Authors starting with V from Gallagher Books, ABAA, ILAB

Kansas City MO:: Addax Publishing,, 1995.. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited edition, #86 of 1000. Quarto in dark blue faux leather stamped in gilt. 239 pages plus a nice reproduction of a Rockwell illustration depicting a young soldier returning from the war. Illustrated by photographs. A nicely produced pictorial history of the World War II in Europe published in honor of the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. A barely perceptible abrasion to the bottom of the front cover, but otherwise bright... more information

Kansas City MO:: Addax Publishing,, 1995.. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited edition, #86 of 1000. Quarto in dark green faux leather stamped in gilt. 239 pages plus a nice reproduction of a Rockwell illustration depicting a young soldier returning from the war. Illustrated by photographs. A nicely produced pictorial history of the World War II in the Pacific published in honor of the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. Clean, bright, crisp, unworn. ... more information

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1925.. 1st edition. Hardcover. Hardback. Octavo, Gilt stamped red cloth including gilt vignette of man on horse calling the hounds. Half inch circular stain on front cover, but book is otherwise clean and bright. Owner bookplate on front pastedown. Light brown endpapers look so fresh that the book may have been rebacked, but if so, it was so professionally done that there is no other suggestion of it. Previous seller's price in red pen on verso of free endpaper.... more information

Sidney OH:: Coin World,, 1999.. First Edition. Hardcover. Two octavo volumes in gilt stamped blue cloth. 638 and 656 pages respectively. The first volume contains useful capsule histories of Roman rulers from the collapse of the Republic to the fall of Rome in 480. The second volume pictures the coins produced along with prices. Both volumes are clean, bright and crisp as are the dustjackets. ... more information

New Cumberland PA:: Headwater Books (Stackpole),, 2009.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11.25 inches (28.5 cm) tall, in gilt stamped green cloth. 233 pages illustrated by color photographs. A beautiful book, well written from the introduction (the author's early childhood fishing adventures) through the guide to Catskill fly fishing places, to detailed illustrated instructions on tying basic Catskill flies. The book and the jacket are pristine: undamaged and unworn. ... more information

Philadelphia:: Henry Altemus,, 1924.. Hardcover. 24mo, about 5.5 inches tall, in red cloth spine on purple and green illustrated paper covered boards, color pastedown on cover. 62 pages illustrated on all rectos. Don't go into the woods, kid. You'll get lost. Jacket is white, nearly complete with minimal loss at extremities and a couple of short edge tears. Jacket design matches the book cover but for color: white and brown on the jacket. ... more information

New York:: Harry N. Abrams,, 2005.. First Edition. Hardcover. Wide quarto, about 11 inches tall, in blue cloth stamped in red and blind. 191 pages with 163 color plates. A beautiful book with works not often seen, it was prepared for an exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Not a hint of wear to the book and it is sound and clean but for a previous owner name on the front endpaper, that of Hollis Williford, a noted western U.S. artist and sculptor... more information

Philadelphia:: University of Pennsylvania Press,, 2002.. First Edition. Slightly oblong hardback quarto. Gilt stamped brown cloth. 260 pages. Eighty-six photographs from albumen prints produced by Rau on commission from the PRR to promote travel on the line in the 1890's. Each photo is full page and very thoroughly captioned. Not just railroad, but also scenes along the way. A beautifully produced monograph. The book is clean, bright, soundly bound, without wear. The jacket has a bit of extremit... more information

Philadelphia:: John C. Winston,, 1953.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, about 8.5 inches tall, in red cloth. 207 pages, jacket design by Kenneth Fagg. An early entry in Winston's popular science fiction series for young adults. Book is clean, bright and sound. The covers have very minimal extremity wear. The jacket, with 15 titles on rear panel, has very minimal loss at extremities and a couple of tiny edge tears at the top rear panel, and a 3/4 inch closed tear at the bottom front panel. t is ... more information

Boston:: Little Brown & Co.,, 1994.. First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Hardback quarto in gray paper covered boards on black cloth spine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE HALF TITLE. A psychological thriller detailing the making of a psychopath. A bright, clean, crisp copy with a like dustjacket. The jacket has an autograph sticker on the front panel. ... more information

New York:: G.P. Putnam's Sons,, 1893.. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Octavo, about 8.75 inches (22 cm) tall, recently rebound in red buckram. [817] pages plus a 7 page index and 16 pages of ads. A thorough study of the financial opportunities in railroad securities coinciding with a difficult economic period in the U.S. Unknown whether this was first published in England or the U.S., but the author is English. Ex-library from the Association of American Railroads: spine number in gilt, pocket at ... more information

Norwalk CT:: Easton Press,, 1995.. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, about 9 to 10 inches tall, in gilt decorated red leather, all edges gilt. One of the publisher's "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series. A typically well produced book from this publisher. Clean and unworn. Collector's Notes included. ... more information

Long Branch NJ:: Warren S. Ayres,, 1956.. First edition. Hardcover. Hardback octavo in brown cloth. Volume 2 of the 10 volume set. Light soiling to front cover but otherwise a clean, soundly bound copy. ... more information

Long Branch NJ:: Warren S. Ayres,, 1956.. First edition. Hardcover. Hardback octavo in brown cloth. Volume 4 of the 10 volume set. Light soiling to front cover but otherwise a clean, soundly bound copy. ... more information

Long Branch NJ:: Warren S. Ayres,, 1956.. First edition. Hardcover. Hardback octavo in brown cloth. Volume 6 of the 10 volume set. Light soiling to front cover but otherwise a clean, soundly bound copy. ... more information

Long Branch NJ:: Warren S. Ayres,, 1956.. First edition. Hardcover. Hardback octavo in brown cloth. Volume 9 of the 10 volume set. Light soiling to front cover but otherwise a clean, soundly bound copy. ... more information

Boulder CO:: Pruett Publishing Co.,, 1991.. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in grayish illustrated wraps. 150 pages illustrated by photographs. SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR. A very interesting history of the south central area of today's Denver. A separate entity for relatively few years, it was incorporated as a "dry" community in the 1880's. Nice thumbnail histories of businesses, politics, the University of Denver, sports and other entertainments. A lit... more information

Philadelphia:: Lippincott,, 1933.. Early printing. Hardcover. Hardback 12mo in orange cloth stamped in black. 320 pages. A "Lone Wolf" mystery involving jewels (what else). Some toning to the endpapers with a previous owner name and date (1936) on the front free endpaper; minor shelf wear. The jacket, with wonderful art deco design showing a card game in progress, has some shallow chipping at the spine ends, some light extremity wear, and a quarter inch tear to the top of each jacket panel. ... more information

Gunnison CO:: B & B Printers,, 1980.. Third Printing 1988. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in gilt stamped brown faux leather with pastedown photo on cover. 472 pages illustrated by photos, maps, pictorial endpapers. A clean, bright, unworn copy. Beautifully produced local history. No dustjacket issued. ... more information

Glendale CA:: Interurban Press,, 1975.. Second Printing, 1988. Softcover. Quarto in red illustrated wraps. 96 pages with maps on inside covers, illustrated by photographs, maps, timetables. A pictorial with extensive captioning of the interurban centered in Dallas. A very clean, sound copy with a minimal corner crease to the lower front cover and the first couple of leaves. ... more information