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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1925. GABRIEL SAMARA- PEACEMAKER- E. Phillips Oppenheim- McClelland and Stewart-Toronto- October 1925- 1st Edition-1st Printing- issued simultaneously with Little, Brown and is actually scarcer- Hardcover:-8vo- Near FINE/ no dj- original maroon pebbled cloth with black titles- a solid copy!- 323pp are clean, no tears or writing- tight and clean- "Novel of international intrigue which begins in New York City among the Russian immigrants and a man who wants to make Russia a republic."- Fiction-Russia-international-intrigue-thriller (904). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. Near FINE/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. GALAHAD- John Erskine- Grosset & Dunlap-NY- C1926- Reprint- Hardcover:-8vo- Good/ no dj- original publisher's 1/4grey cloth and marbled boards-some spine wear, bumps and light soiling- 340pp are lightly foxed in places-ffep is missing-otherwise no writing or tears- Maroon & gilt marbled boards- Binding fairly tight & square.Top page edges are stained blue.-SEE PHOTOS- Keywords:Fiction-adventure-medevil-Galahad-King Arthur Camelot-Legends-Knights (1541) . Reprint. 1/4 Cloth & Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Walker and Co., 1999. GALILEO'S DAUGHTER- Dava Sobel- Walker and Co.-NY- 1999- 7th printing. Hardcover:-large 8vo-Near FINE/FINE dj is priceclipped but clean and colorful .420 pages including an index, text and illustrations are clean and crisp-missing ffep- SEE PHOTOS- "Remarkable biography of Galileo's daughter, a cloistered nun. Born Virginia in 1600, she was thirteen when Galileo placed her in a convent near him in Florence, where she took the most appropriate name of Soeur Maria Celeste. Inspired by her letters."- Non-fiction-biography-Italy-Galileo-illustrated (2915) . 1st Edition-7th Printing. 1/2 Cloth & Boards. Near FINE/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated.

Paris: Editions La Farandole, 1980. GALZE ET SOUN, LE SORCIER- Andree Clair- Images de Boiry- Editions La Farandole- Paris-ISBN 2-7047-0223-3- 1980-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-Small 4to- Good/ no dj- original publishers illustrated glossy boards-upper and lower spine are bumped which chips-slightly slanted spine-ex-school library-pocket removed and stamp-Text in French- 25pp are clean-illustrations in colro and b&w-SEE PHOTOS- Cartonnage-illustres en couleur et noir et blanc par Boiry- -25 pages, coins frottes mais interieur en tres bon etat-ex libris, mais propre-La peur des villageois de Bongore´ donne du pouvoir a` Soun, le soi-disant sorcier. Galze´ de´masque ses agissements et prouve que Soun n'a pas plus de pouvoir qu'un autre homme. Texte simple qui emprunte un style dialogue´. Des illustrations e´vocatrices de la vie africaine.-Hard to find!- 5 World cat library holdings-none on net- Fiction-juvenile-legends-myths-Africa-illustrated (2481) .… Read More

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1976. GAME OF TRUTH- Edith Maxwell- Dodd, Mead & Co.-New York- 1976-1st Edition- Hardcover:-8vo VG/VG++- ex-library with no pocket but stamps- mylar protected and taped leaving a couple of tape stains on ffeps, otherwise tight and clean, no tears- Original price of $4.95 on inner flap of dj.- SEE PHOTOS- "Stranded by a blizzard in the Sierras, five people take refuge in a closed-up hotel and discover that a group encounter truth game can be dangerous."- Fiction-juvenile-suspense-thriller (1995) . 1st Edition. Cloth. VG/VG++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1973. GAMES, ASTERISKS and PEOPLE- Ford C. Frick- Illustrated- Crown Publishers, NY- 1973- 1st Edition-2nd Printing- Hardcover:-8vo- FINE/FINE dj is bright clean and unclipped at $ 6.95. Binding is square and tight- 244pp with index and illustrations in b&w- SEE PHOTOS- Frick 'was an American sportswriter and executive who served as president of the National League from 1934 to 1951 and as the third Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1965.- Non-fiction-biography-sports-baseball-anecdotes-stories-commissioner-illustrated (3894). 1st Edition-2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Unknown, 1980. THE GAMES GRANDPA PLAYED- Tribute To Kelowna's 75th Birthday & BC Summer Games- Ursula Surtees- Illustrated- 1980- 1st Edition- Illustrated Softcover Wraps:- FINE/ no jacket as issued- 40pp of prose-verse-poetry about sports- pages clean, no tears or writing-SEE PHOTOS- Not often put up for sale- Non-fiction-sports-history-BC-Kelowna-illustrated (4087) . 1st Edition. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chester, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press, 1987. GARDEN FLOWER FOLKLORE- Laura C. Martin- Illustrated by Mauro Magellan and Sharon Coogle- Globe Pequot Press- Chester, Connecticut- 1987- 1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover:- Small 4to- FINE/FINE dj is unclipped, bright and clean, no nicks or tears- blue cloth binding is square, tight and clean- a jewel!- Gift quality!- SEE PHOTOS- A wonderful book on the folklore of gardening and the plants and flowers in your garden- color and b&w illustrations throughout, along with a garden calendar in color- Non-fiction-gardening-plants-flowers-folklore-tales-illustrated (3721) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Mauro Magellan and Sharon Coogle. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Bantam, 1991. THE GARDEN OF RAMA- Arthur C. Clarke & Gentry Lee- Bantam-New York- 1991- 1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover;-Large 8vo- Near FINE/Near FINE dj is unclipped, bright and clean- 441pp are clean and crisp- "First edition of what is considered to be an outstanding "Rama" novel, the third in the series and the second "Rama" collaboration between Clarke and Lee."- Fiction-science Fiction-Series-sequel (1125). 1st Edition-1st Printing. 1/4 Cloth & Boards. Near FINE/Near FINE. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Copp-Clark Co., 1941. THE GAUCHO'S DAUGHTER- Katherine G. Pollock- Ill. by Barry Bart- Copp Clark Co.-Toronto-1941-1st Edition-Boston D. C. Heath 1941- New World Neighbors series- Hardcover:- Small 8vo-Fair++/ no dj as issued-, original red cloth with color pastedown illustration which is rubbed-spine ends cover slightly bumped and corners slightly frayed, small indent on front cover-slight browning inside front & back cover, 56 pages, b/w and color illustrations by Barry Bart, map endpapers-SEE PHOTOS- Fiction-juvenile-travel-South America-Argentina-gaucho-illustrated (2671) . 1st Edition. Illustrated Cloth w/pastedown. Fair++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Barry Bart. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday, 1998. THE GEMINI MAN- Richard Steinberg- Doubleday- NY- ISBN 0-385-49051-8- April 1998- 1st.Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover:-Large 8vo-FINE/FINE- as new-dj birght and clean, unclipped- 290pp are clean and crisp- looks unread-SEE PHOTOS- "U.S. Brigadier General Alexander Beck found Brian Newman on the brink of court-martial. Knowing what a weapon this man could be, Beck trained him to live by his instincts and directed his development as a top dual-purpose covert operative. Code-named Gemini, Newman offered up his innocence and Beck dropped him into she most heated political battle in history."- Fiction-suspense-thriller-spy-operative-government-political (2891) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. 1/2 Cloth & Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1991. A GENERATION OF LEAVES- Robert S. Bloom- Ballantine Books- NY- July 1991-1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover:- FINE/FINE- dj unclipped, bright and clean-- 639pp including chronology- all clean and crisp-as new- Keywords: Historical Fiction Contemporary historical fiction a detailed tapestry of New York and Virginia society in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries its center a mystery of slavery murder and libel Contemporary historical fiction"- Fiction-historical-Virginia-New York-18th Century-Adventure-romance (959) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. 1/4 Cloth & Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.[removed][removed]

Toronto: Longman's, 1970. GENERATION NOW- Richard Woollatt & Raymond Souster- Longman Canada Ltd.- Toronto-1970-First Edition/First Printing- Pictorial Cloth VG++. No Jacket as issued-8vo-over 7 3/4 "-9 3/4 " -152 pp. no writing or tears-including index and discography. "A very eclectic selection of verse, ranging from Sandberg and Ferlinghetti to Ted Hughes, Alfred Purdy and Gilles Vigneault. " The book concludes with a discography of poets on tape and record. The front board and title page print a poem modelled on "Archives" by Edwin Morgan on p. 2.. A good-looking copy of a special collection. Keywords: Poetry- (168). 1st Edition. Illustrated Cloth. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Arno Press/Random House, 1971. THE GENTLE ART OF WALKING- Hal Borland & George D. Trent- Illustrated-monotone Photos-Maps-drawings- Arno Press/Random House-NY- 1971- 1st edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:- Large 4to- VG++/VG++ dj has few nicks and chips, but unclipped and complete- 315pp are clean and crisp- ex-libris-pocket removed- stamps and hx on ffep- nice and tight binding- "Famous walkers, trails, personal discoveries and impressions, tours by foot of dozens of cities both in America and abroad--all compiled and lavishly illustrated from The New York Times covering the l ore of walking for more than a century."- Non-fiction-walking-century-N.Y. Times-illustrated (695). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG++/VG++. Illus. by Illustrated-monotone Photos-Maps-drawings. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926. GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES- Anita Loos- Boni & Liveright-NY- 1926- 1st Edition-15th Printing- Hardcover:12mo- VG++/ no dj- original maroon cloth and baby blue and white marbled type boards- 217pp are clean, couple of light reading smudges, no tears or writing- "Gentlemen prefer blondes - fate keeps on happening - London is really nothing - Paris is devine - the central of Europe - brains are really everything. ), a satirical view of a "dumb blonde" showgirl from Arkansas out to get a rich husband. It was an overnight bestseller and was translated into fourteen languages, even serialized into Chinese."- Illustrations in B&W by Barton- Fiction-humour-movie-tie-in-illustrated (536). 1st Edition-15th Printing. Cloth Spine- Boards. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket. Illus. by Ralph Barton. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. GEORGE BURNS- The Hundred Year Dash- Martin Gottfried- Illustrated- Simon & Schuster-NY- 1996- 1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover:-Large 8vo- FINE/Near FINE dj is unclipped, light shelf rubbing and one tiny nick on upper spine, otherwise bright and clean- 327pp including index are clean and crisp- SEE PHOTOS- Biography of comedian, vaudeville star,tv and movie star George Burns-his first 100 years- illustrated with b&w photos- Non-fiction-biography-George Burns-comedian-theater-Vaudeville-illustrated (2942) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. 1/2 Cloth & Boards. Fine/Near FINE. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1887. GEORGE ELIOT'S WORKS-The Mill On The Floss- George Eliot- Estes & Lauriat -Boston-1887- Hardcover:-12mo- VG/ no dj as issued- original publishers blue silk with gilt titles on spine- light spotting on spine-Unnumbered but stated 1 of 1000 copies- 558pp are clean, no tears or writing- gilt edged top pages- numerous B&W photo-etchings from paintings- a very nice coy of Eliot's most famous novel- Fiction-classic-Illustrated KP-BK003728 (408) . 1st Thus. Silk Cloth. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

GEORGE JONES AND GENE PITNEY-
Design Records- DLP-629- Stereo 33 1/3 LP-USA pressing 1965- Condition: Cover: Acceptable-Good+, rough edges, no writing. LP: VG. Light surface wear, still plays nicely.- SEE PHOTOS- for artists and musical content. (JLP000066)

London- UK: J. M. Dent, 1938. GERMAN CLASSIFIED VOCABULARY- C. H. Leather- J. M. Dent-London- UK- 1938-1st Edition-1st Printing- Softcover:-16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall- Good/No Jacket as Issued-wraps lightly rurled at edges,rubbed and lightly soild, still solid binding, no loose pages- 3 generations of Coulter's inscribed, one on fron cover- 88pp are clean with no tears or writing- SEE PHOTO- classified because it was used during WWII as a quick reference pocket book to transalte the most oft used vocabulary by Germans- Non-fiction-language-vocabulary-English-German (4117). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1884. GERTIE'S RAINY DAY & An Old Sailor's Yarn- No Author- (Frances Gage)- Illustrated- Dodd, Mead & Co.-NY- 1884- 1st Edition- Hardcover:-Small 12mo- Acceptable/ no dj as issued- orignal publisher's multi-colored & gilt embossed cloth- spine rubs and light fraying to head and foot of spine, light soiling- 117pp + 62pp for both stories, pages are age-toned-sown binding is shaken but hanging on-light edge nicks on some pages, but text and illustrations not affected- very heavily illustrated in B&W- SEE PHOTOS- Very scarce in the Dodd, Mead 1st Edition- Only copy available at this time on net- "2 fantastic juvenile stories in one book."- Fiction-juvenile-vintage-illustrated (2127). 1st Edition. Illustrated Cloth. Acceptable/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.