Search Results: Titles starting with V from High Castle Books

NY, NY: W. W. Norton, 1949. 325 pp., putty-colored cloth w/ green & gold decoration & gold lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows light wear to ends of spine; small spot worn through at extreme bottom edge of front board; light to moderate foxing to edges of page block; DJ shows wear, tears & small chips to top edges w/ wear to heel of spine & ends of folds; closed internal tear to front panel at spine; spine shows some darkening w/ light to moderate soil to DJ overall; front inside flap is creased at top corner w/ bottom corner clipped (price is intact at top) / Illustrated with 16 pages of color photos. /. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, UK: Macmillan, 1983. (174) pp., maroon binding w/ silver lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some light wear to ends of spine & corners; Jacket shows some very light rubbing to rear panel w/ a small crease to top corner of rear flap / Winner of The Guardian Young Fiction Award 1979. /. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Mark Peppe (jacket design). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Carol Stream, IL: Creation House, 1974. 222 pp., red cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has bottom corners of boards bumped; 2 small brown stains to top edge of page block; Jacket shows wear & chipping to ends of spine & folds w/ some very small chips to other areas of edges; small closed puncture to front panel near spine; some light browning to edges of spine / Maps printed to endpapers. /. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Penland, NC: Penland School of Handicrafts, Inc. no date given, unpaginated (35 pp.), pictorial wraps; book is browning, has a short tear at heel of spine & shows some surface chipping at edges, mainly along spine; prev. owner's notations to bottom "Notes" section of one page & to top portion of back cover / From the Introduction: "As a little girl my mother taught me to card, spin and dye the wool for our clothes. The dyes we got from the plants growing in our neighborhood. We used both the iron and brass kettles and did our work out-of-doors. The colors and formulas in this pamphlet came from those early experiences and are the ones I have taught at Penland. I hope they will benefit all who are interested in this craft. (Mrs.) Emma Conley" /. Second Edition. Stapled Booklet. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: Viking Press / An Esalen Book, 1967. 146 pp., pictorial cloth, Viking library binding; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has light foxing to extreme edges of boards & endpapers; crease to top corner of one leaf; Jacket shows light wear to ends of spine & folds w/ browning to spine & light foxing overall; price clipped; short tear & small crease to bottom edge of rear flap; gold library binding label a little rubbed & peeling at one end /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good to Very Good. Illus. by Victor Ambrus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Harper Collins, 1992. xv, 494 pp., 1/4 black cloth w/ black boards & gold lettering, Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has wear & fading to bottom edges, bottom corners bumped, slight soil to page edges; Jacket shows wear & small creases to head of spine & top of folds / Co-author of "Barbarians At the Gate." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good + to Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Venice/Milan, Italy: Ardo 126 pp., stiff pictorial wraps; front cover has a number of small indentations to upper portions, minor wear to corners, small nick near base of spine / Souvenir book from Venice is loaded with beautiful color photos. Text is in English. /. edition not stated. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Oxford University Press, 1950. 99 pp., gray cloth w/ black & blue lettering & decoration; Book shows a few minor spots to covers w/ a small triangular dampstain to bottom corner of rear board; some foxing to edges of page block & a couple of spots of foxing to endpapers; Dust jacket shows a few tears w/ some creasing & chipping to edges, esp. at ends of spine & flap folds / . Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Chicago, IL: Frederick Post, 1963. 119 pp., gray cloth w/ blue & red lettering-decoration; Book has light wear to ends of spine; top corners of boards bumped; "Friends of Library " stamp to front endpaper; a very clean copy / Includes chapters on applications for civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering. /. edition not stated. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cape Town, South Africa: Howard Timmins, 1970. 246 pp., red (probably simulated) leather boards w/ gold lettering; Book shows some wear to corners of boards; slight fading to spine; red topstain is mottled & faded w/ some soil & small stains to remaining edges of page block; a couple of short tears & associated creases to bottom edge of 1 leaf w/ a few additional leaves showing very small nicks / Illustrated with numerous B&W plates. / . Hard Cover. Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Co. / Sports Illustrated, 1988. viii, 135 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows a small crease to bottom corner of back cover; "friends of library" stamp to half-title page / Illustrated with B&W photos. /. 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good to Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Arbor House, 1978. 184 pp., 1/4 black binding w/ red boards & white lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows very small light bump to bottom edge of front board; DJ shows light to moderate rubbing overall, esp. to rear panel / Second entry in Vladimir Gull series. "At last a rival to James Bond." - Manchester Evening News /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1995. 238 pp., 1/4 black cloth w/ red boards & gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows small dent to bottom edge of front board; remainder stripe to bottom edge of page block at spine; Jacket shows some light bends to extreme edges, else, fine / Bookplate SIGNED by author affixed to front endpaper. Illustrated with B&W photos. /. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Signet, 1987. 221 pp., wraps, # AE4864 / Sequel to "The 10th Victim." Author of "Immortality, Inc." and "Mindswap." /. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good to Very Good.

NY, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1969. 170 pp., reddish-brown cloth w/ silver lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light bump to bottom edge of rear board; pages browning, esp. towards edges; Jacket a little wear including some very small splits to ends of spine; spine panel darkening just a touch; light wear to ends of flap folds; front panel is price-clipped / "Among (the author's) best works are 'Hunger,' 'Mysteries,' 'Pan,' and 'Growth of the Soil.' In 1920 he was awarded the Nobel Prize." This is the first edition of this translation of "Victoria." / . First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good -. Illus. by Milton Glaser (jacket design). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Brunner / Mazel, 1978. xxxi, 406 pp., blue cloth w/ black lettering; DJ in Mylar cover; book has light bump to bottom corner of rear board; DJ shows a little wear to ends of spine & flap folds; very short tear to heel of spine & bottom of rear fold /. Revised Edition, 1st print.,. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

NY, NY: Trident Press, 1971. 285 pp., yellow cloth spine w/ pale green boards & lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows tiny stain to heel of spine & bump to top corner of rear board; Jacket shows wear & short tears to ends of folds; edgewear to top edges of front & rear panels / Included is 5" x 7" publishers photo of the author, laid in. This is probably a review copy, as caption below photo reads: "H. Allen Smith, author of THE VIEW FROM CHIVO, to be published October 4, 1971." Interestingly, the photo is the same as the one on the back of the jacket, except that in the laid in photo, the author is shown posing in front of a totem pole. In the version on the jacket, the photo has been retouched to remove the totem pole. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good -. Illus. by Wendell Minor (jacket art). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Pocatello, ID: Forbes Nichols, 1982. 186 pp., pictorial wraps; book shows light surface & edgewear overall w/ a tiny crease to top corner of front cover & a small crimp to bottom corner of book, including covers & all pages / In addition to being "a forthright biography of Ruth Shelton [the author's wife], unique clairvoyant," the book also features: Appendix I - The Ra Symbol, Appendix II - The Lincoln Assassination, Appendix III - The Kennedy Assassination, and a section on the Warren Commission Investigation. /. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Hawthorn, 1975. 124 pp., blue boards w/ white lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has light bump to bottom corner of front board w/ light shelfwear to bottom edges; Jacket shows some very light rubbing & a few light scratches overall w/ dented area to rear panel /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1986. 214 pp., black boards w/ royal-blue lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some shelfwear to heel of spine; prev. owner's notation to front endpaper; Jacket shows a little light edgewear w/ a little more wear to ends of spine, including very short tears & small creases / ". . . an amazing first novel." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good -. Illus. by Jane Zwinger (jacket art). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.