Search Results: Authors starting with E from Great Expectations Rare Books

New York: Oxford University Press, 1947. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, dark blue cloth lettered in gold on spine, in beige publisher's dust-jacket. 247 pages. Bibliography, Index. Second printing. Vol. II, Part 2 in the Oxford History of English Literature series. No previous ownership marks.. No underlining or highlighting to text. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Dust-jacket toned to brown on spine and showing general light wear. Very good+ in a Good dust-jacket. .

Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois Univ Pr, 1989. Hardcover, orange cloth boards, issued without dust-jacket. 287pp., New copy, in shrinkwrap. No faults, brand new copy.. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Linguaphone Institute Paperback. Pamphlet format, 84pp., No previous ownership marks. A clean, sound, square copy. Very good+.. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: J.J Augustin Publisher, 1938. Hardcover, large quarto bound in tan cloth with stylized pueblo stamped in red on front board. No dust-jacket. 40 pages of text with Notes and Selected Bibliography. Illustrated with 28 magnificent full page color plates [complete], with images printed on rectos and corresponding letterpress on verso of opposing page. First edition, first printing. Ex-library, with small number on cloth spine and again on top of half-title, else no other marks. Most likely from a private or academic library. No previous ownership marks, end-papers clean. Cloth covers badly finger soiled, interior of book, including plates, very clean. Overall a good or better copy of an extremely scarce edition, with all of Earle's wonderful plates. [See Laird, Hopi Bibliography no. 1530] . Scans sent on request.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

St. Petersburg, Florida: Broughton International Publications, 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large format hardcover, folio sized volume bound in burgundy cloth and in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 384 pages. Contains Concordances; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. Profusely illustrated with over 550 pictures in full color. First edition. This work represents a catalog of of some 400 works from the Khalili Collection that have been exhibited by major US institutions. No previous ownership marks. Dust-jacket protected by clear acetate wraps affixed to inner covers. A like new copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. .

Baltimore: Remington-Putnam, 1938. Later edition bound in red cloth and stamped in gold on cover with the state arms of Maryland and Virginia. Profusely illustrated with monchrome photographs, one fold-out plate, and a fold-out color map. Signed by the author on front free end paper. Front hinge broken, cover shaken but still firmly attached. Spine faded and shows evi dence of old dampstain. Internally a very good clean, tight copy. A nice signed copy of a title originally published in 1923 [see Howes E8]. Good or better copy.. Signed by Author. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Normal, Illinois: The American Blake Foundation, 1972. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large trade paperback, white card covers. 55 pages of text and a portfolio of plates appended at rear, printed on rectos only, containing approximately 95 examples. Volume I: A catalogue of the commercial engravings. First edition. The first volume in the series devoted to Blake's graphic designs, published by the American Blake Foundation at Illinois State University. No previous ownership marks. minor spots to white card covers. Single crease to spine from light use. Corners square, interior clean, no underlining, marking or writing internally. Overall a very good or better copy. .

New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1987. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 160 pages. Index. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Sixth printing. A summary based on up-to-date research of the construction, launching, wreck and recent discovery of the Titanic, exploring new aspects of the saga such as exploration and salvage rights, with the concomitant issues of ownership and preservation which arise. Previous owner's label inside blank rear cover. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Very good. .

Philadelphia: The Booklover's Library, 1901. Original Wraps. First edition of this Booklover's Reading Club hand-book to accompany the reading course entitled, Charles Dickens: His Life and Work. Bound in original wrappers with large red seal of Booklover's Club pressed into front cover. Contains articles and lectures by George W. Cable, Andrew Lang, Irving Bacheller, Amelia E. Barr and James L. Hughes. Also included are selections from Forster's biography of Dickens and Dickens letters. Front cover is present but detached lower portion of spine covering is lacking. Text untrimmed and unopened. A clean solidly bound copy of an extremely scarce piece of Dickensiana. Good. Podeschi H50. Softcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: R.G. Kennedy & Co. , 1900. Cloth Spine Over Boards. First Edition. A complete set of all 75 plates, housed in the original portfolio cover with ties intact. Front cover has printed paper label and silhouette of scrooge stamped in black. Plates are divided between 10 envelopes, which have long since disintegrated, leaving only the cover of each section with printed part label. Plates in very good to fine condition. Portfolio shows usual wear and is split at top of backstrip, else very good. Connoisseur Edition, number 480/1000 sets. Podeschi H1067. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston: W.A. Wilde Company, 1936. Black cloth sans dustjacket. Illustrated with photographs. Light spoting to inside fixed endpaper, else a very good copy.. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1926, 1926. Large hardcover. Maroon cloth sans dust-jacket. Illustrated with color frontis and 277 photographs, drawings and maps. Light age soiliing to rear board, else a fine copy. Very good+.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1968. Hardcover, red cloth lettered in gold, no dust-jacket as issued. 289 pages. Index. Illustrated with over 90 photographs by Mary H. Northend and others. First reprinting of the original 1915 edition by this publisher. Previous owner's small label inside front cover. Cloth protected by handsomely crafted home-made acetate covers. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine. . Re-issue. Hardcover. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Port Washington, NY: Ira J. Friedman, Inc., 1966. Hardcover, blue cloth lettered in silver on spine, no dust-jacket as issued. 318 pages. Illustrated with 75 photographs. Reprint edition. Eberlein was an author and antiquarian who authored numerous books on china, furniture and architecture. Regarding the latter. his range extended from the" Villas of Florence and Tuscany" to "Historic Houses of George-Town and Washington City", with titles on the Mid-Hudon Valley, Delaware, Georgian and Colonial architecture, et alia. The present volume contains the history of those manorial and other ancient homes located on both Long Island and Staten Island, that where still extant in 1928. In addition to a full discussion of their architectural qualities, construction and history, Eberlein provides biographical and genealogical notes upon the personages who built or occupied them Blue cloth covers are clean and square with no wear. Interior is unmarked, with no writing,… Read More

New York [and] London: Edgar H. Wells & Co., Inc. [and] Charles J. Sawyer, Ltd. 1928 Hardcover, in pictorial cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Limited/Numbered/signed. Signed by Author. This slim volume of 91 pages is the definitive study of Dickens's novel "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club" in its serial form. Containing illustrations and an introduction by the famous bookman A. Edward Newton, this copy is one of 440 numbered and signed by both Eckel [Dickens' bibliographer] and Newton. The present copy is number 35. It is bound in the original pictorial green cloth mimicking the parts covers of the novel. Small rubbed spot on back-strip and small spot on several prelim pages. A very scarce piece of Pickwickiana and itself a valuable reference source. Very good. Podeschi H161.. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket.

New York: Maurice Inman, Inc., 1932. Limited edition, number 415/750 copies. 272 pages. Full maroon cloth in original reddish dust-jacket. Housed in original cardboard slipcase, which shows mild wear. Second edition. Revised and enlarged, with illustrations and facsimiles. Still an important reference for the collector of Dickens first editions, the present edition is the most sought after and remains a collectible bibliography in its own right. Slight nick at fore-edge to tissue guard between frontispiece and title and dust-jacket spine marginally sunned, not affecting lettering. A fine copy in fine dust-jacket, in very good slipcase.. Second Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York [and] London: Edgar H. Wells & Co., Inc. [and] Charles J. Sawyer, Ltd. 1928, 1928. Original Cloth. This slim volume of 91 pages is the definitive study of Dickens's novel "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club" in its serial form. Containing illustrations and an introduction by the famous bookman A. Edward Newton, this copy is one of 440 numbered and signed by both Eckel [Dickens' bibliographer] and Newton. The present copy is number 52 . It is bound in the original pictorial green cloth mimicking the parts covers of the novel. Also present is the original onion skin wrapper, which has several tears but is complete, and the original box. The box is quite worn and is lacking the side panels of the pull off cover, albeit cover is intact and decorated with the same illustrations that adorns the cover of the book. A very scarce piece of Pickwickiana and itself a valuable reference source. Podeschi H161. A fine copy in a good wrapper, and extremely scarce, though worn… Read More

Mansfield, CT:: Maurizio Martino Publisher Book. As New. Hardcover. Limited. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, no dust-jacket as issued. Bound in red buckram with gilt lettering on spine. With illustrations and facsimiles. A reprint of the 1932 revised and enlarged edition of Eckel. Privately printed and limited to 325 copies. An as new copy, with incidental bump to top of spine, of the best single source for Dickens works in their first printings. A must for the serious Dickens collector or dealer. .

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1988. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, bound in genuine beige leather with real 22 kt gold decoration. 363 pages. All edges gilt, silk ribbon marker sewn-in, raised spine. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with four plates. Two-page broad-side Collector's Notes from The Library of the Presidents laid-in loose. First edition thus. The biography of the 19th president of the United States, an unheralded reformer whose accomplishments deserve to be recognized and celebrated. No previous ownership marks. A pristine copy, clean, fresh, unmarked and like new. As new..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. Black cloth sans dustjacket. Paper toned at margins and covers lightly age soiled. Ex-libris-small E on spine with evidence of label ha ving been removed from bottom of backstrip. No other markings. Good.. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.