Gurney E Mary (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 249 pp. ; illustrated with pen and ink drawings by Raymond Houhlihan; black cloth; no dustjacket ; name on front ep ; marks on contents page ; Contents; Why the boom? -- The Travail of WIlmer McLean -- House Divided -- Firsts -- The First Battle -- Mr. Lincoln's Beard -- The Blockade -- Music, Music -- War in the Air -- The Machine Gun -- A General's Grammar -- How Young They Were! -- Famous Onlookers -- Which War? -- John Brown Ignites a War -- The Widow Fritchie -- Imported Warriors -- The Rains Brothers -- Riots on the Home Front -- The Inner Man -- Was Stonewall Jackson a Hypochondriac? -- The Marvelous Ram Albermarle -- Some Oddities of This Odd War -- Spies at Work -- The Gettysburg Address -- The Hero of Gettysburg -- Sex in the Civil War -- The Submarine Hunley -- Lincoln's Subs -- What They Said About US Grant -- Dixie -- Symbols of the Lost Cause -- The Perfect Battle -- The Human Side of Robert E Lee -- Aftermath-at-Arms -- The Price in Blood -- The War is Not Over -- Atrocities -- The Folklore. ; some marks ; G. Book. …

Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Super octavo hardcover in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st. This little book has an unusual story of its own. The author of its 14 short-stories was an accomplished NZ horsewoman and observer of the countryside. As a young writer her stories and poems appeared in a number of NZ publications. Later, much of her work was published in Australia, notably in the Bulletin of Sydney. In 1938, when she was 38, Mary Gurney died after being kicked by a horse. In a publisher's forward it is stated ". we believe Miss Gurney's works deserve wider recognition and that New Zealanders will welcome the opportunity to read stories of their own country which have found an appreciative public overseas." It furher noted the book's publication took place "under extremely difficult war-time conditions when a "thriller, romance or western which might have a larger sale." Not dated c.1940s. 127 pages, Red hard covers with black front and spine titles VG+, ditto text block, no inscriptions, dealer stamp lower right front pastedown. Colour art DJ (horse with mountain backdrop painted by the author's sister Lynn Gurney) is VG with small section missing spine base, top back adjacent spine, two short tears top edge, few chips. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 127 pages. /j worn & chipped at edges.