Search Results: Titles starting with G from Tangible Tales

Oregon: Klamath Pioneer Publishing, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Good. Oblong quarto softcover. Signed, "Best Wishes to Vernon - G.E. McMahan" on the front endpaper by the author. A good copy with edgewear and bending at the corners. Some scuffing and light soil to the covers. Interior is clean, solid and unmarked. 80 pp., filled with full color representations of McMahan's beautiful art depicting Oregon's nature and history.

Los Angeles: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2000. Stiff Wraps. Good. Oversize stiff wraps, orange with pictoral front cover. Black spine titles are beginning to fade. A good copy with bending at the corners and wear at the spine tips. No indication of printing but created for the 2000 exhibition tour encompassing Los Angeles, Mexico City and Monterrey. Heavy wear to the rear cover and some soiling/marking to the rear cover. Pages are clean and binding is solid. 208 pp., color and black and white representations of Orozco's work throughout. From the WorldCat summary, "The book is the most complete monograph of artist Orozco (b.Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico,1962) published to date, covering his career with a selection of his most representative works from the late 1980's to"...2000.

New York: Gotham Books, 2010. First edition. Hardback. Very Good/very good. Tan hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed without inscription by OSU basketball coach Craig Robinson on the title page. A very good copy with minor wear at the board edges and bruising at the heel of the spine. Binding solid, text clean and unmarked. Unclipped dustjacket with Autographed copy sticker to the base of the front panel. General wear at the jacket edges, no tears. 256 pp., some black and white photos.

New York: Spectra / Bantam Books, 1996. First printing. Hardcover. Fair/fair. Hardcover 1st printing in dustjacket. Heavy ex-library in fair only condition. This book has been handled and read by many adoring fans and then withdrawn because it's really heavily worn. It is a reader's copy only. Extreme wear to the cover edges with paper split to the boards. Tape from where the dustjacket was affixed to the covers. Withdrawn stamps and thumbing/darkening to the textblock edges. Binding is solid, hinges are intact. Pages are unmarked and no odors detected. Unclipped dustjacket is a bit better - also heavily worn at the panel edges, and lacking any crispness, but clean and not torn. 694 pp., basis for the most popular TV show of the 2010's. A scabby first edition is better than no first edition at all.

Los Angeles: The Universal Fellowship Press, 1977. First edition thus. Paperback. Fair. Green paperback in fair to good condition. Weakness to the binding, especially at the last gathering, and heavy wear to the cover edges. Previous owner's name neatly crossed out in black sharpie on the half-title next to a stamp of a teddy bear, and "Borrowed by" and "When" neatly printed on the inside of the rear cover, otherwise the text is unmarked. Pages somewhat browned, again more pronounced toward the rear of the book. 134 pp., a religious but moderately supportive examination of homosexuality with a handful of black and white photos. Hard to find. Harriet's Books

New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1995. Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperback in very good condition. Minor shelf-wear to the cover corners and edges, and scuffing to the bottom text block edge. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. 330 pp., indexed. Faye's Books

New York: Harrington Park Press, 1996. Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperback in very good condition. Prepublication information on the first two pages. Minor wear to the cover edges and a bit of a lift to the front cover. Clean, tight and unmarked. Bright and attractive. 261 pp., the monographic print of a double issue of the Journal of Homosexuality Volume 13. Faye's Books

Beijing: Academy Press, 2008. Paperback. Good. Oversize softcover in good condition. Bending to the covers and a bend spineward that does not impact the opening or reading of the book. Edges are worn and corners with light bending. Interior is very good - clean, tight in its binding, and unmarked. 111 pp., filled with full color photography. A photo essay of Alxa, Inner Mongolia, from many photographers, funded in part by the Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology.

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1999. Loose_leaf. Good. Press folder with movie photo to front panel and credits to rear. A good only copy of this unusual item with bending at the corners and crinkling to the paper (peechee style) folder. Inside, in the left pocket is a 39 page paper booklet "Handbook of Production Information" including black and white photos and biographical information of production and acting crew. In the right pocket is a thin paper bag with press photo plates - 11 sheets in all, in as new condition. A nice piece of Travolta ephemera.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "for Ted with best wishes - Ed ----" Tan cloth hardcover, 1st edition in dustjacket. A near fine copy - clean, straight and solid with minor shelf-wear at the spine extremities. Price-clipped dustjacket is very good with ruffling along the op edges of the panels. 315 pp., indexed, signed and personalized by the renowned author of "Benjamin Franklin."

San Francisco: California Division of Mines, 1960. First edition. Paperback. Good. Green paper covers, stapled binding covered by publisher's seam tape, as issued. A good only copy with previous owner's name to the top of the front cover, and wear and sunning to the covers. Bending at the upper corners. The text is clean and unmarked and the staples are fim. 2 maps intact in a pocket at rear, in very good condtion, although the larger map has a crease that appears to have occurred in printing. 80 pp., bibliography, some black and white photos.

New York: Riverhead Books, 1999. First edition. Hardback. Very Good/very good. Brown hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Tony with best wishes always, Chang-rae Lee." A very good copy with bruising at the spine ends and light wear at the corners. Text clean and unmarked, binding solid. Unclipped dustjacket clean and attractive with ruffling at the head of the spine and minor shelf-wear at the folds. 356 pp.

Canada: Friends of the Provincial Museum, 1976. Staplebound. Good. Ann Krahn. Thin paperback pamphlet, in ex-library condition. Stamps (including the Discard stamp as expected) to the inside of the front cover, and the rear cover, blacked out. Previous store price stamp on the first page. Bending at the corners and some soil to the white covers, including sticker outlines where the call number tag was. Text is unmarked and the stapled binding is solid. 20 pp., a guide to resolving and preventing infestations in museums and their collections.

Kansas: Sheed, Andrews and McMeel, Inc., 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Blue cloth hardcover in dustjacket. Signed without inscription by the author on the half title page in black ink. Soiling to the top edge of the text block and a minor warp -upward lift. Text is clean and unmarked and binding is solid. Price-clipped dustjacket with short tears at the spine head and general chipping and edgewear at the extremities. 186 pp., the author's second book, nicely signed.

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1956. Hardcover. Good/fair. Hall, John A.. Green cloth hardcover in dustjacket. 1956, no additional date. A good copy with bumping and bending at the corners and spine tips and general wear to the board edges. The interior is much better - clean and unmarked, binding solid. Unclipped dustjacket is only fair with a 3" tear across the lower half of the front cover and heavy chipping and wear at the panel edges. 273 pp., illustrated - a great collection of native Canadian folklore. Unusual to find without library markings!

Hong Kong: Nine Dragons, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good. Yellow hardcover lacking dustjacket. A very good coyp, clean and straight. Binding is lacking tightness but is completely intact. 56 pp., full color and black and white examples of a beautiful variety of snuff bottles and boxes from China.

New York: Elsevier Publishing Company, 1985. First edition. Paperback. Good. Paperback in fair to good condition. Previous owner's stamps blacked out on all 3 edges of the textblock, name in pen to the top of the front cover. Minor wear at the cover edges and light soiling to the white covers. Text is clean and unmarked. Binding is solid, but lacking tightness with creasing to the spine and one fairly deep split. A heavily used copy of this text. 462 pp., indexed.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed and inscribed by radio host Don Imus on the first blank, "For Ray, Don Imus." Hardcover 5th printing, red boards with black cloth spine in dustjacket. A very good copy, clean and straight, tight as if unread. Light staining to the front edge of the text block is the only apparent flaw. Unclipped jacket is bright and crisp with some minimal scuffing toward the bottom of the front panel and crinkling and light soil to the rear flap. 319 pp., Imus' novel of scandalous evangelist and his impact on the world.

Illinois: Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardcover in jacket, signed and inscribed by both authors on the front free-endpaper. "Burney - Congratulations on your Idaho ride. You're a true inspiration All the Best - George Thomas." and "Burney, Aim high, ride hard & have fun. See you in Idaho next year! Jeff Welsch August 2003." A very good copy with a bit of bumping to the head of the spine - both book and jacket. Interior is clean and solid, with the inscriptions being the only markings. Jacket is bright with some light scuffing and a couple small spots of soil. 167 pp., some b/w maps and photos. The inspirational story of Thomas' rides and recovery from a brutal accident.

Michigan: The Cumming Press, 1976. Limited ed. Hardcover. Near Fine. Green cloth hardcover with gilt titles and cover illustration, limited to 487 copies. This copy apparently bound upside down with cover markings pointing the opposite direction from the text. A near fine copy with minor bending at the spine tips. Clean and tight as if unread. 98 pp., limitation page at rear. A collection of Delavan's letters back to the Michigan Expositor detailing his experiences in California during the gold rush.