Authors starting with G from Astro Books

United Kingdom: Penguin, 1957. This book is in very very nice condition. The only reason I dropped the grade to VG is because of yellowing and the fact that the book opens easily to page 30-31. The binding of this book is stitched so there is no worry about spine cracks or creases. There is edge-wear and small creases and dents but that is all. No marks or notes in the margins. Just a personal note-when my father-in-law was alive he had one of these books and used to study it constantly. The book was... more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: Doubleday Canada, Limited, 2003. This is a lovely, fresh book. The corners of the front cover, however, have been bumped and so the dust jacket is also slightly creased. It is a lovely gift for somewone who loves Diana Gabaldon. This is her first Lord John Grey novel. From the jacket; "On a clear morning in mid-june, Lord John Grey emerges from London's Beefsteak Club, his mind in turmoil. Anobleman and a high-ranking officer in His Majesty's army, Grey has just witnessed some... more information

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Monthly Review Press, 1973. This is the third printing of this book. It has been owned by at least two people (their names are in the book - neatly). There is wear and spine creasing but it is a good, solid, square copy. There are no loose pages. From the back cover: "...truly a majestic book. It drives ahead with a great emotional and intellectual power. The range and depth of Galeano's knowledge is stupendous. His style is superb and fits his perfect grasp of this vast mass of material whic... more information

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New York, U.S.A.: Dell Pub Co, 1996. Publisher's Note: "Mother Lavinia Grey, good-humored and long-suffering vicar of the embattled St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Fisherville, New Jersey, is back and battling guns, evil real estate developers, and murder in this charming new mystery...". Mass Market Paperback. As New. ... more information

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New York, U.S.A.: Dell Pub Co, 1996. Synopsis: "Until the other troubles began, Mother Lavinia Grey, vicar of St. Bede's Episcopal Church, didn't connect the notices pleading for the return of various missing pets with other signs that there was a Satanic cult at work in her parish. But when a freezer chest filled with 15 frozen felines is donated to St. Bede's and a headless human corpse is discovered, Mother Grey decides its time for her to find out who is doing the devil's handiwork...". Mass ... more information

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 2004. Synopsis: Rookie FBI agent Kimberly Quincy goes after a serial killer who always takes two victims. The first victim he kills quickly, leaving clues on her body to the location of the second victim, who will be killed slowly if she is not rescued. Kimberly must solve the killer's twisted puzzle if she is to find the second victim before it is too late. Joining forces with her father, renowned FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, and his partner...Kimberly will be... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1993. This book is in great shape. There is a single spine crease...and that one is not very deep. The cover is shiny and bright.There is no writing, no stamps and no creases aside from the spine crease. The pages are starting to yellow with age. It is a great book to take to the beach or to a hotel with you...from the back cover: "She had narrowly escaped the lynch mob that unjustly hanged her foster father. Now lonely Willa Hamer had nothing lef... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ace Books, 1981. From the back cover: "Welcome to a world where Richard the Lion-Hearted did not die in the year 1199, but went on to found the mightiest and most stable empire in history. . . where the laws of extra-sensory perception have been codified but those of physics remain unsuspected. . . where Magic is a science, and science is an art. . . Now imagine that you are Lord Darcy, the greatest detective of all time, in a world where crime and the occult walk hand-in-ha... more information

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London, United Kingdom: Orbit, 1997. From the back cover: "Beyond "Wolf in Shadow" to an earlier layer in David Gemmell's fantasy of the Sipstrassi Stones. Rebellion and invasion plunge Britannia into the Dark Ages. Chaos and terror stalk the land, the King slain by traitors, the great Sword of Power vanished beyond the Circle of Mist" This is a reprint of a Century Hutchinson Ed. . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine.. ... more information

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Waukesha, WI, U.S.A.: Kalmbach Publishing Company, Books Division, 1992. This is an oversize trade in pictoral covers. Very slight edgewear and a bit of rubbing on the front cover.. There are no spine creases and no writing, notes or store stamps. There is a very small price sticker on the back cover over the bar code. This book gives lots of reference material with lots of color photos and prices that were current at the time of publishing. Although the actual values given in the guide are no longer v... more information

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Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1997. Publisher's Note: "Sister Mary Alice and Patricia Anne are having lunch with a local, and very nosy, genealogist in order to delve into their family heritage, when the lineage tracer is urgently called away by a local judge. A few minutes later, the genealogist takes a plunge off the ninth floor of the courthouse, her death labeled a suicide. Given the scandals the genealogist uncovered, the sisters are sure some righteous family ensured that their secrets... more information

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Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Avon Books, 1997. Synopsis: "Sisters Mary Alice and Patricia Anne could hardly be more different. Oversized, over impulsive, multiple widow Mary Alice is about to buy a country western pub since she and her boyfriend hang out there anyway. Serious, respectable, ex-schoolteacher Patricia Anne thinks her sister is out of her cotton-pickin' mind. When the body of the owner is found strangled just before the final papers are to be signed, the sisters decide to cooperate on a mu... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1999. Clean and tight copy. No stains or signs of wear. The back dust cover is slightly rubbed and some small signs of shelf wear.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 2004. From the back cover: "An isolated beach on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel is the scene of the murder of Guy Brouard, one of Guernsey's wealthiest inhabitants and its main benefactor. Forced as a child to flee the Nazis in Paris, Brouard was engaged in his latest project when he died: a museum honoring those who resisted the German occupation of the island during World War II...". Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine.. ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Children's Book Group, 1997. This book is in lovely shape. The ftitle page has an inscription from the gift giver. The jacket shows light wear on the edges. This is the second book in the series. The first was "Julie of the Wolves". The back cover has a lovely photo of Jean Craighead George with a wolf friend. From the jacket: "Kapu is the son of the great wolf leader Amaroq, whose pack saved Julie's life when she was lost on the Arctic tundra. Julie ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1998. The book is in nice tight condition...no spine creases at all and no breaks. The cover shows scuff marks and dings with a small fold and split at the top corner. The edges show soil but it is a very nice reading copy. NOT for collectors however.. First Edition -Stated. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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U.S.A.: Dover Publications. From the back cover: "This book by two of the world's foremost historians of photography contains the definitive account of Daguerre and the daguerreotype. It covers Daguerre's early work as the perfecter and promoter of the diorama; his collaboration with Niepce, the first man to produce a photograph, imperfect though it was; his extension of Niepce's experiments after Niepce's death; and the eventual development of the daguereotype..." This is a good solid copy with... more information

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Quebec, Canada: Excalibur. This book is translated into the french by Edition Excalibur for distribution in Quebec. It is a nice, clean copy but has bumps on the top and bottom edges. The spine is nice and square with no creases. There is a bit of soil on the edges (shelf wear). . Mass Market Paperback. Fine. ... more information

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1999. From the back cover: "In Margaret Gibson's powerful first novel, a daughter's poignant attempt to understand her dying father illuminates both their lives. Writer Maggie Glass watches her father fade into the murky realm of Alzheimer's. To find out what kind of man Timothy Glass was, Maggie pieces together fragments of his life, and in doing so gradually tells her own harrowing story..." The book has a black dot/line on the top edge but... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ace Books, 1994. This is the tenth anniversary Book Club edition. It is a very tight unmarked copy. The dust jacket has slight dents and bends - mostly to the top and bottom edges. There has been no clipping of the jacket.. Hard Cover. ... more information

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