Search Results: Authors starting with G from Lux Mentis, Booksellers

New York: Dutton, 1956. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Includes a glossary of technical terms, detailed bibliography, and a list of British hall-marks. Minor shelf/edge wear, light sunning, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, beveled edges, fold-out frontispiece. 4to. 518pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.

Nürnberg, Germany: Johann Eberhard Zeh Wwe. bzw. Zeh sche Buchhandlung, 1816. First Edition (Parts1-3). Paper over boards. Very Good+. First Edition (Parts1-3). Paper over boards. Translation of title: General experimental chemistry arranged, according to a useful and easy method, for the comprehension of every one; or: General practical house and art book for homebuilders, artists, economists, manufacturers and craftsmen of all kinds. Among the topics covered are the chemical properties and processing options of various metals and minerals, the use of animal products (salts, horn, wool, tanning, silk, honey, milk, glue) and the exploitation of vegetable components (cotton, dyeing, printing, paper, agriculture, wine, distillation, soap, rubber, etc.). The Brunswick Italian teacher P. Gaetano (b. 1747) was also active as a paint dealer. In 1797 he published "Abrégé de Chimie, ou Introduction, appartenente aux arts & metiers", the basis for the present work. Heavy foxing throughout, otherwise… Read More

New York: Crown Archetype, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Archival Box. First Edition. Hardcover. An unusual art binding by S. Richards, who loves food nearly as much as binding. In this case, the result is a wonderful portrait of the author as a roasted chicken. Signed by the author, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Green leather spine, red leather boards, two raised bands, leather decorative inlays, gilt lettering, marbled endpages, aeg. 8vo. 340pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Signed by author.

New York: Health Education Council/New York Academy of Medicine, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. No DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Letter to C.W. Mayo (7/27/54) from Bismarck A. Schifferes. Schifferes' son was the apparent publisher of this volume and Bismarck sent the book to Mayo as a gift (as he did a prior book written by his son). The book is also signed by Mayo on the title page. A handsome copy with an intriguing background. Very minor shelf wear, hint of foxing at top of text block (non-penetrating), spine very lightly toned, letter tipped in at ffep, signed on title page by prior owner, else tight, bright and unmarred. Grey cloth boards, red ink label, gilt lettering. 8vo. 182pp. Charts. Index. Signed by C.W. Mayo.

Morell Printing, 2022. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "The book was created by Brenda Gallagher in 2020 for the Guild of Bookworkers travelling exhibition "WILD/LIFE". All quotes are from the television sitcom "Schitt's Creek", created by Dan Levy and Eugene Levy.  Black and white illustrations of sweaters worn by David Rose opposite one of his pithy quotes. My design inspiration were the strong black and white black and white sweater graphics." [artist statement] Coleen Curry is a contemporary design binder. Since she bound her first book in 2003, Coleen's aim is to craft technically evocative bindings that provide a visual, sensual, and tactile experience. In 2009, Coleen received her Diploma in Fine Binding from the American Academy of Bookbinding (AAB). In addition to teaching at the American Academy of Bookbinding, Coleen has led workshops in leather and stone binding as well as leather dying and surface treatments since 2014. She is… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. Galsworthy's last novel and concluding volume of what is often called the "Cherrell Saga." American title is "One More River." Very minor shelf/edge wear, very minor spotting at fore-edge, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, minor chipping and several small closed tears, else bright and clean. 8vo. 322pp. Several related clippings laid in.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. No DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Overall, a very presentable copy of this increasingly hard to come by volume. Minor shelf wear, light toning at spine and front boards, hint of foxing at front endpages, touch of dust toning at text block edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. Pictorial textured paper boards, red ink lettering. 8vo. 88pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

Editions Tel, 1948. First Edition. Stiff Wraps. First Edition. Stiff Wraps. Three volumes ("Environs de Paris," "Regions Centre et sud," "Region de L'Ouest"). Text in French. Outstanding imagery. Very scarce.8. Some edge wear and chipping on each, wear on spine of each. Wrap around DJ on each. Paris volume has some small closed tears and front of DJ is loose. Pictorial wraps. Illus. (b/w plates).

New York: John Day Company, 1942. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First American Edition. Hardcover. A collection of Gandhi's appeals to the British written between April 26 to July 26, 1942. Minor shelf/edge wear, light toning to leaves, else tight, bright, and unmarred; DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, even toning (focused at spine). Beige cloth boards, green ink lettering. 12mo. 79pp. Laid in related article.

LA, 1983. Unique. Near Fine. Unique. "Violent Femmes" was the debut album by Violent Femmes and one of the defining albums of the era. Recorded in July 1982, the album was released by Slash Records on vinyl in April 1983. Gordon Gano wrote most of the songs for the album while still in high school in Milwaukee Wisconsin. It was the band's most successful album going platinum eight years after its release. The album achieved what is believed to be a unique fee buy going gold, four years after release, without having made an appearance on Billboard's top 200 album chart. Rolling Stone ranked the album Number 22 on its list of the 100 Greatest Albums of All Time. [They were discovered by James Honeyman-Scott (of The Pretenders) on August 23, 1981, when the band was busking on a street corner in front of the Oriental Theatre, the Milwaukee venue that The Pretenders would be playing later that night. Chrissie Hynde invited them to play a brief acoustic set after the opening act.] The letter and lyrics… Read More

New York: Kodansha International, 1975. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ in Very Good+ Slipcase.. First American Edition. Hardcover. A well-known reference, richly illustrated and detailed in description, light focus on late 18th century to WWII. Includes a significant number of images of carpets not previously photographed. A very handsome copy, seldom found in its slipcase. Hint of foxing at textblock edges (non-penetrating), else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Slipcase shows minor shelf/egde wear. Light brown cloth boards, gilt lettering. 4to. 481pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Appendix. Bibliography. Maps. Index. Laid in staplebound pamphlet "With the Compliments of Josephine Grahame-Ballin" [London Dealer, contains easy reference to a myriad of marks and makers].

London: Maclellan, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. No DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, ownership signature at ffep, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering, printed endpages, frontispiece. 12mo. 71pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co, 1885. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American Edition. Hardcover. First printed in Italy in 1885, this is the first American edition and part of the Modern Criminal Science Series. Minor shelf/edge wear, gilt toned, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Red cloth boards,gilt lettering. 8vo. 478pp. Index.

Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1922. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Very Good. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, touch of sun at spine, ownership signature at front pastedown, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. 942pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Appendix. Indexes.

Bisbee, AZ: Pequeno Press, 1992. Limited Edition. Paperback. Fine. Limited Edition. Paperback. Signed by Publisher. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Pink paper wraps, stamp on front cover, back of book glued to blue cloth board covering with marbled interior, translucent handwritten title page, circle cut out of center of every page with azurite on bottom, handmade paper. 74x68mm. 56pp. Numbered limited edition, this being 44 of 85.

Old Chelsea Station, NY: SMUT, 1976. First Edition. Very Good in Wraps. First Edition. Large format newsprint, colored printing on titles with numerous illustrations. The underground sex paper featuring challenging sex and sexuality topics, including fringe fetish communities, alternative kink lifestyles, and LGBTQ communities. A combination of fiction, edgy softcore photos, serious writing and drawings with plenty of socially redeeming context. Ads for local sex places, comics, features and photos on attractive young women, reader submissions, and personal ads. An offshoot magazine from San Francisco Ball, on the East Coast, some of the same folks involved. Various states of normal wear and tear of newsprint, few closed tears, else bright. fo. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Starts with Vol. 4, no.58. [58; 60-70; 97-98; 100; 102; 113;115] 18 issues.

Alhambra, CA: Borden Publishing Cpmpany, 1964. Reprint Edition [First]. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. Reprint Edition [First]. Hardcover. First published in Boston: Arena Publishing Company, 1894. "Brother of the Third Degree is a work of esoteric allegorical fiction that was written at the height of the Golden age of Occultism. This novel serves as an inspirational tale of initiation, intrigue, and a mysterious brotherhood that not only closely guards the secrets of occult wisdom but turns the wheels of history itself. Garver paints an intricate picture of the spiritual battle that rages beneath the veneer of geopolitical events — that ancient conflict between the forces of Love and Light and the armies of Hatred and Darkness. Within its pages are contained the loftiest notions of human spiritual development, perpetuated by his so-called "White Brotherhood," an idealistic incarnation of ancient Freemasonry. While thoroughly embellished with the floral prose common to his era,… Read More

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts/Harvard, 1961. Second Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ.. Second Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Exhibition catalogue. Originally held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston May-July, 1961. Minor shelf/edge wear, one tip gently bumped, else tight, bright, and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, several small chips, tape reinforced at rear of head. Cream linen boards, gilt lettering, speckled endpages. 4to. 232pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bibliography. Index.

London: Macmillan, 1907. Later Printing. Full Leather. Fine.. Later Printing. Full Leather. Exquisitely bound by W. T. Morrell, London. Wonderful illustrations by Hugh Thomson. A stunning volume in hand. Minor shelf wear, small, dated, owner inscription, else tight, bright and unmarred. Full blue morocco leather, 5 raised bands, burgundy label, gilt lettering and intricate decorative elements and dentelles, text block edges in near reflective gilt, marbled endpages. 12mo. 297pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

Oakwood, CA: Greenery Press, 2003. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps.. First Edition. Original Wraps. A "how to" photography book for those with off-the-beaten-path suject foci. Strong text supported by some exceptional photography. Quite uncommon signed. Inscribed by Gatewood. Hint of shelf/edge wear, inscribed by author at title page, else tight, bright and unmarred. Glossy color pictorial wraps. 4to. 200pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bibliography.