Search Results: Titles starting with E from Friendly Used Books

Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1978. First Edition (NAP) . Hardcover. Near Fine/None Issued. Bound in blue cloth with titles stamped in white. Corresponding 1978 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. 199 pages. Just a hint of wear at the extremities. Hinges soild, binding square. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Decorah Iowa: Anundsen Publishing, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Photographs. Bound in blue with gilt cover and spine lettering. Signed on front endpaoer as " Grandma Chloe'which is how she apparently signed her books. Stated first edition. On copyright page, the is a handwritten name between her first and last name so that it reads ' Chloe Flemning Garber' Also, neatly lined out on the copyright page are the lines saying additional copies or Early Stories of the Coyote State can be ordered from the author or Anundsen.

Ashland, Ohio, U.S.A.: Vantage Press, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. very good condition in very good condition dust jacket. Prior gift inscription on the front endpaper. No other marks.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1921. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. Bound in red cloth with spine titles stamped in gilt; 312 pages, Corresponding 1921 dates to the title and copyright pages, with "Set up and printed. Published, July, 1921" beneath the copyright. No additional printings. The author was a former editor of "Russkoye Slovo" and "The Russina Review". The cloth shows mild edgewear with mild sunning to the spine. Mild shelf slant. Former owner's names and penciled notes to the front endpapers, otherwise unmarked. Hinges solid. A clean, tight copy. An important early work on Russian communism. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: Walker & Company, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Photographs and Diagrams. Bound in purple boards with spien lettering stamped in silver. Full number line present. Review copy, with the publisher's promotional material laid in. A discussion of the development of the electric chair, with much on Edison, Westinghouse, Houston and others. Spine ends lightly bumped from reading, otherwise fine, in a fine dust jacket, with no rips, chips or clips. A clean, tight, unmarked copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Guatemala and Mexico: Editoria Latino Americana S.A.. Soft cover. Very Good. Mass Market 2nd Tomo ( vol;ume 2) Spanish language. Clean and tightly bound. Volume 2 only.

Boston: Hickling, Swan, and Brown, 1855. First Edition (NAP) . Half-Leather. Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wood Engravings. The subtitle continues."and intended to convey just ideas of the form and structure of the Earth, the principal phenomena affecting the outer crust, the distribution of plants, animals, and man upon the surface; together with its present political divisions." Bound in green cloth backed with black leather; spine titles stamped in gilt. Corresponding 1855 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. 342 pages with folding map present. Ownership inscriptions from 1855 and 1864 penciled to the front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. The paper shows no foxing or toning. The cloth shows mild edgewear and fading with slight frays at the lower corners. The leather is worn at the joints, especially near the spine ends, but is not cracked through. Hinges solid. binding square. A clean, tight copy.

New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1947. First Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Pocket Book 481. First printing, October, 1947 (stated). No additional printings. A story of a Roman mission to Palestine in the time of Christ. The wraps show just a hint of edgewear, with no creasing or tears. The binding is quite tight, as if unread. A clean, tight, unmarked copy.

Kristiania og Kobenhavn: Gyldendalske Boghandel Nordisk Forlag, 1917. Soft cover. Very Good. 1917 title page date. Softcover, tightly bound, unmarked. Prior owner bookplate on the inside of the front cover. Some darkening to edges of paper cover.

Kristiania og Kjobenhavn: Gyldendalske Boghandel Nordisk Forglag, 1913. Soft cover. Very Good. Fjortende Oplag. 1913 date on title page. Softcover, with the pages still uncut. Light wear with a 3/4th inch of paper missing from spine over the words' Fjortende Oplag'. Small bookseller sticker from B.G. Blackwell, Bookseller, Oxford' at the base of the front cover. Bookplate of prior owner Herman Gimmestad present on the inside of the front cover.

Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1927. Soft cover. Good. Norwegian language. Bound in original printed perfect-bound wraps; 123 pages. Fifthe printing (femte oplag), stated. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front cover verso, otherwise unmarked. The wraps are chipped at the edges, as all margins originally overlapped the text block, causing this area to crease and chip. Fore- and lower edges deckled. The wraps show some soiling. All contents clean and tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1937. First American Edition (stated) . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Photographs. Bound in blindstamped blue cloth with spine titles stamped in gilt. "First published in 1937" stated, with no additional printings. With 16 photographs. An interesting pre-WWII London guide, which makes interesting reading even at this late date. The cloth shows only a faint dulling of the spine lettering. Hinges solid; binding square. The paper shows only a hint of marginal toning; there is no foxing present. A clean, tight, unmarked copy.

Detroit: Five Star / Gale, Cengage, 2010. First Printing (stated). . Pictorial Boards. As New/As New. Parker Noble & Jerome Stankowski. Bound in pictorial boards; book and dust wrapper have the same illustration. First edition, first printing (stated), with the full number line present. 277 pages. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page, otherwise unmarked. An unread copy, clean and tight. The dust jacket has no wear; it has been placed in mylar. Uncommon signed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Kristiania: P.T. Mallings Boghandels Forlag, 1886. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Norwegian language / English language dictionary. Bound in black boards backed with polished calf; spine titles in gilt on a black background. 1886 date to the title page only. An early example of the restated and enlarged edition by Brynildsen. 1128 pages. With the signature of Einar Olson of Gale College (Wisconsin) and the bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front endpapers, otherwise unmarked. Olson was the school custodian and Gimmestad's father, Lars M., was both professor and president. The covers are edgeworn and rubbed, the spine lettering is faded, but the exterior has not sustained any damage detrimental to the handling of the volume. Hinges solid; binding square. Contents clean and tight with the paper only faintly toned. Uncommon early copy of this work. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: Neo-Techni Research Corporation, 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine. Charts & Diagrams. Bound in tooled brown cloth with gilt highlighting. No additional printings. 1089 pages of text, plus advertising and indices. A comprehensive listing of engineering data and manufacturers, arranged in sections for civil, electrical, mechanical, mining & metallurgy, and various smaller groups, including aviation. The cloth shows just a touch of wear at the extremities; the second blank is creased. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Soner, 1850. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Swedish language. Bound in green cloth with spine titles and rules stamped in gilt. 1850 title page date; no additional printings. Apparently Volume I of Geijer's eight volumes of collected writings, although the notation "sednare afdelninger" on the title page translates to "latter detachment", which may indicate this was the first volume in part II of Geijer's writings. 459 pages; decorated endpapers. The cloth shows only mild edgewear and rubbing; there are no frays. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight copy.

Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1923. Hardcover. Very Good. Embossed stamped textured cloth with raised cover letterings and raised eagle on the cover. Bookplate of Herman Gimmestad on the inside of front cover. Prior owner name in pencil dated 1922 on the front endpapers. Hinges tight. Very light rubbing to cover

Kobenhavn: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag (F. Hegel & Son), 1880. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Danish language. Third printing (tredje oplag), dated 1880 on the title page. 180 pages. Rebound in blue buckram with spine titles stamped in gilt. Scattered marginal notations in pencil, with a short list penciled to the last page of the text and another small sheet laid in at the rear. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front pastedown. The binding shows no wear. Hinges solid; binding square. Early printing of this classic play. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Reforms's Trykkeri, 1907. Soft cover. Very Good-. Softcover in VG-condition, tightly bound. Prior owner bookplate Herman Gimmestad on the inside of the front cover. Simon Johnson's novel is considered a prohibition novel in which the hero is ruined by alcohol, and claims there is no hope for him as long as saloons are allowed to exist. In Norwegian. Scuffs on spine remove most of spine lettering.

Kristiania: H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in bright red cloth with beveled edges and with gilt cover lettering in gilt box with gilt spine lettering. Floral endpapers with tight hinges. Closed text block edges are marbled and Bookplate of prior owner Herman Gimmestad is present on the inside of the front cover. 1909 date on the title page. There is a gift inscription in Norwegian at the upper edge of the title page.