Search Results: Authors starting with E from The Book Shed

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket. Benzion Netanyahu (1910-2012), father of the Prime Minister of Israel, was a member of the American Academy for Jewish Research, the Institute for Advanced Religious Studies and the American Zionist Emergency Council. Netanyahu and Speiser were on the faculty of Dropsie College, University of Pennsylvania, now known as The Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. First printing, full number line. 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.-

London: J. M. Dent, 1925. Hardcover. Good/no jacket. Gordon Home. Signed. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, spine darkened. Signed by Gordon Home on the half-title page. Home edited the series and created many of the illustrations.Foord wrote the section on Southwark Cathedral & Notable City Churches. "This little book is one of a series devoted to English cathedrals, abbeys and famous churches, in which the treatment is on lines different from those upon which previous volumes on the buildings have been written."--from Home's preface. A scarce book and signature.. 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, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Second printing of March, 1929. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; no jacket; covers spotted. First printing, full number line. For the homeowner: how to get the most satisfaction out a small lot of many shaapes and sizes. 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! 

Boston: Dr. Earl S. Sloan, 1897. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. light wear to the book. 56 staple-bound pages. Clean and unmarked. 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: Grosset & Dunlap, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Good+/good. wear to corners, edges and particularly tips of book and priced jacket with four short closed tears; top edge dusty. 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.

Chicago: The Blakely Printing Co., 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/no jacket. some shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book, small puncture to front cover below the title, offsetting to preliminaries and pages facing photos; no jacket. IN brown and gilt decorated cloth featuring a spinning wheel. 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: George Braziller, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, a bit more to the jacket which has one closed tear, clean and unmarked. First printing/edition stated, no others noted. A title in "The American Epochs Series...intended to provide a compact library of the original sourceswhich supply historians themselves with their basic material." Clement Eaton (1898– 1980) was an American historian who specialized in the American South. He taught at Lafayette College, the University of Kentucky and Harvard University. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Dayton OH: Microcard Editions, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Good /no jacket as issued. wear to tips, corners bumped, personal bookplate to front endpaper, spine sunned a bit, foxing to covers and top page edges; shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, no jacket. Lilley C.1083. A nine page recollection of Powell's meeting with F. Scott Fitzgerald during his trip to Hollywood to pursue film writing assignments. "Hollywood Canteen: A Memoir of Scott Fitzgerald in 1937." We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. 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: Routledge Kegan and Paul, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket, spine sunned. Clean and unmarked. First printing, no others noted. Edelman practiced law and lectured in philosophy in France. Among his interest were the law and politics, forms of politics and the law and aesthetics. 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!

Brattleboro VT: Stephen Greene Press, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Lightest shelf wear to the book; a bit more to the tips, corners, and edges of the jacket which has a closed tear at the upper left corner of the front panel. Clean and unmarked. " Saga of the 58-year Haul of That "Pricely Little Railroad"- the Woodstock- the American Dream of What a Shortline Railroad Should be and Do!"--from the jacket. The 14 mile railroad was begun in 1868 and opened in "1875 when the line was finally completed and the first train made the trip. While never very busy, the line continued running until 1933, when it was abandoned. The last run took place on Saturday, April 15, 1933.During construction two major obstacles were overcome: a one mile (1.6 km) long cut in Stanley Hill, and a substantial trestle over the Quechee Gorge, formed by the Ottauquechee River, The original trestle was replaced first by a wooden arch bridge, then in 1911 by one made of… Read More

Boston: The Beacon Press, 1955. Third Printing. Hardcover. VG/Good. Ware, Charlotte; Becker, Charlotte; Madsen, Eleanora (illustrators). tips worn, corners bumped; jacket spine sunned, wear to tips, corners and edges, chipping, light soiling, several short closed tears, price-clipped. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. From Edith L. Thomas' obituary: "Distinguished editor of age-level hymnody and hymnals, teacher, and pioneer of church music education, Thomas introduced a generation of musicians and teachers...to the vast potential of music and the other arts in children’s Christian education and worship." 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. 

Paterson, NJ: St Anthony Guild Press, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket. A revision of the Challoner-Rheims version, edited by Catholic scholars under the patronage of the Episcopal Committee of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 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!

Regina Press, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. Special binding. This is the "Bridal Edition", rather than leather bound it is in a distinctive (imitation) mother-of-pearl binding. All edges gilt, marker ribbon. Meant, of course, to be carried by the bride during the ceremony. Foreword by Father Theodore Hesburgh, President of Notre Dame University. Very light wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book. Bridal Edition, first published in 1967, a "new printing" of 1973. 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. 

Morristown, NJ: Astragal Press, 1983. First edition. Paperback. Good. Shelf wear to the book, soiling of page edges and cover else clean and unmarked. "This comprehensive guide is invaluable for everyone from the handyman with a few planes in the workshop to the most advanced dealer or collector." First printing, no others noted. 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!.

Blue Mountain Lake: Adirondack Museum, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/good. light wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket which is rubbed, soiled with some discoloring also slightly affecting the book. First printing / edition stated, no others noted. Lieutenant John Enys (1757 – 1818) was a British Army officer who served during and after the American Revolution. John was also present with Gen. Carlton's naval squadron on Lake Champlain at the Battle of Valcour Island on 11 October 1776. With the defeat of Burgoynes' army at Saratoga and loss of the 29th Regiment's light Infantry company in October 1777, John was promoted from Ensign to Lieutenant on 16 February 1778 and placed into a composite "Ranger" company that took over the duties normally performed by the light infantry company of the regiment. In the Autumn of 1778, John and his Ranger company took part in a raid down the eastern side of Lake Champlain burning crops, farms and other… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/good. light wear to tips, corners and edges of the book, a bit more to the jacket whic has 2 chips, a closed tear, rubbed. Clean and unmarked. First printing, no others noted. Prayers from many cultures. From the flap: "The first concern of the compilers was to recognize spiritual quality and only secondly literary merit whether of eloquence or simplicity." Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1983. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/none as issued. Prepared by the Committee for a New England Bibliography and first published in 1876, the year of the American Bicenntial, by G. K. Hall. Very light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, some finger marks to the page edges else clean and unmarked; no jacket as issued. Volume 1 of a five volume series of bibliographies of the New England states. "Index entries are given for the authors, editors, compilers, subjects, and geographical places."--from the preface. 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 MA: Crimson Printing Co, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/no jacket. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, page edges spotted, page edges 51-100 bumped torn as a result of improper or careless shelving, text is not affected, spine is just legible; no jacket. Scarce class report. 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!

Sydney, NSW: Fairfax Library, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest shelf wear to the book and jacket; gift note glued to the first blank page. First printing, no others noted. HMS Sirius was the flagship of the historic eleven ship First Fleet which carried the first convict--settlers to Australia in 1787. Fowell who departed England as a midshipman in 1786 was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant and, after HMS Sirius was shipwrecked in March 1790, he was sent to Batavia in 1790 on HMS Supply to obtain supplies for the colony. He died at sea on 25 August 1790 after contracting a fever.[ 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!

Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good-. light wear to the book and jacket. 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.