Search Results: Titles starting with G from James M. Dourgarian, Bookman

San Francisco, Sierra Club Books, 1993, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Subtitled The Art of Adventure Photography, foreword by Steve Werner, publisher of "Outdoor Photography," this copy Signed by Galen Rowell. Fine.

NY, Mitchell Kennerley, 1913, first edition.. Author's First Book, with use of his full name before it was shortened to just Vachel Lindsay. Very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1943), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. A-25, just the 25th title issued in this important series, "the story of George Washington Carver, the great American scientist, who contributed so much to the lives of all Americans, both white and colored," with an epilogue and acknowledgments at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good minus.

Washington, National Gallery of Art (in association with New York Graphic Society Books and Little, Brown), 1987, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Frontispiece photo of O'Keeffe by William Clift, includes essays by Jack Cowart and Juan Hamilton, followed by more than 120 letters from O'Keeffe selected by Sarah Greenough and a chronology which includes O'Keeffe's exhibition history, filled with beautiful color plates of O'Keeffe's best works, the book was designed as a companion to a exhibit of her work on the centennial of her birth. Fine, beautiful copy.

n.p., Spoken Arts, n.d., first edition.. No slipcase, Day-Lewis is both translator and reader on this LP record, on side one he reads Virgil on agriculture and also on wine, on side two he reads Virgil on animal husbandry and also on beekeeping. Minor wear and soiling.

NY, Harcourt, Brace, 1944, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. A play in two acts. Fine, bright copy.

London, Frederick Warne and Co., 1909, first edition, first printing.. Color frontispiece with several other illustrations, most of them in color, with the 1909 publication date on the title page, Ginger was a tom-cat and Pickles was a terrier, they gave unlimited credit to their customers, Peter Rabbit among them, and thus went broke. Nearly all the paper along the spine has chipped away, else a solid copy.

London, Arthur Barker Ltd., 1957, first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 11 from Dragon Books, includes John Steinbeck's A Snake of One's Own, pages 26-38, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow, also includes James Jones, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Robert Ruark, and others. Very good.

Santa Fe, New Mexico Magazine, February 1976, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. An article on the Crownpoint Rug Weavers auction in the magazine's Navajo rug special issue, Hieb bibliography E13, this copy Signed by Hillerman. Very good.

London, Punch, September 22, 1954, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Pages 375-378, Goldstone & Payne C104, not recorded by Morrow. Fine.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1943), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. A-3, just the third title in this important series, humorous verse, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Some ink marks to front cover, else solid very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1943), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. B-57, just the 57th title issued in this important series, Herring writes about Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and 17 other countries in South America, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good plus.

NY, Penguin Books, 1947, first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. P19 in the Pelican series, a descriptive guide to more than 1,000 books, sponsored by the Council of Teachers of English with the help of many well known writers, it gives very brief descriptions, includes John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, and Tortilla Flat, page 130, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne, Morrow 582. Very good plus.

NY, Viking, 1939, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. No book is more identified with John Steinbeck than this masterpiece which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and which was the source for the film version directed by John Ford that starred Henry Fonda as Tom Joad and which won Jane Darwell an Academy Award for her portrayal of Ma Joad, the book was also the source for the Tony Award-winning Broadway play, one of the true high spots of 20th Century literature, jacket designed by Elmer Hader, this is an incredibly scarce Review Copy with review slip from Viking, this is the only review copy seen by this bookseller in more than 50+ years of being involved in all things Steinbeck, see Goldstone & Payne A12a, see Morrow 107. Fine in a jacket with a couple of small tape ghosts from where the review slip was previously affixed, jacket is otherwise clean, bright, and fine.

Des Moines, Look, January 16, 1940, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. Article previews the John Ford film version of John Steinbeck's masterpiece novel, pages 52-55, text illustrated with still photos from the film and a map which traces the Joad family's trek, story teaser and Steinbeck photo page 3, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Very good plus.

San Diego, Performing Arts, May 1989, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. This magazine includes the program for the La Jolla Playhouse presentation of a play version of The Grapes of Wrath performed by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, adapted and directed by Frank Galati. Fine.

NY, Sun Dial Press, 1941, first edition thus, dust jacket. Hardcover.. This issue with the dark brown cloth stamped in dark brown (one of three bindings noted by the bibliography -- there are at least four), this copy without the list of other Steinbeck titles on the verso of the fly title, Goldstone & Payne A12l, see Morrow 113. Very good.

n.p., 20th Century-Fox, 1940, first edition.. A complete set of 11X14-inch color lobby card posters for the original release of this classic story and classic film which was directed by the famed John Ford and which starred Henra Fonda as Tom Joad, Jane Darwell as Ma Joad, and John Carradine as Casy, the set also includes its original printed housing envelope which is probably even more scarce than the posters, the fragile housing envelope is plain brown and is printed with the film title, Steinbeck's name, Fonda's name, etc. none of these posters were in the Adrian H. Goldstone collection, but see Goldstone & Payne E6, not recorded by Morrow, extremely scarce, especially as a complete set and with the housing envelope. While there are pin holes in some corners from theatre mounting, as usual, these posters are uniformly clean, bright, and fine.

Franklin Centre, The Franklin Library, 1975, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. This is a prospectus for the Franklin Library's edition of this classic, it includes quite a bit about both the novel and Steinbeck himself, illustrated with photos, not recorded by Morrow. Fine.

NY, Viking Compass, 1967, first edition thus, dust jacket. Hardcover.. This is the first Viking Compass hardcover edition, with part of Elmer Hader's illustration that was used on the dust jacket of the original 1939 edition, Goldstone & Payne A12v, not recorded by Morrow. Fine.