Search Results: Titles starting with G from West of Eden Books

Edmonton, AB, Hurtig Piblishers, 1975, hardcover, first edition, first printing, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, small bookstore sticker to front pastedown, slight spine-end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, rubs, light edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. A biography of the legendary Metis plainsman, guerilla general and enigmatic comrade of of Louis Riel. Illustrated with 8 pages of black-&-white photographs, mapped endpapers depict the aboriginal tribal domains of the Canadian Prairies with inset map of the Batoche area.

Dunboyne IE, Book Republic, 2011, hardcover, 301 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket, new, slight wrinkles to top corner, in new Brodart sleeve. A group of Irish college students in economic desperation take to the land.

Los Angeles, Running Wild Press, 2020, trade paperback, 244 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. A budding journalist travels to Japan to search for an exotic fellow student who disappeared suddenly, and finds the country and culture very different from her expectations.

London UK, Hodder & Stoughton, 1962, hardcover, 223 pp, first edition, first printing, Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light corner and spine end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, rubs, edge nicks, slight signs of damp to front flap but no damage, in new Brodart sleeve. A novel of basic human relationships, set in Arles during the Mistral festival, from the author of 'The Briar Patch' and 'The Exorcism'.

Toronto ON, McClelland and Stewart, 1981, hardcover, 278 pp, first edition, first printing, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light corner and spine end wear. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, edge nicks, chip to front panel, closed edge tears, in new Brodart sleeve. The dustjacket is illustrated with a 'Sketch for Lacing Up' a watercolour by Ken Danby. I believe this to be the first issue jacket, pre-dating the Gretzky pictorial jacket. Gzowski travelled with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1980-81 season and here chronicles the anatomy of a modern hockey team who could 'take it all'. Appended team roster with complete stats to date.

Stockholm/London, P.A. Norstedt and Soner Forlag/The Bodley Head, 1959, hardcover, 215 pp, First U.K. Edition stated, First Printing, Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, tiny letter 'N' to front endpaper, slight spine-end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight edge nicks, fade to spine, rubs to rear panel, in protective Mylar sleeve. A collection of eleven short stories by one of the most talented young writers of the Swedish post-war generation. Translated by Naomi Walford, Introduction by Michael Meyer.

Moscow USSR, Progress Publishers, 1981, hardcover, 293 pp, First edition in English translation, First printing stated, Very Good+ in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine roll, heel of spine lightly bumped. Dustjacket, rubs, light edge nicks, short closed edge tears, sticker lift to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. An overview of the theories of law in the former Soviet Union. Chapter headings include; Class Society and Law, The Essence of Law, Objective Law, Subjective Law (Right), The Execution of Law, Law Breaking.

London UK, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1958, hardcover, 319 pp, first edition, first printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end and corner wear, Dustjacket unclipped with original price, light edge nicks, spine darkened, in new Brodart sleeve. A unique look at the career of Alexander as a military leader, whose success in conquering the world of his day with armies seldom exceeding 40,000 men can only be attributed to, his personality and talents, coupled with his understanding of the priciples of war. Illustrated with 6 pages of black-&-white plates from photographs and 21 maps and diagrams. Appended; Epilogue: The Value of History, Index.

New York NY, Atheneum, 1966, hardcover, 275 pp, first edition stated, first printing, Signed by the Author on the title page, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end bumps, bit of color loss to top-stain. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, light edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The author's second novel, the second book in the 'Mustian Trilogy'.

Regina SK, Province of Saskatchewan, Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Sciences Branch, Sedimentary Geology Division, Report No. 99, 1968, softcover 4to (10"h 7.75"w), 224pp, first edition, first printing, Good+ condition. Straight, tight and clean, light soiling and creases to covers, name inside front cover panel, small stain to pp58 not affecting readability of text. Chapter headings include; Stratigraphy, Palentology Correlation and Age, Sedimentation, Structure, Geological History, Economic Prospects, Summary and Conclusions, Selected Bibliography, Appendices (4). Illustrated with 28 maps, sections, cross-sections, and geochemical profiles, 20 pages of black-&-white plates and 8 tables.

New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1981, hardcover, 119 pp, first edition. first printing by numberline, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket, rubs, slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. Based on three lectures delivered at Yale University in 1980 as part of the Silliman Foundation Lecture Series, Dr. McLaren reviews current knowledge of the mechanisms of cellular development and offers several conjectures based on her own work. Illustrated throughout with tables, drawn figures and black-&-white photographs. Appended; list of bibliographic references, index.

New York, Military Heritage Press, 1988, hardcover, 199 pp, Very Good in Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, small mark to text block fore edge. Dustjacket, light edge and corner nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The U.S. intelligence associate and author of The CIA at Work presents the astonishing, true story of the German military intelligence organization led by Admiral Wilhelm Canaris that secretly and deliberately contributed to the downfall of Nazi Germany and carried out at least three attempts on the Fuhrer's life. Illustrated with 8 pages of black-7-white plates. Appended: Bibliography, Index.

New York NY, William Morrow & Co, 1993, hardcover, 320 pp, first edition with no previous printings noted, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight touch to heel of spine. Dustjacket, light edge nicks, light wear to folds, in new Brodart sleeve. An examination of the quest by the U.S. military in all branches of the service to learn from past errors and improve its chances of more successful outcomes in the future. Illustrated with charts, appended Glossary, Chronology of Reforms from 1776, Evolution of Army Doctrine, The Hackworth Issue, Military Organization, Women Soldiers, Sexual Harassment and Homosexuality, Ethnic and Race Issues, Some of the Reformers and Index.

Detroit, Wayne State University Press, 1996, hardcover, ix-236 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light corner and spine-end bumps. Dustjacket has edge nicks, particularly to rear panel, short closed edge tears, in new Brodart sleeve. The story of the first mass national democratic movement in Soviet Armenia and its rise in 1988 from the first large-scale demonstrations in February through the Kremlin's rebukes during the summer and finally the tragedy of the earthquakes in the country's north in December. Illustrated with 9 pages of black-&-white photographs and a map. Appended: Notes, Works Cited, and Index.

Toronto ON, Ryerson Press, 1957, hardcover, xiii-134 pp, first edition, first printing, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, spine end and corner bumps. Dustjacket, rubs, nicks, chips, in new Brodart sleeve. ...'a cheerful assortment of do's and dont's for the traveller'...from the two-time winner of the Leacock Medal for Humour. Illustrated throughout with comic drawings by James Simpkins.

Charleston SC, Self-published by the author, 2011, trade paperback, 303 pp, edition not stated, no previous printings noted, Signed and dated by the Author on the title page, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Middle-schooler Willow, was born with the secret ability to heal others and without her left leg. Join her adolescent journey as she explores the abilities and limitations of her daily life.

Seattle, Lake Union Publishing, 2016, trade paperback, 430 pp, edition not stated, no previous printings noted, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. The bestselling author of The Bloodletter's Daughter returns with more historical fiction, the tale of a reluctant Tsar and a courageous horsewoman who join forces against the invading armies of Napoleon.

Blue Ash OH, Merit Press, 2012, hardcover, 256 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in new dustjacket. Two former best friends must join forces to survive when a posh teen party explodes in a stunning and unexpected act of violence.

London, Collins, 1981, hardcover, first edition, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, slightest wear to edges, in new Brodart sleeve.

New York, DAW Books, 2018, trade paperback, 352 pp, First Edition, First Printing stated and confirmed by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. The popular urban fiction author of the InCryptid Novels series and the October Daye series presents the second of her Ghost Roads series with the story of a sixteen-year-old ghost who has roamed the highways of America for sixty years, now she must find her way home before her killer can finish her off.