Search Results: Authors starting with G from Canton Books

First edition. First printing, with the full number line on the copyright page. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page: Tom, / The years ahead will / be very exciting. I / hope we can take / time to relax and / golf together as this all unfolds! / Bill. A fine, unread copy. In a fine dust jacket. The interactive CD-ROM present, and unopened. An outstanding example, likely the most desirable copy to come to market thus far. The inscription captures the dawn of our information age, when one of its chief architects could only imagine what might unfold. Within weeks of publication, Gates would revise The Road Ahead - and indeed shift the focus of Microsoft - as he had initially underestimated the astonishing growth of internet.

First edition. A lean to the spine, and a bit of toning to the extremities of the boards. Otherwise, a near fine copy. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket, with some shelf-wear, rubbing, and nicks. A 1.5 inch closed tear at the foot of the spine panel. An attractive, unrestored example. Golding s first novel, and one of the most recognizable works in all of fiction.

The first two books of the Danzig trilogy, both first editions in the original German, together with a booklet signed by Grass. Die Blechtrommel (Herman Luchterhand Verlag, Darmstadt, 1959). Near fine in a very good dust jacket. A bit of sunning to the spine. The tiniest hint of loss to the top of the spine, reinforced by a little piece of tape to the back. A very nice copy. Katz und Maus (Luchterhand, 1961). A fine and flawless copy, in two identical dust jackets, presumably as issued. Begleitheft zur Ausstellung der Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (Die Bibliothek, Frankfurt am Main, 1990). A softcover booklet to accompany an exhibition in Frankfurt. Featuring the 1985 Selbst mit Ratte self portrait on the the front. A few handling creases to the covers. Signed by Grass on the title page.