Search Results: Authors starting with E from Dividing Line Books

San Francisco: McSweeney's Quarterly, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Octavo; 293pp.; orange-brown faux-leather boards with black titles, without jacket as issued, and DVD mounted to interior of rear board. Signed by Eggers on the front flyleaf. A fine copy, very lightly bumped at spine ends. Contributors include Joyce Carol Oates, Denis Johnson, Stephen Elliott, Lawrence Weschler, Samantha Hunt, and T.C. Boyle. This signed copy sold together with an unsigned variant featuring the black-and-gilt binding (there was also a third dark-brown-and-gilt variant).

San Francisco: McSweeney's Quarterly, 2001. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. First edition, signed by Eggers. Nine volumes cased in gray-paper-and-blue-cloth boards by means of a wrap-around rubber band. Rubber band in delicate condition, with some cracking/stretch marks. Case spine is slightly compressed from the rubber band, which is in delicate condition, with evidence of oxidation and age-related weakening. All volumes present, and in fine condition. Contributors include William T. Vollmann, Michael Chabon, Allan Seager, Courtney Eldridge, et al. Rear case board signed by Eggers.

San Francisco: McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo; 178pp.; decorative papered boards with die-cut hole, without jacket as issued. Signed by Eggers to the front endpaper. One moderately bump to the rear board near spine, else fine. Fifteen stories from writers including Yannick Murphy, Roddy Doyle, Ben Greenman, and Peter Orner. Illustrated in color throughout with reproductions of mostly Eastern European matchbox labels from the collection of Jane McDevitt.

Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1955. First American edition. 230pp., xxxi. Blue textured-paper boards; gilt spine titles. Boards moderately sunned, irregularly to rear; toning to textblock edges; adhesive offsetting to gutters. About very good in a like jacket, shallowly clipped at all corners but with original "$3.50" price present; wear to spine ends, with some insect loss along bottom edge and flap hinges. Nonetheless, presents well. First edition of this significant novel by Ukrainian-born writer Ilya Ehrenburg (1891-1967), after whose title the Khrushchev Thaw period of Soviet history was named. Translated by Manya Harari, and with at rear a supplemental essay on the novel, "The Death of Art," by Russell Kirk.

Berkeley: Oyez, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine copy of this mid-career selection of Eigner's poems, edited by Samuel Charters & Andrea Wyatt. First edition.Though unstated, one of just 500 copies. Octavo (9.25 x 6.25 in.); xv + 125pp.; black buckram boards stamped in gold, in dust jacket. Fine in a fine jacket.

Novato, CA: Chandler & Sharp, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Perfectbound softcover in glossy printed wraps. 8vo, 126pp. First thus, with original foreward by L.L. Langness. Light tanning/soiling to wraps. Tightly bound, contents clean. Anthropological novel by the author of Tents Against the Sky.

Lodon: Pax House, 1943. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. The Council for the Defence of Church Principles, Pamphlet 7. Small octavo (7.25" x 4.75"); 21pp.; saddle-stapled in printed brown wraps. Some oxidation to staples, else fine. Eliot's argument against a proposed plan to unite the Anglican dioceses in South India under a single entity, a scheme which he debases as "fundamentally unsound." The church union was, however, ultimately effected in 1947.

Berkeley, CA: Explorations Publishing Co., 1965. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Second issue of this apparently short-lived journal exploring "frontiers of humanistic psychology, philosophy and religion." This issue dedicated to the psychedelic experience, with five well-considered pieces: interviews with early LSD pioneer Myron Stolaroff, John Aiken, founder of The Church of the Awakening, and Robert E. Mogar, a psychologist studying LSD; a report of a lecture about psychedelics and the creative process by psychologist Frank Barron; and a manifesto of sorts by Human Growth Institute Founder Paul S. Kurtz, in which he takes the pleasingly unexpected position that "swingers" who use psychedelics for "kicks" are more likely to experience beneficial revelations than those taking them with "serious purposes." An important publication from an era when psychedelics were being given serious consideration by some of the most intelligent minds in their fields.… Read More

NY: Bluejay, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 297pp. First printing thus, corrected book club edition. Signed by Ellison in red felt pen opposite the title page. Red boards with black vinyl backing and red spine titles. VG+/VG. Light/moderate foxing to top of textblock, with a few spots on deckled fore-edge as well. Tops of boards show very faint sunning. Jacket shows rubbing and wear, especially at spine ends and tips. A couple of short closed tears. Browning to flaps, with what looks like a small sticker ghost at base of front flap. From the publisher's statement flyleaf: "This edition has been extensively revised by the Author; every page has been carefully examined for errors. This edition culls all mistakes, restores missing material, and is as close to a Preferred Text as the Author and Publisher can offer.

London: Millington, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First English edition of the second installment in Ellison's groundbreaking anthology of New Wave science fiction, published four years after the American edition. First edition. Octavo, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. xxiii, 760pp. Blue textured-paper boards, gold spine lettering; in dust jacket. Light bumping to spine ends. Mild soiling to boards. A few faint spots of soiling to textblock edges. In an unclipped ("£6.00") jacket with wear and some short tears at ends of mildly faded spine, an area of laminate lifting at base of front panel. Very good (+) in a very good jacket. Jacket design by Paul Redway.

NY: Bluejay, 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. 297pp. First printing thus, corrected book club edition. Signed by Ellison in green felt pen opposite the title page. Red boards with black vinyl backing and red spine titles. Fine, save for moderate foxing to top of textblock, with a half dozen spots on fore-edge as well. In fine jacket that shows very light edgewear. From the publisher's statement flyleaf: "This edition has been extensively revised by the Author; every page has been carefully examined for errors. This edition culls all mistakes, restores missing material, and is as close to a Preferred Text as the Author and Publisher can offer.

NY: Boke Press, 1965. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. [NY]: [Boke Press], 1965. One of 450 unsigned copies, from a total edition of 500. [37] leaves, printed recto only. Side-stapled with black fabric tape covering spine. Very good, with soiling and rubbing to wraps, some fraying to cloth tape at spine ends. Internally fine. A parody of mid-century baby books, as written by Elmslie and drawn (and lettered) by Brainard - the first of the long-time couple's numerous collaborative books. Though unstated, this copy from Elmslie's personal library. Bamberger A4.

Detroit: Broadside Press, 1968. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1968. First edition. 8vo. Saddle-stapled in printed wraps. 24pp. Toning to wraps; light creasing to bottom fore-corner; oxidation to staples. About very good. Second book and first collection of poems by the underappreciated poet and scholar James A. Emanuel (1921-2013).

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Square octavo. Unpaginated. White cloth boards with black embossing & titles. A very good (+) copy, the boards showing some minor shelf-wear and soiling. Faint gluestains on pastedowns. Unclipped "$4.95" jacket has a small rectangular surface abrasion near the top front tip, two or three internally tape-repaired closed tears, else very good with light rubbing along hinges. A sharp and presentable copy of Emberley's playful & disorienting children's book about a "slightly inept wizard" and his op-art conjurations.

NY: Anthology Film Archives, 1997. 72pp.; index. 4to; saddle-stapled in illustrated card wraps. Very good or better, with bump to top corner. An authoritative guide to the cinema of visual artist and experimental filmmaker Ed Emshwiller (1925-1990). Includes a filmography, interviews, a dozen essays (including by Samuel R. Delany and Jonas Mekas), a bibliography of mentions of Emshwiller's work in film & video literature, etc.

NY: Harper & Row, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition of the debut book by American writer Carol Emshwiller (1921-2019), a collection of short fiction blending formal experimentation with science-fiction and feminist themes. NY: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974. First edition (stated). Octavo, 8-1/4 x 5-3/4 in. Tan textured-paper boards backed with olive cloth; publisher's motif stamped in metallic red on front board; gilt and red-metallic spine lettering; dust jacket. Mild bumping to spine ends. Else fine in a very near fine, unclipped ("$6.95") jacket with mild crumpling at spine ends. Jacket design by Leo Manso.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 205pp. First edition. Black textured paper boards, gilt spine titles. Very light bumping to top corners and crown of spine, else fine in a fine, unclipped jacket. Varied musings from the British poet, novelist, and one-time director of the publishing house Chatto & Windus.

NY: Frederick Ungar, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. xii+404pp. First edition. Full mustard cloth with black and red spine titles and red topstain. Top front corner bumped, light shelfwear to extremities, else near fine. Price-clipped jacket has a lightly faded/dulled spine panel, and two small chips, one at head of spine, one at top corner of front panel. Translated into English prose by Charles E. Passage.

London: Fortean Times/John Brown Publishing Ltd., 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A collection of essays covering the historical development of the UFO phenomenon. This copy from the collection of Timothy Green Beckley (1952-2021), author, publisher of the Global Communications and Inner Light imprints, and noted ufology and paranormal expert. London: Fortean Times/John Brown Publishing Ltd., 1997. 272pp.; index; illus. 8vo. Black textured-paper boards; silver spine titles; dust jacket. Signed by an unknown hand and inscribed on the half-title: '6/1/97 Best wishes to Tim Beckley-"Mr. UFO"-in his relentless pursuit of ufological Truth!' Slight spine twist; mild bumping to corners. Very good or better in a like jacket, with a touch of damp staining at base of spine. The inscriber does not appear to be one of the contributors; we speculate they may have been a peer of Beckley's at Fortean Times, the British magazine of unidentified phenomena who organized this… Read More

NY: Harper & Row Publishers, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. NY: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968. First edition. 385pp. Octavo; orange boards backed with purple cloth; black topstain; dust jacket. Possibly a minimally marked ex-library copy: ffep with a stamp erasure, rear endpaper with adhesive stain; tape-ghosts to boards where jacket was once taped down. Else attractive and clean, with a former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Unclipped jacket ("$6.95") shows light wear at spine ends, a short closed tear and related crease to head of front panel. Very good in a very good (+) jacket, which presents quite well.