Search Results: Authors starting with R from Gadzooks Books

A.S. Barnes, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1975 hardcover with dust jacket. UNREAD COPY with bright, unmarked, firmly bound pages. Jacket is shelf-rubbed and shows edge wear, including short edge tears. The book shows small bumps at top and bottom of spine, which do not affect the soundness of the binding. This is NOT an ex-library book. A good, sturdy, useful copy. "Having ridden and kept horses for the past fifteen years certainly qualifies Carol R. Melcher to write a book on stable management. Having seen both the worst and best kinds of stables has also helped greatly in rounding out her experience in the field of stable management. Though not aiming strictly at the novice, Miss Melcher feels that the younger a person begins to learn about good stable management the better, for habits are most easily ingrained in the younger mind. Having ridden and shown successfully, Miss Melcher knows that good stable management is the foundation upon which to build a good show horse, as well as the… Read More

University of Toronto Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/None. 1971 hardcover. No dust jacket. Apparent First Edition (unstated). Beautiful UNREAD COPY is bright and clean inside and out with sharp edges and corners. Pristine foldout map is bound in. Long-term dark and dry storage has resulted in a well-preserved copy. This is NOT an ex-library book and not a remainder. Very nice! 383 pages.

Winchester Press, 1973. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. 1973 hardcover with dust jacket. Second Printing stated. UNREAD COPY with bright, unmarked, firmly bound pages. Jacket is shelf-rubbed and shows some edge wear, but remains intact. This is not an ex-library book, not a remainder, and not corner-clipped (retains the original 1973 cover price on the front jacket flap). A very good, sturdy, useful copy. 314 pages plus index, photo-illustrated throughout. "Sensible, expert advice on everything that really matters, from selecting the puppy to advanced field training.

Long, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good. 1976 FIRST EDITION. Hardcover with dustjacket. APPEARS UNREAD. Bright, unmarked pages and firm binding. Jacket shows minor shelf rubbing and minor edge wear only (no tears). This is NOT an ex-library book. This remains a very good, sturdy, collectible, first edition copy!

John Long, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1978 FIRST EDITION true crime hardcover with dust jacket, published in the UK by John Long Ltd. Clean, well-preserved UNREAD COPY with bright, unmarked pages and firm binding. Jacket shows minor shelf-rubbing and minor edge wear only, and remains bright, glossy and presentable. This is NOT an ex-library book and not a remainder. Nice copy! "In this true crime collection, Leonard Gribble has written on the compulsive theme of killers who, by design or anticipation, destroyed themselves in dramatic and at times nightmarish circumstances. Among them are the killer of two Australian sisters, murdered years apart; a man who died rather than face the woman he loved; and two thugs who brutalized a pair of Scottish pensioners. Yet another pair fled the Mau Mau only to be trapped in an Italian blood feud. Perhaps the most poignant story is that of a mother who, after some years, ventured to join her baby in death, while the most fearful is that of… Read More

Long, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good. UNCOMMON. FIRST EDITION, 1975! UK Edition hardcover with dust jacket. Sturdy binding & unmarked pages. Jacket shows minor shelf rubbing and minor scratching, but overall is bright and presentable. Extremely minor smudging at page edges. Overall, a very nice copy.

Pavilion Books, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 1984 FIRST U.K. EDITION hardcover with dust jacket. Well-preserved UNREAD COPY with unmarked, crisp-edged, well-bound pages. Jacket remains clean and bright with only extremely minor shelf rubbing. Nice copy!

Doubleday, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good. 1976 hardcover with dust jacket. UNREAD COPY with unmarked, well-bound pages. Jacket is clean, shows minor edge wear including small amount of crinkling at top of jacket spine edge. This is NOT an ex-library book, not a remainder, and not corner clipped (retains the original 1976 cover price on the front jacket flap).

Octopus Books Ltd, 1986. Hardcover. Like New. 9x8x0. UNCOMMON, GIFT QUALITY 1986 U.K. hardcover. No dust jacket, as issued. Well-preserved UNREAD COPY. Gorgeous book is clean, bright, and sharp inside and out. Pages are gilt-edged; clean green cloth cover shows gilt-stamped titles that remain bright and features a wonderful Rackham illustration of Scrooge and the Ghost of Marley. A great way to experience Charles Dickens's masterpiece Christmas story, this lovely book contains Dickens's unabridged text accompanied by the illustrations of the legendary Arthur Rackham. A superb Christmas gift and a treasure!

Ace Books, 1969. Paperback. Near Fine. 1969 ACE DOUBLE paperback, Ace 37250 with 60 cent cover price. Bright, clean UNREAD COPY with sharp edges and corners. Very nice, unusual in this well-preserved condition!

Putnam, 1982. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. STATED FIRST PRINTING softcover, 1982. UNREAD COPY with bright, unmarked pages and firm binding. Illustrated paper cover is shelf-rubbed and shows minor edge wear but remains bright and colorful. This is NOT an ex-library book and not a remainder. A very good, collectible First Print copy! 159 page bio, photo-illustrated.

Award Books, 1973. Paperback. Like New. 1973 paperback, Award Books # AQ1185. UNREAD COPY with tight, square text block, unmarked pages, and smooth flat spine. Cover is bright with sharp edges and corners, shows minimal shelf-rubbing. This is NOT an ex-library book. Nice copy overall, uncommon in this condition!

Prentice-Hall, 1984. Unknown Binding. Like New. 1984 large hardcover with jacket. FIRST PRINTING with full number line. Well-preserved copy APPEARS UNREAD with bright, unmarked, crisp-edged, well-bound pages. Jacket is bright and glossy with only the most minor of shelf wear. Very nice copy!

Citadel Press, 1992. Softcover. Very Good. 1992 oversized softcover. UNREAD COPY is bright and clean inside and out with sharp corners, and firm binding. Cover remains bright and glossy, shows minimal handling wear, minimal edge rubbing, and minimal scratching. This is NOT a remainder. A lovely, presentable copy. 224 pages, profusely illustrated throughout with both black-and-white and color photos of pop music superstar Madonna. Thorough treatment (typical of Citadel Press's excellent entertainment-biography books) of Madonna's early career, up to the early 1990s. A must-have for all fans.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1977 FIRST EDITION hardcover with dustjacket. Printed in England. UNREAD COPY. Bright, unmarked pages and firm binding. Bright, glossy jacket shows minor shelf rubbing and minor edge wear only. This is NOT an ex-library book. This remains a very good, sturdy, very useful First Edition copy.

Robert Silver Associates, 1989-05. Paperback. Very Good. 1986 large softcover. Beautiful, well-preserved, unmarked copy with tight binding and bright pages. Many drawings throughout are protected by tissue pages. Paper cover on close inspection shows minor rubbing and minor edge wear, but remains generally flat and bright. Great book and a very nice copy of it!

The Chemical catalog company, inc, 1928. Good. SCARCE original edition, 1928. NOT an ex-library copy. This book is free of any pen or pencil marks save for the former owner's name, written inside front. Binding is sturdy. There is some shelf rubbing of the green cloth cover (no dustjacket), including smudges and edgewear. The most significant cover flaws are four scuffs on rear cover; these, however, do not affect the integrity of the interior and are thus relatively innocuous. This is a hard-to-find first edition of a classic text in its field.

Robert Silver Associates, 1989-05. Paperback. Very Good. 1986 large softcover. Beautiful, well-preserved, unmarked copy with tight binding and bright pages. Many drawings throughout are protected by tissue pages. Paper cover shows minor rubbing and some edge wear, also one edge pinch, but remains generally clean and bright. Great book and a very nice copy of it!

Chambers Group, 1994. Softcover. Good. Staple-bound paperback has clean, unmarked pages. Minor shelf wear and minor handling wear to the paperback covers.

National Legal Center for the Public Interest, 1993. Unknown Binding. Very Good. UNCOMMON. Hardcover with no dust jacket (as issued). Gilt titles on front and along spine. Thin scratch in middle of front cover. Very minor bump at one cover corner. Pages are clean and unmarked. Very nice condition overall.