Search Results: Authors starting with E from Certain Books, ABAA

London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. 216 pages; edited by A.W. Lawrence; slight edge, tips wear to dustjacket, spine sunned, old dampstain at top; some sootiness to top of volume block; good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Washington, DC: No Publisher Noted, 1959. A typed letter, dated May 18, 1959 on embassy letterhead having the state emblem of Israel blindstamp, addressed to Abraham Tulin of New York. "Dear Abe, I was very grateful for your letter of March 11 with its friendly wishes on the occasion of my departure from the United States. I shall always cherish the kindness and generosity expressed in your letter. Yours very sincerely, Abba" (with) A carbon copy of a letter to Eban by Abraham Tulin. Abba Eban letter approx. 8 1/2" x 11" size; accomplished on very good quality paper, Gilbert Lancaster Bone 100% cotton fibre watermark; slight wear, old fold lines; in very good condition. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good.

Edinburgi: Excudebant Adamus Neill et Socii, 1802. (8) + 35 pages; a doctoral dissertation on this subject, text in Latin throughout. Approx. 4 7/8" x 7 3/4" size; taken from a larger volume; sewn securely, with the half-title; light wear; contents clean and in very good condition. . First Edition. Not Bound. Very Good.

Japan (42) pages; nearly the entire book with color illustrations; with two preliminary pages, and one final page of text. With examples of natural landscapes, people and activities, animal life and scenery. Approx. 4 3/4" x 7" size; side-sewn softcover, with paper title-label. Some light wear and soiling to the binding; contents clean and in very good condition. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

United Kingdom: Various, 1857. United Kingdom: various dates and publishers, as below. Group of speeches and political pamphlets, bound in one volume; as they appear and including: Rules and Regulations of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by Alexander Thom. 1863. 31 pages; first and last leaves a little spotty, trimmed close at bottom edges. Previous owner note at top edge in pencil, "by John Stuart Mill Sir Robert Lowe and others." Rules and Regulations of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by Alexander Thom. 1866. 29 pages; also trimmed close at bottom edge. Speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Bill for the Extension of the Suffrage in Towns. May 11, 1864. Second Edition. John Murray 1864. With a couple of previous owner blue-pencil notes: "If the speech does not mean "manhood suffrage," what does it mean?" and later in the Speech, "like Sibthorp he has no confidence in either party." And (marking a section) "A hint… Read More

London, England: Printed and Published for the Author By George Philip & Son, 1885. 96 + (1) page of announcements for C.J. Ion's Nautical Academy Liverpool, being a list of books available from the school. Text with various small illustrations, a folding course deviation chart & another course-plotting plate in the exam review section. Previous owner name of W. Wath on front endpaper, along with the owner-stamp of Dr. Ernst Heiss; also bookseller notes & numbers in pencil at front & back endpapers. Approx. 5" x 7 1/4" size; bound in purplish-blue cloth, gilt cover titles. Some edge, tips wear to the binding; small sticker with handwritten number on top cover; contents clean and in very good condition.. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

East Hampton New York: Bird Effort , 1977. 128 pages; a few black and white illustrations; collection of poetry by Wheelock, Colette Inez, Robert Peters, Luc Sante, Graham Everett, Ray Freed, Peter Wild, Vince Clemente, Anselm Parlatore, Arthur Winfield Knight, Kathy Acker, Andrei Codrescu, John Giorno, Winthrop Palmer, more; light wear and foxing to paper wrap covers, starting to detach from "perfect" binding; contents in very good condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. (32) pages; illustrated in color throughout with artwork by the author. "...young Bennett Gibbons was the luckiest little calf in the neighborhood. Problem was, he was the only little calf in the neighborhood. So, when a family of pigs with a son just Bennett's age moves in next door, Bennett can't wait to make friends. But cows usually don't play with pigs..." (from the jacket information) First edition number line "1" stated on copyright page. Approx. 9 1/2" x 10" size; oblong format; color artwork dustjacket over hardcover boards; slight wear; very clean and in near-new condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Tim Egan.

New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 32 pages; illustrated in color throughout with artwork by the author. "...Everyone begins to daydream about what could be bought with the riches as they obsessively tend to their gardens..." (from the jacket information) First edition number line "1" stated on copyright page. Approx. 8 1/2" x 10 1/4" size; color artwork dustjacket over hardcover boards; slight wear; very clean and in near-new condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Tim Egan.

Colorful screenprint; signed in pencil Lydia Egosi at lower right, P/P (printer's proof) in pencil at lower left; 19 3/4" x 22 3/4" image size; 21 3/4" x 29 3/4" overall with margins; printed on quality heavy rag content paper; untitled biblical-looking walled city of Jerusalem-like motif; bright and clean; little bit of edgewear to paper; very good condition and suitable for framing.. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Very Good. Illus. by Lydia Egosi .

Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1992. x + 259 pages; inscribed & signed by the author-illustrator Darryl Wheye on the title page to Dr. Bertel Bruun (1937 - 2011) Danish-American naturalist, international conservationist and neurologist, author of several birding guides; color illustrations throughout, useful index; laid-in is a Big League cards for Kirtland's Warbler Birds in Jeopardy series 1992, with the status & other information on the back of the card; volume in oblong format, approx. 8" x 8 1/2" size; bound in glossy illustrated paper wraps; light wear to the binding; in very good condition.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Darryl Wheye.

London: The De La More Press, 1938. 39 pages; inscribed on the front endpaper by the author, "To Ivan from Lewis"; limited edition, privately printed, of one hundred; poetry, including some prophetically Anti-Hitler, by Lewis David Einstein (1877 -1967) American diplomat and historian; original cream-white paper-covered boards binding, black spine titles; some wear and soiling to boards; in very good condition.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

New York: Jno. Elder, 1850. A business or merchants card, with the text as listed here; 5 different typefaces used; no date and circa 1850s; approx. 2" x 3 1/4"; printed black on a semi glossy-faced stock; a little wear and rubbing; still very good; interesting ephemeral New York City printing and bookselling history; not found in Shawn & Kinsella.. First Edition. Not Bound. Very Good.

New York: Hastings House 209 pages, index; black and white ilustrations, patterns; "...principally a how-to-do-it manual...detailed instructions for the making of Godey Lady Dolls..."; slight wear to dustjacket; very good condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

England: Cunard Line, 1938. Souvenir programme for this launch, not paginated but about 40 pages; illustrated with tinted photographic plates of the liner, some tipped on imagery, large folding double-page plate of the liner on gold paper background; some other plates folding; information and illustration on the history, construction, launch of this famous steamship; "World's Largest Liner"; large format, approximately 13" x 10 1/2" in size; textured paper binding, a variety of papers used in the contents, reddish-orange ribbon tie-bound, gilt and red & black decorated covers; some edge, tips wear and a closed tear to paper wraps; good condition, interesting.. Soft Cover. Good.

London: The Ulysses Bookshop, 1931. 37 pages; Limited edition No. 109 of 185 copies, signed by Havelock Ellis (1859 -1939) British sexologist, physician, and social reformer, here reprinting an essay originally written in 1896 concerning and relating to the Thomas Hardy novel and here includes Thomas Hardy's note about Ellis' commentary and his novel; the colophon states that this was "Printed by H.D.C.P & C.C., Members of the Hand-printers Association..."; pink paper-covered boards, black cloth spine; some light wear, little sun-fading to binding; in very good condition.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Ithaca New York: Cornell University Library, 1959. 14 pages; (from the text): "...As a young man Joyce had no woman friends. A girl whom he secretly admired, Mary Sheehy, the daughter of a former member of Parliament, found him shy and even, from shyness, rude, and was incredulous at hearing much later that he had written two poems to her..."; a few pencil marks in the text, one of an editorial nature-possibly Ellmann's copy (?); bound in the original light gray paper wrap covers, red cover titles; some light edge, tips wear and darkening to edges; very good condition and interesting James Joyce literary criticism from this Joycean scholar; Richard Ellmann (1918-1987) prominent Anglo-American author and literary critic. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Firenze Italy: Felice Le Monnier, 1855. In two volumes; 460 + 492 pages; Italian text; bound in later dark green pebbled cloth, gilt spine titles; some light foxing throughout; light tips, edgewear to the bindings; contents in very good condition, clean.. Seconda Eizione. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Vergennes Vermont: Christian Endeavor Society A manuscript group of resolutions from the Committee of the Christian Endeavor Society, sending sympathy to the family of a deceased, Mrs. Carlton J. Barbour; a copy of which was saved for society records and a copy forwarded to the Vergennes Vermonter for publication; signed by the committee, Anna A. Russell, Hattie (N.) Wheeler & Merrill T. Wolcott; 3 sheets of lined note-paper , 4 1/2" x 7"; undated; all signatures in the same hand; circa 1900; edges, tips wear and darkening; overall, good condition..

Lilburn, Georgia: Fairmount Press, 1999. 477 pages; black and white illustrated with imagery, charts; topics including GeoExchange Conference & Expo; Energy Service & Power Marketing Center; Strategic Gas Forum; Plant & Facilities Expo; Environmental Technology; OSHA compliance; with 70 individual chapters on these topics, by dozens of contributors; including Modernizing a 30 Year Old Office Building A Case Study in Energy Efficiency by David J. Ellner and Reducing Electrical Utility Costs with Thermal Energy Storage by Timothy D. Ward; Purchasing Commodity Power from Third Parties: Are We Having Fun Yet? by William A. Monsen and many more; approx. 8 1/2" x 11" size; color stiff paper wrap covers; slight wear; clean and in very good condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.