Authors starting with G from Yellow House Books

Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1941. First edition. Not an ordinary travelogue, but a series of sketches of prominent surgeons, physicians, medical schools, and hospitals abroad, written by a practicing surgeon in America. Gibson's rambles take him to England, France, Ireland and Scotland. Medical practice is commented on, the hospitals are assessed, and the schools evaluated, all in utmost fairness of manner. Octavo, 309 pages bound in brown ribbed cloth with large bright letters stamped in gilt o... more information

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New York, 1888. Folio, 80 pp., with 17 plates printed on heavy cardboard. Gill is the author of Lightning Stair Builder and Mechanical Stair Builder, and was the superintendent of all main stairs in the Vanderbilt mansion. As a short autobiographical statement makes clear, he is a practicing carpenter first and a writer second; the book's subtitle is "Fifty Years Experience at the Bench." The 17 plates contain 136 problems "treating on carpenter and joiner work," problems doubtless m... more information

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Sotheby's, NY, 1999. Catalogue of the Sotheby's auction on October 7, 1999 of Allen Ginsberg's unique collection of books, photos, artwork and letters from his various circles of friends and admirers, along with miscellaneous objects in his apartment. There was a lot of stuff, as "Ginsberg tended to save everything." Many unpublished photos and reproductions of letters, artwork, etc. Also included in the auction was property from the estates of Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. Excellent ... more information

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Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1977. Catalogue accompanying an exhibition of Realist art in 1977. The artists--Alfred Leslie, Philip Pearlstein, Stephen Posen, Sidney Goodman, Janet Fish, Neil Welliver, Joseph Raffael and Duane Hanson--are represented by black and white and color reproductions, along with brief essays. Tall thin quarto in stiff wraps, VG+, crisp covers, mild dent back cover. Covers are not soiled, but show spotting in bright light, as if exposed to very light water droplets. ... more information

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Simon & Schuster, NY, 1956. First printing, "A" on last page. Near mint copy, signed by Bill Gottlieb, who took the photos and wrote the text and supplied family members for posing. ... more information

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Princeton U. Press, 1983. First printing in hardcover of the second book by this author. Some spotting to top edge of book, one long thin scoration on front cover of dust jacket. DJ has one very small mark on back cover and slight crinkling at top of spine. VG+/VG+, a lovely copy. ... more information

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Viking, NY, 1968. First edition, without the glassine wrapper, but with two articles about the conductor laid in, one signed "Lenny Bernstein" in red ink and the other amusingly annotated in pen by Stefan Lorant, whose book this was. The signed article is from LIFE; the annotated one is from Berkshire Magazine, and Lorant makes the general comment that it is a "stupid article full of glaring errors." One such error, highlighted with an exclamation mark in the margin, is the writer'... more information

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E. Plon, Paris, nd. Oblong octavo bound in dark brown silk cloth, cover paste-on illustration. Delightful color illustrations on every page showing circus menagerie at work and at play. VG: binding still tight, wear to corners, some faint staining to back cover. Front endpaper creased; light foxing on right margin of title page; some darkening to page edges; very light staining to front cover. A scarce title by an illustrator known for his comical depiction of animal behavior. ... more information

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