Search Results: Titles starting with G from GN Books and Prints

Gadget City: A Story of Ancient Alexandria by I. O. Evans.
Hardback, 1944, first edition, illustrated, published by Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd., London, 256 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 3/8" by 5 1/4" by 1". Pictorial dust jacket, which is price-clipped, displays some marking, scuffing, a little staining at rear and a number of tears with a little chipping and some tape repairs to inside of jacket. Jacket is also stuck to book at rear board/pastedown. Orange cloth binding, black lettering and detail to front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding, with some discolouration and staining but colouring mostly vivid. Signs of shelf-wear, rubbing at edges. Book has forward tilt. Flexible boards. A little slackness to binding but book contents quite firm. Page edges a little marked and slightly scuffed, upper edges mildly foxed but quite clean. A little tearing to a couple of lower page edges. A little foxing and staining to pastedowns and endpapers. Page surfaces generally clean,… Read More

A Gamble with Life by Silas K. Hocking.
Hardback, 1906, first edition, published by James Clarke & Co., London, 384 pages and 32-page publisher catalogue at rear.
Measures around 8" by 5 1/2". Green cloth binding, patterned and embossed front board and spine, gilt lettering to front board and spine. Binding has largely retained its colour, though there are some small scuffs and marks and some signs of shelf-wear and edge-wear. Slightly bumped corners. Binding quite firm, only slight slackness to spine. Page edges browned, foxed and scuffed. Some foxing throughout page surfaces, though mainly in endpapers. No underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Gardener's Bedside Book by Edward Hyams - Uncorrected Proof Paperback, uncorrected proof, 1968, published by Faber and Faber, London, 267 pages.
Some marking, scuffing and creasing to covers and spine. Page edges a bit browned, marked and scuffed. Page surfaces quite clean, the odd mark and several penned amendments to page numbers on contents pages but otherwise fine, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

A General Introductory Guide to the Egyptian Collections in the British Museum, with 233 Illustrations, New Edition, Revised and Enlarged

















Hardback, 1930, printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum, London, xv + 460 pages.











Measures around 8 3/8" by 5 3/8" by 1". Paper on card boards, paper spine. Marking and scuffing to binding. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Tearing to hinges and chipping to base of spine. Slackness to binding, cracking to front inner and inner hinge with front board partially detached. Page edges browned, scuffed, foxed, marked and a little stained. Foxing to endpapers, some marking to page surfaces but mostly clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Gentlemen of Property and Standing: Anti-Abolition Mobs in Jacksonian America by Leonard L. Richards
Hardback, 1970, Oxford University Press, first edition, review copy with slip. In good condition. Some scuffing and marking to dust jacket and some marking to boards. Signs of shelf-wear. Some marking to page edges, surfaces very clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc

Gentry Culture in Late Medieval England, edited by Raluca Radulescu and Alison Truelove.
Hardback, 2005, first edition, published by Manchester University Press, 220 pages + xii.
Measures around 8 3/4" by 5 1/2". Red cloth binding, gilt lettering to front board and spine. A little scuffing but very clean. Binding firm. Page edges clean. Page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

A Geography of the USSR: The Background to a Planned Economy by J. P. Cole, M.A. and F. C. German, M.A.
Hardback, 1961, first edition, containing various maps and tables, published by Butterworths, London, 290 pages + x.
Measures around 10" by 6 1/4". No dust jacket. Dark green cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Some heavily scuffed patches to boards, some residue on rear board. Binding firm, slight slackness to upper spine. Page edges a little foxed and slightly scuffed. Some foxing to endpapers. Otherwise page surfaces clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

George Baxter (Colour Printer) His Life and Work: A Manual for Collectors by C. T. Courtney Lewis

Hardback, 1908, first edition, published by Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd., London, 276 pages + xviii, illustrated.












Measures around 8"/20.4cm x 5 1/2" x 14cm. Dark blue cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering to front board and spine and upper page edge. Some scuffing, marking and discolouration with shelf-wear and small tears to lower edge of spine with some fading. Rubbing to hinges. Bumped corners. Binding reasonably firm though strained in the odd place. Some browning and marking to page edges, which are deckled and a bit jagged, having been cut. Page surfaces contain some foxing, more towards endpapers, but generally clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Gertrude of Wyoming or The Pennsylvanian Cottage by Thomas Campbell.
Hardback, 1857, with 35 illustrations engraved by the brothers Dalziel, published by George Routledge and Co., London, 95 pages.
Measures around 8" by 6". Indigo cloth binding, patterning to boards and spine, gilt lettering and detail to front board and spine. Some scuffing, marking and discolouration in places but board colour and gilt still very visible. Signs of shelf-wear, bumped and torn corners and edges. Binding reasonably firm though a bit strained towards middle of book. Page edges gilt, a bit scuffed and marked but gilt detail still very vivid. Torn edge inside front of book suggests the FFEP might have been torn out. Some mild foxing throughout but otherwise page surfaces clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information

Ghosts of the Scarlet Fleet by Rear-Admiral E.R.G.R. Evans

















Hardback, 1932, first edition, published by The Junior Literary Guild and Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., New York, 310 pages.











Measures around 8 3/8" by 5 3/4" by 1 1/4". No dust jacket. Dark blue cloth binding, red lettering and pictorial detail to front board, red lettering to spine. Discolouration and heavy scuffing to spine. A little scuffing and marking to boards. Rubbing and signs of shelf-wear, tearing and fraying to spine edges. Some slackness to binding but reasonably firm overall. Page fore-edges deckled, upper edges with red hue. Some marking and scuffing to page edges, a little tanning. A little staining to first few pages. Previous owner pencil inscription to front pastedown but otherwise page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Gideon Brown: A True Story of the Covenant and of the Persecution in Scotland, as Related by Himself. Edited by Charles Mackay LL.D. Springdale Series.
Hardback, 1885, illustrated, published by Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, Edinburgh, 96 pages. Illustrated, coloured frontispiece.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 6 5/8" by 4 3/8" by 3/8". Brown cloth binding, pictorial detail to front board, gilt detail to front board, dark brown lettering to spine, emblem to rear board. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, bumped corners. Book has slight forward tilt. Slackness to binding, cracking to inner hinges and between pages 16 and 17 but pages all present. Page edges a little browned, scuffed, marked and foxed. Previous owner name and seller stamp to front free endpaper. Some marks to page surfaces but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Girl's Own Paper, Volume XIV, 1893.2 (1 April - 30 September 1893), No. 692 - 71.
The Girl's Own Paper was a British story paper catering to girls and young women, published from 1880 until 1956. Containing illustrations, songs, poetry, educational articles, stories, recipes, hobbies, tips, questions and answers and more. Printed in London.
Hardback, half-leather binding with marbled paper on card boards. Boards are quite scuffed and worn at edges. Spine chipped at top. Corners bumped and a little torn. Binding reasonably firm. Page edges a bit browned. Some marks to page surfaces here and there but otherwise quite clean, the odd tear and crease but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Gladys's Repentance: The Story of Two Girls and a Fortune by Edith C. Wilson Hardback, undated but circa 1905 (contains inscription from 1906), appears to be first edition, illustrated, published by S. W. Partridge & Co., London, 329 pages + 32-page catalogue of publications by same publisher.
Measures around 7 3/4" by 5 1/2". Red cloth binding with gilt lettering and detail to front board and spine. A little scuffing and marking, rubbing to outer hinges, small signs of shelf-wear but quite clean, colouring and detail vivid and generally in very good condition for its age. Corners a little bumped. Binding quite firm. Page edges a little browned and marked but reasonably clean. Gift inscription to FFEP but otherwise page surfaces quite clean, the odd mark but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Goldbergs of Leigh Ranch by W.E. Arnold, volume 4 of the Men of Our Time series.
Hardcover, 1980, first edition, published by Books of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, 140 pages + xv.
In good-very good condition. Scuffing, a little marking and small creases to dust jacket. Binding firm and quite clean. Signs of shelf-wear, especially at base of boards and spine, a little at top. Slightly bumped corners. Page edges very clean, though minor marking to upper edge. Page surfaces clean, no writing, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

The Golden Age by Kenneth Grahame

















Hardback, undated but believed to be circa 1930s, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., London, 287 pages.











Sextodecimo/16mo. Measures around 6 7/8" by 4 7/8" by 3/4". Burgundy leatherette binding on flexible boards, gilt detail and lettering to front board. Discolouration to spine, gilt lettering there has mostly faded. Also discolouration to edges of boards. Book fans out a little towards outer edges. Scuffing and signs of shelf-wear, slightly bumped corners. Cloth ribbon marker, a little tattered and foxed. Binding firm. Upper page edges gilt. Outer and lower page edges browned and marked, all page edges scuffed. Some marking and discolouration to endpapers. The odd mark but page surfaces generally clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Gran'pop's Annual, pictures by Lawson Wood, stories and verses by Arthur Groom. Hardback, pictorial card boards and cloth spine, circa 1947, published by Dean & Son, Ltd., London. Some scuffing and wear to boards and spine. Slightly bumped corners, a couple of which are a little torn. Binding quite firm. Foxing and browning to page edges. A little foxing to endpapers but apart from the occasional mark page surfaces are pages generally clean, no writing, underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information

Greater London: A Narrative of its History, its People and its Places, by Edward Walford, M.A., illustrated with numerous engravings, in two volumes.Hardback, 1894 & 1895, presumed first editions, published by Cassell and Company, Limited, London, 560 + 576 pages. Pocket in front pastedown of second volume contains a separate map of the Greater London area, although it contains several tears and the lower half of it appears to be missing.Pictorial and patterned cloth boards and spines with gilt lettering and detail. Boards and spines are very worn, rubbed, scuffed and marked, though detail still reasonably visible, though less so on spine of first volume. Corners a little bumped. Binding holding, though strained. Inner hinges cracked, tape repair to front inner hinge of second volume and textblock barely attached to binding at rear. Page edges browned and marked. A few tears to pages here and there and some marks but otherwise page surfaces are quite clean and appear to contain no underlining,… Read More

Grey Roses by Henry Harland.
Hardback, 1901, second edition, published by John Lane, London and New York, 253 pages+.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 3/4" by 5 3/8" by 1 1/8". Ex-library book with typical markings, stamps, etc. Brown cloth binding with pictorial front board, gilt lettering to spine. Library numbering on spine. Marking and scuffing to binding, a little puckering to cloth on rear board. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Book has slight forward tilt. Some slackness to binding, cracking to inner hinges. Page edges deckled, browned and scuffed. Library bookplate to front pastedown, some pencil and pen markings to pastedown and front free endpaper. A little marking to some page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Growth of Mechanical Power [Methuen's Outlines] by Miles Tomalin Hardback, 1954, first edition, illustrated, published by Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, 72 pages. Measures 8 1/2" x 6 3/4". Dust jacket has a number of tears and chips with some scuffing and a little marking but generally clean and has largely retained its colouring. Brown cloth binding with gilt lettering to front board and spine, though it is somewhat faded. Binding otherwise shows some signs of wear and a little marking but is generally clean. A little browning and light foxing to page edges. A little marking to endpapers but page surfaces are otherwise quite clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975 by Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada Paperback, 1995, third print, published by University of Hawaii Press, x + 366 pages. Some scuffing to dust jacket, minor marking but quite clean. Slight edge-wear, a little creasing to corners. Damp staining to upper ends of first 70-ish pages, which has puckered them and the top edge of the front cover a little but they are not heavily marked. A little marking to bottom edges of pages. Fore-edges very clean. Page surfaces generally clean, no inscriptions, marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.