Search Results: Titles starting with G from Frogtown Books, Inc.

New York, Tokyo and Kyoto: Weatherhill/Tankosha, 1971. Stated First Edition. Performing Arts of Japan: V.. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 6-3/16". Beige blind stamped buckram. 207 pp. Previous owner's bookplate on free front endpaper. Otherwise very good to fine condition./Dust jacket is a little faded along spine and top edge. Otherwise condition is fine.. Profusely illustrated in color and many black and white photos.. This book introduces Gagaku from the viewpoint of the general reader who wishes to know the essential facts about it. The approach is mainly a visual one, as the generous selection of illustrations makes clear. Musicians and dancers, scenes from Gagaku performances, masks, costumes, musical instruments, paintings from Gagaku history - all these are pictured here to complement a pleasantly informative text that traces the development of Gagaku, explains its orchestral and dance techniques, interprets its aesthetics, and re-creates for the reader the atmosphere in which it is performed.

Simon and Schuster, A Paula Wiseman Book, 2005. First Edition. Glossy pictorial boards. Unpaginated 4to. Yellow endpapers. As new/As new dust jacket.. Illustrated in watercolor and gouache by Barry Root. Written by two NFL superstars, this story of perseverance and teamwork will inspire. Barry Root's glowing illustrations bring to life all the excitement and energy of a great game and a team working together.

1980. First Edition. hard Cover. fine/very good. photos.

Franklin Library, 1978. Full Leather. Fine. Pamphlet included.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1924. Second Impression, January, 1924. 8vo. 8-3/4" x 6". Blue cloth covered boards stamped in gold. 460 pp. including index. Extremities a little rubbed. Title ink flaked off of spine. Overall a tight, clean very good copy.. Pasted in on the free front endpaper is a typed presentation letter, affectionately signed by Henry Holt, dated December 24, 1925. It is quaint in that it has many typos or misspelled words, I am not sure which.

Henry Holt, 1995. First ed. soft cover. very good.

Later printing. Hardcover. fine/fine.

Montpelier, OH: Timeless Collectibles by Gendron, 2007. 4to. 11-3/16" x 8-9/16". Glossy color pictorial boards. 206 pp. Fine condition.. Beautifully illustrated with black and white and many color photos of carriages, bicycles, velocipedes, catalogs, advertisements, etc.. This book tells the story of the many faces of Gendron's unusual 135-year company history. It is dedicated to the company's founder French Canadian Pierre Gendron. Named "The Pioneer," he was a creative genius, an inventor, mechanic, and considered a great Toledo industrialist. This book reveals the story of Gendron's life, the company's history, and some of the reasons why the company has been successful for so many years. Included are sections on carriages, velocipedes, bicycles, and press-steel toys with a special emphasis on pedal cars.

Toledo, Ohio: Muir Graphics, 1977. 245 pp. plus two photos in back. Many family photos scattered throughout. Fine.. Dedicated to Helen and Elmer Edenburn who laid the foundation for this work with the Publication of the First Muir Genealogy in 1949.

London: J. Johnson, 1803. First Edition. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-3/4". 540 pp. plus 2 pp.. chronological table. Blue paper covered boards, white paper spine with blue paper spine label. A little cover soil. Corners slightly dented. Endpapers a little soiled. Overall tight copy with clean interior. Translated from the French of John Bossult, Member of the French National Institute of Arts and Sciences, and of the Academies of Bologna, Petersburg, Turin, &c. to Which is Affixed a Chronological Table of the Most Eminent Mathematicians.

Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2001. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4". Blue cloth covered boards. Spine stamped in iridescent red. Red endpapers. 268 pp. including extensive notes, bibliography and index. Ink notation of several numbers in ink on free front endpaper. Otherwise book is in fine condition./Jacket is also fine.. In November 1950, United Nations forces in Korea were stopped in their advance toward the Yalu River by Chinese Communist forces and were in danger of being overrun. Vastly outnumbered by the enemy, the First Marine Division was cut off from its base at Wonson. There were seventy miles to safety, and the worst was feared. General Oliver Prince Smith, commander of the First Marine Division, is credited with bringing the division and attached army units to safety, leaving no wounded behind and, in the process, destroying the effectiveness of several Chinese units. His brilliant performance during this military crisis was the crowning achievement of a lifetime dedicated to the service… Read More

Chicago: William Targ: The Black Archer Press, 1942. First separate printing of this play and is issued in a limited edition of 350 copies. Small 8vo. 7-15/16" x 5-7/16". Green cloth covered boards with yellow wrap around spine label stamped in black. Neat engraved bookplate on front pastedown. Fine condition..

4to. 152 pp. Sturdy and clean. Some light wear. Top of spine a little worn. Overall very good.. See photo for table of contents of this item.

1956. soft cover. fine.

London: John Murray, 1914. First Edition, 1914 - Rare. One Quarter Leather Spine. Very good - a few small scrapes to the spine. Drawings by Alfred Parsons added in the proper places and the covers bound in the back 1910-1911. The color illustrations are chromolithographs.

Atheneum, 1972. 3rd prnting. Hardcover. fine/fine. Konigsburg, E. L..

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1928. Stated First Edition. 8vo. Red cloth boards stamped in gold. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". 203 pp. Decorated endpapers. Overall very good condition.. Illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff.

iUniverse, Inc, 2005. First Edition. soft cover. fine.

Chicago and New York: Reilly and Lee, 1928. Large 8vo. 9-1/4" x 7-1/8". Red cloth covered boards. Full color pictorial cover plate. Black and white pictorial endpapers. All illustrations in black and white. Tight, clean, unmarked. A couple of small water spots on front cover (see photo). Two white smudges on back cover (see photo). Overall a very good to fine copy.. Illustrated by Jno. R. Neill.

Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press, 1990. First Edition. 8vo. 47 pp. Green cloth. Small piece of sticker residue on top corner of free front end paper. Otherwise fine condition./Dust jacket has one closed tear at bottom edge of front panel. Overall very good condition.. Illustrated by Jeff Grove. Jan Wahl (1931 - 2019) is the author of over 90 books, having begun writing books with Maurice Sendak as illustrator in 1964. How the Children Stopped the Wars (1969) and Humphrey's Bear (1987) are two of his best known previous books. Since he was in the fifth grade, he collected old motion picture films. Of Miss Milo he has said, "It is my most personal statement, It asks, Isuppose, What is Real, What is Imagined, What is Dreamed?" Mattie Sprunk is taking care of Miss Milo's house, keeping the place clean in case Charley Fender comes back. You see, many years ago, Miss Milo was to marry Charley Fender when, on the morning of the wedding, Charley Fender stepped into another dimension. No one ever saw… Read More