Search Results: Authors starting with G from Daisyroots Books Ltd

Green cloth / gilt lettering and crest. 96 pp, 16 b/w plates. Inscribed on fep. Sunned on spine a rubbed at spine ends. Internally clean. Minor annotation. Foreword by Sir Patrick J Dollan.

Wine Service in the Restaurant : Professional Guide for the SommelierHASLER, G.F.Wine & Spirit Publications Ltd., London, 1977, softback with stiff card wraps, 84 pp, VG, illustrated throughout from b/w drawings and photographs. One neat inscription inside of front cover, no annotations, sound tight binding, no loose pages, crisp clean leaves, light dust staining on page edges. Wraps protected by clear self adhesive.FOOD, DRINK, GUILD OF SOMMELIERS, WINE BUTLER/WAITER, RESTAURANTS43676 FOOD & DRINK £9.00

The First Locomotive EngineersCHARLTON, L.G.Their work in the north east of England (Northern History Booklet 55)ISBN: 0859830519Frank Graham, Newcastle on Tyne, 1974, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, 72 pp,illustrated throughout from b/w photographs and sketches. No inscription, one annotation on top corner of title page, sound tight binding, pages crisp and clean. Wraps clean with minimal shelf wear, fore-edge lightly rubbed.LOCAL HISTORY, NORTH EAST ENGLAND, LOCOMOTIVE PIONEERS 1803-1830, INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION43712 LOCAL HIST/NE £9.50

Barrie & Jenkins, London, 1971, First Edition hardback with wrapper. Prussian blue boards / gilt. 192 pp. Jacket design by Osbert Lancaster. Vg/gd. No inscriptions, pages clean, binding sound. Wrapper clipped, sunned on spine, lightly rubbed along top edge.

Herbert Jenkins 1922 1st edition hardback. Green cloth with green cameo and lettering. 256 pp. Eight previous titles listed. Inscribed on title page. Page edges dust stained. Lead corners bumped. Boards grubby. Internally clean.

My Man Jeeves: A Collection of Short StoriesP G WodehouseISBN: 9781502818843Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014, softback with stiff card wraps (has been re-printed on demand) Fine, 137 pp. Collection of Wodehouse short storiesFICTION, COLLECTABLE, PAPERBACK, P G WODEHOUSE, EIGHT SHORT STORIES, JEEVES AND WOOSTER, REGGIE PEPPER, 44996 hb 48 FICTION/COLL/W £11.50

The Prince and BettyP G WodehouseNewnes, hardback, c 1930, gd, library binding, dark blue boards with embossed decoration (see scan), green cotton marker. Title lettering on spine in gilt with embossed bands. 186 p.p. Patterned endpapers. Library term and issue label on front end papers. Title page missing. Library stamps. Page ends grubby. Some page corners missing.Written for the American market in 1912 this is a scarce early copy. 41470 FIC coll £25.00

Distribution of Rough-out, "Cumbrian" and related stone axes of Lake District origin in Northern England. T G ManbyReprinted from the Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. Volume LXV - New Series, 1965. 37 pp. VG. No inscriptions, clean and sound copy. 41560 Lakes £17.00

A History of Tapestry from the Earliest Times to the Present DayW G ThomsonHodder and Stoughton 1930 revised and re-issued edition, hardback, beige cloth with blue banding and blue decorative title block, no wrapper ( now in high grade archive film wrap). 550 pp. Fold out colour frontispiece plus three additional fold out colour plates and numerous b/w plates and line drawings. No inscriptions. Front end paper gutter partially split, binding still sound. Split on back of spine. Shelf wear commensurate with age. Scattering on foxing on fep. Internally clean and sound. An exceptional, serious and detailed work Owing to it weight, this book will incurred an additional postage charge.

An Admiralty Diver's Student Training NotesLeading Seaman W G Harper R.N. 1999, VG. A4 printed pages bound with plastic spine and clear plastic front cover over illustrated front page. 100 pp, illus in the text in b/w and colour. Very good clean and sound copy. Detailed diving instruction manual. Naval, navy, maritime, diver, diving41265 MILIT £22.00

London: Longman, 1991. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Hardback wih wrapper. Black faux leather / gilt. Nr fine /nr fine. 453 pp.

GALBRAITH, Robert
The Ink Black Heart (1st edition)
ISBN: 9780751584202
Sphere - Imprint of Little, Brown Book, London, 2022, 1st Edition, 1st printing, full number run, hardback with dust wrapper, near fine/vg+, black end papers, boards black/gilt, 1012 pp.
Boards clean and firm, no inscription or annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright. Wrapper clean and crisp, rubs to edges and corners, price not clipped.
FICTION, 1ST EDITION, HARDBACK, ROBERT GALBRAITH, CRIME, MYSTERY, THRILLER, A STRIKE NOVEL 46315 FIC/1ST/G £16.50

Harpercollins, London, 2008, SIGNED 1st edition, 1st impression, hardback with wrapper, black boards /red gilt. 332 pp. Two maps. Signed by the author on the title page. VG+/Vg+ Light rubs to wrapper edges. No inscriptions, not clipped, slight lean on spine.

The Evolution of a Rock Band - Genesis GALLOW, ArmandoISBN: 0283984406Sidgwick and Jackson, London, 1978, large format softback with stiff card wraps, VG, b/w frontispiece in addition to illustrated title page, and b/w and colour photographs throughout, 147 pp.Gift inscription on half title page, no annotations, binding sound, pages clean, lightly tanned round edges. Wraps crisp, spine sunned, lightly soiled in places, bump to top fore-edge corner.MUSIC, MODERN, POP/ROCK, GENESIS, BAND, BIOGRAPHY, MEMBERS, ILLUSTRATED44738 hb 6 MUSIC/BIOG/BAND £35.00

The Itinerant Airman
GAMBLE, Arthur
ISBN: 9780722334850
Arthur H.Stockwell Ltd., Ilfracombe, 2003, SIGNED COPY, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated from 15 b/w photographs, 157 pp. Signed dedication by the author (see scan), no annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright, pale foxing to top edge of text block, dark stain to bottom edge, post-it note with author's address on acknowledgements page. Wraps clean and crisp, three small dark marks to top edge of front (see scan). Post-it Note with author's address
MILITARY HISTORY, RAF, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, SIGNED COPY, ARTHUR GAMBLE, WW 2, BOMBER COMMAND, FLIGHT ENGINEER, HEROISM, COMRADESHIP
46102 MILT HIST/RAF hb 84 £11.50

GARD, JoyceWoorroo (first edition)Victor Gollancz Ltd., London, 1961, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg, boards blue/gilt, illustrated from seven full page drawings by Ronald Benham, 192 pp.Boards clean and firm, no inscription or annotations, binding sound, slight lean to the spine, pages clean, lightly tanned. Wrapper clean and crisp, light shelf wear with a smattering of pale marks to front and back, small chip to one side of spine head, now protected by acid-free archive film, original price clipped.CHILD'S COLLECTABLE, 1ST EDITION, HARDBACK, FICTION, JOYCE GARD, ADVENTURE STORY, LAKE DISTRICT45605 CHILD'S COLL/G hb 68 £14.50

The Encyclopedia of Sewing Techniques Wendy GardinerRunning Press, Philadelphia, Pa. 2003, hardback with wrapper, VG/vg. 160 pp. Illus. in colour. Lovely crisp clean copy, no inscriptions, not clipped, minimal shelf wear. sewing, patterns, buttonholes, beading, zippers, clothing, hem finishes, seams, fabrics, smocking, pillows, decoration, sewing, needlework, dress-making, tailoring, 41199 CRAFTS £12.00

Sabres to Scout Cars. An Illustrated History of the Lothians and Border Horse
GARDINER, Andrew S.
Andrew Gardiner, Arnside, 1985, SIGNED, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated from 11 b/w photographs and five colour photographs, 48 pp.
Signed dedication on title page (see scan), no annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, gentle rubs to edges and corners. Good clean copy.
MILITARY HISTORY, REGIMENTS, CAVALRY, LOTHIAN & BORDER HORSE YEOMANRY,1797 - 1950S, SIGNED
46532 MILITARY HISTORY £25.00

GARDNER, Erle StanleyThe D.A. Breaks a Seal (Cardinal Books C-292)Cardinal Edition, Montreal, 1958, 2nd impression., paperback, good, 168pp.No loose pages, no inscription or annotations, binding sound, lean to the spine, lightly tanned, foxing to edges and prelims. Covers foxed inside, light shelf wear to all edges and bumps to fore-edge corners, spine strip intact.FICTION, COLLECTABLE PAPERBACK, CARDINAL EDITION, CRIME, ERLE STANLEY GARDNER, MURDER, DETECTIVE/DISTRICT ATTORNEY STORY44578 hb 30 COLL/PBACK/CRIME/G £11.00

Echoes from RooseGARDNER, DarrenBarrow-in-Furness, no date, softback with illustrated stiff card wraps, VG+, illustrated from 32 b/w photographs, children's artwork on covers, not paginated.No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp. OUT OF PRINTLOCAL HISTORY, CUMBRIA, FURNESS PENINSULA, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, ROOSE, PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS, COMMUNITY LIFE, ILLUSTRATED, WAR YEARS TO PRESENT DAY44322 hb lakes LOCAL HIST/LAKES/BARROW £9.00