Search Results: Authors starting with G from North Books: Used & Rare

New York: Peter Lang, 2001. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. 180pp. FINE/AS NEW. Completely free of all use and wear. As pictured.

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1977. Hardcover. First Edition, First Impression. 6.25 x 9.5in. xii. 1079pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows a hint of shelf rubbing along the bottom extremities, otherwise remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows a few light spots of discoloration, topmost of the spine marginally creased, price-clipped, otherwise remains bright and distinct. As pictured.

Burlington: The Free Press Association, 1886. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.75 x 9in. xiv. 620pp.; vii. 808pp. Publisher's cloth boards. Profusely illustrated with steel engravings. Both volumes are in NEAR FINE condition having been exceptionally well maintained, showing only marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, several plates with a very slight hint of foxing, otherwise remain Fine. As pictured.

New York: The Viking Press, 1937. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.25 x 8.5in. 217pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD in Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows a slight slant, paste-downs toned, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. The dust jacket with the spine faded, some chipping and creasing along the extremities, price-clipped, otherwise remains colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

New York: The Derrydale Press, 1936. Hardcover. Limited Edition of 297 numbered copies of which this is No. 220. 6 x 9in. 25pp. Publisher's blind-stamped cloth boards with gilt titling. The former copy of artist and graphic designer Charles E. Pont with his bookplate at the front paste-down. NEAR FINE. Shows the slightest hint of shelf rubbing along the bottom edge, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 5.75 x 8.25in. xi. 321pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows a hint of shelf rubbing of the corners, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges with some light creasing, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

New York: Faber and Faber, 2002. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 6 x 9.25in. xvi. 823pp. Publisher's quarter cloth over paper-covered boards. FINE/AS NEW in Near Fine dust jacket. The book itself is flawless. The dust jacket shows very slight shelf rubbing of the edges, a very small chip from the topmost of the spine at the hinge, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

London and Newcastle-on-Tyne: The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd, 1903. Hardcover. First Edition, Trade Issue. 12mo. 115pp. Bound in the original publisher ribbed cloth. Signed and inscribed by the author to his famous colleague and with a small line of original verse: 'To James Whitcomb Riley, from Norman Gale, with big and bright regards. April the First, and I hope (for it is raining hard) the Worst. 1903.' Like Riley, Gale was known for his verse which appealed to the child reader and, though very little is known of his biography, served for a time as a school master. Association copy. GOOD. Shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, spine faded and rubbed, some scuffing and lift of the cloth, otherwise the binding is strong and tight and the text is clean and unmarked. As pictured.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 12mo. 299pp. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing of the edges and corners, otherwise is Fine being completely free of all use and wear. The dust jacket shows a few very small chips from the corners, some light rubbing and scuffing, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful and distinct. As pictured.

New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 4.5 x 7.5in. xiv. 101pp. Publisher's quarter cloth over paper-covered boards. Signed and inscribed by the author on the dedication page. FINE/AS NEW in Fine/As New dust jacket. A flawless copy. As pictured.

Moylan: The Whimsie Press, 1977. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 6 x 9in. ix. 181pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows several very small spots of discoloration at the top text-block edge, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows a few light small scuffs, otherwise remains Fine/As New. As pictured.

Lanham: University Press of America, 1999. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.5in. xii. 158pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE. Shows slight shelf rubbing, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

Cambridge: Tidewater, 1955. Hardcover. First Illustrated Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.5in. xvii. 565pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing along the extremities, otherwise remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows the panels shelf rubbed with a publisher stamp at the front panel, a chip from the topmost of the spine, a light scuff and publisher stamp at the back panel, otherwise remains bright and distinct. As pictured.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. 6.25 x 9.25in. x. 361pp. Publisher's quarter cloth over paper-covered boards. FINE/AS NEW in Fine/As New dust jacket. Both the book itself and dust jacket are flawless. As pictured.

Lincoln Mac Veagh - The Dial Press - Longmans, Green & Company, 1929. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. 234pp. VERY GOOD in Fair dust jacket protected in a removable mylar cover. The book itself shows slight edge wear, some rubbing of the topmost and bottommost of the spine, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards are bright and colorful. The dust jacket shows a badly spotted spine, rubbed back panel, otherwise the front panel presents very well and is not price-clipped. As pictured.

London: W. Osborne, T. Griffin, and J.M. Mozley and Co, 1792. Hardcover. First Edition. 4 x 7in. [vi.] 215pp. Bound in recent full polished calf. Gilt titling and ornamentation. 5 raised bands. Marbled endpapers. New endpapers, lacking the original blanks. Illustrated with engravings on wood preceding each fable. Though several institutional records suspect Thomas Bewick to be the illustrator, we believe the illustrator to be a different artist, among several of lesser repute commissioned to emulate Bewick's engravings after their initial commercial success. A scarce edition, with only one copy held institutionally. NEAR FINE. The title page with former owner names of the period at the topmost, a hint of darkening to the margins of the title page, otherwise is Fine having been exceptionally well maintained. The text-block is bright and completely clean and the handsome modern binding remains crisp and new. As pictured.

New York: Random House, 1959. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing, First State. With all requisite points as called for by Younger and Hirsch: 295/295 present on the First Issue dust jacket, 'Yertle the Turtle' and 'The Cat in the Hat Comes Back' are printed last on the dual lists on the back dust jacket flap, the white dots are present beneath the text 'gits and Getz,' etc. 4to. Unpaginated, Complete. Bound in the original publisher pictorial paper-covered boards. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable mylar cover. The book itself shows shelf rubbing along the edges and corners with slight loss, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text and illustrations are clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and colorful. The dust jacket shows shelf rubbing along the edges and corners with come shallow closed tears and bouts of creasing, head and foot of the spine are somewhat chipped, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful and distinct. As pictured.

New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1933. Hardcover. One-Volume Edition. 5.5 x 8.25in. 116pp. Publisher's cloth boards with decoration. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows the extremities marginally shelf rubbed, several small nicks along the edges, panels very lightly rubbed, otherwise remains bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

Nashville: The Battery Press and Articles of War, Ltd, 1997. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.75in. 163pp. 34 plates. Publisher's cloth boards. FINE/AS NEW. A flawless copy. As pictured.

London: Somers and Co, 1836. Hardcover. Miniature book: 2.75 x 4.25in. xxiii. 192pp. + engraved portrait frontispiece. Publisher's diamond cloth boards with gilt titling. VERY GOOD. Shows the spine lightly toned, the front blank neatly removed, slight thumbing of the corners, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. As pictured.