The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel
by Benjamin Graham
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. The "new revised edition", in other words the 2nd edition of Benjamin Graham's highly-influential guide in investment literature. The 1st edition, originally published in May of 1949 (with a code of D-Y), went through a number of printings. Then a 2nd edition (called the "new revised edition") came... Read More
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The Intelligent Investor
by Benjamin Graham
New York: Harper & Row, 1959. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A solid copy of the 6th printing of this 1959 second revised edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets, light foxing to the preliminaries) in a crisp, price-intact ("$4.95"), VG dustjacket, with light creasing and chipping along the spine crown, very light... Read More
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The Illustrators of Alice
by Graham Ovenden, Ed
London and New York: Academy Editions/St. Martin's Press, 1972. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A handsome copy of the 1972 1st edition, published simultaneously in London and New York. Immaculate and Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 101 pgs.
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Erosion
by Jorie Graham
Princeton University Press, 1983. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1983 1st edition (in hardback) of the poet's 2nd published book. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Thin octavo, part of the "Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets". A lovely copy.
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Erosion
by Jorie Graham
Princeton University Press, 1983. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A very sharp copy of the 1983 1st edition of Jorie Graham's 2nd published collection of poetry, in its less common hardback. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing along the spine crown and a light band of foxing at the top-edge of the... Read More
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The Golden Age
by Kenneth Grahame
London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd, 1928. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1928 1st Ernest Shepard-illustrated edition. Tight and VG in a bright, VG- example of the charming dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends and along the panel edges. 12mo, 166 pgs., the wonderful Ernest Shepard line drawings thtruout complementing the Kenneth Grahame... Read More
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The Wind in the Willows: A Musical Adaptation
by Don Trifiletti (Kenneth Grahame)
Hicksville, NY: Exposition Press, 1977. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 1977 stated 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 93 pgs. Music, Lyrics and Scenario by Don Trifiletti.
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Benjy's Dog House
by Margaret Bloy Graham
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. A crisp, tight copy of the 1973 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (just a touch of wear along the rear panel's top-edge) in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with one small closed tear and one tiny stain to the rear panel. Quarto, nicely... Read More
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Otto Graham--"T" Quarterback
by Otto Graham
New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1953. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY OTTO GRAHAM ("Best wishes Otto Graham") on the front free endpaper. A very presentable copy to boot of the 1953 1st edition. Solid and VG (light offsetting at the endpapers, thin piece of green tape running across the front free endpaper, very light staining to the lower-tips)... Read More
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Little Toot Through the Golden Gate
by Hardie Gramatky
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1975. Cloth. Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY HARDIE GRAMATKY on the half-title. A near-pristine copy to boot of the 1975 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact (lower corner is clipped though--as usual), Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated thruout in rich color and black-and-white by Hardie Gramatky.
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A Stepmother's Slaves (Vols. 1 & 2)
by A. De Granamour
Los Angeles: Flag Publications, 1958. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. The 1st editions of A. De Granamour's tale of bondage, "Stepmother's Slaves", published circa 1958 and complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes solid and VG+ to Near Fine in their pictorial, stapled wrappers, with just a touch of very light soiling along the rear panels. Uniform octacvos, published... Read More
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Eureka: un Siecle de Jouets de Reve
by M. Grandvoinnet
La Librairie du Collectionneur, Paris, 1991. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. A beautiful copy of the 1991 1st edition. Fine in a Fine pictorial dustjacket. Quarto, 203 pgs. Wonderful history of the French company that built miniature and soapbox cars for children. Text in French.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the First Editions in Book Form of the Writings of Percy Bysshe Shelley
by Ruth S. Granniss
New York: The Grolier Club, 1923. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid copy of the 1923 1st edition, limited to 350 copies. "Based on a Memorial Exhibition Held at the Grolier Club from April 20 to May 20, 1922" and compiled by Ruth Granniss, the Grolier Club's librarian. Clean and G+ in its blue boards, with beige... Read More
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The Cowboy Encyclopedia: The Old and the New West from the Open Range to the Dude Ranch
by Bruce Grant
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1951. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very nice Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR BRUCE GRANT TO THE RENOWNED WESTERN AMERICANA ILLUSTRATOR LORENCE BJORKLUND on the front free endpaper. A solid, very sharp copy to boot of the 1951 1st edition (with the letter 'A' at the copyright page). Tight and Near Fine... Read More
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Ride, Gaucho
by Bruce Grant
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1969. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Sam Savitt. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR BRUCE GRANT on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1969 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling to the front panel. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by the... Read More
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Sketches in London (Illustrations by "Phiz")
by James Grant
London: W.S. Orr & Co, 1838. 1/4 leather. Very Good. Phiz. The 1838 Ist edition, with "twenty-four humorous illustrations by Phiz". Solid and VG in its 1/4 dark-green morocco over marbled boards (bound by T. Catherall of Chester), with light rubbing and scuffing at the panels and just a bit of mild, intermittent foxing at the text. Octavo,... Read More
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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant (With Wonderful Ephemera)
by Ulysses S. Grant
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co, 1886. 1/2 leather. Very Good. The 1885 1st edition, in the publisher's less common 1/2 deluxe brown morocco over chocolate-brown boards. Complete in 2 volumes, the first published in 1885, the second and final volume published in 1886. Both volumes solid and very presentable, with lightly-rubbed gilt-titling along the spines and... Read More
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Grammaire De La Langue Polonaise
by Henri Grappin
Paris: Librairie Droz, 1942. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1942 1st edition. Clean and VG+ (with mild darkening along the spine) in its original wrappers. Octavo, 324 pgs., only 1,000 copies issued. Part of the "grammaires de l'Institut d'Etudes slaves" series from the University of Paris.
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Geology of the City of New York
by L.P. Gratacap
Henry Holt, 1909. Hardcover. A sharp copy of the 1909 3rd edition, enlarged. VG+ in its original maroon cloth with bright gilt-lettering on the spine. Octavo, 232 pgs., 4 fold-out maps present. Bookplate of the New York Microscopical Society on inside cover as well as their small, neat stamp on title page.
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A Century of Village Unitarianism: Being a History of the Reformed Christian (Unitarian) Church of Trenton Oneida County, N.Y.
by Charles Graves
Boston: Geo. H. Ellis Co, 1904. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1st edition, 1904. A clean, VG+ copy in its original green boards, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel. 12mo, 97 pgs., fold-out chart completely intact.
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Design Judgment Test
by Maitland Graves
New York: The Psychological Corporation, 1946. Spiral bound wraps. Very Good +. Uncommon 1946 test on "design" acumen and judgment, issued by The Psychological Corporation of New York. Crisp and VG+ in its oblong, spiral-bound wrappers, with either 2 or 3 sharp, clean design patterns on each page. Sadly, the publisher's original answer sheet on which one's choices... Read More
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Alexander Hamilton: Nevis-Weehawken -- A Lecture on the Military Career of Alexander Hamilton with Elaborate Notes on the Important Events of His Life, and Full Particulars of the Hamilton-Burr Duel
by James Edward Graybill
New York: Self-published, 1898. Cloth. Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JAMES EDWARD GRAYBILL on the front free endpaper. A solid, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1898 stated 2nd edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its beige cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel. Very light soiling at the rear panel, otherwise clean... Read More
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Your Garden: Plan --Planting-- Care
by Donald Gray
Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1935. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper AND the title page. The 1935 1st edition. VG in its printed green boards, with light wear near the spine crown. 12mo, 61 pgs., illustrated thruout by Franklin Bossart. Signed by Author.
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Up: A True Story of Aviation
by Jack Stearns Gray
Streasburg, Virginia: Shenandoah Publishing House, 1931. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR "JACK" STEARNS GRAY on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1931 1st edition of this important history of aviation, penned by pioneering female pilot Mrs. Gray (or "Jack" Stearns Gray). Clean and Near Fine in a... Read More
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Galloping Gold
by Patsey Gray
New York: Coward-McCann, 1958. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Leonard Shortall. A handsome copy of the 1958 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light wear along the edges and just a touch of very slight chipping at the spine ends. Octavo, illustrated by Leonard Shortall.
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