Search Results: Authors starting with E from Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB

Boston: Privately Printed by The Chapple Publishing Company, Ltd., 1915. First edition. Octavo (9.5" x 7"), xvi & 410 pages, with frontis & 92 illustrations from photographs on 16 plates. Publisher's green cloth lettered & decorated in gilt, with a photographic illustration applied to the front cover. Laid-in is a signed form letter on the author's letterhead with "My Esteemed Boy Scout" as salutation.
Spine gilt dull, binding lightly soiled, brief wear at corners, text toned in the margins, otherwise a very good or better copy.
An uncommon book in which the author presents in two sections the diaries of his hunting trips in Africa. The first excursion, in 1911, was to the Guaso Nyero region of British East Africa, the second, in 1913, to northwestern Rhodesia. An appendix following the text provides a "resume of game killed" which includes elephants, baboons, lions, etc. The laid-in letter, addressed to "My Esteemed Boy Scout," advocates "learning the principles of hard work, economy and Scotch… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1980. First edition, this copy signed in ink on the title page by Eberhart. Octavo (8.5" x 5.75"), [12] & 68 pages. Publisher's decorated tan paper over boards lettered in gilt on the spine, in pictorial dust jacket.
Minute snag at the bottom & top of the upper joint, otherwise Fine in price clipped Very Good dust jacket with spine sunned.Eberhart was Poet-in-Residence at Dartmouth, following his mentor, Robert Frost. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Selected Poems, 1930–1965 and the 1976 National Book Award for Poetry for Collected Poems, 1930–1976.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. First edition, this copy inscribed & initialed by Galbraith in the year of publication. Tall 8vo, 365 pp., illustrated. Publisher's gilt-lettered blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket.
Slight foxing at the edges of the text block, otherwise Fine in rubbed dust jacket with moderate edge wear including nicks & small losses, Good or better. Professor Galbraith's ambitous & exhaustive history of economics "from Adam Smith and Herbert Spencer, through Marx and Lenin, to Keynes ..." which was the basis for the BBC documentary series. This copy is inscribed almost certainly to Andrea Hill Williams who for 47 years was Galbraith's book editor and personal assistant: "For Andrea with love/ and thanks for making/ it publishable as well/ as good/ once more/ J.K.G. - 1977."

[Chicago]: Union Pacific Railroad, 1958. Single sheet measuring 21.75 inches by 31 inches folding as issued to 7.5 inches by 5.25 inches, printed recto & verso in color, presenting map on one side & 18 panels of descriptive text with illustrations mostly from photographs on the other.
Slightly rubbed, trace edge wear, couple of almost imperceptible nicks at fold intersects, otherwise Near Fine.
"Colored birds eye view of the area around the proposed Hoover Dam. Shows state boundaries, boundary of National recreation area, and approximate boundary of Atomic testing grounds, railroads, highways, some distances, cities and towns. Relief shown pictorially and by spot heights. Depth shown by soundings."
 ~Abstract courtesy OCLC.
"This vast area has become one of America's outstanding vacation and recreational playgrounds. Its many natural, and man-made, attractions annually draw millions of visitors. The equable, healthful year 'round climate, with its guarantee of lots of sunshine ... the variety of… Read More

Philadelphia & New York: First edition Sextodecimo (6.25" x 4"), 52 pages, with frontis illustration Publisher's royal blue cloth elaborately lettered & decorated in gilt & blind, this a presentation binding with a pictorial device in gilt on the upper cover depicting a winged angel on a cloud holding a bible with "CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY SUNDAY SCHOOL DECEMBER 1858, PRESENTED BY THE RECTOR" below. The front free endpaper features an additional manuscript presentation in ink to Cora M Potterfield dated December 25th, 1870
Edges & joints lightly rubbed, covers briefly spotted, text toned & occasionally foxed, otherwise Very Good
This Church of the Epiphany is almost certainly in Philadelphia The charming stories reflect Christian life on a prairie farm. Uncommon in general, particularly in presentation binding

New York & London: W.W. Norton & Company, (1985). First edition, "Commemorative Copy for the Dear America Celebration, May 6, 1985." This copy signed in green ink by General William Childs Westmoreland on the title page. Octavo (9.5" x 6.25"), 316 pages including full page illustrations from photographs & endpaper maps. Publisher's gilt-lettered off white paper over boards backed in blue cloth lettered in red on the spine, in slipcase to which the program for the celebration is pasted (as issued) to the front panel (12 pages, stapled light card covers).
Binding soiled, spine lettering dull, corners bumped & rubbed, otherwise Good. The attached program has rusted staples, brief evidence of bio-predation, &minor foxing affecting the front cover, still Good or so. The slipcase is lightly rubbed, otherwise Very Good.
"The New York Veterans Memorial Commission is pleased to present you with this commemorative copy of "Dear America - Letters Home from Vietnam" to mark this very special occasion." 
~Quoted… Read More

Santa Monica, California: General Publishing Group, (1996). First edition. Tall quarto (12.25" x 9.5"), 384 pages, profusely illustrated from color photographs. Publisher's white paper over boards lettered in gilt & decorated with the Playboy Bunny, in pictorial dust jacket.
A fine copy in fine dust jacket.
"They're all here, between the covers for the first time: a historic collection of 514 gorgeous Playmates from the first issue of Playboy - the legendary Marilyn Monroe in December 1953 - to the voluptuous Miss December of 1996 ..." ~Excerpted from the dust jacket.

Chicago, Illinois: Playboy Press, Four volumes, Numbers 3, 4, 6, & 8, 1969, 1970, 1972, & 1975.First editions. Quartos (11" x 8"), variously paginated, profusely illustrated. Publisher's original pictorial light card covers.
Modest edge wear, light soiling, Marilyn Monroe centerfold with crease & short tear, otherwise Verry Good or better.
Includes interviews with Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro, Ralph Nader, Sam Peckinpah, & others, contributions by James Baldwin, Vladimir Nabokov, Ray Bradbury, etc., pin up art by Alberto Vargas, Kurtzman & Elder's magnificent Little Annie Fanny comic strip, plus, of course, fine art female nude photography featuring Marilyn Monroe, Ursula Andress, the "Girls of Munich," & more!

Chicago: Playboy Press, (1967). First edition. Octavo (8.5" x 6"), viii & 407 pages. Publisher's black cloth lettered in yellow & silver on the spine & decorated in blind with the Playboy Rabbit logo on the upper cover, in pictorial dust jacket with art work by Arnold Roth.
A fine copy in very good or better dust jacket with slight edge wear & brief soiling.
"The subject matter ranges from Chinese Communists to British fox hunting, from French guidebooks to American sex manuals, from Broadway to Hollywood, from debts to obesity, from human fingers to human lips ..." 
~Excerpted from the preface.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1988). First edition, this copy boldly signed in ink on the title page by Edwards-Yearwood. Octavo (9.25 x 6.25"), 279 pages. Publisher's gray paper over boards backed in light green cloth lettered in black on the spine, in pictorial dust jacket.
Top edge of the text block a bit foxed, internal toning, otherwise very good or better in fine dust jacket.
Grace Edwards-Yearwood, 1933 - 2020, (nee Grace Frederica Smith) was director of the Harlem Writers Guild from 2007 to 2016. In the Shadow of the Peacock is her first book followed by six detective novels all set in Harlem.

New York: Richard Ellington, 1959. Second edition. 8vo (8.5" x 5.75"), 36 pp., illustrated by Trina Castillo, Lee Shaw, & Pat Ellington. Pictorial, stapled, stiff paper wraps. Wraps moderately toned & soiled (cup stain on the upper), brief edge wear, about very good. Satiric but poignant folksongs collected by Dick Ellington, who was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World, & Dave Van Ronk, Greenwich Village's "Mayor of MacDougal Street," who made enormous contributions to the American folk music revival.

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Brown & Bigelow, [1948]. First edition. Folio (14" x 9"), 13 leaves printed recto only in color on thick paper. Publisher's plastic comb binding.
Lightly toned & soiled, brief wear at comb binding, trace edge wear, otherwise very good or better.
A splendid bevy of scantily clad beauties, one for each month of the year!
"From the sketch pad of Freeman Elliot, a new discovery among portrayers of the tantalizing torso, these pages come to you. Their appeal is timeless ... as old as the pyramids ... as modern as the cyclotron ..." 
~George E. Harvey, excerpted from the text.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1893. First edition. Two volumes, 8vo, xii, [1] - 345; vii, [1] - 307 pp. Contemporary three-quarter green morocco & marbled paper over boards by Charles E Lauriat (signed), the spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, lettered or decorated in gilt in all compartments Top edges gilt, marbled endpapers
Spines mellowed to a rich brown, moderately rubbed, a bit toned, Very Good An attractive set by the prolific Ms Elliot whose circle of literary friends included Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope and Wilkie Collins

New York: William Morrow, (1979) First American edition Tall quarto (12.25" x 9.25"), 125 pages, profusely illustrated from photographs in color Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver on the spine, in pictorial dust jacket. Light shelf wear, otherwise Very Good in Good only dust jacket with edge wear including shallow losses "These were drawn not only by the undoubted talent of the proprietor, but also by the delicious possibility of seeing an almost naked lovely swing from the studio chandelier wearing nothing but latex motorcycle boots and a feather hat For it was during this period that our hero was developing his very personal style of photography, which several eminent critics have hailed as "absolutely disgraceful"
 ~Peter Mayle, excerpted from the preface.

Paris: Ed. Monnier & Cie, Editeurs, 1885. First edition, presumably limited to 30 copies 8vo, [6], [3] - 108 pp. plus frontis & 12 plates. Contemporary half black morocco & marbled paper over boards lettered & decorated in gilt on the spine with the original illustrated paper wraps bound in. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, text in French.
Lacking morocco corners, edges & joints rubbed, small loss of marbled paper along the top edge of the lower cover, text tanned, old catalogue slip at front pastedown, small label at p. 107, light, small stain at the upper margin of the final two leaves, about Very Good Although a limitation page prior to the frontis indicates that this is one of "30 exemplaires sur japon signes, numreotes," this copy is neither signed nor numbered. None-the-less, a charming series of vignettes with themes of lesbianism, voyeurism, narcissism, & more, enhanced by the naughty llustrations of Felicien Rops & Bac (Ferdinand-Sigismond Bach). The striking lithographed upper wrap is most… Read More

Montreal, Canada: Les Productions Claude Vignon, Inc., no date (circa 1970's). Marquee poster on medium paper measuring 22.5 inches by 17.5 inches featuring provocative illustrations from photographs.
Couple of almost indiscernible short creases, trace edge wear, otherwise near fine.
A visually compelling poster for a production for which we were unable to find any information. The illustrations, however, indicate it was quite erotic. Charlie Chaplin apparently makes a cameo appearance & the attracive young women in the chorus line are adorned in feathers & little else.

No place: no publisher, no date [1977]. Poster on light paper measuring 22 inches by 17 inches, printed in red & black, with illustrations from photographs featuring the semi nude Manouk, apparently "Miss Yoga." Signed in print "Coyote 77."Horizontal creasing, half inch tear along the left side now repaired on the verso with archival tissue, short color break along bottom crease, lightly soiled, slight edge wear, otherwise Very Good & quite visually compelling. Although the history of the sexy Manouk remains a mystery, we think "2 in 1" may imply a drag performer. Additionally, we are intrigued by the artist' signature & can't help but wonder if there is some connection to Margo St. James, founder of Coyote, the sex workers organization also known as "Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics." Regardless, a lovely poster which would add grace & elegance to any decor.

Group of 20 graphically illustrated items - flyers, broadsheets, brochures, etc. - offering a diverse range of products as available from the mail order business of Tom Kelley (or Kelly) of Capitola, California. Folio & smaller, circa 1970's.
Modest edge wear, some creasing & soiling, generally very good or better.
Stag Films, Books, Sex Toys, Sex Dolls, Penis Enlargers, Film Projectors, a veritable smorgasbord of exciting items which were probably offered prior to the Miller v. California decision in which the Supreme Court upheld Miller's conviction for distribution of obscene material. Each item includes an integral order form with a disclaimer certifying the age of the customer who also subscribes "to the view that an adult person has the right to read or view sexually explicit material in the privacy of his or her own home without interference from other persons or groups."

Roslyn, New York: Ozone Productions, (1993). First edition. Small folio (12.25" x 9.25"), 107 pages, illustrated throughout mostly in color. Publisher's gilt-lettered black cloth-patterned paper over boards, in pictorial dust jacket, A Fine copy in Good or so dust jacket with tears, creasing, & tape repairs on the verso & wrapping the bottom of the spine 
"You've seen her art in the pages of Playboy Magazine and in dozens of other publications, on calendars, book covers, limited edition prints, greeting cards, and movie posters Now, for the first time, Olivia's work has been compiled into one deluxe book Included are over 100 drawings and paintings, many previously unpublished, spanning the past 15 years "
 ~Excerpted from the dust jacket.

No place: "privately published for use and study by scholars in the fields of anthropology, and the social sciences; by physicians, psychologists and psychiatrists," (1957). First edition. 8vo, 130 pp including numerous, frequently graphic illustrations. Publisher's red paper over boards lettered in black on the upper cover. Bottom corners lightly bruised, occasional minor foxing, previous owner's bookplate at front pastedown, a very good copyThis copy from the library of Simon Rulin Breusch, MD, who was the "major historical source and advisor for the HealthSciences Museum Foundation of the Memphis and Shelby County Medical Society." "It is in this very un-Chinese book about the Chinese that an attempt is made to throw some clear and serious light on the world's oldest, continuous civilization This book is un-Chinese in that its aim is to go quickly to the heart of the subject, and to present the essence of Chinese Erotica." ~Excerpted from the Introduction