Search Results: Authors starting with E from Paul Johnson Fine Books

Indiana University Press, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1976. Sm 4to. 354 pp. Brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Black jacket with red, white, and black titles. First printing of this early non-fiction work on semiotics by Eco. Very good book with light foxing to the endpapers, light soiling, a couple of faint water stains to the edges, and slight splaying to the boards. . The jacket has has a little professional restoration, and it presents as fine with light foxing to the rear flap. A very nice looking copy of this uncommon book by the philosopher and novelist.

Boston: The Cornhill Company, 1918. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Boston: The Cornhill Company, 1918. 12mo. 143 pp. Red boards with gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Very good or better with light foxing to the endpapers and some rubbed spots to the rear board. Tight and square. William J. Edwards (1869-1950) was the founder of Snow Hill Institute and served as its principal from 1893 until 1924. Twenty-Five-Years in the Black Belt is a memoir, written when the school was 25 years old. It not only provided a fascinating portrait of the conditions of black people and the state of race relations in Alabama at the time, but also tells of one's person's determination to uplift his race, particularly through education. Scarce.

Viking Press, 1988. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Author's second book, following "The Solace of Open Spaces." Near fine in a near fine jacket. A novel of the forced relocation of Japanese-Americans at the beginning of WW2. Signed on the half-title page by Ehrlich.

Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957. Stated first printing. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, black top stain - near fine book. The jacket has minor wear (loss of material not more than 1/8") to the spine extremities - near fine. No writing, no fading or other defects.

Harcourt Brace & Company, 1950. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, presumed 2nd impression. Near fine or better (a little rubbing to the bottom of boards) in a nearly fine jacket with the $3.00 price. Nice copy

Knopf, 1996. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Stated first edition of Ellroy's investigation into his mother's murder. Fine book in a fine jacket. Signed by Ellroy in his customary scrawl on a tipped-in page from the publisher.

Morrow, 1997. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Fine in a fine jacket. Signed and dated (6-23-97) by Emerson on the title page.

Harper, 2008. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Fine book in a fine jacket. Signed by Ms. Erdrich on a special bound-in sheet. Excellent copy.

Holt Rinehart Winston, 1984. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First printing of her first novel. Signed by Ms. Erdrich on the title page. Also, this is an Advance Review copy with a promotional "Advance Copy" card (postcard sized) laid in.

Houghton Mifflin, 1980. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First printing. Inscribed by Estleman on the front free endpaper. Very good book (foxing to the top edges) in a near fine jacket, which is not price-clipped. The first Amos Walker.

Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Special signed limited edition from Powell's Indiespensable club. Fine book in a fine jacket and slipcase. Signed by the author.

itbooks (HarperCollins), 2013. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. First edition, first printing of Evans' second Hollywood memoir. There was no hardcover edition. 8vo (about 9" by 6"). 231 pp. Fine in wraps. Boldly initialed on the half-title page by the author.

Pantheon Books, 1989. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. First edition. As new in original publisher's shrink-wrap. Unopened and unread.

Jonathan Cape, 1964. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. 8vo. 218 pp. Grey cloth with gold lettering to the spine. Fading to edges of the boards, else near fine. The jacket, a photo montage designed by Time Jaques, is fine and unclipped. This first novel by Everett won the 1965 Somerset Maugham Award.

New York: Doubleday, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1967. First edition. Mrs. Evers, with the help of William Peters, tells the story of her life with Medgar Evers in Mississippi and of his assassination. Near fine in a near fine, price-intact jacket. Inscribed by Mrs. Evers on the half-title page and dated June 17, 1970.

Doubleday, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Doubleday, 1967. Stated first edition. 8 vo. 378 pp. Black cloth with gold lettering to the spine. Black jacket with photo of a Mrs. Evers on the front panel. Photo of Medgar on the rear panel. Very good with backwards lean and warped boards. Jacket has minor edgewear and moderate soiling to the rear panel. Inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wheat, thanking them for their help in her congressional campaign. Francis Wheat was an attorney who served on the SEC during the Johnson administration. He was also an avid environmentalist who wrote a book on the desert called "California Desert Miracle.

Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1980. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. First edition, #15 of 250 numbered and signed copies. Fine in acetate jacket as issued. 1st Printing 1st Printing