Search Results: Titles starting with G from JWMah

Japan: Neko Publishing, 2006. (JPN) I believe this is the 2nd printing of 2007. No markings, Fine, wraps with dustjacket, no page numbers (about 200pp) consisting of colour photos of articulated models with military uniforms of in Japanese clothes, shown with guns, swords, or other weapons, or in military or para-military situations, The captions are in Japanese. Takayuki Haga (1955), better known by the stage name George Tokoro, is a Japanese comedian, TV personality, singer-songwriter, and essayist. A heavy book. (3.6 JM LVR 201/b2. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Toronto: Random House of Canada Ltd, 2004. (CAD) First Printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, Fine in unclipped about Fine Dj with tiny tear to head of spine Boards, 247pp. This is a novel about three people who fly out to an island in the path of a hurricane. (1.6 JM HOQ 102/b3. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Calgary: N and C Publishing., 1988. (CAD) 2nd edition. No markings, Near Fine with light rubbing to panel gloss. Glossy photo wraps with flaps, 196pp, index. Profusely illus with all colour photos of prepared dishes as well as step-by-step photos of cutting up game. 128 recipes for cooking bear, boar, rabbit, elk, deer, mountain sheep, wild turkey, grouse, Canada goose as well as sauces, complimentary dishes and desserts. 80% of the recipes are easily applied to the cooking of domestic meats such as beef, pork, etc where game is unavailable. The author was executive chef of La Chaumiere in Calgary Alberta. (2.4 JM HOJ 301/5. 2nd. Paperback. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Frances Lincoln, 2007. (UK) 1st printing. No makrings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 208pp, index, colour photos and line drawings. This handsome book is illustrated with lovely photos of the gardens desinged by the Marchioness along with her own plans and drawings. Sir Roy Strong has called her "the greatest gardener of the twentieth century". A heavy book, (3.7 JM HOZ 401/6. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by MOORE, Derry. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

London: John Westhouse., 1946. (UK) 2nd Printing Owner's name to endpaper, Very Good used copy; lacking Dj. Tan cloth with gold title, xii, 269pp. Nicely illustrated with B&W frontis and many B&W plates by Brandt. (Rolf Brandt was a British artist born in Hamburg, Germany; he moved to London in 1933 and remained in Britain for the rest of his life. The brother of photographer Bill Brandt, Rolf was a distinguished artist in his own right. His career as an artist encompassed his early surrealist paintings and drawings; haunting drawings and book illustrations of the 1930s and ’40s; subtle and sophisticated abstract paintings of the 1950s; witty and inventive drawings and collages of the 1960s and ’70s. Translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Anthony Motteux. Intro by Denis Saurat. The Gangantua/ Pantagruel works consist of five books of which only the first two books are included in this edition. (1.6 Jm HOQ 100/b4. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by BRANDT,… Read More

London: Holland Press, 1981. (UK) No markings, Fine in Fine Dj in mylar sleeve. This is the facsimile edition of 500 copies of the 1939 first edition; this copy is un-numbered. Maroon bds, 718pp, index. A heavy book. ( 4.5 JM HOQ 100/a4. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Ste. Anne de Bellevue: Victorian Order of Nurses Auxiliary, 1973. (CAD) First Edition There is a name in pencil struck out in black marker to the corenr of the first page, no other markings, rubbing to cover edges, small crease to cover corner, Good used copy. 17.5 x 12.5 cm, card cover with illus of traditional Quebec house, plastic comb binding, [2], i-vi, [2]illus divider page, 1-108pp, [2] for notes,[3] index, [1] blank. History of the V.O.N. by Phyllis C. Abbott with an excerpt from an address by T.R. Lee, Board Member of the Historical Society of Bout de l'Isle, on the occasion of the formal opening of Au Petit Café, June 1966. The Café is located in the historic Simon Fraser House at 153 Ste. Anne Street. About 200 recipes with contributors' names included: Crab Quiche for 60, Moussaka with Artichokes, Chocolate Cinnamon Torte. No date given; [1973 ]. (1.0 JM HOX 1/a16. 1st. Plastic Comb. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY: Sargent & Company, 1902. (USA) Edition Not Stated 17.5 x 11.5 cm, flexible cloth on paper covers, with design in brown and black, side-stapled, unpaginated (80pp). The Sargent & Company manufactured a line of food grinders and choppers and this was their company cookbook with recipes numbered to 207. The recipes range from Roast Turkey to Peanut Butter. The recipes are credited to Janet McKenzie Hill. The lined pages for own recipes are unused, central page loose, light even soiling to covers, Good. (0.9 JM docket 12 HOX 1/a11. Staple Bound. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Victoria: Government of British Columbia, 1967. (CAD) No markings, a couple of faint spots to back panel, Good . 21 x 40 cm sheet of paper folded twice to form 8 panels, front and back. Colour photo to front panel, of two gem hunters, colour photos; list of locations, rock and mineral clubs. (0.5 JM ITF2 docket 52. Unbound. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Brochure.

Vancouver: Greystone Books, 2012. (CAD) 1st printing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR: "For D--- with affection/Candace Savage", no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 213pp, index, no illus. The authr and her partner buy a house in Eastend Sk and writes about the backroads of the Cypress Hills area, the boyhood home of the American writer Wallace Stegner, and of her encounters with the wild inhabitants of this area of the Canadian prairies. Savage is a Fellow of the Roayl Society of Canada and in 1994 was inducted into the Honor Roll of the Rachel Carson Institute in Pittsburg. (1.5 JM HOQ 102/5. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Berkeley CA: University of California Press, 1947. (USA) INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR: "To my friend and colleague, ------ -------/ [German inscription], Clair Hayden Bell/ Berkeley, California/ January 26, 1947", no other markings, Fine in plain beige paper Dj with light surface soiling and rubbing to spine head. Scarlet cloth with gold titles, xviii, 431pp, index. The fold-out map of Nurnberg to the back cover is in excellent condition as is the fold-out map facing page 6. Frontis portrait. B&W plates. This study of the life and works of Meistersinger Georg Hager is the University of California Publications in Modern Philology Volume XXIX, 1947. First Edition (2.5 JM HOQ 103/b4. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Mitchell Kennerley, 1909. (USA) First American Edition No markings, but ornate bookplate to back of cover, some rubbing to cover surfaces, about Very good; no Dj. Red cloth with gold spine titles, top edge gilt, xi, 391pp, index. Tissue protected frontis portrait, and 46 B&W plates of photos and drawing by various artists. (2.9 JM HOQ 101/1. 1st. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Viking, 2008. (USA) 1st printing of the first edition, No markings, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 496pp, index, a few B&W portraits. From the jacket: Paul Mariani, an award-winning poet himself and author of a number of biographies of literary figures, brilliantly integrates Hopkins?s spiritual life and his literary life to create a rich and compelling portrait of a man whose work and life continue to speak to readers a century after his death. (2.5 HOQ 101/2. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 1998. (UK) Presumed 1st eidtion, No markings, there is a crease to the base of the spine Very Good. Wraps, [110]pp, colour reproductions of paintings, the fold-outs are in excellent order. (2.5 JM HOJ 304/6. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Exhibition Catalogue.

NY: The Viking Press, 1973. (USA) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, Fine in price-clipped Very Good dustjacket with crease to front flap fold. Hardcover, 204pp, a couple of line diagrams. The author participates in the Institute for Bio-Energetic Analysis in Natick MA. The athor says that we tune out 75% of what lies wihin our sendory range, blocking access to energizing resources of the higher consicousness. He has designed a series of meditational excercises to help us repossess nonverbal realms of experience and reach for transcendental awareness. (1.6 JM HOQ 100/1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: John Murray, 1955. (UK) First Edition blue bds, x, 213pp, index. Frontis and 7 B&W plates. The history of the Spanish Steps in Rome comes alive as Vare interweaves stories and memories of the famous people and characters associated with this famous multi-level piazza. Near Fine in complete Good only Dj with 1/2" x 1" chip to bottom of front edge and minor chips to head of spine and to bottom edge. [1.6 JM HOZ 403/b4. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Histoire & Collections, 2009. (FR) 5th printing of first edition (2009). There is a name chop to the lower corner of the frotn endpaper, no other markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Glossy boards, 272pp, index, hundreds of colour photos throughout covering insignia, uniforms, small arms, tentage, armoured troops, airborne troops, mountian troops, female personel, military police, army rations, corps of engineers, signal corps, chemocal warfare, medical equipment, army chaplains, army publications, sports and recration, personal items, trophies. This is spectacular new book from Europe's leading uniform and equipment publisher will follow in the footsteps as such classics from the past as From Doughboy to GI.Histoire and Collections has earned a reputation for producing the finest, incredibly detailed and sumptuously illustrated books. Their technique reaches a new level with this latest book.All the uniforms, insignia, badges, weapons and equipment of the ETO are described in… Read More

Roma: Editrice D'arte Cida, 1988. (ITL) INSCRIBED by Artist to the title page, no other markings, the book is ever so slightly bowed about Very Good in Very Good dust jacket with small tear to lower edge of front panel; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Black boards, 176pp. B&W photos and colour reproductions of paintings. The text is in Italian with English translations. Born in 1936 in Rome, Testa is an Italian figurative painter; many paintings involve figures and horses.A heavy book. (3.2 JM HOZ 403/b3. Inscribed By Artist. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

NY / Tokyo: Wheatherhill, 1995. (USA) No markings, as new. Wraps, 64pp. B&W illus. A collection of 29 recipes including Satsuma jiru, yakitori, Salmon Teriyaki. (0.99 JM HOX 1/a18. 1st. Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Koln: Taschen, 2008. (GER) This book was originally published by Taschen in 1999; this 2008. No markings, tiny shallow bump to front cover, otherwise Fine in Fine dust jacket. Lavender boards, 272pp, index, colour reproductions of racy calendar pin-up girls in fetching poses throughout. Gillette Elvgren (1914-1980) is considered one of the best pin-up artists in the history of American illustration. The illustrations are racy and sexually provacative yet the images always retain their wholesome appeal. A heavy book. (4.0 JM HOJ 304/3. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".