Search Results: Authors starting with E from Trolls Treasure

New York: Signet, 1996. First edition. Very Good. The last place Gilbey Kentwell, Viscount Cranford wants to spend two weeks is at Rivington, the family seat of the St. Aldwyns where the purpose of the house party is to find husbands for the St. Aldwyn twins. He would rather stay at Cambridge and bury his head in a book. His protests are overcome by the persuasive powers of his best friend, Nicholas St. Aldwyn, who wants Gilbey to help him keep his twin sisters out of trouble. Gilbey comforts himself with the knowledge his rank and fortune are too low for him to be counted among the suitors and looks forward to Rivington's fine trout fishing. Lady Venitia St. Aldwyn and her twin, Lady Vivian, have been given an ultimatum by their father. The sisters are notorious for refusing all offers of marriage and devising ingenious, often embarrassing tests for their suitors. Now they must choose husbands from the invited guests. They watch from the gallery as the guests parade through the great hall… Read More

New York: Signet, 1995. First edition. Paperback. Although she knows the sensible and expected thing to do would be to marry the quite eligible but increasingly irritating and proprietary Harlan Gatesby, free-spirited Merissa Pritchard resists. When the intriguing Captain Alexandre Valmont, an escaped French prisoner-of-war, unexpectedly complicates her life, she suddenly realizes what and who she has been waiting for. A hero and heroine who make you care, a number of well-done secondary characters (including an obnoxious rejected suitor and a younger sister who begs to have a story of her own), and a plot that is both simple and unique characterize this well-researched country Regency. Little-known historical details and a high degree of sexual tension add to the mix." -- Library Journal. Book is in very good condition with minor edge wear. The spine ends are rubbed. The Inside covers are tanning and the page edges are just beginning to tone.

New York: Barron's Educational Series, 2007. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. This is a massive book - 8.6 x 6.4 x 2.6 inches; 4.5 pounds; 960 p. The title might have been '1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die...If Only in This Book.' Gorgeous color photographs throughout. From back of the jacket - "A remarkable guide to the most stunning gardens in the world...contains inspirational designs by the most successful gardeners and designers. From the famous gardens of Granada's Alhambra to the private, hidden gems known only to the privleged few, this magnificently illustrated guide will inspire both gardners and garden lovers." Also, artists, writers, travelers and anyone with an eye for beauty. More than 800 breathtaking color photos and illustrations. Book is Fine, with slight bump on bottom edge and small one on top edge. Dust jacket is very good with minor edge wear and slight curl at top of spine.

New York: William Morrow, 1975. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Cloth. 248 p. Black & white and Color photographs as well as black and white illustrations. An incredible source with wonderful pictures of the intricate detail of pieces. From the jacket, "Joan Edwards believes that the embroiderers of old are as interesting as their embroidery. This is a special book about a special craft. It is a book for artists, craftsmen, historians and those interested simply in beauty." That pretty well describes this book. Some of the Contents (because the titles are intriguing) : All the King's Horses and all the King's Men; The English at Home; A Peculiar Talent for Design; East of the Sun and West of the Moon; Apes for Imitation; The Elusive Abigail Pett; Pretty, Wayward and Romantic; Four Prima Donnas. And much more. Near fine with light tanning in very good jacket with a tiny tear in the jacket at the bottom of the spine. Plastic covered.

New York: Vintage Books, 2010. Later printing. Paperback. Fine. The true story of one family, caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina. Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun run a house-painting business in New Orleans. In August of 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approaches, Kathy evacuates with their four young children, leaving Zeitoun to watch over the business. In the days following the storm he travels the city by canoe, feeding abandoned animals and helping elderly neighbors. Then, on September 6th, police officers armed with M-16s arrest Zeitoun in his home. Told with eloquence and compassion, Zeitoun is a riveting account of one family’s unthinkable struggle with forces beyond wind and water.A New York Times Notable BookAn O, The Oprah Magazine Terrific Read of the YearA Huffington Post Best Book of the YearA New Yorker Favorite Book of the YearAn Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the… Read More

New York: Centaur Books, 1980. First Centaur Books edition. Soft Cover. Good +. On the 1/2 title page is the following "...written with the care and concepts...of a Lovecraft...the record of weird events and monstrous worship from colonial times to the present...events which culminate in strikingly vivid action and great horror." From the back cover : "...just as formidable as was your first encounter with Poe, Machen, Robert Chambers, or H P Lovecroft." Terrific black & white illustrations by Randy Broecker. Book is in good condition with moderate edge wear, bumped spine ends and soft corners. There is a remainder mark on the upper page block and some surface scuffing to the back cover which has a mild crease and light sepia-colored soiling, perhaps age -related, for this same sepia-coloring runs faintly down the spine. There is a name written on the back fly leaf.

Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, 1987. Stated First Edition. Paperback. Very Good +. Men and women working in an atmosphere of common respect and productivity, their work not limited by the boundaries of their gender but, rather, strengthened and broadened because of their ability to transcend gender -- that is the theme this volume is most concerned with. When writers, male or female, broaden the scope of their work by crossing the gender barrier and imagining the interior life of characters of the opposite sex, how does that imaginative act enrich the experience of fiction? -- from the Introduction of the book. Seventeen examples from the 70s and 80s of "cross-gender" writing from the finest fiction writers. Book is in very good condition with usual edge wear, corners bumped and spine ends rubbed. Inside covers are tanning.

New York: New Directions, 1994. Third Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. 8vo - 8 x 6 x 1 inches; 13 ounces; 216 p. "A trip to India becomes a journey of discovery for a group of Japanese tourists playing out their "individual dramas of the soul." Isobe searches for his reincarnated wife, while Kiguchi relives the wartime horror that ultimately saved his life. Alienated by middle age, Mitsuko follows Otsu, a failed priest, to the holy city of Varanas, hoping that the murky Ganges holds the secret to the "difference between being alive and truly living." Looking for absolutes, each character confronts instead the moral ambiguity of India's complex culture, in which good and evil are seen as a whole as indifferent to distinction as the Ganges River, which washes the living and transports the dead. This novel is a fascinating study of cultural truths revealed through a rich and varied cast. Endo, one of Japan's leading writers, (The Final Martyrs, LJ 9/1/94) skillfully depicts the small… Read More

New York: Vintage Books, 1961. First edition. Paperback. Acceptable. A new Translation with an Introduction by Helen M Mustard and Charles E Passage. Book is in good condition with minor edge wear and tanning to covers and pages, but it is being rated 'acceptable' because there is underlining and margins notes. The previous owner name and address is written on the inside front cover. This is a reading copy.

New York: Atria, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Malinche is the retelling of the passionate and tragic love affair between the conquistador Hernan Cortes and his intrepreter, Malinalli, by the author of "Like Water for Chocolate." Translated by Ernesto Mestre-Reed and illustrated by Jordi Castells. A Codex Poster is printed on the reverse side of the dust jacket. Book is fine with minimal edge wear. There is a remainder mark on the lower page block. The dust jacket, not clipped, is near fine with edges rubbed and light surface scuffing. These rubbed edges do not affect the reverse side of the jacket which is illustrated and which is called a 'codex poster.'