Search Results: Authors starting with G from Roger Middleton

[Venezia, Giovanni Griffio] (In Vinetia : per Giouanni de Farri & Fratelli, 1545). FIRST EDITION 1545, Italian text, date and imprint from colophon. Small 4to, approximately 180 x 125 mm, 7¼ x 5 inches, large pictorial device of publisher Griffio on title page, a few historiated initials, leaves: [2], 3-62, [1] - errata, signatures: A-Q4 (Q4 blank), bound in full sheep, gilt lettered label to spine, gilt decoration to spine, marbled endpapers. Spine worn and rubbed, hinges rubbed and upper hinge slightly cracked, covers still firmly attached, covers rubbed and pitted all over, board just showing at corner tips, tiny chip to tail of spine and title label, early armorial bookplate on front pastedown and bookplate on front endpaper (Maximilian Joseph Pfeiffer (1875-1926, ambassador of the German Reich in Vienna 1921-1926), 3 small ink spots on title page, ink stains some quite heavy to top outer corner persisting to page 9 (see images), not affecting text, ink name on title page, small pale brown stain… Read More

New York, The Saalfield Publishing Co., 1917.. Edition unknown 1917, miniature paperback book 82 x 69 mm, 3¼ x 2¾ inches, shiny white colour illustrated thin card covers, 16 pages including title page, 7 full page coloured illustrations. No inscriptions, staples slightly rusty, otherwise a near Fine crisp clean copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

New York, The Saalfield Publishing Co., 1917.. Edition unknown 1917, miniature paperback book 82 x 69 mm, 3¼ x 2¾ inches, shiny white colour illustrated thin card covers, 16 pages including title page, 7 full page coloured illustrations. No inscriptions, staples a touch rusty, very small pale brown stain on first text page, otherwise a near Fine crisp clean copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Heinemann, 1965.. FIRST EDITION 1965, small 4to, 220 x 170 mm, 8¾ x 6¾ inches, colour illustrated boards and endpapers, 68 pages. Delightful illustration throughout in colour and mono by Gioia Fiammenghi. Guinea pig adventures. Near Fine in VG DUSTWRAPPER (dw: price clipped, slightly tanned on spine, extremities very slightly worn with tiny chips, 15 mm (¾") closed tear at head of spine, another 10 mm on lower panel, very small slight stain on lower panel). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, J. Wilkie, below imprint in brackets: price Two Shillings, 1779.. FIRST EDITION 1779, 8vo, approximately 210 x 125 mm, 8¼ x 4¾ inches, pages: [2], 1-85, bound in half morocco over marbled sides, gilt dividing lines, gilt lettering to spine with gilt motif and rules at head and tail, marbled endpapers. Upper hinge cracked and repaired, spine rubbed, tail of spine very slightly chipped, gilt lettering rubbed on spine with slight loss of gilt, corners slightly rubbed, binding tight and firm, title page lightly foxed, published as a pamphlet with stab holes in inner margins. A very good copy of the first edition. Reprinted the following year in London, there was no American edition until 1855. Joseph Galloway (1731–1803) was a prominent loyalist during the American Revolution. He was born at West River, Maryland and moved with his father to Pennsylvania in 1740, where he received a liberal schooling. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and began practice in Philadelphia. He was a member of… Read More

London, 1951.. XIV OLYMPIAD LONDON 1948. SIGNED BY CHARLES C. WILCOTT LISTED IN THE INDEX AS TAKING PART IN RAPID SHOOTING. Thick 4to, approximately 290 x 220 mm, 11½ x 8½ inches, 580 pages, portrait frontispiece of King George VI, many action photographic illustrations, original publisher's dark green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering and picture to upper cover. Slight rubbing to cloth binding, gilt lettering faded on spine, pale foxing to endpapers, otherwise a very good copy. Charles C. Wilcott's ink signature on endpaper and title page. Heavy book which may require extra shipping costs. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Kestrel, 1980.. FIRST EDITION 1980, 8vo, purple boards gilt, 180 pages. Illustrated by Antony Maitland. No inscriptions. A Fine crisp copy in Fine neatly price clipped DUSTWRAPPER. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Viking Kestrel, 1984.. FIRST EDITION 1984, 8vo, red boards, silver lettered spine, 77 pages. Illustrated in line by Fritz Wegner, some full page. An original fairy tale about a poor student who sets out to win the heart of a rich and beautiful princess, but he is waylaid by a wicked old witch. No inscriptions, minute bump at head and tail of spine, a Fine crisp unread copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, a touch faded on spine. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Collins, 1972.. FIRST EDITION 1972, 8vo, mauve boards, gilt lettered spine, 127 pages. Illustrated by Anthony Maitland. Written in consultation with David Proctor, a maritime historian. Small neat signature of Margery Fisher on front endpaper (well known reviewer and historian of children's books, author of many books on the subject), otherwise a Fine copy in almost Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, a touch rubbed at head of spine and top corner of upper panel, bright and clean. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Longman, 1971.. FIRST EDITION 1971, 8vo, green boards, gilt lettered, 175 pages. Illustrated in line by Fritz Wegner. A very humorous tongue-in cheek tale. Tiniest bumps to corners, no inscriptions. Near Fine in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, a touch of rubbing to corners and top of hinges). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Harmondsworth, Kestrel Books, 1974.. FIRST EDITION 1974, 8vo, blue boards, gilt lettered spine, white vignette, 261 pages. Black and white illustrations by John Lawrence. No inscriptions. A Fine crisp bright clean copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: price clipped, a touch of rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners, 3 mm (1/8") closed tear to lower edge of lower panel). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Longmans, 1970.. FIRST EDITION 1970, 8vo, gilt lettered red boards, 154 pages. Illustrated by Antony Maitland. Set in the 18th century during the wars with France. Tiny shallow dent at tail of spine, neat inscription on front endpaper, otherwise Fine in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, spine faded, lettering still bright, tail of spine and corners a touch rubbed). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Harmondsworth, Kestrel Books, 1974.. FIRST EDITION 1974, 8vo, blue boards, gilt lettered spine, white vignette, 261 pages. Black and white illustrations by John Lawrence. Faintest hint of a vertical crease to spine, no inscriptions. Very good plus in very good DUSTWRAPPER (dw: price clipped, lightly stained on reverse, few pale stains to rear inner flap, a touch faded on spine, slightly worn at head and tail of spine and corners, a couple of very short closed edge tears). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Gollancz, 1985.. FIRST EDITION 1985, SIGNED BY FOREMAN ON THE TITLE PAGE IN 1985. Small 4to, 235 x 180 mm, 9¼ x 7¼ inches, dark brown boards, gilt spine, 288 pages. 16 splendid colour plates and many black and white text illustrations by Michael Foreman. Garfield's own prose versions of 12 of the plays in which he retains much of the original language. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp clean copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Longman, 1972.. FIRST EDITION 1972, 8vo, grey boards silver lettered, 92 pages. Numerous illustrations by Anthony Maitland, many full page. Chilling, supernatural tale. A tiny pale mark at tail of spine and another to lower edge of lower cover, no inscriptions. A near Fine clean crisp copy in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, 5 mm (¼") chip at tail of spine, tiny rub to head of spine and top corners, small brown stain to lower edge of lower panel starting at tail of spine 50 x 5 mm deep (2" x ¼"), wider on reverse). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Harmondsworth, Kestrel, 1975.. FIRST EDITION 1975, 8vo, green boards gilt, 280 pages. No illustrations. Set in revolutionary France. No inscriptions, a Fine copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, a touch of rubbing to head and tail of hinges and corners). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Gollancz, 1988.. FIRST EDITION 1988, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, 8vo, brown boards gilt, 112 pages. Black and white illustrations by Elizabeth Finn. Irish orphans in Victorian London have to get an education so that the boy can get his sister wed. No owner inscriptions, a Fine copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, tiny closed tear to foot of lower fold). On the half-title Garfield has written: "For R (?) and Joe & Daisy - Best wishes from Leon Garfield". MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Gollancz, 1988.. FIRST EDITION 1988, 8vo, brown boards gilt, 112 pages. Black and white illustrations by Elizabeth Finn. Irish orphans in Victorian London have to get an education so that the boy can get his sister wed. No inscriptions, a Fine copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, slightly faded on spine, lettering still bright). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Harmondsworth, Kestrel Books, 1974.. FIRST EDITION 1974, 8vo, blue boards, gilt lettered spine, white vignette, 261 pages. Black and white illustrations by John Lawrence. No inscriptions, near Fine in VG DUSTWRAPPER (dw: price clipped, spine faded (lettering bright), a touch of wear to extremities). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Kestrel, 1980.. FIRST EDITION 1980, 8vo, purple boards gilt, 180 pages. Illustrated by Antony Maitland. No inscriptions, slightest vertical crease to front endpaper, otherwise a Fine crisp clean copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, price clipped by publisher with small new price label affixed. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.