Search Results: Titles starting with G from Bazaar of Books

"Gabrielle Amethyst" by F. W. Musgrave. Toronto: William Briggs, 1908. pp. 246. Author inscription on front free end paper, signed by author. Hardcover, light blue cloth with decorative cover of green, white & gilt, gilt title on cover & spine (covers unmarked, corners slightly rubbed, bottom of spine bumped & light wear, some foxing on front & back end papers, bookseller's pencilled note on front free end paper, interior clean & unmarked).Very good condition.
Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/8" (19.5cm x 13cm).

"Gandhi's Letters to a Disciple." With an Introduction by John Haynes Holmes. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1951. From the original Indian edition, Bapu's Letters to Mira, published in 1949 by the Navajivan Publishing House, Ahmedabed, India. pp. 234. Hardcover, green cloth with black title on spine (spine bumped & worn, corners square but worn, fore edge foxed, top edge- some marks, interior is unmarked). d.w., unclipped (spine & edges foxed, back also foxed- mainly spots). Very good condition.Size: 8" x 5 3/8" (20cm x 13.5cm).

"The Gaspards of Pine Croft: A Romance of the Windermere" by Ralph Connor. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1923]. First edition. pp. 318. Hardcover, green cloth with black title on front & spine. Note: front & back covers are of the same design, with title, author, etc. (spine bumped & bit worn, corners bent, owner signature on front free endpaper, dampstain to first pages- most visible on half-title page, toning to pages). d.j. (covered with Brodart plastic cover, chipping to top & bottom of spine, wear & some creases along jacket edges, stain on back cover, some loss at top of back cover, 1 1/2- inch tear at front cover edge).Good condition.Size: 7 3/4" x 5 1/4" (19.5cm x 13.5cm).

"A Gateway to Wine" [text and recipes by Elizabeth David and Iain Crawford]. includes a supplementary glossary. London: Grant's of St. James's Ltd.,1964. Printed by Lund Humphries. pp. 76. many illus. (colour and b&w) and maps. Hardcover, beige cloth with gilt-stamped titles to front and spine (corners square, spine bit bumped, back cover lightly soiled, interior clean and unmarked). no d.j.Very good condition.Elizabeth David, the well known cook and cooking writer, wrote the text and supplied the recipes for this good introductory overview of wine, mainly centred on the wine regions of Europe.Size: 9" (23cm) x 9 1/2" (24cm).

General Store Collectibles: An Identification and Value Guide by David L. Wilson. [Paducah, Kentucky]: Collector Books (A Division of Schroeder Publishing Co., Inc.), [1997]. Originally published 1994, Updated Values in 1997. pp. 191. numerous colour illus. Hardcover, illustrated boards (corners slightly rubbed, spine bumped, interior clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 11 1/4" x 8 3/4" (28.5cm x 22.5cm).

"Geneva: a fancied page of history in three acts" by Bernard Shaw. Illustrated by Feliks Topolski. London: Constable & Co., Ltd., [1939]. pp. 113. many illustrations. Hardcover, illustrated boards (edges worn, especially spine & corners, top edge water stained & darkened, interior is good, owner's signature on title & half-title page, errata slip glued onto free endpaper). no dw.Size: 7 3/4" (20cm) x 5 1/2" (14cm).Good condition.
Geneva is a play describing a summit meeting between three dictators. The dictators are meant to represent Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin.

"A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles. [New York]: Viking, [2016]. pp. 462. Hardcover, grey boards with red titles on spine. (in as new condition, interior clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (in as new condition).As new condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16cm).

"Gideon White Loyalist." by Mary Archibald. [Shelburne, Nova Scotia: The Shelburne Historical Society, 1975]. First edition. pp. 67. 10 b. & w. illus. and map. Paperback (few marks on cover, interior clean and unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15cm).

"Giles: Fifty Years at Work" [text by William Feaver]. [London: The British Council, 1994]. Published for the exhibition Giles: A Cartoonist Goes to War! at the Belgian Centre for Cartoon Art, Brussels, 6 September-6 November, 1994. pp. 60. numerous b. & w. illus., some colour. Paperback (slight wear, esp. corners, interior unmarked). Very good condition.Size: 8 5/8" x 9 5/8" (22cm x 24.5cm).

"The Golden Age of Baseball 1941-1963" by Bill Gutman. New York: Gallery Books (An imprint of W. H. Smith Publishers Inc.), [1989]. pp. 192, Index. profusely illustrated in b. & w. Hardcover, blue boards with gilt title on spine (corners bit bent, mark on back cover, rear hinge cracked a little, interior is clean and unmarked). dj. (tattered and some wear especially to corners and top of spine, 1-inch tear at top of back cover, sticker residue top right corner on front cover, creases at bottom of back cover, couple marks and spotting inside jacket). Very Good condition. (dustjacket in Good condition).Size: 12 1/4" x 9 3/8" (31cm x 24cm).

"The Golf Course Mystery: Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story" by Chester K. Steele. Cleveland/New York: International Fiction Library, [1919]. pp. 303. Hardcover, blue cloth with blue title on front cover & spine (corners bent, spine bumped & worn, edgeworn, stains to front cover, ink stamp with writing, on front free endpaper, interior is unmarked otherwise, heavy toning to all pages). dj., clipped (tattered and chipped along top and at bottom of spine, also several short tears, both flaps have creases and are toned at edges, the front flap is detached and laid in at the front of the book, the rear flap has some loss to the upper corner).
Good condition.
Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/8" (19.5cm x 13cm).

"The Golfers Own Book." Edited by Dave Stanley and George G. Ross. New York: Lantern Press Publishers, [1956]. pp. 342. Hardcover, green cloth, top edge gilt, golfer caricature on front cover, title in black on spine (corners bent, spine bumped & faded, foxing to endpapers, marks to all edges, few marks on back cover, notation in pen on one page, otherwise interior is unmarked). No dust jacket.Good condition.Size: 8 1/2" x 6" (21.5cm x 15cm).
An advice book and guide for golfers, including some short stories by P.G. Wodehouse and others.

"Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell. New York: The Macmillan Company, [1936]. Book Club Edition. pp. 689. Hardcover, grey boards (corners bumped, spine frayed & bumped, stain on top edge).dw. (worn, chipped, tears, missing pieces and waterstained).
Size: 8 ½" x 5 7/8" (21.5cm x 14.5cm).Good condition (Dust jacket is Fair condition).Margaret Mitchell, born in Atlanta Georgia, wrote this classic novel, set during the Civil War, telling the story of Scarlett O'Hara and her struggle to save the family plantation. The well-known classic movie, upon which it was based, starred Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard and Olivia de Havilland.

"The Good Earth: the pots and passion of Walter Ostrom" by Peter Greenhagh et al. Introduction by Shannon Parker, Curator of Collections at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. [Halifax, NS]: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and [Frederiction, NB]: Goose Lane Editions, [2021]. exhibition checklist loosely inserted. pp. 175. numerous colour illus., some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, illustrated boards (top & bottom of spine bumped, one top corner bit bent, interior clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 11 1/4" x 9 1/4" (28.5cm x 23.5cm).
This book accompanies a major retrospective exhibition held at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia from October 2020 to March 2021.

"Granta Issue 103 [Fall 2008]." Cowley, Jason (editor). (The Magazine of New Writing). [New York: Granta USA LLC, 2008]. pp. 238, some illus. (mostly colour). Paperback, illustrated cover (bit worn and soiled).Very good condition.Size: 8 1/4" x 5 3/4" (21cm x 14.5cm).

"Grape vs. Grain: A Historical, Technological, and Social Comparison of Wine and Beer." by Charles Bamforth. [New York:] Cambridge University Press, [2008]. pp. 209. Hardcover, black cloth with gilt title on spine (one corner bent, damage to bottom of title page, interior unmarked). dw.As new condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16cm).

"Great Fairy Tales of Ireland." Compiled and introduced by Mary McGarry. Illustrations by Richard Hook. New York: Avenel Books (a division of Crown Publishers, Inc.), [1973]. pp. 127, Bibliography. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, green boards with gilt title on spine (foxing on top edge, corners square & slightly rubbed, dent to edge of back cover, interior clean & unmarked). dj. (bit worn, small chip to top of front cover, 1- inch tear to lower front cover, some toning inside jacket).Very Good condition (dustjacket is Very Good- condition).Size: 8 1/4" x 5 1/2" (21cm x 14.5cm).

"The Great Painters of China" by Max Loehr. [London]: Phaidon, [1980]. First edition. pp. 336, Index, Bibliography. 15 colour plates and numerous b. & w. illus. Hardcover, green cloth with gilt title on spine (spine bumped & bit worn, corners rubbed & bit bent, some stains on back cover (grease?), pricing in pencil on front free endpaper, some toning to page margins, interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (some slight creasing at top of front cover, little wear to top & bottom of spine, some toning on the inside of the jacket). Very Good condition. Size: 10 3/4" x 8" (27cm x 20.5cm). "This is the long-awaited account of Chinese painting by a leading scholar in Chinese art history, Professor Max Loehr. The product of an experience and understanding acquired in a lifetime, The Great Painters of China is one of the classics of the subject." (from the dustjacket)

"Great Tales of the West." Compiled by Bill Pronzini ^ Martin H. Greenberg. [New York]: Galahad Books, [1985]. pp. 445. Hardcover, brick boards with gilt title on spine (corners square, spine bumped, few spots of foxing on edges, previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (spine faded, some toning inside jacket, wear along top, some soiling on back cover).Very Good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/4" (24.5cm x 17cm).

"Greetings from Canada: An Album of Unique Canadian Postcards from the Edwardian Era 1900-1916" by Allan Anderson and Betty Tomlinson. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, [1978]. pp. 188. numerous illus. (some colour). Paperback, illustrated (1 3/4-inch tear at front near spine, creases along edge of both front & back covers, small loss to top of front cover, extremities worn, pages toned but unmarked).Good condition.Size: 9" x 11 1/2" (23cm x 29.5cm).