Search Results: Authors starting with E from Classic Books and Ephemera

S.l.: Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. 325 p.; 25 cm. Publisher's dark brown cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles and decoration; back cover mirrors front cover. Gilt-decorated turn-ins. Top page edges gilt. Brown endpapers. Decorative head-pieces and initial letters. This is no. 1950 of a limited edition of 3,000 copies. Contains fiction and non-fiction by Ring W. Lardner, John Erskine, Honoré Willsie Morrow, George A. Dorsey, Irvin S. Cobb, Owen Wister, George Ade, Rupert Hughes, Philip Gibbs, Bruno Lessing, Amelia Earhart, and Emil Ludwig. In Very Good Condition: corners rubbed; lacking some gilt from back cover; clean and tight.

New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1915. Hardcover. Good +. 63, [1] p., color frontispiece: full-page and in-text illustrations; 28 cm. Dark blue cloth spine with paper over boards; title and color illustration on front board; back board is plain white. Former owner's inscription on front free endpaper: "Wesley Faulk, Christmas 1915." Contents: The Traveling Bears Meet Chicago Children -- See Chicago -- At Niagara -- Arrive in Boston -- See Bunker Hill and Plymouth Rock -- Take an automobile Ride -- At Harvard. In Good+ Condition: edges rubbed; cover lightly soiled; front hinge partially separated; title page foxed; otherwise, occasional light soiling.

Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 198, [2] p.: 103 black-and-white photographs; 24 cm. White cloth with gilt spine title. Dark green endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Includes a list of plates. Cats have been a favorite subject for photographers since the beginning of photography. The internet has merely allowed this fascination to expand exponentially. Here are 103 photographs of cats -- anonymous ones from the 1850s and 20th-century ones by famous photographers Edward Weston, Richard Avedon, Edward Steichen, among others. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Very Good+ Condition: closed 1-cm. tear from upper edge of front section; tail of spine chipped; clean and bright. 1.

Lancaster, PA: L. B. Herr's Book Store, 1900. Paperback. Very Good. 25 p.; 16 cm. Beige wrapper; stapled. Black wrapper title and illustration. Dedicated to the members of of the Lancaster Moravian Church by their pastor, author Clarence Edgar Eberman (1863-1903); Eberman also served as President of the Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor Union and wrote Deeper Yet: Meditations for the Quiet Hour. No date of publication given. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: wrapper is very lightly soiled; minor loss at lower corner of front wrapper; lower corner of back wrapper creased; pages are clean and solid.

New York: Baker & Godwin, 1870. Paperback. Good +. 47 p.; 23 cm. Plain wrapper printed in black; sewn. Cuban physician José Manuel Alejandro González Echeverría (1833-1898) examined the testimony and evidence that resulted in the conviction and execution of John Reynolds for murder, arguing that he should not have been executed because he was suffering from an epileptic fit at the time. Scarce. In Good+ Condition: front wrapper is detached, with chipping along the edges; pages are clean and solid.

Hannover, Germany: Amerika-Haus, 1991. Paperback. Near Fine. 299 p.: illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Maps on inside of covers; back cover unfolds for double-page map. Record of an exhibition of books, maps, and other materials presenting North America from the perspective of European travellers over four centuries. Entirely in German. In Near Fine Condition: edges lightly rubbed; clean and tight.

Garden City: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1975. Hardcover. Fine/very good -. xix, [3], 170 p.: black-and-white illustrations; 21 x 27 cm. Black cloth with silver spine title; blind-stamped Anchor Press emblem on front cover. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Includes index. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good- Condition: chipping at spine ends; several closed 1-cm. tears from edges; minor loss from lower edge of front section; lower edge of back section creased; rubbed; clean and bright.

Munich: Joseph Lentner, 1791. Hardcover. Very Good -. "Sur la seconde Edition." [8], 243, [1] p.: copper-engraved frontispiece; 16 cm. Signatures: )(4 A-P8 Q2. Full red morocco; black morocco spine label with gilt-tooled title. Blind-tooled Greek key pattern on spine; both boards have blind-tooled border. Binder is unidentified, but appears to be a late 18th- or early 19th-century binding. All page edges gilt. Green endpapers. Frontispiece engraved by Wassenhahn. Copper-engraved title vignette and tailpiece. Every page is printed within a decorative typographical border. Translation of: Gott ist die Reinste Liebe. Blind-tooled on front board: Le Cte. de la Laurentie. Light armorial stamp at head of table of contents reading: Couvent des Religieuses Dominicaines. In Very Good- Condition: leather is rubbed, primarily along edges; very small scrape at head of front board; leather along lower fore-edge of front board is darkened; occasional light soiling of pages. A solid and… Read More

Lübeck, Ger: Verlag Lübecker Nachrichten, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine. 160 p.; 22 cm. Dark brown illustrated cloth with light brown spine and cover titles. Maps on endpapers. Arranged alphabetically by city. Entirely in German. In Near Fine Condition: top page edges slightly soiled; otherwise, clean and tight.

New York: Brunner/Mazel Publishers, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. xii, 318 p.: illustration; 23 cm. Blue cloth with gilt spine title. Dust jacket. Gift inscription by the authors to four people with reference to "fun times & collaboration we've had in the past." The authors take "the therapist beyond fundamental applications of hypnosis toward a broader, more sophisticated scope of practice." -- dust jacket. With numerous case examples. Book is in Very Good Condition: pencilled underlining and marginal notations in the first 45 pages; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: upper corner of front flap creased; clean and bright.

New York: George F. Hopkins, 1801. Hardcover. Very Good. "The First American Edition." 2 volumes: vi, [2], 344 p.; [4], 333, [11] p.: in-text tables; 21 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules; red morocco labels in the second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Edgeworth on Education. All page edges yellow. Nine pages of subscribers' names follow text in vol. 2; subscribers include President John Adams; booksellers Thomas and William Bradford of Philadelphia and George Merriam of Worcester who each subscribed for 6 copies, presumably for resale; and painter Charles Willson Peale. Each title page has former owner inscriptions in upper corners: upper right -- M. Yarnall (in an old hand); upper left -- A. Feo Feb. 1948. Early American Imprints, Ser. 2 (Shaw & Shoemaker), 432. No indication that the 3 plates shown in the Early American Imprints copy were bound in this copy. This is one of the earliest published works by Maria Edgeworth… Read More

New York: George Long, 1821. Hardcover. Good +. 228 p.; 16 cm. Contemporary black leather spine and corners with marbled paper over boards. Five spine compartments between gilt double rules; gilt-tooled title in second compartment and volume number in fourth, with gilt floret in other compartments. Small bookplate of Ladies' Social Library, South Bridgewater, on front free endpaper verso. Contents: Angelina, or L'Amie Inconnue -- The Good French Governess -- Mademoiselle Panache: Second Part -- The Knapsack. In Good+ Condition: boards lightly rubbed; small loss of leather on spine; foxing and browning throughout, heavy on some leaves; otherwise clean and tight.

Melbourne, Australia: Schwartz Transition Monographs, 1996. Paperback. Near Fine. Vol. 1: 10 Essays edited by Leon van Schaik & Nigel Bertram; vol. 2: Design Development edited by Nigel Bertram; vol. 3: The Writings of Maggie Edmond & Peter Corrigan. 96, 152, 128 p.: color and black-and-white illustrations; 30 cm. Each volume is a paperback with illustrated cover. Slipcase is speckled gold plastic with a rectangular cutout on one side and "b8 e&c" cutout on the other side. Documents the design and construction of Building 8 on the RMIT University's campus in Melbourne, completed in 1993 and known for its postmodern design. Scarce. A very heavy set; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority international. Books are in Near Fine Condition: edges slightly rubbed; clean and tight. Slipcase is in Fine Condition: clean and bright.

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co, 1964. Paperback. Very Good. 6th printing. 104 p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Dark green card covers with illustrations; white comb binding with black spine title. Illustrated endpapers. Small slip bound in between front endpapers with price in dollars and in Japanese yen. One page of publisher's advertisement follows text. Recipes are organized by region: Europe, Near East & South Asia, Far East, Latin America, and the United States. This interesting collection of hors d'oeuvre recipes from around the world includes: curried walnuts; lotus root balls; pickled turnips; grapefruit dip; pickled shrimp; and peanut butter surprise (the surprise is shrimp). Scarce. In Very Good Condition: cover edges are rubbed; lower corners are slightly creased; two pages slightly soiled; otherwise, clean and solid.

Huntsville, Ala: Strode Publishers, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 112 p.: illustrations, portraits; 24 cm. Red paper over boards with gilt-stamped spine title and cover title. Illustrated dust jacket. Sponsored by American Association of University Women, Huntsville Branch, 1979. Includes bibliographical references and index. Gift inscription on front free endpaper from Ruth Jurenko to Mary [Purcell], dated 1985. Inscription, as noted; otherwise book is in Fine Condition. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: rubbed along edges; clean and intact.

New York: Negro Universities Press, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good +. xxiv, 323 p.: illustrations, tables, map; 22 cm. Brown cloth with gilt spine title. No dust jacket, as issued. This pioneering study by Paul K. Edwards (1898-1959) was first published in 1932. He used research conducted by Fisk University faculty and students on the consumer activities of the Black residents of 17 southern cities to analyze the best ways to devise advertising aimed at that part of the market. The 62 tables contain a wealth of data about Black urban residents in southern American cities. In Very Good+ Condition: fore-edges slightly soiled; former owner's name on front free endpaper; discoloration along endpaper gutters and title page gutter; otherwise, clean and tight.

London: Thomas Gibson Fine Art, 1995. Paperback. Very Good. 47, [1] p.: color illustrations; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Contains 20 full-page color botanical illustrations from an exhibition held in 1995. In Very Good Condition: front cover is rubbed and scraped; otherwise, clean and bright.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 240 p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Red cloth spine with gilt spine title; beige paper over boards with gilt-stamped illustration on front board. Illustrated dust jacket. An account by long-time Morning Edition host Bob Edwards (1947-2024) of the 12 years he shared part of the Friday program with American sports announcer Red Barber (1908-1992). Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good+ Condition: slight indentation along front joint; otherwise, clean and bright.

New Orleans: W. M'Kean, 1837. Hardcover. Very Good. Imprint: "For Sale by W. M'Kean, New Orleans -- James Rice, Jr., Louisville -- Flash, Ryder and Co., Cincinnati -- Meech and Dinnies, St. Louis, and by All Booksellers." Vol. 2 only. 4, iv, [1], 14-180 p.; 20 cm. Original reddish cloth spine with plain boards; original printed spine label, erroneously stating "Vol. I." Spine title: Life in London, or The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Corinthian Tom, and Bob Logic. Four pages preceding title page contain publisher's advertisements (for all four publishers in the imprint) for this title, as well as Life in Paris, or The Rambles and Sprees, of Dick Wildfire, Squire Jenkins & Capt. O'Shuffleton. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper and inscription on front free endpaper indicating that this book was given to the Belles Lettres Society of Dickinson College in 1854 by Talbot Murray. First American edition. Checklist Amer. Imprints, 44147. British sportswriter Pierce Egan (1772-1849) was the author… Read More

New York: Jerome H. Remick & Co, 1916. Sheet_music. Good -. 5, [1] p.: music; 35 cm. Illustrated front wrapper printed in blue and orange. Illustration signed: Finson. Popular Edition--at head of front wrapper. Publisher's advertisements on outside of back wrapper. In Good- Condition: leaves are separated; loss of lower corner of wrapper leaves, only impacting front wrapper illustration minimally; loss of upper corner of front wrapper; small loss at spine edge of all 3 leaves; creasing and chipping along edges.