Search Results: Authors starting with G from River House Books

The Outline of History: Being A Plain History of Life and Mankind
by H.G. Wells
New Enlarged Edition, revised and brought up to the end of the Second World War by Raymond Postgate
Hardcover Cloth 1029 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Book Club edition 1961. Attractive red boards and black embossing shows off this Clean, tight, copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Red topstain. Books Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned. Unclipped dust jackets are smooth and clean but discolored with age with slight shelf wear - a few tears, stains, wrinkles and chips. Protected by mylar cover. Not an ex-library or remainder copy.
The books appeared in an illustrated version of 24 fortnightly installments beginning on 22 November 1919 and was published as a single volume in 1920. It sold more than two million copies, was translated into many languages, and had a considerable impact on the teaching of… Read More

On to Kilimanjaro: The Bizarre Story of the First World War in East Africa by Brian Gardner Hardcover Cloth 284 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 1963. Handsome black boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing with foxing on top edge. Pages are lightly toned. An unclipped dust jacket is discolored with age and shows the usual shelf wear - a few tears, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Brian Gardner explores the little-known military campaign that took place in East Africa during World War I. The book provides a detailed account of the battles fought between the British, German, and African forces, as well as the political and social context of the conflict. It also delves into the strange and unconventional tactics used by both sides, such as using camels and elephants… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 386 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition First printing 1982 with corresponding number line. Attractive red boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Front tear repaired by previous owner. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
From the Wild West Show the silent film developed a style that soon became an American art form. This guide to Western films from Abilene Town to Zanny Bride lists credits and ranks the great figures John Ford, Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Howard Hawks who shaped this influential genre.
In this western films guide, readers will find a listing of more than two thousand "A" western feature films; each listing includes the cast, a brief précis of the film, and the author's… Read More

Dust Jacket ONLY Good. An unclipped dust jacket with tears, wrinkles and chips. Colors faded. Some stains and rubbing. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.

Dust Jacket ONLY Very Good. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with a few tears, wrinkles and chips. Colors still bright. Some stains and rubbing. Protected by mylar sleeve. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.

Hardcover Cloth 308 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Good. Presumed First edition 2012. Elegant white buckram boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear - some bumped corners and small stains on bottom edge. An unclipped dust jacket with considerable shelf wear - tears, scrapes, stains, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Heavier than standard book; S&H will be adjusted.
presents the roles two men have played in turning a small workshop in nineteenth-century Paris into one of the most successful and recognized brands in the world. Known for both craftsmanship and must-have high design, Louis Vuitton the luxury house was started by its eponymous founder in 1854. The first half of this publication traces the innovations by Vuitton, who turned the little-known guild profession of emballeur (packer) into the foremost luxury trunk… Read More

Trade Paperback 434 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Reprint edition 2006. Lovely illustrated wraps shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
No evocation of Parisian life in the second half of the nineteenth century can match that found in the journals of the brothers GoncourtThe journal of the brothers Edmond and Jules de Goncourt is one of the masterpieces of nineteenth-century French literature, a work that in its richness of color, variety, and seemingly casual perfection bears comparison with the great paintings of their friends and contemporaries the Impressionists.Born nearly ten years apart into a French aristocratic family, the two brothers formed an extraordinarily productive and enduring literary partnership, collaborating on novels, criticism, and plays that pioneered the new aesthetic of naturalism. But… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 508 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Good. Presumed First edition 1953. Worn grey boards and black embossing on this Clean, tight copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Previous owner's signature stamped on front endsheet. Shelf wear, stains to spine. Topstain faded. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned with minor signs of wear and/or age. An unclipped dust jacket is fragile with age with the usual shelf wear - a few tears, stains, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
This comprehensive history traces the Prussian and later German General Staff from its earliest beginnings in the Thirty Years' War to the German unconditional surrender in 1945. During the first decades of its existence, the Staff was led by idealists with constructive political conceptions. The emergence later of anonymous technicians, whose political convictions were either nonexistent or based on ambition, only aggravated a militaristic national… Read More

Dust Jacket ONLY Very Good. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with a few tears, wrinkles and chips. Colors still bright. Some stains and/or rubbing.
Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.

Dust Jacket ONLY Very Good. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with a few tears, wrinkles and chips. Colors still bright. Some stains and/or rubbing. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.

Hardcover Cloth 140 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition 1982. Beautiful red boards with red buckram 1/8 spine and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few tears, scrapes and wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
A syndicated columnist and humorist reflects on his thirty-fifth year of life, recalling the upheaval and devastation of his open-heart surgery
American writer and humorist, known for his Southern demeanor and commentary on the American South. Although he spent his early career as a newspaper sports writer and editor, becoming the sports editor of the Atlanta Journal at age 23, he is much better known for his humorous newspaper columns in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a popular stand-up comedian &… Read More