Search Results: Authors starting with G from Black's Fine Books & Manuscripts

New York: Delacorte Press, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. xxix, 577. Thick Royal 8vo. Publisher's black boards, gilt lettering to the spine, map endpapers. Black-and-white illustrations, maps, charts, tables throughout. Light bump to the tail of spine, else, near fine. Contents entirely without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages, and firm, sound binding; near fine and housed in very good+ very lightly rubbed, unclipped, dustjacket. Overall, very good+, to, near fine.;

Saint-Boniface, Manitoba: Les Editions Du Ble, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. pp. xi, 225. Square 8vo. Illustrated covers. Rich with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Appears unread; as new. "Portraits d'artistes et d'organismes suivis de témoignages qui retracent l'histoire du 100 NONS. Le 100 NONS a été un instrument de travail pour m'améliorer dans tous les aspects de la chanson : interpretation, mise en scene, musique et technique. Ce fut surtout la joie d'entendre la musique se propager partout. Le 100 NONS m'a donné le gout de chanter en français sans peur ou sans besoin de m'en excuser.Extrait de l'ouvrage, témoignage de Hélène Molin-Gautron."

Saint-Boniface, Manitoba: Les Editions Du Ble, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. pp. xi, 225. Square 8vo. Illustrated covers. Rich with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Appears unread; as new. "Portraits d'artistes et d'organismes suivis de témoignages qui retracent l'histoire du 100 NONS. Le 100 NONS a été un instrument de travail pour m'améliorer dans tous les aspects de la chanson : interpretation, mise en scene, musique et technique. Ce fut surtout la joie d'entendre la musique se propager partout. Le 100 NONS m'a donné le gout de chanter en français sans peur ou sans besoin de m'en excuser.Extrait de l'ouvrage, témoignage de Hélène Molin-Gautron."

Saint-Boniface, Manitoba: Vidacom Publications | Editions des Plaines, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. As New. pp. 60. Oblong 4to. Pictorial boards. Replete with black-and-white, and colour photographs, illustrations, facsimiles, et al. No detectable flaws, fine. Appears unread; as new.

Saint-Boniface, Manitoba: Vidacom Publications | Editions des Plaines, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. As New. pp. 60. Oblong 4to. Pictorial boards. Replete with black-and-white, and colour photographs, illustrations, facsimiles, et al. No detectable flaws, fine. Appears unread; as new.

Saint-Boniface, Manitoba: Éditions du Blé, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. pp. 231. 4to. Black cloth over boards, silver lettering, and blind-stamped title to the spine and front board. Chiefly colour illustrations, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, et al. No detectable flaws, contents bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; near fine and housed in very good+ lightly rubbed dustjacket.

Saint-Boniface, Manitoba: Éditions du Bblé, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. pp. 285. Square 8vo., measuring 25 cm. Black-and-white, and colour photographs, portraits, illustrations, et al. Appears unread; as new.

New York: Crown Publishing Group, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. ix, 340. 8vo. Publisher's ivory board, gilt lettering to the spine. Many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations. Bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound binding; fine and housed in fine dustjacket. SIGNED in ink by Gaffigan on a special limiation page.

[St. Pierre, Manitoba]: [Association des descendants et des descendantes d'Hilaire Gagnè et d'Adèline Hirbour History Book Committee / Comitè du Livre], ND [Circa 1997]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. 415. 4to. Lovely maroon buckram over boards with elaborate gilt lettering, and decoration to the front board, and spine. Replete with many, many maps, photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, et al. Faint stamp, and bookplate affixed to the ffep else no detectable flaws, with contents remaining bright, clean, and unmarked. Exceedingly scarce. At time of cataloguing no copies could be located in commerce, unrecorded in OCLC indicating no institutional holdings. Rare indeed. Not in Peel, BAC/LAC, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, the Manitoba Legislative Library etc. Rare indeed. "The idea of chronicling the Gagnè family histories was proposed February 8, 1995 during the inception of the Association des descendants et des descendantes d'Hilaire Gagnè et… Read More

Cincinnati, Ohio: B. Manischewitz Co., 1930. Third Edition. Hardcover. pp. 79, [2], 79. Small 8vo., measuring 5" x 8". Publisher's quarter red cloth over charming illustrated boards featuring menorahs in the background; vibrant colour endpapers. Richly illustrated with striking colour advertisements for B. Manischewitz Co. baking and cooking products, accompanied with equally striking colour illustrations of various prepared dishes throughout. Prefatory matter includes a calendar detailing important dates observed in the Jewish faith. Pages 78/79 feature a brief history, and inner-workings of the B. Manischewitz Co. Bakeries, complete with colour illustrations of their three bakeries (two being located in Cincinnati, and one in Chicago). Comprises of a rich selection of savoury and sweet dishes incorporating the products of the publishers. Light edgewear, faint spotting to the extremities, foxing (strictly confined) to pages 38-44 (entirely unaffecting legibility of the text), otherwise, the… Read More

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Contemporary Art Gallery | Artspeak Gallery, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. pp. 63, [1]. Slim 8vo. Illustrated covers. Black-and-white, and colour photographs, illustrations, photographic reproductions, etc. Lightest rubbing to the covers, else, near fine. Scarce in commerce. Corresponds to OCLC #43003807. Text in English, and French.

New York: Marvel Comics, November, 2003 - June, 2004. First edition. Stapled Wraps. As New. 8vo. Stapled card covers. Appears unread; as new.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. 293. 8vo. Publisher's black boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Appears unread; as new and housed in near fine dustjacket showing a small spot of abrasion to the upper-right corner of front panel. First Edition, first printing with complete number line on the copyright page. As new. "Neil Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin's son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki, son of a giant, blood brother to Odin, and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Once, when Thor's hammer is stolen, Thor must disguise himself as a woman -- difficult with his beard and huge appetite -- to steal it back. More poignant is the… Read More

Washington, D.C.: Chicano Studies Institutes, 1970. Card Covers. pp. 13. 4to. Illustrated stiff tan card covers bearing the image of Tezcatlipoca (God of Education) to the front cover. An academic discussion re-evaluating the approach of academic institutions towards the study of Indigenous Studies as well as describing remedial efforts. Contents bright, clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding; fine. At time of cataloguing this title does not appear amongst the holdings at LAC/BAC.

Toronto: Canadian Polish Research Institute, 2018. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. ix, 119. Oblong 4to. Gray hardcovers, silver lettering to the spine and front board. Replete with black-and-white, and colour photographs, photographic reproductions, illustrations, facsimiles, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked; fine and housed in fine dustjacket. "In the Footsteps of Polish Pioneers on the Canadian Prairies" offers a rare glimpse of the achievements of Polish pioneers on Canadian soil and the everlasting legacy they left behind. A must for anyone interested in the history of early Polish pioneers in Canada, this book is a pictorial and semi-historical guide that allows the reader to join the authors on their journey to the past. This book preserves the visual history of of churches, chapels, and other places of worship established between 1899 and 1914 in Western Canada."

London & New York: Merrell Publishers, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. As New. pp. 96. Square 8vo. Appears unread; fine in fine dustjacket. As new.

Saint-Boniface, Mantioba: Les Editions Du Ble, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. pp. 239. 8vo. Black-and-white maps, photographs, portraits, illustrations. Near fine.

Reykjavík, Iceland: Utgefid af Galleri Fold [Fold Art Gallery], October, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Card Covers. pp. 23, [1]. Square 8vo. Card covers. Richly reproducted, captioned, colour photographs of the artists' works. Bright, clean, and unmarked; fine. Unrecorded in OCLC. Rare in commerce.

Edmonton and Winnipeg: Students' Union Art Gallery & Arthur Street Gallery, [1979?]. First Edition, First Printing. Card Covers. Unpaginted [pp. 8]. Tall 8vo., measuing 31 cm. Twice-stapled, card covers. Black-and-white plates. Lightest rubbing, contents without blemish; very good+. Scarce in commerce. Corresponds to OCLC #83348813. Not found in LAC/BAC, UoM Archives & Special Collections, Manitoba Legislative Library, etc.

London: Christopher Wade | Frost Reed Gallery, N.D. [Circa 1980's to 1990's]. First edition. Card Covers. pp. 35. 4to. Illustrated thick stock-card covers with a cover painting of, "Ambrosine with a Shrimp Net", in colour pasted to the front cover. Many black and white and colour photographs and illustrations. No detectable flaws; fine. Sir William Russell Flint RA was a Scottish artist and illustrator who was known especially for his watercolour paintings of women. He also worked in oils, tempera, and printmaking.