Search Results: Authors starting with E from Independent Books

Victoria: University of Victoria, 1985 Master's Thesis for the University of Victoria, B.C. The purpose of this research is to initiate the archaeological investigation of Straits Salish reef-netting by the discovery, survey, and analysis of the underwater remains of reef-net anchor stones. Also, laid in is a copy of an article from the International Journal of Nautical Anthropology entitled A Preliminary Underwater Survey of Legoe Bay, Lummi Island, Washington. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Warmly inscribed to Dr. Suttles by the author and signed on title p. Also, Dr. Suttles is recognized in the acknowledgements. Condition notes: (xiv), 228 numbered pp. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: green redi-cover w/ prong binding, no titles; modest edge/shelfwear, edges sunned, 2 sm stains front, some scraping near spine.

Not Stated: W.A. Wilde Company, 1922 245 numbered pp; HB. Pages clean, bright, tight, photo frontis ("Indian Basket Grass Near Gunsight Lake, Glacier Park"); a.e. tanned, t.e. dusty, eps mildly toned. Cover: brown, sepia photo paster front, gilt titles front/spine, lt shelfwear, extrems somewhat worn, tiny tears head.

Portland: Fred Eckhardt Communications, 1993 Provides a complete look at the history, traditions, and technical aspects of sake brewing as well as a guide to choosing and enjoying Asia's unique beverage. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Inscribed to him and signed by the author on the first page. An article is laid in regarding book signing at Powell's bookstore in Portland Oregon. Condition notes: 208 numbered pp +1; TPB. Pages: clean, bright, tight; no defects. Cover: glossy black wraps, white Asian characters and red titles front/spine; very light edge/shelfwear.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931 419 pp.; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, red topstain, f.e. deckled, portrait frontis; a.e. lt tanned, topstain fading, gift inscription scrawled ffep, remnant of bookplate ep, foxing to first few and last pp. Cover: black, red blocks w/ reverse Chinese characters front/spine, gilt titles front/spine; modest shelfwear, extremities a bit worn, spine gilt dull, a few sm holes to back joint.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1973 Author's first. 384 numbered pp; HB w/ DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, orange eps; a.e. and a few pp foxed. Cover: black, blindstamped artwork front, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, red, b/w artwork front, black titles front/spine, 1" scuff front, spine moderately faded; mild edge/shelfwear, extremities a bit worn.

Boston: E.J. Foster Eddy, M.D., C.S.D., 1895 120 numbered pp +4; HB. Pages: f.e. of first 100 pp stained, bright, tight, a.e.g.; PO info inked and penciled ffep. Cover: beveled lavender silk boards, gilt device and titles front, plain spine; modest shelfwear, soiled/stained. "Heal the Sick, Raise the Dead, Cleanse the Lepers, Cast Out Demons"

Boston: Trustees Under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy, 1916 611 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, black eps, rounded crnrs, a.e.g., ribbon marker, printed on ultra-thin paper. Cover: black, flexible bonded leather boards, gilt device front, gilt titles spine; moderate shelfwear, extrems chipped, well worn, head/tail chopped and worn, sm hole to front joint, overall v lt soil.

Boston: Trustees Under the Will of Mary Baker G.Eddy, 1935 118 numbered pp; HB. "Authorized Edition." Pages: clean, bright, tight; a.e. lt tanned. Cover: dk blue, gilt titles and device front, gilt titles spine; modest shelfwear, extrems somewhat worn, w/ front b.e. crnr just worn through. "Heal the Sick, Raise the Dead, Cleanse the Lepers, Cast Out Demons"

Boston: Trustees Under the Will of Mary Baker G. Eddy, 1933 1,107 numbered pp; HB. India paper. "Authorized Edition." Pages: clean, bright, tight, blue topstain; ghost f.e., eps lt toned. Cover: dk blue, gilt device front, gilt titles spine; modest shelfwear, extrems somewhat worn, w/ front b.e. crnr worn through. "Heal the Sick, Raise the Dead, Cleanse the Lepers, Cast Out Demons"

Boston: E.J. Foster Eddy, M.D., C.S.D., 1895 79 numbered pp +2; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, red edgestain; eps toned/a bit grubby, PO info inked and penciled ffep, front hinge cracked (but intact), a few lt pencil marks. Cover: Flexible brown silk boards, gilt device and titles front, plain spine; modest shelfwear, extrems a bit worn. "Heal the Sick, Raise the Dead, Cleanse the Lepers, Cast Out Demons"

Boston: Wentworth, Hewes & Co., 1859 270 numbered pp +3; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, one loose signature, brown eps the front printed in gilt, lovely frontis w/tissue guard, gift inscription penciled sfep; hinges sprung, front ep a bit rubbed, a.e. well tanned. Cover: tan blindstamped boards, gilt artwork front, gilt titles spine; substantial shelfwear, extrems well worn, front joint 3/4 torn, back hinge inexpertly mended with broad kraft tape, which has obscured the spine. Not a pretty girl edge/shelfwear.

Star & Elephant, 1979 Book still in shrink wrap. Square trade paperback.

San Marcos: Green Tiger Press, 1990 45 numbered pp +1; HB w/ DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, orange eps, color frontis; no defects. Cover: lt green, period artwork front/back, black/red titles front, black titles spine; no shelfwear. DJ: unclipped in Brodart, same as book, spine slightly faded. A lovely copy. Giftable.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2004 408 numbered pp; TPB. Identified as "Advance Uncorrected Proofs". Pages: clean, bright, tight, lt smudge b.e., 1 pg dog-eared. Cover: glossy white wraps, pastel artwork + red/black titles front, black titles/text spine/back; no defects. Not for those who seek the book as it was sold in stores, but for collectors of book- or author-associated ephemera.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1962 Memoir No. 18. The Contribution of A.L. Kroeber to Culture Are Theory and Practice. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the front cover and p.1.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1974 Memoirs No. 28 and 29. Friedrich’s On Aspect Theory and Homeric Aspect and Siverstein’s Dialectal Developments in Chinookan Tense-Aspect Systems : An Areal-Historical Analysis. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the front cover.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1962 Loeb’s In Feudal Africa. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the front cover.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1963 Drivers’ Ethnography and Acculturation of the Chichimeca-Jonaz of Northeast Mexico. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the front cover.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1969 Memoir No. 22. Bjerke’s A Contrastive Study of Old German and Old Norwegian Kinship Terms. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the front cover.

New York: Soviet Russia Today, 1939 Stapled spine. Early World-War II vintage booklet. Condition notes: 64 numbered pp; PB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight; edges sunned. Cover: brick, brick/reverse titles front; lt edge/shelfwear.