Search Results: Authors starting with G from Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books

William Morrow, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A clean and tight VG copy, in a jacket with a bit of wear, including a bit of a scrape to the front jacket panel, not dramatically affecting appearance. Many photos, both B&W and color.

New York, NY: Viking Penguin, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First printing of Gaddis's third novel. Near fine (slight foxing to edges) in a NF jacket (tiny crease bottom front). In protective mylar. Not price clipped, no remainder mark, a lovely copy

New York: Coward-McCann, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Reprint edition, in wonderful condition. Very Fine in pictorial boards, no cover. Not ex-library. A beautifully illustrated book.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Very nice copy of this title, VG in an about Good jacket, slightly faded with chips to spine ends and top of front jacket panel, a few other small tears. Book itself is quite nice-- tight binding, unmarked internally.

New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Galdone, Paul. Galdone version of Jack and the Beanstalk; some minor wear on DJ; small tear at bottom of DJ on spine. A darling story in really nice condition. Stated second printing, jacket is clipped.

Princeton, New Jersey: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Later printing of the first edition of this urban planning title. Book VG with foxing to top edge and a bit on fore-edge. Price-clipped jacket is Good, with foxing, wear to top corners, a couple small tears, and a large tear to rear panel repaired with non-archival, yellowed tape.

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Press, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of this book on keeping kids safe from bullying and other physical and emotionally violent situations. NF in like jacket, this is a first printing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Author's first novel, this is fine first edition, like new in similar jacket. A very nice copy.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Author's first novel, this is near fine first edition. Jacket has a little rubbing and a few minor creases. Appears to be an unread (or mostly unread) copy. Overall, very nice.

New York: Alfred a Knopf, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A fine copy of this compelling work of journalism from Garcia Marquez. First edition stated, although this has an unpriced jacket and is likely a book club edition. Very clean copy.

New York: Alfred a Knopf, 2005. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A short piece from the master. First edition stated, fine in a fine jacket.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc, 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A first edition of this novel, the story of a man separated by circumstances from his daughter. Near fine in a near fine jacket--minimal soil/yellowing to rear panel. Previous owner's name on ffep.

London: G. Bell and Sons, 1953. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First edition of this physiology/kinesiology title. NOT ex-library. Book very clean, binding intact, internally unmarked save for doctors notations on front endpaper. Jacket is rubbed, and has large closed tear to top front, smaller tear at top of front flap.

New York: Alfred a Knopf, 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Overall nice copy of Gardner's meta-novel about a professor whose "monster" of a teenage son deposits a copy of the unusual book he's wrtten for father to read. Previous owner's embossed ex-libris to half-title, very slight lean to book. Jacket has toned spine and bottom inch of front and rear panel. First edition stated, not price clipped or remainder marked.

Marek, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Second printing of popular entry in Bond series. Embossed stamp (no color, just embossing) from previous owner on ffep, half title. otherwise a very nice copy. Slight edgewear to jacket.

New York: Knopf, 1977. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Sporn, Michael. Book is almost as new, DJ is outstanding, no chips, taears or markings. Unprice-clipped, shows price of $4.95. Only flaw is slight roll to spine, as though the book were stored badly. Overall a spectacular copy. From the well-known author of Grendel

New York: Alfred a Knopf, 1977. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. J. Wolf. A biography of Chaucer from the noted novelist and medievalist John Gardner. First edition stated. NF in Good + jacket, with several small tears, a faint green ink mark, and a tiny chip to head of spine. Not price clipped. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. B&W text ornaments similar to those in illustrated manuscripts begin chapters.

Cupples & Leon, 1929. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Older adventure title with wear to board edges. There is a lean to the book, and the pages are quite brown. Binding is intact/sound but seems a little fragile.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Geisert, Arthur. Second printing: number line reads 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. Very nice copy tells the story of what Noah, et al, did AFTER the flood; one dent in bottom of back DJ near spine is only flaw. Price is intact, no writing or markings.

Phaidon, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very nice, clean copy of this title, with excellent color plates (73, by 50 artists) throughout. Glossy pictorial boards have minimal shelfwear, and front free endpaper bears former owner's name and a tiny spot where some piece of ephemera had once been pasted in. Includes brief biographies of many significant artists. First thus, predated by an edition in Dutch