Search Results: Titles starting with G from Deja Vu Books

New York: Harper and Row, 1966. Pictorial hardcover binding clean square and tight. Previous owner's nameplate fep, else no writing tears or marks. Clean and bright interior. DJ clean and crisp with some shelfwear along edges and a few closed tears. 60 pages (table of contents AFTER text). Story of a beautiful pheasant in Italy who is horrified when hunting season opens. A story of courage, conformity and freedom. Translated from the Italian.. Illus. by Cingoli, Giulio and Carloni, Giancarlo. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st American. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good.

New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1999. Black hardcover cloth binding clean, square and tight. DJ minimal shelfwear. Includes two of James G. Correll's business cards which were inside book. 270 pages with index. Important work showing essential elements that go into the smooth and effective running of a manufacturing facility by taking readers inside a fictitious tractor company and observing its manager an dhis all-too-familiar problems - from meeting orders in a timely fashion to securing the right peope and parts - and then learning what can be done to solve them and applying the solutions to your own situation. Gain Control of your Operation!. Illus. by Charts. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st This Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

E.P. Dutton & Company, 1966. Green hardcover cloth binding has tape marks on covers, back pocket partially intact, some usual stamps and marks, text block secure and clean. DJ has spine sticker, price-clipped. 188 0ages. Good reading copy. 15 year old Denny teams up with veterinarian Jeff Sutherland because they both believe the colt Endeavor will be a great racehorse - then Jeff loses the colt as part of a gambling debt.. Illus. by Crowell, Pers - frontispiece only. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/Good.

New York - London - Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 1950. Light green hardcover boards binding with black cloth spine has rubbed corners, soiling. 262 pages with index of dog breeds. A pictorial study of numerous popular dog breeds - each with a two-page spread showing a full page photograph on one page, a text description along with a Paul Brown sketch on the other page. Over 120 dog breeds shown.. Illus. by Brown, Paul and Photos By Arthur S. And Katherine Holt Mawhinney. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: Coward-McCann, 1958. Orange hardcover binding clean and tight, slightly cocked spine. Name ffep. Slight crack in hinge at title page. DJ has some stains and sun-faded. Shelfwear. Protected in clean Brodart. 224 pages.. Illus. by Shortall, Leonarrd. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good+.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1955. Maroon boards binding has lightly bumped corners, slight rubbing along spine, else clean and tight. Bookplate on fep. Personal inscription from author to friend on ffep dated March 1955. DJ has edgewear, light rubbing. Soiling to back of dj. 313 pages. Story of a divorced mother and her two very different daughters.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

New York: New York University Press, 1975. Red hardcover cloth binding has slight wear at corners, small area rubbed through to boards front bottom rh corner. Small white spot on back cover. Binding tight and secure; interior clean. Fep has slight wrinkle - probably as issued. 442 pages. Includes receipt from the publisher to Southern University in Louisiana dated 4/16/75. Short stories and book excerpts from various ethnic writers.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3rd (1972). Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket.

London: W. & R. Chambers, LTD, 1954. Light blue hardcover binding clean square and tight. Yellowed, pages, some foxing. DJ is price-clipped, shelfwear, closed tears rubbed along edges. 247 pages. Sea ghost in a sunken ship leads to hair-raising adventures for an air crew.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint. Hardcover. Good+/Good.

E.P. Dutton, 1964. Pictorial hardcover binding square and tight with usual library stamps and markings. Story of a carrier pigeon. Newbery Award Winner.. Illus. by Artzybasheff, Boris. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Norman Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1946. Gray hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. Previous owner's name on title page, some foxing, underlining, and notes in pencil. Map on endapers. DJ front flap is corner clipped, but price of $3.00 still on flap. Shelfwear and rubbing, dj protected from further damage in clean brodart jacket. 326 pages with index. While working in the archives of the Army War College in Washington, Schmitt made the re-discovery of the manuscript which led to the first publication of Crook's autobiography. A West Point graduate of 1852, General Crook spent his entire military career, with the exception of four Civil War years, on the frontier.. Illus. by Photo frontispiece and maps. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Good.

Philadelphia: Harris Connect, 2006. Binding clean square and tight - no writing tears or marks. Crisp and unread. 851 pages of members of the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity cross-referenced and indexed in numerous ways.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1936. Green hardcover binding with blue square with title in yellow lettering. Edges of binding a bit sun-stained. 193 pages, minor foxing, no writing tears or marks. DJ has tape repairs inside of spine and inside flaps, not price-clipped. Wrinkles, some chips, tape mark on front cover, protected from further damage in clean Brodart. The story of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim through his son's eyes. The father was the inventor of the Maxim gun and pioneer in development of early electric lamp, but he had no notion of the absurdities of family life. His son, the author, himself was the inventor of the silencer. A book of the 1870s.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Good.

Houghton MIfflin Company, 2008. Laminated pictorial boards binding clean square and tight. DJ notears but light soiling and some shelfwear. Not price-clipped. Contains two stories about the Hippopotamus friends: The Attic and The Surprise. Very clean interior - no writing tears or marks.. Illus. by Marshall, James. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good.

New York: Dodd Mead & Co., 1948. Red hardcover cloth binding has a few marks, soiling and light wear with bumped corners. Square and tight - clean bright and tight interior. 164 pages with plenty of Paul Brown line drawings throughout. This is first in two book series, second is George and His Horse Bill Go West. Bill was born out west and shipped east with others from his ranch to be sold at auction. His face is too long, his ears are too big, and even George, who falls in love with him, has to admit he is ugly. But Bill is tall, and strong, and gentle, and brave. George is recovering from an illness, and has not been told he can ride Bill yet, but then again he has not been told he can¿t. He secretly teaches himself to ride, which comes in handy the day he has to ride for help when there is a fire.. Illus. by Brown, Paul. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Boston: Richard G. Badger - The Gorham Press, 1914. Blue hardcover cloth binding with red and dark blue titles and decorations is square and tight, minimal wear to corners. Interior clean and tight, good hinges, 91 yellowing pages. The first 54 pages comprises the story of George Washington - pages 57-91 is a 9 act play detailing the American hero's life.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1961. Light gray hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. DJ has minor shelfwear, else clean and crisp. Includes 832 illustrations along with 49 hand-tipped plates in full-color gravure. Also including a catalogue of works prepared withthe collaboration of Isabelle Rouault. 489 pages with index.. Illus. by illustrated. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company, 1983. Yellow hardcover library binding square and tight, lightly soiled. Usual ex-lib markings - back pocket intact. Overall clean interior.. Illus. by Bright, Roberrt. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Hutchinson, 1959. Red hardcover binding has sunfaded spine and parts of front cover sun faded too. Spine is cocked, Name ffep, foxing, else clean and tight. Hinges good. 191 pages. Legend of the Pahute Stallion - steel blue in color, he haunted the badlands for many years.. Illus. by Ambler, C. Gifford. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1952. Red hardcover binding clean, square and tight, foxing and some staining to interior pages, else clean and tight interior. DJ is corner clipped - but not price-clipped. Lots of shelfwear and small chips and wrinkles - protected from further damage in clean Brodart. Originally published in the US in 1949. Through the badlands of Southern Alberta Canada roamed a white mare who lured horses from surrounding farms. The farmers grew to hate and fear her. Eventually a Mountie is ordered to shoot her, so 16 year old Billy Thornton is determined to capture her first. 241 pages.. Illus. by Crowell, Peter - jacket and frontispiece adapted from the original designs by Crowell. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st UK. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Good.

Delacorte Press, 1998. Blue boards with light yellow spine clean square and tight. Remains of tape marks on covers, library marks and stickers endpapers and title page, bottom edge of text block, else clean and tight interior. DJ not price clipped, bottom 1" of spine clipped - looks like a library spine sticker removed. Else clean and crisp. 246 pages. Story of an orphan boy who is farmed out to work on a horse farm where he discovers he has a way with horses. Author dedicates this novel to her father who was an orphan in Nebraska and farmed out to lead a very hard life. He also had a way to communicate with horses. Author wrote The Season of Ponies.. Illus. by Verkaaik, Ben - jacket only. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good+.