Search Results: Titles starting with A from Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books

New York: New Directions, (1955). First American Edition. Octavo, 275 pp. This volume contains the first appearance in book form of several stories. Previous owner's signature on front free endpaper and minor chipping to dust wrapper, else a fine copy. Rolph B27.

Aladdin Co., Bay City, MI. Circa 1952. A beautiful home plans catalog from Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes. 63 pages, profusely illustrated in color and black and white of readi-cut homes from modest bungalows, to tiny cottages, to ranch houses. The catalog is clean, bright and with no wear. Perfect as a reference guide for restoring an older home. You might now be living in "The Rio Grande"", "The Santa Fe", The Graystone" The Jasmine", "The Lexington", or "The Pasadena" and not even know it!

Aladdin Co., Bay City, MI. Circa 1949. A very nice, as new home plans catalog from Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes. 35 pages, profusely illustrated in color and black and white of readi-cut homes from modest bungalows, to tiny cottages, to ranch houses that look like something the Cleaver's would live in to more elaborate brick faced tudor homes. The catalog is clean and unmarked and includes a flyer and the original mailing envelope dated May, 1949. Perfect as a reference guide for restoring an older home. You might now be living in "The Gables", "The Shelburne", The Sunshine" The Concord", "The Palm Springs", "The Vassar" and not even know it!

London Duckworth 1926 First printing Original fine grained green cloth octavo with gilt spine lettering and decoration. A very slight bump to one corner, a few trivial flecks to front cover otherwise clean, bright and unworn. The wrapper is worn and chipped along the bottom edge but is complete and bright. Top edge gilt. Hardcover Near Fine good

L. C. Page and Company, Boston. Octavo First Impression with August, 1911 on copyright page. Bound in the original tan ribbed cloth with color cover illustration in red and green. The book is beautiful, virtually perfect and as new except for a slight corner bump and a discreet ink inscription on the front end paper. The excellent condition is explained by the presence of the original dust wrapper. The wrapper is chipped and worn with pieces missing from the titling on the spine. Still a remarkable survivor and still clean and bright with the cover illustration intact.

Oblong 4to., original pictorial wrappers. A desirable and unusual trade catalog of antique mantelpieces that were removed from grand houses. A fine copy.

George Routledge and Sons, London, 1901. Red cloth octavo with the well known cover design by Jessie M. King. Three different designs were used for this series of books, this one being the wisp of a child with the gilt halo. Gilt lettering on cover and spine. A very nice copy with just a hint of soil to the cover. Gilt bright, text clean. Gift inscription dated 1903 on front end leaf. White B52. A near fine copy.

New York: The Century Co., 1904. 12mo. Bound in tan cloth, 270 pp., with striking Arts and Crafts ornament on the front cover printed in black, reflecting the Celtic influence on the movement. This is an early American promotion of the ideals and aesthetics of the British Arts and Crafts tenets. There is a previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper, dated 1906. Aside from some minor soiling, this is a very good copy of the scarce FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with concise line drawings by the author to accompany his useful text regarding this rich period of design.

New York: Boni and Liveright, (1918). First Modern Library edition, with an introduction by Beardsleys friend, Arthur Symons who wrote the first monograph on the artist in 1897. Vol. XLII of the Modern Library of the Worlds Best Books. Lasner 130B. 12mo, 35pp, b&w 64 plates. Original green leatherette, gilt, illustrated endpapers. Light creasing to the leatherette on the front cover, else fine. Lasner 130B

New York Alfred A. Knopf 1981 First edition Original white cloth octavo in the black dust wrapper.The book and wrapper are fine with no wear or marks. Hardcover As New as new

Privately Printed, (1936). 16mo. (small format), bound in the original blue cloth. A pristine copy in a lightly soiled and chipped dust wrapper. SIGNED BY BUDDIE THOMPSON on the front free endpaper.

Mainz: Jos. Scholz, (ca. 1900 ). Oblong quarto bound in pictorial cloth-backed paper over boards. This is book number 3 in a series of illustrated books published by Scholz in Mainz, Germany. A bit of light soiling and wear, else a very good copy. The books were identical in format with several artists contributing color illustrations. They are all lovely examples of exceptional graphic designs associated with the period. Each repeats a marvelous title page illustration, ornamental borders and endlseave, all overtly Art Nouveau in style. This title illustrated by Adolf Munzer, a prominent Munich artist.

Blackie and Son A small octavo bound in red pictorial cloth. Beautiful cover and spine illustration in color. The book is near fine with just a bit of light flecking to the cloth on the back cover. This copy is an early reprint, probably circa 1920 and appears to be unread.

New York: David McKay, 1919. A fine copy of the first edition in scarce dust wrapper with some soiling and wear. All of the first issue points except gilt titles on the cover. All other points match Nudelman A53. The pictorial pastedown on the front cover is most often found with scratches and other problems. This copy is exceptionally nice.

No place or date.: No Publisher., (1882). A slim oblong 48 mo., measuring 2.5 " by 4 ", bound in smooth black calf with rounded corners. iv, 68 pp. The upper cover has the word "Album" written in gilt decorative cursive script, surrounded by a delicate border of gilt foliage linking copper flowers. The spine is embellished with gilt ivy leaves and a single flower. The lower cover has an elaborate decorative motif stamped in blind. All edges gilt. Six delicate color illustrations by Kate Greenaway, including title page bearing only the word "ALBUM", with each letter of the word printed on a banner carried by five charming little girls. There are several contemporary inscriptions, all in neat hands, the earliest dated 1882, all from the New England area. Some scuffing to the spine, corners rubbed, else a lovely bright copy of the First Edition. The leather edition is difficult to come by, particularly in this condition. (Variant of Schuster and Engen # 465..with this copy smaller than the one listed,… Read More

AUTOGRAPHED IN FULL BY WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS This is a first day issue envelope postmarked Columbia, Missouri, September 22, 1958. It celebrated the Freedom of the Press and the 50th anniversary of the University of Missouri's Journalism school. Across the top of the envelope is the signature "William S. Burroughs" and Burroughs has written "(poet)" underneath his signature. Affixed to the envelope are four freedom of the press stamps. Fine condition with no wear, signature in black ink is clean and bright.