Resultados de búsqueda: Death Studies-Thanatology from Gargoyle Books

Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood, 1985. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/No Jacket as Issued. Part of a collection of social science books just removed from storage where they have been since the 1990s following review for an academic publication. To get them listed expeditiously, we are foregoing our usual detailed descriptions: we trust you'll know if a book is what you're looking for! You can be sure that, unless otherwise noted, ALL are LIKE NEW & unopened. FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1985. Completely clean & unmarked, bindings straight & strong' no DJ on this one, as issued. Virtually flawless! A chance to build your library with essentially new books that have been long out of print or not seen the light of day in decades! 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, &… Leer más

Dell, 1969. First American Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. A "noted British physician" presents numerous "completely authenticated case histories" of people who have 1) died due to the "malevolent psychic forces of others" or 2) accurately predicted the death of themselves or others. In 258 pages with Bibliography. Orig. published in London in 1968, this is the First American mass market paperback edition (Dell 7627) from Apr.1969. Fantastic weird cover art by Tom Adams. Condition is VG: completely clean & unmarked inside same for former owner's label inside front cover. Binding straight & strong with heavy creasing to front cover parallel to spine. Moderate rubbing to extremities, edgewear. Pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age, but unmarked. 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… Leer más

New York, New York, U.S.A.: University of Texas Press, 1984. First Paperback . Soft cover. Very Good. Collection of photographs & informative text collected over two decades as the author traversed his native Texas looking for graveyards, uncovering burial sites of Anglo, Black, Indian, Mexican & German settlers across the state. Orig. published in hardcover in 1982, this is the First Paperback Edition from 1984. Condition is VG+: completely clean with some external shelfwear & light rubbing to extremities. Pages creamy white, some mottling to exterior spine. Binding strong & straight, rubbing to extremities, bumped 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 Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hollywood, California: Homer H. Boelter, 1947. Limited Numbered Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. French, Pauline. The classic meditation on Death & Nature, written when the author was only 17 years old, brought to life with the delicate lithographed drawings of Pauline French in this lovely small-press edition, limited to 1000 copies (of which this is #696) from 1947. Foreword, unpaginated. Stitched binding, which is loosening at hinges, with some tearing to paper around string holes, but remains intact. Half brown cloth-covered boards with lighter peach paper covering, gilt lettering to front cover; no DJ, likely as issued. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean & crisp, pages creamy white & unmarked. Slight paper loss in some rubbed spots on front board. Our photos depict the Ex act 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); later orders, Weekends… Leer más

Cambridge, England/New York, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1986. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. Examines the 1870 & 1890 Ghost Dance movements among American Indian peoples from the perspective of not only revitalizing Native American cultures that had been devastated by contact with European white, but their purpose in achieving a "demographic revitalization,'' ie, increasing tribal numbers by returning the dead to life. In 95 pages with Index, References in rear. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1986, this hardcover 8vo has navy blue cloth-covered boards with an inset maroon title box lettered in bright gilt to front & spine. A brand new book, just removed from storage where it was packed following review decades ago (review notice laid in), only flaw is very light irreproducible blue pencil checks in Preface. Completely clean & bright & unmarked. No DJ as issued by publisher. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images… Leer más

New York, New York: Human Sciences Press, Inc./Plenum, 1989. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Offers a psychoanalytic perspective on the tragic suicide of tormented writer Virginia Woolf, identifying factors in her turbulent marriage to Ted Hughes, relationship with Vita Sackville-West, & other significant figures in her life that "coalesced to bring her life to a logical ending." In 200 pages with Index & Notes in rear. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1989, this hardcover book has bright red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: looks & feels brand new with the only flaw being former owner's name written in black marker on ffep. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Fine: virtually flawless! Bright & colorful, no fading or chippingOur photos depict the Ex act book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we… Leer más

Boston, Massachusetts: Shambala, 1997. First Thus . Hardcover. New. A founding father of Zen in America & creator of the Rochester Zen Center, offers a personal perspective on death & dying, with suggestions on living more fully & dying serenely. Specific chapters on dealing with terminal illness & facing death with equanimity are offered. Orig. published in 1989 as "The Wheel of Life and Death,'' this is the First Trade Paperback Edition with the new title & revised contents from 1997, in 273 pages with Index & comprehensive Bibliography. Condition is Brand New: just recovered from stored stock. Completely clean, binding straight & strong, hinges intact, pages white & unmarked, covers bright. Our photos depict the Ex act 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); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.