Search Results: Titles starting with G from Bookbarrow

Spring Books, London, 1966. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. titles, contents, chronology, main events in life of Gainsborough, notes, bibliography, & introduction to the plates followed by the illustrations (colour frontispiece, 7 colour plates, & 292 b/w. photo. plates) The catalogue is arranged according to: portraits of named sitters; groups of named sitters; unidentified sitters (ie the Suffolk period); unidentified portraits of 1760 and after; pictures of animals; landscapes of the earlier Suffolk period; late Suffolk & Bath period landscapes (1758-1774); landscapes of the London period (1774-1788); copies after old masters. A listing of no fewer than 1032 paintings attributable to Gainsborough. New Edition. 296 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, except for marks from adhesive tape on flaps front and rear. Price clipped inside book. Gilt titles spine. green cloth. includes indexes… Read More

Legend Books, London, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Collected here are twelve of Harrison's best, including "Space Rats of the CCC," probably the greatest space opera ever written, slightly tongue-in-cheek; "At Last, the True Story of Frankenstein," in which our favorite monster gets new life - but whose life is it?; "Bill, The Galactic Hero's Happy Holiday," in which our favorite drunkard enlistee is kidnapped by the evil Chingers and hypnotized into believing he's a general; and nine more classics ranging across time and space! 1 I Always Do What Teddy Says 2 Space Rats of the CCC 3 Down to Earth 4 A Criminal Act 5 Famous First Words 6 The Pad - A Story of the Day after the Day after Tomorrow 7 If 8 Mute Milton 9 Simulated Trainer 10 At Last, the True Story of Frankenstein 11 The Robot Who Wanted to Know 12 Bill the Galactic Hero's Happy Holiday Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 188 pages.… Read More

Evans Brothers Ltd, London, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. On September I943 Italy concluded an Armistice with the Allies and was officially no longer fighting on the side of the Germans. But the wartime troubles of Betty di San Marzano, an Englishwoman married to an Italian and living near Spoleto, and her four children were only just beginning. In danger from both the German forces and revengeful local fascists, they had to leave their home and take refuge in a cramped loft in a tiny hamlet, and live a hand-to-mouth existence with the local peasants. Only to her eldest son could Betty explain the danger they were in: to the other children it must appear to be only a game - a game called survival. Ian Reid follows the fortunes and vicissitudes of the San Marzano family throughout the turbulent events of I943 and' 44 and tells of their often amusing, sometimes dangerous adventures helping escaped prisoners-of-war to rejoin the Allied forces,… Read More

Methuen, London, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Stephen Dowling. B/w. frontis illustration; titles; introduction & foreword to front, followed by a light-hearted & humourous romp through the world of gardens, gardeners & gardening illustrated throughout by the b/w. cartoons and drawings of Stephen Dowling. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xii + 131. minor spotting to rear cover. spine slightly cocked. Previous owner's signature in ink to fep.. Gilt titles spine & gilt vignette to front cover. light bumpingr to corners. Illustrator: Stephen Dowling. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Humour; Camping & Hiking; Garden Humour; Cartoons; Gardening. Inventory No: 4955. .

Penguin Books/Puffin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1941. First Edition. Softcover. Fair Condition. Illustrator: Erick Berry. Herbert Best, during a dozen years spent in one of the Colonial services, became familiar with the African hills where Garram and his tribe lived and hunted." Garram, is the son of a tribal chief in the Nigerian hills. When danger threatens, he is advised by the rainmaker to leave for the good of the tribe. With his faithful hunting dog, he travels to Yelwa, where he saves the life of the Emir and becomes Captain of the Guard. 3-pages of publisher's adverts. to rear. First Puffin Story Book Edition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 141 + 3 pages. Wear to spine edges & ends; front cover detached. No Dust Jacket as published. Black titles spine. illustrated by b/w. drawings. Illustrator: Erick Berry. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Children; Africa; Childrens Stories; Puffin Series;… Read More

Les Editions Braun & Co, Paris, 1938. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Stiff Soft Cover. undated, white titles front with b/w. illust, brown titles spine, one of the "Collection des Maitres" published under the direction of George Besson, with an introduction in French, English & German , 60 illustrations in b/w. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 60 pages. Text is in multiple languages. no Dust Jacket as published.. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; France; Art & Design. Inventory No: ART00041. .

Feldafing Obb., Buchheim Verlag, Regensburg, Germany, 1954. First Thus. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Aristide Maillol. Printed in brown ink, 44 full-page woodcut illustrations for the classical Greek tale of 'Daphnis and Chloe' by the French sculptor & artist Aristide Maillol, with a 5 page introduction (in German text) by Godo Remszhardt. These delightful drawings reflect the artist's love of the female form. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. unpaginated. Text is in German. Previous owner's book-plate (Paul Woudhuysen) inside front cover. Illustrator: Aristide Maillol. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Art & Design; Woodcuts; French Art; German Language; Erotica. Inventory No: 4701. .

Dryad Press, London, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. This is an examination of the way our treatment of the natural world is shaped by what we believe about its purpose and our role within it. The author suggests that in order to put right our relationship with our environment we need to recover the integrity of the major beliefs' concepts of nature and encounter alternative views of the natural world held by systems which have never seen themselves as "world forces". He argues that, to become creative rather than destructive, we must widen our view by seeing what are the positive elements of all the major world religions. He explores certain phenomena of the natural world - the land, trees, animals - and shows how various faiths relate to and understand these and looks at what the world religions have said about conservation, especially since the interfaith conference at Assisi in 1986, seen as the start of a permanent alliance between religion and conservation.… Read More

Sterling Publishing Company Inc, New York, New York, U.S.A, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/N/A. white titles spine; "take charge of your health and avoid unnecessary reliance on expensive, synthetic remedies by learning how to treat yourself with homeopathic methods. An all-natural, holistic approach to curing common illnesses and complaints, homeopathy works by activating the body's capacity for self-healing. Discover safe, gentle remedies for colds, hay fever, insomnia, headaches, eyestrain, acne, heartburn and other digestive problems, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, chicken pox and other childhood illnesses, sunburn, insect bites, motion sickness, and strained muscles. Find out how to relieve the discomforts of menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause; improve your memory; conquer anxiety; and combat hair loss. Instructions on selecting, administering, and storing appropriate remedies-as well as guidance as to when you need to see a physician - will enable you to restore… Read More

Walker Books, London, 1990. First Edition. Grey Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illustrator: Murphy, Jill. gilt titles spine, b/w. illusts. on title page & throughout, a clean copy, 138 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Murphy, Jill. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Children. ISBN: 0744519047. ISBN/EAN: 9780744519044. Inventory No: CHD00078. . 9780744519044

Geographia Ltd, London, Circa 1920's/30's. Presumed First Edn. Hardcover (linen backed). Good Condition/N/A. Map an undated coloured map on 30 linen-backed folded panels in green cloth covers showing the major roads (colour-coded 'A', 'B' & 'Other') with their official Ministry of Transport numbers; inset around the edge of the map are city-centre mini road maps for the larger cities & towns; near the top is a 'Distance By Road, Rail And Air' chart which shows also the difference between road & rail distances & the saving in comparison by air travel. n/a.. Item Type: Map. minor marking to covers. Gilt titles front (faded). Bumping & wear to corners of covers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Geography & Maps; Road Maps; England; Wales; Britain/UK; Geography & Maps. Inventory No: 3120. .

Institute of Experimental Geomancy, Cambridge, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. As New. hand-bound in red card covers with red cloth spine; printed in red & black & illustrated by charts & mandalas. The Vastu Purusha Mandala is an indispensable part of vastu shastra and constitutes the mathematical and diagrammatic basis for generating design. It is the metaphysical plan of a building that incorporates the course of the heavenly bodies and supernatural forces. Purusha refers to energy, power, soul or cosmic man. Mandala is the generic name for any plan or chart which symbolically represents the cosmos. In Hindu cosmology the surface of the earth is represented as a square, the most fundamental of all Hindu forms. The earth is represented as four-cornered in reference to the horizon's relationship with sunrise and sunset, the North and South direction. It is called Chaturbhuji (four cornered) and represented in the form of the Prithvi Mandala. The astrological charts or horoscopes… Read More

David & Charles, Newton Abbot, Devon, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. George Baxter was an English artist and printer based in London. He is credited with the invention of commercially viable colour printing. Though colour printing had been developed in China centuries before, it was not commercially viable. However, in early years the of the 19th century the process of colour printing had been revived by George Savage, a Yorkshireman in London. It was to be Savage's methods upon which Baxter, already an accomplished artist and engraver, was to improve. In 1835, Baxter was granted Patent No. 6916 – Improvements in Producing Coloured Steel Plate, Copper Plate and other Impressions, which outlined the combined intaglio and relief process he would continue to use for the next thirty years. Part 1 of this book concerns 'The Life of George Baxter'; Part 2 'The Baxter Licensees' (A number of printers purchased a… Read More

Mentor/ The New American Library, New York, 1958. Fourth Printing. Paperback. Near Fine/N/A. red & black titles spine; "this brilliant study of Washington's life and times separates fact from fiction to present a man stripped of myth - his great and lasting achievements all the more admirable for his human fallibility."; previous owner's name on front endpaper otherwise a tight & clean copy; including index - 192 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; History; American Studies; United States; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: HST00092. .

Dow Printing, Norwich, 1972. First Edition. Laminated Card. Near Fine/N/A. all pages printed on one side only & bound with plastic ring-bound spine; illustrated by map in red, black & white & 12 full-page b/w. photo's.; "The main part of the guide is in the form of a walk in the central area (see map) starting at Thomas Ivory's Assembly Rooms in Theatre Street, crossing the river to find the 18th century dignity of Colegate and returning to the Assembly Rooms via St. Giles Street, the best Georgian street in Norwich. Close to the route of the walk, other areas of 18th century interest and isolated buildings of merit are described, and a special section deals with the 18th century church memorials for those with a special interest in Georgian sculpture. A short list of 18th century architects and their work can be found at the end of the guide for further reference together with a selected bibliography."; 16 numbered pages of text. Size: 4to - over… Read More

J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, London, 1938. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Everyman's Library No. 943 in their 'Essays & Belles-Lettres' catagory; blind-stamped publisher's device to front cover; white on orange patterned end-papers; preface & contents to the front followed by essays on Henry James; Virginia Woolf; D. H. Lawrence; George Bernard Shaw; H. G. Wells; Joseph Conrad; James Joyce; Siegfried Sassoon & many other major authors; dramatists; essayists & poets of the late 19th & early 20th centuries. 8-page list of Everyman's Library titles to the rear. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 12 + 379 + 8 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact; slight fading to spine colour. Previous owner's signature in ink to fep.. Top edge brown. Gilt titles spine. orange cloth. Includes index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Essays &… Read More

John W. Parker, London, 1839. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather) with marbled boards. Fair Condition. George Robert Gleig (20 April 1796 – 9 July 1888) was a Scottish soldier, military writer, and priest. In 1813 Gleig gave up a scholarship to Balliol College to join WellingtonÂ’s army as an Ensign in the 85th Light Infantry. A year later the young divinity student was sent to the war against the United States, where he fought in five battles (Bladensburg, Baltimore, New Orleans, Washington and Fort Bayo) and was three times wounded; after peace broke out he resumed his scholarship at Magdalen Hall, Oxford in 1816. He took holy orders in 1820. This volume from the journal of his travels in 1837, while Chaplain to the Chelsea Hospital, was among many books written by him during a long & fascinating life. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 415 pages. One volume of the 3-volume set. some minor marking inside covers & on… Read More

Hurst & Blackett, London, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. map end-papers; John Harris again tells a rousing story of the sea. In Sydney lives an Italian fisherboat family of three: Giuseppe who has become Joe, his wife Rosa and their growing daughter Frankie. Joe works no harder than he should, and times are evil; the mortgaged boat will go, and what then? but Rosa has a plan, a truly fantastic one. Across the island-studded Pacific lies America. To make the islands on the Tina S. and string along eastward, to elude pursuit and somehow, some time, to reach the American coast, is the task finally imposed on the reluctant Joe by Rosa backed by an enthusiastic Frankie. Then, at the last moment, they find another hand - a young man called Willie who seems to have his own reasons for taking a long holiday. Into his story of the mad and gallant voyage of the Tina S. John Harris infuses all the vigour and gusto of narration and characterization which… Read More

Photo Precision Ltd, St. Ives, Huntingdon, No date. Presumed First Edition. Pictorial Laminated Card Cover. Near Fine/N/A. Illustrator: Photo's. undated but circa 1970's.; illustrated by colour photo's.; "it is recorded that some 10,000 windmills were at work during the period when Cobbett was making his Rural Rides (1830) and the average person accepted the windmill as part of his daily life, and, indeed, did so right up to the end of the last century. A study of old guidebooks, handbooks and the like published during the thirty years before 1914 shows that they rarely, if ever, mentioned the windmill as a subject worthy of interest, let alone careful study, because it was still commonplace and so it did not occur to the old writers to make any comment."; 32 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrator: Photo's. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Architecture; Topography Great Britain; Britain/UK; Engineering, Industrial,… Read More

Jafint Co, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/As New. Signed by Author. Inscribed on the title page: "To Hugh,with best wishes, Joseph Amamoo London, Aug. 24, 1994". When in March 1957 Ghana became the first African country in colonial Africa to achieve Independence, the event was enthusiastically welcomed by millions of Africans and liberal non-Africans. Many African people looked up to Ghana with hope, confidence and pride. These people hoped that the torch of freedom would be held aloft in their own countries also. That Ghana had among the highest per capita income in Africa and the best developed educational and health facilities were but some of the factors establishing Ghana's position of stature in Africa. The question then is, how it comes about that beginning with such historic political and economic achievements, the country deteriorated through a series of military coups that eventually led to the bloody revolution of June 1979. Could the… Read More