Search Results: Authors starting with G from Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA]

Great Britain: Cambridge at the University Press, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Green cloth with spine titles with plates and a fold-out map; 8vo; 8.75 inches tall; xviii, 100 pages. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with minor fraying of the top spine band. Bookplate. First Edition, First Printing.. A study of the El Jorullo volcano which appeared in Michoacán, Mexico, between 1759 and 1775, and its effect on the nature of the local area in the years following. Dr. Gadow, who meditated a larger work on the distribution of animals in Central America, spent a month there and tells the story of the repeopling of the area by plants and animals. Ref: Nature, 1931

New York: M. Barrows & Company, 1944. Fourth Printing. Cloth Hardcover. A Good Hardcover/No Jacket. Rose colored cloth with black spine titles. Book has been used but not abused. Text clean with handwritten recipe for mulled wine on front free endpaper. 4.25 by 6.5 inches, 128 pages with an index. A classic cocktail mixing guide with illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service. Includes text on hosting, the use of rum; Hors d'oeuvres .... and a wise and witty discussion of the philosophy of drinking, of the arts of sociability and conviviality, and a discussion of the trends, fancies and quirks of the standard liquors.

New York: M. Barrows & Company, 1944. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with minor soiling. 6.25 inches tall; 128 pages with an index. Included are several newspaper clippings, handwritten notes and a typed sheet of recipes for drinks. Third Printing. A cocktail mixing guide with illustrations of The Waldorf Astoria's famous glass service and a wise and witty discussion of the philosophy of drinking, of the arts of sociability and conviviality, and a discussion of the trends, fancies and quirks of the standard liquors.

Paris: Auguste Vaton, Libraire, Avignon, 1841. First Edition, First Printing. Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Quarter-morocco to black marbled boards with five spine bands and bright gilt titles; ex monastery library stamp, 12mo. 7 inches tall 114 pages; Engraved portrait frontispiece and folding facsimile letter attached at the rear. Title translation [Life of Rev. Dom Etienne. (Pierre-Francois de Paule Malmy) Founder and Abbot de la Trappe d'Aiguebelle] The bindings are tight and square. Text clean with occasional foxing, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear, the lower corners are rubbed and upper bumped; the facsimile letter has edge folds. Text in French. No copies were found in OCLC/WorldCat. Aiguebelle Abbey is a Trappist monastery located in Montjoyer and Réauville, in the Drôme region of France, near the borders of Dauphiné and Provence. Initially, this site held a Benedictine monastery established in 1045 by Hugues Adhemar, who was the baron of… Read More

New York: Villard, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. A New Giftable Book.. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality.. Even for those of us who don't know Mondavi from Mateus, Love by the Glass is a treat. Wine columnists Dottie Gaiter and John Brecher have one of the best marriages you'll ever see, and a delightful story to tell. [Carl Hiaasen]

Illinois: Sponsored by the City of Galena, 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Glued Illustrated Wraps. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Illustrated by Robert Delson. Glued pictorial wraps; Very good with no flaws but age-toning on the wraps and a minor fade on the spine with a hint of hand-soil. Name written neatly in cursive on the front cover. 8vo; 9 inches tall; 79 pages, Illustrations, photographs, color folded map. Bibliography and list of personal interviews. Illustrated by Robert Delson. First Edition, First Printing. Subjects: Art Deco; Sculptor, Lorado Taft; Architect Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli; suffragette Janet Ayer Fairbanks; Screenwriter, Mackinlay Kantor; Poet, James Gates Percival Ref: REF: Hunter, 13; wiki; M.A.P. Published in 1937, Galena Guide was one of the most famous "self-portrait of America" guides in the series produced during that period. [M.A.P.]  Although Galena Guide was written anonymously, as were all the other guides, the Historic Galena was actually written… Read More

Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. New/New. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal retail handling; Still Gift Quality. Dust Jacket with price is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo; 9.25 inches tall; 272 pages with index; Illustrated.. Some of the most important and innovative scholarship on Civil War battles and their political and social impact has appeared in the volumes of the Military Campaigns of the Civil War series. I strongly recommend these essays to everyone who is interested in the latest findings and interpretations. [James M. McPherson]

New York: Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 2001. Soft cover. Fine. Gently handled, No flaws to note, Enlarged full-color photographs and detailed descriptions. 286 pages.. Outstanding United States Stamps Featuring The Lakeview Collection of Mint Never-Hinged Gems,  Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.. Sale 836 April 2001.

USA: Robert A. Siegal Auction Galleries, 2001. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Sale 838. June 19 - 20, 2001. U.S Stamps pictured in color, additional worldwide issues in b/w. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. 28 cm tall; 168 pages.

San Francisco: D.A.P./ Fraenkel Gallery, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Fine/New. Photography by Lee Friedlander. No Flaws or Blemishes but the book plate of art collector Robert Allen Lewis. Throughout his life he was an active collector of art focused on contemporary and outsider works. Still Gift Quality. 200 pages; 192 duotones. Lee Friedlander is the first photographer to make the car an actual "form" for making photographs. Driving across most of the country's 50 states in an ordinary rental car, Friedlander applied the brilliantly simple conceit of deploying the sideview mirror, rearview mirror, the windshield and the side windows as a picture frame within which to record the country's eccentricities and obsessions at the turn of the century.

USA: McKesson Liquor. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. Carefully handled;  24 glossy pages, 8 color photos, 5.5 by 8.5 inches.. Recipes ; for: Beverages. Desserts. Fish. Marinades. Glazes. Sauces. Soups. Seasoned butters.

New York: Doubleday and Company, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good Hardcover in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. A biography of St. Patrick written with affection and admiration by one of the great novelists of the last century, well researched and very informative. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Dust jacket with the price of $3.95 has light shelf wear with age-darkening now in a new clear mylar protective sleeve. 8vo; 8.5 inches tall; 238 pages with an index. First American Edition..

London: Duckworth, 1929. 2nd Edition. A Near Fine Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Bound in full-leather with four raised bands and bright stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book shows mild external handling wear. Binding is firm. Volume has gilt edges and pastedowns with ornamental gilt borders. Flyleaves display darkened edges from gilt. All edges gilt. Text clean and without markings. Second Edition, Dec. 1929 [1st published in October] 8.75 inches tall. 1149 pages.. John Galsworthy OM was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include "The Forsyte Saga" (1906-1921) and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.

Kobenhaven, Denmark: Gydendalske Boghandel, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Text in Danish. Each uniformly bound in half leather with gilt decorated spines to marbled boards. Text block in similar marbling. 8vo; 8 inches tall. Carefully handled, Text clean, Bindings firm. Minimal shelf handling. [ English titles: Swan Song, The White Monkey, Indian Summer]. John Galsworthy won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. The three titles are the three books of The Modern Comedy.

New York: Seal Press, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/New. No Flaws or Blemishes but a reminder mark; Still Gift Quality, First Edition; First Printing; Dust jacket in protective Mylar sleeve. . On May 10, 1996, the Danish author became the first Scandinavian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and, also, a survivor of the Sagarmatha Environmental Expedition that claimed eight lives. This account includes b&w photos of the climbers and the base camp, and a glossary of mountaineering terms.

New York: William Salone Associates, 1956. Book Club Edition. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Carefully handled, Text clean, Bindings firm. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, Moderate shelf handling wear. Dust Jacket is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve and has light age-toning to the white of the rear panel and a closed tear at the top of the upper rear spine corner.. From the author of such powerful novels as The High and the Mighty, this is the story of the barquentine, Cannibal, and the passengers and crew on her most tempestuous voyage in October 1927.The ship was one of the last commercial sailing ships still competing in the changing world of the more powerful steam-driven ships. The novel is considered Gann's finest novel and affords a reading experience not easily forgotten.

New York: American Book Company, 1907. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. A complete music course for public and private schools singing classes and teachers' institutes. A revision of Music Reader for Rural and Village Schools with additional songs.   Issued brown cloth with detailed front decoration and publisher's seal on the rear. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. Previous owner's name on the front free endpage. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall, 217 pages with index followed by publisher's advertisements.. Additional Information: A. J. Gantvoort was Dean and Business Manager of the College of Music of Cincinnati. CONTAINING: The Elements of Vocal Music and Sight Reading 2 One Two Three- and Four-part Songs 3 Twenty Hymns for Opening Exercises Twenty six Patriotic Songs Thirty two Occasional Songs for Christmas Thanksgiving Arbor Day Etc Eighty bright lively tuneful Songs of Nature Flowers Life Etc Twenty one Old and Familiar Songs as America Home… Read More

Coral Gables, Florida: University of Miami Press, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The natural scenery and wildlife of Southern Florida, which has the only tropical wilderness in the mainland United States as well as a wealth of beaches, parks...are described by a writer whose sensitivity and wonderment are contagious. Second Printing. Bindings tight and square. Text clean, Minimal handling wear. Dust Jacket with price is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve has wear with minor loss to edges, some hand soiling..

Des Moines: Meredith Publishing Corporation, 1985. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. Shows a country-style approach to interior design, looks at rural homes, antique furniture, and country crafts, and offers suggestions on planning a garden.

USA: BIC Publishing, 2000. Soft cover. New/No Dust Jacket As Issued. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality.. Wanderlust is an anthology complied from 20 brilliant and passionate travel writers of Jewish origin. These are first hand accounts by men who abandoned the comforts of home and family and paid a high personal price for their Wanderlust.