Search Results: Titles starting with G from Rarities etc.

Henry Holt, New York, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. SUE GRAFTON. "G" Is for Gumshoe, New York: Henry Holt, 1990.Octavo, first edition, pp. 261, gray paper-covered boards quarter-bound in black cloth with red lettering on spine. Kinsey Milhone approaching midcareer.Condition of this book:Fine in fine jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; United States; 1990s; Fiction. ISBN: 0805004610. ISBN/EAN: 9780805004618. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55235. . 9780805004618

Garnier Freres, Paris, 1878. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. SAINTE-BEUVE, CHARLES AUGUSTIN. Galerie des Grands Ecrivains Francais, Paris: Garnier Freres, 1878.Quarto, pp. 2 (ads), 584, 1, red morocco boards with gilt lettering and decoration in 6 compartments on spine, 16 engraved plates under tissue guards, all edges gilt, former owner's name on flyleaf, all text in French. The great 19th-century critic profiles 21 of France's best writers, with portraits by de Staal, Philippoteaux and others.Condition of this book:Upper panel stained, chip at head of spine, extremities worn, overall sound.Leaves clean and tight, scattered foxing, images very good. Size: Quarto. Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos.… Read More

Howlett and Brimmer, London, 1823. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Half Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. ANONYMOUS. The Gallery of Nature and Art, London: Howlett and Brimmer, 1823.Quarto, priority unknown to me, unpaginated with 90 engraved plates, marbled boards half-bound in brown morocco with red morocco label on spine along with gilt floral decoration, number written in white on spine, top edge gilt, 2 volumes in 1 book. A tour of the wonders, manmade and natural, around the world, with exaggerated illustrations facing text leaves describing the phenomenon in the illustration. Nearly 100 are called for by the title page but there are only 90, with only 1 apparently missing. No internal library markings.Condition of this book:Covers worn and stained by very sturdy. Frontis engraving has been repaired. Each engraving has offset to the facing text page. Overall good and sound. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining… Read More

Kelly and Walsh, Shanghai. Revised Edition. Hardcover (Half Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. HERBERT A. GILES [editor, translator]. Gems of Chinese Literature in 2 volumes, Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh, 1923.Octavo, revised, enlarged edition, Verse volume: pp. [ix] 279,1 (ad), Prose volume: xiv, 293, marbled boards half-bound in cream-colored with paper labels to spines. Giles samples a great many authors in a convenient set of a few hundred pages here.Condition of this book:Covers slightly discolored, age-toning to the end pages, overall very good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 2-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; China; 1920s; Poetry. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon… Read More

Light Work, Syracuse, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. GARY SCHNEIDER. Genetic Self-Portrait, Syracuse: Light Work, 1999.Quarto, first edition, unpaginated, black cloth boards with silver stamped lettering on spine and front, print mounted on front, duotone plates, signed on the title page by the photographer, print laid in to advertise a Schneider exhibit. Photographer used the imaging technology common at medical labs to create an unconventional, intimate portrait of himself, sometimes at the cellular level. Includes 2 essays and technical specs.Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Photography; United States; 1990s; Science & Technology. ISBN: 0935445102.… Read More

Kurt Wolff, Munich, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Vellum). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. CARL GEORGE HEISE, HANS MARDERSTEIG and KURT PINTHUS [editors]. Genius, Zeitschrift fur Werdende und Alte Kunst, Munich: Kurt Wolff, 1919.Folio, first of 3 annual issues, pp. viii, 319, paper-covered boards quarter-bound in vellum with a morocco label on the spine, extensive illustration but 6 plates missing, including the original lithographs. Does include the 3-plate Indien watercolor series by Carl Hofer. Museum of Modern Art website: "Hans Mardersteig and Carl Georg Heise, friends at the University of Kiel, conceived Genius as a journal that would provide critical reactions to contemporary art alongside art historical studies of established works. The two presented their idea to literary publisher Kurt Wolff. Despite his reservations about the Expressionist movement, Wolff began publishing Genius in 1919, under the stipulation that it also include a literary section. By… Read More

Self published, London, undated. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. A HUMORIST PHYSICIAN (Richard Cobbold). Geoffrey Gambado; Or, A Simple Remedy for Hypochondriacism and Melancholy Splenetic Humours: London: self-published, undated (mid- 1800s).Thin octavo, pp. 115, red morocco boards, tipped in illustrations by the caricaturist Henry Bunbury, hand colored (most just splashed with pink wash), former owner's name on free front endpaper, dated 1890. Scarce; Worldcat locates only 6 copies, and suggests a publication date of 1865.Cobbold built humorous stories around the illustrations; Bunbury was long dead by the time this was published.Condition of this book:Spine amateurishly repaired with tape. Covers have a few stains, inside clean. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Front board is detached. All edges clean, neat and free of… Read More

Knaplock et al, London, 1725. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. GORDON, PATRICK. Geography Anatomiz'd; or, The Geographical Grammar, London: R. Knaplock etc., 1725.Octavo, 10th edition, pp. [xviii], 416 (misnumbered but all present, lacking rear blanks), contemporary full calf with a hand-written code on spine, five raised bands, 17 folding map plates by John Senex measuring about 23x20cm (8x9 inches), title page in red and black with margin notes. No copies of this edition are located by OCLC or KVK, but a couple copies from 1722 are (earlier appearance of the Senex maps). Senex (1678-1740) operated 2 bookshops in London where he sold maps and was one of the leading mapmakers of his era. Here he perpetuated one of the most famous errors in cartography, showing California as an island off the coast of North America, with a "Red Sea" separating the two land masses.Condition of this book:Boards worn, upper joint cracked,… Read More

Antique Collectors' Club, England, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. RUSSETT, ALAN. George Chambers, 1803-1840, His Life and Work, England: Antique Collectors' Club, 1996.Quarto, first edition, pp. 216, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on front and spine, color and halftone plates illustrating the work of an essential 19th-century marine artist.Condition: Boards bowing forward, dust jacket wrinkled at spine, all else fine. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Britain/UK; 19th century; Ships & the Sea. ISBN: 185149233X. ISBN/EAN: 9781851492336. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51364. . 9781851492336

Royal Collections, London, 2004. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. ROBERTS, JANE [editor]. George III & Queen Charlotte, Patronage, Collecting and Court Taste, London: Royal Collections Publications, 2004.Heavy quarto, pp. 408, red cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine, extensive color illustration, covering all kinds of collectibles gathered by George III and his court. Released to accompany an exhibit in London, this book has become a valuable reference work.Condition: Dust jacket moderately worn with surface scratches, no tears; all else fine. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Britain/UK; 18th century; Antiques & Collectibles. ISBN: 1902163737. ISBN/EAN: 9781902163734. Pictures… Read More

Daily Express, London, 1936. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Poor Condition/No Dust Jacket. [Autographs.] F.G.H. SALUSBURY. George V and Edward VII, A Royal Souvenir, London: Daily Express Publications, 1936.Quarto, pp. 160, cloth boards (back is purple, front has faded to brown, gravures of British royal family and events. A label on the front paste-down says this book was a gift to Meyer Oppenheim (the Scottish financier and philanthropist) from the crew of the Aquitania, with 165 signatures, some from the Aquitania's sister ship Mauretania, some possibly from passengers. The Aquitania, which was also a sister ship to the ill-fated Lusitania, symbolized the the golden age of ocean travel. It was known for longevity, luxury and service in both world wars.Condition of this book:Boards detached, backstrip and free front endpaper perished. Generally poor. Size: Quarto. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Ships & the Sea;… Read More

Arnold, London, 1896. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. CRANE, STEPHEN. George's Mother, London and New York: Edward Arnold, 1896.12mo, new edition, pp. 185, 6 (ads), black cloth boards with white stamped lettering on spine, white stamped lettering and border on upper panel, bookplate on free front endpaper. This copy was released in the first year of publication but binding and pagination are at variance with the first edition. See First Printings of American Authors, V.1., p. 80.Condition of this book:Boards rubbed and worn at extremities.Leaves clean and tight, with foxing and browning to preliminaries. Very good overall. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; United States;… Read More

Prestel, Munich, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. [Exhibition catalog.] Gerhard Richter Abstractions, Munich: Prestel Barberini, 2018.Quarto, accompanied a show at Museum Barberini in Potsdam, English trade edition, pp. 240, white paper-covered boards with blind-stamped lettering to spine and front, color plates. Comprehensive overview of Richter's abstract work, for connoisseurs and newcomers to Richter's work. With essays by experts, critics and curators, delving into Richter's process, his influences, and the broader context of abstract art. Also includes interviews and personal reflections by the artist, offering insights into his creative vision and philosophy.Condition of this book:Jacket has short tear in rear panel, all else fine. This is the first USA edition. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and… Read More

Poetic Publications, New York, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. NICK KENNY. Getting an Earful, New York: Poetic Publications, 1932.Octavo, first edition, pp. 67, blue cloth boards with black stamped lettering inside a box on front. Front endpages host a splotchy, cartoonish dedication from the author to Arthur Brisbane, the renowned newspaper editor. Kenny worked as an editor at the New York Daily Mirror, a product of the Hearst company, in which Brisbane was prominent. Kenny's poetry is simple, sentimental and meant to appeal to readers who didn't have a lot of time and patience for poetry. Scarce; OCLC locates only two copies.Condition of this book:Covers sunned at edges, ink stains at bottom edge created by the author's drawing. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All… Read More

Raccolta Amici di Manzu, Ardea, 1978. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. [Exhibition catalog.] Giacomo Manzu, Opere Inedite (unpublished work), Ardea: Raccolta Amici di Manzu, 1978.Quarto, pp. 108, rust-brown cloth boards; 2 pages of introduction and a 17-page biography, the rest being illustrated plates in color and halftone, some images tipped in. Mostly erotica. Text in Italian.Condition of this book:Foxed edges, rear panel of jacket is darkening, overall very good. Size: Quarto. Text is in Italian. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges slightly foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Italy; 1970s; Italian Language; Erotica. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54900. .

Revell, Chicago, 1902. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Will Dwiggins. FANNIE E. OSTRANDER. The Gift of the Magic Staff, Paul's adventures in two wonderlands, Chicago, New York, et al.: Fleming H. Revell, 1902.Octavo, pp. 221, illustrated green cloth boards stamped in green, white and orange, illustrated by W.A. Dwiggins (his first book). A boy's adventures with a little green man and a magic stick. See Agner's Book of WAD, p. 3.Condition of this book:Overall very good, clean, unmarked. Faint wear at extremities, spine partially pulled from backstrip. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Will Dwiggins. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; 1900-1920; Antiquarian & Rare.… Read More

New-York Historical Society, New York, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. JOHN HILL MORGAN. Gilbert Stuart and His Pupils, New-York Historical Society, 1939.Thin quarto, No. 282 of an edition of 300, pp. [vii], 102, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front, gilt monogram on front, halftone plates, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, 4-page article from the NYHS laid in at the back. With a chapter on Stuart's famous circle, including Trumbull, Rembrandt Peale and Samuel Morse.Condition of this book:Slight soiling and discoloring to the covers, else fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; United States; 1930s;… Read More

McDowell, Obolensky, New York, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. J.P. DONLEAVY. The Ginger Man, New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1958.Octavo, first American edition, preceded by London and Paris releases, pp. xvi, 327, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, stamped figure of a tarot card on front, top edge tinted red. Train-wreck protagonist lives on his own amoral terms in Dublin.Condition of this book:Fine in very good jacket with a short tear in the rear panel. This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1950s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55361. .

self-published, Port-au-Prince, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Signed by Author. PHILLIPS, ANGHELEN ARRINGTON. Gingerbread Houses, Haiti's Endangered Species, Port-au-Prince: self-published, 1975.Tall quarto, first edition limited to 2000 copies, pp. 93, white cloth boards, drawings of buildings in Port-au-Prince, Cap-Haitian and Jacmel, signed on the limitation page by the artist-publisher, with a foreword by her and Gloria Young. Text in English and French.Buildings shown: Port-au-Prince -- 102 Ave. Gregoire, 62 Bois Verna, 72 Rue Christoph, 117 Rue Capois, 58 Bois Verna, 28 Bois Verna, 13 Ave. M, 27 Rue Marcelin, 14 Rue Rigaud, 4 Ruelle Berne, 9 Rue Quatre, 8 Ave. du Chili, 69 Rue Roy, 9 Ave. N, 46 Ave. Lamartiniere, 17 Impasse Lavaud, 21 Ave. Rue Dr. Audain, 80 Ave. du Travail, 7 Ave. du Travail, 108 La Fleur du Chene, Villa Therese, 15 Bois Verna, 44 Turgeau, Le Manoir No. 146 Ave. John Brown, 7 Ave. Bellevue, 94 Bois Verna,… Read More

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Girl in Blue, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1971.Octavo, first edition, pp. 180, Blue cloth boards with silver lettering and devices to spine, silver cupids on front.Condition of this book:Fine, jacket darkening with minor staining at bottom of rear panel. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1970s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55198. .