Search Results: Authors starting with E from Grimalkin Books

London: Octopus Books Limitied, 1972. This handsome First Printing is in Fine condition. The dust jacket is Fine as well, except for a crease on the front panel. (Click on photo.) The book includes 147 photographic illustrations, 40 of them in full color. Seven experts describe the habits and life styles of a large number of land and sea birds from all over the world, their nests, courships, feeding habits, migratory habits, and colors and sizes. The book has turquoise boards with black spine lettering. The book is tightly bound, the pages bright and sparkling throughout. The book measures 8 1/2 by 11 3/8 inches, with 136 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Madison, Virginia: The Senior Exchange, 1995. This stated First Edition, First Printing from March 1995 is in New, unread condition. (Click on photo.) It lays out the arguments for the eventual collapse of the Social Security System and how the Social Security Trust Funds have been looted by one administration after another. This paperback book measures 4 1/8 by 6 3/4 inches and includes 122 pages.. First Edition. Soft Cover. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: PublicAffairs, 2005. This Stated First Edition (and unless it's stated, it's not) also has the required number line, ending in a "1" to indicate First printing. The book is in New, unread condition, with a New dust jacket. Translated from the German by Giles McDonough, this 1945 biography of Hitler written for Stalin, was based on long interrogations with two of Hitler's captured aides, Otto Guensche and Heinz Linge. The final version was presented to Stalin in a limited edition of one, and for over 50 years was kept under lock and key in a Russian archive. From the dust jacket: "Never before published in its entirety, it is groundbreaking not only as one of the most authentic sources of information on the Third Reich and its innermost circles, but also as a portrait of a tyrant, for a tyrant." The book is bound in beige boards with a blue spine and metallic copper lettering. The book includes photographs. The volume measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches and… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1949. This book club edition is in Fine, unread condition with a close to Fine dust jacket (click on photo). This science fiction classic concerns earth's last days as it's about to collide with another planet, and how individuals as well as nations prepare for the end, regaining their values and humanity in the process. The book book is bound in green cloth with red spine titles and top-edge red stain. The binding is tight and pages are clean, bright, and sparkling throughout. The dust jacket has a tiny closed tear and light shelf rubbing at the bottom edge. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 221 pages.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1949. This book club edition is in Fine condition with a Very Good+ dust jacket (click on photo). This science fiction classic concerns earth's last days as it's about to collide with another planet, and how individuals as well as nations prepare for the end, regaining their values and humanity in the process. The book is bound in green cloth with red spine titles and top-edge red stain. The binding is tight and pages are clean, bright, and sparkling throughout. The dust jacket has some edge rubbing, tiny tears and light shelf rubbing at spine tips and corners, plus a tiny hole on the spine. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 221 pages.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: HarperOne, 2008. The well-known biblical authority and author of Misquoting Jesus tackles here the conflicting texts that attempt to explain why humans suffer. Is suffering the human condition? Is it a test? Is it a punishment for sin? The book is a Stated First Edition, with a complete "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is in New condition, with a New dust jacket. There is a remainder dot on the bottom edge. The book is bound in black paper-covered boards with die-stamped gilt spine titles. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 294 pages, with Index. . First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. The bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus takes on one of the new millenium's greatest religious challenges -- the recently discovered Gospel of Judas. Ehrman gives us an intriguing account of the historical Judas and his relationship with Jesus, what Judas was really like, what he stood for,what he believed, what he did in betraying Jesus to the authorities, and why he did it. The book is bound in dark, paper-covered boards with die-stamped gilt spine titles. The book measures 6 3/8 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 198 pages, with Notes and Index.. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1982. This Stated First Edition (and unless it's stated, it's not) was written by President Dwight Eisenhower's son, John, himself a retired brigadier general and former ambassador. This book concentrates on the Allied effort, the military campaigns, and the personalities -- Churchill and Roosevelt, Brooke and Marshall, Eisenhower, Dill, Patton, Montgomery, and more -- who brought World War II to a successful conclusion for the Allies and how this was accomplished. The book is in Very Good condition with a Very Good, unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. The book is bound in a sky blue cloth with gilt lettering. The pages are clean and bright, with endpaper maps, plus photo inserts and other maps. The dust jacket has small tears and chips and toning or age darkening. There is a d.j tape repair made by the former owner in the spine area. The former owner's embossment is also on the… Read More

New York: Lorenz Books, 1997. This First Printing, with required "number line" starting with a "1", is in Fine condition with a Fine dust jacket (click on photo). The book contains 23 imaginative, creative projects using papier mache to enhance any home decor. It is illustratrated in full color with step-by-step instructions for every project. The book is bound in illustrated covers, the same illustrations as found on the dust jacket. The unclipped dust jacket has one tiny closed tear, repaired on the reverse with non-acidic tape. The book measures 8 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 96 pages, with Index. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by David Parmiter, Photographer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. This book is in New condition, with a New, unclipped dust jacket. It is still sealed and protected by the manufacturer's original shrink wrap. When the Army of the West marched into Santa Fé, New Mexico, on August 18, 1846, a Missouri volunteer named Richard Smith Elliott was one of its officers. In addition to Lieutenant Elliott's duties in the Laclede Rangers, he served as a regular correspondent to the St. Louis Reveille. An entertaining and educated observer, he thrilled readers back home with an account of the grueling march over the famous Santa Fé Trail, the triumphant entry of the army into Santa Fé, the U.S. occupation of New Mexico, and the volunteer's eventual return to St. Louis. The editors have annotated the letters and added material from Elliott's autobiography for several missing letters. The book includes a frontis, illustrations, and maps. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 7/8 inches and includes… Read More

New York: The Free Press, 1969. This Third Printing oversized soft cover from June, 1969, is in Near Fine condition and does not appear to have been read. This is very minimal edge wear and corner curl (as shown in photo). The book features writing from Frederick Douglass, Charles Waddell Chesnutt, Paul Laurence Dunbar, W.E.B.Dubois, James Weldon Johnson, Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Arna Bontemps, LeRois Jones, and many more. The pages are clean, bright, and sparkling throughout. This exceptional anthology includes a Bibliography and Index. The book measures 5 1/8 by 8 1/4 inches and includes 604 pages.. Oversized Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Macmillan, 1966. This Stated First Printing (and unless it's stated, it's not) is in Fine condition with a close to Fine dust jacket that has slight creasing on the flap edges. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The book is bound in a salmon colored cloth with black spine letters. The author details many of the 19th and 20th Centuries' most famous heists of famous paintings, including a 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa, a $2M theft of 20 Cezannes in 1961, Nazi art thefts, etc. The binding is tight and secure. The pages are clean and white throughout, with no marks, tears, etc. Photo inserts of some stolen paintings and crime scenes are included. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 246 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1998. This First Edition, published October, 1998, has the required "number line" ending with a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is in New condition, with a New, unclipped dust jacket. This is Evans' next novel following his acclaimed first novel, The Horse Whisperers. This one deals with man versus wolves, and those who wish to protect the animals from being exterminated in a rural Montana setting.This book is bound in black boards with a black spine and gilt lettering the front panel and spine. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 434 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Warner Books, 2007. This Second Printing is in Brand New condition with a Brand New unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. For those who don't already know his earlier novels, Rupert Everett is every bit as talented as a writer as he is as an actor. He always manages to be where the action is -- in Moscow during the fall of communism, in Berlin when the wall came down, in his New York apartment during 9/11. And his candid take on the hordes of famous people he's known should keep the pages turning rapidly. His objective eye spares no one, least of all himself. Also included are some of his romantic affairs, mainly with men, but also with a few women. This is the quality of autobiography that anyone could be proud to have written, and it's a joy to read. The book is bound in black paper-covered boards with die-stamped red metallic spine titles. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 406 pages, with… Read More

New York: Warner Books, 2007. This Stated First Edition from January 2007 with the appropriate "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing is in Brand New condition with a Brand New unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. For those who don't already know his earlier novels, Rupert Everett is every bit as talented as a writer as he is as an actor. He always manages to be where the action is -- in Moscow during the fall of communism, in Berlin when the wall came down, in his New York apartment during 9/11. And his candid take on the hordes of famous people he's known should keep the pages turning rapidly. His objective eye spares no one, least of all himself. Also included are some of his romantic affairs, mainly with men, but also with a few women. This is the quality of autobiography that anyone could be proud to have written, and it's a joy to read. The book is bound in black paper-covered boards… Read More

New York: Hill and Wang, 1959. Among the subjects covered are Musical Compositions, Composers, Performers and Performances, Musical Terms, Musical Instruments, History and Background of Music, Theories and Theorists of Music, Literary and Artistic Souces, and many special articles. Around 1500 musical compositions are described. The book is in close to Fine condition, with a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book is bound in black cloth, with a red cloth spine, and gilt spine lettering. The binding is tight and secure. The pages are clean and bright throughout. A former owner's signature is on the front free endpaper. The dust jacket has tiny tears and chips along the edges. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. A small blindstamp circle on the rear panel indicates that this is a BCE. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 566 pages.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Bloomsbury USA, 2007. This Stated First U.S. Edition (and if it isn't stated, it's not) is also a First Printing, with the required "number line" starting with a "1". The illegitimate son of the first Duke of Northumberland, James Smithson's love of science and invention illustrates the late 18th Century culture that science held the promise of transforming society. Smithson was also the man who left his fortune to be founded in Washington an "establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men," which was the Birth of the Smithsonian Institution, even though Smithson had never set foor in the U.S. The book includes color and black-and-white inserts and an extensive Index. The book is bound in blue boards with die-stamped gilt spine titles. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 432 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1903. Mrs. Ewing's compassionate story of a boy in frail health was originally published in 1885, a few days before the author's own death. Although the book was published by a number of publishers after its first appearance, this Henry Altemus edition is notable for its well-executed 16 black-and-white illustrations, including a frontis. Additionally, it has an illustrated Title Page, as well as an illustrated cover (click on photo). The book is in Good + condition. Bound in a pastel blue-green cloth, the book has some soiling on the spine and rear panel. As for the interior, it is missing the rear endpaper and the rear hinge is thus exposed. However, the binding remains tight and secure. The text pages are mainly clean, but with an occasional fingerprint in the margin area. The book mesures 5 1/2 by 7 5/8 and includes 186 pages. . Hard Cover. Good +/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.