Search Results: Authors starting with G from Keel Row Books

Harmondsworth, Middlesex; Penguin Books, 1945., 1945. Mass Market Paperback. FIRST PENGUIN EDITION. Softcover octavo, pp. 303, [2] catalogue. Publishers' green-and-white striped card wraps. Wraps show slight toning with very minor loss to spine tails, otherwise a tight, neat copy. Very Good condition. Penguin Mystery & Crime 509. Crime novel by Emile Gaboriau, a French writer, novelist, journalist and pioneer of detective fiction.

London; Methuen and Co, 1894., 1894. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp xii, 67, [3], 24 catalogue. Original light green cloth with gilt titles and arabesque design in darker green to spine and upper board. Spine lightly sunned and toned; upper corners bruised. Free endpapers toned; a little foxing to textblock edge. A Very Good copy. Collection of humorous verse relating to cricket, dedicated to "Rugby boys" and full of empire spirit and stiff upper lips. Seven of the songs are reprinted, the rest previously unpublished.

London; Museum of London, 1996., 1996. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Large quarto, pp xvi, 576. Lavishly illustrated in colour throughout. Publishers' blue boards with gilt titles to spine and upper board with gold endpapers and blue silk placemarker; unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Tidy ownership inscription to half-title otherwise very clean & bright. Jacket lightly scuffed with creases head of spine/ top rear edge. A Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket. Scholarly catalogue of the Museum's unrivalled collection of over 200 oil paintings of life in the capital, arranged chronologically and published to mark the Museum's twentieth anniversary. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

London; Country Life Ltd., 1938., 1938. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. viii, 135. Monochrome frontispiece, 5 plates and further chapter heading illustrations throughout by Clifford Webb. Publisher's bright green cloth with chestnut titles to spine and upper board in an unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Boards are lightly soiled to spine with minor foxing to eps; dated gift inscription in black ink to ffep. Five of the illustrations have been sympathetically hand coloured. Jacket has several tears, up 5 cm (approx.) mostly without significant loss; small area of loss (1 cm by 2 cm approx.) to lower front panel. Very Good book in like jacket. This charming children's book about the countryside is scarce in it's dust-jacket.

Wolfsburg; Junge Kunst, 2010., 2010. Hardcover. Octavo. 30 pp. Book Condition: Very Good. Dark pictorial card wraps with white titles. Exhibition catalogue with colour photographs throughout of sculpture & other work by Ulrike Mohr.

London; Macmillan Press, 1986., 1986. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo, pp. x, [2], 1196; viii, [4], 1258. Publishers' tan cloth with gilt titles on panels to spine, in complementary cream-and-red and cream-and-blue dust-jackets Upper corners of both volumes bumped otherwise clean bright copies; no annotation or inscriptions. Jackets a little creased, with 3 cm closed tear at lower joint Vol I only. A Very Good set in like jackets. The first detailed history of British light musical theatre, from pre-Gilbert and Sullivan to post Webber and Rice, covering more than 1000 productions. Performance details including theatres, length of runs, casts and revivals. Appendices for published and recorded music. Heavyweight, so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

London; Ascherberg, Hopwood and Crew Ltd, 1911., 1911. Hardcover. New & Revised Edition. Octavo. Vii, 75 pp. Book condition: Very Good. Original dark green cloth gilt. Illustrations & figures in text. Light foxing to endpapers only; pages 34/35 have been stuck together and are surface damaged. No inscriptions. A very tidy copy. Translated from the French by Beata Garcia, new preface & additional notes by Herman Klein.

London; Printed for R. Ibbitson in Smith-field and P Stent at the White horse in Gltspur Street without Newgate, 1655., 1655. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Small quarto, pp [8], 211. 23 engravings in text; the large folding engraved map by Wenceslaus Hollar and last two leaves of index provided in very good facsimile. Later full morocco by Riviere with 5 raised bands and gilt titles to spine; aeg; gilt foliate dentelles. Spine lightly sunned; minor bruise top edge upper board. Leaves toned as usual, with a little scattered light foxing and soiling. Last 2 leaves of Table at rear and folding map in good facsimile. A Very Good copy. The rare First Edition of one of the earliest books relating to the English coal trade and an important treatise originally published to interest Cromwell and his fellow parliamentarians in the troubles of Newcastle Upon Tyne. In the work, the preservation of the navigability of the River Tyne for the more economic transportation of coal is requested along with protection… Read More

London; Hodder & Stoughton, 1991., 1991. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. [8], 231. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine in an unclipped, pictorial dust-jacket. Very light creasing to jacket edges, otherwise a clean, neat copy; Fine copy in Near Fine dust-jacket. Eleventh in the John Gardner series of James Bond novels in which Bond is forced to work under the control of his old enemy, the KGB.

London; Jonathan Cape & Hodder & Stoughton, 1982., 1982. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 254, [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, in an unclipped pictorial jacket by Bill Botten. Spine sunned; Fine book in Near Fine dust-jacket. Second in the John Gardner series of James Bond novels in which Bond is on loan to the US Government to thwart a series of aeroplane hijackings.

London; Hodder & Stoughton, 1992., 1992. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo. 248 pp. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Black cloth with gilt titles in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. A clean copy with no inscriptions. Gardner's eleventh novel featuring James Bond.

London; Jonathan Cape & Hodder & Stoughton, 1983., 1983. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 250. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine in an unclipped, pictorial jacket by Bill Botten. Single 1.5 cm closed tear to jacket, otherwise a clean. bright copy; Fine copy in Near Fine jacket. Third book in the John Gardner series of James Bond novels in which Bond has to work alongside his peers from America, Russia and Israel in the desolation of Lapland.

London; Jonathan Cape & Hodder & Stoughton, 1981., 1981. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 270. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine in an unclipped, pictorial jacket by Richard Chopping. Spine sunned. A clean, neat copy; Fine book in Near Fine dust-jacket. First in the John Gardner series of James Bond novels, in which Bond has to stop nuclear destruction of the West.

London; Victor Gollancz, 1994., 1994. Hard Cover. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Large octavo, pp. 287. 16 full colour plates and numerous monochrome in-text illustrations by Michael Foreman. Publisher's royal blue cloth with gilt titles to spine in an unclipped pictorial jacket; purple endpapers. SIGNED by both the author and illustrator and dated 11 May 1994, to the title page. Board edges show small areas of surface loss and spine tips are lightly bruised. A clean, bright copy; Very Good book in like jacket. Second volume of Shakespeare tales by this author/illustrator partnership, with Foreman's characteristically bold drawings throughout. This volume includes tales such as Much Ado About Nothing, King Richard the Third and Cymbeline.

London; Hamish Hamilton, 1975., 1975. Hard Cover. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION WITH ORIGINAL POEM BY THE AUTHOR. Large octavo, pp 213, [3]. Decorative title page plus illustration to 3 "Part" leaves. Quarter black cloth with gilt titles to spine and tan buckram boards with gilt motif to upper board. Unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Minor creasing at spine tips and upper corner of lower board faintly bruised. A little light foxing, mainly to textblock edge. Lengthy gift inscription to ffep to Paul Roche with original poem, boldly signed by the Author in his characteristic and inimitable style and dated 6 June 1976. Jacket very lightly soiled to front flap, with minor rubbing to edge. A Very Good copy in like jacket. Recipient Donald Robert Paul Roche (1916-2007) was a British poet and Professor of English and a critically acclaimed translator of the classics. This collection of 28 stories about fools is based upon world wide myths and legends, and is divided into sections on the Guizer as Fool, as Man… Read More

London; Collins, 1980., 1980. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION THUS. Large octavo, pp. 200. Fully illustrated in colour by Michael Foreman. Mustard pictorial cloth with corresponding dustjacket. Very slight wear to corners and spine tips. Free of ownership inscriptions. Some minor nicks and creases to edges of clipped dustjacket. Otherwise Very Good in Very Good. Handsome gift edition of the ever popular fairytales by Alan Garner. With atmospheric illustrations by Michael Foreman.

Oxford; British Archaeological Reports Ltd, 2016., 2016. Mass Market Paperback. FIRST EDITION. Softcover quarto, pp. [14], 140. Plans, maps, sketches and photographs throughout. Publisher's electric blue pictorial card wraps. Lamination is lifting at one corner; otherwise near fine condition. BAR British Series 622. In-depth analysis of the excavation at York with evidence of eight distinct historical periods from a Roman legionary barracks to the medieval archbishop's chapel, with contributions by numerous academics and archaeologists.

London; Collins, 1984., 1984. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 240. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine in an unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Extremely light foxing to page block edges and light bruise to spine tail. Jacket is lightly creased with scattered foxing mainly to lower face. Overall a clean, tight copy; Near Fine book in Very Good jacket. Collins Crime Club edition. The eighth book in the Lovejoy series is set in Venice and sees the loveable antiques dealer trying to rescue treasures from the sinking city, all whilst solving two murders.

London; Collins, 1983., 1983. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 223. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine in an unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Very light toning to page block edge. Spine is very lightly sunned with slight creasing to spine tips; a Near Fine book in like jacket. Collins Crime Club edition. Seventh book in the Lovejoy series sees the loveable antiques dealer on the hunt for a Celtic antique.

Bristol; Abson Books, 1976., 1976. Hardcover. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION of 400 copies. Octavo. 46 pp. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Original grey cloth with gilt titles in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Jacket lightly soiled to white panels with a little creasing top edge. Gift inscribed by the Author to ffep.