Search Results: Authors starting with G from Bazaar of Books

"The Elizabethan Theatre II- Papers given at the Second International Conference on Elizabethan Theatre held at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, in July 1969." Edited and with an introduction by David Galloway. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, [1970]. Published in collaboration with the University of Waterloo. pp. 148, Index. Hardcover, maroon cloth with yellow and green title on spine (corners square, foxing to top edge, interior is clean & unmarked). dj. (soiled and stain on back cover, chipped some at bottom of spine, corners and parts of cover edges worn away, spine discoloured & darkened on inside of jacket as well).
Very Good condition (dust jacket Good condition).
Size: 8 3/4" x 5 3/4" (22cm x 14.5cm).

"Gandhi's Letters to a Disciple." With an Introduction by John Haynes Holmes. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1951. From the original Indian edition, Bapu's Letters to Mira, published in 1949 by the Navajivan Publishing House, Ahmedabed, India. pp. 234. Hardcover, green cloth with black title on spine (spine bumped & worn, corners square but worn, fore edge foxed, top edge- some marks, interior is unmarked). d.w., unclipped (spine & edges foxed, back also foxed- mainly spots). Very good condition.Size: 8" x 5 3/8" (20cm x 13.5cm).

"My Four Years in Germany" by James W. Gerard. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1917]. First edition. pp. 432. 23 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, green cloth with stamped gilt title on front cover, and gilt title on spine (corners bit bent & worn, cloth wrinkled on front cover, spine frayed at top & bottom and also torn at bottom, some wrinkling and a few marks on the back cover, some marks on all edges, inscription on endpaper, pages toned but interior is clean & unmarked).Good condition.Size: 8 1/4" x 5 5/8" (21cm x 14.5cm).

"Art of the Embroiderer" by Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, Designer to the King, 1770. [Translation of L'art du brodeur, with a facsimile reproduction of the French original of 1770]. Translated and Annotated by Nikki Scheuer. Additional Notes and Commentaries by Edward Maeder. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Boston & London: David R. Godine, Publisher, [1983]. pp. 192, Index. many b. & w. illus. plus 18 colour plates. Printed on Espel and Sun Fugue papers, by Nissha Printing Co., Ltd., Japan. Hardcover, quarter brick cloth with boards, title on cover and spine (corners square, title on spine bit faded, lightly soiled on boards, remainder mark on top edge, interior is very clean and unmarked). In an illustrated slipcase (shelf wear and scuffed, with 2 price stickers). Note: the first two photos are of the front and back of the slipcase.Very good condition.Size: 11 7/8" x 9" (30cm x 23cm)- book dimensions only.++PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping… Read More

"Jesus The Son of Man: his words and his deeds as told and recorded by those who knew him" by Kahlil Gibran. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. pp.216. many b. & w. illus., 2 colour plates. Hardcover, black cloth and title stamped on cover with gilt decoration, gilt title on spine (spine bumped, few marks on bottom edge, numerous specks on covers, interior unmarked). dw, clipped (wrinkled, few tears, edges tattered). Very good condition.Size: 8 7/8" x 6 1/8" (22.5cm x 15.5cm).

"Valour Remembered: Canadians in Korea/ Souvenirs de Vaillance: Les Canadiens en Coree" by Patricia Giesler. [Ottawa]: Veterans Affairs Canada, [1997]. pp. 27 (English). text in English and French. Each text, with photographs, is printed in separate sections, back to back. many b. & w. illus. and maps. Softcover (dampstain in margins, which is more visible on the French text and inside French cover, less so on the English text, interior is otherwise unmarked).
Very Good condition.
Size: 8 1/4" x 8 7/8" (21cm x 22.5cm).

"Lewis and Clark: Across the Divide" by Carolyn Gilman. Introduction by James P. Ronda. Washington and London: Smithsonian Books, in association with the Missouri Historical Society, [2003]. First edition. pp. 424, Bibliography, Index. 400 illus. (mostly colour). Paperback (lower corner slightly bent, small indentation on front cover, interior clean & unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 12" x 9 1/8" (30.5cm x 23.5cm).++PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavier book. Please contact us for a shipping quote for your destination.

"National Museum Tokyo" by Alberto Giuganino and Adolfo Tamburello. London: Paul Hamlyn, [1969]. (Great Museums of the World). Originally published in Italian by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milan. pp. 172., Bibliography, Index. 126 colour plates. Hardcover, beige cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, some wear to corners, some soiling to bottom edges of covers, no marks or wear to covers, dampstain to rear free endpaper). dw. (some wear to top of spine and a few scratches, otherwise no marks, etc.).Very good condition.Size: 11 1/2" x 9 1/4" (29.5cm x 23.5cm).

"Eyewitness to the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo, The Letters and Journals of Lieutenant Colonel The Honourable James Stanhope 1803 to 1825. Recording his Service with Sir John Moore, Sir Thomas Graham, and the Duke of Wellington." Edited by Gareth Glover. [Barnsley, South Yorkshire:] Pen & Sword Books Ltd., [2010]. Published in association with the Chevening Trust. pp. 258. some b. & w. illus., and maps. Hardcover, black cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked, front free endpaper torn out- some pieces remain). dw., unclipped (in as new condition).Very good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" (24cm x 16.5cm).

"I Am An Indian". Edited by Kent Gooderham. Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Limited, [1969]. pp. 196. many b & w photographs and drawings. Paperback (covers soiled & worn, spine foxed, corner cut out, signature & pencilled price on half-title page).Good condition.Size: 8 1/2 x 6" (21.5cm x 15.5cm).A collection of photographs, drawings and writings illustrating the Indian experience in Canada.

"The Life and Work of Harry Clarke" by Nicola Gordon Bowe. [Blackrock, Co. Dublin]: Irish Academic Press, [1989]. pp. 301, Bibliography, Index. 190 b. & w. illus. and 24 colour pages. Hardcover, maroon cloth with gilt title on spine (corners bit bent & one corner dented, some toning of margins, but otherwise unmarked). d.w. (some wear, few scratches, but no tears). Very good condition.Size: 10" x 7 5/8" (25.5cm x 19.5cm).Also inserted: An Chomhairle Ealaion/ The Arts Council Annual Report 1979 cover, illustrated with a section of the Eve of St. Agnes stained glass by Harry Clarke.++PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavier book. Please contact us for a shipping quote for your destination.

"Ireland Yesterday." Introduction and commentaries by Maurice Gorham. London: B. T. Batsford Ltd., [1985]. First published 1971 as "Ireland from Old Photographs." Reprinted 1985. unpaginated. numerous b. & w. illus. Hardcover, grey boards with gilt title on spine (corners square, bottom of spine slightly bumped, price on front free endpaper, remainder mark on back endpaper). d.j., clipped (bit worn along top).Very Good condition.Size: 10" x 7 1/2" (25.5cm x 19cm).

"Bluenose" by Monica Graham. (Stories of our Past). [Halifax, NS]: Nimbus Publishing, [2010]. pp. 121, Bibliography, Index. many illus. (b.&w. and colour). Paperback (corners square, interior clean & unmarked).Near Fine condition.Size: 8" x 5 1/2" (20cm x 14cm).

"The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Introduction by A. A. Milne. London: Methuen Children's Books, n.d. pp. 178. 12 coloured plates and 15 line illus. in the text. Hardcover, green cloth with gilt titles on spine (bottom of spine bumped, corners square, covers unmarked & interior clean). dw. (rubbed, spine faded, tears on back cover- see photo, otherwise very good condition as not worn, no chipping and no marks).Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" (24cm x 16cm).Very good condition.

"Loving" by Henry Green. Introduced by Lorin Stein. Illustrated by Christopher Corr. London: The Folio Society, 2013. (Originally published in the United Kingdom by The Hogarth Press, in 1945). pp. 220. 8 colour plates. Hardcover, green cloth with illustrated cover & spine, with blue title on spine and in a blue, board slipcase (corners square, interior clean, price on half-title page, like new condition; slipcase shows some rubbing). Very good condition.Size: 9" x 6 3/8" (23cm x 16cm). -book dimensions only

"The Dream at the End of the World: Paul Bowles and the Literary Renegades in Tangier" by Michelle Green. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, [1991]. First edition. pp. 383, Bibliography, Index. 41 b. & w. photo. illus. Hardcover, quarter black cloth, with maroon boards, gilt title on spine (notes in margins and text underlining, light foxing on top edge). unclipped dw. (price sticker on flap, foxing on the inside).Very good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" (24cm x 16.5cm).A really fascinating biography about the American writer and composer, Paul Bowles, and his wife Jane, and their life in Tangier, Morocco. Paul himself moved to Tangier in 1947 and lived there for the rest of his life, dying in 1999. The colourful people they were friends with included William Burroughs, Truman Capote, Allen Ginsburg, and the Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton.

"The Good Earth: the pots and passion of Walter Ostrom" by Peter Greenhagh et al. Introduction by Shannon Parker, Curator of Collections at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. [Halifax, NS]: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and [Frederiction, NB]: Goose Lane Editions, [2021]. exhibition checklist loosely inserted. pp. 175. numerous colour illus., some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, illustrated boards (top & bottom of spine bumped, one top corner bit bent, interior clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 11 1/4" x 9 1/4" (28.5cm x 23.5cm).
This book accompanies a major retrospective exhibition held at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia from October 2020 to March 2021.

"Marc Chagall: Works from the Collections of the Musee national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. [Essays by Jean Grenier, Edouard Roditi, and Jean-Claude Marcade]. [Montreal]: The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, [1988]. This exhibition was held at The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, October 28, 1988 - February 26, 1989. pp. 199, Index, Bibliography. 157 illus. (92 colour, 65 b. & w. and 1 fold out). Hardcover, blue cloth with silver title on front & on spine (corners square & bit worn, covers faded/stained around edges, dampstains in margins especially the first several pages, stain on fore-edge, rippling of pages throughout, backstrip is loose, few scratches on back cover, text is unmarked). dj. (some stains on front cover, dampstains at top inside jacket and visible on flaps also, short tear beside spine and a tiny tear above it).
Good condition.
Size: 12 1/2" x 9 7/8" (31.5cm x 25cm).

"A. Y.'s Canada" by Naomi Jackson Groves, pencil drawings by A. Y. Jackson. Toronto/Vancouver: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, [1969]. Second printing, 1969. pp. 248, Index. 107 b. & w. plates. Hardcover, green cloth with gilt title on spine (spine darkened/soiled plus a third of cover also darkened, corners slightly bent & worn, all edges toned with small marks, interior pages toned but unmarked). No dustjacket.Good condition.Size: 10 1/2" x 12 1/8" (26cm x 31cm).

"A Life in the Theatre" by Tyrone Guthrie. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., [1959]. Fourth printing. pp. 357, Index. Hardcover, black cloth with gilt title on spine (corners bent & worn, spine bumped & worn, especially top, edgeworn and also nicks to edges, interior clean & unmarked). No dust jacket.Good condition.Size: 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" (22cm x 15cm).