Search Results: Authors starting with E from Cat's Cradle Books

Goshen, NY: The Orange County Geneaoogical Society, 1995. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Facsimile Reprint. Originally published 1846-47 by S. T. Callahan, Newburgh NY. 652 pp. plus 106 page index. Sound binding and hinges. Clean, bright pages. Cloth over boards is clean with bumped corners, bright gilt lettering. ; Detailed early history of Orange County, New York. 8.75" tall; 652 pages.

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1988. Softcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Square, sound binding. Clean slightly age-darkened pages. Wraps have light shelf wear. ; History of quilts in North Carolina with full color photographic illustrations of quilts, some black and white photographs of quilters. 11.0" tall; 232 pages.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1894. Hardcover. Fair with no dust jacket. Exlibrary markings. Hinges reinforced with cloth tape. Half title loose, taped into book. Binding reinforced between pp. 216 and 217. Pages tanned. Cloth over boards is slightly rippled, corners bumped, edges worn, spine darkened. Reading copy. ; Classic look at colonial material culture and customs in New England. ; Ex-Library; 7.5" tall; 387 pages.

Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Signed by author on title page with additional inscription. Sound binding and hinges. Pages clean, bright. Cloth over boards is clean. DJ has very minor edge rubbing and shelf wear. ; Description of the wild places and natural wonders of North Carolina, illustrated with many color photographs. ; 9.5" tall; 314 pages; Signed by Author.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1999. Later Printing. Softcover. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. Later Printing. Sound binding. Clean, bright pages. Wrappers have general light shelf wear, edge rubbing. ; Study of how physical environment affects historic events. 8.25" tall; 203 pages.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Square with tight binding and hinges, clean and bright pages. Jacket is price clipped. Book studies the history of the conflict in American life and law between equality of opportunity and equality of condition (or moral equality versus numerical equality). Book was written in the wake of University of California Board of Regents versus Allan Bakke, a landmark Supreme Court case alleging reverse discrimination in medical school admissions policy. Notes, Bibliography, Index. 8.5" (21.5 cm) tall; 243 pages.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in Poor dust jacket. First Edition. Front hinge paper is cracked but webbing is holding. Pages clean, tanned. Cloth over boards is edge rubbed with bumped corners. DJ is tattered in pieces, in mylar sleeve to prevent further degradation. ; Essays on the philosophy of art and on other topics of early 20th century importance, including Ernest Hemingway, Floyd Dell, Marxism, Soviet Russia, and more. ; 7.5" (21 cm) tall; 227 pages.

Philadelphia: Edward Stern & Company, Inc, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Illustrated by R. K. Culver. First Edition. Sound but shaken binding. Front hinge cracked with ffep starting. Writing on ffep. Pages clean, slightly tanned. Pictorial paper over boards is heavily edge worn with overall shelf wear. Pictorial of the bears on front is clear and bright. ; Second in a series of children's books following the adventures of Teddy B. and Teddy G, the Roosevelt Bears, as they travel throughout the eastern United States, including a visit with President Theodore Roosevelt. Lavishly illustrated with 16 full-page color plates as well as many drawings imbedded in the text. ; 11.25" tall; 186 pages.

Annapolis: U.S. Naval Institute, 1980. Softcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Sound binding, slightly tanned but clean pages. Wrappers have light overall shelf wear. ; Contents: Eberle, The Royal Navy. Fliegel, Iceland: Unique in NATO. Etzold, Is Mahan Still Valid? Pandolfe, Soviet Seapower in Light of Mahan's Principles. Arnold, Omens and Oracles. Wicks, The Lake Nicaragua Naval Base Scheme. Daly, Picctorial - Weekends Are Work. Turner, Thinking About the Future of the Navy. ; 10.75" tall; 112 pages.

Englewood Clifffs: Prentice-Hall, 1969. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Book is in the Spanish language. Square book with sound binding, clean off-white pages. Two very light pencil notes in preface, else a clean copy. Minor edge rubbing to wrappers. ; Stories by Spanish authors Jorge Campos, Daniel Sueiro, Carmen Iranzo, Medardo Fraile, Francisco Garcia Pavon. Reader designed for English speaking students of Spanish. ; 8.0" (20 cm) tall; 214 pages.

Madrid: Hispanófila, 1960. Softcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Publication is in the Spanish language. Sound binding. Clean, tanned pages. Tanned wraps have light overall shelf wear. ; Contents: Wilson, Textos Impresos y Apenas Utilizados para la Biografía de Calderón. Parker, El Principe Constante: Drama Barroco de la Contrareforma. Rekers, Epistolario de Benito Arias Montano (1527-1598). Fucilla, Dos apostillas a un soneto de Alcázar. Mayo, Aspectos de Cervantes en Alemania. Ferrer, Al Margen de la Explicación de Texto. Índices de los volúmenes 1 al 3, números 1 al 9, Septiembre 1957-Mayo 1960. ; 9.5" tall; 48 pages.

México: Editorial Grijalbo, S. A., 1989. Softcover. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. Sound binding. Clean, tanned pages. Wrappers have light handling wear. ; Novel by 20th century Mexican author. ; Colección Narrativa; 7.5" tall; 179 pages.

Montreal: J. B. Lippincott Co, 1966. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Second Printing. Sound binding and hinges. Clean, bright pages. 2/3 maroon cloth binding with 1/3 black paper-covered boards has bumped corners, light overall shelf wear. Presentation plate printed on front pastedown: "Presented to members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists with the compliments of McNeil Laboratories, Inc." ; A thorough, well-documented history of the Department of Anesthesia at the University of Pennsylvania. 9.5" tall; 95 pages.

Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Originally a softcover, rebound as a hardcover with original wrappings intact. Sound binding and hinges. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Ffep is chipped at top edge. Pages clean, lightly tanned. Cloth over boards is lightly edge rubbed with bright gilt lettering on spine. ; Two fold-out maps in very good condition. 9.0" tall; 54 pages.

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in Good dust jacket. First Edition. Exlibrary markings. Lightly circulated. Foxing on page opposite frontispiece, which is a portrait of Longstreet. Sound binding and hinges. Clean, off-white pages. Cloth over boards is edge rubbed. DJ, in mylar, is chipped at top front, back, and spine, with edge wear. Spine of DJ is a bit faded. ; Biography of James Longstreet (1821-1904), principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse." He served under Lee as a corps commander for most of the battles fought by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Eastern Theater, and briefly with Braxton Bragg in the Army of Tennessee in the Western Theater. Ex-Library; 9.5" tall; 399 pages.

New York: The Century Co, 1885. Ephemera. Good with No dust jacket as issued. Illustrated by Will H. Low. Pages lightly tanned with small holes at side edge. Else clean. All pages are original. Four engravings. Article is contained in a clear protective sleeve. Photocopy of Century Volume 31 title page included for bibliographic context. ; Article explores the Greek mythology of "Lamia," memorialized by John Keats in poetry. 9.25" tall; 8 pages.

New York: Modern Library, 2006. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean and bright pages. Cloth over boards is slightly edge rubbed. DJ has light edge rubbing. ; English-language translation of ancient Greek poetry about romantic love. Modern Library; 8.0" tall; 176 pages.

Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1896. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Gray cloth over boards with light edgewear, lightly bumped corners, clear gilt lettering and design with dark red. Hinges and binding sound. Illus. Photographic plates. Title page printed in red and black. Preface by author dated April 1896. Pages clean and slightly age-darkened. 440 pp. Fiction set in period from the Elizabethan era to the time of the Pilgrims and Puritans (early 1600s). Strong Christian message. Nice copy of a rare work by 19th century Christian author. 9.25" (23.5 cm) tall; 440 pages.

London: The Hansard Society, 1947. Softcover. Good with no dust jacket. Stapled binding is sound, pages clean and age-darkened. Wraps have general handling wear, stamp of library of Woman's College, University of North Carolina (but no accession marks or sign of circulation). ; Content: Messages from political leaders. The Hansard Society. Ede, Parliament and the liberty of the subject. Lidderdale, The position of Parliament in the fourth French republic. Luke, Legislatures of the British Pacific Islands. Taylor, The basis of procedure in the House of Commons. Milner, The House of Commons from the Chair. Humberstone, University representation in Parliament. Hansard Society news. Correspondence. Books received and book reviews. ; 7.25" tall; 92 pages.

Madrid: Ediciones Polifemo, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Book is in the Spanish language. Sound binding and hinges. Pages clean and bright. Pictorial paper over boards has bumped corners, light shelf wear. ; Contents: biography and analysis of the artistic work of Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905), especially paintings which illustrated postcards depicting scenes in Spain. ; 9.5" tall ; 284 pages.