Search Results: Titles starting with G from Barker Books & Vintage

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First edition, near fine hardcover shows a name at top of front endpaper and date at reverse of same, else tight and clean, in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) that shows just a touch of shelf wear. 265 pages with black & whites. Still a good looking copy of this in-depth portrait of the American G.I. of WW II.

D. Appleton and Company, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First printing, very good cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) shows soil and shelf wear to covers including light bumping to corners, small faint stain at bottom edge of rear cover, ink name stamp at front pastedown and some other light wear, else tight and clean. 267 pages. Still a solid copy of this bio of the noted American psychologist.

Chronicle Books, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine hardcover with illustrated boards in near fine dust jacket with both showing just a light bit of trace wear. 96 pages nicely illustrated. Still a pleasing copy of this work on Joe from his creator himself.

Paul Holberton Publishing, 2002. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. Fine oversized blue cloth in fine jacket. 144 pages beautifully illustrated. Remains an attractive copy of this work that examines the high points of the Gainsborough house collection along with new research and insights into the artist's life. Very nice.

Doubleday & Company, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First edition stated, very good + hardcover with hint of soil at page edges, couple of rub spots at front end-paper, and ink stamp at top corner of half title page, in very good + jacket (price at flap) shwoign light soiling and just a hint of edge wear. 307 pages. Good looking copy of this novel centered around "..one of the most intriguing women in all the pages of the Bible..

David McKay Company, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition, near fine hardcover shows some light shelf and trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows light soil, exposure toning along spine, and edgewear that includes short closed tears, rub spots and couple of tiny open chips. 209 pages with black & whites. Solid copy of this work of galley planning that is the definitive resource for "..boatmen who cook or eat aboard their boats.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First American printing, near fine cloth hardcover shows a previous owner blindstamp at front endpaper and some light shelf wear, in very good + dust jacket (price at flap) that shows light edgewear that includes bit of rubbing and couple of small closed tears. 267 pages with some black & whites. Still an attractive copy of this look at the battle on October 1571, between the Holy League and Ottoman Empire in the Bay of Lepanto.

William Heinemann Ltd, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Windmill Library #20, very good brown cloth hardcover with gilt to cover and spine, wrinkle at bottom edge of back cover, and wrinkle along with tiny closed tear along fore edge of rear end paper, in very good jacket with some rubbing at edges, and edge wear at ends and corners. 293 pages. Remains an attractive copy of this 20th installment in the line of pocket edition Windmill Library titles.

HarperCollins, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. 2nd printing, near fine in like jacket with both showing just the slightest bit of wear. 297 pages with end paper maps. Remains an attractive copy of this "..spellbinding historical drama.." by the bestselling author of the Richard Sharpe novels.

Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. First. Black and red cloth. Near fine/Very good. First printing, near fine hardcover shows a bump at bottom edge of rear cover and some other very light trace wear, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows edgewear that includes small chips and tears. 285 pages. Still a pleasing copy of this work in attractive jacket from the "lost Scottish" author that "..is the story of a girl whose fearlessness antagonizes the little in Scotland which is her home, of her effect upon the three men who love her, and of how she perishes finally at the hands of her righteous townsfolk.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First thus, near fine hardcover showing some mild trace wear including touch of soil at bottom page edges and some very mild foxing at end papers, in very good jacket (price at flap) showing light soil, noticeable rubbing and closed tears. 702 pages. Remains an attractive copy of this collection of the Nobel Prize winning British author's work that features some of his best writings including the first volume of The Forsyte Saga, The Man of Property, and much more.

George Barrie & Son, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good blue cloth hardcover with pasted on label to spine and gilt top page edges shows rubbing and fading to spine label, soiling and bit of rubbing to covers, soil at end papers and page edges, name stamps at various places, along with some other light trace wear. 387 partially uncut pages translated by George Burnham Ives and illustrated with four etchings. Still a solid copy of this edition of the classic work now for the first time completely translated into English.

Franklin Library, 1980. Limited ed. Leather Bound. Near Fine. Limited first edition, near fine black leather hardcover with gilt design and letter, all page edges gilt, ribbon marker, linen endpapers, raised bands, etc. shows just a touch of wear, else tight and clean. 363 pages with Editor notes laid-in with 1B written at top corner and illustrations by Mitchell Hooks. Still an attractive limited edition copy of this noted novel that makes up an installment in the Franklin line.

World Publishing Company, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine cloth hardcover in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) with both showing just a hint of soil and shelfwear. 294 pages with black & white plates. Really nice looking copy of this popular and well regarded work on the days of pro football back before the money and celebrity.

Bantam Books, 1996. Book Club. Paper over boards. Near fine/Very good +. Book club offering with same jacket art as original edition, near fine hardcover shows just a touch of wear, else tight and clean, in very good + dust jacket that shows some mild scratching and tiny rub spots and tiny closed tears at bottom edge. 726 pages. Still a pleasing early book club offering of this first in the legendary series.

BBC Books, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First edition, fine hardcover in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) showing touch of edge wear including bit of wrinkling at top edge of front panel. 224 pages nicely illustrated. Good looking copy of this work that "..tells the story of a year in the life of Charlie Pirie, gamekeeper and head stalker of Glen Tilt, on the Duke of Atholl's estates near Blair Atholl in Scotland.

John Hopkins University Press, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine in like jacket with both showing hardly a trace of wear. 416 pages with a some black & whites. Nice copy of this look at athletics and the presidency.

Philosophical Library, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First American edition, near fine green cloth hardcover shows some light age toning to pages, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket that shows a rub spot/sticker remnant at front panel, along with touch of soil and edgewear that includes a couple of small closed tears. 104 pages with black & white plates. Still an attractive copy of this work that provides instruction through the "..styles, strokes and court behaviour of leading players of the game...

Timber Press, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First American printing, very good +, oversized hardcover shows touch fo bumping to corners and light foxing at top page edges, in very good + dust jacket that shows some exposure toning along spine (still reads well) and bit of foxing at top portion of jacket reverse. 211 pages nicely illustrated. Still an attractive copy of this "..comprehensive account written by Chinese gardenersand landscape architects for thier fellow garden lovers in the West.

Ward Lock, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Near fine in like jacket with just a trace of wear. 128 pages with illustrations including some color plates. Attractive copy of this instructional.