Titles starting with G from Lux Mentis, Booksellers

Portland, ME Thomas Mosher 1912 Hardcover Limited Edition Good [Textblock Very Good+]. No DJ. light shelf/edge wear, minor loss at head, repaired closed tear in paper at bottom of front hinge, moderate toning at spine, light toning to boards, light foxing at preliminaries, gift inscription on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue/grey paper boards, faux bands at spine, cream paper spine lable, black ink lettering. 12mo. 56pp. Uncut. Limited edition of 300 copies. Noted flaws notwithstanding, a present... more information

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New York Covici-Friede 1929 Original Wraps First Edition Thus/Limited Edition Very Good+ (Textblock Fine). No DJ. Very minor shelf/edge wear, light toning at edges of wraps, else tight, bright and unmarred. Full vellum binding, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 33pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Limited numbered edition, this being 229 of 750. Beautifully executed volume, printed on hand-made cream wove paper with hand-set type and bound in Pergamus sheepskin parchment. Overall, a handsome copy of this m... more information

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New York Covici-Friede 1929 Hardcover First Edition Thus/Limited Edition Near Fine+ in Very Good DJ. Hint of toning at edges of wraps, else tight, bright and unmarred. Full vellum binding, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 33pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Limited numbered edition, this being 690 of 750. Beautifully executed volume, printed on hand-made cream wove paper with hand-set type and bound in Pergamus sheepskin parchment. A very handsome copy of this minor classic.... more information

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Cambridge, MA Busch-Reisinger Museum/Harvard University 1980 Glossy Pictorial Wraps First Edition Near Fine/Fine in Wraps Very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Frontispiece. 4to. 62pp. Selected Bibliography. Exhibition catalog. Long typed piece titled "Gabriele Munter Exhibition at Busch-Reisinger Museum" laid in... more information

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Boston Colby & Rich 1890 Hardcover First Edition Very Good. No DJ Light shelf wear, spine shows light toning, touch of fraying at one tip, several small spots on front bar, else tight, bright and unmarred. Mulberry red cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, decorative endpages. 12mo. 72pp. Notes. Day was the grandson of Ezra Leonard, an early Universalist minister and worked at the Trumpet and the Banner. Overall, a handsome copy of this unusual collection.... more information

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New York Harper & Brothers 1907 Hardcover. First Edition Thus Near Fine. No DJ. Very minimal shelf/edge wear, owner stamp on verso of frontispiece, crease in frontispiece tissue guard, else tight, bright and unmarred. Grey/green cloth boards, gilt lettering, silver gilt decorative elements, beige ink decorative elements, pictorial endpages, tipped in plates, tissue guard, teg. 8vo. 334pp. Illus. (color plates). Verso of frontispiece shows stamp that reads "This book belongs to REFERENCE LIBRARY HAR... more information

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India Ministry of Education, Gov. of India 1953 Original Wraps First Edition Very Good in Wraps. Light shelf/edge wear, sunning at spine, soft creases at spine, first few pages have rolled corners, hint of foxing at preliminaries and textblock edge, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue paper wraps, white ink lettering, frontispiece. 8vo. 424pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Appendix(es). "A verbatim report of the proceedings of the Seminar on the contribution of Gandhian outlook and techniques to the solution ... more information

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New York MacMillan Publishing Company 1980 Hardcover First Edition Fine in Very Good+ Dust Jacket. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows two small (>3mm), closed, tears, else bright and clean. Brown faux cloth boards, red metallic ink lettering, silver gilt lettering, pictorial endpages. 4to. 191pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Notes. Filmography. Bibliography. Index. ... more information

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London Octopus Books 1979 Hardcover First Edition Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ Very minimal shelf wear, front free endpage shows two small creases, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows several soft creases on flaps, one small (>2mm), closed tear on flap and very minor shelf wear, else bright and clean. Oblong 4to. 111pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). "Compiled by John Harris in association with The Victoria and Albert Museum for The Garden Exhibition" (from title page). An alphabet built ar... more information

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New York Viking Press 1966 Hardcover First Edition Fine in Very Good+ DJ Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light edge/shelf wear, two small, closed tears at back, else bright and clean. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 4to. 388pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Index. pages. Chapters generally chronological and/or by country or area. Many of the gardens described can still be visited by the public. A truly wonderful reference volume. A very handsome copy.... more information

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New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1895 Hardcover First Edition Very Good+ [Textblock Fine]. No DJ. Light shelf/edge wear, bottom fore-tip gently bumped, lengthy inscription by author at first blank, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elments, green and red ink lettering, frontispiece. 8vo. 192pp. Illus. (b/w plates). One of Pyle's last books for young people, the backstory to particular this volume is second to none. It was inscribed by Pyle to renowned... more information

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New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1895 [1908] Hardcover. Early Reprint Very Good. No DJ. Light shelf/edge wear, touch of toning at spine, one corner gently bumped, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, black, green and black ink decorative elements, frontispiece, tissueguard. 8vo. vii, 192pp. Illus. (b/w plates) One of Pyle's last books for young people. Overall, a very presentable copy.... more information

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Minocqua, WI Willow Creek Press 1997 Hardcover First Edition Near Fine in Fine DJ Very discrete notation in two spots, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor shelf wear, else bright and clean. Blue paper boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, yellow endpages, frontispiece. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Maps. Index. Small ink notation near credits and initials on page 108 by the owner/contributing photographer. A very handsome copy.... more information

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New York Clarkson Potter 1994 Hardcover First Edition Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket Tiny spot of sun fading on heel of spine, personally inscribed by author, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor sun fading (barely discernible), else bright and clean. Greytone pictorial boards (floral), grey ink lettering, pictorial endpages. 176pp. 0.75 x 10.50 x 8.00. Illus. (color plates). Index. A wonderful tour of twenty garden rooms, including those of Nancy Cardozo, Bunny Williams, Renny Reynolds,... more information

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New York Crown Publishers 1970 Hardcover Second Printing Before Publication. Near Fine in Very Good- DJ Minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf wear, light chipping at head, heel and tips, toning at spine and edges, several small, closed tears, else bright and clean. Green cloth boards, purple metalic ink lettering. 8vo. 258pp. Illus. (b/w plates). "The Garden of Allah in Hollywood was a prison and a playground, a sanctuary and glorified whorehouse, where the greats of... more information

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New York Scribners 1986 Hardcover First Edition Very Good in Very Good DJ Soil mark bottom of text block, touch of foxing at text block edges (non-penetrating), top stain sun touched, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf wear, lightly toned at spine and front, price clipped, else bright and clean. Quarterbound, natural linen spine, brown paper boards, dark brown ink lettering, in blind lettering. 8vo. 247pp. Hemingway began this novel in 1946 and worked on it sporadically for the next fifte... more information

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New York Abbeville Press, Inc. 1991 Hardcover First Edition Fine in Near Fine DJ Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very light shelf wear, else bright and clean. 356pp. 1.63 x 10.20 x 10.26. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Notes. Bibliography. Index. This is truly an outstanding work. With its comprehensive scope, wonderful images and well-crafted text, it presents, as the title states, the history of the garden as we know it. An absolutely wonderful addition to any serious gardener's library. A very h... more information

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Atlanta Peachtree Publishers 1989 Hardcover First Edition Fine in Fine DJ Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minimal shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Pale pink boards, white ink lettering, textured (verigated) endpapers. 214pp. 0.87 x 12.37 x 9.43. Illus. (color plates). Index. A pristine copy of a very lovely collection of images.... more information

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Limited Editions Club/Southworth-Anthoensen Press 1935 Fine Pencil marks for cutting, else bright and clean. 8vo. 1p. Illus (color plate). Possibly the only one of its kind not in an institution. A stunning addition to a Dwiggins or Limited Editions Club library. This is a complete, uncut image that was used across the spines of the five volume Gargantua & Pantagruel set by Francois Rabelais. Pencil marks show where cuts would have been made. This plate is especially significant because the inks used ... more information

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New York Architectural Book Publishing Co. 1926 Hardcover First Edition Good+. No DJ. Light shelf/edge wear, gilt at spine toned, light fraying at head and tail, small closed split at rear joint at head, ownership signature at front pastedown, light foxing at preliminaries and sporadic throughout (as this volume was, unfortunately, very prone too), else tight, bright and unmarred. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, brown endpages, frontispiece. 4to. 68pp. Illus. (b/w plates). 1931 m... more information

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