Search Results: Authors starting with G from Washburn Books

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1937 Book. Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Account of early research into the Earth's stratosphere in manned balloons using the Piccard system for maintaining a livable air pressure. 205pp with black and white diagram. Gilt lettering to top board and spine. Some bumping to spine and corners, marking to edges and margins, former owner's details to endpaper and pencil lining to some pages, otherwise good copy..

Connecticut & London: Greenwood Press, 2006 Book. Near Fine. Laminated Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. History of Western cosmology. 179pp with index, illustrated throughout with black and white diagrams and photographs. Small bump to top of front board, otherwise near fine copy with no marks or inscriptions..

London: Oyez Publishing Ltd, 1973 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green card cover. 256pp with index. Slight rubbing to spine and edges and remains of label over price on back cover, otherwise very good copy with no marks or inscriptions..

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1962 Book. Very Good. Fuschia Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Muirhead Library of Philosophy. Extracts from the norebooks of the influential humanist philosopher George Edward Moore )1873-1958). 411pp. Gilt lettering to spine, top edges tinted. Slight bumping to top corner and minor wear to title on spine, otherwise very good copy. DJ is price-clipped, with minor edge and surface wear, otherwise very good..

London & Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press Book. Good. Burgundy Leatherette. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Undated volume in the Library of Classic series. Novel first published in 1905. Introduction by Edward Shanks. Gilt lettering to spine, top edges tinted. 380pp illustrated with black and white portrait of H G Wells to frontis. Slightly musty volume with tape repair to left hinge, otherwise good copy..

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1939 Book. Good. Burgundy Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Utopian novel, partly an analysis of fascism. 447pp. Silver lettering to spine. Some bumping to spine and corners, forward lean to spine, some marking to edges and ex libris label to pastedown, otherwise good copy. Unclipped DJ very worn and frayed with most of rear flyleaf missing, other loss to spine and corners and some sellotape repairs..

Mineola, New York: Dover Publications Inc, 1997 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Contains the unabridged text of The War of the Worlds, as published by William Heinemann in 1898, together with a note prepared specially for this edition. 145pp. Minor creasing to corners, slight sunning to top edges and former owner's initials to endpaper, otherwise very good copy..

London: Odhams Press Ltd Book. Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Collection of futuristic stories by the father of science fiction, H G Wells. 376pp. Gilt lettering to spine, top edges tinted. Endpapers missing, some age-toning and marking to edges and Ex Libris label to pastedown, otherwise good reading copy..

Geneva: Heron Books Book. Illus. by Sandra Archibald. Good. Decorated Leatherette Boards. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two novels, both featuring school masters, first published in 1900 and 1919. 455pp, illustrated with original black and white drawings. Yellow ribbon page marker. Gilt design to top board and spine, green and gilt patterned endpapers. Bumping to spine and corners, page marker creased and sign of damp to lower edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Other titles in the series available..

London: Odhams Press Ltd Book. Good. Red Cloth Boards. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Undated volume ca 1935 containing two novels; 'The New Machiavelli', a political satire based on Beatrice and Sydney Webb, first published in 1911, and 'The Food of the Gods', first published in 1904. 503pp. Blind stamped portrait to top board, black title to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners, faded spine, slight marking to edges and owner's stamp to ffep, otherwise good copy..

London: Bloomsbury Books, 1989 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. Ninth Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Standard work by F J Britten, revised and enlarged by Cecil Clutton. 700pp with index, illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings, colour photograph to frontis and drawings to endpapers. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and minor marking to edges, otherwise very good plus copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear, otherwise very good. VERY HEAVY BOOK, additional postage will be required..

London: Teach Yourself, Hodder & Stoughton, 1981 Book. Good. Soft cover. 30th Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A course on the underlying principles of good English and how they can be applied to composition. This book concentrates on the process of writing, rather than grammatical construction. 234pp with index. Slightly musty, reading crease to spine, slight rubbing to spine and corners and sunned edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

Mentor Books, 1963 Book. Good. Soft cover. 3rd Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The political and cultural history of Asia and its role in modern events. 288pp with index. Slight rubbing and marking to cover and minor marking to edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

New York & London: Macmillan, 1905 Book. Good. Green Buckram. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book which arose from a course of lectures in musical appreciation, with the emphasis on understanding the aims and purposes of the composer, rather than the technicalities of its production. 327pp with index, illustrated with musical examples. Gilt lettering and design to top board and spine. Top edges gilt. Slight bumping to spine and corners and minor foxing to fore-edges, otherwise good copy. Prize certificate dated 1910 to pastedown.

London: Smith Elder & Co, 1907 Book. Good. Green Cloth Boards. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seasonal notes of the plants, animals and landscapes observed by the author in his country rambles, previously published in Country Life and other periodicals. 299pp illustrated with 32 black and white photographs. Top edges tinted, other edges untrimmed. Black title to top board and gilt lettering to spine. Bumping to spine and corners, spine faded and darkened panels to endpaper, otherwise good..

London: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1963 Book. Very Good. Pale Blue Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Anthology of verse and prose which reflects the development of French literature from the 16th century onwards. Text in French. Introduction in English. 236pp with index. Silver lettering to front board and spine. Minor bumping to spine and corners and light foxing to top edges, otherwisev ery good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Penguin Books, 2001 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Selection of the best Father Brown stories. 396pp. Some creasing to spine and corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Pimlico, 1994 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Selection of poems arranged in order of their composition, including some having never appeared in previous collections, together with commentary and notes. 223pp with index of first lines, illustrated with the author's line drawings to the text. Minor marking to cover and edges and tiny creases to corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Otley, West Yorkshire: Smith Setlle, 1989 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 3rd Impression. 7.8"Tall x 8.5" Wide. Story of the North Yorkshire spa town, told in chronological form by the late Malcolm Neesam, a well-known local historian. 137pp illustrated profusely throughout with drawings, post cards and photographs, in colour and black and white. Slight creasing to cover, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1974 Book. Good. Turquoise Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Collector's guide to Chinese and Japanese enameled ware, including the meanings of the symbols and the care and cleaning of enamels. 115pp with index, illustrated with 8 pages of colour photographs. Silver lettering to spine. Discolouration to edges of boards due to damp and minor marking to page edges, otherwise fair/good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has some edge and surface wear, otherwise good..