Search Results: Romances from Granny Goose Books

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a first printing of the first edition, with a complete number line. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The black covers are fresh, with minor wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped and is also in very good condition, with no marks and only minimal wear. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: Amy and Effy Tribble can't believe their luck. After four arduous Seasons spent molding intractable, wayward, or just plain frumpy young women into marriage material, their fifth Season in the chaperone business brings them a dream client. Maria Kendall is stunningly beautiful, effortlessly graceful, and extremely well dowered. She would be a perfect candidate for marriage if it weren't for her vulgar, boorish, and socially ambitious parents. Amy and Effy soon realize that the Kendall family will be their greatest challenge yet.

New York & Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. This is a first edition, with the publisher's F&R logo on the verso of the title page. The interior of the book is clean and tight, with darkening of the fixed and free end papers and the edges of the text block. The beige cloth covers are clean, with light wear overall, but heavier wear and fraying to the top and bottom of the spine area. Sadly, the dust jacket is in poor condition, with heavy wear and nicks of paper missing from the top and bottom of the spine. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

New York: Avalon, 1955. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. The free front end paper has several light folds, but there are no other marks or signs of wear. The beige covers are fresh, with a bumps to the top and bottom of the spine, but little wear else. There are a few small marks along the edge from the cover on the dust jacket, but no other problems. The dust jacket is in excellent condition, because it was -- and still is -- enclosed in the "Plasti-Kleer" cover used by Avalon for all of their books. A fresh, bright copy.

London: Robert Hale, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The blue covers are fresh, with light wear at tips and corners. The silver gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and is also in very good condition, with light edgewear (but no rips or damage) and handling. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: Inez, who was Patrick Elbure's favourite Theatre Sister, as well as his wife, found herself despatched to take charged of the troubled and troublesome Maternity Wing. Patrick, as senior surgeon, was being forced to work exorbidantly long hours, and now they were up against a new Matron and her innovations.

London: Robert Hale, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There are two signatures by former owners on the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. The blue covers are fresh, with minor wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is in slightly less than very good conditon, with light wear. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: When Andrea Barclay, a young widow, goes to Paris she meeets and falls in love with Christopher Laroque, a member of the French government. She does it in her usual impulsive way: immediately. Just more than a year earlier, however, she had met and fallen in love with handsome and charming Ross Miller: she met him one night and married him the next day. Ross had promised Andrea, her aunt and her mother that he would love and take care of her always but there were things in the life of the man she had married that brought in their wake tragedy, scandal and… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1965. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The intgerior of the book is clean and crisp, with no marks or wear. The dark green covers are fresh, with just a hint of wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket (illustrated by Biro) is also in very good condition; again with light wear, but no tears or chips. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "For Annabelle Baird the holiday with her finace, Philip Ancel, in Lisbon has not been a happy one. Away from their own homes, Philip's weakness which had at first drawn her to him, now seems an insuperable obstacle. And at Lisbon airport she has a surprise encounter with Angus Pemberton whom she had last seen seven years ago, before he left England under a cloud. Still lean, dark and with a magnetic personality, she remembers him best as a troublemaker. And when Anabelle visits friends in the Port country, Angus comes too, an uninvited guest.… Read More

London: Michael Joseph, 1982. First British Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good +. The interior of the book is clean and tight. The paper has tanned slightly, but there are no marks or signs of previous use. The black covers show just a hint of wear; the gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is also in excellent condition, showing no use or wear. A very nice copy. The dust jacket is now in a protective mylar cover and looks great.

London: White Lion Publishers, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. The interior of the book is clean and fresh. The paper has started to darken slightly, but this is the only fault. The blue covers are fresh, and the gilt spine lettering is still shiny. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, with little edgewear, but scuffs and handling visible on the front panel. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Dust Jacket Synopsis: "Jamie and Peta weren't even really related, but they'd been brought up together as brother and sister and that's how they'd always thought of themselves - until now. Now Jamie was finding Peta's physical presence increasingly disquieting, and the deep and abiding affection he'd always felt for her was being overshadowed by feelings which were infinitely more urgent and primitive. They weren't even really related, so there was nothing to stop him thrusting aside all… Read More

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1939. First Canadian Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This is the first Canadian edition, but with the dust jacket produced by Little Brown & Co. for the first American edition. The interior of the book is clean and tight, with just a few signs of previous use. The red covers are clean, with wear at edges and corners. The dust jacket is only in good condition, with light wear and handling overall, but a large brown stain (coffee?) on the back panel. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "A romantic novel about young Lisbeth who had her own way of accomplishing her ends. Circumstances led to Lisbeth's livng in a Bohemian apartment in London with her brother Ronny, who needed reforming. Helping Lisbeth in this mission was one Mr. Partridge, middle-aged, gentle enough, but not averse to expressing his displeasure with civilization in a number of -- well, slightly illegal -- ways. Lisbeth got a job with a firm called Wanted Women,… Read More

New York: Gramercy Publishing, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a former owner's name label on the free front end paper, but no other marks or signs of wear. The brown cloth covers are fresh, showing just a touch of wear to edges and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but is other wise in excellent condition, showing just a hint of wear. A lovely copy.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1961. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a small check mark and the ownership label of a former owner on the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. The green covers are fresh, with minor wear to tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but is otherwise in very good condition, with minor edgewear, but no rips or damage. Synopsis: "Jendy Marsh was worried about her sister Nancy. Six weeks before her wedding day, Nancy had broken off her engagement to Allen Harvey and gone away to Spain. Nancy and Allen were the two people Jendy loved most in the world, and there was little she could do to help them except wait until she was needed".

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and tight, with no marks or wear. The burgundy covers are fresh, with minor wear at edges and corners. The gilt spine lettering and decoration are still bright. The dust jacket is also in very good conditon, with light edgewear, and several short tears. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. Summary: If, when he died, Jan Wyndham's father had left her any money, it is highly improbable that she would ever have considered going out to South Africa to marry Hugh Stafford. Penniless, she made her choice and laughed at destiny. But destiny laughed back when Jan met on the boat the one man who had won her heart".

London: Robert Hale, 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a gift inscription on the title page (dated 1980), signed Nella. I believe this to be written by the author, but I have not been able to verify her signature. The red covers show bumps to the top and bottom of the spine, but light wear else. The dust jacket is clipped, but is overall in very good condition. It shows a bit of edgewear and some soiling visible on the back panel, but no rips, chips or major problems. The jacket is now in a protective plastic cover. Synopsis: Melissa has always slightly resented the deep attachment her Aunt Laura has for the charming but ailing Fleurette, Comtesse de Crevecoeur and her handsome grandson Philippe. While Laura shared everything else with Melissa, including the management of an exclusive Ottawa art gallery, this is a mysterious part of her life that she never discusses. However, when Melissa has to go to Paris in her aunt's… Read More

London: Severn House, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Good. This is a clean ex-library copy, with all of the expected labels, stamps and additions. The front free flyleaf has been removed, and there is a handwritten 'discarded' note on the half title page, Given these problems, this should be thought of as a decent reading copy only. Synopsis: "What is the mystery in Grant Hewitt's family which prevents his marriage to Claire? Why is he running away from his inheritance and his home? One missing letter lies at the heart of the mystery, a letter which would explain, if it is eve found, an old woman's will and the strange effect it once had on a single household.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1957. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Terrible. The interior of the book is clean and fresh, with no marks or signatures. The brown covers are also in vrey good condition. The top corner of the dust jacket has been price-clippedbut is otherwise in excellent condition, with minor fraying at the jacket's top end but no rips, chips or damage. A very nice copy. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

London: Macmillan & Co., 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The beige covers are fresh, again with no wear. The dust jacket is also in very good condition, with a touch of edgewear, but no rips or damage. A very nice copy. Synopsis: "We are back in the early days of the Whiteoak family. The year is 1861, and across the Canadian border the American Civil War is in full course. into the peaceful world of Jalna come two mysterious and fascinating visitors from the Southern States, Curtis Sinclair and his elegant wife Lucy. Are they fugitives? Or are they something infinitely more exciting and, even, dangerous -- secret agents of the South plotting to harass the northern Government from the neutral gorund of the Whiteoak homestead?

London: Collins, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is fresh and clean. The front free end paper has a Christmas seal and gift tag (see 2nd of attached pictures), but there is no other wear or damage. The green cloth cover show light rubs at tips and corners, and the gilt spine lettering has dulled. The dust jacket is also in very good condition, with little general wear, but shallow chipping at the top of the spine. The attached picture should give a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: Mrs Tim returns to England to spend a summer with her children in a small village. Bryan and Betty are now nearly grown up; Mrs Tim meets up with old friends like Tony Morley, Grace MacDougall and the faithful Symes, and meets new ones. The squire's beautiful daughter provides romance, Mrs. Daulkes and her offspring provide comic relief, and the snake in the grass is the curious little old lady who lives next door.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First published in 1941, this is the 1973 American reprint. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or previous use. The blue cloth covers are fresh, with a bit of light wear and rubbing to edges and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with light wear at the top and bottom of the spine. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. A very nice copy. Synopsis: Set in England in 1940. Stevenson continues the diary that Hester Christie is writing for her husband Tim who is fighting in the Low Countries during the months just before and after Dunkirk. On the surface this is an amusing record of a woman's round as housekeeper, mother, and hostess, but the simple life is complicated by the evidences of a country at war and there is the resolution to carry on sanely in an insane world

New York: Avalon Books, 1959. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing few signs of previous use. The brown cloth covers are also in very good condition, with just a touch of wear to tips and corners, and a thin line along the top and bottom edges caused by the jacket protector. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but otherwise in Very Good condtion. It has retained its "Plasti-Kleer" protector, issued with all early Avalon romances, so it has stayed fresh and clean, and shows very little general wear. The covering has shrunk slightly with time, and has caused one wrinkle in the top right hand corner of the front panel. Synopsis: "Florida's mushrooming northwest Gulf Coast provides the background for this appealing story of a young nurse who wants above everything else to serve humanity. But it is St. Patrick's Hospital, an almost animate thing to those who love it ... that dominates the story. For Susan, who has… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1934. Later Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. The interior of the book is clean and tight. The front free end paper has been neatly removed. The blue tweed covers are clean, with light wear and rubs at tips and corners. The dust jacket is only in Fair condition, with edge wear including short tears, shallow chips and fading to the spine. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.