Search Results: Authors starting with E from Bibliope by Calvello Books

Lima: Ignacio Prado Pastor, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Small crease to fornt wrap corner; personal bookplate of linguistics professor Mary Rithcie Key; else overall very good(+). Octavo in dark green cardstock wraps; 101 pages : illustrations, tables, charts; 20 cm; bibliographical references (pages 99-101). Uncommon. in Spanish. Translated by Marlene Ballena Davila, presumably from the English. This edition appears to be the work's first published appearance as we find no English version published prior to 1980. This work is also about forty pages longerthan the authors' People of the Ucayali: The Shipibo and Conibo of Peru (International Museum of Cultures Publication, No 12) // Native peopels of the Amazon. Shipibo-Conibo peoples. native Americans of Peru, Bolivia, Brazil (Brasil); Ethnography. Ayahuasca, Piri-Piri (Cyperus articulatus); plantas medicinales; herbology, medicinal plants.

Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, 1998. Hardcover. Front free endpaper neatly removed; very sparse foxing to edges; else tight and clean.. Small quarto in dark green cloth; xvii, 189 pages : illustrations, portrait, music ; 23 cm; bibliographical references (pages 153-180) and index. Scarce. "The American career of Giuseppe Ferrata (1865-1928) was a part of the legacy of the influential European émigré musicians who came to the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Born in Gradoli, Italy, Ferrata studied piano with Giovanni Sgambati and Franz Liszt at the Royal Academy of St. Cecilia in Rome. He attained some renown as both a pianist and a composer in his native Italy before immigrating to the United States in 1892. He subsequently held teaching posts at various institutions in the eastern United States. In 1909, he became the first Professor of Piano and Composition at Newcomb College (now part of Tulane University) in New Orleans, where he remained until his death in 1928.… Read More

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1976. First edition, second printing (numbered). Hardcover. Very Fine (As New) in Very Fine DJ with lightly sunned spine.. Octavo in pale brown illsu DJ; xi, 327 p. : ill. ; 24 cm; bibliographies and index. A near-perfect copy. Scarce thus. || Audio engineering. Analog audio production. Sound -- Recording and reproducing. Son -- Enregistrement et reproduction.

London: V & A Publications, 2009. Paperback. Fine copy.. Quarto in off white and tan pictorial wrappers; color illus., color maps; 223 pp., 28 cm.; clean, tight, like new copy. In English. || Contents: Buddhist images -- Early metalwork -- Early ceramics -- Tea ceramics -- Lacquer -- Porcelain -- Dress -- Accessories to dress: Inro -- Accessories to dress: Netsuke -- Armour -- Swords -- Woodblock prints -- Lacquer for export -- Folk craft -- The Meiji Period -- The twentieth century.

[Japan]: Privately published- Terakoya, 1985. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Stained slipcase, gentle wear to spine foot/head, else fine in very good slipcase.. White folio in white stained (looks brownish) slipcase; 173 p, b&w illus ; 30 cm. Calligraphy; Language; Japanese.

London: Robson House, 1992. Reprint. Paperback. A fine crisp paperback copy. White octavo (red spine) ; 144 p : illus ; 24 cm. Cricket -- Rules -- England. Sports.

Bellingham, Washington: Saint Paul's, 1970. Paperback. Very good(+) copy; wrappers are lightly edge worn and tanned; pages are clean, bright, and free of marks, creases and stains; top edges of leaves are lightly worn, but edges are clean; a gently used copy.. Octavo in off-white/tan wrappers bound by two binder rings; 150 pp. Illustrated by Mrs. Chuck Gold (Denne).

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1978. Paperback. As New / Mint (an unread copy), with previous owner bookplate to front paste-down.. Octavo in yellow and green wrappers; viii, 212 p., illus. ; 23 cm; Includes index; bibliography: p. 201-207. Linguistics. Linguistic analysis (Linguistics).

New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot and head, top-front corner extremely gently bumped, front-rear corner extremely gently rubbed, light soiling to top-rear corner, faint soiling mark to two front endpapers, bright pages in tight binding, sunned DJ spine, small scuff to DJ spine foot, faint soiling to DJ, else Very Good(+) to Near Fine(-) in Very Good(+) DJ.. Octavo in mustard yellow DJ, xiv, 388 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates, b&w illustrations ; 22 cm. Feminism -- United States. || Contents: Feminist theory and program -- Creating feminist life-styles -- Woman's place: beyond the home -- A feminist conception of criminal law -- Organizing an International socialist feminist future -- There is no protection without equality -- Against imperial warfare: the Woman's Peace Party and the American Union Against Militarism -- From reform to socialist revolution -- Appendix: contemporary articles… Read More

N.P.: N.P., 1865. Hand-drawn Survey Map. Overall very good+ with some spotting and foxing; no tears.. Original hand-drawn survey map of Alameda de la Pulgas area of San Mateo County, California; approx 19.5 by 24 inches, on a thin parchment-like paper, with multiple folds. A unique, original survey map of early Northern California. Presumably a one-of-a-kind map. Surveyed area appears to comprise parts of the cities of San Mateo, Redwood City, Atherton, Menlo Park, etc. The San Mateo County Historical Society states on their website that "The Borel Family's connection with California began in 1855 when Alfred Borel arrived in San Francisco from Switzerland. His younger brother Antoine joined him in 1861. While Alfred returned to Europe in 1866, Antoine remained a pioneer and dynamic western businessman for the rest of his life. His interests ranged from borax mines in Death Valley to the Spring Valley Water Company, which developed the original water supply for San Francisco and the Peninsula.… Read More

Berkeley: Sadhana Press, Blue Mountain Center of Meditation, 1970. Paperback. Very good. Quarto in dark blue printed, staple wraps; 28 pages ; 24 cm. Uncommon. Hindic Religions. Orient -- Religion. Asie -- Religion. Asia -- Orient. Upanishads. Kaá¹­hopanisad. English.

New York: Cornwall Books, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ with gently sunned spine.. Octavo in pale blue-lavender, color illus DJ; 110 pages. Charles Edward Eaton is an important North Carolina poet. This is his twelfth collection of poetry, which is focused entirely on water. A review copy with publisher's review slip laid in. Milton Avery watercolor to DJ front: "George Constant Fishing"

Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1968. Hardcover. Fine.. Hardcover octavo in black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. xii, 195 pages 23 cm. Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries) || Series: Mercer University. Lamar memorial lectures ;; no. 10; || Contents: The southern folk on the eve of the Civil War -- Characteristics of the planter aristocracy in 1860 -- The culture of the Old South: its greatest historian -- What happened to culture in the Confederacy -- The mood of the South after Appomattox -- The waning of the Old South civilization.

New York: International Publishers, 1949. 1st Edition presumed (no earlier dates). Hardcover. Near fine copy with small stain to front board bottom only, in an about very good(+) jacket housed in archival mylar./Very good(+). 230, [4] pages 22 cm.; "authorities quoted": p.[231]. Nice copy in jacket. / Socialism. Capitalism. Economics Économie politique. economics. Capitalism. Economics. Socialism.

Basel: Ravi Kumar, 1973. Presumed first; no prior printings indicated. Hardcover. Fine in partly chipped and edge-worn good(+) jacket with a few closed edge tears and protective layer of jacket peeling in places.. Folio in rustic cloth and black color-illus jacket; 305 pages illustrations (some color) 32 cm; bibliographical references (pages 298-299). Printed on high quality coated stock. Many color illustrations. "Ragamala paintings are a form of Indian miniature painting, a set of illustrative paintings of the Ragamala or "Garland of Ragas", depicting variations of the Indian musical modes called ragas. They stand as a classical example of the amalgamation of art, poetry and classical music in medieval India. Ragamala paintings were created in most schools of Indian painting, starting in the 16th and 17th centuries, and are today named accordingly as Pahari Ragamala, Rajasthan or Rajput Ragamala, Deccan Ragamala, and Mughal Ragamala. Also it originated in Rajasthan. In these painting each raga is… Read More

Philadelphia ; London; New York: J.B. Lippincott Co.; The Architectural Record Company, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Binding very tight, leaves clean (no foxing); minor wear to exterior and slight sunning to spine. About near fine to very good++.. Large quarto in dark blue polished cloth with gilt ornament and titles to front and spine; 411 pages : heavily illustrated with b&w photos, color frontispiece, plans ; 29 cm. Includes index. High quality coated stock paper. Quite a handsome, quality production. Most of plates printed on both sides of leaves. Contents: Foreword -- The Tuscan villa before the sixteenth century -- The Tuscan villa of the sixteenth century -- The Tuscan villa of the seventeenth century -- Decoration and furnishing -- Gardens early and late -- Villas. Cigliano, San Casciano, Val di Pesa ; Il Giojello (Villa Galileo), Pian de'Giullari ; L'Ombrellino, Pian de'Giullari ; Villa Pazzi (La Vacchia), Pian de'Giullari ; Il Frullino, San Gervasio, near Florence ; Villa Capponi,… Read More

Philadelphia ; London; New York: J.B. Lippincott Co.; The Architectural Record Company, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Binding very tight, leaves clean (no foxing); minor wear to exterior and mild sunning to spine. Very small bookplate to front cover verso. Overall very good(+).. Large quarto in dark blue polished cloth with gilt ornament and titles to front and spine; 411 pages : heavily illustrated with b&w photos, color frontispiece, plans ; 29 cm. Includes index. High quality coated stock paper. Quite a handsome, quality production. Most of plates printed on both sides of leaves. Contents: Foreword -- The Tuscan villa before the sixteenth century -- The Tuscan villa of the sixteenth century -- The Tuscan villa of the seventeenth century -- Decoration and furnishing -- Gardens early and late -- Villas. Cigliano, San Casciano, Val di Pesa ; Il Giojello (Villa Galileo), Pian de'Giullari ; L'Ombrellino, Pian de'Giullari ; Villa Pazzi (La Vacchia), Pian de'Giullari ; Il Frullino, San Gervasio, near… Read More

Barcelona: Libreria Sintes, 1930. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Gentle fraying to rear spine fold, spine head & foot, small rubbed tear to spine foot fold, barely bumped corners, hole to front board, pages unattached, else good.. Light brown-cloth octavo; lxxv, about 150 b&w plates; 24 cm. In Spanish. || Furniture -- Spain; Design & Decorative Arts. || Scarce; only 6 holdings & 1 record on WorldCat.

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2012. Hardcover. New; very fine. No jacket, as issued.. Quarto in green and black illus paper-backed boards; viii, 187 pages; bibliographical references and index. "Individualisation has become an ambiguous, but defining feature of late modern societies and while it is in part characterised by an increase in individual autonomy and a sense of liberation, individuals are equally required to negotiate a fragmented, pluralised and ambiguous social order by themselves. This book sheds light on the processes and nature of contemporary individualisation, specifically exploring the manner in which it unfolds under conditions of contemporary network capitalism. With attention to the modern workplace, where the individual and the organisation meet directly, but also in the wider community, Individualisation at Work reveals individualisation to become an ideological and ambiguous process of liberation, as conditions of marketisation and corporatisation… Read More

Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel, 2004. Paperback. Fine with former owner name neatly blacked in ink to front wrap verso; else clean, tight and desirable.. Small quarto in blue illus wraps; x, 964 pages ; 23 cm, index. Inscribed by Ebert on title page. "Presents detailed descriptions and reviews of virtually every movie that has opened nationally over the past year, reports from the major film festivals, interviews with important movie figures, and essays on the movie world." Motion pictures -- Reviews. Video recordings -- Reviews. Motion picture producers and directors -- Interviews. Motion Pictures. Motion picture producers and directors. Motion pictures. Video recordings.