Search Results: Authors starting with G from Dale Steffey Books, ABAA

Chicago: Chicago Daily News, 1918. Two real photo postcards, mailed Oct. 18 and 25, 1918, postmarked Junction City, Kansas, and sent to Halstead, Kansas. Very Good, small corner creases. G.J. Kavanaugh was known for his "War Postals", and these two cards are part of a larger series of WWI cards. One of the cards mentions going to "a concert for Colonel Biglow...". . First Printing. Postcard. Very Good. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2".

Chicago: Elder Publishing Co., 1884. Very Good in embossed pebbled brown morocco, rubbing at tips and spine edges, moderate toning at end papers and scattered light toning throughout, a few pages with small edge tears, hinges opened yet holding quite well. Final order page has two names in pencil, both from Covington, KY, interior of rear cover has gilt version of available binding with fold-out spine. Salesman's Dummy/Sample Book. . First Thus. Embossed Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Salesman's Dummy.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. Three volumes finely bound in half yellow morocco over marbled boards, the backs with gilt floral decorations and lettering, marbled end papers, top edges gilt, ribbon markers, bindings signed "Vauthain". Illustrated by Louise L. Heustis, Victor Perard, and Bayard Jones. All three volumes Near Fine, tiny rubs at tips. A lovely set in matching contemporary finr bindings, gift quality and quite uncommon thus. . Later American Edition . Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Printed for G. Strahan et al, 1726. SCARCE. Last copy sold at auction 1951. Five volumes in contemporary polished calf, gilt backs with decoration in four of the compartments, covers with gilt rules with acorn decorations at corners, bookplate of British clergyman Scrope Berdmore, dated 1790 front paste downs, bookplates at rear of Henry F; Compton, Conservative British MP known for having the shortest term (46 days) of an MP who did not die in office. A Very Good set, light wear at joints but bindings holding quite nicely, light wear at edges, toning at edges of end papers from binders glue. *** Heavy set. Extra shipping charges for priority and international mail. Please inquire before ordering. . First English Edition. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: E. O'Keefe, 1881. SCARCE. Very Good, cloth rubbed at cornersand spine ends, first two front end pages top corners neatly clipped. 104 pp. with roster of the crew. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco: Circle Gallery Corp, 1978. Exhibition poster, (Ruby). 22" w x 28" h. Near Fine, light creases at edges, small faint spot of soiling. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 22" w x 28" h..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. Scribner's "A" copyright page. Near Fine, tiny corner bumps bottom corners, in a Near Fine dust jacket, 2 small scratches, light creasing and rubbing along top edge. SCARCE in such a lovely dust jacket, a book Galsworthy completed just 6 months before his death in January, 1933. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Six volumes finely bound in contemporary half dark blue morocco over blue buckram boards, marbled end papers, top edges gilt, stamp signed by The Atelier Bindery for Charles Scribner's Sons. Forsyte family folded genealogical table at rear of Vol. 1 is Fine. Illustrated frontispieces and decorated title pages. No limitation page. Near Fine, small rubs at corners. A quite handsome set indeed. A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. . First Edition Thus. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: William Heinemann, 1925. Beautifully bound in Arts & Crafts-style full leather with stamped lettering and red decoration on spine and front board, top edge gilt. Fine, prior owner gift inscription front end page. . New Impression . Full-Leather. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. # 90 of 500 copies of the First printing of the Compact Edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR John Galsworthy. In the original green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration in like cloth dustjackets. Housed in scarce publisher's green leather-grained bookshelf. The books Near Fine, toning at end papers only, in Near Fine jackets a bit darkened at the spines and in a Very Good bookshelf, that is splitting at the seams. A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. # 299 of 500 copies of the First Printing of the Compact Edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR John Galsworthy. Six volumes finely bound in contemporary half red morocco over red buckram boards, marbled end papers, top edges gilt, unsigned bindings (likely by The Atelier Bindery for Charles Scribner's Sons). Forsyte family folded genealogical table at rear of Vol. 1 is Near Fine, faint crease. Illustrated frontispieces and decorated title pages. Near Fine, discoloration to buckram at rear cover Vol. V, slight foxing at bottom edges of page blocks only. A quite handsome set indeed. A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

Ahmedabad, India: Navajivan Publishing House, 1987. Copyright page states "First Edition, July, 1949, 5,000 copies. Fourth Reprint, April, 1987, 2,000 Copies. Total 18,000 Copies". Quite SCARCE in a dust-jacketed early printing. Near Fine, prior owner name, city and date front end page, slight toning to end pages, in a Very Good dust jacket, 1" triangular chip top edge front panel, 1/2" chip at head of spine. . 4th Printing. Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ahmedabad, India: Navajivan Publishing House, 1959. One of 5,000 copies in the second printing, October, 1959, after 10,000 copies in the 1st printing, April, 1959. Near Fine, tiny rubs at corners. 34 pp. in stapled wrappers. . Second Printing. Pamphlet. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: London: Longman Orme Brown and Longman. Combe and Crossley Leicester, 1853. London: Longman Orme Brown and Longman. Combe and Crossley Leicester, 1853., Volume III only. First and only Edition. RARE. In blue cloth with gilt decoration and titles. Preface, Subscribers List vii-xii, Contents xiii-xv, Index to Music, 383 pages. Very Good, hinges cracking, boards rubbed at the tips, pages slight browning. Gardiner's wonderful chronicle of matters both musical and political in the first half of the 18th century. Volume III was published in the year fo his death, 1853. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William Morrow & Co, 1943. First Edition, same dates title and copyright page. Near Fine, small prior owner name label hidden by front flap, small creases to cloth at spine ends, in a Very Good dust jacket, small chips and light edge wear top and bottom edges, orange lettering at spine faded. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hollywood, CA: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., 1976. 76/88. Based on the novel "Gun Down" by Brian Garfield, Screenplay by Guerdon Trueblood. Produced by Walter Seltzer and Russell Thacher, Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, and Starring Charlton Heston, James Coburn, and Barbara Hershey. Near Fine, small tear at center fold crease. . First Printing. Original One Sheet Movie Poste. Near Fine. 27" x 41".

Watseka, IL : Iroquois Co. Genealogical Society, 1983. With surname index and 175+ pages of genealogical records. SCARCE.. First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. As New/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: James R. Osgood McIlvaine and Co., 1893. With an introduction by Andrew Lang. Very Good, bound in ornately decorated green morocco with gilt inlays of cherubs with trailing vines and rose-filled vases. All edges gilt, wide ornate floral turn-ins, silk moire endpapers and marbled end pages.. Includes a First Lines Index and 7 illustrations, all present. Front end pages loose, rear marbled endpage with 1/3 of page paper loss, wear at joints and edges, end pages darkened. The front turn-in stamp-signed E. Dreyfous. Edouard Henry Dreyfous was a French born seller of fine decorative objects, with shops in paris, London and New York. His customers included the British Royal houses. A quite lovely Art Nouveau inspired binding. . Later Edition. Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: New Directions, 1947. First Printing of his 1st book. Erratum slip laid in, and Scarce thus. Near Fine, boards lightly soiled, in a Very Good dustjacket with small chips along top edge and at flap folds and 2 dime sized stains front panel. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good.

New Yo K: Cosmopolitan Book Corp., 1931. First published in France as "La Seconde", and "considered by most French critics to be one of Colette's two masterpieces". Fine in a Very Good Art Deco dust jacket by Jung, spine evenly darkened, small chips at spine ends and edges of front panel. Basis for two made-for-TV French movies, in 1973 and 1990. . First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.