Signed Books from Gargoyle Books

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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this 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… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1943. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Blanding, Don. The Hawaiian writer's most famous work, containing both new poems & ones included in earlier books. Originally published in 1928, this is the 30th printing from 1943, in 114 pages, illustrated by author in pen-and-ink throughout, & SIGNED… Read more about this item

Fullerton, California: N. O. Shanks, 1942. Limited Numbered Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Poems about love & womanhood & life in the only book by this Californian (originally from Minnesota) poet (1890-1959), published by her husband, & SIGNED by him (with a personalized inscription to Anne Riley on ffep). Printed in 1942 in a Limited Numbered Edition… Read more about this item

Philadelphia/New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1949. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lenski, Lois. Another book both written & illustrated by this Newbery Medal-winning author and illustrator, this one dedicated to "my beloved Arkansas cotton children,'' & SIGNED by Lenski (her name only) to half-title page. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from… Read more about this item

Princeton, New Jersey: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1959. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. In-depth survival guide written by three seasoned adventurers with decades of experience leading scientific or archeological expeditions or military operations. Basic human survival needs & capabilities are covered, with general information complemented by instructions for making it out alive from… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2002. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. GrandPré, May. Enchanting children's story related by an old woman to her grand niece abut your girlhood on an isolated island with a lighthouse, where a mysterious sea chest washed up & changed her life forever. Unpaginated. … Read more about this item

PS Publishing, 2009. Limited Numbered Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. A "gonzo" science fiction novella "in the tradition of Henry Kuttner & Paul Di Filippo. SIGNED by the Author, this hardcover 8vo is #66 out of a numbered limited edition of 100. Condition is Fine in an equally Fine, unclipped DJ: as bright & flawless as… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1992. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fifteenth book in the author's acclaimed Chief Inspector Wexford series, SIGNED by the author (her name & date only) on full title page. From the estate of a local mystery lover/author, this is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing hardcover in Fine condition in… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Whittlesey House/McGraw Hill, 1948. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. VG+/Very Good. Sotomayor, Antonio. Noted San Francisco journalist describes his beloved city, drawing on historical sources & personal notes & observations. Arranged by sections into the Waterfront, Old Town, the Hills, Main Stem, South of the Slot, & the Sea. Decorative map… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: TOR/Tom Doherty Associates, 2013. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book #14, the final volume in the author's "Wheel of Time" series, basis for the 2021 streaming TV series. It was completed by fantasy writer Sanderson working from notes left by Robert Jordan before he died in 2007, & in collaboration… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: TOR/Tom Doherty Associates, 2000. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. SIGNED by Author on title page, this is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing, of Book #9 in the author's "Wheel of Time" series, basis for the 2021 streaming TV series. In 668 pages with colorfully illustrated map endpapers. Both hardcover book &… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: TOR/Tom Doherty Associates, 2009. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Book #12 in the author's "Wheel of Time" series, basis for the 2021 streaming TV series. It was completed by fantasy writer Sanderson working from notes left by Robert Jordan before he died in 2007, & in collaboration with his… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: TOR/Tom Doherty Associates, 2010. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book #13 in the author's "Wheel of Time" series, basis for the 2021 streaming TV series. It was completed by fantasy writer Sanderson working from notes left by Robert Jordan before he died in 2007, & in collaboration with his widow,… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Hyperion Books, 2003. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. True story of Ada Blackjack, an Inuit woman who went on a daring expedition with four young men to the Arctic in 1923 to colonize Wrangel Island & ended up stranded there for a harrowing 2 years. In 431 pages with maps in rear… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1988. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Clearance! Early (5th book) contribution by the now world renowned fantasy master! A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1988, SIGNED with a personalized inscription by the Author to title page in black pen. Hardcover book has a black cloth-wrapped spine lettered in blood-red, with… Read more about this item

Meriden, New Hampshire: Green Hope Farm Press, 2013. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Howe, Alli. Local & family recipes actually used at Green Hope Farm, a functioning farm & collective in New Hampshire famous for its flower essences. All recipes handwritten, most with a background story or anecdote, with pen-and-ink illustrations throughout by… Read more about this item

Indianapolis/New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1946. Limited Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Local resident & journalist/newspaper editor offers a glimpse at his beloved & oftentimes troubled city through personal profiles & anecdotes of local men, both famous & lesser known, " who...have given our town its tang." In 360 pages with black & white duotone photos throughout.… Read more about this item