Search Results: Authors starting with G from Church Street Books

Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1984. Green covers with brown lettering to front and spine. Twenty-second impression of the third edition, 152pp inc appendices. Book has neat owner's name on top front cover, repeated on half-title, otherwise the copy is in very good condition and looks barely used. Ref:071734. Third Edition (revised and enlarged). Card Covers. VG+/n/a. 12cmx15cm.

London: J. M. Dent, 1940. Author of "The romance of mountaineering" covers 10 significant mountains inc. Snowdon (?), The Matterhorn, Nanga Parbat and Everest. Green covers with silver, 213pp with b/w illustrations, inc frontis. "Times" obituary of mountaineer G. Winthrop Young (1958) slipped in. Green top edges. Covers have very little sign of wear with light bunmping to head and foot of spine. Neat gift inscription on ffep, otherwise internally very clean and tight. Unclipped DJ has moderate general wear with several nicks and small losses, particularly at head and foot of spine. Ref:114861. First Edition. Cloth. VG/G-. 15x22cm.

London: W. & G. Foyle, 1953. Illustrated 87pp in the Foyles Handbooks series. Mild wear to extremities but more severe wear to spine. Internally very clean and tight. Ref:071413. Second Reprint. Illust. paper-covered Boards. G/N/a. Illus. by W. A. G. Bradman. 12.5x18.5cm.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. History of the events which led to the largest corporate reorganisation in history - the break-up of AT&T. First p/back edition in virtually unread condition. Ref:06646. First P/back Edition. P/back. Near Fine/N/a. 15cmx23cm.

Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 1981. Brown covers with silver lettering to spine, 182pp with b/w maps. Apart from light bump to head and foot of spine, book has no obvious faults. Price-clipped DJ has just light edge wear and a 1cm closed (repaired) tear at top of rear. Overall a VG copy. Ref:093089. First Edition. Cloth. VG+/VG. 16x24cm.

Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 1981. Brown covers with silver lettering to spine, 182pp with b/w maps. Apart from very light bump to foot of spine, book has no obvious faults. DJ has just very light edge wear. Overall a VG copy. Ref:082287. First Edition. Cloth. VG++/VG. 16x24cm.

London: Collins Penultimate novel in the six-strong "Forsyte Saga". ND but looks 1930s. Blue covers with black lettering on spine, 252pp plus 2pp adverts. Gilt advert for "Kolynos" dental cream on rear board. Covers have only minimal bumping and wear, but sunned spine, top edges and half of rear. Page edges dusty and foxed, as are prelims. A couple of tiny spots at top of fronts board. Otherwise book is internally clean and tight and overall a decent copy. Ref:093492. Cloth. G++/n/a. 11.5x18.5cm.

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1932. First printing of Grove Edition (No.22) of Galsworthy's works. Green covers with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and front board, 301pp, green top page edges, decorated endpapers. Light bumping to extremities, modest wear to head and foot of spine, which has 3cm split at top of front joint. Neat previous owner's name on half-title, otherwise very clean and tight internally. Ref:082490. First Thus. Cloth. G+/N/a. 11cmx17.5cm.

London: Duckworth, 1924. Play by the author of the Forsyte Saga. Green covers with black lettering to front and spine, 121pp with diagramatic stage settings for each scene. Top page edges dusty and fore edges mildly foxed and a little discolouration on endpapers, otherwise book is in VG, sound condition in even better, protected, DJ. A very nice copy. Ref:071327. First Edition. Cloth. VG+/VG++. 13.5x17.5cm.

London: Constable, 1942. Black cover with gilt, 245pp with b/w frontis of subject. Covers have modest bumping and wear to extrems, page edges slightly yellowed and foxed, neat previous ownwr's name on ffep. Otherwise text bloc is clean and tight. No DJ. Ref:104080. First English Edition. Cloth. VG-/N/a. 12.5x19cm.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987. English verse over 700 years. Blue covers with gilt lettering and rules to spine and lettering to front board, 974pp inc index. A few page corners have been folded and a stain on the rear flyleaf has left a small mark on the rfep, otherwise book is in VG condition indeed. Intact DJ has light rubbing to a couple of corners, very light wear, a slightly faded spine and the flyleaf stain. Overall a nice copy. Heavy book may require extra postage. Ref:093090. Reprint. Cloth. VG+/VG. 14x22.5cm.

London: Virago Press, 1991. Tale of a young British postgraduate who lived in a Bangladeshi village for 15 months. First edition. Generally in nice condition. No spine creases, but rubbed a little at corners and 2cm closed tear at foot of spine/corner. Ref:06621. First Edition. P/back. G+/N/a. 13cmx20cm.

London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1990. Charming tale of an owl who lives in a cathedral, told by former artistic director of Chichester Festival Theatre. Book and DJ in almost unread condition. Not price-clipped. Ref:06423. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Nicola Green. 14cmx22.5cm.

Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus Publishing, 2002. Top players who have turned out for the Suffolk club. Card covers, 128pp, with b/w illustrations, inc frontis. Covers have light wear to extrems, no spine creases. A VG copy. Ref:104248. First Edition. Card Covers. VG/N/a. 16.5x23.5cm.

London: Chancellor Press, 2002. Comprehensive and lavishly illustrated history from Stephenson to the Japanese "Bullet" train, via WWII armoured trains. Illustrated, laminted boards, 192pp inc index, mainly illustrated in colour. Book's only fault is neat date at top of ffep, otherwise looks unread. In similar, spotless DJ. Heavy book may require extra postage. Ref:103734. Reprint. Illustrated Laminated Boards. VG++/Almost as New. 24.5x29cm.

Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 1987. Second volume of Mr Garratt's early steam train pictures. Green covers with gilt, 144pp inc index, mainly illustrated in b/w, with illustrated endpapers. Book shows just lightest signs of use in price-clipped DJ with neat number written at foot of front flyleaf. Overall a VG copy. Ref:103736. First Edition. Cloth. VG++/VG+. Illus. by Colin Garratt. 21x23cm.

Leicestershire: Milepost 92 1/2, 1996. Earley's photographs selected from the National Railway Museum. 48pp. Book has no obvous faults. Intact DJ has most minor creasing at top edges. Still a lovely copy. Ref:071095. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. As New/VG++. 23x29.5cm.

London: Blandford Press, 1972. Part of "Last steam locomotives of the world" series. Black covers with silver lettering to spine, 184pp with 100 colour photographs and b/w illustrated endpapers. Book is clean and tight with only very minor signs of use. Price-clipped DJ has modest wear to edges, but still a nice copy. Ref:071093. First Edition. Cloth. VG/VG-. Illus. by Colin Garrett (photographs). 13.5x19cm.

London: Select Editions, 2001. More than 700 illustrations trace locomotive history worldwide from early steam to the bullet train. Card covers, 256pp inc index, illustrated in colour and b/w. Book's only obvious faults are light spine crease and neat date at top of half-title. Otherwise internally very clean and tight. Heavy book may require extra postage. Ref:103746. Updated Edition. Card Covers. VG++/N/a. 23x29.5cm.

Poole, Dorset: Blandford, 1984. Lavishly-illustrated celebration of British steam. Black covers with gilt, 144pp inc index, mainly illustrated in colour, 144pp inc index. Book has light general signs of use, sunned top cover edges. DJ has general light wear and several closed (repaired) tears. Overall a decent copy. Ref:103737. First Edition. Cloth. VG-/G. Illus. by Colin Garratt. 20x27cm.