Search Results: Titles starting with G from Good Books In The Woods

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. "An enchanting heroine, she is now known or soon will be known to readers of French, Bulgarian, Russian, German, Rumanian, Hungarian, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Greek, Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian, and Danish. In her native Brazil, more than a quarter-million copies of her story have been sold." Ships same or next business day. Spine cracked on half-title page. Spine is skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Tiny bumps on spine ends and front corners. Light soiling on head edge. Pages are very lightly tanned. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has normal edge and shelf wear. Price-clipped. 1/2 and 1/4-inch chips on spine head. 1/2-inch tears on spine tail and bottom left corner of front cover. Small tears on corners and spine ends. Slightly tanned. Faded on spine. Some soiling on both covers. Tape on interior at stress points. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 425 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Cain's novel of Maryland, inspired by his return to the area he was originally from only to find it much changed. Book's spine slightly faded. Both ends of spine very gently bumped. No previous owner marks. Text clean. Both ends of DJ spine are missing small pieces. DJ top corners rubbed with small tears. DJ bottom corners rubbed with 1/2" tears taped from inside. 1/2" tear to DJ front cover top edge taped from inside. DJ now protected in mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 242 pages .

Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. This is the first detailed study of the political structure of the Galla kingdom of Jimma Abba Jafar in southwestern Ethiopia in the years 1830-1932. No previous owner marks. No highlighting, no underlining. Minor soiling to full title page. Moderate soiling to rear endpapers. Moderate to heavy foxing to top page edges. Text and photographs are clean and bright. Dust Jacket spine faded. Dust Jacket has moderate edgewear with 7 small tears along the top edge and 4 small tears along the bottom edge. DJ now protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages .

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press. Near Fine. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume IV. Hardcover, part of a print run of only 750. In publisher's acetate jacket. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. Near Fine. 2009. First Edition. Softcover. 073857855X . INSCRIBED by author on half-title page, "For Father Craig - Fair winds! Kurt Voss underway aboard ELISSA 3/26/10." For nearly three decades, the 1877 sailing ship Elissa has been widely recognized as one of the finest maritime preservation projects in the world. Unlike some tall ships of today, the Elissa is not a replica but a survivor. Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Minimal edge wear. Faint soiling to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. ; Images Of America; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 128 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Nisbet & Co Ltd.. Very Good. 1927. Hardcover. 3rd Printing. Frontispiece photograph of the author, 31 additional full page photographs, 1 fold-out map. Bound in publisher's green cloth with blind cover titles and gold spine titles. Bookplate of previous owner on front pastedown. Spine sun faded and bumped on both ends. Corners very gently rubbed, top page edges have some minor soiling and spotting. Front cover has 4 spots of faded color. Fold-out map has a 3 inch tear in the left margin that does affect the map. Four pages in the table of contents unopened. Arthur Balyney Percival (1874-1940) spent almost 30 years in Africa. He worked for the Game Department of the British East Africa Protectorate (Kenya) for 22 of those years. This book is a result of his vast knowledge of the game and country of the area and includes important descriptions of the terrain and of his many hunts after game animals. The book contains 7 chapters on lions, 1 on leopards, 1 on cheetahs, serval,… Read More

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0690010729 . Very Good--spine rubbed along bottom. Very Good Dust Jacket wih original $7.95 price. A story about the fighting in Zimbabwe's war of independence from Britain. Ships same or next business day. Head and tail of spine, tail boards and corner are rubbed, head of text block is soiled. Dust jacket has very minimal shelf and edge wear, it has been protected in an archival cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 300 pages .

London: Sceptre. Near Fine. 1988. First Edition. Softcover. 0340428554 . INSCRIBED by author on full title page, "For Rolland L. Comstock. With good wishes, Rose Tremain." Ships same or next business day. Book has minimal edge wear, small creases on top corners, light soiling on fore-edge, head edge is slightly tanned. Text is clean. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 153 pages; Signed by Inscribed by Author(s) .

Madras, India: Ganesh & Co. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1969. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Sir John Woodroffe (1865-1936) was a British lawyer and orientalist who was born and worked in India. His extensive published works and translations of the Tantras and other Hindu traditions created a large interest in yoga and Hindu philosophy in the west. The Garland of Letters is about the non-dual philosophy Shaktism and the evolution of the universe from the supreme consciousness. Purple Printed in India stamp on copyright page. Label of Vedanta Press (US distributor) on title page. Text is clean with no markings. Both ends of spine and corners very gently rubbed. Dust jacket has heavy wear to the top of the spine with a medium size missing piece rubbing. Small missing pieces and tears to top edge of front cover, small tears along bottom edge. Dust jacket now protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 353 pages .

Palo Alto, California: New College of California. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. INSCRIBED by Tom Clark on full title page, "for Rolland / Tom Clark." Number 6. Winter 1994-1995. Contains poems by Tom Clark, Alice Notley, Robert Creeley, Alicia Wing, and others. Ships same or next business day. Magazine has minor edge wear, small scratches on tail edge; otherwise, free from major defect. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub Ltd. Near Fine. 1993. Soft cover. 0887404960 . All collectibles photographs in color. Ships same or next business day, ; 10.94 X 8.43 X 0.55 inches; 176 pages .

New York: Avon Publishing Co.. Very Good+. 1950. First Edition Thus. Paperback. "Gas House McGinty is the story of several days in the life of the man, McGinty, and in the hour-by-hour days and nights of the men who work with him and the women who associate with him." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, head edge color slightly faded, pages are tanned. Otherwise, free from major defect. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; Mass Market PB; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 220 pages .

New York: Avon Publishing Co.. Very Good+. 1950. First Edition Thus. Paperback. "Gas House McGinty is the story of several days in the life of the man, McGinty, and in the hour-by-hour days and nights of the men who work with him and the women who associate with him." This edition was revised by Ferrell with a new introduction. Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, pages are tanned. Otherwise, free from major defect. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; Mass Market PB; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 220 pages .

London: Faber & Faber Limited. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First British Edition. Hardcover. 0571110762 . A narrative poem about a clergyman who is abducted by spirits into another world and replaced by a duplicate of him in this world. Book covers clean and bright. Top page edges have minimal soiling. Sticker residue from a previous seller's price sticker on first free endpaper. No highlighting or underlining. Text clean. Dust Jacket price clipped. DJ has minimal soiling. Both ends of DJ spine gently bumped. DJ corners very gently rubbed. Back DJ cover has a couple half inch tears where bottom DJ edge was bumped. Top DJ edges have minimal shelf wear. DJ now protected in mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages .

Burnet, Texas: Eakin Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed by Billy Clayton and Jimmy Banks. Clayton's inscription reads "To a dear friend Paul Timmons. Bill Clayton, Speaker 2-23-82." Banks' inscription reads "To Paul, With best wishes and gratitude for his friendship, which goes back many years. Jimmy Banks." Text and photographs clean and bright - no previous owner markings of any kind. Very minor wear to edges of covers. Top page edge has minor soiling. Dust jacket is bright with minor wear along the edges, most noticeable at edges of spine panel and corners. Dust jacket now protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 379 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: D. Appleton & Company. Very Good-. 1912. Hardcover. From the preface, "In writing this life of General Hancock I have, with the kind permission of the Messrs. Charles Scribner's Sons, drawn freely, as occasion required, from my History of the Second Army Corps, published by that house in 1887." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed, loose, and tanned. Normal edge and shelf wear. Small bumps on corners and spine ends. Tanning and some soiling to edges of pages. Stains on both boards. Thin damp stain on head edges of pages. Occasional creases from dog-ears throughout. No dust jacket. Protected in archival cover. ; Great Commanders; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 332 pages .

Houston, Texas: School of Architecture Rice University. Good+. 1980. Softcover. SIGNED and Inscribed by Author on title page with black ink. Inscription reads, "For Marion and Jim Hargrove with best wishes. Stephen Fox. 10 November 1981." Marion and Jim Hargrove were native Houstonians. Marion (1922-2016) learned to drive on Westheimer when it was a 2 lane road with ditches on either side. She graduated from Rice Institute and was the first woman editor of the school paper, The Thresher. They lived mostly in Houston, but did live in Washington when Jim served as Assistant Postmaster-General and then Canberra when he was US Ambassador to Australia. Marion's sister, Carol, also singed the book - "Merry Christmas! Dec 1981." It appears Carol met the author and had him inscribe the book for Marion and Jim in November and then gave the inscribed book to Carol for Christmas. Book is Good+ condition only. Small tear on the spine. Back bottom corner dog-eared. Heavy rubbing… Read More

London: Gordon & Cremonesi. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0860330133 . "Dilettante, playwright and courtier, lover, Member of Parliament, Burgoyne was lampooned by the rugged and rustic Americans as 'gentleman Johnny'--significantly a term of derision...Burgoyne was one of the few British generals chosen on merit and fexible enough to fight a winning war." Ships same or next business day. Free endpaper has the remnants of a sticker, back top corner is gently bumped. Dust jacket has shelf and edge wear heaviest at the corners and spine, half inch tear at the tail end near the spine, head of spine is taped inside and out, corners flaps have creases, protected in an archival cover. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 253 pages .

New York: William Morrow & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by author on half-title page, "For Rhys & Jo. Love Howard Fast 5/24/70." "The book is really not about a general who zapped an angel. Rather it is about the general childishness of man, the only form of life that refuses to grow up." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on paste-down endpaper. Book has some edge wear, small bumps on top corners and spine head, tanning on spine ends. Pages are lightly tanned but clean. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge wear, tiny tear on spine head, crease on back flap, tanned on edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 159 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Harpercollins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060009829 . This biography "reveals Patton as a complex soldier capable of brilliant military maneuvers but also of inspiring his troops with fiery speeches that resulted in horrendous acts, such as the massacres of Italian civilians. It explains Patton's belief in a soldier's Valhalla, connects the family's wealth to one of America's bitterest labor strikes, and disputes the usual interpretation of Patton's relief from command of the Third Army." Ships same or next business day. Book has small bumps on spine ends; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket has light creases on spine head and head of back flap. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 826 pages .