Search Results: Titles starting with E from Alkahest Books

(London), Chapmans, 1991,, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/good +. Pages 268 pp., 8vo, hardcover, first ed. Book is in near fine condition; d.j. has sl. rubbing, edge wear, G+. 120199A

New York: Ivan Obolensky Inc., (c. 1965). first edition. hardcover. Fine/very good. Octavo, black cloth covers with gilt spine titles. Black and white illustrations, xiii [1] 301 pages. Price clipped dust jacket has light wear. World War I, Aviation 092715B

New York: Bramhall House, (1973),, (1973). Hardcover. Very good. Pages xii [1] 290, quarto, hardcover. Includes selected bibliography, index. Many black and white and some color illustrations. Very Good condition. Without a dust jacket. 010608A

New York: Cooper Square Press, (2002). Hardcover. Good/Good. Good/Good. Octavo, x [2] 241 + 3 pages of ads. Includes black and white illustrations, list of further reading, and index. Ex-library; dust jacket attached to book covers, no pocket. Clean and tight. 092108C Americana, Science

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge., 1908. hardcover. Very good. With chapters introductory to the subject by F. York Powell. Decorated cloth covers, 16mo (approx. 4 5/8" wide by 6 5/8" tall) 272 pages + 8 pages of publisher's ads. Includes folding map, index. Former owner name and names, date on title page. Name lightly written on top cover. 112304A

Washington DC: The Textile Gallery, (c. 1976). first edition. softcover. Good. Published in conjunction with the Fiftieth Anniversary exhibition of Early Caucasian Rugs November 11, 1975 to March 6, 1976. Small quarto, 112 pages. Illustrated in black and white and color. Gouged on spine, with cut on front cover, does not affect the internal part of the book. 012204A

Big Mountain Press, (1963). Second Edition, revised and enlarged. softcover. Very good. Foreword and Biographical Sketch by Esther B. Mills. With map (folding, in rear), and illustrations. Stapled booklet, xx + 52 pages + 8 pages: "Sketches of People." Light crease on front cover, a little "fingering" in some bottom margins; sunning on rear cover. 112304A

Chicago: The Bible Institute Colportage Ass'n. hardcover. Very good. 12mo, red cloth covers, 196 pages. Former owner name on front free endpaper, else Very Good. 100104A

Phila. J. B. Lippincott Co., 1933, 1933. Hardcover. Very good. 256 pp., 8vo. Includes index. Front cover of book has some sunning, else VG. No dust jacket. 110999A

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918. 2nd printing. hardcover. Very good. Octavo, dark blue cloth covers with gilt titles. 307 pages.Tipped in signature of Arthur Train on front free endpaper. also small stamp-sized portrait glued there. On the next page, a blank, a portrait of Train and a short review of "The Earthquake" have been glued in. Former owner bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. Minor scattered foxing first and last pages. 061507C

San Diego: Gulliver Books, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1992). First edition. Hardcover. Fine. San Diego: Gulliver Books, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1992). First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Octavo, 192 pages. A very nice copy wth review slip laid in. "Photographer Edith Irvine and her assistant, fifteen year old Daisy Valentine, are enroute to a photography exhibit in Europe when their travels are abruptly canceled. From a boat in the harbor, Edith and Daisy watch in horror as the city begins to crumble." Written for the 10-14 age group, this is a true story about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. 071699A

London, Collins, (1972),, 1972. Hardcover. London, Collins, (1972),, 1972. Hardcover. revised and enlarged ed. octavo,, ( approx. 7 1/8 x 9 7/8") hardcover, revised and enlarged ed. Rear free endpaper has tear at op edge, else Very Good. Front flap of dust jacket is price/clipped, else Very Good. ISBN: 0-00-211209

New York, Times Books, Random House, (c.1998),, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Pages xiv + 304,octavo, hardcover, first printing. Written by the last governor of Hong Kong.Includes index, maps on endpapers. Publicity material laid in. Book and dust jacket Fine condition. Sticker on dust jacket says: "The book Rupert Murdoch refused to publish." 100704A ISBN: 0-8129-3000-2

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1995). First printing. Hardcover. Fine. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1995). First printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Octavo, 331 pages. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. Publicity sheet laid in. 021210D

New York: Samuel French, French's Standard Library Edition, 1924. later edition. softcover. Very good. Originally published in 1918 Stapled wrappers with paper label: "For sale by The Dramatic Publishing Co. 542 S. Dearborn St. Chicago" on top cover. Frapped covers with chipping at edges, approx. 5 1/4" wide by 7 5/8" tall. 99 pages + 5 pages of publisher's ads, as well as ads on inside and rear covers. Includes black and white photographic stills from a production of the play as well as diagrams of scenes designs and list of props. Some rough page openings. Ming Toy is on the auction block in China. She is saved by Billy and taken to San Francisco by Lo Sang Kee. To save her from deportation she is sold to Charlie Young, the Chop Suey King. Billy kidnaps her with plans of marriage. First a stage play in 1918 which starred Fay Bainter (Leslie Howard played the role of Billy in a 1920 stage version.) A silent film version from 1922, also titled East is West, starred Constance Talmadge. In 1930 it… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., (1926). Later printing. Hardcover. Good. 16mo, 240 pages. Tape marks and tape on endpapers and half-title. Lacks front free endpaper. Clean and solid text. No dust jacket. 040414B

Second edition, with additional material and illustrations. Pages iv + 122, approx. 6 in. by 9 in., trade paperback. Includes black and white photo repros. Store sticker on title page and price sticker on front cover; spine a bit sunned, small crease on front cover, Very good condition. 112304A

Singapore: Kelly and Walsh Limited, 1936. fourth edition. softcover. Very good. 131 pages + xxx page glossary. Card covers. Small pocket-sized book. 061508A

Breinigsville, PA: The Pennsylvania German Society, 1980. hardcover. Good. Publications of The Pennsylvania German Society, Vol. 14. Octavo, xvi [2], 3-534 pages. Includes black and white illustrations, index. Spine foxed, rubbed. 091306A

Elgin, IL. The Brethren Press, (c. 1962),, 1962. Hardcover. Elgin, IL. The Brethren Press, (c. 1962),, 1962. Hardcover. Pages 240,octavo ( approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/4"), hardcover. Illustrated by Mary Baucher. Map on endpapers. Book has name on top edge of book, else Very Good; dust jacket chipped and worn at edes, Fair. 073103A