Search Results: Authors starting with A from Greystone Books

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1831. VG. 1831 first edition. Maroon full-leather binding, spine has five raised bands and lettered gilt. All edges gilt. Illustrated with engravings; engraved title-page. xviii,275pp. An attempt to prove the validity of the Bible by the scientific study of archaeology and articles of antiquity, such as monuments, sculptures, gems, coins and medals. On the verso of the front endpaper there is a gift inscription from an 84 year old reverend 'to his young friend' dated 1840, with a pin-pricked crucifix (size 52 by 23 mm) affecting this endpaper only; on the recto of the second endpaper there is an inscription 'In remembrance also of a departed friend' (presumably the old reverend); some spotting to preliminary pages; the leather is chipped and rubbed along all edges; the upper and lower outer hinges have 22mm and 17mm cracking at head of spine, the book is very secure; else a very good copy of the SCARCE 1831 first edition.. First Edition.… Read More

Vomperberg, Tyrol: Alexander Bernhardt Publishing, 1972. Fine/VG+. First edition in d/w. Oskar Ernst Bernhardt, (1875-1941), a German philosopher whose pen name derives from a previous Persian incarnation, here gives answers to questions addressed to him by readers of his main work 'In The Light Of Truth'. With Index. D/w has a short edge tear (11mm); else a fine copy, in a very good plus d/w, of the first edition. NO inscriptions, highlighting or underlining.. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Very Good Plus.

St Pauls Bay, Malta: Malta Sacred Island, 2007. Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing in d/w. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JOSEPH ABELA, without dedication or inscription on front endpaper. Signing reads, 'J Abela/10-05-2011'. Profusely illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs and line-drawings. A well-researched and authoritative history of the Maltese merchant fleet of the nineteenth century. With Appendix, Bibliography and Index. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. HEAVY PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. ORDERS OUTSIDE OF UK MAY INCUR ADDITIONAL POSTAGE.. Signed by Author, Joseph Abela. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine.

London: The Jewish Quarterly/R Golub, 1966. Fine/NrF. First edition in d/w not price clipped. Paperback with d/w. 80pp. A well-researched and authoritative history of the first Roman-Jewish War, 66 to 70 AD; sometimes refered to as The Great Revolt. With Index and Bibliography. A fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of the SCARCE first edition. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting. . First Edition. Paperback With D/W. Fine/Near Fine.

Morganton, North Carolina, USA: Save The Kittens Publishing, 2015. Fine. First edition, first printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads, '8-29-15/To ---/Best wishes and happy/reading!/Ellen W Abernathy'. (vi),367pp. A thriller, suspence novel in which eight years ago, John Colucci was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity. Declared incompetent at age 19, he was subsequently committed to a mental institution. In January, 2013, he is released to his sister, Laurie, to begin a new life...but someone wants to make sure he never gets the chance to live it. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine.

London: Heinemann, 2004. VG+/VG+. First Edition, Fifth Printing British Hardback Edition In D/w Not Price Clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, MARK ABLEY, without dedication or inscription on title-page, A remarkable and a moving piece of travel writing and an utterly fascinating exploration of the nature of languages and how they shape the world around us. With Sources and Index. A very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, fifth British printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, MARK ABLEY. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed by Author, Mark Abley. First Edition, Fifth Printing. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.

Berkley And Los Angeles, USA: University Of California Press, 2013. VG+/VG+. First Edition, First Printing in d/w. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ERIC JOHN ABRAHAMSON, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Profusely illustrated with photographs. This book is an innovative biography that weaves together three engrossing stories. It is one part corporate history, using the evolution of mortgage finance as a way of understanding larger dynamics in the nation's political economy. It is also part urban history, since the extraordinary success of the savings and loan business in Los Angeles reflects much of of the cultural and economic history of Southern California. Finally, it is the personal story of one of the nation's most successful entrepreneurs of the managed economy - Howard F Ahmanson. With Notes and Index. A very good plus copy, ina very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ERIC JOHN ABRAHAMSON. . Signed by Author, Eric John Abrahamson. First Edition,… Read More

London: Hutchinson, 1981. NrF. Later printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, DANNIE ABSE, without dedication or inscription on title-page. xi,204pp. The Welsh-poet Dannie Abse (1923-2014) 'Collected Poems' spans the range of his published work from 'The Uninvited', written in 1948, to 'Funland' published in 1972, and also includes a section of new work which has never yet appeared in book form. Very light age-tanning to edges of pages; some very light edge chipping to covers; else a near fine copy of a SCARCE later printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, DANNIE ABSE.. Signed by Author, Dannie Abse. Later Printing. Paperback. Near Fine.

Lebanon: Emmsgoss, 1988. Fine/NrF. First Edition in d/w. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, PEGGIE ABUJABER, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To dear ------/with all good/wishes. It has been/a real pleasure/sharing "life" in London/with you./Love/Peggiie Abujaber/14 January 1989'. A collection of 37 poems, each with an illustration facing by Emmanuel Paul Guiragossian. D/w has some minor dusting; else a fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY PEGGIE ABUJABER. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Emmanuel Paul Guiragossiam.

London: Bloomsbury Circus, 2015. Fine/Fine. British First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, SUSAN ABULHAWA, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To ---, Thank you/for attending my event at/Hay-on-Wye/With love & solidarity/Susan Abulhawa/May 2015'. A novel set in a quiet village in Palestine. A story of powerful, flawed women; of relocation, separation and heartache, of renewal, family and endurance. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE British first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. British First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine.

United Kingdom: Privately Published, 2015. VG. First Edition. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, LEN ACKERMAN, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To ----/With Best Wishes/Len Ackerman'.348pp. The autobiography of Len Ackerman (born 1949), who was born in Islington, London. Minor rubbing and chipping to spine; light reading crease to front cover next to spine; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, LEN ACKERMAN.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

London: Coronet, 1990. VG. First paperback edition, first printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY JOSS ACKLAND, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'Dear ----/A glance backwards to when/we shared a dressing room/just aftre the Crimean War/love/Joss/28.4.99/"GIN GAME". 319pp. Illustrated with photographs. The autobiography of English actor Joss Ackland (born 1928) who has acted in more than 130 film and television roles. 'Gin Game' refers to the 1999 Savoy Theatre, London production of the play 'The Gin Game' in which he starred with Dorothy Tutin. With Index. Faint age-tanning to pages; light reading creasing to covers; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first paperback edition, first printing SIGNED BY JOSS ACKLAND. . Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Very Good.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1992. VG+/VG+. British First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, PETER ACKROYD, without dedication or inscription on title-page. A novel about inheritance and culture; the old and the new. To a small audience of the susceptable and downright curious, Clement Harcombe and his son, Timothy, perform acts of healing for the living by contacting the spirits of the dead. Light age tanning to edges of pages; else a very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of the British first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PETER ACKROYD. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed by Author, Peter Ackroyd. British First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.

London: Tusk Trust, 2010. NrF/NrF. First Edition, Hardback, Limited, Numbered And Signed By The Author, Sir Timothy Ackroyd. This being number 116 of 500 copies. SIGNED without dedication on front endpaper. Signing reads, 'Every Good Wish/Timothy Ackroyd'. Sub-titled, 'Comprising an extensive and interesting assembly of pictures, drawings and stories prepared between 2005 and 2010 by various persons'. Profusely illustrated. In 1990 when Tim Ackroyd amd Charles Mayhew decided that they wished to contribute in some way towards conservation efforts in Africa. The continent was in the midst of an unprecedented poaching crisis, the black rhino was on the brink of extinction and elephant populations were being slaughtered at the alarming rate of 100,000 a year. Light spotting to top-edge; else a near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE hardback limited first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. HEAVY PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. ORDERS OUTSIDE OF UK MAY INCUR EXTRA COST.. Siigned By… Read More

Great Britain: Canterley, 2019. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Large Paperback. Size of covers, 17.2 by 24.3 cms.SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ED ADAMS, without dedication or inscription on title-page. (viii),152pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs and reproductionsof artwork. Wittersham is a small village near Tenterden, Kent, and the school was founded in 1820 by Rev William Cornwallis, and has educated the children of the Isle of Oxney , Kent for 200 years. With Index. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ED ADAMS.. Signed by Author, Ed Adams. First Edition, First Printing. Large Paperback. Fine.

London: Groombridge , 1871. VG. 1871 edition. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY ROBERT JOHN WELCH, on front endpaper. Inscription reads, 'Miss Elinor Wray McCloy/from her friend Robert J Welch/Oct 1930'. Robert John Welch, (1859-1936), was an Irish photographer born in Strabane, Northern Ireland: a member of the Royal Irish Academy he had an interest in natural history, and in particular molluscs. His bookplate, with a shell and shoreline design, is on the front paste-down. The book is bound in original publishers green cloth, blocked in gilt and black on spine and front cover, lettered gilt on spine and front cover. All edges gilt. Illustrated with eight hand-coloured plates and line-engravings in text. Full title is, 'Beautiful Shells: Their Nature, Structure, and Uses Familiary Explained with directions for collecting, cleaning, and arranging them in the cabinet, and descriptions of the most remarkable species'. Front inner hinge starting, but book very secure; occasional… Read More

London.: Henry and Company, 1890. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Pictorial blue covers lettered gilt. A well-researched and authoritative study of London streets and their historical, traditional, social and literary associations. With Index. Few spots to fore-edge; some spotting to paste-downs, endpapers and half-title; some surface chipping to covers; else a near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2003. Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY KATE ADIE, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. The twentieth century has been a period of tumultuous change for women - both in conflict and on the home front. Nowhere are these changes seen more obviously than in the uniforms they wore -from the tight corsets of the nurses in the early 1900s to the battle-ready camouflage of the present day. In this authoritative and vivid history, she celebrates the remarkable and often unackowledged heroism of women whose wide range of roles - from nursing to land girl to fighter pilot - has been so essential to military and civilian life through two world wars and beyond. A revelation of our changing attitudes and times, this is also a compelling insight into the lives of ordinary women performing extraordinary deeds. With Source Notes, Bibliography and Index. D/w now protected in… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2003. First edition, third printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Profusely illustrated. A well-researched and authoritative study of womens uniforms from the early 1900s to the present day. With Bibliography and Index. A very good plus copy, in a very good d/w, of an UNCOMMON copy SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. HEAVY PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. WILL BE KEPT AT COST.. Signed by Author. First Edition, Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good.

Deal, Kent: Privately Published, 2014. VG. First Edition. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ADRIAN O, without dedication on recto of title-page. Signing reads, 'Best wishes/Adrian O'. Not paginated, (62)pp. Profusely illustrated with 38 photographs. A collection of words and photographic images that reflect the passing of time in geological and human timescales. Front panel has light rubbing by spine; else a very good copy oF a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ADRIAN O.. Signed by Author, Adrian O. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.