Search Results: Titles starting with G from Paul Foster Books

Printed by W. Nicol, late Bulmer & Co. London. 1822. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.1 inches). Illustrated title, 56pp, 7 full page engravings, each with a plain tissue guard. Aside from some light spotting to the tissue guards this is a bright and clean copy throughout. Finely bound in nineteenth century full burgundy morocco. Spine with four wide raised bands, each with gilt box ruling. Compartments triple ruled and lettered in gilt. Boards with five ruled line gilt borders. Board edges and turn-ins with gilt decorative roll. All edges gilt. Yellow coated endpapers. Some minor wear to the edges of the binding but overall a very good and attractive copy of this rare work, both inside and out. Contains a lithographed title page illustrating both sides of the medal of the Outinian Societ and seven full page plates; portrait frontispiece of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania; Lady Juliana Penn; Vice-Admiral Sir William Penn; Thomas Penn; a memorial urn dedicated to the memory of Lady Juliana; the… Read More

William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1930. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Very good copy in recent leather binding of half black morocco, spine with five raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Black cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Very light spotting to title and half title pages but overall a bright clean copy.

Chapman & Hall Ltd. London. 1933. Manuscript copy of the book in a neat hand, with the writer's brief notes in the margins, in a ruled notebook. (10 x 8.1 inches). Calligraphic title page, the text written in black, red and green inks. Photo negative of the fold out 'Street of taste' pull-out and typed leaf of 'The growth of good taste' tree, both loosely inserted. The corresponding page numbers from the 1933 first edition are noted in the margins, and the text contains the unchanged poem on page 119, suggesting that this was copied from a first issue of the first edition. Half beige buckram binding with marbled paper on boards. Marbled endpapers. All edges speckled with red. A fine copy of this curious but attractive item.

Thomas Nelson & Sons. London. ND. [1915] 1915. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.3 x 701 inches). Illustrated with 12 full page colour plates and line drawings around the text pages opposite each plate, plus illustrated title page, all by Anderson. A little browning to the blank endpapers and a neat previous owner name on the front free endpaper, otherwise a very good, clean copy in the publishers grey cloth covered boards. Full colour illustrated onlay to the front board and green line border, decoration and lettering. Blue cloth spine lettered in dark blue. Aside from some darkening to the plain spine and minor rubbing to the extremities this is a very good copy. The book is undated but the British Library catalogue gives the publication date as 1915.

Hurst and Blackett. London. 1877. FIRST EDITION. 3 volumes. 8vo. (7.2 x 4.5 inches). vi,320; iv,315; iv,314pp. Library stamps of South African Public Library on first and and one middle page of text. Previous owner has clumsily copied out the word "Glory" beneath the printed title in ink to the title page of volume one A few creases to corners of pages, and a few pages with brown (tea stain?) marks, otherwise a very good set bound, with half title in volume one only, in recent half tan calf. Spines with raised bands, red titles labels, gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Not in Sadleir or Wolff.

Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1984. Author's own copy. Second printing before publication. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.6 inches). Specially bound by the publisher for the author in full black calf with his initials stamped in gilt to the front board. Spine with double gilt rules and lettering. Marbled endpapers. Edges untrimmed. A little rubbing to the extremities but generally a better than very good copy.

The Dial Press. New York. 1965. FIRST EDITION (U.S). 8vo. Black cloth with two yellow blocks to the spine, lettered in black and red. Front board with facsimile of Baldwin's signature. Red endpapers. Top edge dyed yellow, other edges untrimmed. A fine copy of the book in a very good, bright and tidy dustwrapper with price of $4.95 on inner front flap. Photo portrait of Baldwin on the rear panel by Martha Holmes. Some light rubbing to the extremities of the wrapper but overall a nice tidy example.

Macmillan & Co.Limited. London. 1959. ABRIDGED EDITION. Reprint. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.7 inches) .xiv,756pp. Neat previous owner name and date on front blank free endpaper, otherwise a fine clean copy throughout. Finely bound in full tan calf by Bayntun of Bath. Raised bands with gilt wavy lines on the spine. The compartments ruled and decorated in gilt. Red and green Morocco labels, double ruled and lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Gilt inner dentelles. Faint mark to the front board and a crack to the inner front endpaper, but the board is firm and tight and there is no cracking to the leather. Overall a near fine copy of this classic work.

The Readers Library Publishing Company Ltd. London.,1927. First Readers Library Film Edition. Small 8vo.6.7 x 4.2 inches. First edition in English.Page edges browned as usual but generally a very good copy in publishers burgundy cloth binding. Front board and spine lettered and elaborately decorated in gilt. Spine has oxidised a bit resulting in the gilt being a bit dulled. Original full colour first state dustwrapper, without any mention of this title in the listings. Wrapper shows characters from the 1927 Danish silent film directed by A. W Sandberg. Some chipping top corners but overall a very good example. The film was relased in England by Gaumont.:

Macmillan & Co. London. 1899. Second edition, Third printing overall. This edition listed as the "cheap reissue". Originally published in 1875, this printing adds the new rules of Golf, as adopted by the Royal and Ancient and also updates the R. & A. medal list. Small 4to. (8.5 x 6.4 inches). Illustrated with six plates and sixteen wood engravings by various artists including Hugh Thomson, James Drummond and Birket Foster. Decorative head and tail pieces & initial letters by Clark Stanton and C. A. Doyle. A few pages affected by foxing but mostly a very bright clean copy finely bound in recent full dark green morocco, spine with five raised bands, compartments decorated with club and players devices and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. Overall a very good copy in an attractive leather binding.

John Miles Ltd. London. 1935. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 5.8 inches). Illustrated with colour frontis (A photograph of Sir Malcolm Campbell at Brooklands in his R-type M.G. Midget) and 71 mono photographs throughout. Finely bound in recent full black morocco leather. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Single blind ruled border on boards. Original racing circuit map endpapers (showing the courses for Monaco, Indianapolis, Comminges, Pescara, Monza, Tripoli, Brooklands, Mille Miglia, Le Mans, Douglas, Tourist Tropht, Linas-Montlhery and Reims) bound in at the front and the original publishers black cloth front board bound in at the rear. A fine copy.

London:John Lane. Chicago: Way and Williams.,1896. FIRST EDITION, IST ISSUE. 16pp catalogue at rear.Ornately decorated frontispiece and titlepage. Six illustrations by the author. Illuminated initial letters. Decorated endpapers, edges uncut. Publisher's decorated green cloth, gilt lettering and designs on upper board, Some spotting to first and last few leaves Edges a little dusty. Very good +.:

Macmillan and Co. London. 1875. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to. (8.3 x 6.4 inches). Illustrated with a frontispiece, title page vignette and two other full page mono plates. Finely bound in late 19th/early 20th century arts and crafts style leather binding of full dark green Morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with three gilt dots. The compartments rule, lettered, and fully decorated with floral devices, all in gilt. Both boards with matching triple ruled borders and decorative floral, dot and ruled line design. Board edges with single gilt ruled lines. Turn-ins decorated with triple ruled lines, dots and floral devices, all in gilt. Plain green endpapers. All edges gilt. A lovely copy of this 19th century poem in a fine, highly attractive, but sadly unsigned by the binder, leather binding. Lorne was a Liberal politician, son in law of Queen Victoria, through his marriage to Princess Louise, and in 1878 was appointed Governor General of Canada by Disraeli. He wrote several books, including both travel… Read More

J. M. Dent and Co.. London. 1909. FIRST RACKHAM EDITION. 4to. (11.5 x 8.8 inches). LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY RACKHAM. One of only 750 numbered copies. Beautifully illustrated with 13 mounted colour plates, the frontis with a tissue guard, two full page black and white plates, and 31 line drawings as chapter headings and tail pieces. Publishers white cloth with gilt lettering and illustration to front board. Spine lettered in gilt. Two sets of rose coloured silk ties, still present. Top edge gilt, the others untrimmed. Decorative endpapers, printed on vellum style paper with a blue tint, with gold ink. Red silk book marker. A very small bump to the top outer corner of the front board otherwise a fine and bright copy. Uncommon in such nice condition. --- This deluxe edition includes one extra colour plate, an image of the Yahoos, that wasn't included in the regular trade edition. --- Riall. Bibliography of Arthur Rackham. Page 91 (incorrectly listing fewer line illustrations and the wrong title of the… Read More