Adrift on an Ice-Pan
by Wilfrd Thomason Grenfell
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1926. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front free endpaper-- AND WITH AN INK DRAWING IN HIS HAND OF A POLAR BEAR HUNTING ON AN ICE CAP FOR FISH. A crisp copy to boot of the 1926 twenty-fifth impression. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket. 12mo, 69... Read More
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Man-Eating Cow (Issue #1)
by Clay Griffith
Quincy, MA: New England Comics Press, 1992. Original wraps. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the July 1992 maiden issue of "Man-Eating Cow", which is a spin-off of the comic book "The Tick". Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. A crisp, all-but-pristine copy.
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First Steps to Tokyo: The Royal Canadian Air Force in the Aleutians
by Flying Officer D. F. Griffin
Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1944. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. Donald Anderson. A solid copy of the 1944 stated 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its pictorial boards, which have been illustrated by Sergeant Donald Anderson. Just a touch of light soiling and scratching at the panels, otherwise very clean.
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Ther Devil Rides Outside
by John Howard Griffin
Ft. Worth, Texas: Smiths, Inc, 1952. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN HOWARD GRIFFIN TO HIS CLOSE FRIEND MAXWELL GEISMAR (PRE-EMINENT LITERARY CRITIC WHO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, WROTE THE INTRODUCTION TO "SOUL ON ICE"): "FOR MAX--THE BEST THING TO ME --THE VERY BEST THING-- ABOUT THIS OLD BOOK IS THAT IT INTRODUCED ME TO... Read More
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The Mikado: Institution and Person
by William Elliot Griffis
Princeton University Press, 1915. 1st. Hardcover. A Review Copy of the 1915 1st edition with original review slip laid in. VG in a bright red cloth with gilt lettering. Octavo, 346 pgs. Small former owner signature on front free endpaper.
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Historic Dogs: An Outline in Pictures of the Story of the Dog--From the Earliest Records to the Present Day
by Beatrice Fox Griffith
Haverford, PA: Clinton L. Mellor, Inc, 1932. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1932 1st edition, in its handsome pictorial dusdtjacket. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping to the spine ends and light creasing --and several small closed tears--along the rear panel's top-edge. Quarto, dozens of photographs and line-drawn illustrations thruout.... Read More
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The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware (In 2 Vols. and Slipcase)
by Leslie B. Grigsby
London: Jonathan Horne Publications, 2000. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2000 1st edition, complete in 2 exhaustive volumes and slipcase. Both volumes tight and Fine in crisp, Fine dustjackets. Tall quartos, with hundreds and hundreds of lovely color reproductions thruout. Contributions by Michael Archer, Margaret Macfarlane and Jonathan Horne. Vol. I: Slipware; Vol. 2: Delftware. Also... Read More
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The Henry H. Weldon Collection -- English Pottery: Stoneware and Earthenware 1650-1800
by Leslie B. Grigsby
London: Sotheby's Publications, 1990. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near-pristine copy of the 1990 1st edition, #468 of 800 copies issued. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall, thick quarto, hundreds and hundreds of first-rate color reproductions thruout.
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Die Goldkinder und Andere Marchen
by Bruder Grimm
Leipzig: A. Anton & Co, 1925. Anne Anderson. Thick quarto, wonderful cloth-backed pictorial boards, circa 1925. Tips worn, some foxing on half-title and title pages, light offsetting to the endpapers, else VG+. 39 of Grimm's fairy tales nicely illustrated by Anne Anderson, with 8 mounted color plates plus numerous full and partial-page line illustrations. Very handsome edition.
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Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten: Ein Marchen der Gebruder Grimm ("The Bremen Town Musicians--A Fairy Tale by the Brothers Grimm")
by The Brothers Grimm
Frankfurt: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1944. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Hans Fischer. A lovely copy of this 1944 edition of "The Bremen Town Musicians", one of the timeless fairy tales in the canon of the Brothes Grimm. Clean and Near Fine (just the slightest hint of light soiling at the rear panel) in its pictorial boards, with beautiful illustrations throughout... Read More
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Clay Mineralogy
by Ralph E. Grim
McGraw-Hill, 1953. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1953 1st ed. VG, with very minor foxing on the flyleaf, in a VG dustjacket with a small amount of chipping to the head of the spine. 8vo., 384 pgs.
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The Gourmet
by F. Gray Griswold
New York: Duttons, Inc, 1933. 1/4 Vellum. Very Good +. The 1933 1st edition of this uncommon meditation by F. Gray Griswold on all things food-related. Limited to only 200 copies. Solid and VG+ in its light-brown boards over 1/4 vellum. Bright gilt-titling to the front panel and spine. Light scuffing at the front panel, very light soiling... Read More
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Kirchner-Zeichnungen: 100 Tafeln und Zahlreiche Holzschnitte im Text
by Will Grohmann
Dresden: Verlag Ernst Arnold, 1925. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Written by the formidable Will Grohmann, this 1925 1st edition represents one of the earliest monographs on German Expressionist painter E.L. Kirchner. Clean and solid and VG+ in its pictorial cloth. Quarto, Grohmann's text is followed by 100 plates (a number of them in color) on each... Read More
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Ruckus Rodeo (Signed by Red Grooms)
by Red Grooms
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. BOLDLY SIGNED BY RED GROOMS (in red marker, across the first page of Barbara Haskell's essay). A bright, solid copy to boot of the 1988 1st edition of this wild artist's book/pop-up book, with all moveable pieces in place and in excellent working order. Quarto, featuring elaborate... Read More
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Walter Gropius: Work and Teamwork
by S. Giedion (Walter Gropius)
New York: Reinhold Publishing Co, 1954. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY WALTER GROPIUS AT HARVARD IN 1955 TO RENOWNED BOSTON ARCHITECT PAUL GRAYSON, A STUDENT OF GROPIUS'S AT HARVARD'S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN (WHERE GROPIUS HAD CHAIRED THE ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT). A sharp, very well-preserved copy to boot of the 1954 1st American edition. Tight and... Read More
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Apollo in the Democracy: The Cultural Obligation of the Architect (Inscribed by Walter Gropius)
by Walter Gropius
New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1968. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY WALTER GROPIUS (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition (with the correct number line). Tight and VG (small former owner presentation at the top of the front free endpaper) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a... Read More
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(2) Original Walter Gropius Letters
by Walter Gropius
1946. Letters. Very Good +. 2 Walter Gropius (1883-1969) typed letters signed (TLSs), one written in German (from London) in 1934, the other written in English (from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Cambridge, whose Architecture department Gropius chaired) in 1946. Both letters crisp, bright and VG+, with a touch of very light staining along the upper... Read More
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Der Spiesser-Spiegel
by George Grosz
Dresden: Carl Reissner Verlag, 1932. Hard Cover. Collectible; Very Good. 1932 "neue veranderte ausgabe". Solid and VG in its beige boards. Octavo, "60 Zeichnungen mit Einer Selbstdarstellung". Small former owner signature/inscription at front free endpaper and half-title.
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Clinton and the Kappa
by Edgar C. Grove-Merritt
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1966. 1st. Cloth. Fine/near fine. Y. Kazama. A very sharp copy of the 1966 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Y. Kazama.
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Raggedy Ann's Lucky Pennies
by Johnny Gruelle
Jolliet, Illinois: The P.F. Volland Co, 1932. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1932 1st edition, IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BOX. VG- in its pictorial cloth with light abrading at the front panel's upper fore-edge. Otherwise tight and solid and, internally, very, very clean. Octavo, 95 pgs. And in a sturdy, VG example of the fragile pictorial box.... Read More
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Raggedy Ann in the Magic Book
by Johnny Gruelle
New York: Johnny Gruelle Company, 1939. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A bright, well-preserved copy of the 1939 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the panel edges. Octavo, nicely illustrated in rich color by the author himself.
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Little Sunny Stories (In the Publisher's Original Box)
by Johnny Gruelle
Chicago: Volland, 1919. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Johnny Gruelle. The 1919 stated 20th edition. Octavo, pictorial boards. Near Fine, with very light offsetting to the endsheets and pastedowns. In the publisher's pictorial box, with a few minor flap repairs. A VOLLAND SUNNY BOOK of fairy stories, with beautiful full page and in-text color illustrations. Scarce in its box.... Read More
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The Paper Dragon: A Raggedy Ann Adventure
by Johnny Gruelle
Joliet, IL: The P.F. Volland Co, 1926. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid, presentable copy of the 1926 1st edition. VG- in its pictorial cloth, with light wear at the corners and light scuffing to the boards. Octavo, beautifully illustrated thruout by the great Johnny Gruelle in vivid color.
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Original Bob Gruen Print of Joey Ramone and "Legs" McNeil
by Bob Gruen
New York: Bob Gruen, 1980. Photograph. Near Fine. A crisp, original 1980 print of Joey Ramone and Eddy ”Legs” McNeil (who helped start “Punk Magazine" in NYC in the mid to late 70s {along with Tom Hern and Bob Holstrom} and who authored the Punk classic "Please Kill Me"). Taken by legendary rock photographer Bob Gruen, whose stamp... Read More
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The Last Generation of the Roman Republic (The First Edition, in Its Original Dustjacket)
by Erich S. Gruen
Berkeley, CA: The University of California Press, 1974. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. The 1974 1st edition, in a solid example of the original dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (presentation plate --from The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT-- pasted onto the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of very minor soiling... Read More
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