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Geometry & Art: How Mathematics Transformed Art During the Renaissance by: Wade, David
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Geometry & Art: How Mathematics Transformed Art During the Renaissance by: Wade, David

Softcover. NY, Shelter Harbor Press, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 223 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography and illustrations throughout. This book is a definitive look at how geometry changed the world of art forever. It follows the artists of the renaissance, whose search for perspective and visual depth led them to the study of geometry. This compelling volume uses engaging text, compelling historical accounts and beautiful illustrations to immerse readers in the fundamental renaissance forms which, although conceived over five-hundred years ago, still have the capacity to awe and inspire us with their beauty. Clean copy. Record # 34337
Price: $25.00 

George Cope, 1855-1929 by: Gorman, Joan H. & Gertrude Grace Sill
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George Cope, 1855-1929 by: Gorman, Joan H. & Gertrude Grace Sill

Softcover. Dayton, OH, Brandywine Conservancy, Inc., 1st, 1978, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with brown covers in good condition. Corners and edges slightly worn. Paper binding is tight, and pages are clean and crisp. Newspaper clipping concerning the artist is inside front cover. 4 color plates with numerous b/w plates throughout of author's realistic paintings, accompanied by generous text on author's life and works. Listing has 61 works listed. 75 pages. Record # 807140
Price: $12.00 

Georgetown Houses of the Federal Period - Washington, D.C. 1780-1830 by: Davis, Deering/ Stephen P. Dorsey/ Ralph Cole Hall
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Georgetown Houses of the Federal Period - Washington, D.C. 1780-1830 by: Davis, Deering/ Stephen P. Dorsey/ Ralph Cole Hall

Hardcover. New York, Bonanza, 1st, 1944, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 130 pages. Cloth boards. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Foxing to edges. Dust jacket worn at edges with small chips and tears. Slight musty odor. Record # 510650
Price: $12.00 

Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire by: Foreman, Amanda
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Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire by: Foreman, Amanda

Hardcover. US, Random House, 1st US, 1998-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 454 pages. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462142
Price: $12.00 

Getting Elected - From Radio and Roosevelt to Television and Reagan by: Reinsch, J. Leonard
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Getting Elected - From Radio and Roosevelt to Television and Reagan by: Reinsch, J. Leonard

Hardcover. NY, Hippocrene, 2nd, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Black & white illust. Record # 54020
Price: $12.00 

Gettysburg Religion: Refinement, Diversity, and Race in the Antebellum and Civil War Border North by: Longenecker, Steve
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Gettysburg Religion: Refinement, Diversity, and Race in the Antebellum and Civil War Border North by: Longenecker, Steve

Hardcover. NY, Fordham University Press, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 246 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor discoloration, but is still in very good condition overall. Black paper cover boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and maps throughout. This book explores the religious history of antebellum and Civil War-era Gettysburg, shedding light on the remarkable diversity of American religion and the intricate ways in which it interacted with the broader culture. Clean copy. Record # 34207
Price: $25.00 

Gettysburg: Day Three by: Wert, Jeffry D.
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Gettysburg: Day Three by: Wert, Jeffry D.

Hardcover. US, Simon & Schuster, 4th printing, 2001-06-26, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 448 pages, b&w illustrations. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 462658
Price: $12.00 

Ghiberti's Bronze Doors by: Krautheimer, Richard
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Ghiberti's Bronze Doors by: Krautheimer, Richard

Hardcover. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 17 pages of text, followed by an unpaginated section with over 150 illustrations, hardcover. Dust jacket, orange cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and some full-color photography throughout. This book focuses on the Gates of Paradise in Florence, detailing how Ghiberti revolutionized Renaissance art through deep perspective, 10-panel Old Testament narratives, gilded bronze casting, and workshop collaboration. Clean copy. Record # 34405
Price: $25.00 

Ghost Town El Dorado by: Florin, Lambert
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Ghost Town El Dorado by: Florin, Lambert

Hardcover. Bonanza Bks, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 460033
Price: $12.00 

Ghost Town Trails by: Florin, Lambert
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Ghost Town Trails by: Florin, Lambert

Hardcover. Random House~trade, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 460032
Price: $12.00 

Ghosts of Mississippi: The Murder of Medgar Evers, the Trials of Byron De LA Beckwith, and the Haunting of the New South by: Vollers, Maryanne
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Ghosts of Mississippi: The Murder of Medgar Evers, the Trials of Byron De LA Beckwith, and the Haunting of the New South by: Vollers, Maryanne

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown & Co (T), 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Record # 469978
Price: $12.00 

Giant Sloths and Sabertooth Cats: Extinct Mammals and the Archaeology of the Ice Age Great Basin by: Grayson, Donald K.
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Giant Sloths and Sabertooth Cats: Extinct Mammals and the Archaeology of the Ice Age Great Basin by: Grayson, Donald K.

Softcover. Salt Lake City UT, University of Utah Press, 1st, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 421 pages, soft cover. Exterior and interior are in very good condition. This book surveys the extinct Ice Age plants and animals of North America. It ponders their relative abundance and variety, and speculates on the probable causes of their ultimate extinction. B&W photos and illustrations throughout. Clean copy. Record # 33614
Price: $20.00 

Gilded City: Scandal and Sensation in Turn-of-the-Century New York by: Dunlop, M. H.
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Gilded City: Scandal and Sensation in Turn-of-the-Century New York by: Dunlop, M. H.

Hardcover. US, William Morrow, 1st, 2000-11-21, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 296 pages. Previous owner's inscription on dedication page. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 461791
Price: $12.00 

Giuliano Bugialli's Foods of Italy by: Bugialli, Giuliano, Illust. by: Dominis, John
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Giuliano Bugialli's Foods of Italy by: Bugialli, Giuliano, Illust. by: Dominis, John

Hardcover. NY, Stewart, Tabori, & Chang, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 304 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography throughout. This book is about the cuisine of Italy, and is inspired by the beauty, elegance, tastes and textures of the country itself. 125 recipes are set against the architecture and landscapes of Italy, to tie together history, culture, and cuisine. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34183
Price: $30.00 

Give or Take a Century: An Eskimo Chronicle by: Senungetuk, Joseph E.
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Give or Take a Century: An Eskimo Chronicle by: Senungetuk, Joseph E.

Softcover. San Francisco, The Indian Historian Press, 2nd, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 198 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Full color and B&W artwork and maps throughout. This was the first full-length work to be published by an Eskimo author. Through its second edition publication in 1982, this was the only scholarly book written by an Alaskan Eskimo, without an interpretation by a non-Eskimo co-author, published by an American Indian professional publishing house. Clean copy. Record # 33791
Price: $30.00 

Give Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men by: Blevins, Winfred
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Give Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men by: Blevins, WinfredGive Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men by: Blevins, Winfred

Give Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men by: Blevins, Winfred

Hardcover. Los Angeles, CA, Nash Publishing, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 349 pages, hardcover. Brown cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. Blevins presents a poetic tribute to the dauntless first Westerners who explored the Great American West from the time of Lewis and Clark into the 1840s. As trappers in a hostile, trackless land, their exploits opened the gates of the mountains for the wagon trains of pioneers who followed them. Previous owner's name on inside front cover, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34107
Price: $15.00 

Glasnost Papers, The: Voices On Reform From Moscow by: Melville, Andrei
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Glasnost Papers, The: Voices On Reform From Moscow by: Melville, Andrei

Softcover. Boulder, Westview Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 359 pages. Page 215 dog-eared, else a very nice, tight copy. Record # 453300
Price: $12.00 

Glass Source Book by: Marshall, Jo
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Glass Source Book by: Marshall, Jo

Hardcover. London, Collins and Brown, reprint, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, London, Collins and Brown, reprint, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: Good, 192 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Extensive color illustrations throughout. Silver gilt lettering on spine. Some soiling to dust jacket interior, otherwise clean, tight copy. . Antiques & Collectibles pages. Record # 467200 Record # 467200
Price: $12.00 

Glyphbreaker by: Fischer, Steven R.
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Glyphbreaker by: Fischer, Steven R.

Hardcover . New York, Copernicus, reprint, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 234 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Black and white illustrations. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 469337
Price: $12.00 

Going to School in 1776 by: Loeper, John J.
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Going to School in 1776 by: Loeper, John J.

Hardcover. US, Atheneum, reprint , 1973-03-01, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 82 pages. B&w illustrations throughout. Stains and edge wear to dust jacket. Otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 466550
Price: $12.00 

GOLD, RAWHIDE AND IRON. THE BIOGRAPHY OF DORSEY SYNG BAKER by: Reynolds, Helen Baker
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GOLD, RAWHIDE AND IRON. THE BIOGRAPHY OF DORSEY SYNG BAKER by: Reynolds, Helen Baker

Hardcover. Palo Alto, Pacific Books, 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 191 pages. Illustrated with important early photographs of the Pacific Northwest. Red cloth cover. Leather title label with gilt title, chipped, is readable. Dorsey Baker was a pioneer of the gold strikes, railroading, and use of iron in Oregon and Pacific Northwest. His granddaughter sets forth his story. Previous owner's stamp on front endpapers. Record # 219832
Price: $12.00 

Great American Baseball Scrapbook, The by: Suehsdorf, A. D.
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Great American Baseball Scrapbook, The by: Suehsdorf, A. D.

Hardcover. New York, Rutledge/Random House, 1st, 1978, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 160 pages. Color photographs throughout. Very good pictorial dust jacket with price sticker. Record # 803984
Price: $12.00 

Great Hoaxes and Famous Impostors by: Wade, Carlson
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Great Hoaxes and Famous Impostors by: Wade, Carlson

Hardcover. Middle Village NY, Jonathan David, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 239 pages, in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Record # 411352
Price: $12.00 

Great Trade Route by: Ford, Ford Madox
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Great Trade Route by: Ford, Ford Madox

Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press , 1st, 1937, Book: Good, Previous owner's signature on front end paper. Soiling, stains to covers. Spine faded. Record # 510992
Price: $12.00 


  
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