George Cruikshank's Table-Book
by George Cruikshank; Gilbert Abbott a Beckett [ed.]
London: George Bell & Sons, 1878. Very Good+. London: George Bell & Sons, 1878. New Edition. Large octavo; publisher's scarlet pictorial cloth embossed in gilt, all edges gilt; viii,277pp.; frontispiece, twelve leaves of steel engravings, 116 woodcut illus. throughout text. Spine cloth a bit dulled, else a Very Good or better, remarkably nice copy. Anthology of short... Read More
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Vindiciae, Contra Tyrannos, or, Concerning the Legitimate Power of a Prince Over the People, and of the People Over a Prince
by George Garnett [ed.]
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. First Paperback Edition. Very Good. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Stated First Paperback Edition. Octavo; 221pp. Printed paper wraps. Covers clean and crisp with light shelfwear but no chips, tears, or marks. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Huguenot tract originally published in 1579 concerning the relationship between the people and... Read More
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![George Gershwin's Song-Books [Limited Edition, Signed by Gershwin and Alajalov]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/969/894/1699894969.0.m.jpg)
George Gershwin's Song-Books [Limited Edition, Signed by Gershwin and Alajalov]
by George Gershwin; Constantin Alajalov [illus.]
New York: Random House, 1932. Near Fine. New York: Random House, 1932. First Edition, Limited Issue of 300 copies signed by Gershwin and Alajalov on colophon, of which this is no. 233. Folio; midcentury full morocco with art deco design elements, top edge gilt, new endpapers; 167pp.; photographic frontis., color illustrations preceding each song selection. Separate booklet of music for... Read More
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New Horny Pictures
by Gilbert & George
London: White Cube 2, 2001. Very Good. London: White Cube 2, 2001. First Edition. Oblong Quarto (30x42cm); unpaginated, but the number was texted to us: [12pp]. Sixteen works reproduced in full color. Saddle-stapled giant brochure-catalog of the exhibition of the same name shown at the London gallery White Cube Hoxton Square from 2 June to 15 July... Read More
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The Knights of the White Rose
by George Griffith; Hal Hurst [illus.]
London: F.V. White & Co, 1897. Very Good. London: F.V. White & Co., 1897. First Edition. Octavo; [viii], 311pp. Six plates including frontis, all present. Publisher's illustrated cloth. Boards rubbed along edges with some exposure to corners, some scuffs and smudges to surface. Spine ends crushed, and spine a touch cocked. Endpapers toned. Some occasional marginal thumpbrints and... Read More
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![In the Castle of My Skin [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/680/199/1721199680.0.m.jpg)
In the Castle of My Skin [Signed]
by George Lamming; Richard Wright [intro.]; Denis Williams [illus.]
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1954. Very Good/Very Good. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1954. Book Club Edition. Signed by George Lamming at title page with brief inscription. Octavo; illustrated dust jacket; green cloth boards stamped in red; illustrated endpapers; 312pp. Dust jacket chipped and creased along edges and spine sunned. Light wear to edges of boards and... Read More
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The Visionary Novels of George MacDonald: Lilith / Phantastes
by George MacDonald; Anne Fremantle [ed.]; W.H. Auden [intro.]
New York: Noonday Press, 1954. Very Good/Very Good-. New York: Noonday Press, n.d. but 1954. First Thus. Octavo (21cm); publisher's cloth-backed boards, black topstain, in pictorial price-clipped dust jacket; x,[2],434pp. Rather heavy chipping and wear to jacket margins with shallow losses at spine ends, brief tape repair to verso; overall a Very Good example in About Very Good... Read More
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![Peronnik the Fool [Limited Edition, Signed by Moore and Gooden]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/335/000/1506000335.0.m.jpg)
Peronnik the Fool [Limited Edition, Signed by Moore and Gooden]
by George Moore; Stephen Gooden [illus.]
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1933. Very Good. London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1933. First Illustrated Edition, Limited to 525 copies of which this is no. 84. Octavo; publisher's full gilt-lettered vellum, top edge gilt, ribbon marker present, housed in custom cloth slipcase; 76pp.; engraved frontispiece and two plates, chapter headings additionally adorned with... Read More
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Homage to Catalonia
by George Orwell; Lionel Trilling [intro.]
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1952. Very Good +/Very Good. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1952. First American Edition. Octavo; illustrated dust jacket with original $3.50 price present; mustard boards stamped in light green; 232pp. Dust jacket chipped and toned along edges with a coupe short tears. Corners of boards bumped; binding sound and pages unmarked;... Read More
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![A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania with Numerous Historical Notes and References [Limited Edition, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/638/899/1637899638.0.m.jpg)
A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania with Numerous Historical Notes and References [Limited Edition, Signed]
by George P. Donehoo; Warren K. Moorehead [intro.]
Harrisburg, PA: Telegraph Press, 1928. Very Good -. Harrisburg, PA: Telegraph Press, 1928. First Edition, Limited to 500 copies of which this is no. 238. Octavo; publisher's navy blue gilt-lettered cloth; xiv,290pp. Cloth margins a bit scuffed, most notably at spine ends, renewed endpapers, textblock uniformly toned due to inferior paper quality, else a Good to Very Good... Read More
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![Reaching [Limited Edition, Signed by Elliot & Block]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/091/021/1689021091.0.m.jpg)
Reaching [Limited Edition, Signed by Elliot & Block]
by George P. Elliott; Irving Block [illus.]
Northridge: Santa Susana Press, 1979. Very Good +. Northridge: Santa Susana Press, 1979. Limited First Edition of 300 numbered and 26 lettered copies, of which this is letter N. Octavo (23.5cm); brown paper-covered boards and cream cloth spine with dark brown lettering; [34]pp; illus. Boards are square, with light toning to cloth along spine. Binding is sound and... Read More
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Reaching [Limited Edition, Signed by Elliot & Block]
by George P. Elliott; Irving Block [illus.]
Northridge: Santa Susana Press, 1979. Very Good +. Northridge: Santa Susana Press, 1979. Limited First Edition of 300 numbered copies, of which this is 26. Octavo (23.5cm); brown paper-covered boards and cream cloth spine with dark brown lettering; [34]pp; illus. Boards are square, with moderate foxing to cloth along spine. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Signed by... Read More
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The Wages of Fear
by Georges Arnaud; Norman Dale [trans.]
London: The Bodley Head, 1952. Very Good/Very Good -. London: The Bodley Head, 1952. First UK Edition. Octavo. 191pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Red boards stamped in black. Unclipped dust jacket chipped and creased with light spotting; heaviest loss to spine ends. Boards lightly shelfworn and previous owner has affixed a small patch of paper, colored in black, to... Read More
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![Specimens of English Prose Style, From Malory to Macaulay [Percy Lancelot Babington copy; J.P. Gray and Son Binding]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/260/745/1294745260.0.m.jpg)
Specimens of English Prose Style, From Malory to Macaulay [Percy Lancelot Babington copy; J.P. Gray and Son Binding]
by George Saintsbury [ed.]
London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, 1885. Very Good. London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1885. Limited Large Paper Edition, numbered 43 of 50 copies and signed "Charles Whittingham & Co." (the Chiswick Press). Bound by J.P. Gray and Son, Cambridge, with binder stamp at bottom of front pastedown. Bookplate of Percy Lancelot Babington, Esquire of Cossington in... Read More
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![The History of the Discovery of Photography [Limited Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/491/164/1547164491.0.m.jpg)
The History of the Discovery of Photography [Limited Edition]
by Georges Potonniee; Edward Epstean [trans.]
New York: Tennant and Ward, 1936. Very Good. New York: Tennant and Ward, 1936. First American Edition, Limited to 300 copies. Octavo; blue library cloth, gilt-lettered spine; x,272pp. Moderate shelf wear, free of library markings save for slip mounted to rear pastedown reading "For reference use," contemporary ownership ex libris to front pastedown, endpapers darkened, else Very Good... Read More
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![The Writings of George Washington: Volumes I - XIV [1748-1799] [Fourteen volume set]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/095/064/1657064095.0.m.jpg)
The Writings of George Washington: Volumes I - XIV [1748-1799] [Fourteen volume set]
by George Washington; Worthington Chauncey Ford [ed.]
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1893. Very Good. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1889-1893. First Edition, Letter-Press Edition of 750 copies, this being #489. Fourteen octavo volumes, all ex-library. Thirteen of fourteen volumes bound in uniform library cloth with call numbers and "Ford Edition" stamped to spine; volume four trimmed and thus shorter and in a more recent... Read More
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Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth. The Remedy
by Henry George
New York: Henry George & Co, 1888. Very Good +. New York: Henry George & Co., [1888]. Later printing of Fourth Edition. Octavo (19 cm); 512pp + 10ads. Boards full bound in brown cloth with gilt stamping to spine and blind ruling to boards. Green floral endsheets. Dark top stain. Boards scuffed and scratched, corners and spine ends... Read More
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Collection of Three Watercolor Interior Design Maquettes for Mrs. Leon Jones of Atlanta, Georgia
by [Interior Design - Georgia]
Atlanta, 1950. Very Good. Atlanta, GA: n.d., ca. 1950s. Three watercolor interior design maquettes (ca. 25x29.5 to 24x36cm.). Stock toned and rather dust-soiled, small loss at corner of two of the pieces, else Very Good. Designs for three rooms commissed for a Mrs. Leon Jones of Atlanta, Georgia, possibly the wife of the Athletic Director and lead... Read More
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![The Dial, December 1921, Volume LXXI, Number 6 [featuring Black Spot by O'Keeffe]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/616/357/1343357616.0.m.jpg)
The Dial, December 1921, Volume LXXI, Number 6 [featuring Black Spot by O'Keeffe]
by Georgia O'Keeffe [illus.]; Scofield Thayer [ed.]; Gilbert Seldes [ed.]
New York: The Dial Publishing Company, Inc, 1921. Very Good. New York: The Dial Publishing Company, Inc., 1921. First Edition. Octavo (10" x 6"); 728 pp. Original pale pink printed wrappers. Black and white illustrations. Edges rubbed and worn. Chip to top edge of spine with a small closed tear that wraps around to the front cover, text... Read More
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The Left: A Quarterly Review of Radical & Experimental Art. Spring 1931: Volume 1, No. 1
by George Redfield, Jay Du Von et al. [eds.] Lola Ridge, Sherry Mangan, V.F. Calverton, Barnet G. Braver-Mann et al. [contrs.]
Davenport, IA: George Redfield and Jay du Von, 1931. Very Good. Davenport, IA: George Redfield and Jay du Von, 1931. First Edition. Octavo; 100pp. Photo-illustrated wraps. Moderate wear and creasing to wraps; binding sound; mild toning to edges of pages, else unmarked; Very Good. The first of only two issues published, featuring essays and poetry as well as... Read More
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The Problems of the Philosophy of History: An Epistemological Essay
by Georg Simmel; Guy Oakes [trans.]
New York: Free Press / Macmillan Publishing Co, 1977. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Free Press / Macmillan Publishing Co., [1977]. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's boards in decorative dust jacket; xi,[3],220pp. Light wear and dust soil to extremities, vertical scratch to upper jacket panel, corners tapped, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, else Very Good and... Read More
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A Worthy Man
by Robert Standish [pseud. Digby George Gerahty]
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1952. Very Good +/Very Good. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1952. First Edition. Octavo. 278 pages. Illustrated dust jacket with original $3.50 price present. Beige boards stamped in green. Dust jacket lightly chipped and creased at edges with general smudging, but colors remain bright. Slight lean to boards with light wear... Read More
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![There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/232/505/1694505232.0.m.jpg)
There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir [Signed]
by Casey Gerald
New York: Riverhead Books, 2018. Very Good/Very Good +. New York: Riverhead Books, 2018. First Edition with full numberline. Octavo (23.5cm); graphic dust jacket with $27.00 price intact; boards in blindstamped black cloth with silver lettering to spine; [vi],394pp. Jacket clean and crisp with bumping at spine ends. Boards sturdy and square with bumps at same. Binding is... Read More
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The Drunken Forest
by Gerald Durrell; Ralph Thompson [illus.]
New York: The Viking Press, 1956. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: The Viking Press, 1956. First Edition. Octavo (22 cm); [6], 238pp. Publisher's illustrated dust jacket with price intact ($3.75). Boards full bound in mint green cloth with dark green stamping. Dust jacket generally scuffed and rubbed at margins with sunning to spine. Board margins lightly... Read More
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Brick As an Element in Design
by Gerd Zimmerschied; Peggie Benton [trans.]
Berlin: Interbuch Berlin, 1961. Very Good/Very Good. Berlin: Interbuch Berlin, 1961. First English Language Edition. Quarto (30cm); publisher's cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket; 177pp.; halftone photographic illus. throughout. Moderate wear to jacket and cloth margins, corners bumped, else Very Good and sound.
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