Search Results: Authors starting with G from Quaint Book Shop, IOBA

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1950. P" (17th) Printing. Hardcover. Good+ Condition. Illustrator: Malvern, Corinne (Illus.). Book Early printing of #7 in the Little Golden Books. The design of the rear cover is Santi's Style #2.12 – The Little Golden Library with blurb at the bottom and numbered list to #D11. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 42 pages. Item Type: Book. The text block is tight, bring and unmarked. There are a couple of brown spots on the outside edge of the title page. Bound with a Golden Paper spine with animals in a vine and paper-covered cardboard. There is about 1/2" of loss at the foot of the spine. There are a couple of bumps along the bottom edge of the front cover and the upper corner has a diagonal crease. The rear cover has a couple of names and a scribble in black ink affecting the left section of the list of books. A child's first name is written in pink crayon on the inside front cover. The page edges are stained… Read More

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1934. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book VG HB with No DJ, protected now by custom cut clear Mylar cover. 4 p. l., 3-897 p.+ [6] p. advertising Galsworthy's books: front. (port.) 22 cm. Beautiful green cloth binding with gilt decoration and title over black field on front cover and spine. This volume concludes the "Forsyte Saga" sequence and combines "Maid in Waiting" (1931), "Flowering Wilderness" (1932) and "Over the River" (1933). Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though the pages are slightly tanned from age. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but showing some minor shelf wear. There are slightly darkened bands across the top and bottom of the front cover. Deckled edges (rough cut). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Sagas; United States; 1930s; Main Picture: Galsworthy, End of the… Read More

Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1995. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book Inscribed by Author. Fine HB in Fine DJ, protected by mylar cover. Inscribed ("For [name],/Wishing you all the blessings of/this season--") and signed by the author ("Jane Gentry/Kentucky Poet Laureate") at top of title page, dated December 2007. 74 p.; 25 cm. Ivory cloth over boards with bright copper title on spine. Corners sharp. Text block is tight, bright and, except for the inscription, unmarked. Unclipped DJ in perfect condition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 74 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Poetry; American / General; United States; 1990s; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0807120022. ISBN/EAN: 9780807120026. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 686. . 9780807120026

Central Publishing Co, Indianapolis, IN, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Book . Fine HB in VG DJ, protected by archival polyester cover. ix, 272 p., [13] p. of plates: ill.; 23 cm. Light green cloth over boards with bright gilt title on spine. Corners sharp; no self wear. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. In "as new" condition. Unclipped DJ had a 1/2" closed tear at the bottom of the spine and a 1" tear at the bottom outside edge of the front cover; both repaired with archival tape. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 272 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: RELIGION; Christianity / Baptist; United States; 1980s; Religion & Theology. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 843. .

Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Springfield, IL, 1965. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book . Fine HB in Fine DJ. v, 152 p.; 24 cm. Black textured paper over boards with bright gold title on spine. Corners sharp; no shelf wear. Text block tight, bright and unmarked. Unclipped DJ. In unread, "as new" condition. Provides contemporary treatment of right to vote during the civil rights movement, including transcripts of voting hearings in Alabama and Louisiana, 1958-1961. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 152 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: SOCIAL SCIENCE; Criminology; United States; 1960s; Law & Criminal Studies. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 762. .

Whitmore & Buckingham, and H, Mansfield, New Haven, CT, 1834. Later Printing. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good- Condition. Book Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 648 pages. Item Type: Book. The binding is broken between the frontispiece and title page, so the first two leaves are hanging by their threads. The rest of the text block is tight. Bound in marbled polished calf. The spine is ruled in gilt to give the impression of compartments. The title "Whitefield's | Life and Sermons" is in gilt on a black morocco panel. The corners are turned in and worn with the boards peeking through at the tips. The front hinge is shaken and broken for about 1" at the head and foot. The rear hinge is heavily worn and split, though it appears that it was repaired at some point with some glue, stablizing the joint. Moderately foxed throughout. There are no marks in the text of the memoirs, but a previous owner has underlined several passages in the collection of sermons.… Read More

Small Town USA, Pleasanton, CA, 2004. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Barrett, Vanessa. Book Inscribed by Author. VG- Pb. Signed on dedication page by two of the contributors to this collection from Duluth, MN: Donna Schilling and Shirley Dyer Wuchter. There is a lengthy personal inscription by Wuchter in which she says this is "my first published story in a book," dated April 13, 2005. Schilling's story is entitled "Vacation Bible School" and Wuchter's is "A Day at the Fair." Front cover has a crease resulting in a 3" long dog-ear at the bottom corner. Otherwise, spine is uncreased and text block is tight. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 178 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Barrett, Vanessa. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Personal Memoirs; United States; Modern; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0974900907. ISBN/EAN: 9780974900902. Pictures of this item not already… Read More

McGraw Hill, New York, 1962. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good+. Signed by Author. Goldwater's pre-campaign treatise on foreign policy. Boldly signed "To [recipient] | Barry Goldwater" on the front free end paper. Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). 201 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Near Fine hardcover, quarter bound in black paper on the spine with the author in white and title in red and blue textured paper over boards. Corners are sharp. The book has been well-kept and shows minimal shelf wear, mainly at the foot of the spine. No foxing in this copy. Very Good+ unclipped ($3.95) dust jacket. There is some rubbing at the tips, a 1" by 1/8" chip at the head of the spine and back panel and a couple of closed tears at the top of the back panel. The jacket is now protected by a clear archival Brodart sleeve. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; United States -… Read More

Hudson & Goodwin, Hartford, CT, 1810. 2nd Connecticut printing. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Book Hills 179, O'Callaghan 1810-7 (p. 101). Hudson & Goodwin published the first Bible printed in Connecticut the previous year (Hills 168, O'Callaghan, 1809-6, pp. 95-96). This second printing is identical to the first (including the error in I Tim. 4:16 of "thy doctrine" for "the doctrine") with the exception of the date on the separate title pages for the Old and New Testaments. The collation matches that of O'Callaghan's for the original 1809 printing, including the extra materials on the last pages following the Old (Cc-12 verso) and New (Ll-12 verso) Testaments. Hills includes a notice from the 1810 Annual Report of the American Bible Society that it had purchased 2,000 copies from Hudson & Goodwin, with another 2,000 on order. "All Bibles procured for the use of the Society, are stamped on the cover and upper edge of the leaves… Read More

The Christopher Publishing House, North Quincy, MA, 1971. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Good. Book Inscribed by Author. VG- HB in Good DJ, protected by mylar cover. Signed by author on title page and inscribed by author on free front end paper (FEP). 137 p.: illus.: 21 cm. Dark blue cloth over boards with bright gilt title on front cover and spine. Presumed First Edition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight. The pages are slightly tanned from age. There are three pages with small marks in ink: one word underlined, one page with an "X" at the top corner and one with a word written in at the beginning of a paragraph. Binding is tight; corners sharp. Unclipped Dust Jacket has a stain at the upper center of the front panel, which looks as if it was used as a coaster at some point. There is a 1" long by 1/4" wide chip at the top of the front panel and a smaller chip at the top of the back panel. Edges… Read More

The Antioch Press, Yellow Springs, OH, 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good - Used/Poor. Book . 232 p.; 24 cm. Blue cloth spine over grey boards with facsimile signature of author on cover. The author was president of Antioch College and had been elected Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara. From the blurb on the front fold: "The last few years have witnessed a widespread debate on the practices and policies of American education. Soviet technical advances, the advent of the space age, and tensions of modern life have prompted a deep concern about education, the well-spring of democracy. . . . Dr. Gould . . . believes the only way to approach these problems is in terms of [the high goals of education]. The result is a viewpoint which inspires new hope fires new enthusiasm for the role education has to play in the world today and tomorrow." Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 232 pages. Item Type: Book. Spine is shelf-worn at top and bottom… Read More

Scott, Foresman and Company, Chicago, IL, 1940. Edition Unstated. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good Condition/None (as issued). Illustrator: Campbell, Eleanor. Book . VG saddle-stiched booklet. Early Dick, Jane and Baby [later named Sally] pre-primer. 48 p.: col. ill.; 20 cm. Illustrated wrapper (Spot & Tim [Teddy Bear] above title with Puff [kitten] below; b&w on red background) reinforced at fold with publisher's red cloth tape. 1/4" missing from top front corner; light 4" diagonal crease at lower corner. Child's name in pencil on inside front cover. Text block tight, bright and unmarked. Eleven stories on numbered pages. 1940 only date listed. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 48 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Campbell, Eleanor. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Education; Teaching Methods & Materials / Reading; United States; 1940s; . Main Picture: Gray, Baruch & Montgomery (1940), We Look and See (early printing) - Front Cover.… Read More

Printed by John Wyeth for the Author, Harrisburgh, Penn, 1805. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good+ Condition. Book Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). 439 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Forms (Law) --Pennsylvania; United States; 19th century; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1245. .

Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, 1969. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Book . Near Fine HB in VG+ DJ, protected by mylar cover. viii, 586 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., maps; 24 cm. Light gray cloth over boards with silver title on black field & decoration on spine. Minor shelf wear. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Unclipped reddish orange DJ is a color that fades easily, but the spine is as bright as the front panel; scattered specks on back panel. Important study of timely topic. Presumed First Edition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 386 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Middle East / General; United States; 1960s; . ISBN: 0804707065. ISBN/EAN: 9780804707060. Main Picture: Gregorian (1969) - Dust Jacket in archival polyester cover. Picture 2: Gregorian (1969) - Cloth cover in Near Fine condition. Picture 3: Gregorian (1969) - Publication information from verso of Title Page.… Read More

Craneshaw publishers, Flushing, MI, 1984. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Book Inscribed by Author. Fine HB in Near Fine DJ, protected by mylar cover. Signed (1994) copy presented to Detroit-area automotive journalist Dan Ross, "a friend and a great auto writer." Laid in note on Gustin's Buick notepaper transmitting the copy. Mustard-colored cloth over boards w/brown illustration & title on cover & title on spine. No shelfwear. Text block is tight, bright and, other that inscription on FEP, unmarked. Unclipped DJ is uncoated, so is a little dirty along the front fold, but otherwise "as new." Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Business; United States; 1980s; Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 867. .