Search Results: Titles starting with G from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

New York: Henry Holt. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Sue Taylor Grafton (born April 24, 1940) is a contemporary American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the 'alphabet series' ("A" Is for Alibi, etc. ) featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California. The daughter of detective novelist C. W. Grafton, she has said the strongest influence on her crime novels is author Ross Macdonald. Prior to success with this series, she wrote screenplays for television movies." ; Vol. 7 .

New York: Henry Holt. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. ; Signed by Author; Vol. 7 .

New York, NY: Viking Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1954. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. There is a light, but noticeable slant to the spine of the book. The book covers have some generalized rubbing and wear, especially to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears and tears, along with some light foxing and noticeable ground-in dirt, especially to the rear cover. .

Chicago and Philadelphia: The John Church Co. / the Biglow & Main Co. Very Good. 1894. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page, along with a previous owner's signature on the front endpaper. "Ira David Sankey (August 28, 1840 – August 13, 1908) was an American gospel singer and composer, known for his long association with Dwight L. Moody in a series of religious revival campaigns in America and Britain during the closing decades of the 19th century. Sankey was a pioneer in the introduction of a musical style that influenced church services and evangelical campaigns for generations, and the hymns that he wrote or popularized continued to be sung well into the… Read More

New York: Dodd Mead. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0396088619 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but there is a small, semi-closed tear to the top front spine joint. "B. Wongar (born 1932 as Sreten Božic) is a Serbian-Australian writer. For most of his literary career, the concern of his writing has been, almost exclusively, the condition of Aboriginal people in Australia. His 1978 short story collection, The Track to Bralgu, was released to critical acclaim by the foreign press, who were led to believe by publisher Little Brown that Wongar was of Aboriginal ethnicity. The revelation that Wongar was a Serbian immigrant, as well as inconsistencies in his life story, have led to controversy and allegations of literary hoax and cultural appropriation."… Read More

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0385129882 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends of the book covers have some beginning bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The bottom edge of the text block has purple remainder speckling. There are a couple of small chips to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The reverse of the dust jacket has generalized foxing. "Lofts was born in Shipdham, Norfolk in England, and died in 1983 in Bury St Edmunds. She also wrote under the pen names Peter Curtis and Juliet Astley. Lofts chose to release her murder-mystery novels under the pen name Peter Curtis because she did not want the readers of her historic fiction to pick up a murder-mystery novel and expect classic Lofts historical fiction. However, the murders still show characteristic… Read More

New York, NY: Bantam Books. Very Good. 1980. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0553142429 . This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is some light, but noticeable rubbing / bumping to the top rear corner of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "David Gerrold (born Jerrold David Friedman; January 24, 1944) is an American science fiction screenwriter and novelist. He wrote the script for the original Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles", created the Sleestak race on the TV series Land of the Lost, and wrote the novelette "The Martian Child", which won both Hugo and Nebula Awards, and was adapted into a 2007 film starring John Cusack. " (from Wikipedia) .

Cleveland, Oh/san Francisco, CA: S. Brainard's Sons / A. Waldteufel. Very Good. 1877. Trade Edition. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. Paper covered boards have a flexible cloth spine. The edges of the book covers have edge wear, rubbing and some light paper loss. The text pages have tidemarking to the foredges of all the pages and some random foxing throughout. The endpapers have noticeable foxing and tidemarking and there is a previous owner's ink stamped name on the front pastedown and front endpaper. "An advertisement in the New York Musical Gazette, June 1867, page 64, described Suffern as Principal of the Western Normal Academy of Music, "Teacher of Harmony and Piano Forte Playing, Voice Culture, and Meth­od of Teaching." " (from Hymntime website) .

New York, NY: Galaxy Publishing Corp.. Very Good. 1962. Paperback. Cover Art; This is a trade sized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is a chip to the top spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The contents include: A Planet for Plundering by Jack Williamson, Big Baby by Jack Sharkey, Founding Father by J. F. Bone, Star-Crossed Lover by William W. Stuart, The Tail-Tied Kings by Avram Davidson, THe Long, Silvery Day by Magnus Ludens, Moon Dog by Arthur C. Clarke, and more. .

New York, NY: Galaxy Publishing Corp.. Very Good. 1959. Magazine. Cover Art; This is a trade sized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some toning, especially to the spine and spine joints, along with a couple of small nicks / tears to the bottom spine end. The contents include: Someone to Watch Over Me by Christopher Grimm, A Death in the House by Clifford D. Simak, Silence by John Brunner, Way up Yonder by Charles Satterfield, Last of the Morticians by E. C. Tubb, King of the Planet by WIlson Tucker, True Self by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, and more. .

New York, NY: World Editions, Inc.. Very Good-. 1951. Magazine. Cover Art; This is a trade sized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends of the book covers have some rubbing and bumping, along with chipping to the very ends. The top front spine joint has a smallish wrinkled tear. The text pages are clean and bright, but have some light generalized toning. The contents include: Angel's Egg by Edgar Pangborn, Don't Live in the Past by Damon Knight, Hunt the Hunter by Kris Neville, Mars Child by Cyril Judd, and more. .

Yosemite National Park, CA: Flying Spur Press. Very Good+. 1981. Revised 4th Edition. Paperback. 0945593082 . B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. .

Boston, MA: Galileo Magazine, Inc.. Very Good. 1979. Magazine. This is an oversized magazine with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some rubbing and wear, along with some beginning bumping. The text pages are clean and bright, but there is some generalized light toning. There is an ink stamped name and address from Galileo Magazine on the table of contents. The contents include: Interview: Poul Anderson by Jeffrey Elliot, Human-Powered Spac Transportation by David Gordon Wilson, Red World II by Hal Clement, WHo Was Olaf Stapledon by Leslie A. Fielder, Cloning by Justin Leiber, Crosswhen by John Kessel and Terry Lee, Penny on a Skyhorse by Michael Coney, Only Human Eyes can Weep by Cynthia Felice , and m ore. .

San Francisco, CA: Paul Elder & Company. Very Good+. 1915. 2nd Edition, Revised. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; Signed edition. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends, spine joints and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the half title page. There is a bookplate adhered on the front pastedown page (Thomas Wayne Norris). "Karl Eugen Neuhaus was born in Germany in 1879 where he studied at the Royal Art Institutes in Kassel and Berlin. Neuhas immigrated to San Francisco in 1904 where he opened a studio near William Keith. When the 1906 earthquake destroyed his studio and home, Neuhaus moved to the Monterey area and helped found the Del Monte Art Gallery. Neuhaus’ greatest impact on California art was as a lecturer, author and teacher.… Read More

London, England: The Harvill Press. Very Good+. 1957. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. .

New York, NY: Harpercollins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0060082739 . Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. .

New York, NY: Harper Collins. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0060082739 . Cover Art; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine end of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. Cover art on the dust jacket is illustrated by Chris Moore. .

New York: Dutton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 052595368X . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book covers The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of some beginning bumping to the spine ends." Richelle Mead was born in Boston, and currently lives in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington, United States. ] She has three degrees: a Bachelor of General Studies from the University of Michigan, a Master of Comparative Religion from Western Michigan University, and a Master of Teaching from the University of Washington. Her teaching degree led her to become an 8th grade teacher in suburban Seattle, where she taught social studies and English. She continued writing in her free time, until she sold her first novel, Succubus Blues. After quitting… Read More

New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good. 1933. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with an inscription, on the front endpaper. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear along with one chip missing and some beginning fraying. The text pages are clean and bright, with some spots of foxing occasionally. ; Signed by Author .

Glasgow, Scotland: Brown, Son & Ferguson. Good. 1962. 3rd Edition. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with illustrated cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book covers have toning, edge wear, rubbing and and some bumping. There is an inch+ tear to the bottom front spine joint and a smaller tear to the bottom rear spine joint. There is a previous owner's name inked on the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. THere is a previous owner's ink stamped name and address on the front inside cover, and a couple of inked marks on the front endpaper. .