Search Results: Authors starting with G from Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB

New York: Harmony Books, (1984). First edition. Tall quarto, (12.25" x 9.5"), ix & 181 pages, profusely illustrated (often in color). Publisher's pink cloth lettered in plum on the spine, in pictorial dust jacket.
A fine copy in fine dust jacket.
"The Illustrated History of Girlie Magazines presents three hundred of the most sizzling and provocative, full color and black and white pictures of girls, girls, girls, ever published. Culled from the archives of Penthouse, Hustler, Oui and scores of other magazines, here are the sensual bodies of Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Jayne Mansfield, Betty Page, and hundreds of anonymous nymphs." ~Excerpted from the dust jacket.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, (1959). First edition. 8vo (9.25" x 6.25"), 212 pp, illustrated. Publisher's gilt lettered green cloth, in printed & decorated dust jacket. Endpaper maps.
Slight shelf wear, trace of foxing at the edges of the text block, otherwise very good in moderately soiled & rubbed dust jacket with light edge wear including shallow losses at the spine extremities, still good or better.
"Edward Thornton Tayloe, son of a prominent and wealthy Virginia planter, accompanied United States' Minister Poinsett to Mexico as a self-sustaining private secretary Here he recorded the earliest objective, long-term, eyewitness account of Mexico and Mexican life by an American citizen following the recognition of Mexican independence by the United States " ~Excerpted from the dust jacket

New York: WW Norton and Company, (1967). First edition, this copy inscribed, signed, & dated in ink at the half-title page by Warren K Billings to James H Williams. Additionally laid in is the receipt for the book & Williams' cancelled check in payment made out to Billings & endorsed by him on the verso. 8vo, 496 pp, with numerous illustrations from photographs Publisher's maroon paper over boards backed in gilt-lettered gray cloth patterned paper, in pictorial dust jacket Binding shaken, lightly rubbed, with a couple of nicks at the spine extremities, otherwise good in moderately soiled dust jacket, browned at the spine, with brief edge wear, & front flap corner clipped (price at upper corner intact). "One of the most infamous, calculated miscarriages of justice in American history" Billings, a labor leader and political activist, was falsely convicted of the 1916 Preparedness Day Bombing in San Francisco in which 10 were killed and 40 injured. Mooney was convicted in a separate trial. Both men were… Read More

Macon, Georgia: Southern Press, 1963. First edition. Octavo (9.75" x 6.25"), 6 unnumbered leaves followed by 50 leaves printed recto only, with illustrations from photographs interleaved & a folding chart providing "Ancestry of the Family of Mr. and Mrs. I.C. Plant." Publisher's gilt-lettered pebbled maroon cloth. Laid in are 9 printed sheets providing corrections & additions.
Lightly rubbed, gilt dull, brief wear at corners, otherwise very good.
Allied include Whedon, Barnes, Dickerman, Cooper, Atwater, Peck, & others.
"Chiefly, a record of ancestors of Increase Cook Plant and his wife Elizabeth M. Hazelhurst Plant. Increase was the son of Timothy and Chloe (Dickerman) Plant and was born 27 February 1814 in New Haven, Connecticut. He married first Charlotte Walker on 24 July 1838. Charlotte died on 12 March 1839 in Brunswick, Georgia. Increase married second Elizabeth Mary Hazelhurst (1819-1883) on 2 October 1843. They had four children all born in Macon, Georgia. Increase died on 16 November 1892… Read More

Gainesville, [Georgia]: Republican Executive Committee, No date [ca 1882]. First edition. Small octavo broadside (8.5" x 5.5") printed on pink paper.
Losses in the margins not affecting text, Good or better. Apparently in support of mayoral candidate James B Gaston, the broadside advocates "Human Rights and Equal Justice under the Law for our women and children" which would best be accomplished by the defeat of "the unjust Judge."

Olympia, Washington: Frank M. Lamborn, Public Printer, 1916. 8vo (9.25" x 6.25"), 110 & [2] pages plus 10 color plates, profusely illustrated in black & white from photographs (full page & in text), with double-page folding map. Publisher's pictorial, coated stiff paper wraps.
Covers soiled, slight edge wear, otherwise Very Good.
Contents include: Our Mountains; The Climate; Puget Sound; The Harbor Country; The Columbia River; The Inland Empire; Our Scenic Highways; A Sportsman's Paradise.

New York: published by the author, 1913. First edition, this copy inscribed in ink at the ffep to Margaret S.G. Lucado by "the perpetrator to the source" 8vo, vi, 93, [1] pp. Original gilt-lettered maroon cloth. Binding soiled & spotted, brief wear mostly at spine extremities, lightly dampstained affecting the lower cover & the margin of several leaves, occasional handling marks within, still a Good & quite serviceable copy. Noted academic & classics scholar Meta Glass' PhD thesis, this presented to her sister, Margaret Sanford Glass Lucado Ms Glass was president of Sweet Briar College for 21 years & also served as president of the Association of American Colleges & the American Association of University Women.

Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1951. Octavo (9.25" x 6.5"), xxii & 209 pages, with Thomas Kitchin's map of the Carolinas and Georgia (from the 1765 original). Publisher's maroon cloth lettered & decorated in silver.
Spine a bit faded, upper cover slightly spotted & sunned, binding started in a couple of places (still secure), "Winston Lane" in ink at ffep, minor internal toning, otherwise good or better.
The first title in the South Caroliniana Sesquicentennial Series. Provides facsimiles of Governor James Glen's Description of South Carolina; Containing, Many Curious and Interesting Particulars relating to the Civil, Natural, and Commercial History of that Colony (originally published in London, 1761) and George Milligen's Short Description of the Province of South-Carolina; with an Account of the Situation, Air, Weather, and Diseases of Charlestown (originally published London, 1770).

Brattleboro, Vermont: Published by Geo. H. Salisbury, 1845. sextodecimo (6.5" x 4"), 324 pages, profusely illustrated from wood engravings. Publisher's green cloth lettered & decorated in gilt.
Binding rubbed & soiled, gilt dull, margins sunned, shallow losses at spine extremities, foxing & toning throughout (heavy at times), about good & still quite useful.
Illustrators include Thomas Brown, George Loring Brown, & John Downes.
"In the following pages no scientific arrangement has been pursued. It has been our object to collect a large number of interesting anecdotes and sketches of animals, rather than embarrass the young reader by scientific distinctions and details ..."
 ~Excerpted from the introduction.

Staunton, Virginia: Stoneburner & Prufer, Publishers, 1900. First edition. 8vo, 18 pp. Original printed paper wraps, stapled.
Moderately tanned, slight edge wear, otherwise very good.
Decrying Henry George, Edward Bellamy & others, Gordon writes in conclusion, "And yet, however far the mighty vessel that bears us all, may seem of late to have veered from her course, because that I do believe in the ultimate saving common sense and patriotism of the plain American citizen, I look with confidence to some future day for her safe return to her charted and certain path."

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, (1892). Second edition. Tall octavo (9.5" by 6.5"), xxviii & 916 pages including illustrations plates, & diagrams. Publisher's olive cloth lettered in black.
Small split at the lower joint, stain on back cover, edges & extremities lightly rubbed, previous owner's name in ink at first blank page, otherwise very good.
"No pains have been spared to make this one of the most complete books of its kind. The numerous plates and figures thoroughly elucidate the more difficult points of the text and references are made to all the best French, German, and Italian treatises on the veterinary science. One of my special aims has been to adapt this book to the English-speaking reader. It contains valuable information for the practitioner, the student, the horseman, and the breeder."
 ~Excerpted from the translator's preface.

New York: American Tract Society, no date (circa 1850's per OCLC). 24mo (5.75" x 4"), 24 pages. Publisher's printed paper wraps, sewn. OCLC locates two copies as of 1/28/2024.
Upper cover partially separated, foxed & soiled, modest edge wear including nicks & small loss at the lower corner of the rear cover, internally toned, otherwise good or better.
Author John Bartholomew Gough (1817 - 1886) was a confirmed drunkard who lost his wife & child, as well as his bookbinding business, to his excesses. In 1842 he was induced to attend a temperance meeting & thereafter devoted his life to lecturing on behalf of temperance reform.

New York: Fawcett Books, (Fawcett How To Book 363), 1958. First edition. Octavo (9.25" x 6.75"), 144 pages, profusely illustrated from photographs. Publisher's pictorial, stapled paper wraps.
Covers moderately rubbed & lightly soiled, internally toned, a few leaves with shallow diagonal corner crease, otherwise very good.
Provides wonderful information about technique, lighting, etc. but primarily is a showcase for the photography of women, many of whom are nude or scantily clad.

New York: Bell Publisihing Company, (1967) "Revised Edition." Quarto (10.25" x 7.5"), 128 pages, including 175 illustrations from photographs. Publisher's light blue cloth lettered in black on the spine, in pictorial dust jacket.
Very slight edge wear, otherwise fine in fine dust jacket.
As described by the New York Times, Peter Gowland (1916 - 2010), was "America's No. 1 Pin-up Photographer."
"In this edition, the author describes his latest techniques, refinements of his older techniques, and the use of newly developed equipment. Most important, of course, are the hundreds of Gowland photographs, most of them appearing in this new edition for the first time - portraits, action shots, pinups, nudes - every kind and type of female photography …" 
~Excerpted from the dust jacket.

New York: Fawcett Books, (Fawcett How To Book 400), 1959. First edition. Octavo (9.25" x 6.75"), 144 pages, profusely illustrated from photographs. Publisher's pictorial, stapled paper wraps.
Covers moderately rubbed & lightly soiled, ".90" in black marker at upper right of the front cover & previous owner's name at first page which is visible on the verso, internally lightly toned, a few leaves with shallow diagonal corner crease, otherwise very good.
Provides wonderful information about technique, lighting, etc. but primarily is a showcase for the photography of women, many of whom are nude or scantily clad.

Poughkeepsie, [New York]: Journal & Eagle Printing Establishment, 1846. first edition. Octavo (9" x 5.5"), 40 pages. Publisher's printed paper wraps, sewn. OCLC locates 9 physical copies as of 11/12/2023.
Lightly toned, foxed & soiled, slight edge wear, otherwise very good.
The upper wrap incorrectly provides year of publication as 1845, the title page correctly indicates 1846.
William H. Grant, Chief Engineer, New York Department of Public Parks, Bureau of Civil and Topographical Engineering, was instrumental in the construction of Central Park.

[Columbia, South Carolina: R.L. Bryan, 1955]. Staple card covers. [Columbia, South Carolina: R.L. Bryan, 1955]. Offprint, reprinted from the Illustrations and Introduction to Tales of Edisto. Octavo (8.75" x 6"), 31 pages, with illustrations from photographs & a map. Publisher's pale green wraps die cut to reveal a portion of the title page. Printed label over imprint: "Copyright 1955. By Nell S. Graydon."Covers browned & soiled, text toned, otherwise very good. "In the stillnes of the early evening, the faint haunting melody of a slave lullaby drifting through the twilight, the galluping of a horse passing by, the echo of a footstep, or the swish of a silken skirt can bring forth, half-forgotten memories of long ago. Then, if you have been welcomed into the homes and hearts of the Island, you may hear stories of the people and the land ..." ~Excerpted from page 5.

Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, (2005). First edition. 4to, vii & 191 pp, profusely illustrated Publisher's tan cloth lettered in black & plum, in pictorial dust jacket. Small remainder mark at the bottom edge of the text block, otherwise fine in very good, lightly soiled dust jacket with slight edge wear. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art June 19 to October 2, 2005 "In a career that spans more than fifty years, American photographer Irving Penn (born 1917) has created some of the most arresting portraits, influential fashion studies, and provocative still lifes of the twentieth century In the early 1960s when he turned from magazine work to platinum printing, he reinterpreted his earlier photographs, transforming them into the independent works of art that have been celebrated for the last thirty years ." ~excerpted from the dust jacket

London: Kegan Paul,Trench, Trubner & Co., 1922. First edition. Octavo (8.75" x 5.75") viii & 333 pages, indexed. Publisher's maroon cloth lettered in gilt on the spine.
Slight wear at spine extremities & corners, foxing/ offsetting at endpapers & pastedowns, otherwise near fine.
Sydney Grew & wife Eve also wrote a book on Bach which was a title in the Master Musicians Series.

Washington, D.C.: Unpublished, 1925. Typed Letter Signed. Washington, D.C., May 4, 1925, to Stewart Bell, Jr. of Winchester, Virginia. Quarto (11" x 8.5"), 1 page on watermarked National Geographic letterhead, approximately 214 typed words signed in ink by Grosvenor.Folded for mailing, lightly toned, otherwise Near Fine. The authenticity of Gilbert Grosvenor's signature is unconditionally guaranteed.Replying to young William Bell, Jr., then about 15 years old, Grosvenor, son-in-law of Alexander Graham Bell, who was then president of the National Geographic Society and the first full time editor of the society's iconic magazine, writes in part:
"In reply to your letter In reply to your letter of April 25, regarding material on the history of the Canadian flag, I take pleasure in calling your attention to the material on "The Flags of the British Empire," especially pages 378 to 381, in a work entitled "Flags of the World," published in 1917 by the National Geographic Society ..."