World War II from Granny Goose Books

London: Jonathan Cape, 1946. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a first printing of the first edition, with the "First Published 1946" statement on the verso of the title page. The interior of the book is clean and complete. The paper has darkened slightly, and there is a neat gift inscription to a former owner… Read more about this item

Toronto & Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1984. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a gift inscription to a former owner on the half title page, but no other marks or signs of use. The green cloth covers are bright, with just a hint of wear… Read more about this item

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First published in 1941, this is the 1973 American reprint. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or previous use. The blue cloth covers are fresh, with a bit of light wear and rubbing to edges and corners. The dust jacket is… Read more about this item

London: Eyre & Spottiswood, 1952. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. Th dust jacket states that this novel received the publisher's Literary Award for 1951, so this is a later printing of the first edition. The interior of the book is clean and fresh, showing just a few signs of previous use. The yellow covers are clean,… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., 1944. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 10 ¼ x 12. The interior of the book is clean and complete, showing a bit of light wear, but no marks or damage. The paper covering the front hinge has cracked, but the binding remains firm. The illustrated covers show handling and wear and rubs on… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. Occasional words in the text have been blacked out, but since a number of ABE copies share the same flaw this was probably done by official censors, rather than by a previous owner. The illustrated covers and blue… Read more about this item

London: Bodley Head, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This book looks almost new. The interior is clean and crisp, showing no marks or wear. The green covers are fresh, with light wear at edges and corners, and one ding at the bottom of the front cover. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust… Read more about this item

London and New York: Wingate, 1950. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interest in this book lies mainly in the handwritten gift inscription from Louis St. Laurent on the half title page: "For the edification of Jack Pickersgill, London, January 4th, 1951." It was a very personal gift from the St. Laurent, Prime Minister… Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1997. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The paper has darkened slightly, but this is the only flaw. The black covers are fresh, again with no wear. The silver gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is not price-clipped,… Read more about this item

Vancouver: UBC Press, 2011. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. This book looks new -- a clean, unmarked interior and paper covers showing no wear. A lovely copy. Contents: Part I. Race, Empire and war. -- 1. Prologue to war: migration, race, and empire. -- 2. China and the clash of empires.… Read more about this item

London: Walker Books, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and tight. There is a former owner's name on the front free end paper, and the paper has darkened, but these are the only flaws. The blue covers are fresh, with just a bit of wear visible at tips and… Read more about this item

1956. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. This is Chapter 4 (pages 71 to 140) of a larger work called "Tactics of the Soviet Army. It has a paper cover, is staple bound, and has three punched holes so that it can be inserted in a binder. It is in very good condition with slightly darkened paper and a… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a former owner's name label on the front fixed end paper, but no other marks or wear. The bright blue covers are fresh, with just a bit of wear at tips and corners. The silver gilt spine lettering… Read more about this item

London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd., 1941. Hardcover. Very Good -/No Jacket. The interior of the book is tight and complete. There is a former owner's signature in ink on the front free end paper, and both the front and rear end papers show tanned blocks. The rest of the pages are fresh. The orange covers are bright, with light… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1948. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. This is a well-worn ex-library copy (Commonwealth of Australia Overseas Library Service), with all the normal library marks and additions, as well as serious fading to the boards, and a nearly detached, faded spine, held in place by tape. However, the text is clean and complete, and the accompanying map… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a former owner's signature on the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. The black covers are also in very good condition, with light wear at tips and corners and one small white mark on… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1973. First Edition . Hardcover. Good +/Very Good. This is an ex-library copy, but clean and relatively unmarked. The interior is crisp. The front free end paper is missing, and there is a "withdrawn" stamp on the half title page and a small ownership stamp on the last page of text, but no other marks… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph, 1941. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. The interior of the book is clean and tight, with no marks and just a few signs of previous use. The paper is slightly tanned. The red cloth covers have light wear, and one patch of fading at the bottom of the spine, where the dust jacket is… Read more about this item

Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2008. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. This book looks new. The interior is crisp and clean, and the paper covers are bright and unworn, This is a collection of scholarly papers examining indients of insubordination and military mutiny in 20th century. Contents: -- 1. Good men pushed too far? the First Canadian… Read more about this item

1948. Soft cover. Very Good. This is a 10 page reprint of a lecture on resistance movements during WW II in Occupied Europe, primarily France. The pamphlet is in very good condition, with two light folds, minor corner wear, and one short pen mark on page 6. The paper has tanned very slightly. Gubbins knew what he was… Read more about this item