Search Results: Titles starting with G from Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA

Garden City: Garden City Publishing Co, 1946. Hardcover. 8vo. Burgundy cloth, price-clipped dust jacket. x, 390pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good/very good. Ownership signature/date on front flyleaf. Reprint. Fascinating biography of George Bernard Shaw, with collaboration of the subject himself.

DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 1986. Hardcover. Volume III: 1957-1978. Small 4to. Tan cloth, dust jacket. xxi, 824pp. Near fine/fine. First edition of this mammoth reference.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1987. Hardcover. Small 4to. Quarter green cloth with black spine lettering and grey paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xi, 265pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Just a book club edition, but exceptionally perfect, bright and tight.

New York: David McKay Company, 1954. Hardcover. Introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt. Small 4to. Blue cloth. xvi, 304pp. Illustrations. Very good. Bit of edgewear, and spine lightly sunned. Tight, decent first edition -- but a mild ex-library copy, with relatively few markings.

New York: The Newcomen Society in North America, 1970. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff tan wrappers. 32pp. Illustrations. Very good. Small public library name neatly inkstamped near top of front wrapper. First edition. The Newcomen Society was a distinguished honorary society, formed in England, devoted to the study of "those factors which have contributed or are contributing to the progress of Mankind" -- usually business, industry, transportation, agriculture, etc.

Philadelphia: Running Press, 1995. Hardcover. 64mo. Green paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 127pp. Color illustrations, decorative endpapers. Fine/fine. First edition of this nifty little collection of amusing and/or provocative golf sentiments by a wide range of notables.

Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1876. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark grey cloth, gilt. xi, 466pp. Frontispiece, 32 full-page illustrations. Good plus. Tight-hinged and handleable and internally quite nice, though binding edgeworn and rubbed. First edition, later state, of Harte's only full-length novel, a Gold Rush romance.

Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1958. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xxv, 158pp. Illustrations, map endpapers. Good plus/good. First edition, limited to 1000 copies. Detroit pioneer Father Richard's numerous accomplishments include setting up schools and Indian missions, establishing one of the Territory's first printing presses (on which Michigan's first newspaper and earliest books were printed), and co-founding the University of Michigan.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1968. Paperback. 16mo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 39pp, (79pp). Extensive illustrations (most color). Very good. Slightest bit of edgewear. First U.S. edition, tight and quite nice, of this volume in their "New Grosset Art Library."

DeKalb: Northern Illinois University, 1963. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff blue pictorial wrappers. v, 67pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Slight bit of mild wear to outer wrappers (only). Tight and attractive first edition of this slim volume in the "Northern Illinois University Research Series," with a decorative-edged archival bookplate boldly signed in full by Owens in black ballpoint on the front flyleaf. This interesting association copy bearing a presentation inscription on the inside front wrapper: "To Mrs. Gillies -- / It was great fun / working with you on / this project. / Sincerely / William P. Vroom." In the acknowledgments on page i, Owens thanks "Dr. William P. Vroom, Director of Regional Services, [who] deserves special thanks for providing editorial aid and arranging publication of this study in the Northern Illinois University Research series." He also offers special thanks to doctor and "Mrs. William Gillies of Galena, indefatigable guides,… Read More

DeKalb: Northern Illinois University, 1963. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff blue pictorial wrappers. v, 67pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Slight bit of mild wear to outer wrappers (only). Tight and attractive first edition of this slim volume in the "Northern Illinois University Research Series." A choice and unique association copy bearing a full-page author inscription on the front flyleaf. boldly penned in black fineline: "Elisa -- / Please accept my warmest / appreciation for all your / good efforts in turning / up historical 'goodies' / and providing much of / the drive which has / resulted in this study. / To you and Dr. Gillies / my deepest regards. / Ken / Incidentally this is the historic / presentation copy, which I / reclaimed from Lou Steman." In the acknowledgments on page i, Owens offers special thanks to doctor and "Mrs. William Gillies of Galena, indefatigable guides, informants, and enthusiastic promoters of their town's history. Dr. and Mrs.… Read More

DeKalb: Northern Illinois University, 1963. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff blue pictorial wrappers. v, 67pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Almost, but not quite, rates "Near fine," with only the faintest age toning to outer wrappers (only), else internally fine. A tight, handsome first edition of this slim volume in the "Northern Illinois University Research Series."

Galena, IL: Carl B. Schoenhard, Jr., 1988. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. 78pp. Numerous color illustrations, charts, maps. Near fine. Tight, attractive first edition of this brief history of the northwest Illinois lead mining community, with much geological data. Nicely signed and inscribed by the author in black fineline on front flyleaf: "Best wishes from Carl B. Schoenhard, Jr / 12-22-88."

Dundee, IL: Aleo Publications, 2015. Hardcover. 4to. Dark blue paper over boards with silver lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 313pp. Extensive illustrations (many color). Fine/fine. Pristine first edition of this meaty, well-illustrated history of the famed northwest Illinois town that U.S. Grant called home -- county seat of Jo Daviess County. Bold author inscription and signature on front flyleaf to local civic leaders mentioned in the acknowledgements: "Dear John and Marge / I want you to know that I appreciate / so very much your friendship kindness and / generosity! It means more to me than you know. / Philip A. Aleo.

N.p.: N.p., n.y.. Hardcover. Small 4to. Full green calf with gilt spine lettering. Pp. 681-696 (rectos only). 12 steel engravings, 1 map. Very good. Mildly edgeworn, with spine and binding edges irregularlysunned to golden brown. Bibliographically cryptic but clearly relatively recent (i.e., post-WW2) facsimile reprint of this 16-page extract from the May 1866 issue of "Harper's New Monthly Magazine" (Vol. XXXII, No. CXCII) -- an article that follows up on U.S. Grant's postwar fame, profiling the famed lead mining town in northwest Illinois that had become his home just prior to the Civil War. Front wrapper engraving depicts Galena's Main Street bulging with people assembled to hear the returning hero. A massive banner spans the street, proclaiming "Hail to the Chief Who in Triumph Advances." Though an extract, it is self-contained and sought after in its own right. This undated reprint (circa 1970?) is printed on an off-white stock, artificially age toned to lend it a period feel. It's also slightly… Read More

Champaign, IL: Flying Color Graphics, Inc, 1993. Hardcover. 4to. Grey cloth with silver front board lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 64pp. Color illustrations. Fine/near fine. McElwee provides the introduction and timeline and Dexter the color photography for this slim survey of the popular historical tourism destination in rural northwest Illinois, adopted hometown of U.S. Grant. Tight and superbly handsome first edition.

Galena, IL: Bale's Drug Store, 1927. Paperback. Wide 12mo. Stiff tan decorative wrappers. 62pp. Numerous sepia-tone illustrations, advertisements. Very good. Quite mild wear to outer wrappers (only), else tight and internally fine. A tight and attractive first edition of this popular survey of the history of U.S. Grant's adopted hometown in northwest Illinois, published "To Commemorate the Centennial of the Naming of Galena."

Hanover, IL: Terry J. Miller, 1982. Paperback. Wide small 8vo. Stiff pale green wrappers with brown lettering and decorative border. 61pp. Numerous illustrations, advertisements. Near fine. Originally published during the 1926 centennial of this historic northwest Illinois town and generally scuffed and sad when found, this facsimile reprint is tight and bright.

New York: BasicBooks, 1991. Hardcover. Small 4to. Quarter lavender cloth with gilt spine lettering and grey paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 274pp. Fine/fine. Pristine, bright and tight first edition of the expose that established and popularized the phrase "junk science," handsomely inscribed and signed in blue fineline on front flyleaf: "To Bob Malott / With great appreciation / for your support / Peter Huber / October 3, 1991." Huber (1952-2021) was a noted attorney and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Robert Malott (1926-2018) was a noted Chicago business leader, CEO of FMC Corporation, Republican politico and philanthropist.

Washington, DC: Public Affairs Press, 1959. Hardcover. Introduction by U.S. Grant III. Small 4to. Green cloth, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. ix, 250pp. Drawings, maps. Very good/good plus. Dust jacket edgeworn and slightly rubbed, with several small edge chips. Uncommon first edition, a tight and quite decent copy. Well-written biography of the colorful Confederate artillerist, John Pelham. NEVINS II, 76.