Search Results: Titles starting with J from Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books

J.E. Gilleland, New Cambria, MIssouri 1912 This is an original 18 page catalog issued for Spring and Summer of 1912 covering rugs, carpets, linoleums, curtains, draperies, shades, mattings, etc. It is shown as catalog "B" on the cover. The catalog is oblong, about 6in x 9in and is profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Great period photos and samples of patterns in use in the early 20th century. Staples rusted with a few leaves detached but otherwise very clean and near fine with virtually no wear. Included is the original envelope. Scarce

London: Ellis and White, 1882. Octavo. Bound in full smooth calf in deepest red, with five raised bands. Gilt titles and gilt ruled borders on spine and upper and lower covers. All edges gilt. A note is written on the front free endpaper, "Rebound Dec. 1935. A. G. Lines Roberts". 376 pages, plus 4 pages of Ellis and White's publications bound in at the back. Aside from very minor rubbing at the extremities, this is a very nice copy of a handsome book.

Munchen R. Piper & Co. (Piper-Bucherci) 1957 First printing Original color paper covered boards with German text. Boards with some wear and chips to extremities. Laid in is the original 12 page booklet which is the English translation of the text explaining the idea of "drawing with scissors". Front endpaper with charming, lengthy ink inscription which some people might find annoying but overall a nice copy. Scarce with English translation pamphlet intact Hardcover Good

New York Alfred A. Knopf June 4 1991 Uncorrected Proof Original blue paper wrappers with publisher's information printed on cover and promotional material stapled to inside front cover. Slight age darkening of spine otherwise a very good copy. The book has no wear and appears to be unread. Blurbs by Joseph Heller, Barry Hannah and Jay McInerney. Paperback Very Good none

New York Arts, Inc 1962 A small (6" x 8") printed envelope containing twelve reproductions of the windows in color. Each card has a brief description of the window on the back. Printed in 1962 by A. Sauret, Monte Carlo and distributed by the publisher, Arts, Inc. Inscription in French on envelope, some light soiling. Cards are near fine. Near Fine

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1931. First edition Original blue cloth octavo in a beautiful Art Deco dustwrapper. Very slight fading to spine on cloth otherwise a fine copy. The wrapper is a series of red intersecting triangles with a black background and blocks of white for the title and author. Large pencil signature and date (1942) on title page otherwise a clean unblemished copy in a bright unworn wrapper.

London & New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, (ca. 1915). 12mo. A very nice copy of one of the books in the Golden River Series. Bound in the original blue cloth with a cover design in black with gilt lettering. The design has a European Art Nouveau look with a mixture of somewhat conventional foliage and geometric flower design. Just to make sure all the bases are covered there are the "three squares" elements from the Scottish turn of the century contingent. A lovely binding in very good condition. Illustrated with eight color plates by various artists including Granville Fell.

A fine copy bound in the original tan cloth ruled in green. Top edge gilt. Nice art nouveau bookplate of M. Barker on front paste down. Faint foxing on the prelims otherwise text is clean and unmarked. Binding clean, tight and bright with no wear. Part of the Unwin, Pseudonym Library.

Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1954 Bound in the original black paper covered boards with yellow lettering. The binding is bright and clean with slight wear to extremities. Evidence of tape residue and offset to prelims and rear pastedown. Rear free endpaper excised and last blank leaf with large tear and soiling. The dust wrapper is clean and bright with slight soiling and edge wear, spine faded. Overall a good only copy with a bit better dust wrapper. The irascible, irritable Abbey went on to much greater fame as an environmentalist but his literary career began here with his alter ego of Jonathan Troy. As is well known he disavowed the novel in later years and it was never reprinted. In his mind it was a youthful indiscretion better left forgotten.

The Roycrofters, East Aurora, New York, 1906 Octavo, 107 pages, Number 47 of 106 copies printed on Japan Vellum and signed by Elbert Hubbard. A pristine copy bound in three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, likely done by Louis Herman Kinder. Six paneled spine, gilt, one with title, one with the author's names and four with lovely stylized daisies and foliage, dated 1906 at the bottom. Top edge gilt. Decorative double title page, colophon and head pieces designed by Dard Hunter, executed in burnt orange and black. Portraits of Alice and Elbert on facing pages. The extraordinary condition of the book is due to the presence of the original felt-lined clamshell box and fragile glassine wrapper. The box, although quite worn on all of the edges remains complete with titled paper label. The glassine wrapper is also worn, with several tears and chips but both flaps are still present. It is rare indeed to find a copy of this book with both the box and glassine wrapper still present. A stellar copy of one… Read More