Search Results: Titles starting with G from High Castle Books

NY, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1942. 390 pp., deckle edges, maroon cloth boards; Book shows some wear to head of spine, endpapers and deckle edges browning; Dust jacket (in Mylar cover) is well worn w/ pieces missing at head & foot of spine; wear & rubbing particularly to top, spine & flap fold edges, some scratches to front & rear panels and soiling to spine / "With the active assistance of George Bernard Shaw himself, Hesketh Pearson has written a wise, witty and unconventional biography of one of the greatest and most diverse personalities of our time." "The most Boswellian biography since Boswell's "Johnson.'" /. Seventh Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Carroll & Graf, 1993. 320 pp., 1/4 black cloth w/ reddish-brown boards & gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light bump to top of spine; creasing-wrinkling to bottom corners of about last 1/5th of pages; "withdrawn" stamp to bottom edge of front endpaper, but book shows NO other sign of being ex-lib; Jacket shows wear to ends of spine & folds w/ a short closed tear to top edge of rear panel; a little rubbing to rear panel / Illustrated with B&W photos and maps. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good to Very Good.

NY, NY: Ballantine, 1985. 255 pp., pictorial wraps; Book has foxing to edges of page block & interior of covers w/ additional faint foxing to covers overall; light edgewear; crease to bottom corner of front cover / "If you like to eat, the farm problem is *your* problem." /. First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good +.

Glendale, CA: Ann Ree Colton Foundation of Niscience, Incorporated, 1984. 351 pp., orange-red cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light foxing to top edge of page block; prev. owner's stamp to front free endpaper; Jacket shows tiny spot of color flaking & very light scratch to front panel / Illustrated with B&W plates and drawings. Companion volume to "Galaxy Gate I: The Holy Universe." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Ann Ree Colton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Glendale, CA: Ann Ree Colton Foundation of Niscience, Incorporated, 1984. vii, 285 pp., orange-red cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light foxing to top edge of page block; prev. owner's stamp to front endpaper; Jacket shows minor color flaking to rear fold / Illustrated with B&W plates and drawings. Companion volume to "Galaxy Gate II: The Angel Kingdom." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Ann Ree Colton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Longmans, Green and Co., 1953. v, 266 pp., blue-green cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows slight wear to ends of spine & edges of boards; creasing to one leaf inside; Jacket show slight wear to ends of spine & ends of flap folds w/ an extremely short tear to bottom edge of rear panel near spine; just a little wear to edges of spine & front flap fold / "No one hopes to predict how our history will look to our descendants. Nevertheless, I would like to guess that, along with nuclear fission, the U.N. and the resurgence of Israel and Islam, someone will remember that, by the twentieth century, the term 'Christian' had recovered once more from intellectual embarrassment." / . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Signet, 1958. 280 pp., pictorial wraps, # D1519; book shows light reading crease to front cover along spine w/ some light creasing to bottom edge & corner; stress break & a few small spots of rubbing to spine; back cover shows some light rubbing; very slight browning towards page edges / "Many women loved him but he wanted the one woman he couldn't have." "A Gallery of Women surrounded Robert Crane, the defiant young writer who led a very unconventional life." /. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good -.

NY, NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1983. 201 pp., dark blue cloth w/ silver lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows a little light wear to ends of spine & bottom corners of boards; some brown stains to edges of page block; DJ shows wear, short tears & chipping to head of spine w/ a tape repair to inside; brown stain to top edge of rear panel; small puncture-tear to front panel / "A Concise NEW Training Method." Author of "Water Dog," and "Gun Dog." Foreword by Dave Meisner, editor and publisher of "Gun Dog Magazine." Illustrated with B&W photos and drawings. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nashville, TN: Broadman, 1970. 128 pp., red binding w/ yellow lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has minor wear to corners & spine ends; a few tiny spots of foxing to front pastedown, else fine; Jacket shows wear, small creases & a very short tear to head of spine; very short tear & light creasing to top edge of front panel; spine sunned & w/ faded black marks at base; some rubbing along front flap fold; price-clipped / "Ideal for couples and their counselors, this book can give marriage 'opponents' the help they need to become marriage 'partners.'" /. Signed by Author on Front Endpaper. First Edition (printing unknown). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Midwood, 1969. 233 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows light to moderate reading crease along spine w/ light bump to heel of spine; a nice clean copy, binding is square & tight / "Two full-length novels about captive women!" Adults only. /. Paperback Original. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Fine.

London, UK: Grafton / Collins, 1987. 267 pp., pictorial wraps; book shows some wear to corners; back cover has crease to top corner some small dents, & a small roughened area from sticker removal; a few small former dog-ears to page corners / Hemingway's final novel. /. Special Overseas Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good +.

NY, NY: Atkins & Durbrow, Inc., 1928. (v), 72 pp., brown pebbled cloth w/ black lettering; Book shows moderately bumped corners w/ to ends of spine (esp. top) & to edges of boards (esp. bottom); areas of foxing or browning to endpapers w/ a few foxed areas to lightly browned pages; binding cracking a bit at one of the plates / Illustrated with color and B&W photo plates, plus B&W drawings. / . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: Macmillan, 1954. xi, 377 pp., black cloth w/ light blue lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows corners & head of spine well bumped, w/ bottom corner of text block being affected; some minor foxing to endpapers; Jacket shows wear, chipping & short tears to edges w/ fading to spine; light soil to rear panel / Illustrated with B&W plates. /. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Good +/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1971. 181 pp., deckle edges; light blue cloth w/ black lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows a little threading toward top of boards; dent to fore edge of front board; remainder spray to bottom edges; light shelfwear; light foxing or browning to endpaper gutters; Jacket shows wear to ends of spine & folds w/ some color flaking along back edge of spine; very small closed tear to bottom edge of rear panel near spine / Collection of ten science fiction stories. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good -. Illus. by Catherine Hopkins (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Baen Books, 1986. 282 pp., pictorial wraps / "Be it ever so horrible, there's no place like Hell . . ." / . 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by David Mattingly (cover illustration).

Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University Press, 1965. x, 155 pp., red cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some slight wear to edges & corners w/ prev. owner's name to top of front endpaper; bon voyage party invitation, in envelope, addressed to "Miss Barb Biever, U.S.D.C.W." tipped in by tip of envelope flap to front pastedown; Jacket shows a little wear & minor chipping to ends of spine & folds; light soil to rear panel / Overall, an attractive copy. ". . . a fresh approach to an old subject. Written in an easy style, the text presents a continuous challenge without overtaxing the capacity of the beginner. Under the skillful direction of the author, philosophy does not remain a manipulation of abstract ideas. For each student it becomes a personal search for the deepest root of his very self and of the world to which he belongs." /. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1962. 16 pp. + 24 matted prints + bibliography; gray cloth spine w/ cream-colored paper covered boards; Book shows wear to heel of spine w/ cloth worn through up to 1" up on either side; light wear to head of spine; front board has 8 1/4" X 6 1/2" clear panel (showing only some very light scratches) centered in front board, which shows browning to top, right & left 2" at edges; rear board shows browning, a bit darker towards the top, w/ a little light soil; 1 tissue guard has 1/2" tear & small crease to bottom edge - another has a longer tear to top edge near gutter w/ 2 v-shaped pieces missing, 1" & 1/2" side by side / "Selection, Introduction, and Commentareis (sic) by Jean Leymarie.) The 24 matted color prints are each preceded by tissue guards, which are printed with commentaries detailing each work. /. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Paul Gauguin. Folio - over 12" -… Read More

Topsfield, MA: Salem House, 1988. 192 pp., pictorial wraps; Book has a little light edgewear; front cover looks a though it may be a bit faded; light crease to top corner of back cover / Illustrated with many color and B&W photos. /. First U.S. Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Popular Library, 1961. 202 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows a little wear to ends of spine w/ slight wear to corners of covers; dampstain to top edge of page block w/ lesser to remaining edges; light long-flattened creasing to a few pages; binding is tight & square, cover bright / "A warm-blooded novel about an American doctor and the number-one pleasure girl of all Japan . . ." - Los Angeles Mirror News +/ . 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good +.

Spokane, WA: Victor Agate Shop, 1962. 58 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows a little wear to spine & to corners of covers w/ a little bend to top corner of covers & pages; light to moderate foxing to covers & to pages throughout; prev. owner's name to inside of front cover / Illustrated with B&W photos and drawings. /. 14th Edition. Stapled Booklet. Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.