Search Results: Titles starting with G from Second-handSOME BOOKS

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Very minor chipping to top corners of spine and bottom center of same, bottom outside corners, and top edge of back panel. Sun darkening to spine, folds and top edge of flaps. Stressing to folds. BOARDS: Very good condition. Wear to crown and foot of spine. A couple of very small bumps, both boards. Shelf rubbing to bottom edges. BOOK: Very good condition. Age toning/offsetting to endpapers. Bookplate affixed to front pastedown. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Clark Ashton Smith's volume of short stories, Genius Loci and Other Tales, a supernatural journey into the macabre in 18 stories. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Arkham House in 1948. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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VERY GOOD condition — BOARDS: Tear across top portion of spine from side to side; chipping to area above same, and the crown. Small half inch tear to spine, just above foot; minor discoloration to same. Faint stain to top of front board just below edge, approx. 1½ x 1½ inch. Minor stain to upper right corner, back. Minor scuffs to all outside corners. BOOK: Faint staining to textblock head. Very faint bleedthrough of textblock staining to top edge of pages, corresponding to width of stain. Ink markings to half-title and title pages. Please inspect photos and description closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Pearl S. Buck's Pulitzer-Prize winning book, The Good Earth, the first novel in Buck's House of Earth trilogy. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by John Day Publishing Company in 1931. There is no dust jacket, but the boards are protected from further wear by a custom vinyl sleeve.… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Very minor chipping to top and bottom of spine, primarily at the corners. Small closed tear, top of spine. Spine sunned. Minor moisture stain to bottom, reverse. BOARDS: Very good condition. Foot of spine soft w/minor moisture stain, extending to back board. BOOK: Very good condition. Very slight lean to spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Dian Fossey's groundbreaking book on Mountain primates, Gorillas in the Mist, an exhaustive study of same and the basis for the award-winning film of the same name. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Houghton Mifflin in 1983. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"The inspiration for the Academy Award-nominated film, Gorillas in the Mist is the riveting account of Dian Fossey's… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Some foxing stains on reverse. BOARDS: Minor shelf rubbing/abrasions to bottom edges and corners. BOOK: Good topstain. Foxing to textblock, primarily foredge. Minor foxing to outer margins of FFEP through Title page. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. Any questions? Please ask.Here on offer is a very nice copy of Pat Conroy's semi-autobiographical novel, The Great Santini, his third published work and the basis for the film of the same name starring Robert Duvall. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the book published by Houghton Mifflin in 1976 and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.*********************************************************"The piercing, iconic semi-autobiographical novel of a domineering father and ambitious son, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Prince… Read More