Search Results: Authors starting with A from J.H. Gordon Books

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1969. pp.142 New Canadian Library N. 23. Paperback. VERY GOOD copy, minor edge wear, age toning to page edges, clean unmarked interior.

Massachusetts, July 2001 second printing. pp.520. GOOD condition, paperback, cover is soiled and creased, interior remains unmarked except for author inscription on dedication page. University of Massachusetts PhD dissertation on the Edward de Vere Geneva Bible."This dissertation analyzes the findings of a ten year study of the 1568-70 Geneva Bible originally owned and annotated by Edward de Vere, 17th Early of Oxford . . . which pursues with open respect the heretical but probative thesis of John Thomas Looney (1920), B.M. Ward (1928), Charlton Ogburn Jr. (1984) and other 'amateur' scholars, which postulates de Vere as the literary mind behind the popular nom de plume "William Shakespeare.'"

Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1969. pp.207. Mass market paperback. Used book. GOOD condition, shelf wear, age toning, unmarked interior.

New York: Penguin Books, 2010. pp.296 Paperback. Near Fine condition - very minor shelf wear, small scuffs to cover, crease to page corner on p.47, unmarked, clean interior. From back jacket: "The War that Killed Achilles is a superb and timely presentation of one of the timeless stories of Western civilization. Caroline Alexander has taken apart a narrative we think we know and put it back together in a way that illuminates its true power, relevant to all wars, past and present."

McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1983. First US Edition. pp. 326. Hardcover with DJ. Used book. VERY GOOD copy, minor edge wear, age discoloration, clean unmarked interior, in VERY GOOD dust jacket, a few small chips and closed tears, protected by a new clear mylar cover. A biography of renowned scholar and translator of the Japanese masterpiece, The Tale of Genji, Arthur Waley, written by his widow Alison Waley.

London: The Companion Book Club, 1969. pp.255 Hardcover, Used Book. VERY GOOD condition, turquoise leatherette boards, turquoise gilt trim, clean unmarked interior. VERY GOOD dust jacket with minor edge wear and some foxing.

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1973. second reprint. pp.149. Paperback. New Canadian Library N42. Introduction by Rupert Schieder, General Editor Malcolm Ross, Very Good copy showing minor edge wear, age toning to paper, small stain on bottom spine edge, unmarked interior. This is a novel of the Canadian West first published in 1908.

Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 1964. Hardcover pp.187. Very good condition, clean unmarked text, some yellowing along top of text block, small stain on fore edge of text block, slight shelf wear. Dust Jacket in very good- condition, some small tears and chips along top edge, not price-clipped, protected by new clear mylar cover. "Fourteen English and American scholars honor the 400th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare by discussing afresh a variety of problems concerning his tragedies, comedies, histories, and poems."

Dundas,Ontario: Tierceron Press, 2011. Hardcover, pp.336. NEAR FINE book in NEAR FINE dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to edges of dust jacket. Signed by the author on title page. B/W and colour photos throughout. Decorative end papers. A very nice gift quality copy.

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press, 1983 Second Printing. Very Good copy, minor shelf wear, no dust jacket, blue boards. Former owner inscription on front end paper, otherwise clean and unmarked interior. B/W illustrations throughout.

New York: Quadrant Press, 1972, pp.136. Paperback. Used book. Near fine copy, minor edge wear, previous owner signature on inside front cover. B/W photos and illustrations. Revised and Expanded Edition including "When Westchester was New" A collection of articles reprinted from railway trade magazines of 1910-1912, describing and illustrating the line in its early days.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004 (reprint) pp.314 Paperback, NEAR FINE condition, only very minor shelf wear, clean unmarked interior.

New York: Scribners, 1994. First Edition. pp.177. Hardcover. NEAR FINE copy in NEAR FINE dust jacket. Small black remainder mark to bottom edge of text block, otherwise a fine copy.