Search Results: Titles starting with E from Classic Books and Ephemera

Moguntiae [Mainz]: Francisci Varrentrapp, 1753. Hardcover. Very Good -. Editio Catholica Novissima. [4], xx, 588 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: *8 2*4 A-P8 Q8+1 R-2N8 2O6 (8vo). 18th-century? calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; blind-tooled decoration in each compartment and elaborate blind-tooled border on each border and blind-rolled edges. All page edges gilt. Green ribbon bookmark (detached). Marbled fixed endpapers. Title page printed in red and black. Woodcut head and tail pieces. Part II has separate title page. Text is primarily in Greek. Small square bookplate on front fixed endpaper reading: "Ex Biblioth. Domus. Congr. SS. Redempt. ad St. Alphons. Baltimor." Faint oval stamp on title page. Small stamp on title page verso reading: "Bibliotheca Mt. St. Alphonsus Esopus, N.Y." In Very Good- Condition: leather is rubbed; front joint starting; two small sections cut out of lower title page, not impacting printing; light foxing on a few pages;… Read More

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine -. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Bard Graduate Center in 1999. 431 p.: illustrations; 31 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Includes a chronology, checklist of the exhibition, bibliography, and index. Articles about English architect and designer Edward William Godwin (1833-1886) by Lionel Lambourne, Catherine Arbuthnott, Nancy B. Wilkinson, Juliet Kinchin, Richard W. Hayes, Aileen Reid, Susan Weber Soros, Linda Parry, Joanna Banham, and Fanny Baldwin. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. Book is in Near Fine Condition: slightly cocked; clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine- Condition: closed 1-cm. tear from upper edge of back section; slightly creased along upper edge of back section; clean and bright.

Zürich: gta Verlag, 2009. Paperback. Fine. 236 p.: illustrations, plans; 27 cm. Black paperback with white printing. Decorated endpapers. Showcases the work of the Swiss architectural firm EM2N, made up of Ilka Ruby, Andreas Ruby, Mathias Müller, and Daniel Niggli. Entirely in German. Very scarce. In Fine Condition: clean and bright.

New York & London: M. Walter Dunne, 1904. Hardcover. Very Good +. 100 p.: illusrations; 23 cm. Light green cloth with white cover title and decoration; yapp edges. Light grey moire endpapers. Pages of text have color decorative borders. Includes lists of the major characters in novels by Benjamin Disreali, the Earl of Beaconsfield, with the real people whom they were thought to represent. The novels discussed are Vivian Grey, Coningsby, Tancred, Lothair, and Endymion. Also includes editorial cartoons commenting on Disraeli. Final 4 pages contain publisher's advertiments for works by Disraeli. In Very Good+ Condition: cover is lightly soiled; pages are clean and solid.

London, Eng: F. Bowyer Kitto, 1871. First Edition. Very Good -. London: F. Bowyer Kitto; Carlisle: Chas. Thurnam and Sons. vii, [3], 208 p.; 20 cm. Reddish-brown pebble-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and black-stamped decoration of both boards. Pale yellow endpapers. Binder's label on back fixed endpaper for Westleys & Co., London. Front free endpaper bears the names of two former owners: Thomas Drewry, 1871, and Jesse Darbyshire, 1901. A third name was erased at the head of that endpaper. The author states that about one third of these biographical sketches of early English Quakers first appeared in the Carlisle Journal. This is the first edition in book form. The appendix contains relevant excerpts from Besse's Sufferings. In Very Good- Condition: spine sunned; somewhat cocked; cover is slightly soiled; edges lightly rubbed; pp. 1-16 partially detached; pp. 154-55 have a shadow in the gutter from former newspaper bookmark; a few pencilled marginialia and occasional… Read More

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1884. Hardcover. Very Good. vii, [1], 372, [4] p., frontispiece; 19 cm. Dark green cloth with embossed spine title "Early Poems of Whittier" on gilt and black decoration. Embossed cover title "Whittier" on gilt, white, and black decoration. Board edges are bevelled. All page edges gilt. Floral endpapers. Each page printed within red ruled border. Publisher's catalog of works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and John Greenleaf Whittier on 4 pages following text. Bibliography of American Literature, 22302, variant A. Title page is dated 1885 but gift inscription is dated Christmas 1884. Blank leaf following front endpapers bears inscription: "Presented to Wm. H. Porter. Christmas, 1884 By the M. E. Sabbath School, Fortress Monroe, Va." In Very Good Condition: cloth is rubbed; ends of spine starting to fray; cover is lightly soiled; internally clean and tight.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine. ix, [1], 141, [1] p.: frontispiece and 15 plates with captions in red; 35 cm. Original black cloth spine with green cloth over boards. Gilt-stamped spine title on leather spine label. One of a limited edition of 400 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. With prospectus. In Near Fine Condition: covers very lightly rubbed; otherwise a crisp and clean copy.

Albany, N.Y.: University of the State of New York, 1916. Hardcover. Very Good +. 438 p.; 26 cm. Olive green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. New York State Library History Bulletin 9. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper indicating that this was given to the Montgomery County Historical Society by the New York State Library in 1920. Oval stamp of Historical Society of Montgomery County below that. Includes index. In Very Good+ Condition: ends of spine lightly rubbed; call number written in white at tail of spine; otherwise, clean and tight.

New York: Doubleday & Company, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine -/very good +. 192 p.; 22 cm. Light grey paper over boards with blue spine title. Illustrated dust jacket by Tony Palladino. Top page edges yellow. "Doubleday Science Fiction" -- on dust jacket. Former owner's stamp on front free endpaper. Contains 15 stories and 2 poems. Book is in Near Fine- Condition: slight discoloration along edges of free endpapers; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good+ Condition: edges rubbed; lower corner of front flap clipped; clean and bright.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co, 1916. Hardcover. Good +. First American Edition. vii, [1], 328 p.; 19 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. First published in 1916 by William Heinemann, London. Stamped on the front endpapers by the Little Art Shop, Ocean City, N.J., with a note of sale on the front fixed endpaper. Richard Dehan was the pseudonym used by Anglo-Irish playwright and novelist Clotilde Graves (1863-1932), known as Clo Graves. As the daughter of Majory William Henry Graves of the 18th Royal Irish Regiment, she was familiar with miliary life, which is reflected in several of the stories in this collection of short stories. As an adult, Graves studied art and worked at the British Museum galleries, which probably informed the character of the Scottish artist known as the MacWaugh, who appears in several other stories. Contents: Earth to Earth -- Life and the MacWaugh --Society and the MacWaugh -- A Nursery Tea -- The Self-denial of the MacWaugh -- The Rising… Read More

London: Millington Books, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. [6], 214 p.; 22 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Dave Austin. Former owner's embossed stamp on front free endpaper. Contents: Something Wild Is Loose -- To See theInvisible Man -- Schmael in Love -- How It Was When the Past Went Away -- To the Dark Star -- The fangs of the Trees -- Hidden Talent -- The Song the Zombie Sang -- Flies. Book is in Very Good Condition: discolored spot in the center of each board; very small spot on top page edges; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: edges lightly rubbed; bright.

London: Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith, 1892. Near Fine -. 1 chromolithographed print 38 x 26 cm. signed "Spy." Without the leaf of biographical text. Sir Leslie Ward (1851-1922), English caricaturist and portrait painter, signed his works 'Spy.' Humphrey Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington (1859-1919), represented Dorset East in Parliament and succeeded to the Barony on 17 February 1904. In Near Fine- Condition: lower right-hand corner lightly creased; clean and bright.

Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, 1948. Paperback. Very Good. iv, [2], 22 p., 9 folded leaves of maps: map, tables; 28 cm. Stapled with card covers. The proposed East Poplar Redevelopment Area was bounded by Girard Ave. on the north, 5th St. on the east, Spring Garden St. on the south, and 9th St. on the west. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled; fore-edge of back cover has closed 1-cm. tear; otherwise, clean and tight.

New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1909. Paperback. Very Good. 52, [4] p.; 18 cm. Pale yellow wrapper printed in black. Wrapper title: Emil Schultz, Tailor or The East Siders: Comedy Drama. Publisher's advertisements inside front wrapper, on 4 pages following text, and on both sides of back wrapper. Anthony E. Wills (1879-1912) was a playwright, novelist, and actor; three films were based on his work in 1913 and 1914. Former owner's name in pencil at upper edge of front wrapper: C. Warren Miller. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: wrapper is slightly dusty; first names written in pencil next to the characters names on p. 2; otherwise, clean and solid.

New York: Total Sports, 1998. Hardcover. Fine/fine. xiii, [1], 210 p.: illustrations; 29 cm. Black cloth with silver spine and cover titles. Illustrated endpapers. Embossed dust jacket. Book and dust jacket are in Fine Condition: clean and bright.

New York: Abbeville, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Originally published as volume one of the three-volume set Art Across America. 422 p.: color illustrations; 34 cm. Maroon cloth with gilt spine title. Maroon endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Includes index. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: price-clipped; clean and bright.

Boston: James R. Osgood and Co, 1871. Hardcover. Good +. 171, [1] p.; 18 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; facsimile author's signature gilt-stamped on front board and blind-stamped on back board. Board edges are bevelled. Dark brown endpapers. First Edition. BAL 7256. Small armorial bookplate of W. B. Lawrence with motto "In Cruce Salus" on front fixed endpaper. "W.B. Lawrence" written on blank leaf preceding title page. In Good+ Condition: ends of spine are frayed with minor loss at head of spine; edges lightly rubbed; edges of free endpapers slightly chipped; text block is starting to split; pages are clean.

London: M. H. Nathan & Co, 1890. Hardcover. Near Fine. [12] leaves: chromolithographed illustrations; 9.2 x 15 cm. Embossed card covers tied with white ribbon. Entire book shaped like angel wings. Front cover has embossed title with embossed chromolithograph illustration of two angels, and embossed feathers along edges; back cover is entirely embossed chromolithograph illustration of feathers. Title vignette. Words to Easter hymn on left-hand pages facing chromolithograph illustration on right-hand pages. Last page contains words to hymn within illustration. Contents: The Happy Morn is Come -- Welcom, Happy Morning -- Awake, Glad Soul! Awake, Awake! -- Jesus Lives: For Us He Died -- Again the Lord of Life andLight -- Now Let the Heavens Be Joyful. Publication information taken from library records. A scarce and charming late 19th-century Easter publication. In Near Fine Condition: spine edges and lip of front cover wing slightly rubbed and chipped; otherwise clean and bright.

Boston: A Bulfinch Press Book, Little, Brown and Co, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. 62, [2] p.: 23 color and 7 black-and-white illustrations; 29 cm. Dark blue cover with gilt spine title and cover title. Red endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. The Easter story illustrated with works from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Book is in Near Fine Condition: remainder mark on top page edges; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good+ Condition: rubbed; chip at head of spine; closed 2-cm. tear at lower edge of back section; front flap creased; clean and bright.

London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1883. Paperback. Very Good -. [8] p.: in-text drawings; 13 cm. Sewn wrappers, which are included in page count. Wrapper title. No date of publication. The author, poet Cecilia Havergal, was born in 1849 and married Frederick Bickerton Grant in 1883. After her marriage, she is generally identified as Cecilia Havergal Grant, suggesting that this was published prior to her marriage in 1883. A very scarce Raphel Tuck & Sons publication, with no chromolithographed illustrations. In Very Good- Condition: decorative stitching is torn; wrapper is discolored; interior is clean and bright.