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

London: The Book Club, 1965. Hardcover, pp.272 VERY GOOD in a VERY GOOD dust jacket. Minor signs of aging: shelf wear, small chips and closed tears to edges of dust jacket, some foxing to end papers and dust jacket, Otherwise clean copy, text is clean/unmarked.

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.'"

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982. Hardcover. Book Condition: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: VG- First Edition. 333 pages Brown hardcover with gilt titles on the spine. Unmarked pages, text block clean and tight. Corners not bumped. Brown DJ with gold titles. Spine faded. Some scratches and shelf wear to DJ. Protected with a new clear mylar cover.

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987. pp.157. A very good copy: clean unmarked text, some aging (discoloration) to top edge of text block, minor shelf wear. Very good dust jacket, showing only minor shelf wear and one small scratch. "A Succinct account of all facets of the Roman law of slavery, intended for ancient historians interested in Roman slavery law, or society as well as for scholars working in other disciplines and for students. Watson is one of the few authorities on Roman law writing in English, and this is one of the few books on Roman law accessible to the nonspecialist reader." - Susan M. Treggiari, Stanford University

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press (1978) 238 pp. Forest green leather covers w/ gilt decoration on binding. Gilt title and four raised bands on spine. Binding very bright and clean. All edges gilt w/ brown moire endpapers. b/w illustrated plates. NO dust jacket. NEAR FINE copy, a few scratches to gilt edges, bumped corners. clean, unmarked interior.

London: The Folio Society, 2006. pp.428 Hardcover in burgundy cardboard slipcase. NEAR FINE copy, minor shelf wear, small scuffs to slipcase.

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.

Gaspereau Press, Kentville, Nova Scotia 2004. 57pp. 5" x 8 3/4" Smyth-sewn paperback with cover flaps. The cover is printed on Neenah Classic Crest/Classic Columns duplex stock, and features a reproduction of an intaglio print by New Brunswick artist Dan Steeves. The text was typeset in F.W. Goudy's Deepdene by Andrew Steeves and printed on Rolland Zephyr Laid paper. A VERY GOOD copy with only minor edge wear and minor scuffing to front cover. Gaspereau Press is a boutique publisher and printer of fine books. The company's philosophy emphasizes "making books that reinstate the importance of the book as a physical object", They employ a mixture of traditional and modern printing methods and use handmade paper and original artwork in making their books. Allan Cooper lives in New Brunswick, Canada and has published a dozen books of poetry. He has twice won the Alfred G. Bailey Award for poetry and The Peter Gzowski Award. Gabriel's Wings is his 11th book; other work includes The Alma Elegies (2007),… Read more

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.

Toronto: Random House of Canada, 2008. pp.465. Hardcover, First Edition. Very Good+ condition, minor shelf wear VERY GOOD dust jacket protected by a clear mylar cover.

Barrie, Ontario: The Historical Committee of Simcoe, 1948 (facsimile reprint of 1909 edition). Hardcover, Used Book. Green boards with gilt lettering, illustrated map end papers, b/w illustrations. VERY GOOD copy, some edgewear and age toning, straight spine, former owner inscription on first blank page, otherwise unmarked interior. Dust jacket in good condition, some foxing and age discoloration, small chips, scuffs, and tears along edges, protected by a new clear mylar cover.

London, The Folio Society, 1992. pp.539 Hardcover, missing slip case, otherwise a near fine copy, bright and clean. Includes b/w illustrations by Patrick Benson, introduction by N. John Hall.

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.