Search Results: Authors starting with G from Parker's Rare Books

Mt. Vernon, Indiana: Grant County Historical Society, printed by Windmill Publications, 1996. HB. Dark blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 4to, 207, 7 pp. Collection of 64 photographs of men from Grant County, Wisconsin who died in the Civil War, with biographies of each man, and a brief history of the cities of Lancaster and Plattville, detailing their efforts to enlist soldiers at the start of the war. Grant County is located in the south-western part of Wisconsin. No marks in book, binding tight and covers clean,. Book condition Near Fine.

New York: Henry Holt, 1955. 2nd Pr. hb. Blue illustrated cloth, small 8vo., 150pp. Some soiling to top, otherwise clean, unmarked book that doesn't seem to have ever been read. No dust jacket. Book condition VG.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1975. stated 1st. hb. Red 1/4 cloth over red boards, 8vo, 453pp. Book unmarked, jacket has several 1/4" tears, not price clipped. Book condition VG, DJ Good+.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965. Stated 1st. pr. hb. White cloth, tan spine.8vo., 324pp. Clean and unmarked book in dust jacket showing very slight shelf wear, minor chipping. Bookseller sticker on rear of dust jacket. Book condition VG in VG DJ.

New York: D. Appleton, 1923. 2nd printing. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 12 mo., 183 pp. X-library in library binding, contains the usual flaws. Notation on one page of text, otherwise no marks in book, binding solid. 2nd printing. List of cast of the 1920 production includes Lois Shore and William Holden. Book condition Good.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1926. 1st. HB. Green blindstamped cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12 mo, 346 pp. First printing, with 1 at end of text on last page. No marks in book, binding solid. Spine lettering faded, covers show some edge wear. Book condition VG-.

New York: Macmillan, 1908. First Edition. hb. Light green cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, 323 pp. + 7 pages ads at rear, TEG. First printing, October 1908. Owner's bookplate ffep, owner's name front pastedown, no other marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light edge wear, spine shows minor sunning. Book condition VG-.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. Second Printing. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 214 pp. Signed and inscribed by the author as follows: "To Fola La Follette-She knew and was near to "Father" and Eliza Beers. Zona Gale, Portage, Wisconsin, November, 1929." Eliza Beers was Zona Gale's mother. and Fola La Follette was the daughter of progressive politician Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette and lawyer and women's suffrage leader Belle Case. Zona Gale was raised in Portage, Wisconsin and lived most of her life there. She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1921. No marks in book, binding tight. Spine lettering sunned. A nice association copy. Book condition VG.

New York: Macmillan, 1915. HB. Brown cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, red hearts on front cover and spine, 12 mo., 234pp + ads. Color frontis illustration. First printing of the first edition, published September, 1915. Minor foxing, wear to top edge of text block, otherwise very clean, tight copy. Edges of text block show some soiling. Gilt on covers bright. Binding tight. Book condition VG-. Uncommon early title by this Wisconsin author of Miss Lulu Bett.

Geneve: h. Georg, Libraire-Editeur, Imprimerie J. G. Fick, 1869-1872. First Edition. HB. Avec dessins & fac-simile de Hermann Hammann. Bound with the supplement, same title and publicher, dated 1872, with separate title page and separate pagination. X-Library with usual flaws, rebound in library binding. Half title page, and several pages at rear loose, but all present. Both volumes presentation copies, inscribed by the author. Brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 4 to, 352 pp. + 243 pp. supplement. Book condition Good+.

Saint Paul: Graywolf Press, (1987). HB. Quarter black cloth and blue boards, red illustration on front cover, red lettering on spine, 8vo, 199 pp. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show slight shelf wear. Lacking dust jacket. Book condition VG.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. 1st. HB. Green cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12 mo, 109 pp. First printing, October 1910. owners book plates front and rear paste-downs. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers clean, gilt bright, slight fraying top and bottom of spine. Book condition VG-.

Paris: Berger-Levrault, Editeurs, 1917. First Edition. HB. Originally published in wraps, this copy has been rebound in three quarter red leather over black cloth, gilt lettering on spine with 4 raised bands, 12mo, 293 pp, 2 pages publisher's ads at rear, marbled endpapers, TEG. "Avec 17 illustrations par l'auteur." The original front cover and backstrip have been bound in. These two stories are an account of the opening events of World War I. Galtier-Boissiere (1891-1966) was a corporal in the 119e Regiment of Infantry, class of 1911, at Des Lilas when war broke out in 1914. These two works are a classic account of the opening campaigns of World War I. The author was later transferred to the 405th Infantry Regiment, where in 1915 he founded the trench newspaper Le Crapouillot. After the war, Galtier-Boissiere went on to have a noted career as a writer and publisher. This work was heavily redacted by wartime censorship and there are ellipses present throughout the text. An… Read More

New York: George H. Doran, 1919. HB. Red cloth, black lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 290 pp. No marks in book, binding solid. Offsetting to endpapers. Covers show light edge wear, some soiling to rear cover and edges of text block. Book condition VG-.

London: Oxford University Press, 1928. First Edition. HB. Green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, xvi, 446 pp. With 33 plates and 27 illustrations in the text. Large fold-out map of the operational area of the North Sea at rear, in very nice condition. Review copy, with publisher's review slip tipped in at title page, and a two page review pasted on the front endpapers. Review is by Lieut. Comdr. Sherwood Picking, U. S. N. Picking was a noted American submarine commander during World War I. Above the review on the ffep is written "American Society of Naval Engineers." No marks in text, binding tight. Covers show minor fading and light soiling to spine area. Book condition VG.

Platteville, Wi: Wisconsin State University, Platteville, 1966. HB. A History of Wisconsin State University Platteville, Wisconsin". Blue cloth, silver lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo., 270 pp. imcluding index. Covers show the slightest shelf wear, no marks in book, binding solid. Illustrated with photos. Book condition VG+.

Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1979. First Edition. HB. Tan cloth, black lettering on spine, large 8vo, 150 pp. Inscribed on half-title page as follows: "George Kjome, to Dad from MIke." Mike Kjome was the subject of 12 articles by Gammack included in this book. Kjome was a civilian from Decorah, Iowa teaching in Vietnam who was captured by the Viet Cong in 1968, and held as a prisoner of war for 6 years. The columns are a detailed account of this experience. No other marks in book, binding tight. Dust jacket shows minor shelf wear, chipping top of spine. Dust jacket has been taped to book at endpapers. Book condition VG- in Good+ DJ. Includes columns from World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1971. HB. Brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 180 pp. Reprint edition, originally published in 1922 by John Hopkins Press. No marks in book, binding tight. Book condition NF. No dust jacket.

New York: American Book Co, 1915. later. HB. Brown cloth, 8vo., 416pp + 30pp index + ads. Very clean tight book, owners name in pencil on ffep only markings. Book condition VG.

Menasha, Wisc: George Banta Publishing Co, 1918. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo., 197pp + ads, fold-out map at rear. Clean, unmarked book with just the slightest fading to lettering on covers. Author was Major of Infantry and english professor at West Point. Book condition VG.