Search Results: Titles starting with G from Ariel Books

United Kingdom: Grayson & Grayson, 1955. "Horace L. Gold, Founding Editor of Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, Beyond Fantasy Magazine and editor of If SF Magazine. Galaxy Magazine under Horace's editorship also contributed some stories to the NBC radio show, X-Minus-One during the mid-1950's." CONDITION Red bds with crisp Gilt title (tiny nick to cloth at bottom rear edge, bottom rear cnr bumped else unworn) pp 350, copy is nice and crisp with light dust spotting to edge, named to front pastedown, original book sellers stamp to ffep. Original DJ has some small chips.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

USA: Peace Press, 1979. Condition is very nice, 292 pages illustrated, copy is nice and crisp, slightly creased to front, impression from writing noticable to rear. OVERWEIGHT. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: New Authors Ltd Hutchinsons , 1959. Authors first book. A young woman wakes up one day in a rented room in London, with no memory of who she is or how she came to be there. Slowly she pieces the story together: she is a New Zealander vacationing in England and is soon to be married to a man she doesn't remember. CONDITION Black bds (unworn) 191 pages are crisp and clean with toned end pages. DJ has been in old style brodart cover at some stage causing mild damage to edge, short tear at rear near spine head.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Wellington, New Zealand: The Handcraft Press , 1955. Handset by Noel Hoggard. 6 pages toned to edges else nice copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Francis & John Rivington , 1850. Christopher Bethell (1773-1859) was Bishop of Bangor. His most improtant work originally published in 1821. Not Dated [1850 BL]. CONDITION Plain bds with Blue cloth spine and paper spine title (wear to spine ends) Presentation inscription from Corpus Christi College dated 1853 and a more modern Bethell bookplate to front pastedown, pp xliv 216. Bright and crisp copy with minor spotting to ends and edges.. 5th Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: E Marlborough & Co , 1882. Cloth bound bds with paste one titles, 480 pages with nice engraved illus and advertising at ends. Front end page removed o/w mostly bright and clean with odd spot, amateur bound covers a bit worn.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Board of Agriculture, 1807. 1754-1835. Scottish politician, writer on finance and agriculture and the first person to use the word statistics in the English language. CONDITION Needs rebinding, damp staining to page edges through out, pp xi 392. All pages present and readible with many uncut to rear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Poor/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Faber, 1974. "Shows the scale and nature of the atrocities committed in Uganda since Amin overthrew Obote's Government in the coup of January 1971. He wants to eradicate any remaining impression of Amin as a noble savage or as an amiable comedian . This account is essential reading for anyone interested in Amin, or in Africa. It includes important new material both about Amin's coup and its causes, and about the futile and mismanaged attempt of Obote to recapture power by a military invasion from Tanzania." Red bds (top rear cnr bumped o/w clean) 254 pages with b/w photo illus. Bright and crisp copy. DJ has faded spine and a nick to spine head.. 2nd Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Methuen & Co, 1926. Brown bds with Bright Gilt title and gilt signature to front (fresh and unworn) Brown publishers staining top edge, pp 215 (tight unread copy, not inscribed) Publishers original pink wrapper is fresh with silverfishing to leading edges and spine which is also browned with partial separation.. 5th Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1901. Romantice. Blue bds with bevilled edges and crisp incised gilt tiles (unworn) fronis illus with clean tissue guard, 412 pages. Copy is very bright and crisp.. Re-Issue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

U S A: University of Detroit , 1968. Author is an architect and archtectural photographer. Discussion of Polyhedra and its related constituents written as course documentation for the school of architecture. There are some unusual designs contained within. CONDITION Spiral bound illustrated card wrappers. 9 pages in text with 106 illustrations, drawings and photographs captioned. Covers handled with crease to rear, damge top crn of title page and bottom cnr of last page of bibliography at rear. Mostly good.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Zealand: Whitcombe & Tombes, 1940. Not Dated c1940's.An adaption of the Australian portion of this story. For ages 12 to 14 year olds. 144 pages with b/w illus. Name inside front dated 1947 and rubbed to spine ends otherwise nice clean copy.. Edition Unstated. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Butterworths, 1970. Valuable book for students of geology, archaeology and palaeontology and guide to caving in south west England. CONDITION Grey Leatherette with crisp Gold title, pp 296 with errata slip to front, 26 b/w photo illus and 25 figural illus, numerous charts including fold out to rear, glossary. Nice crisp copy with original unworn DJ. Only faults are faint nicotine spotting to eps and tiny tear top front edge of DJ. Overweight. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Zealand: The New Zealand Board of Science and Art , 1921. Author James Allan Thomson was a New Zealand geologist, scientific administrator and museum director of the Dominion Museum and New Zealands first Rhodes Scholar. CONDITION Stapled wraps (spine taped and moderate handling wear) Pp 49 - 94 with map, photo and engraved illus. Mostly studies the volcanoes. First and last pages slighty spotted o/w bright and clean internally. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wellington, New Zealand: NZ Dept of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1973. Ex-University libray reference copy. pp 43 with 10 figural illus, 2 tables and 7 maps folded in rear pocket.Faded spine cloth, minmal library markings.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1988. Black bds with crisp Copper title and decoration, not bumped or worn, Burgundy eps not inscribed, pp 409 with 70 photo illus, in tight unread state, original wrapper unworn except for one short tear to bottom front. An excellent copy. Overweight. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Large 8vo.

London, United Kingdom: T Fisher Unwin, 1895. Mermaid Series. The best plays of old dramatists with a biography. Tan bds with Brown title and decorative border to front, andbright Gilt spine title and brown decoration (fresh with bruise spine head) Brown eps, portait frontis and nicely decorated title page with tissue guard, pp 479 with nice vignettes through out. A tight clean copy not inscribed.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, U.S.A.: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1978. Collection of 50 photographic portraits of Geogia O'Keeffe taken by her husband Avante Guarde Photographer and Art Dealer Alfred Steiglitz selected by her from their private collection. CONDITION Beautifully produced, Brown fine linen bds with cream cloth spine, unpaginated with a forward by Georgia O'Keeffe, with original DJ and slip case. Faintest foxing near ends, DJ is price clipped with slight loss at spine heel, slip case has split at bottom edge. Overweight. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Wellington, New Zealand: R E Owen Government Printer, 1955. Bulletin 117 produced for the DSIR. Yellow paper heavy card bds with cloth spine. pp 102 Illustrated with 41 b/w photos and charts, plus 4 folding maps in rear pocket. Faintly soiled else unworn. #Kiwiana#. First Edition. Card Covers. Near Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Quartet, 1979. Satire on Bavarian Monarchy and Nazism. Red bds with crisp gilt title (fresh not bumped or worn) pp 205 tight and very clean (not inscribed) Original wrapper not worn or price clipped. An excellent copy.. First English. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.