Signed Books from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York: North River Press, 1944. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. McKeown, Anne, Cordts. Orig. published in 1936, then reprinted in 1942, this is a 1944 reprint, SIGNED by the AUTHOR on title page & again on the facing page following a lovely long inscription dedicated to a little girl named Lizbeth Ann, dated 1959.… Ler mais sobre este item

Tulsa, Oklahoma: Thomas Gilcrease Museum Assoc., 1982. Soft cover. Very Good+. Wieghorst, Olaf. Catalogue from an exhibition at the Gilcrease Museum of Tulsa, OK, that ran 20 Nov 1982-30 Jan 1983. SIGNED by the ARTIST (his name only) next to his photo on page 4. In 93 pages, with full-color images of his paintings opposite descriptions & quotes… Ler mais sobre este item

Crown Publishers, Inc., 1995. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Ringgold, Faith. In this inspirational illustrated book designed for children, but suitable for all ages, the acclaimed author of "Tar Beach" describes a dream she had about Martin Luther King, Jr., framing it as "uniquely personal vision in which she imagines the people of the… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, New York: Greenwillow Books, 1976. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Enshrined forever in their lonely gloom are the creatures of nightmare: ghoul, bogeyman, witch, werewolf, ogre & their ilk,'' guaranteed to scare, haunt, & disturb the reader in the most shivery of ways! The poems of Prelutsky are brought to terrifying life… Ler mais sobre este item

Belknap Press/Harvard University Press, 1990. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Poor. Groundbreaking work by the famed sociologist as he approached the culmination of his career & an amazing association copy in that it was SIGNED by the AUTHOR with a personalized inscription to Leo Chall, founder of Sociological Abstracts, from whom I received the book in… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dell, 1958. Paperback Original (PBO) 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Powers, Richard. Fantastic cover art Richard Powers (unattributed) illustrated this story of the Medusa, "a galactic man of war." This is the First Printing of this Paperback Original (PBO) from Dell (B120), from Aug. 1958. It is an expanded version of a… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bantam, 1983. First Thus . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+. Orig. published in 1962, this is the Bantam Spectra mass market paperback edition published in 1983 (later printing of that First Edition) to coincide with the Disney film, featuring images from the film on the front cover. And it is SIGNED by the… Ler mais sobre este item

Tucson, Arizona: De Grazia Gallery in the Sun, 1975. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. De Grazia, Ted. Native artist De Grazia brings a sensitive interpretation to the ancient legends of his neighbors in Arizona, the Papago Indians in Arizona, rendering them in oils, water colors, & black-and-white sketches. In 42 pages, lavishly illustrated on nearly… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Scholastic, 2011. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second YA novel by the author of "The Invention of Hugo Cabret,''again, told in both world & stunning pen-and-ink drawings by the author. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from Oct. 2011, this thick hardcover small octavo has 637 pages, including 460 pages of original… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harper Voyager, 2012. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book One of the Chaoswar Sage, in 379 pages + ads for other titles in rear. SIGNED by the AUTHOR (his name only) to title page in black marker. Orig. published in hardcover in 2011,… Ler mais sobre este item

Arcade Publishing/Little, Brown and Company, 1990. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Hague, Michael. Enchanting journal with decorative blank pages for your treasured thoughts & memories, illustrated throughout with the fanciful unicorn drawings of the author, who also SIGNED the book following a personalized dedication on the verso of the front free endpaper, & also provided… Ler mais sobre este item

Seattle, Washington: Robert D. Seal/Craftsman Press, 1958. First Edition First Printing first printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Ahgupuk, George Aden. Collection of traditional folk tales from First Nation/Native American history. The author (1900-1970), a curator & librarian at the Alaska Historical Museum & Library in Seattle, first heard the tales as a schoolboy in the remote Eskimo… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1986. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by the AUTHOR, with date & one of his beloved whimsical illustrations, to free front endpaper. This is a huge compendium of 100 of the late, great sci-fi master's best stories. Orig. published in 1980, this… Ler mais sobre este item

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1947. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Then sports writer for the Chicago Daily News chronicles the history of the Chicago Bears & the man behind them, "Papa Bear" George Halas. In 248 pages with photo frontispiece & numerous black-and-white photos throughout text. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1947, SIGNED by… Ler mais sobre este item

Image Comics/Aegis Entertainment, 1993. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Comic, black wrappers, unpaginated. The elusive #1 issue in a series of 4, representing the first Homage Studios crossover. It tells the story of 3 players--WarBlade, Ripclaw, & a woman named Misery--in a meeting between Marc Silvestri's Cyberforce & Jom Lee's WildC.A.T.S. BOTH these creators have… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. Prize-winning thoroughbred-racing jockey turned bit-part actor, turned art connoisseur, turned quiz show winner, becoming only the fourth person to win on the popular 1950s' game show, "The $64,000 Question." In 370 pages + 16 pages of black-and-white photos in front. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from… Ler mais sobre este item

Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Company, 1957. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. Comic book, SIGNED by Zamperini to front cover. Based on the author's autobiography of the same name, first published by Dutton in1956. which, in turn, was the basis for 3 Hollywood films. This title is extremely scarce in this comic book… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1976. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Autobiography by the world-renowned "deprogrammer" of the 1970s, hired by desperate parents during the "Satanic Panic" that gripped this era to rescue their kids from cults like the Children of God, Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, the… Ler mais sobre este item

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin/Riverside Press, 1948. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Williams, Berkeley, Jr.. A collection of 25 American-English folk tales, handed down through generations, & told to the author by long-lived residents of North Carolina & Virginia. SIGNED by the Author on title page, with a personalized inscription by him… Ler mais sobre este item

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2000. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Barrett, Angela. Collection of 6 beloved children's stories that celebrates the "imaginative relationship between child & treasured toy,'' in 127 pages with lovely full-color illustrations throughout by award-winning children's book artist Angela Barrett, who has also SIGNED a special bookplate affixed to the… Ler mais sobre este item