Search Results: Authors starting with G from Downtown Brown Books, ABAA

New York: William Morrow, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Set in the same world as the author's best selling novel American Gods. 336 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by Gaiman to "Danny" on the dedication page, as usual with this title.

London: Gollancz, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A dark comedy fantasy novel about the unlikely alliance of an angel and a demon assigned to positions on Earth. When the end times approach, the pair-liking England more than the blandness of Heaven and the chaos of Hell-collude to prevent the apocalypse. This was Gaiman's first novel, and the book is one of the most beloved fantasy novels of the 1990s, lately adapted into a streaming series. 268 pages. First edition (first printing, stating "First published..." with no additional printings noted). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket (perhaps there is a very slight spine lean). This copy is signed by both the late Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Double-signed copies are now hard to find.

New York: Avon Books, 1997. First US edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. A man's journey through an alternate London underground searching for a way back to the "real world". 337 pages. First American edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Spine ends bumped.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2012. Hardcover. Fine. A signed edition, based on the 10th anniversary edition, which was expanded by 12,000 words. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Bram Stoker awards for the original text. A fine leatherbound copy; no dust jacket, as issued. Signed by Gaiman, with the certificate of authenticity and the publisher's "note" card. Still sealed. There is a scratch on the back, splitting the shrinkwrap and just affecting the leather. It's hard to see, but if you are very particular about such things, this copy isn't for you.

Framingham, MA: NESFA Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. An anthology of short pieces including articles from Gaiman's website, introductions and afterwords from books; and periodical appearances. Published in an edition of 2000 copies. 288 pages. First edition, first printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2005. Hardcover. Fine. A novel set in the same world as the Author's best selling novel American Gods. This copy is bound in full leather stamped in gilt; it is signed by Gaiman on a tipped in page at the front. Fine copy (still sealed). Signed by Gaiman.

Tokyo: Gaimushu (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), 1924. First Edition. Trade paperback. Good. A Japanese Foreign Ministry publication which compiles into one volume the communications between the Foreign Ministry and the Japanese Embassy on the 1924 Immigration Act and other proposed discriminatory legislation. Also contains Japanese translations of English materials relating to the Act and other proposed legislation and the Japanese government's formal protest notes."-A Buried Past, 210 and 211 ("A supplement to above"). The supplement is in English, with texts of legislation, communiques, and other documents. The Japanese government viewed the 1924 Johnson-Reed Immigration Act as a violation of the 1907 Gentlemen's Agreement, in which the Japanese government voluntarily restricted emigration to the United States. The Johnson-Reed Act set quotas for European immigration and barred immigrants from Asia. 2, 13, 5, 172, 37 pages. Supplement: 3, 268 pages. OCLC: 16523765 (both volumes: Stanford, UC… Read More

Sacramento, CA: The Capital Press, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 188 pages. The pioneering Mexican American author's first book, an extended essay on the influence of the Catholic Church on Mexican political development. In this book, Galarza explains Mexican politics in the aftermath of the revolution by tracing the corrupting influence of the Catholic Church. The book is notable for its clear prose and tone which is neither apologetic nor dogmatic. It marks the beginning of the author's long publishing career, which would span more than 50 years, as well as the start of his work as a Latin Americanist and historian. Galarza grew up in Sacramento and was orphaned by the influenza outbreak in 1918. An uncommon and important book by one of the few Mexican Americans who were published in the first half of the 20th Century. Remarkably widely held in institutions but quite scarce in commerce-this is the first copy we've handled in more than 15 years. First edition (first printing). Some… Read More

New York and London: Garland Publishing, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 1307 pages in two volumes. Despite the subtitle, the entries go from J. R. Ackerley to H. G. Wells. Published at $450. First edition (first printing). Spine faded, else very good in illustrated boards; no jacket, as issued.

Port Townsend, WA: Graywolf Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Poems. This is one of 40 signed and numbered copies of the hardcover issue. First edition (stated first printing). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Copy 9 of 40, signed by Gallagher on the title page.

New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. A picture book about Mahatma Gandhi, co-written by his grandson and illustrated by Evan Turk. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a short tear at the spine. Inscribed, "Mary, Live as light" and signed by Gandhi, Hegedus, and Turk. Uncommon signed by all three.

Matanzas, Cuba: Centro de Promoción Literaria José Jacinto Milanés and Ediciones Vigía, 2013. A single sheet, 3-1/2 by 15 inches, folded and inserted into a paper container decorated with a collage with a house design and a twine loop for hanging. 5 by 10 inches. Edition size not noted, but probably 200 copies. A poem dedicated to Matanzas by a Cuban writer, issued to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death. Designed by Adrián Milián. OCLC: BLSTP CRU FQG FXG HLS IQU IYU NOC NUI NYP PAU TJC UCW. Near fine.

San Antonio: Wings Press, 1999. First edition. Trade paperback. Fine. 42 pages. A chapbook in the Poesía Tejana series. This entry was selected by Bryce Milligan and Sandra Cisneros. One of 500 signed and numbered copies, the entire edition. Fine in wrappers. Signed by the author.

Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2015. Uncorrected Proof. Trade paperback. Fine. A mystery set in Hollywood. Garris was the producer of Showtime's Masters of Horror series. 200 pages. Uncorrected proof of the limited edition.

Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg and Texas Tech University Press, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 285 pages. 9-1/2 by 11-1/2 inches. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Baltimore, MD: Borderlands Press, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Four short stories published in an edition of 500 signed and numbered copies. This book is part of a series of small format books of horror tales that have titles that incorporate the names of colors. 121 pages. 4.75 by 6.25 inches. First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover copy (no jacket, as issued). This is copy 380 of 500.

Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2013. First Edition. Pamphlet. Near fine. One of 750 signed and numbered copies of this collection of short stories. The contributors are Robert Brouhard, Kealan Patrick Burke, Ray Garton, and Glen Krisch. 48 pages. First edition (first printing). Light wear to the edges, else near fine. Signed and numbered on a limitation page by all five authors.

Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A collaborative novel by regular CD authors: Brian Keene, Kealan Patrick Burke, Al Sarrantonio, Rick Hautala, Bev Vincent, Brian Freeman, James A. Moore, James Newman, Ronald Kelly, Norman Prentiss, and Ray Garton. Limited to 537 numbered copies signed by all 11 contributors. 118 pages. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The original edition of a novel about a screenwriter who turns to murder. The lettered edition includes two extra chapters at the end that are not present in the other versions. 541 pages (compared to 506 pages in the numbered issue). First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a fine folding traycase. This copy, while matching the 26 lettered copies, is not lettered. Instead, it is signed on the tipped in limitation page and further inscribed to the previous owner, "For Tom-Beware the Kraft Macaroni and Cheese! Ray Garton." The traycase is one of the most attractive by Subterranean Press. Laid in with this copy is a copy of the chapbook Pie and Coffee in Hollywood, also inscribed by Garton "To Tom." The chapbook published by Camelot Books and Gifts in 2001 prints a chapter left out of Sex and Violence. The chapbook is fine in wrappers (paper covers).

New York: Harper, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. An acclaimed memoir that "explores what it means to be overweight in a time when the bigger you are, the less you are seen." First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine, tight copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Gay on the title page. Uncommon signed. This copy comes from the Parnassus Books first edition club, with their short introduction sheet laid in. Intro sheet a bit bent along one edge (it is bigger than the book and does not fit neatly inside).