Search Results: Titles starting with G from Quair Books

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1910. Cloth. Good-only. 8vo, incl colour frontis. Publisher's navy pictorial cloth, lettered in white. Rubbed, bruised and soiled. Toned and foxed, inscribed in black ink to recto of frontis: "To P. Robinson from Lady Abinger", spine cracked in a number of places, but binding firm. Else, clean. Good-only An intriguing copy of Pink's popular and popularising gardening book, inscribed by Lady Abinger, presumably, to an aspirant (but unidentified) gardener. Helen Scarlett, Lady Abinger (1840-1915) was mother to two extraordinary daughters, Ella Campbell Scarlett (1864-1937), the first woman doctor in Bloemfontein, South Africa and at the Royal Columbian Hospital, Canada, and Evangelina Haverfield (1867-1920), Suffragette, aid worker, and partner of Vera Jack Holme.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1943. Cloth. Good+. Second impression. 8vo. Original pink cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Spine cocked, spine ends bruised, heavy knock to top edge of bottom board. Edges foxed. Else, clean and tight. In George Plank's original pink and brown illustrated dust jacket: tatty and foxed, spine sunned, losses to head of spine and front panel, nevertheless Plank's cover design shines. A solid copy of this wartime edition of STW's short stories, many of which first appeared in The New Yorker. Good+/ good

London: Collins, 1959. Cloth. Good+. FIRST EDITION. 8vo + b/w photographic plates of Paestum. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Edges tobacco-toned. Scatter of spots and faint bands of off-setting to endpapers, David Graham's monochrome book label to front pastedown, else, clean and tight. In the original monochrome dust jacket, designed by Islay de Courcy Lyons: price-clipped, creasing and edgewear, head of spine frayed. Still, a neat copy of Bryher's only historical novel to feature illustrations and a female protagonist. Very good/ good+ With a printed dedication, "To Kenneth & Islay". Algernon Islay de Courcy Lyons (1922-1993) was a Welsh photographer, who was Kenneth Macpherson's partner. They lived together on Capri at Villa Tuoro, caring for Norman Douglas in his final years.

New York: Adelphi Company, 1925. Cloth. Good+. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. 185, [5]. Original black cloth, gilt framed lettering. Spine sunned, extremities bumped, small holes to joints. Offsetting to front endpapers, 'Library of Lewis A. Dyer/ Jul 24 1947' label to front pastedown, occasional fox spots, mull occasionally showing, else, firm and clean. In the original dust jacket, lettered and bordered in black: chipped at extremities, separated along front joint, closed tears. Nevertheless, a pleasing copy of Marks' "brilliant study of intoxication and creative work" Good+/ good- Unusual in the original dust jacket. Marks' heartfelt printed dedication is "To the memory of Maria Clemm, whose love for her children Virginia Clemm Poe and Edgar Allen Poe has turned poverty, tragic suffering, early death into an inheritance of beauty for all the world". In Genius and Disaster, Marks discusses Coleridge, Rossetti, Poe, Francis Thompson and Elisabeth Barrett Browning, amongst others, "in the light of their… Read More

Dublin: The Talbot Press, 1934. Cloth. Good+. FIRST EDITION, 8vo, incl. silhouette frontis and tail-pieces, plus full-page illustrations, by Kathleen Verschoyle, two coloured by an amateur hand. Original publisher's blue cloth, spine and upper board lettered and ruled in navy. Extremities bruised. Edges foxed. POIs to ffep, some fox spots and marks to margins, two illustrations coloured by a PO. In the original faun and black silhouette dust jacket: creased, rubbed and soiled, chipped at spine ends, mark to front panel, amateur taping to reverse of spine. Very good/ good+ A well-loved copy of Lett's charming gentle mountaineering novel for children: "I have put an imaginary household and imaginary children on the slopes of Slieve Gullion, that lovely, hero-haunted mountain which has known Finn and Saint Patrick, faery women and great warriors." (Foreword). The prolific and popular Salford-born playwright, poet and novelist, Winifred Letts (1882�1972) was, early on, embedded in the Irish Literary… Read More

Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1994. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, with b/w illustrations. with Original oatmeal linen, spine lettered in black. Mustard patterned endpapers. Pushing to spine ends, leading edge a trifle dusty. Else, clean and tight. In the original illustrated monochrome dust jacket: rubbed and creased. Very good/ good+ A solid copy of Simon's "composite portrait" of Stein, including contributions from Natalie Clifford Barney, Sylvia Beach, and Robert McAlmon.

London: Odhams Press Limited, 1955. Cloth. Good+. FIRST UK EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 8vo, with b/w frontispiece and plates. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Spine sunned, bruising and wear to extremities, edges toned, a few spots. Inscribed by Aldrich in blue biro to ffep: "To Joan Gilbert�/ My most attractive interviewer on TV or anywhere�/ With thanks and best regards�/ Dick Aldrich/ London April 1955", Tony Chance's ex libris and 'libr�ris' labels to ffep, Times obituary clipping, for Gilbert, pasted to rear fep and pastedown. Else, clean and tidy. In supplied dust jacket: creased and frayed, chipped at extremities, amateur tape repair to reverse, but the fabulous front panel illustration remains bright. A pleasing association copy of Aldrich's best-selling memoir. Good+/ good-only From Aldrich's inscription it seems that Gilbert interviewed him in London in 1955, perhaps during a tour promoting his book. Richard Stoddard Aldrich (1902�1986) was an American theatrical manager "of… Read More

London: John Murray, 1962. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Green cloth, black lettering to spine. Gentle pushing to spine ends, light spotting to top edge, a few light marks to boards. Else, clean and tight. In the original dust jacket by D V Cowen: price-clipped, with 'John Murray �1.25 net' sticker to front flap, edgewear, lightly soiled, a few scores. Near fine/ very good. A pleasing copy of the Booker Prize-winning novelist's fifth novel.

Virago Press Limited, 1985. Good. Reprint of original 1981 VMC edition. Trade paperback. Spine and edges rubbed, light reading wear. Bald patch to back cover (where sticker poorly removed). Else, clean and bright. VMC. no. 48

London: Robert Hale, 1988. Hardback. Near Fine. FIRST UK EDITION. 8vo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in silver. Bump to heel of spine. Inscribed in London in year of publication by Welles in black ink to ffep: "London 1992/ For William[?]/ with love from/ the author �/ Patricia Welles". Else, clean and tight. In the original illustrated dust jacket: light edgewear, spine gently sunned, rear panel toned, heel of spine creased. Still, a lovely, sharp copy. Near fine/ near fine Unusual signed. "London's fashionable SW1 is the setting for two concentric love stories: a contemporary woman's obsession with a handsome ghost who appears in her apartment, and a torrid Victorian romance between two rebellious lovers in an upstairs-downstairs affair. [...] Here is a bewitching novel of emotions so strong they transcend time and space." (blurb).

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1968. FIRST UK EDITION. 8vo. Black cloth, gilt and red lettering to spine. Faintest spotting to edges, else, a smart, square copy. In David Stanfield's original dust jacket: a little shelf soiled, creasing to spine ends, rubbed at extremities and leading edge of front panel, line of scoring and spattering to rear panel. Still, a lovely copy. Near fine/ very good. Translated from the French by Brian and Sylvette Scragg. Alongside writing novels and poetry, Crozet was a script writer for the BBC.

London: Macdonald, 1954. Very Good. FIRST UK EDITION. 8vo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in yellow. Bruising to spine ends, edges dusty with a few spots. Else, clean and tidy. A very good copy of the 23rd Inspector Schmidt novel. The prolific US novelist received the Grand Master Edgar award in 1979 from the Mystery Writers of America.

Puffin, 2011. Near Fine. First paperback edition, first printing. With author's dedication to title page: 'To Ariella, Placeat lector! Simon Scarrow'. A near fine copy.

Puffin, 2012. Near Fine. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Large 8vo, pp. 330, [4], [10 adverts]. Black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Light bruising to heel of spine, faint tanning to top edge. Inscribed by Scarrow on title page: "To Ariella, Best wishes, Simon Scarrow". In near fine DJ. A pleasing copy.

Penguin Books, 1968. Very Good. Trade paperback, pp.304. Tanned edges, else neat and clean.

Book Club Associates, 1971. Good. 8vo., 23cm, xvi, 441, xiv + b/w illustrations and plates. Second, revised and substantially enlarged, BCA edition. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Tape marks to endpapers, else internally clean. In good illustrated dust jacket - sunning to spine, nick to head.

I. B. Tauris, 2015. Near Fine. Large 8vo. Brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Bruising to head of spine and top corners, else, clean, tight and bright. In the original dust jacket: light wear and creasing to top edge. Near fine/ near fine.

London: Phoenix House Ltd, 1962. Hardback. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 8vo. Green cloth, spine lettered in silver. Rubbed at extremities and joints, some scoring, bottom corner of bottom board bumped. Toned edges, a few spots to leading edge. Affectionately inscribed by Wilson Knight in blue biro to half-title: "For/ Doreen/ & Walter/ in memory of so many productions/ from Wilson/ Leeds, 22 June 1962" and then signed in blue biro to title page: "G. Wilson Knight". Else, clean and tidy. An interesting association copy inscribed in the year of publication (and his retirement from the University of Leeds). The literary interpreter (his own term) and Shakespearean, George "Dick" Wilson Knight, CBE (1897-1985) held a Chair in English Literature at the University of Leeds (UoL) from 1956 until his retirement in 1962. A charismatic lecturer and influential, if idiosyncratic, critic, Wilson Knight was also an actor and theatre director: "G. Wilson Knight combines with his… Read More

Jarrolds, 1963. Good. First edition. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Edges and endpapers spotted, occasionally into outer margin. Musty. Else, clean and tight. In VG striking DJ by 'Biro' - ragged top edge, closed tear to head of spine.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1985. FIRST UK EDITION. 8vo. Black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Clean, bright and square. In the original dust jacket: price-clipped. Near fine/ near fine. A lovely copy.