The Turned-Into's: Jane Elizabeth Discovers the Garden Folk (in Dustjacket)
by Elizabeth Gordon
New York: The Wise-Parslow Company, 1935. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1935 re-issue. Bright and VG+ to Near Fine in a solid, VG+ example of the original glassine dustjacket, with very light chipping along the panel edges. Octavo, 93 pgs., nicely illustrated thruout in rich color by Janet Laura Scott.
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Buddy Jim
by Elizabeth Gordon
New York: The Wise-Parslow Company, 1920. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1920 1st thus, nicely illustrated thruout by John Rae. Solid and VG (with small inscription at the front pastedown) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends. Octavo, 95 pgs. Charming account of "A City Boy's Adventures in the Country ... Read More
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: A Retrospective Exhibition
by Donald E. Gordon
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Distributed by New York Graphic Society), 1969. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. The catalogue of the 1969 exhibition at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with several small closed tears --and very light creasing-- along the panel edges. Quarto, nice reproductions (a number of... Read More
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Third Rails, Pantographs & Trolley Poles
by William Reed Gordon
Self-published, 1973. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1973 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket, with just a touch of rubbing at the front panel. Quarto, 112 pgs. "The Story of The Albany & Hudson Railway & Power Company (1899-1903); The Albany & Hudson Railroad (1903-1909); The... Read More
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Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat-Kangaroos (2 Vols.)
by Gordon Grigg, Peter Jarman and Ian Hume, Eds
Australia: Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Limited, 1989. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 1989 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Fine in crisp, Fine dustjackets. Tall quartos, over 830 pgs. all told plus dozens and dozens of diagrams and black-and-white photos.
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The Unstrung Harp; or, Mr Earbrass Writes a Novel
by Edward Gorey
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1953. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. Edward Gorey. SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY on a decorative bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1953 stated 1st edition of the maestro's 1st published book. Tight and VG+ (handsome former owner bookplate at the front... Read More
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The Broken Spoke
by Edward Gorey
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1976. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1976 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Oblong 12mo, wonderfully illustrated thruout in color by the maestro Edward Gorey.
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Amphigorey (The Uncommon Signed/Limited Edition in Slipcase, Only 50 Copies Issued)
by Edward Gorey
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The 1972 signed/limited edition, #32 OF 50 COPIES SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY at the limitation. This edition calls for "an original ink and water colour drawing by the author", which this copy lacks. Still though, very scarce as such and a lovely copy to boot. Tight and Near... Read More
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All Strange Away (In Slipcase)
by Samuel Beckett (Edward Gorey)
New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1976. Decorative Boards. Fine. Edward Gorey. An all-but-immaculate copy of this 1976 Samuel Beckett/Edward Gorey signed/limited. #123 OF 200 COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH BECKETT AND GOREY at the limitation. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its leather-backed pictorial chocolate boards. Thin quarto, wonderfully illustrated along the margins by the maestro Gorey. Also... Read More
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Company Girl
by Nicholas Gorham
Derby, CT: Monarch Books, 1963. Original wraps. Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1963 1st printing. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Pocketbook, Monarch Books 387. "There Was Too Much Life in Her Men -- And Too Many Men in Her Life
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Fra La Gente (V. Lindiach)
by Massimo Gorki
Milan: Casa Editrice Bietti, 1928. Original wraps. Very Good +/Very Good +. Early, 1928 translation of this Gorki novel from its original Russian into Italian and INCLUDING ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with a touch of very light chipping along the top-edges. Octavo, 320 pgs., translated by Cesare Catelli.
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Une Advetture d'Asterix Le Gaulois (8 Issues -- All 1st Editions)
by Goscinny
Paris and Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France: Dargaud Editeur, 1973. Laminate boards. Near Fine. Uderzo. A handsome crop of 8 1st editions --all in very sharp condition-- in the wonderful "Asterix" series. Ranging from 1968 through 1973, all 8 titles are crisp, clean and Near Fine in their laminated pictorial boards, each wildly illustrated by Uderzo. The 8 titles, all uniform... Read More
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Hey Fuckface
by John Gossage
Flat Fix. Loose photographs. Near Fine. John Gossage. Very scarce re-issue (possibly pirated), with 5 additional plates -- here totalling 23 rather than the 18 called for in the 2000 original edition by Nazraeli Press. Limitation and year-of-publication unknown. The prints loose as issued, contained within a gray cardboard box (the cover of which is titled "Hey Fuckface",... Read More
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The Life of Colonel Paul Revere (2 Vols.)
by Elbridge Henry Goss
Boston: Joseph George Cupples, 1891. Very Good. The 1891 "Subscriber's Edition" (and 1st edition). "Only one hundred copies of this style were printed for the United States and one hundred for Great Britain. This is No. 40 of the edition for the United States". AND, AS CALLED FOR, EACH OF THE ONE HUNDRED COPIES IS SIGNED BY THE... Read More
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A History of Garden Art: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day (In Lovely Dustjackets)
by Marie Luise Gothein
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1928. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. An exceptionally well-preserved example of the 1928 1st English language edition, complete in 2 volumes and translated from its original German by Laura Archer-Hind. Both volumes tight and Near Fine in their gilt-decorated and titled navy-blue cloth. Small, very neat former owner inscription at Vol. I's... Read More
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Japanese Hand-Made Paper
by Seikichiro Goto
Mukomachi, Japan: Bijutsu shuppan-sha, 1953. Original wraps. Near Fine. #198 of only 300 copies issued of the 1953 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its beige wrappers, with a small, light stain at the foot of the front free endpaper. Otherwise, near-pristine internally, with the 40 tipped-in woodblocks and the 47 (as stated) tipped-in specimens in beautiful,... Read More
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The Arts and Crafts in New York (2 Vols.)
by comp. by Rita Susswein Gottesman
The New York Historical Society in Association with Scala Publishers Ltd, 1938. Hardcover. Handsome 1st editions of Vol. 1 & 2 (of a 3 vol. set) of The Arts and Crafts in New York. Vol. 1 (published in 1938): The Arts and Crafts in New York 1726-1776: Advertisements and News Items from New York City Newspapers; and Vol. 2... Read More
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Types of the Past/Type Revivals--With a Few Words on Typed Design: An Address at the New York Press Association Dinner September 12, MCMXXXVI by Frederic W. Goudy
by Frederic W. Goudy
Syracuse, NY: School of Journalism, Syracuse University, 1936. Original wraps. Fine. A pristine copy of the 1936 1st edition of this lovely keepsake on "types and type design". Clean and Fine in its light-green, string-tied wrappers. 1,000 copies issued in Bertham type, designed by Frederick W. Goudy and produced by Syracuse University's School of Journalism. From the original... Read More
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Flying Dutchman: The Life of Fokker
by Anthony H.G. Fokker and Bruce Gould
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1931. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. An unusually well-preserved copy of the uncommon 1931 1st edition --and in its striking, art deco-ish dustjacket. Solid and VG (with light rubbing to the spine's gilt-lettering) in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light scuffing to the spine. Thick octavo, 282 pgs. Foreword... Read More
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Period Lighting Fixtures
by Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gould
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1928. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY GLEN GOULD on the top of the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1928 1st edition. Tight and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling, device and bordering along the front panel and rubbed titling along the spine. Internally very sharp,... Read More
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Cei and the Arthurian Legend
by Linda M. Gowans
Suffolk, England: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 1988. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1988 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 214 pgs. Vol. XVIII in Boydell's "Arthurian Studies" series.
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Emmet Gowin Photographs
by Emmet Gowin
Philadelphia Museum of Art (Little, Brown and Company), 1990. Cloth. Near Fine. A superb copy of the 1991 1st American trade edition of the catalogue based on the December 1990-February 1991 exhibition at the Philadelphia of Art. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing along the llower front... Read More
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Petra: In the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
by Emmet Gowin
New York: Pace/Macgill Gallery, 1986. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A sharp copy of the 1986 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its original wrappers. And in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with 2 very small, light stains at the front panel. Folio, 14 sumptuous, full-page duotones.
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Ueber Licht und Farben. Mit Besonderer Beziehung auf die Farbenlehren Newton's und Goethe's ("On Light and Colors with Special Reference to the Color Teachings of Newton and Goethe")
by F. Graevell
Berlin: Verlag von Gustav Hempel, 1859. Cloth. Very Good. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1859 1st edition, professionally re-bound in a light-green cloth, with leather title label to the spine and new endsheets and pastedowns. The original 1859 text bright and crisp and VG, with very light, occasional foxing throughout and very mild staining along the lower-edges... Read More
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Timothy Turtle (A Lovely Copy -- And with Wonderful Ephemera)
by Al Graham
Cambridge, MA: Robert Welch Publishing Company, 1946. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very pleasing copy of the 1946 true 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), Near Fine dustjacket, with several tiny (almost microscopic) closed tears along the panel edges. Tall quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout in rich color by Tony Palazzo. (Also includes a... Read More
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