Search Results: Authors starting with E from Good Books In The Woods

Leicester, England: Brockhampton Press. Very Good. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition with the phrase "First Published 1958 by Brockhampton Press Ltd." Previous owner label on endpaper. According to the label, this book was awarded to a student at Milford-on-Sea Primary School in 1960 as a progress prize. Illustrated with 6 full color plates. Spine slanted. Minor foxing to all page edges. Minor foxing to full title page. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .

Quanah, Texas: Chief Publishing Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1968. Second Edition. Hardcover. Second Edition. "When a West Texas country editor turned poet and a printer turned artist get together, anything can happen." Ships same or next business day. Boards are slightly curved. Moderate edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has normal edge and shelf wear. Small chips and tears along head edge. 1/2-inch tear on spine tail. Some soiling on both covers. ; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Post, Texas: Garza County Historical Museum. Near Fine. 1998. Hardcover. This is the 1998 reprint of the 1952 original. This book carefully documents cereal king C. W. Post's efforts from the founding of Post, Texas in 1907 until 1918 by which time Post was well established with daily railroad service and a large cotton mill. Pamphlet from the Garza County Historical Museum explaining the book pasted onto the first free endpaper. Book is clean and bright with no remainder marks and no previous owner marks. No dust jacket. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 171 pages .

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0399135898 . INSCRIBED by the author. Inscription reads, "To Herman Teel from Abba Eban" Black and white photographs. Eban takes us through all the fluctuations of Israel's fortunes to which he was a witness and a participant. Ships same or next business day. Board head edges a bit faded; otherwise in fine condition. Dust jacket flap tail corners are stained, protected in an archival cover. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 671 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: New Directions Publishing Corporation. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0811208850 . Eberhart himself has described this book as "a long reach at meanings, at manifold meanings, at the wide variety as well as the heights and depths of my consciousness. I think of it as a preservation of a volatile workshop covering recent years, a compendium of thrusts and recognitions, which define the nature of my feelings, and reactions to life. I want to show a broad canvas rather than a narrow view, put in place what I think worth preserving at this stage of my life." Near Fine/Near Fine. Ships same or next business day. ; 8.32 X 5.64 X 0.91 inches; 231 pages .

New York: Lawrence E. Spivak/ Bestseller. Very Good. 1942. Softcover. Bestseller Mystery No. B60. First Thus. No print date given, but printed during US involvement in WWII. Spine slightly slanted and faded, page edges tanned, moderate wear to edges. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 126 pages .

New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. "Here, against a backdrop of Mexico City, with all its rich color and strangeness, Mrs. Eberhart has written a romantic novel in which her heroine is drawn unwittingly into an intrigue in which murder was only an incident to matters of world-wide importance." Ships same or next business day. Previous owner's name on front paste-down endpaper. Slight slant to spine. Moderate edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends and bottom corners. Light tanning to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has some edge and shelf wear. Crease on front flap. Tiny tears on spine ends and corners. Faint creases along head edge of back cover. Slightly tanned on interior. Tape on interior at stress points. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 249 pages .

New York: Viking. Fine. 2001. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Advance Uncorrected Proofs. SIGNED by author on full title page. "Often tragic, but lacking in despair, The Rose City delves into the tribulations of everyday life, identity, and sexuality." Ships same or next business day. Book is in fine condition. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 222 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Viking. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670894834 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "Often tragic, but lacking in despair, The Rose City delves into the tribulations of everyday life, identity, and sexuality." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed, minor edge wear, bumps on spine ends; otherwise, in fine condition. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minor edge wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0679445145 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "A novel at once lyrical and witty that looks at the artist and at the world that serves, buys, and sells art, with sympathy and with wry, satiric affection." New York Times Book Review laid in. Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose, minor edge wear, some glue residue on head edge near spine. Pages are clean, tight, and bright. Dust jacket has some edge wear, small tear on top left corner of back cover. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 404 pages; Signed by Author .

Lancaster, PA: Technomic. Near Fine. 1992. First Edition. Softcover. 0877628955 . 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Lancaster, PA: Technomic. Near Fine. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. 0877628955 . Volume 3. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Lancaster, PA: Technomic. Near Fine. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. 0877628955 . Volume 2.; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Chapel Hil: The University of North Carolina Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0807816906 . This is the 1986 printing with the new forward by Gary W. Gallagher. This title was originally printed in 1934 by the same publisher. It is probably the most important biography of Longstreet. Longstreet was one of Lee's best commanders (only Stonewall was better). Longstreet was with Lee from First Manassas through Appomattox and commanded the First Corps. No previous owner marks. Text and illustrations clean and bright. Dust jacket is clean and bright with no fading and minimal wear. Dust jacket now protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New Haven: Yale University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by Bob Eckhardt on front free endpaper, "To Tom Lovell / Bob Eckhardt." "In this unusual book, Charles Black, the distinguished constitutionalist, and Bob Eckhardt, a liberal Texas Congressman and a respected lawyer, discuss and analyze, in terms understandable to the public, many aspects of the interactions among the three branches of government..." Ships same or next business day. Previous owner's name on head of front free endpaper. Text block is barely pulled away from spine head, small bumps on spine ends, light foxing on head edge, tanning on endpapers. Pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket has normal edge and shelf wear, 1/2-inch tear on back cover near spine, lightly yellowed on flaps and insides of covers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 225 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Harcourt, Inc.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0151006903 . Signed by Eco in blue ink on the full title page. First US Edition/First US Printing with the First US Edition statement and the full letterline including the A. Translated from Italian into English by William Weaver. Book is bumped at bottom end of spine with small tear to cloth, very slight bump to top end of spine. No remainder mark. No previous owner names, no previous owner marks. Dust jacket has its original price of $27. DJ has a very small tear to bottom of spine. Dust jacket is bright. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 521 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Petroleum Economist. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 1861860196 . From the Foreword, "The Millennium Energy Atlas is the culmination of seven months' intensive cartographic work. The atlas is based upon Petroleum Economist's energy map series, which has been extensively revised and updated." Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Moderate edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends and top right corner of front board, bump on top left corner of back board. Overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket has minor edge and shelf wear. Small creases on corners, spine ends, and along head edges. Small damp stain on spine tail. Thin scratches on both covers. ; Color Maps; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 112 pages .

London: Petroleum Economist Baird House. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 1861861931 . "Drawn, researched and designed by Petroleum Economist Cartographic." CD included on back paste-down endpaper. Addenda laid in. Ships same or next business day. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Book has moderate edge wear, small bumps on spine ends and front corners, shallow dent on bottom right corner of front board, 1-inch dents and small tears on head edges of boards; pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket has minor edge and shelf wear, small creases on corners and spine ends, tiny tear on spine tail, 3/4-inch tear on head edge of front cover. ; Color Maps; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 265 pages .

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press/Rebo. Very Good+. Hardcover. Bound in full genuine leather with real gold decoratin by Easton Press. Luxury features include 3 raised bands to the spine, gilded page edges, moire endpapers, and a sewn-in satin bookmark. Profusely illustrated with full page full color photographs. Covers important scientific discoveries and inventions from fire to the human genome. Previous owner name and address label on front free endpaper. Minor scratches and blemishes to top, side, and bottom page edge gilt. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. Please note this is an oversize and heavy book - no international shipping. Expedited/priority shipping will require substantial extra charges. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 400 pages .

Gloucestershire, UK: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0750906006 . Black and white illustrations. "The dramatic and violently divisive effects of the English Civil War are demonstrated perhaps more clearly than anywhere else by the experience of the county of Oxfordshire." Ships same or next business day. Normal shelf and edge wear with top corner front cover and bottom corners of pages 171 to back cover are creased, interior is without markings. ; History/16th/17th Century History; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 192 pages .