Search Results: Authors starting with G from The Bookpress, Ltd.

(JEFFERSON) GABLER, James M. PASSIONS, THE WINES AND TRAVELS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON. Baltimore: Bacchus, (1995). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. xv, 318 pages. First edition. "Through a combination of original research, imaginative writing and beautifu illustrations, Jim Gabler has captured an intimate portrait of Thomas Jeffers at leisure, enjoying two of his passions--wine and travel." This is a welcom addition to the canon of Jeffersonian literature. Fine.

GABLER, James M. WINE INTO WORDS. Baltimore: Bacchus Press, (1985). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 403 pages. First edition. Gabler's bibliography has become a standard work on the history of wine books written in the English language. A heavily annotated bibliography, it is fil with valuable and authorative comments. Fine.

GADACZ, Rene R., and Michael I. Asch. THESIS AND DISSERTATION TITLES AND ABSTRACTS ON THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF CANADIAN INDIANS. (Ottawa:) National Museum of Man, 1984. 4to. Wrappers. x, 128 pages. First edition. Part of the Canadian Ethnology Service, paper no. 95 of the Mercury Series. Very good.

1970. (CALIFORNIA) GAER, Joseph, ed. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA LITERATURE. New York: Burt Franklin, (1970). 8vo. Cloth. Reprint edition. A bibliography of California books from the gold rush period. Fine.

GAGE, John. REMARKS ON THE ALTERATIONS PROPOSED IN YORK MINSTER. London: J.F. Dove, 1831. 8vo. Self-wrappers. 15 pages. First edition. A published letter from John Gage, director of the Society of Antiquities, to Francis Cholmeley of a paper he read at a meeting of the Society on February 1831. Self-wrappers dusty.

GALLACCINI, Teofilo. TRATTATO SOPRA GLI ERRORI DEGLI ARCHITETTI. (Farnborough, Hants:) Gregg, 1970. Folio. Cloth. (ii), xii, 81 pages. Facsimile of the Venetian 1767 edition--Gallaccini's only published work. Th illustrations and plates are incorporated in the text and illustrate architectural "mistakes" of construction and design. Very good.

(MILLS) GALLAGHER, H.M. Pierce. ROBERT MILLS. New York: Columbia University Press, 1935. 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece, xxv, (i 233, (2) pages, 72 illustrations on plates. First edition. A monograph on Robert Mills who designed the Washington Monument, with a foreword by Fiske Kimball. Illustrated. Very good.

(MILLS) GALLAGHER, H.M. Pierce. ROBERT MILLS. New York: Columbia University Press, 1935. 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece, xxv, (i 233, (2) pages, 72 illustrations on plates. First edition. A monograph on Robert Mills who designed the Washington Monument, with a foreword by Fiske Kimball. Illustrated. A good to very good copy.

(GALLATIN) PAINTINGS BY GALLATIN. New York: Wittenborn, Schultz, 1948. 4to. Cloth. xii, 29 pages. First editio Perforation on title page and library bookplate, else very good.

PARKE-BERNET GALLERIES. RARE AND WAVLUABLE BOOKS IMPORTANT AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND MSS DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS. New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1951. 8vo. Wrappers. A catalogue of the 602 items involved in the "Final Liquidation of the Stock the Late Gabriel Wells." Wrappers sunned and slightly chipped, else very good.

(BAUM) SWANN GALLERIES. THE DISTINGUISHED COLLECTION OF L. FRANK BAUM AND RELATED OZIANA INCLUDING W.W. DENSLOW FORMED BY JUSTIN G. SCHILLER. New York: 1978. 8vo. Wrappers. Auction sale number 1118. 493 Baum and Oz related items, with appendices. V good.

HIRSCHL & ADLER GALLERIES. BUILDINGS: ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICAN MODERNISM. New York: 1980. Small 4to. Wrappers. 96 pages. First edition. An exhibition catalogue. Wrappers spotted.

ROSENBACH GALLERIES. CATALOGUE OF A REMARKABLE COLLECTION OF AUTHOR'S MANUSCRIPTS. Philadelphia: 1911. Small 8vo. Wrappers. First edition. Lessing Rosenwald's copy of an early Rosenbach catalogue of author's manuscripts, presentation copies, and association books. The catalogue lists 132 items from such authors as Browning, Dickens, Pope, Scott, Stevenson, and Wilde. Wrappers chipped else very good. (31065).

MANCHESTER CITY ART GALLERY. A CATALOGUE OF THE LANCASTRIAN POTTERY. (Manchester): (circa 1980's). Square 8vo. Printed wrappers. 44 pages. First edition. An exhibition catalogue of important local Lancastrian pottery made mainly between 1900 to 1950 -- primarily Lusterware made by major artists of the region. Illustrated with twenty photographic plates on fourteen pages. Very good.

(HASSOM) SPANIERMAN GALLERY. CHILDE HASSOM, 1859-1935. New York: Spanierman Gallery, 1988. 4to. Printed wrappers. (18) pages, (7) fold-out plates. First edition. A sale catalogue featuring eight Childe Hassom works, seven of which are on fold-out plates, all of which are in full color. Fine.

(GRABRORN PRESS) PACIFIC BOOK AUCTION GALLERY. FINE PRINTING, GRABHORN PRESS LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB - BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS. San Francisco: 1994. 8vo. Wrappers. Sale 63 (December 1, 1994). 432 lots in two sections.

GALLION, Arthur and Simon Eisner. THE URBAN PATTERN. Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company, (1963). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, x, (ii), 435 pages. First edition. An illustrated reference book on city growth and planning. Dust jacket light worn, signature in ink on front free endpaper, else very good.

(BELLINI) GAMBA, Carlo. GIOVANNI BELLINI. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, (1937). 8vo. Cloth. 212, (2) pages, 200 plates. First edition. [Freitag, 553.] A catalogue raisonnee of Bellini's works, with text in Italian. Back hinge internally cracked, signature in ink on front free endpaper, spine sunned.

GANGOLY, O.C. INDIAN ARCHITECTURE. (Bombay): Kutub, (1954). 4to. Cloth spine, boards, dust jacket. 67, (5) page This brief study on Indian architecture contains 109 photographs. Dust jacke lightly rubbed, else very good.

GANS, Herbert J. POPULAR CULTURE AND HIGH CULTURE. New York: Basic Books, (1974.) 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. Very good.