Authors starting with G from John Michael Lang Fine Books

Washington, D.C.: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1970. Paperback First edition 10.25" x 7.75". 54pp., plus plates. Bound in the original illustrated stapled paper wrappers. Mild edge wear, ownership blind stamp to the margin of the title page, else a near fine copy. With 16 color and black & white illustrations after photographs, as well as 20 plates with maps, drawings, etc. With much detailed technical information on the Flat Top Mine. ... more information

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1932. Hardback First edition 8" x 5.5". 334pp. Black cloth with gilt stamping. Mild general wear, faded spine. VG condition. This copy signed and inscribed on the first leaf: "For Malcolm Johnson, guardian angel of that forgotten man, James Lewis, with the grateful affection of the mere co-authot of his being. Gilbert W. Gabriel, July 25, 1932." ... more information

Spokane, Washington: Gonzaga University Press, 1962. Paperback 10" 6.5". 96pp. Blue wrappers. Very light soiling, else near fine condition. A good brief history of the small eastern Washington community. With information on early white settlers, the churches in the area, agriculture, schools, the railroad, and much more. With illustrations from black & white photographs and maps. ... more information

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1935. Hardcover First edition 6" x 4.25". 53pp. Green cloth, in dust wrapper. Bookplate, else fine condition. The jacket has a couple small chips and scratches but is otherwise very nice. Illustrated with a color frontis and many black and white drawings by the author. A charming book by the author of Millions of Cats. ... more information

Munchen: Nazraeli Press, 1994. 12" x 9.25". 53pp. Black paper covered boards, in dust wrapper. Top corners lightly bumped, else near fine condition; the jacket is a bit rubbed and edge worn. ... more information

New York: M. Barrows & Company, Inc., 1947. Hardback First edition 8" x 5". 192pp. Yellow cloth. Near fine condition. 200 ways to use this pasta. The book even includes recipes for using the pasta in salads and desserts! ... more information

New York: William Morrow, 2005. Hardback First edition 9" x 5.75". 336pp. Black paper covered boards with a black cloth spine, in dust wrapper. Bottom corner lightly bumped, spine a bit ridged from having been read, else near fine condition. The very nice jacket has a very light touch of edge wear. This first edition is specially bound by the publisher and signed by the author. ... more information

New York: HarperCollins, 2008. Hardback First edition 8.25" x 5.5". 307pp. Black and blue paper covered boards, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; fine jacket. This copy signed by the author on the title page. ... more information

New York: HarperCollins, 1998. Hardback First edition 10.25" x 6.5". 126pp. Black cloth with a gray leather spine, with a color illustration mounted on the front board. Fine condition. A graphic novel with color illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano. ... more information

Birmingham: [Annotated Reprints], 1872. Three 6.5" x 4" volumes. 554, 424, 627pp. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Mild general wear and soiling; overall near fine condition. A collection of letters and papers, consisting of the correspondence of members of the gentry Paston family, and others connected with them, between the years 1422 and 1509, and also including some state papers and other important documents. ... more information

1pp., typed note on Galbraith's Harvard letterhead dated February 5, 1997. Folded twice for mailing. With a number written at the upper left corner and a stamped number along the left edge, else fine condition. The letter is Galbraith's recommendation for Jim Roosevelt for the office of Social Security Commissioner. ... more information

Kenosha, Wisconsin: John Martin's House, 1948. Hardcover 8" x 11". [46pp.] Color illustrated hardback. Mild edge rubbing and general wear, overall nice VG+ condition. This charming reference work for kids features numerous color illustrations by Jeanne Voelz. ... more information

Eugene, Oregon: The Associated Students of the University of Oregon, 1932. Hardcover 12" x 8.75". 318pp. Black buckram hardback with silver lettering and embossed cover device. Fine condition. This nautical - themed yearbook includes many wood black illustrations by 'Proctor.' With many photo illustrations of students and staff, clubs, athletes, etc., as well as advertisements for local businesses. ... more information

Cambridge: The Hakluyt Society, 1964. Hardcover 8.75" x 5.75". 230pp. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt cover device and spine lettering in dust wrapper. The top spine tip is lightly bumped, else fine condition. The dust jacket is lightly bumped at the spine tips with a .25" x .5" chip missing from the bottom, else near fine condition. The frontispiece is a portrait of Hon. John Byron by Joshua Reynolds [?]. ... more information

Saint Paul, Minnesota: The Graywolf Press , 2006. Hardback First edition 9" x 6". 140pp. Red paper covered boards, in dust wrapper. Spine tip lightly bumped, small remainder dot along the bottom edge, else fine condition. Near fine jacket. ... more information

St. Louis: St. Louis Herb Society, 1962. Paperback 8.5" x 5.5". 96pp. Spiral bound with heavy illustrated paper covers. Near fine condition. With a list of often used herbs, notes on various herbs and their uses, recipes for all manner of herb dishes, etc. ... more information

(London): Studio Books, 1960. Hardcover First edition 9.75" x 7.25". 84pp. Bound in color illustrated paper boards. Without dust wrapper (possibly as issued.) Small ownership signature, else a fine, bright copy. This copy inscribed by the artist to the great photographer Roman Vishniac and his wife. A great association of two top-tier artists of the 20th century. Games was a highly respected graphic designer, and the creator of some of the most memorable graphic images of mid-20th centur... more information

[No place]: [Privately Published], 1980. Paperback 11" x 8.5". 21pp. Spiral bound with illustrated printed paper covers. Mild edge use, overall a nice VG+ copy. One of the more unusual craft books we have handled, this volume even has a small packet of Mt. St. Helens' ash tipped in to the final leaf, to be used for ash paint formula. The book includes instructions on mixing ash 'paint', suggestions on ash painting technique, etc. Truly a strange craft book. Given the recent ac... more information

Park Forest, Illinois: W.R. Hasbrouck, A.I.A., 1963. Hardback 14" x 11.5". Green and brown cloth. One small gouge on the spine, date neatly written beneath the colophon, else near fine condition. Originally issued by the Auvergn e Press in 1898 in a limited edition of only 90 copies. (Many believe that only 40 or 50 were actually produced, making that edition almost unobtainable today.) A beautifully executed facsimile edition of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's earliest books. The book is... more information

New York: Vantage Press, 1996. Hardcover First edition 8" x 5.25". 179pp., plus addenda. Blue cloth hardback, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; fine jacket. "A fascinating portrait of nineteenth - century naval life." Jones was the commodore of the vessel that Herman Melville served on, and was probably partly the model for Captain Ahab. ... more information