Search Results: Authors starting with G from Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB

London: Kegan Paul International, 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed by author Cyrus Ghani (1929 - 2015), Iranian-born academic, lawyer, Iranian studies scholar, and film critic to Pulitzer Prize- winning author Frances FitzGerald in the year of publication. Thick 8vo, cloth hardback in dustjacket, 967pp.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. No other American economist than Galbraith (1908 - 2006) influenced liberal public policy post WWII more. Inscribed by him on the ffe to 1973 Pulitzer Prize winner ("Fire in the Lake") Frances Fitzgerald (b1940): "For Frankie with love John G 1992

variios: various 0. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A lot of 32 cat books, mostly form 1950s-1990, most with dustjackets (a few without), each in very good or better condition, all with a topic, theme or main character of cat in a bunch of fiction genres - childrens / juvenile, mystery, illustrtated, humor, pgotography, etc. (Not zoological or scientific). Among the titles: Paul Gallico's Honorable Cat, I, Scheherazade: Memoirs of a Siamese Cat, and May Sarton's The Fur Person (second edition) A great bargain for the cat lover!

NY: William Rudge, 1929. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine. A near fine, reprint, de-luxe edition, #8 of 100 copies, printed by William Rudge with a signed, hand-colored plate by Gordon Ross. Some light foxing in front and rear otherwise as new, brown, full leather, in publisher's wrapper and slipcase covered in same as wrapper. Lovely gift copy.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Fine in unclipped near fine dw. Warmly imscribed and dated 1956 by Gradner on ffe.

NY: William Morrow, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. First edition, blue covers, titles stamped in red, with Dubious Bridegroom last title on Perry Mason titles listed in rear. Inscribed on the ffe by Gardner to the legendary Marlene Dietrich with his tribute to her volunteer efforts in WWII: "To Marlene Dietrich who has given so generously of her talent to help keep us a great nation. Yours Erle Stanley Gardner March 1949". Indeed, the German-born Dietrich ( 1901-1992), after becoming an international sensation with The Blue Angel and then emigrating to Hollywood where she made hugely successful films in the 1930s, dedicated notable efforts to humanitarian causes during World War II: entertaining on tour Allied troops, housing German and French exiles, providing financial support and advocating for American citizenship for those fleeing Europe. For boosting morale on the front lines during the war, she received honors from the United States, France, Belgium and Israel, and… Read More

NY: The Century Co, 1917. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Beige cloth covers, pictorial stamped in blue and brown and American flag in red, white and blue, most of white stripes worn away, else quiet nice, as are internals, 8vo, 299p, 250 illustrations of all manner of US military instruction, with infantry in WWI uniforms.

various: various 0. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Tay Garnett (1894-1977) was one of the great American film directors of Hollywood's Golden Age. His six-decade career spanned silents for Mack Sennett, Hal Roach and Pathé, to major studio blockbusters like China Seas (1935), Mrs. Parkington (1944), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949), and the MGM film noir masterpiece, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). At the end of his career, he set out compiling views on directing from the greatest in the American film industry and international cinema. This collection of correspondence and books was assembled by him in the course of research. His book, "Directing: Learn from the Masters" (Scarecrow Press, 1996), published posthumously, ultimately presented the views of 43 of the world's greatest directors. In the mid 1970s, Garnett sent a questionnaire of 21 key questions about the specifics of film directing and their careers to directors around the world. The correspondence,… Read More

NY: Macmillan, 1903. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Complete set, publishers single blind-ruled red linen, gilt titles to spinbe. Spines slight faded and covers slightly rubbed, each solidly bind. Internals fine. Not ex-lib. EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES WILL APPLY.

Princeton: Princeton Architectural Press, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. Ownership copy of Argentinian-born, American architect Cesar Pelli (1926-2019) with his signature and Sept 1989 date in his hand upper right corner ffe. An as new copy, apparently unused, 2 mediem sized chips to dw front panel lower edge and foot of spine. Laid-in is large foldout plan.

Philadelphia: Published by Henry Carey Baird, 1902. Hardcover. Good+. Later printing. Publisher's brown cloth, blind stamped covers, gilt to spine, decorated endpapers,135 +31 (pub catalog), illustrated. Shallow loss spine ends, gutters revealed. Still a good reference copy.

London: Nicholson and Watson, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Graham Sutherland. Small 4to quarter orange cl. gt. with orig. printed boards. illustrated by Graham Sutherland with 5 coloured drawings and title-page. Spine slightly soiled but overall better than very good.

U.S.A.: D. R. Godine, 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. No. 80/255 copies of the deluxe edition signed and inscribed by the author.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1929. 1st Edition. Very Good +/Very Good +. Uncommon Yale University Press illustrated children's title, rarer still with pictorial dustjacket. Boldly decorated covers of bugles and title stamped in gold on green cloth. Cover lightly spotted, insides fine, almost as new, really, showing no signs of use. A collectible copy.

Toldeo OH: The Franklin Printing and Engraving Company, 1903. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. The third title in Gates' Doll series, and one of the more elusive titles. Published by Franklin Printing and Engraving in Toledo but cover pictorial and design is the same format used by Bobbs Merrill for its cover of THE LOST DOLL (1905). Half cloth, half pictorial with an image of the front of the doll front cover, back of the doll rear cover. Covers soiled, some loss to stamped titles in white, corners and edges show obvious wear. Still, solidly bound, insides near fine with illustrations in duotone, a few artfully hand-painted in the style of pre-chromo children's books.

NY: Nicholas L. Brown, 1911. 1st US Edition Limited. Hardcover. Very Good +. First US edition, second printing 1911 after teh first printing of 1910. Rare title by French artist Gaugin based on his life in Polyneisa. 8vo, Linen-backed brown cover, title label spine, 148, (4) (pub list) illustrated with 10 b&w plates, including frontispiece portrait of artist by himself. Spien tanned, leaves gently toned. Solid copy.

London: John Stockdale, 1793. Full Calf. Very Good. Blake, William et al (engravings of). Two volumes, 19thC polished calf, both uniformly rebacked with new leather spines. Scattered moderate foxing , largely confined to prelims and rears, not affecting textblock or engravings. ith engraveings by William Blake.

London: Printed for B. Barker, 1730. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good. 4 volumes uniformly bound, 19thC full calf, leather over spines perished, covers separated or loosened, so the whole set needs rebinding. Geddes' three volumes of Miscellaneous Tracts are third edition, printed for B. Barker, London. Volume I: (6),474. Volume II; (1)480. Volume III: (8),2, 11.-512i The anti-popery, anti-Roman Catholic tract followed by a biography of the life of Don Alvaro de Luna, first minister to John II, King of Castile. is 1715, printed, too, for B. Barker, xxiv (4), 383,(1) and is first edition. Text block firm, internals quiet nice.

NY: Random House, 1987. 1st Edition Reissue. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First eidtion of the 1987 reissue, the first being 1939. Near fine copy in price-clipped dustjacket with a 1987 Happy Birthday gift inscription at the top of the half-title.

NY: E. Steiger, 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. Steiger was a leading publisher for German-language schoolbooks used in German-speaking communities in the US late 9th C. 8vo, printed paper over boards, stained and soiled, cloth spine. Solidly bound, clean internals. Pages numbered 45 - 112 pages. First half handwriting lessons, second half lyrics to 166 songs. Illustrated with line drawings of penmanship examples and pictorial vignettes or figures matching many of the songs. Presumed First Edition or Early Printing.