Fiction / Historical from Gargoyle Books

Paris, France: Scribner's, 1944. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hemingway's powerful fourth novel set in the heart of the Spanish Civil War. A FIRST EDITION, later (1944) printing, this hardcover 8v0 has medium blue cloth-covered boards with the author's name in black script stamped to front & bold red title box, ruled & lettered… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 2004. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second volume in the author's "Baroque Cycle" set in 18th-century London. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 2004, this hardcover 8vo has light orange paper over darker orange cloth-covered boards, stamped with a gilt design to front & lettering/scroll… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1958. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. GERMAN-language edition of this Nobel-prize-winning timeless love story set amidst the Russian Revolution, made into the unforgettable 1965 film starring Omar Sharif & Julie Christie. Orig. published in the author's native Russian in 1957, this is the First German Edition from1958, preceding… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster, 1946. First Paperback 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+. Powerful novel set in Reconstruction-era South Carolina, depicting an "extraordinary experiment in political, intellectual, and economic brotherhood between freed slaves and poor whites." In 281 + [2] pages + ad for other Pocket titles in rear. Orig. published in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. YA novel by the author of "The Island of the Blue Dolphins,'' this one featuring a brave, independent young woman in New York, in the midst of the War ofIndependence (Revolutionary War). A First Edition, later printing, from 1980, this… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York: Random House, 1954. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-/G+. Winner of both the Nobel & Pulitzer prizes, this "crowning achievement" of the author's career was 9 years in the writing. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, in the first state DJ ($4.75 price, 8/54 at bottom front flap), this hardcover 8vo has… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1906. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. Keller, Arthur I.. Disturbing "romance" that glorified white supremacy & served as the basis for D. W. Griffith's equally disturbing 1915 film of the same name, later retitled, "Birth of a Nation."First published in 1905, this is the 1906 printing… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan Company, 1936. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. Very early printing from Oct.1936 of the First Edition, which was orig. published in May of that same year & immediately went into multiple reprints due to its popularity. NO DJ. Hardcover octavo has gray cloth-covered boards stamped with blue lettering &… Saber más sobre este artículo

San Diego/New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1989. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Orig. published in Italian in 1988, this is the English language translation (by William Weaver), the FIRST TRADE EDITION, with full letter line, from 1989. In 641 pages, this hardcover has a quarter black cloth-wrapped spine with flat black paper covering… Saber más sobre este artículo

Indianapolis/New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1947. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Novel for adults set in southern California right before the Gold Rush, by an author better known for his YA books such as "The Island of the Blue Dolphins.'' In 413 pages with decorative endpapers, it was SIGNED by the AUTHOR to the limitation page (his… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York, U.S.A.: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1983. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. Seventh book in the author's acclaimed Brother Cadfael series. A Book club edition (BCE), this hardcover is in Near Fine condition: completely clean, pages white & unmarked, binding tight & straight. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus): bright & colorful… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York: Scribner, 2014. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Pulitzer-prize winning novel that will restore your faith in humanity, illuminating how, "against all odds, people try to be good to one another." Set in WWII-era occupied Paris & Germany, basis for the 2023 Netflix series. Orig. published in 2014, this… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1947. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Fictional account of the real-life intergenerational feud between the Hatfields of West Virginia & the McCoys of Kentucky, set in th late 1880s. Basis for the 1949 film starring Farley Granger & Joan Evans (in the title role). A FIRST… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1993. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/Fine. First book in the author's medieval mystery series featuring Catherine LeVendeur. From the estate of a local mystery lover/author, this is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing hardcover from 1993, but an Ex-Lib copy, with the usual stamps & markings in front matter &… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York: Forge/Tom Doherty, 1996. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Fifth book in the author's medieval mystery series featuring Catherine LeVendeur. A First Edition, First Printing from1996, this hardcover book was purchased Brand New for our personal collection & SIGNED by the AUTHOR (her name only) on title page. Condition is Fine/Fine:… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1968. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. VG-/Good+/VG-. Novel set in the scientific research centers of many penal institutions in Josef Stalin's Russia, metaphorically representing Dante's "first circle of hell" where the inmates--scientists & intellectuals imprisoned for crimes against the state--are force to work 580 pages. Translated from the original Russian… Saber más sobre este artículo

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1958. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/Good. Bestselling novel of the creation of the Palestinian state, the biggest fiction title in the US when it was published in 1958 since "Gone with the Wind" in 1936. Served as the basis for Otto Preminger's 1960 Oscar-winning film starring Paul Newman… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 1996. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fictionalized account based on a true Canadian murder mystery involving a wealthy man & his housekeeper/mistress & the alleged perpetrator, a servant woman who may or not be insane. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1996, this hardcover with decorative paper… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Co, 1995. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Author's fifth novel & the first in a trilogy devoted to the story of Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, set in the tumultuous 12th-century England. From a single mystery-lover's collection, this is the FIRST EDITION, First printing, from 1995, with… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1985. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. National Book Award winning novel set in the New York City of the 1930s, focusing on events surrounding the 1939 World's Fair there. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1985, this hardcover 8vo is bound in blue cloth with gilt… Saber más sobre este artículo