Search Results: Authors starting with G from ORCHARD BOOKSHOP

Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1974. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Excellent/Excellent. Scarce First Edition with inscription from Gammage. Scarce First Printing [Australian National University Press, Canberra, 1974]; black boards, gilt titling to spine, minor creasing at base of initial pages, an excellent copy; in the like illustrated dustjacket [designed by Arthur Stokes], a little bumped & chipped at extremities. Gift inscribed & signed by the author. Acknowledged by fellow-historian Peter Stanley as the best account of Australian soldiers in World War One. An excellent copy of a now-scarce First Edition [even rarer signed]. ISBN: 0 7081 0238 7 / 0708102387

New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2001. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Schille, Alice. Immaculate copy of this comprehensive & beautiful monograph. First Printing [Hudson Hills Press, New York, 2001]; rust coloured cloth with gold embossed titling to spine, artist name embossed on front board, a fine copy; in the like illustrated dustjacket. Alice Schille was one of the foremost watercolourists produced in America & winner of numerous prizes. Professor William H. Gerdts is a leading Art Historian. 181 colour plates plus 33 b&w illustrations. ISBN: 1-55595-181-3 / 1555951813.

Adelaide: The Author, 1905. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Rare first printing describing this region of the Adelaide foothills. The History & Topography Of Glen Osmond. Rare South Australian history [printed for the author by Vardon & Pritchard, Adelaide, 1905]; dark green textured boards over cloth; gold titling to front; decorative endpaper; spine split as pictured but binding firm; former owners' names on prelim; couple pencil annotations referencing builders of historic homes; map and numerous photographic illustrations. Glen Osmond was named for Mr Osmond Gilles [colloquially known as O.G.]

London: Millennium, 1994. First Thus 1st Printing. Soft cover. Excellent. Excellent early edition of Goodkind's first novel. First UK Trade Paperback [Millennium, London, 1994]; illustrated card covers, an excellent copy. Goodkind's first book and first in his long-running, classic SF series, "The Sword Of Truth". ISBN: 1 85798 231 2 / 1857982312

London: Brockhampton Press, 1974. First UK Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Excellent. Morris. Scarce First UK Edition of this Lucky Luke adventure. First English Edition [Brockhampton Press, London, 1974]; 48 pages; illustrated papered boards over red cloth spine, a couple faint yellow marks, else excellent. Illustrated by Morris [Maurice de Bevere], the original Belgian creator of Lucky Luke. Translated by Frederick W Nolan. ISBN: 0 340 17717 9 / 0340177179

Adelaide: H F Leader, 1888. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Excellent. Rare early educational handbook for mineral prospecting, especially gold. First printing [H F Leader, Adelaide, 1888] aimed at educating the public to increase the efficient processing of valuable minerals in South Australia. An excellent copy; brown boards; black inlaid borders & titling; slightly rubbed; v. minor blemishes to rear; offsetting to title page, else fine. George A Goyder was the eldest son of George W Goyder, pioneering Surveyor who established the Goyder Line separating mid-north agricultural land from arid land more suitable for grazing stock. Written early in his career in his role with the Government Assay Office, G A Goyder was highly regarded for his research into & development of efficient processes for extracting valuable minerals using cyanide.

London: Methuen, 1971. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Excellent/Very Good. Shepard, E[rnest] H. The classic adventure tale with EH Shepard's iconic illustrations appearing in full-colour for the first time. First Thus [Methuen, London, 1971]; 262 pages; brown cloth, gold titling to spine, embossed Toad on front, lightly flecked, 100-Acre Wood map endpapers, an excellent copy; in very good unclipped, illustrated dustjacket, a little bumped at extremities, scratches to front [a child has written their name & scribbled in ink, which has been cleaned but the etching remains], front flap creased, sticker ghost over price on front flap. Ernest Shepard's iconic drawings appear in full-colour for the first time. Book measures 24 x 16cm [h x w]. ISBN: 0 416 16980 5 / 0416169805

London: The Folio Society, 2013. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine. Gower, Neil. Beautiful production of this classic Chinese historic novel. First Thus [The Folio Society, London, 2013]; 4 volumes; 1525pp; green blocked vendome cloth, black & gold illustrations to front boards, gold titling on spine, fine copies in like illustrated cardboard slipcase. Illustrations from 1883 Chinese edition, with redrawings by Neil Gower on bindings & slipcase + maps. Translation by Moss Roberts. Introduction by Ma Jian.