This Stated First Papeback Edition also has the required "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. The author of Sex and the City takes us back to New York to explore the lives of -- you guessed it --- four new, beautiful women. Ah, the more things change.... The book is in Brand New, unread condition. The book measures 5 1/2 by 8 1/4 inches and includes 245 fun-filled pages.. First Edition. Oversized Soft Cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Wings Books, 1993. Although these four Simon Brett mysteries were individually published before, this is the First Edition Thus of all four in one volume, with the required "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is in Fine condition with a Fine dust jacket. (Click on photo.) All four mysteries center around London's West End theatre milieu with actor Charles Paris as unofficial sleuth. The book is bound in charcoal gray boards with a burgundy spine cloth and silver spine lettering. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 724 pages. . First Edtion Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.