Search Results: Titles starting with E from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

Handwritten. Good. Hardcover. Early 1900s. HANDMADE SAMPLE BOOK, 12.5"x14.5", 13 leaves. Covers are scuffed, leaves chipped-- overall nice condition. Emily Kubin's skillfully assembled sample book-- many different examples of hand-sewing techniques, clear descriptions and guidance for sewing & pattern making..

U.S.A.: Knopf, 1994. Book. As New. Trade Paperback. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1994, 1st trade edition trade paperback. As new condition. "With Earthly Measures, Edward Hirsch breaks through the ring of fire and captures his Muse. The voice is now uncannily his own; uncanny because we believe we have heard it before, yet the accents are unearthly and utterly fresh. Like his poem on Art Pepper, this voice also hears the chords of Stevens and Celan, but knows that 'play solo means going on alone, improvising.'" -Harold Bloom.

Paris, 1962. Map. Very Good. No Binding. Approx 12.50.5x16 inches, 8-fold, printed on both sides. Folded size approx.4x6 inches..

Poster. Very Good. No Binding. 19.5 x30.5 inches [approx.]. Tin end strips. Printed post 1950..

NY: Random House, 1934. Book. Illus. by Warren Chappell. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by A. E. Coppard. Alfred Edgar Coppard (1878 - 1957) was an English poet and writer, noted for his influence on the short story form.[wiki].

New York: William Morrow & Co., 1965. Book. Illus. by with Photos. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed By Erle Stanley Gardner. 1965, 1st edition. "...The Sacramento Delta is a maze of inland waterways formed by....3 rivers... This boating paradise was a second home to Erle Stanley Gardner. His life aboard his houseboat, traveling along the shady banks or visiting small, almost forgotten towns which were once bustling ports during steamship days, opens up new and delightful vistas for the armchair sailor. "the World of Water" was written a scant few years before his death, but exhibits the same captivating prose that his mystery novels are known for. Approx. 6.5x9.5 inches, in very nice collectible condition..

Ephemera. Very Good. No Binding. Silk & paper Shunga erotic art scroll. Post 1940 print. Approx.10" x 102", eight panels. nice condition with occasional spotting [not affecting images..

London: Trübner & Co., 1863. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1863. FIRST EDITION. --ETHNOLOGY AND PHRENOLOGY As an Aid to The Historian-- Inscribed by John William Jackson (author of 'Lectures on Mesmerism', 'Mesmerism in Connection with Popular Superstitions', 'Lectures on Phrenology' and other books). Bookplate belonging to James B. Findlay, a magic historian and collector-- this copy was most likely last seen at Sotheby's London auction in July 1979 of 'Findlay Collection of Conjuring and Legerdemain, Ventriloquism, Mesmerism, Witchcraft'. J. W. Jackson's treatise 'Ethnology and Phrenology' was influential in forming 'scientific' and 'historical' ideas about ethnicity as the British Empire grew-- Jackson had studied at Edinburgh University, one of the main centers for phrenology, and his book used his studies to justify the paternal role of British imperialism. Phrenology was quite popular in the… Read More

Print. Very Good. No Binding. Circa, 1955, by A. Scheer Litho. Approx 8x10 inches, in very good condition..

Philadelphia: J & W Kite, 1843. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 12mo. black bds. rule & gilt. Quakers. The writer of these memorandums was well known to many persons in the religious Society of Friends, as a useful and consistent member, and an elder whose example was instructive and edifying. It is not intended by the present publication to eulogise her character, but to magnify the power of Divine grace, which made her what she was, and to hold up to view the blessed effects of humble, unreserved submission to its heavenly visitations, as an encouragement to others, to pursue the same path, which led her safely through all the dangers and temptations of this chequered life, to a peaceful and happy close. Her parents, Thomas and Jane Temple, lived in Pennsbury, Chester County, Pennsylvania, which was the place of her nativity, and where she resided until her removal to Philadelphia. .