Search Results: Authors starting with G from Certain Books, ABAA

San Francisco, California: Harry G. Gager, 1939. 11 pages + (2) pages of Supplement & Corrections; compiling the genealogy for this family. A little darkening to the leaves; undated and internal evidence suggests 1939. Approx. 6" x 8 3/4"; light blue stapled paper covers; light wear; in very good condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Washington, DC: Dept. of State, Foreign Service Institute, 1949. 47 + (4) pages; typed draft copy of this article, with useful bibliography at back; regarding the social life and customs of Java (Indonesia), description and travel. Francis Joseph Galbraith (1913 -1986) United States career diplomat & foreign service officer, was ambassador to Singapore and to Indonesia. Our research indicates that this was a published piece with OCLC listing it as being 27 pages only. Approx. 8 1/2" x 11" size; stapled. First page corner torn away (present) no loss of text. Paper darkened; light wear; good condition.. Typed Draft. Soft Cover. Good.

Kladno Czechoslovaki: Milos Kozisek, 1926. (2) pages of text; followed by 6 leaves with tissue-guarded black and white illustrations by the artist Vaclav Maly (1884-1959) Czechoslovakian artist; text in French, German, Czech, English; artworks are mostly studies of Chod peasantry in landscapes; approx. 8" x 10" size; printed paper wrap covers; edge, tips wear to wraps; contents very good and a good short monograph on this artist.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good.

Florence Italy: Typographie Galileienne, 1861. 20 pages; biographical, scientific information on Galileo, text in French throughout: "...suivantes ont ete ecrites pour ceux qui desireront visiter et voir avec ordre ce nouveau sanctuaire scientifique, en suivant la pensee de celui qui l'a imageine..."; original paper wrap covers; light wear; very good condition; interesting scientific astronomy, historic ephemera.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Beautifully accomplished countryside home in fields scene; signed in pencil Love Kathy at lower right, to Gina & Max in pencil at lower left, title Open Spaces in middle bottom; 11" x 14 1/2" image size; 22" x 29 3/4" overall with margins; printed on quality heavy rag content paper; bright and clean; little bit of edgewear to paper; very good condition and suitable for framing.. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Very Good. Illus. by Kathy Gallagher .

New York, NY: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1939. Sale No. 140; a 71 page auction catalogue, describing 382 lots which were the collection of Efrem Zimbalist (1889 - 1985) Russian-American composer & violinist; including concise, good descriptions of the items and with a few facsimile illustrations of particular content. Approx. 6" x 9 1/2" size; some light edge, tips wear to paper wrap covers; one item with some pencil lining & corrections; in very good condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York, NY: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1939. Sale No. 103; a 120 page auction catalogue, describing 531 lots; including concise, good descriptions of the items and with a few facsimiles illustrations of particular content. Approx. 6" x 9 1/2" size; some light edge, tips wear to paper wrap covers; very good condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York, NY: Dai Ichi Gallery, 2003. 16 pages; the catalog for this exhibit of October 14 - 31, 2003. Color illustrated; the show featured artists Goro Suzuki, Shugo Takauchi, Shotaro Hayashi, Kiheiji Takiguchi, Ryuogi Koie, Toshisada Wakao, and Shigemasa Higashida. Approx. 8" x 10" size; illustrated stapled paper wrap covers; light wear; old price sticker on cover; in very good condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York: Nerlino Gallery Inc., 1988. Not paginated, but 32 pages; color black and white illustrated with these artists' work; including Jane Dickson; Raymon Elozua; Mark Kostabi; Ellen K. Levy; Donald Lipski; Cork Marcheschi; Alastair Noble; Erika Rothenberg; Sandy Skoglund; Christopher Sproat; Richard Thatcher; Paul Weingarten; With statements on the artists' works; light wear to paper wrap covers; very good condition.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Bristol, Rhode Island: & An Ampersand Chapbook - Roger Williams College, 1984. 33 pages; cover drawing by Daphne E. White. (with) A typed postcard signed by Brendan Galvin, who writes in reply to a query of Sally McGaw Silverstone regarding the use of his word "duende" in one of his poems; including a copy of the letter she sent as well as her notes and the contents page of the New Yorker magazine in which she read the poem in question. Approximately 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" size; illustrated stapled paper covers. Slight wear; covers color browning at edges; contents and ephemera clean and in very good condition.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York, NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1879. 207 pages + 7 + (1) pages of publishers' advertisements at back. With a useful alphabetically-organized "Index of Authorities" with page number citations at back. John Gamgee (1831-1894) presents his theories on epidemic disease and specifically Yellow Fever and its relation to nautical transmission, concentrating on the conditions in shipping, ports, tropical influences and other aspects of this plague: "...ships obviously or latently infected, by sojourn in these ocean limits (tropics) contaminate the ocean harbors chiefly and often, but less often the seaport towns themselves. These harbors and seaports cherish and retain the infection in direct relation to prevalent heat and moisture, hence to latitude...The number, age, and character of ships in harbor, the source and cleanliness or impurity of the said ships, the character of trade or purpose for which the shipping is used...materially influence the severity, extent, and duration of an outbreak..."… Read More

Black and white portrait sketch signed by the Mexican artist J. Garcia Ocejo in lower right corner; size 19" x 15", executed on paper-covered cardstock; the number 8774 below the signature in pencil; subject not identified; not dated, probably 1960's; some damage & loss to surface of paper on bottom left (can be matted out), some browning to that corner, probably from damp; rest of image in good condition, strong and clear lines. . Good.

New York: Walter J. Black, 1960. 173 pages; "Perry Mason, Della Street and Paul Drake...faced with a puzzle to which their arch antagonist, Hamilton Burger, alone seemed to have the missing piece..."; William Morrow dustjacket priced $ 2.95 on inner flap, and Walter J. Black imprint; back cover with photo illustration of Erle Stanley Gardner; some wear to dustjacket; red spine lettering faded; volume in very good condition.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

New York - London: Walter J. Black, 1948. 190 pages; Gardner mystery with Perry Mason; (from the dustjacket information): "...there's something phony about the Lonely Hearts business...but there's nothing phony about the beautifuly corpse that almost puts Perry behind bars for life."; small previous owner sticker on front pastedown endpaper; dustjacket light wear, back panel darkened a bit, still bright; volume in very good condition.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Walter J. Black, 1959. 166 pages; "...Della said Ellen was too beautiful to be trusted; Perry thought he could find out by switching guns on her-thus starting a series of explosions that nearly blasted him out of court...."; William Morrow dustjacket priced $ 2.95 on inner flap, Walter J. Black imprint; back cover with photo illustration of 'Della Street' (Barbara Hale) holding a copy of this book and with a quote from her regarding her TV role; light wear to dustjacket; volume in very good condition.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Penzance, England: Not Published, 1892. Short note, handwritten; dated 1892 Kimberly House Penzance: "...Dear Madame I have much pleasure in sending you my autograph and am proud to think that one of my pictures is in your possession Believe me Yours sincerely C.T. Garland" Approx. 3 7/8" x 6 1/8" size; old fold lines; album mount paper on back; in very good condition.. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good.

New York: Doubleday Doran, 1939. 896 pages, index; first edition stated on copyright page; black and white illustrations, fold out maps; some edge and tips wear to dustjacket, 1" chip on top front; very darkened, price clipped, still partially visible; previous owner bookplate; couple of related newspaper reviews laid-in; very good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Geneva Switzerland: United Nations, 1992. 35 pages + v page listing of Multilateral environmental agreements with trade protection + vi pages of useful reference sources; illustrated with some tables and charts; "The present document is being sent to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, at the invitation of the GATT Council of Representatives...as a contribution from the GATT secretariat...General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade..."; marked "Advance Copy"; from the introductory material: "...objective is o provide an initial analysis of these and other interactions between trade and the environment, especially as they affect the multilateral trading system....overview of the main issues and a summary of the principal conclusions...which trade policy actions are permitted by GATT rules and which are not. ...issues which arise when environmental effects are wholly domestic (and) international trade..."; plain white paper printed stapled wrap covers;… Read More

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1887. 88 pages, including 5-page chart/listing of Mrs. Ewing's works at back; Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841-1885), British writer for the young, wrote many soldier-stories. (DNB); bound in publisher's grey illustrated paper covered boards, with an (renewed) open-weave cloth spine, probably a type of mull or super, with titles on paper label; light edge, tips wear, soiling to binding; very good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

London, England & Edinburgh: Printed By C. Whittingham for G.G. And J. Robinson et al, 1801. (7) + 232 pages + (8) page Charles Law publisher's catalog at back, printed on light blue-green paper. John Gay (1685 - 1732) British poet and playwright; this is an illustrated edition of his fables. Approx. 4 5/8" x 7 1/4" size; bound in 20th century oatmeal linen cloth, brick-red morocco leather spine, contrasting spine title-labels, gilt, modern marbled endpapers. Spine labels in thick leather and the structure of the binding has the appearance of a skilled better-than-average amateur effort. Light rubbing and wear; very good condition.. Later Edition. Leather. Very Good.