Search Results: Authors starting with E from BookAddiction

1933. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 8pp. Brown card covers, stapled booklet (card covers a little rubbed at edges, a few mild marks). Internally some very faint and very occasional spotting, else neat, clean, bright and tight. A finely presented reproduction of a newspaper article which appeared in a Harrogate local paper in 1933, giving account of one man's first experience of Harrogate's Turkish baths. Somewhat stodgily, the article describes the adventures and misunderstandings of the novice, from sitting fully dressed in his changing cubicle wondering why he hadn't started to sweat, through a brief stay in the steam room, to his turn with the shampooer. Hard to find.

London: Grifith Farran Browne & Co. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 158pp, with black and white frontispiece and occasional illustrations. Red cloth-covered boards with printed design and text. Rounding to spine and corners, spine torn. Previous owner's award tipped onto front free end paper. Prelim pages foxed and pages browned. . Dust Jacket heavily rubbed at edges, and bumped at spine ends, a little tanned and a few closed tears. 12mo

Reading/London, UK: Frederick Golding / Griffith Farran Browne. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated. 128pp, black and white frontispiece. Green cloth-covered boards, colour illustration on front and spine, gilt titles on front and spine. 12mo. Rubbed corners and spine ends, cloth wearing; mottling to front board. Top text block edge tanned, remaining edges tanning. Endpapers tanning. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, dated 1914. Front hinge and a few gutters strained, volume quite loose. Some light signs of use on early pages, ink stain in margin on page 84.

Edinburgh & London, UK: Gall & Inglis, 1877. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Cameron, Katharine. [1877] First edition, first printing. 226pp, frontispiece and four further full page monochrome illustrations. In original blue cloth-covered boards with decorations and gilt motif on front panel and gilt lettering on spine. Bevelled edges, All edges gilt. Elegant page decorations. 16mo. Boards worn, rubbed around edges, rounded on corners. Front hinge and first gutter cracked, making volume a little loose. Prize presentation plate, dated 1880, on front free endpaper. Heavily spotted, especially on endpapers and prelims. Slightly bowed.

London, UK: Imperial War Museum, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 592pp. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine heel. Text block edges starting to fox. 'Map' endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. 8vo. Clean, bright hardback which appears unread. Maps and sketches compiled by Marjor A. F. Becke. Reprint of the original history of British military operations in the First World War. This is Volume 1 covering France and Belgium 1914 - Mons, the Retreat to the Seine, The Marne and the Aisne - August to October 1914.

London, UK: Crecy Books, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 830pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has small indent on front that carries through to board, light chipping to top edge, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. A collection of extracts from authors with personal experience as Prisoners of War and the memories of the men of the British Pacific Fleet who helped bring them home.

White Eagle Publishing Trust, 1983. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 70pp. In cream boards with gilt titles and decorations (boards just a little discoloured). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original pale blue dust jacket (lightly bumped at spine ends, slightly discoloured around spine. White Eagle's gentle but uncompromising words, spoken for his community for their everyday guidance and inspiration are here gathered together for day to day reading or to turn to in times of special need.

London, UK: Grant Richards, 1915. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 344pp, sixteen black and white photographic plates. Blue cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on front and spine, top text block edge gilt. 8vo. Sun-faded spine, rubbed spine ends; mottling to boards. Fore and bottom text block edges tanning and foxing. Endpapers starting to fox and tan, water stains on bottom; affects first page; half-title and tissue guard tanning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 'An account of the more important harmful and beneficial insects, their habits and life-histories, being an introduction to economic entomology for students and general readers'. The author was Principal of the East Anglian College of Agriculture.

London, UK: Peter Davies, 1945. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 106pp, some black and white photographic plates and in-text illustrations. Blue cloth-covered boards, pale blue titles on spine. 12mo. Sun-faded spine area, lightly rubbed corners and spine ends. Text block edges tanning and foxing. Gutters strained, volume a little loose. Otherwise, internally neat, clean and bright, barring some occasional foxing

London, UK: Studio Publications, 1944. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 96pp. Pink cloth-covered boards; black titles on spine, black and white illustrations throughout. 4to. Sun-faded spine; rubbed corners and spine ends, cloth at head torn. Text block edges starting to fox. Prelims foxing. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.

London, UK: The Studio, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 48pp, 16 colour plates. Beige cloth-covered boards, black titles on front and spine. Bumped spine ends. Boards discoloured. Top text block edge dusty. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. 4to. Special Spring number of The Studio, edited by C G Holme. Features 16 coloured plates by world famous artists along with commentary.

London, UK: Elliot Stock, 1905. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 152pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on front and spine. Sun faded spine. Bumped spine ends and bottom corners. Extremities rubbed. Text block edges tanning. Black endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. A guide for Connoisseurs, Collectors, and others to prices realised at auction.

London: HarperCollins, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. 456pp. Black cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Bumped spine ends. Pages starting to tan. Internally neat, clean and tight, appears unread. Dust jacket very lightly chipped along edges, price unclipped. 8vo.

London, UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition. 428pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Pages tanning. Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, top edge heaily chipped and tanned, price clipped. 8vo. Set in the turbulent world of revolutionary Iran in the late 1970s. The author's first novel.

Printed in Rochester, New York, by John P Smith Company: Privately Printed, 1927. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 88pp, plus 48 black and white plate photographs. Maps on endpapers. Deckled (uncut) page edges. Quarter bound in linen over paper-covered board (boards are rubbed on edges, chipped and rounded on corners, surface worn with a couple of mild marks). Text block edges darkened, and very occasional, faint spotting on page faces. Author's compliments slip, with printed signature, bound in, 'To My Old Colleagues in the Kodak Organisation'. Strong, square and firmly bound. A chronicle of a big game hunting expedition by a group of Americans though Kenya, the Masai reserve and a long Tana River in the 1920s, with a remarkable photographic record. George Eastman, a member of the party and author of this record, was a American Entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and helped bring the photographic use of roll… Read More

NorthWay North, Letchworth: Letchworth Press, 1967. 1st Edition 2nd Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clarke, John. 2nd impression. 262pp. Illustrated with line drawings by John Clarke. Red publisher's cloth covered boards (very gentle shelf wear at edges). Internally neat and clean barring small tape mark on front and rear endpapers, and previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper. In its original dust jacket (gently rubbed at edges, else bright, fresh and tidy).

North Atlantic Books, 1997. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 316pp. Lightly illustrated with line drawings in text. Laminated card covers, showing gentle edge wear, else neat, clean, fresh and tight throughout. Essays by lay and ordained Buddhist practitioners, children, spiritual teachers etc - including nine new essays not present in earlier editions. Volumes addresses mindfulness, compassion, environmental awareness and self-reflection, guiding parents and empowering children.

New York, USA: William Morrow & Co, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 304pp, two sections of black and white photographs. Quarter bound in white cloth over yellow paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine head. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. Biography of the famous Hollywood movie producer whose career spanned almost the entire history of Hollywood. Clean, crisp hardback which appears unread. Unclipped jacket.

UK: Governors of Queen Elizabeth's School, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xx, 158pp with occasional black and white illustrations. In blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on front panel. 8vo. Boards a little rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, upper text block edge a little dust marked. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket, worn at edges and a little discoloured, rubbed on corners and spine ends.

London: Lund Humphries, 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xii, 80pp, plus dozens of black and white plates with numerous tipped in colour plates. Quarter bound in red vinyl over red cloth-covered boards, with grey lettering on green cloth label on spine. Light rubbing to spine ends. Binding very slightly loose. Discreet library franks throughout. 4to