Search Results: Titles starting with G from Yesterday's Muse Books

New York: Scribners, 1987. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Book club edition. Faint edge wear, light foxing to ridge. 1987 Hard Cover. 288 pp. Looks at the draft, training camps, barracks life, morale, supplies, troop movements, combat, prisoners of war, and homecomings of the average American WWII soldier.

Palestine: American Red Cross, 1950. Soft Cover. Near Fine. General light wear, no tears and no chips. 1950 Soft Cover. A guide produced by the American Red Cross, intended for distribution to U.S. soldiers on leave, and probably produced at Camp Tel Litwinsky in Palestine. Color fold-out map of Jerusalem with another map and descriptions of sites on reverse. Undated, but probably circa 1950.

New York: Princeton University Press, 2014. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x0x9. Second printing. Top of dust jacket slightly worn. 2014 Hard Cover. 159 pp. Why did the size of the U.S. economy increase by 3 percent on one day in mid-2013―or Ghana's balloon by 60 percent overnight in 2010? Why did the U.K. financial industry show its fastest expansion ever at the end of 2008―just as the world's financial system went into meltdown? And why was Greece's chief statistician charged with treason in 2013 for apparently doing nothing more than trying to accurately report the size of his country's economy? The answers to all these questions lie in the way we define and measure national economies around the world: Gross Domestic Product. This entertaining and informative book tells the story of GDP, making sense of a statistic that appears constantly in the news, business, and politics, and that seems to rule our lives―but… Read More

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1996. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 10x6x0. First edition. An exceptional copy. 1996 Large Hardcover. 95 pp. "In the early 1960s, Don Levine had a vision for a fully poseable action figure a doll for boys. The conventional wisdom said that it couldn't be done, but Levine and a team of dedicated professionals at Hasbro worked endlessly to create the most authentic and fun action figure possible. The result: in 1964 Hasbro launched GI Joe, and the 12 inch soldier took America by storm. The demand was overwhelming, and since then GI Joe has sold in the millions worldwide, making it one of the greatest selling toys of all time. This is a behind-the-scenes look at the birth of an icon as told by the men and women who crafted the original action figure. Here you will find the secret origins of GI Joe's scar, the misplaced thumbnail, the construction of the body, and more. Filled with over 100 full-color photos of prototypes, early models,… Read More

New York: Blue Rider Press, 2017. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. Remainder stamp, sticker over barcode. 2017 Hard Cover. The Great Depression was marked by an epidemic of bank robberies and Tommy-gun-toting outlaws who became household names. Hunting them down was the new U.S. Division of Investigation—soon to become the FBI—which was determined to nab the most dangerous gangster this country has ever produced: Baby Face Nelson. To stop him, the Bureau recruited talented gunman Charles Swagger, World War I hero and sheriff of Polk County, Arkansas.

New York: Little, Brown & Company, 1925. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 7x5x1. First edition. Lacks jacket, stain to rear board. 1925 Hard Cover. Miss Sadie Loyes, the manageress of the Hotel Weltmore Typewriting and Secretarial Bureau, set down the receiver of the telephone which had its place upon her desk and looked thoughtfully around at the eleven young ladies who comprised her present staff. She stood there, an angular, untidy-looking person, tapping a pencil against her teeth, unconscious arbitress, not only of the fate of two very interesting people, but also of the fate of a great nation. Portentous events depended upon her decision. A man's life in this teeming city of New York was a small enough matter of itself.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1976. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. Book club edition. Both volumes: Jacke edges rubbed with some small tears; page ridges foxed. 1976 Hard Cover. 305; 278 pp. Two volume set. Includes stories by Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson, Clifford Simak, Cordwainer Smith, A.E. Van Vogt, Harry Harrison, and many others.

New York: Dial Press Trade Paperbacks, 2009. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x0x8. Reprint. An exceptional copy. 2009 Trade Paperback. 324 pp. Galapagos takes the reader back one million years, to A.D. 1986. A simple vacation cruise suddenly becomes an evolutionary journey. Thanks to an apocalypse, a small group of survivors stranded on the Galapagos Islands are about to become the progenitors of a brave, new, and totally different human race.

New York: Horace Liveright, 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7x5x3. First edition. No jackets. Pencil note on rear paste-down endpaper of volume one. Minor general wear. 1929 Hard Cover. Continued pagination. Deckled edge. Two volume set. The stories of Reina; Olive Brand; Ellen Adams Wrynn; Lucia; Giff; Ernita; Albertine; Regina C--; Rella; Ernestine; Rona Murtha; Ida Hauchawout; Emanuela; Esther Norn; Bridget Mullanphy.

UK: Oxford University Press, 2015. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8x0x5. First UK edition. An exceptional copy. 2015 Hard Cover. xxviii, 247 pp. The British-led Mediterranean Expeditionary Force that attacked the Ottoman Empire at Gallipoli in 1915 was a multi-national affair, including Australian, New Zealand, Irish, French, and Indian soldiers. Ultimately a failure, the campaign ended with the withdrawal of the Allied forces after less than nine months and the unexpected victory of the Ottoman armies and their German allies. In Britain, the campaign led to the removal of Churchill from his post as First Lord of the Admiralty and the abandonment of the plan to attack Germany via its 'soft underbelly' in the East. Thereafter, it was largely forgotten on a national level, commemorated only in specific localities linked to the campaign. In post-war Turkey, by contrast, the memory of Gallipoli played an important role in the formation of a Turkish national identity, celebrating both… Read More

Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 2004. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine. 7x0x9. First printing. An exceptional copy. 2004 Hard Cover. 96 pp. The Gallipoli expedition of 1915, the brainchild of Winston Churchill, was designed to knock the Turkish Empire out of the First World War and open a supply route to Russia. The campaign is characterised by the military incompetence of the higher commands, particularly the Allies. However, in spite of this, Gallipoli deserves to be, and is, also remembered for the heroism and resourcefulness of both the British army and the men of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. This book details the battles, hardships and eventual evacuation that these men had to go through, in this comprehensive guide to the Gallipoli landings.

New York: Osprey, 2010. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. 7x0x9. O'Brogain, Sean. First printing. An exceptional copy. 2010 Soft Cover. 64 pp. Galloglass, from the Gaelic gallóglaigh meaning 'foreign warriors' from the Hebrides, were fearsome axe-wielding mercenaries from the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland who fought in the retinues of Irish magnates from the mid-13th century until the early 17th century. This work, written by Gaelic historian Fergus Cannan, looks at the clan and family structures of the galloglass, their performance in battle, their weapons and armour, and way of life in time of peace and war. The unique fighting skills and tactics of the galloglass are also examined in this pioneering study, as well as how galloglass were organized on the battlefield, and their command structures and systems of rank.

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. 1999 Hard Cover. xviii, 301 pp. The poor discipline demonstrated by the British cavalry commanded by general Slade at Maguilla in 1812 prompted the Duke of Wellington's famous remark that British cavalry officers were in the habit of 'galloping at everything. This work rehabilitates the reputation of the British cavalry in the Peninsula and at Waterloo.

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1876. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Gallus: Front hinge starting. Both volumes: Some loss to spine head and to spine base, ink stamp and ink name on front endpapers. 1876 Hard Cover. xxi, 535; xxi, 512 pp. Two volume set. Wilhelm Adolf Becker's classics works on life in ancient Greece and Rome, translated from the German by Rev. Frederick Metcalfe.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription. Articles, photographs and ink notes on front endpapers, insect hole through first 34 pages. 1934 Hard Cover. 375 pp. "Sheila Kaye-Smith's new novel is set in the days of William of Orange and tells the story of that Gervase Alard...[and] black magic in which Gervase dabbles... (From the rear panel).--Lorne Bair

New York: Bantam, 1966. 5th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6x4x0. 5th printing. Edge wear. 1966 Mass Market Paperback. Almost twenty years have passed since Anthony Galton disappeared, along with a suspiciously streetwise bride and several thousand dollars of his family's fortune. Now Anthony's mother wants him back and has hired Lew Archer to find him. What turns up is a headless skeleton, a boy who claims to be Galton's son, and a con game whose stakes are so high that someone is still willing to kill for them. Devious and poetic, The Galton Case displays MacDonald at the pinnacle of his form.

Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2013. First Edition. Large Softcover. Near Fine. 9x0x8. First edition. Smudge on front cover. 2013 Large Softcover. 167 pp. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Galveston had adopted the moniker "Playground of the Southwest" by the 1920s. This title noted the city's economic revival following the 1900 hurricane. Galvestonians envisioned a tourism industry largely built around its beaches on the Gulf of Mexico, the tranquil water of Galveston Bay, and a year-round mild climate. Island business leaders also introduced amusement parks, nationally renowned events, and nighttime entertainment venues. By the 1930s, in a waning national economy, Galveston saw the quiet return of more questionable tourist businesses including gambling and prostitution, challenging the concepts of the conventional tourism industry until closed by the Texas Rangers in the 1950s. Later in the 20th century, Galveston Historical Foundation leaders who… Read More

Carrollton, Texas: Squadron Signal Publications, 2013. Large Softcover. Fine. 11x0x8. Greer, Don. An exceptional copy. 2013 Large Softcover. 80 pp. Conceived at a time when the US Army was seeking to revolutionize its tactical vehicle fleet, the Gama Goat showed considerable promise. Deriving its name from its designer, Roger Gamaunt, the Gama Goat was initially a project of aerospace giant Chance-Vought. The all-wheel-drive vehicle with steerable axles at each end and a flexible connection between the halves of its two-part body proved to be agile in testing. The flexibility gave the vehicle sure footing, and the body was designed to be amphibious. Sadly, the production M561 Gama Goats, assembled by Consolidated Diesel Electric, failed to live up to the promise of the test vehicles, leading to a Congressional investigation into both the vehicle performance and cost overruns. Expense modifications and retrofitting delayed the fielding of the vehicle. Troops using these engineering marvels either… Read More

New York: Grand Central, 2021. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. 5x1x7. 1st printing. Crease to front wrapper. 2021 Trade Paperback. The 1950s are on the horizon, and Archer is in dire need of a fresh start after a nearly fatal detour in Poca City. So Archer hops on a bus and begins the long journey out west to California, where rumor has it there is money to be made if you’re hard-working, lucky, criminal—or all three.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x8. First edition. Faint edge wear. 1994 Hard Cover. 512 pp. A comprehensive collection of writings about the inimitable Sherlock Holmes offers parodies, essays, and pastiches on the world's greatest consulting detective by writers including Bret Harte, Isaac Asimov, Fritz Leiber, and Basil Rathbone.