Search Results: Authors starting with G from DeWitt Enterprises

New York: Independent Book Corp., 1933. 63 pages. Highly illustrated with images (some graphic) of the tradegy of war. Historical text and fact charts intermingled. The Editor was the director of publicity of the "Forgotten Men" Film, a 1933 war documentary directed by Bud Pollard. Corners of rear cover, upper corner of last page and a couple of lower page corners dog-eared. Lower corner of rear cover also chipped. Wear / minor tears at stapled spine, spine ends and corners. Covers and page fore-edges smudged. Interior generally clean.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago IL: Faithorn Company, 1924. 136 pages. Illustrated/indexed. Red leather labels with gilt titles. Gift inscription ffep in pencil "Robert, from Danita." Believed to be some connection to Daniel Trench, a prominent Chicago family in the early 1900s. Subscribers Edition - Limited but number not filled in. Brown Flexible Full Leather. ½" tear and fold at edge of front ep. Edgewear to covers, mostly at spine with minor chips to leather labels on spine. Else crisp/clean pages.. Printed Signature - Chandler. Limited 1000. Leather. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1947. Publication 3900. 43 pages. Illustrated. Color pictorial on cover "Yankee Clippers Sail Again" by Gordon Grant. Cover loose at staples and front has crease down middle lengthwise. Shelf wear and edge tears. ¼" tear along edge of last 7 pages and back cover. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Australia: Swan Hill & District 150th Anniversary Committee, 1986. 128 pages. Illustrated, Bibliography. Slightly sunned DJ with minor edge wear.. White Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Povey, Bruce (Photographer). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Douglas WY: Enterprise Publishing Co., 1942. 248 pages. Pictorial endpapers. Gilt titles. Lightly illustrated. Frontispiece. Usual library stamps, pocket and markings. Shelf worn with bumped corners. Hinges starting. Spine ends worn and bumped with small tears to backstrip at top . 1" tear at right edge of ffep. Dog-eared page corner. Excerpts from dj glued in at rear free endpaper. Interior mostly crisp and clean.. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Good-/No Jacket. Illus. by Reed, F.G.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Alliance OH: Self Published, 1919. 186 pages. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Gilt embossed sketch on front cover "Strawberry Plains Valley Forge, Tenn. A Living Picture on Memory's Wall". Errata pastedown ffep. Printed by Bradshaw Printing Co., Alliance, OH. 3 pages provided for service record for "comrade, widow or children of departed soldiers". These pages have not been filled in. Cartoon like illustrations. Smudged and soiled outer covers, tiny splatters from the gilt in titles. One large (¼") mark along lower front spine. Bumped corners and spine ends. Smudged endpapers and dusty fore edges, else clean interior. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London and Cheltenham: Ed J. Burrow & Co Ltd., 1930. Third Edition Circa late 1930's. "England, Wales, Scotland, N. Ireland complete in 29 parts. Maps for discoveries: everything of interest seen at a glance. Gazetteer for descriptions, times and fees of admission, sporting events, customs." 80 pages. Illustrated/5 pages color maps. Many great ads. Stains and previous dealer markings on covers. Minor shelf wear and several dogeared pages.. No. 18 in a Series of 29. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago IL: University of Illinois, 1921. 670 pages. Illustrated/indexed. Many pages of great local and national ads. Gilt titles. Color plates on first 24 pages. Pictorial endpapers - front. Color illustrations by M.R. Marx tipped in. Front hinge cracked, back starting. Smudges and some foxing throughout. Spine rather loose. Pages missing 641-642, 653-654. Pages torn 203-206, 247-248. Page 132 dog-eared. Edges of covers worn and corners bumped. Otherwise, pages clean and crisp G+.. Full-Leather. Poor. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Salida CO: The Hermit of Arbor-Villa, 1948. 64 Pages. Illustrated stories of colorful characters that lived labored loved fought and died in the gold and silver west. Very minor corner bump to top right.. Printer Wrapper. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Salida CO: The Hermit of Arbor-Villa, 1951. 64 Pages Gilt cover. Illustrated stories of colorful characters that lived labored loved fought and died in the gold and the silver west. Very minor staining on front cover.. Printer Wrapper. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.: Century One Press, 1982. Teaching in Colorado for Over Half a Century 1926 - 1978. 128 Pages Illustrated Very crisp and clean.. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Louisville, KY: Pentecostal Publishing Co, 1898. 120 pages. Gilt titles. Indexed. Author is of the Kentucky Conference and also wrote, "Baptism". pos and stamp ffep. Green boards with significant edge wear and corner bumps. Minor stains on covers. Age-yellowed pages have slight top corner crease throughout.. Stiff Boards. Good +. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Norman OK: Oklahoma Geological Survey, 1930. Lot of 8 Oklahoma GS publications: No. 1, The Oklahoma Geological Survey - It's Origin , Scope and Purpose (Gould), 1908 - 12 pages; No. 3, Oklahoma Among the Southern States, 1911 address delivered by Chas. N. Gould - 15 pages; No. 4, The Trees and Shrubs of Oklahoma (Shannon), 1913 - 41 pages; No. 8, Methods of Exploring for Oil and Gas (Burton), 1917 - 20 pages; No. 11, Arkose of the Northern Arbuckle Area (Morgan), 1922 - 7 pages; No. 12, Stratigraphic Position of the Franksand Seminole formations of Oklahoma (Morgan), 1923 - 17 pages; No 18, A Comparative Faunal Chart of the Mississippian and Morrow Formations (with enclosed chart) of Oklahoma and Arkansas (Roth), 1929 - 16 pages; No. 21, Foraminifera from the Atoka Formation of Oklahoma (Galloway, Ryniker), 1930 - 37 pages. All copies are ex-library with usual stamps, seals, markings, labels and pockets. Nos. 12 and 21 are softcover only, without stiff library bindings. No 21 has smudges and a… Read More

Greeley CO, 1948. Series XL VIII No 14 150 pages. Descriptions of Courses, Staff, Tuitions and other features of the college. Covers stained and rubbed. Some smudges, pencil marks and a 1" tear.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norman OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2004. 241 pages. Illustrated and indexed with maps. Sand Creek Massacre of Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians at Kiowa County, in southeastern Colorado.SIGNED BY BOTH Jerome Greene AND Douglas Scott. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Tan Cloth. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1858. 439 pages "Explaining the Principles of the Science of Gunnery, and Describing the Newest Improvements in Fire-Arms" by inventor of the Expansive principle as applied in the Minie and Enfield rifles, and the author of "The Gun" with numerous illustrations. Plus 20 pages of advertisements at back including William Greener gun manufacturer ads (only 4 pages of original 16 present as it would appear that 6 sheets [12 pages] have been excised). Plus additional 16 pages of works from Smith, Elder & Co. publishers. 5 Plates and 37 Woodcuts listed on illustrations page. Embossed blue cloth covers. Covers detached with backstrip missing. Interior pages rather stiff. FFEP, frontispiece and title pages detached. Appears to have been the result of high humidity (as in the UK) and not water damage per se. No adhesion to pages nor water damage to covers evident. Book plate on front free endpaper from Richard D. Steuart. Some foxing and age toning.… Read More

Colorado Springs CO: The Gazette, 1997. Unpaginated (approximately 88 pages). The Newspaper for Colorado Springs and Southern Colorado. Reliving US and local history through headlines dating back to 1872. Edge and corner wear. Surface creases on outer covers. Upper right corner bumped with ten or so pages dog-eared.. Soft Bound. Good +. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Boulder CO: Johnson Books, 1984. 208 pages. Color and b/w llustrated/indexed guide with maps. Minor shelf wear. Dog-eared corner on back cover affecting last 16 pages slightly.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Simla, CO: Gaddy Printing Co, 1994. 133 Pages First Printing Heartwarming Memoirs of Life in a Simpler, Slower Paced Era. Colorado history. Some rubbing and corner wear.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Freeland, Wilda P. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, Massachusetts: Phillips Sampson and Co, 1854. 749 pages. The Life and Works of William Cowper - Complete In one Volume. "Now first completed by the introduction of Cowper's Private Correspondence. Elegantly illustrated." Frontispiece. pos (H. H. McPherson) ffep. Some smudges and foxing on illustration pages. Spine loose. 1½ x 2" piece loose at top of spine, corners rubbed down to boards, edges bumped and worn.. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.