Garvey & Garveyism
by Amy Jacques Garvey
New York: Collier Booksd (Macmillan), 1970. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. A crisp, bright copy of the 1970 1st paperbacxk edition of this "priveleged account, by Marcus Garvey's widow, of the first prominent Black Nationalist and his movement that fired the modern world-wide Negro self-awakening". Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Pocket-sized, Introduction by John Henrik Clarke.... Read More
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The Periphery of the Southeastern Classic Maya Realm
by Gary W. Pahl, Ed
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1987. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. An impressive copy of the 1987 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its dark pictorial wrappers. Quarto, edited by Gary W. Pahl. Part of the wonderful "UCLA Latin American Studies" series.
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Wives & Daughters: An Every-Day Story
by Mrs. Gaskell
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1912. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1912 1st edition, in the uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG, in its lavishly gilt-decorated front panel and spine. Light foxing to the endapers, tender (but still perfectly sturdy) inner hinges. In a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the spine ends... Read More
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The Cat and Mrs. Cary
by Doris Gates
London: Methuen & Co, 1964. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Shirley Hughes. A very solid copy of the 1964 1st UK edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with one thin line (ink) crossing the original price. Octavo, nicely illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
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The Black Pirate (The Photoplay Edition)
by MacBurney Gates
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1926 1st edition AND Douglas Fairbanks photoplay edition. Solid and Near Fine (light offsetting to the endsheets) in a crisp, VG+ example of the wonderful pictorial dustjacket, with very light creasing and chipping at the spine crown. 12mo, vivid color plates (stills... Read More
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This Time, Tempe Wick
by Patricia Lee Gauch
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1974. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Margot Tomes. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR PATRICIA LEE GAUCH IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A tight, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1974 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the panels. Octavo, nicely illustrated... Read More
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Disquisitiones Arithmeticae
by Carl Friedrich Gauss
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1966. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very solid copy of the 1966 1st American edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with light fading along the spine. Thick octavo, translated from its original Latin (in which it first appeared, in its 1801 original printing) by Arthur A. Clarke.... Read More
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A Word About Commercial Broadcasting
by Neevus Caravan (Nick Gavrilou)
Nick Gavrilou, 1972. Original wraps. Near Fine. Very scarce mock-up of an early 70s intended book on working the system thru television--and making it a more democratic and responsive tool. Written and illustrated by Nick Gavrilou, who had a comic strip for years in The Soho Weekly News called "Agamosites" (several examples of which are included with this... Read More
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Abortion Is a Blessing
by Anne Nicol Gaylor
New York: Psychological Dimensions Inc, 1975. Boards. Fine/Very Good. The 1975 1st edition of this uncommon --and pioneering-- Feminist and pro-Choice text. Written by an impassioned Wisconsin grass-roots organizer and advocte of abortion rights, the book is grounded in practical, day-to-day advice and specific political strategies of the moment. A clean, well-preserved copy to boot: Solid and Near... Read More
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Come Play with Corally Crothers
by Romney Gay
Grosset & Dunlap, 1943. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1943. A pretty copy. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. 12mo., square, internally clean as a whistle. Well-preserved.
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The Shire Colt
by Zhenya and Jan Gay
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1931. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1931 1st trade edition. A bright and VG quarto in its pictorial cloth, with very light offsetting at the front panel and very light soiling to the rear panel.
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Bibliography of Italian Late Renaissance Art: 1540-1600
by Francis J. Geck
Boulder, CO: University of Colorado, 1934. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1934 1st edition of this art reference. Including a 1 pg. TLS from the author as well. Clean and VG in its stiff pictorial wrappers. Octavo, 71 pgs.
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Cities in Evolution: An Introduction to the Town Planning Movement and to the Study of Civics
by Patrick Geddes
London: Williams & Norgate, 1915. Cloth. Very Good. The uncommon 1915 1st edition of this seminal text in early town planning theory. Solid and VG in its light-blue cloth, with mild soiling and light offsetting to the edges, and light fading and rubbing along the spine. Tender --but still perfectly sturdy-- inner hinges, mild offsetting at the endsheets.... Read More
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Magic Motorways (Inscribed by Norman Bel Geddes)
by Norman Bel Geddes
New York: Random House, 1940. Cloth. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY NORMAN BEL GEDDES on the front pastedown. A solid copy to boot of the 1940 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG in its beige cloth, with a very faint ring at the front panel and offsetting along the inner hinges and the pastedowns. Lacking its dustjacket. Still though,... Read More
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Magic Motorways
by Norman Bel Geddes
New York: Random House, 1940. Cloth. Very Good. An interesting Association copy: SIGNED BY RENOWNED AMERICAN STAGE DESIGNER DONALD OENSLAGER (1902-1975) on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1940 stated first printing. Tight and VG in its beige cloth, with light soiling to the panels and offsetting along the inner hinges. Mild bumping... Read More
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Magic Motorways (Inscribed by Norman Bel Geddes)
by Norman Bel Geddes
New York: Random House, 1940. Cloth. Very Good -. A nice Association copy. INSCRIBED BY NORMAN BEL GEDDES TO AUTHOR BRUCE BARTON ("The Man Nobody Knows", 1925) on the front pastedown. A perfectly serviceable copy to boot of the 1940 stated 1st printing. Crisp and VG- in its beige cloth, with pronounced offsetting along the inner hinges and... Read More
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Horizons
by Norman Bel Geddes
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1932. Decorative Boards. Very Good. A solid copy of the November 1932 1st edition. Tight and VG in its decorative silver cloth, with light soiling along the panels and at the spine. Internally very clean, with no wiritng or markings to speak of. Quarto, dozens of crisp black-and-white photos and floorplans throughout, a... Read More
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Miracle in the Evening: An Autobiography by Norman Bel Geddes
by Norman Bel Geddes
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1960. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1960 stated 1st edition of this "autobiography of one of the most brilliant stage and industrial designers of our time". Solid and Near Fine (a touch of spotting along the fore-edge) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine and light soiling... Read More
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The Toxic Amblyopias: Their Classification, History, Symptoms, Pathology, and Treatment
by G.E. deSchweinitz, M.D.
Philadelphia: Lea Brothers & Co, 1896. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1896 1st edition. Still solidly-bound and VG in its original beige cloth. Bright gilt-lettering and design to the panels and bright gilt-lettering and borders to the spine. Octavo, 238 pgs. Light soiling along the panels, light darkening to the spine. Still though, a very respectable copy. ... Read More
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The Professor and the Mysterious Box
by Richard G. Van Gelder
Harvey House, 1964. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1964 1st edition. A Science Parade Book. VG+ in a VG+, price-clipped dustjacket. Thin octavo, 46 pgs. Nicely illustrated by Harriett. NOT A LIBRARY COPY.
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Charles Bell: The Complete Works 1970-1990
by Henry Geldzahler
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1990. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ARTIST CHARLES BELL on the title page. A tight, very sharp copy to boot of the 1990 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Text by Henry Geldzahler, Foreword by Copy Berg, esaay by Louis K. Meisel.
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Children and Families in the Courts of New York City
by Walter Gellhorn
New York: Dodd, Mead & Companyt, 1954. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A solid copy of the 1954 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing --and several very small closed tears-- along the panel edges. Thick octavo, "A Report by a Special Committee of the Associatrion of the Bar of the... Read More
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Sex-Theatre
by Andre Gelpke
Munich: Mahnert-Lueg Verlag, 1981. Original wraps. Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1981 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with very light bumping at the upper tips. Quarto, gritty, moving black-and-white photos thruout. Text in German.
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Behind the Zuni Masks
by Val Gendron
New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1958. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. Allan Thomas. The 1958 1st edition. Solid and VG (warm inscription to the front pastedown, one small, thin line of magic marker at the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear along the spine ends. Octavo, "decorations by Allan Thomas... Read More
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Old Chinatown
by Arnold Genthe
New York: MITchell Kennerley, 1913. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A wonderful Association copy. WARMLY INSCRIBED on the front free endpaper BY ARNOLD GENTHE TO HARRISON FISHER (1877-1934), American illustrator of the first-rank. A sharp copy to boot of the 1913 2nd printing. Solid and VG+, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and spine. One very small,... Read More
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