Search Results: Titles starting with G from R. Siedlecki Vintage Books

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1993. [1993] This is the FULL GENUINE LEATHER FINE BINDING hardcover by Easton Press -- NOT THE REGULAR TRADE CLOTH BINDING OR THE CHEAPER COMPOSITE LEATHER. Tan leather binding features beautiful gilt designs/gilt lettering, 228 pages. Sophisticated binding: Three raised ridges on spine; lettering, designs stamped with gorgeous accents of 22kt. gold -- a hallmark of fine bookmaking. This beautifully bound book hand selected from individually tanned hides. Endpapers are beautiful satin moiré. Textured and shaded, acid-neutral paper won't turn yellow over time. Pages are Smyth-sewn into binding for permanence (not glued like ordinary books). Edges gilded on three sides to enhance elegance of the book. Satin ribbon page marker bound in. Condition: Fine condition and very collectible. (Other dealer listings of this book online may say Fine or New, but the books have been read. This book has never been read, it's still new, right from the publisher.)… Read More

Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1999. [1999] FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED IN NORTH AMERICA. Blue binding, gilt lettering, 301 pages including comprehensive Index. Includes hand-drawn maps within the text and black and white plates. Condition of hardcover: A very light bump to one extremity of binding (almost not noticeable), else overall Fine. Free of the smells of a cigarette or cigar smoker; free of foxing marks and humidity stains. Clean, very readable text. Dustjacket: light creases to top/foot of spine panel (from shelving), else overall Near Fine. Price intact on back panel. Book never read, purchased as a collectible. In Galloping, the author addresses the British Cavalry in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo 1808-15. The author contends the British cavalry proved more adept at piquet work, at the gathering and transmission of intelligence, and on forage and escort duties. In battle, they frequently forced their much-vaunted and supposedly superior opponents to run on dozens of occasions between… Read More

Savannah, Georgia: The Beehive Press Book, 1990. [1990[ Set of Two Hardcovers with Dustjackets, 674 pages. This set covers the personal history of the first decade of the State of Georgia between 1733, when James Oglethorpe, Georgia's founder, came to America, and 1743, when he returned to England. Here are more than 200 fascinating, historical letters, written by Oglethorpe himself as well as by nearly anonymous colonists. The letters discuss grand strategies, public controversies, private scandals, and the problems of daily living. A wonderful book set that is both historical and educational, and very collectible. Condition: Minor shelving wear to dustjackets, else overall books and dustjackets in Fine condition. Kept in temperature-controlled room. Free of the smell of smoke from cigarette or cigar smokers. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what… Read More

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1901. [1901] BOOKLET, 37 PAGES, INCLUDING VINTAGE PHOTOS. Vol. XXXI, No. 5. Reprinted from the Botanical Gazette, May 1901. [This is NOT a facsimile, print-on-demand, or photocopy. This is the 1901 edition.] Contributions from the Hull Botanical Laboratory, XXVII. Condition: Soiling/stain to top cover, short tears, creases, lightly age toned. Top cover has written note from the author: "With the writer's regards." Overall: Good condition. Binding tight. Text is clean, readable. Vintage photos clear, vivid. This work covers the results of a study (1898-1900) by the author in physiographic ecology at several points in Northern Michigan - the genetic development of forests. Here is an early study on the development of forests, environment, and ecology. Historical, collectible, scarce booklet. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so… Read More

Atlanta, Georgia: Georgia Department of Motor Vehicles, 1927. 1927. Paper pamphlet, about four-inches wide by nine inches tall, 21 printed pages. Condition: Lightly crinkled and faint age toning, upper right corners have short curl, minor chips/abrasions to extremities of rear paper binding, else overall Very Good. Text is clear and very readable. This is the 1927 Georgia Motor Vehicle Laws with amendments to 1931. One page lists the laws of the various states regarding time allowed automobiles registered by and displaying plates of another state. Very historical, fascinating. Collectible. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly. . Pamphlet. Very Good.

Atlanta, Georgia: The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co., 1893. [1893] FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER, green binding, gold lettering, decorative endpapers, marbled edges, 495 pages. THIS IS NOT A FACSIMILE OR BOOK-ON-DEMAND, OR PAPERBACK, OR A MORE RECENT REPRINT. THIS IS THE 1893 EDITION HARDCOVER. Condition of binding: Age toning: discoloration spots; shelving wear; some light abrasion; both hinges cracked. Rear free endpaper and one blank leaf separated, but laid in. Preliminaries, text block: Early gift inscription on title page, some creases to pages and periodic foxing. Pencil underlines in the Introduction section. Overall, Good condition (mostly because of binding). Text is mostly clear, clean, and readable (better than expected for a 19th-century book). The previous owner of the book said it was her grandfather’s book, stored for years in a trunk. This scarce first edition covers the history of the State of Georgia, with chapters on the early American Indian residents, the Colonial Period,… Read More

Danielsville, GA 30633: Heritage Papers, 1988. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover, gilt lettering, illustrations, 330 pages. Here is a rare compilation of names of Georgia land owners, 1758-1776. Contents include Savannah's Tannatt Family, Early Land Owners; Memorials Book 1; Memorials Book 2; Other Published Works, and a comprehensive Index. Illustrations include The Indians of the Southeast, 1755, after Mitchell; Map of the Inhabited Part of Georgia, De Brahm; Map of Georgia, 1757, De Brahm, with additions 1780: Land Owners. A wonderful source of research. Condition: A research scholar made green highlights on certain sentences and paragraphs, scattered throughout the book. But all words are clear and readable. Overall, Like New. Book kept in temperature-controlled room. Free of the smell of cigarette or cigar smoke. Scarce book. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll… Read More

Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2002. [2002] Paperback Format, 538 pages including comprehensive Index. This collection of Georgia Bible records contains an itemized list of the births, marriages, and deaths found in approximately 1,000 family Bibles. Included are Bible records of Georgia's first settlers and prominent figures, as well as records of ordinary individuals, some of whom migrated to or from other states. The collection spans a period stretching from the early 1700s to the 1900s. A handy, educational, historical source of research about individuals and families - a remarkable work of facts, information, and history. Condition: Scattered green highlights on words, sentences from a highlight pen by a research scholar, else overall Near Fine. Even with highlights, words are clean, clear, and very readable. Book kept in temperature-controlled room. Free of the smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer… Read More

Georgia: Georgia Department of Agriculture, 1928. 1928. Paperback, quarterly bulletin (January, February and March 1928). FROM THE LIBRARY OF CHASE S. OSBORN (WITH HIS BOOKPLATE ON TITLE PAGE), GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN -- 1911-1913. Condition: Some tears, light bumps, creases, and scattered foxing and soiling. Chips/pieces missing from spine. Several pencil notations internally. Else overall Good Plus. This book contains information about the State of Georgia - its history; ports; and information about various state departments; its climate; products; education; transportation, highways; churches; banks, health, and more. Includes overview of counties, statistics, and a map of the state. Vintage, informative. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We have earned continuous five-star ratings from new and existing… Read More

Northridge, California: Lord Jim Press, 1980. [1980] Hardcover, First Edition, SIGNED, NUMBERED, LIMITED EDITION (#388 of 500 COPIES). Blue cloth, silver lettering on top cover and spine, frontispiece of the author, gilded eagle on title page. Untrimmed fore-edge (to add sophistication to the book). Not paginated [nine pages plus limitation page]. Signed in full by the former President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford. Designed and printed by The Castle Press. Paper is Arches Laid and type is Aldus with Centaur Handset. Limited edition information, number, and signature presented on the Colophon. Condition: Cloth is darken a tad, especially at spine (mostly old settled dust); light rubbing; hint of toning to edges; else Near Fine condition. Pages are clean and clear, very readable. Book kept in a temperature-controlled glass case by a book collector - free of humidity and dampness smells, or the smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. Protected in Mylar cover. This is the address by Gerald R. Ford… Read More

Osceola, Wisconsin, USA: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 2010. [2010] First Edition quality paperback. Illustrations, photos, and cutaway artwork (black and white and in color), 48 pages including comprehensive Index. Condition: Overall Fine. Book kept in temperature controlled room --- free of smelly humidity stains and the smell of a smoker. This well-written and illustrated book discusses the forthcoming World War I, the German Imperial Navy and their plans for designing and developing powerful Naval battle ships. The classes of battleships, each one better-armed, more heavily-armored, and more powerful than former ships included the Kaiser, König, and Bayern classes, commissioned between 1909 and 1914. They helped form the backbone of the German fleet during World War I. This book clearly presents historical, informative, and detailed technical specifications and operational accounts about the three classes of German battleships. Excellent book. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected,… Read More

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1901. [1901] Set of Two Hardcover Volumes (X and XI), Author's National Edition, The Writings of Mark Twain, "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today." These are the authorized uniform editions (same size). Three-quarter deep red bindings (pebble-finish), frontispiece and illustrations by W.T. Smedley, total 710 pages. Includes "Translations of Chapter-Head Mottoes" by J. Hammond Trumbull at end of each volume (helps describe the text in specific chapters). Condition of bindings: Lightly age darken, scattered stains; some shelf wear (mostly at backstrips/spine). Interior: Text clear and readable, illustrations vivid. Overall: Very Good condition. Books kept in a temperature-controlled room; there are no smoke smells from cigarettes or cigars. This story was a collaboration between Mark Twain and his neighbor, Charles Dudley Warner, a satire financial and political malfeasance that gave a name to the expensive post-Civil War era.… Read More

Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 1932. [1932] First Edition, Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Blue binding, illustrated top cover; pictorial endpapers, frontispiece; illustrated throughout; 127 pages. Condition: Former owner's name on first free endpaper; small retailer's sticker on rear endpaper; light age wear to binding (including some discoloration); top binding cover lifted slightly (not laying flat on textblock); scattered age toning; old insect stain on page 51 affecting two words of text (lighter offset stains on seven other pages); else overall Fair to Good. This is a scarce issue of an early popular children's book. There are 12 delightful children stories including The Gingerbread Boy, The Easter Bunny, Bobby Bright Eyes' Birthday Party, Little Tommy Tittlemouse, Jack and Jill's Toothpick Circus, and more. A wonderful selection of popular stories sure to delight. Text is clear and easy to read. Illustrations are mostly clean and vivid. A collectible book. Note: We are a… Read More

New York City: The Review of Reviews Corporation , 1932. [June, 1932, Vol. XV, No. 90] Paperback, frontispiece, Page count, section: 481-574, plus 12 pages of advertisement (not counting ads on inside covers and back covers of binding). Condition: Expected wear to this 1932 paperback -- short tears/chips/creases -- mostly to the binding. Overall: Good. The textblock is Very Good Plus. This paperback is similar to today's The New York Times Book Review, only it features reviews of major authors of the day. In this issue: Oscar Wilde, O. Henry, W. Somerset Maugham, William M. Thackeray, Mark Twain, Katherine Mansfield, and others. The vintage advertisements are wonderful, such as Lucky Strike cigarettes, Columbia University Home Study Courses, Marchand's Golden Hair Wash, Richard Burton Schools, and ads for travel & resorts. Historical, vintage, collectible. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical, vintage book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our… Read More

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1931. [1931] FIRST EDITION. Hardcover and dustjacket (with the rare dustjacket). Colored illustrations and decorations. Condition of hardcover. Binding heavily age toned (mostly tanned). Light bump to foot of spine, corners turned in slightly. Light tear to first hinge (about halfway). Text block: Lightly age toned, a few foxed areas and creases. Overall Fair. Free of stickers and bookplates, writing in text, and page tears. Pages are colorful and readable. Dustjacket: Torn and in three separate pieces (first panel, first flap, and rear panel with flap), spine panel missing. Heavily chipped, several pieces missing at extremities, tears, age toned/soiled/foxed; else overall Poor to Fair. Flap with price has not been clipped. Protected in archival Mylar cover. This is a charming legend of old Hungary with colored illustrations and decorations. It's the story of an aunt and uncle who live in a cottage with a garden and a flock of sheep - but no shepherd to mind… Read More

Boston, Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1975. 1975. First Edition, hardcover/dustjacket, 298 pages. Blue binding: silver borders, decorations and silver lettering. Decorative endpapers (map of Eastern Virginia). Frontispiece of Alfred Bellard, other illustrations throughout text in black and white and in color. Condition of binding: Faint shelf wear, else Near Fine. Endpapers: Gift inscription (1977) in pen on first pastedown endpaper. Text block: In Fine condition. Edges: Speckled with old moisture from sitting on book shelf. Overall: Near Fine. Dustjacket: Some wear, darkening due to handling and aging. Shelf wear, chips to top/foot of spine panel, at extremities of flap folds. Short tear. Light age toning at folds. Price clipped on flap. Overall Good Plus. This memoir of Civil War soldier Alfred Bellard, of the Fifth New Jersey Infantry, presents a firsthand account of what it was like to be a private soldier in the Union army. His recollections cover some of the most critical campaigns of the… Read More

New York City: The Macmillan Company, 1939. [1939] TWO-VOLUME LIMITED EDITION SET OF HARDCOVERS IN A SLIPCASE. THIS IS NO 4 OF ONLY ONE THOUSAND COPIES. THIS IS THE ACTUAL 1939 EDITION BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Quarter-cloth bindings, gilt to top edges, untrimmed fore-edge (to give the set a quality look), decorative endpapers, a total of 1,037 pages. In general, the lower the number in a limited edition, the more desirable it is as a collectible. This set being No. 4, is scarce. Condition of hardcovers: Expected light age toning, soiling, else overall Very Good Plus. Slipcase: Light age toning, several cracks/tears to the cardboard from handling and slipping the books in and out of the case. Overall: Good. According to the publisher, this is the first two-volume edition of Gone with the Wind issued December 1, 1939. It’s in appreciation of Margaret Mitchell’s magnificent work in commemorating the life and time of the Old South. This is the limited edition, of which this is copy No. 4 of… Read More

Frnaklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. [1979] FULL GENUINE LEATHER BINDING, FIRST LIMITED EDITION. A beautiful deep red leather-bound hardcover bound in the finest cowhide, 521 pages. Leather features gilt designs and lettering, three ridges on back (spine). Smith-sewn (not glued). Edges fully gilded and cover ornamentation are genuine gold. Endpapers are beautiful satin moiré, specially dyed for the publisher. Satin ribbon book mark, bound in. The acid-free book paper has specially milled white paper for Franklin Library. Since this publisher is no longer in business, all leather-bound books by this publisher are collectible. Condition: Two small dings to gilt on edges (from shelving), else Fine, never read, in gift-giving condition. The book was shelved in a temperature-controlled cabinet. Free of the smoke smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. [Some book dealers offer the same title as New, but the book was read. This book was never read.] According to author Heller,… Read More

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1975. [1975] Full Leather-Bound Fine Binding Hardcover, 345 pages. WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN 1932. THIS IS NOT A FACSIMILE, A TRADE BOOK, OR A BOOK-ON-DEMAND. THIS IS THE 1975 FINE BINDING BY FRANKLIN LIBRARY. Illustrated by Anthony Young Chen. Beautiful top grain cowhide binding is vat-dyed a rich umber brown and lightly plated in Morocco grain. Page gilding and cover ornamentation are genuine gold. The fabric endsheets were dyed and moiréed expressly for this volume. Satin ribbon book mark, bound in. The acid-free book paper is a special paper stock made to archival standards. Franklin Library is no longer in business, so all leather books by this publisher are collectible. Condition: As New, Fine. [Some online competitive dealers offer the same book in new condition, even though the books were read. This book was never read. A collector of sophisticated literature purchased the book and retained it in a temperature-controlled book cabinet.]… Read More

Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishers, 2000. 2000-2004. First Editions, paperback formats. SET OF TWO BOOKS: The Grand Canyon: Native People and Early Visitors (2000), 160 pages; and Visiting the Grand Canyon: Views of Early Tourism (2004), 128 pages, both published by Arcadia. Both in Fine, New condition. Free of smelly damp stains and the smell of smoke from a smoker. Books in gift-giving condition. The two books offer vintage images of the human drama of survival and coexistence in the canyon, from the native tribes who struggled with life on the rim, to the pioneers who came to foster and manipulate the early tourist industry. Between the 1890s and the 1920s, horses, mules, river rafts, stagecoaches, and later railroads and automobiles permitted increasing access to the area. Here is a wonderful selection of photographs that helps present the development of the Arizona landmark from the Forest Reserve in 1893 to full national status in 1919. Here too are photos of popular tourist spots… Read More