Search Results: Titles starting with E from The Book Shed

Gettysburg: Early American Society, 1973. Ring bound. Very Good. binder shows shelf wear. Complete Volume IV, numbers 1-6, 1973 and Volume V, Number 1, 1974. Seldom seen historical magazines. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Rutland VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1963. First printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. First printing. Shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, previous owner's notation of the front endpaper. No slip caseBased on a lifetime's work in the field by the author of Old Vermont Houses and The Covered Bridge. First printing stated, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Wellesley: Wellesley Historical Society, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, scattered embosses of the Wellesley High School and their bookplate; no jacket. Gamaliel Bradford (1863 – 1932), the "Dean of American Biographers", was an American biographer, critic, poet, and dramatist. In poor health for most of his life, Bradford wrote an astonishing 114 biographies over a period of 20 years. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. front cover has a slight bend, edge wear; dj spine darkened, rear panel soiled, edge wear. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. First printing, no others noted. Scholarly work on the physical evidence of ancient Irish society, land use and organization. A bit uncommon. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

London: Hollis & Carter, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good+. wear to tips, corners and edges, sunning to margins of rear panel, chipped. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Madras: Oxford University Press, 1957. Revised & Corrected Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. First published in 1924 this a printing from the sheets of the 1957 fourth edition. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket, previous owner's name and date. Scattered nderlining and notations to chapters 1 & 2. There may be an occasional instance of underling through the rest of the book. S. M. Edwardes was responsible for the fourth edition revisions. From Wikipedia: "Vincent Arthur Smith, CIE, (1848–1920) was an Irish Indologist and art historian. e passed the Indian Civil Services exam in 1871 and was appointed to what would become the United Provinces in India. He would go to serve between 1871–1900 in a variety of magisterial and executive positions including terms as district and sessions judge eventually retiring as commissioner in July 1900. By 1910 Smith was settled in Oxford where he joined St. John's College and was appointed a Curator… Read More

Philadelphia: J. C. McCurdy & Co., 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/no jacket, as issued. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; front hinge split, still tight. Scattered foxing yet clean and unmarked. First edition. Engraved frontis of Garfield present with light foxing. Chester A. Arthur's printed portrait is also present in like condition. Garfield's campaign biography. "James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881, until his death six months later, two months after he was shot by an assassin. A lawyer and Civil War general, he served nine terms in the House of Representatives and was the only sitting member of the House to be elected president. Before his candidacy for the White House, he had been elected to the U.S. Senate by the Ohio General Assembly, a position he declined when he became president-elect. Garfield was born into poverty in a log cabin and grew up in northeastern Ohio.… Read More

New York: Bramhall House, 1968. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good-/good. Shelf wear to the book and much more wear to tips, corners and edges of jacket which is sunned and chipped. Second printing. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

New York: Taplinger Publishing Co., 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good-. light wear to the book a bit more wear to tips, corners and edges of priced jacket which has two short closed tears, clean and unmarked. By a noted authority who has written extensively on India and the East. First printing, no others noted. From the jacket: "This work examines the cultural interchange between Asia and the Western world from earliest times until the modern era. Its purpose is to show something of the still largely unacknowledged debt the peoples of the world owe to each other's civilizations and cultures. This book discusses some of the contributions made by the East to the development of the modern West, for despite the long and crucial years of European domination in Asia, the debt is one-sided. Among other things, the Chinese contributed moveable type, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass--perhaps the three cornerstones of the modern world. And it was the Arabs who kept alive the… Read More

Norwood, MA: Plimpton Press, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/no jacket, as issued. offsetting to endpapers from kraft paper book covering which has been removed, small labels applied to the margins three of the illustrations, removed leaving 'ghosts,' same pages show paperclip marks. A record of club activities over the first 30 years. From the club website: "In 1870, twelve Boston gentlemen organized themselves as the Eastern Yacht Club, a club dedicated to the promotion of yachting. Within one month, they had enrolled 110 members with 23 yachts. The Clubhouse on Marblehead Neck was completed in 1881. From the beginning, the Club became a leader in yacht racing with Puritan, Mayflower, and Volunteer, all flying Eastern colors, successfully defeating their British challengers in the America's Cup in 1885, 1886, and 1887, respectively." Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.… Read More

Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Co, 1943. First edition. paperback. Very Good +. light wear to tips and corners, clean and unmarked in plastic spiral binding, covers creased. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Boston: Noyes, Holmes and Co, 1867. later edition. Hardcover. Good. Fifteenth edition. Wear to tips, corners and edges of book. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: W.W. Norton, 1957. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. A trade edition. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and priced jacket. Black cloth in mostly black jacket. A history of fourth century Greece. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

London: Seeley, Service & Co, 1920. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good-/no jacket. previous owner's signature and date to front endpaper, pages darkened. 17 illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Clifton, NJ: Augustus M. Kelley, 1974. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/no jacket, as issued. First printng of this edition, 1974. Very light shelf wear to the book. Clean and unmarked. "Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel or Froebel 1782 – 1852) was a German pedagogue, a student of Pestalozzi, who laid the foundation for modern education based on the recognition that children have unique needs and capabilities. He created the concept of the "kindergarten" and coined the word, which soon entered the English language as well. He also developed the educational toys known as Froebel gifts"--Wikipedia. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1985. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Exhibition Catalogue. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book. First printing, no others noted. Introduction by Sir Steven Runciman and an essay by Jeremy Maas. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Chantilly VA: The Teaching Company, 2000. 2nd edition. DVD. Very Good. DVDs, two cases /four discs with two course guide books. A total of 24 lectures by Professor Richard Wolfson. He is the Benjamin F. Wissler Professor of Physics at Middlebury College since 1976. Professor Wolfson is the author of several books, including the college textbooks Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Essential University Physics, and Energy, Environment, and Climate. He is also an interpreter of science for the nonspecialist, a contributor to Scientific American, and author of the books Nuclear Choices: A Citizen's Guide to Nuclear Technology and Simply Einstein: Relativity Demystified. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good-. light shelf wear to the book and priced jacket, front flap creased, a few short closed tears. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Co. , 1944. First edition. Spiral Bound. Very Good. some wear to tips and corners, light soiling and creasing to covers, one page detached from spiral binding. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1843. First edition. Leather_bound. Good. Some light wear to tips, corners and edges of book, dampstaining to preliminaries, foxed throughout. Full calf.. First printing, no others noted. From the preface: "Believing that a knowledge of the general principles of algebra can be perfected and permanently secured only by frequent and rigid application, the author has endeavoured, throughout the work, to blend theory and practice. For this purpose, a careful selection of problems and exercises has been made from the most approved authors." Clark College, now half of Clark Atlanta University, was founded in 1869. Clark was named after then Methodist Bishop Davis W. Clark, who was the first president of the Freedmen’s Aid Society. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.