Search Results: Titles starting with G from Sparkle Books

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1981 McClelland & Stewart 1981 A very Canadian book, in which a much loved CBC radio personality hung out with the Edmonton Oilers for the 1980-81 season, telling us what Wayne Gretzky was really like, and, as implied by the title, explaining how hockey and Canada are intertwined, this exemplified in particular when the minister of employment and immigration was persuaded to smooth the paths of the Stasny brothers to enable them to defect from the Czech national team to the Quebec Nordiques. Clean white boards with maroon endpapers and spine with cream lettering (look appropriate but not Oiler's colours!) Former owner's bookplate on inside cover and pages are starting to tone. Light wear to top and tail of spine but corners are good. Slight cock to spine. Dust jacket is price clipped and has five half inch tears, one of which has been scotch taped. Browning at the edges.

Boston U.S.A.: Porter Sargent, 1979 Good+, First Edition, Former Owner Name On Ffep, Edgewear, But Solid With Tight Binding. This Is A Collection Of Essays By Gandhi And Others On Nonviolent Action With An Introduction By Coretta King. Extensive Bibliography And Numerous Appendices.

Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2002 Stated First Printing This 2002 Key Porter Softcover Edtion. Near Fine. May Be Unread. No Writing Or Marks. The Poetry Of Dennis Lee (Alligator Pie, Jelly Belly) And As A Special Bonus, It Is Illustrated By Beloved Artist Maryann Kovalski.

London, Uk: Oxford University Press, 1971 Oxford University Press 1971 First Edition. Very Good In Very Good Unclipped Dust Jacket. Original Price 1.10 Pounds Or 22 Shillings. The Dust Jacket Has A Slight Curl To Upper Front Edge. Book Has Slight Cant And Light Rub To Board Edges And Corners. No Writing Or Marks. A Very Unusual And Imaginative Book By A Superb Artist. The Scans Show The Book Both With And Without Dust Jacket.

New York: Ace, 1966 Near Fine Apparent First Ace Edition, Later Printing As Isbn Present. Copyright 1966 No Print Details. Unattributed Boris Vallejo Cover, Appears Unread. Yellow Edge Tint. No Spine Creases. Pages Are Toned. No Writing Or Marks. Cover Price $1.50.

Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1999 Near Fine first edition first printing no remainder mark very attractive woodcut illustrated discussion of a lifestyle spent gearing up for winter in Minnesota. Decorative endpapers, blueberry blind stamp on front board. Near fine condition in near fine unclipped dust jacket. Clean interior no writing or marks. Slight bump to upper spine of dust jacket, and a little surface rubbing on jacket front, else like new.

U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1958 1958 Second Edition, Very Good Plus In Very Good Plus Clipped Dust Jacket Which Is Still In Mylar Apparently Installed At Issue. There Is Some Rubbing To Lower Spine Edge And A Slight Edge Curl As Well As A Wrinkle To Rear Side Panel. Clean Red Boards With Black Titles, Slight Lower Corner Bump And Former Owner Names On Ffep. Historically Accurate Time Travel Story.

Uk: Notreallybooks, 2007 The Geat: Story Of Beowulf And Grendel. Near Fine Paperback Inscribed By The Author, John Harris, On Title Page: 'For Ella (Don't Read It In The Dark!)' Very Light Wear, Apparent First (2007). Card Covers, Colourfully Illustrated And Lightly Told.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1975 Very cute storybook with attractive blue and red illustrations by the author wherein Mr. Gloams finally stops being gloomy because of a Christmas morning surprise. Ex-library, stated first edition, usual library accessories, damage to boards from tape, clipped dust jacket, a few spots, no writing or ownership marks other than library. Protective cover which is not glued to dj. Charming and Becoming quite scarce.

New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1977 Very nice stated first edition, first printing full number line, a retelling of The Fisherman and His Wife (with a happy ending), starring Gertie & Gus, the bears. Cover shows light wear, slight rub to spine top and tail and corners. Sewn binding, clean crisp interior no writing or marks.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1999 This is a revised version of the Pandora Press 1991 edition with a new forward by the author . Both book and DJ are as new. This is a fascinating book, extremely frank and rich in detail, with a focus on the relationship between Gertrude Stein and Alice B.Toklas, who were together as a couple from almost the day they met. They knew everyone and at a very interesting time, so the book is full of anecdotes about, for example, Picasso seeing Braque and Derain for the last time when he drove them to the Gare d'Avignon as they had been drafted to fight in World War I. Or again: "T.S. Eliot went to tea in 1924. He sat clasping his umbrella by the handle. He asked Gertrude why she so frequently used the split infinitive." There are many black and white photographs in the book, which the author obtained from a variety of sources, including the Yale collection. The technical quality of these is not what one has come to expect, but they are plentiful and… Read More

Einsiedeln Switzerland: Benziger Verlag, 1970 3Rd Edition, 1970 Very Good. This Is A German Translation Of The 1962 Short Story Collection, Det Osynliga Barnet Och Andra Berättelser/Tales From The Moominvalley By The Much Loved Finnish Writer And Artist Tove Janssen, Who Wrote In Swedish And Was Awarded The Hans Christian Andersen Award. Oatmeal Boards With Red Lettering, Very Good Dust Jacket Which Is Unclipped But Has Two Closed Tears And Some Chipping. No Writing Or Marks. Pages Have Darkened. Three Corners Very Lightly Bumped. Illustrated In Black And White By The Original Author.

New York: Tempo, 1966 First Edition, First Printing, September 1966 Tempo T-140 list price 60 Cents in very good condition.Very light browning of pages, some price tag residue on back page, light wear, tight binding, very good shape. Companion Television Show Get Smart on NBC. Collectible.

New York: Tempo, 1968 Tempo Books Paper Back Stated Original 1968 First Edition and First Printing in superb condition. T-174, cover price 60 cents, Very light tanning. No creases to spine. Appears unread. No markings or writing inside. Great binding. Highly collectible! Original novel about NBC Television's Maxwell Smart.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1948 Nancy Drew Book with pictorial boards picture of Nancy in blue vest with two friends in front of house. Spine is yellow, number 25 and G & D No.9525. List of titles on back ends at The Mystery of the Fire Dragon. Blue and white decorative endpapers showing Nancy in various settings and situations. B/w frontispiece, "she's hiding something there!" 25 chapters and 216 pages. Not sure if there was a dust jacket or if this is a 1962 or a 1948. Possible this particular story was first published in 1962 with this volume. Some water damage and rippling of pages towards the back. Pages are slightly yellow, front hinge cracked. Fo name and tel number on fep. Back board is quite rippled from water (?) lower back spine is splittying bottom inch and a half. Black top edge tint still new looking. Corners are bumped. There is a crease going halfway up the front cover. Binding a bit loose, but still in quite good condition.

New York: David White, 1969 Near Fine In Near Fine Dj, Appears To Be First Us Printing In 1969. Very Nice Condition. There Is A Faint Crease To Dj But It Is Very Clean, Crisp And Brightly Coloured. It Is Clipped, But Original Price Of $3.95 Remains Intact. There Is A Brief Gift Inscription. Clean Yellow Boards With Silver Spine Lettering, Good Corners And Binding. Jacket States This Is The Artist's First Book, A West Country Folktale. Beautiful Illustrations And Wraparound Dust Jacket Art.

U.S.A.: Kane Miller, 1997 First Us Edition First Printing Full Number Line In Near New Condition. No Writing Or Marks. No Dj If Issued.Translated From The Germany With A Message That Being Giant Size Doesn't Matter After A Giantesses' Mother Tells Her That Being A Giant Is Ok, But Being A Giantess Won't Do.

New York: Crowell, 1965 This Book Is Retired From A School Library And Has Laminated Clipped Dj, Spine Label, Tape Stains And A Few Stamps, Plus Evidence Of Card Pocket And Date Due Slip At Rear Endpaper. Otherwise In Quite Nice Shape. Date Is Unknown, Latest Mentioned Beyond The 1937 Initial Issue Is A Copyright From 1965. This Is The 21St Printing. Illustrated Profusely By Katharine Dewey With Drawings Adapted From Those Of Ancient Egypt. Pink Boards With Black Titles And Egyptian Drawing On Front Board, Clean But With Light Rub To Lower Corners.

New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1976 A Very Good Copy Of This 1976 Parent's Offering By Ruth Park. Light General Wear To Exterior. Very Nice Interior. No Writing Or Marks.

Waterdown, Ontario Canada: Acorn Press Canada, 1999 This Is An Odd Book By An Unusual Artist/Writer. It Is In Very Good Minus Condition, In That There Is Some Soiling And A Few Very Shallow Chips To Back Cover. It Is Marked As Copy Number 009 Of 800 Numbered Copies, And Inscribed By Margaret Lindsay Holton, "Good Luck Michael, Best Wishes, Margarent Lindsay Holton." Her Biography In Wikipedia And Some Of Her Accomplishments Are Described There, Including The Invention Of A Type Face, The Establishment Of A Publishing Company And A Fine Furniture Company, Numerous Awards For Her Works Which Include Fine Furniture, Books And Their Jackets, Paintings And More.