Search Results: ALL BOOKS-0007 from High Castle Books

Ardmore, PA: Dorrance & Co., 1981. v, 50 pp., black cloth w/ silver lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows slant to spine w/ light bumping to corners of boards; light bump to heel of spine & bottom edge of front board; two tiny nicks to bottom edge of rear board; light foxing to edges of page block & endpapers; very occasional small spots of foxing to pages; Jacket shows light wear to ends of spine & folds w/ a little foxing, light soil & a few small nicks & scratches overall; very short tear & small crease to bottom edge of rear panel / . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. Illus. by Carol Lynn Coster (jacket art). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Thorndike, ME, U.S.A.: Thorndike Press, 1991. 407 pp., glossy pictorial boards; book hows very light bumping to bottom corners / LARGE PRINT EDITION /. Large Print Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large Print Edition.

Weimer, Germany: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag, 1969. (210) pp., tan cloth w/ blue decoration & black lettering w/ pictorial slipcase; Book has small spot of foxing to front board at joint; slight browning to endpapers; slipcase shows some light wear to corners w/ light browning & a little foxing & soil to spine / B&W illustrations. Text is entirely in German. /. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good (slipcase). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1975. intro., 179 pp., blue cloth w/ gold lettering, decoration & illustration; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some slight wear to ends of spine w/ very light bumping to corners of rear board; a little minor soil to edges of page block; very light crease to one leaf; light ink imprint to margin of page 18, probably from printing process; Jacket shows some curling & creases to top & bottom edges w/ some wear to ends of spine & folds; some rumpling along folds & spine w/ spine just slightly darkened; a little light soil overall; a few short worn tear to top edge of rear panel / Illustrated with 36 full-page color plates of paintings by J. Spurling. This is a condensed version of the original three-volume "Sail: The Romance of the Clipper Ships." /. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Spurling, Jack. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Garden City, NY: Garden City Books, 1945. x, 340 pp., gray binding w/ red lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light wear to ends of spine w/ bump to heel; tiny abrasion to front board; 2 very small dampstains to top edge of page block; some browning or foxing to gutters of endpapers; prev. owner's ex-libris label to front pastedown; Jacket shows wear & a little chipping to ends of spine & folds; spine is a bit faded w/ a 1 1/2" tear at top rear edge & some small rubs & abrasions; light wear to top & bottom edges w/ a few edge creases & very short tears; wear and creasing to flap folds w/ a 1/2" tear at bottom end of rear fold; chipping to top edge of rear flap / "38 stories by America's greatest short story writer." /. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Bantam, 1987. xii, 356 pp., 1/4 black cloth w/ black boards & gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows a little shelfwear to bottom edges; Dust jacket shows wear & very short tears to ends of spine; some small scratches & light rubbing overall; a small ragged nick to top edge of rear panel; front flap is price-clipped / Illustrated with B&W photos. /. Signed by Author on Front Endpaper. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1973. viii, 159 pp., dark green cloth w/ gold lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book has gold lettering darkened; light shelfwear to bottom edges; prev. owner's name stamped & written to front endpapers; DJ shows some wear & a couple of extremely short tears to ends of spine & folds; small crease to extreme bottom left edge of front panel / Illustrated with B&W drawings and B&W photos taken by Henry B. Du Pont and Joe W. Langford. /. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. Illus. by Hal Story (drawings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Harper & Row / Colophon, 1981. xxv, 308 pp., wraps; Book shows some wear to ends of spine w/ a short surface-only tear at head; some very light creasing to covers; w/ a couple of very small spots of rubbing to back cover / Illustrated with drawings and cartoons. /. First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Ace, 1964. 318 pp., pictorial wraps, # G-547; Book has 2 small nicks to edges of back cover; front cover printed w/ slight offset leaving thin white line at bottom edge; manufacturer's numeric strip stamped across top edge of page block /. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Fine.

NY, NY: Fleet Publishing Corp., 1958. 176 pp., red-violet boards w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows wear to ends of spine w/ slight fraying at head; corners lightly bumped; foxing to top edge of page block; Jacket shows wear to ends of spine & folds w/ small chips to head of spine & bottom ends of folds; front panel has 2 very short tears & a small crease to top edge; a few small spots of rubbing to spine & rear panel & some light soil to front panel / Translated by Licienne Hill from the French "Tuer Son Enfant." /. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1976. 160 pp., black cloth w/ red lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has bump to heel of spine & bottom corner of front board; prev. owner's name to front pastedown; light foxing to endpapers; Jacket shows light wear to ends of spine & top of folds; foxing to & near spine; some small areas of rubbing to front panel; a bit of light soil overall / B&W illustrations. Review slip with tape remains to front endpaper. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Review Copy.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913. (iv), (123) pp., blue cloth w/ black lettering; Book shows wear to ends of spine & corners w/ spine ends fraying a bit & one corner worn through; some other wear spots overall as well as some spots & stains; spine darkened; creases to top corners of many pages w/ a few of those corners having short tears and small pieces missing / Frontispiece depicts "Our First Wisconsin Home." /. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: Valentine Products, 1979. 125 pp., white wraps w/ blue & green lettering; Book has a few small light brown spots to front cover, as well as a very small creaser to top corner, binding is tight & square / "After years of intensive research and study, the truth is finally revealed about topics previously considered to be of the most shocking nature." /. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, UK: Cassell, 1965. (184) pp., aqua-blue binding w/ gold lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows foxing to top edge of page block, as well as to a of number of pages, esp. at the top & most often confined to margins; DJ shows wear, creasing, short tears & foxing to top edges; some light foxing and/or soiling overall w/ a little wear to bottom edges; some rubbing & color flaking to edges of spine & folds / Illustrated with B&W photos and drawings. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good +/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1979. 467 pp., dark blue cloth w/ gold & metallic-red lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some light soil to bottom edges of page block; pen marking & small rough area to top corner of first page; Jacket shows light to moderate wear to ends of spine & folds / Illustrated with B&W photos. /. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Birmingham, AL: Colonial Press, 1993. 342 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows creases to spine w/ a tear at head; small spot of color flaking to front cover; binding is cracked at three points, but no pages seem to be loose / Winner of the 1992 Ione Burden Award for the Novel. INSCRIBED by author. /. Signed by Author on Front Endpaper. Trade Paperback. Fair to Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Walker, 1974. xvii, 168 pp., 1/4 avocado green binding w/ blue boards; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some wear to ends of spine & corners w/ bump to top corner of front board; bottom edges show a couple of small wear spots; Jacket shows some wear & small chips to top ends of spine & folds; some minor soil overall w/ creasing to top edges of inside flaps / Illustrated with B&W drawings and diagrams. /. Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. Illus. by H. Peter Loewer. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, UK: Purnell, 1972. 125 pp., glossy pictorial boards, illustrated endpapers; book has a curve to it from improper storage & shows light wear to ends of spine; dents to fore edge of front board; corners of rear board bumped; light soil & foxing to edges of page block; "friends of library" stamp to ffep / Illustrated with B&W drawings and photos. /. Hard Cover. Good -/No Jacket. Illus. by Phil Gascoine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. 248 pp., 1/4 white cloth w/ white boards & green lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Jacket shows light bends to portion of front panel, else fine / One B&W illustration. /. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Gunter Grass. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, UK: Purnell, 1969. 157 pp., glossy pictorial boards, illustrated endpapers; Book has slight curve overall & shows light wear to ends of spine & corners; light soil & small stain to top edge of page block / B&W illustrations. "Approved by the Girl Guides Association." /. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Sheila Connelly. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.