Search Results: Titles starting with G from Uncommon Sense

New York: Viking Press, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. near Fine/very good. A reasonably nice copy of this memoir of a POW from the Korean War who got the Congressional Medal of Honor. This copy is signed by Worden (not by Dean, unfortunately!) with the words "the ghost" underneath the signature in parenthesis on the verso of the half-title, facing the title page. No indications of later printings on verso of title page, as fits with Viking policy at this time for a first printing; dustjacket is unclipped with a price of $5.00 present. Book shows slight bowing of the spine on the top, is otherwise clean and tight. Jacket is noticably faded on the spine and slightly frayed at the top and bottom edges. An acceptable copy of a book that is seldom encountered signed by either author. garage sale

A fascinating look at cyclical processes in biological systems, using a systems theory approach. This copy has the rubber stamp of the Language of Data Project on the front pastedown -- no other markings. Slightly bumped on corners. A heavy volume -- postage to foreign purchasers will be more expensive than Biblio suggests.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Author's first book, and the first Spencer novel. Uncommon. A very pretty copy with light rubbing to the front panel of the unclipped dustjacket, now protected by a Gaylord jacket protector. tw

San Francisco: Underwood-Miller, 1979. First edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. A nice copy of this very desirable collection of Vance's work. Slight spine bump on bottom, very slight rolling. Jacket is beautiful and unclipped, in protective plastic cover. Signed by Vance on the title page. This is not one of the 175 numbered copies.