Search Results: Titles starting with E from Black Sheep Books

London, United Kingdom: Sinclair-Stevenson, Limited, 1992. Soft cover. Very Good. Uncorrected Book Proof of the author's first novel. Blue soft cover with overall black fleur-de-lis decoration, black titling, 548 pages. Cover has light shelf wear, light crease on bottom front corner, lower text block edge has smudges, upper one has some light pressure marks, last few pages have light crease at upper corner, binding is tight - book appears to be unread. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Asian Humanities Press/Jain Publishing Co., 1987. Soft cover. Very Good. Foreword by Minoru Kiyota. Though his work is basically textual and historical rather than doctrinal, Morrell has broken new ground in the study of Japanese Buddhism, combining the discipline of literature and Buddhist studies. Illustrated yellow soft cover with black titling, a few black and white illustrations, 187 pages. This is a handsome little volume, in nice condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Anne Pearson, 1986. Soft cover. Good. A scarce copy of this history of the Coldstream and Lavington area. Illustrated white and red soft cover with black titling, a two-page black and white map of Coldstream Estate precedes title page and another black and white map inside back cover, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, 176 pages. Cover has shelf wear, cover and first several pages stained/darkened around edges and spine, 2.5" split to lower front spine end and first page, lower end of spine cover worn, name in ink on first page, interior is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. Hardcover. Very Good+/-. Book is "one of the most comprehensive, well-organized regional studies of American travel literature every published." Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine and front, publisher's advertising at back of book, 149 pages. This handsome book appears to be without flaws. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9.75"-12" Tall

Hamilton, Ontario: Mekler & Deahl, 1998. Soft cover. Very Good. A volume of Canadian Chapbook Series, Number 3. Inscribed by author on title page (dated 1999). One of Canada's foremost people's poets tells of an arctic adventure that he untertook with his son in Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, N.W.T. Illustrated soft cover with red and white titling on front, staple binding, black and white frontispiece, black and white photograph of author and his son at back (photographs by Walter Soroka,) 26 pages. With the exception of a narrow half-inch mark on front cover, book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Minister of Enviroment Canadian Wildlife Service, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good-/-. A study of coastal birds in British Columbia, Canada. Red with white titling on cover and spine, and picture of bird on cover, many charts and diagrams throughout. Corners and edges slightly worn, artistic looking sunning to spine and top front edge, book is otherwise excellent. pp. 186. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Bern, Switzerland: A Francke AG, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. Subtitled: Textes Choisis et Presentes par Charly Guyot, Professeur a l'Universite de Neuchatel. An anthology, written in French, of French-speaking Swiss writers. Blue cloth (silk?) with gilt titling on red faux spine label, a presentation plate to the original owner signed by the Swiss Ambassador (1972), 221 pages. Upper text block edge has a few foxing spots, page edges are slightly darkened, book is clean and tight. Dust jacket has a sunned spine, lightly sunned edges, minor wear to corners and spine ends. This is a handsome volume. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited, 1959. Soft cover. Good/-. Maintenance Manual for the porper servicing of 1959 Edsel vehicles. Described in the manual are step by step procedures supplemented with many illustrations showing the relationship of parts and the use of special tools and equipment. Cover shows shelf wear with some rubbing and smudging, a white spot where a sticker was removed, textblock edge shows age darkening and some smudging. Inside clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

East Grinstead, England: Lanthorn Press. Soft cover. Very Good-. Preface by R. Brien Masters; Picture Research by Arne Klingborg; English Edition by Joan and Siegfried Rudel. First published in Germany, 1972, under the title "Erzeihung zur Freiheit" Chapters include: Rudolf Steiner and his ideas on education; the child during the pre-school years; some basic features of the Method; the first eight years of school; the last four school years; the school in the modern world, and a bibliography. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with purple and black titling, colour and black and white illustrations throughout, 263 pages. Cover has light edge wear and shelf wear, small discolouration on back from sticker removal, otherwise this is an handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be… Read More

London: David & Charles/Spink and Son Ltd.. Soft cover. Very Good-. A celebration of the life and work of internationally acclaimed artist Edward Seago, featuring ninety watercolour and oil paintings in full colour. Colourfully illustrated grey soft cover with white titling, colour frontispiece, colour illustrations, as well as a few in black and white, throughout, 96 pages. Cover has light shelf wear, lower spine end lightly bumped, otherwise book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall, Oblong

Indianapolis, IN: Indianapolis Museum of Art?Indiana University Press, 1996. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Book published in conjunction with an exhibition "Egypt in Africa" held at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Colourfully illustrated black soft cover, black titling on yellow, brown end papers, black and white and colour illustrations throughout, 134 pages. Cover has edge wear, significant shelf wear particularly to back cover which has multiple white spots, creases to lower front edge which continue through several pages, five-inch crease to lower back corner which continues through the three adjacent pages, text is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Heinemann, 1962. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Good. The story of a village in Egypt, translated by Desmond Stewart. First edition, review copy (publisher's review notice inserted in book). Brown cloth with gilt titling on spine, 250 pages. Three corners quite bumped, first few pages have small crease at upper corner from being bumped, spine ends are slightly worn - book is clean, binding is tight. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, shows some edge and shelf wear, several darker smudges front and back, in protective plastic cover. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Trade & Travel Publications Ltd. Hardcover. Good/-. Campbell, G.A. & W. Kerry. Blue cloth, gilt titling and decoration on spine and front, bevelled edges, blind-stamped simple border on front, top edge of text block was coloured, decorated endpapers, colour frontispiece, one black and white fold-out map, illustrated with black and white plates, line drawings and maps throughout, 207 pages. There are spots of discolouration covering cover, spine is sunned and gilt is nearly illegible, top text block edge are darkened, bottom corners and spine ends are bumped, significant bump to upper rear edge, some foxing spots in text, otherwise interior is clean and binding is firm. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. A novel by the author of "Chinaman's Chance", SIGNED by author. Tan speckled boards, gilt titling on orange cloth spine, tan speckled end papers. 319 pages. Text block edges slightly darkened, small pale smudge on back board at top, light bump to bottom of spine, a few smudges to textblock edge. Dust jacket is not price-clipped, has light edge wear, light sunning to spine. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Norfolk, England: Mallett and Bell Publications. Soft cover. Good+. A history of the Elder Dempster Lines fleet. Colourfully illustrated blue soft cover with blue titling on spine and front, colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations throughout, two-page black and white map at back, Cover has light edge wear, shelf wear, crease on lower corner of back cover, text block edge has some light smudges. This is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1987. Card Cover. Very Good/-. Selected from a rare collection of superb German die-cuts created in the 1920s, the 57 copyright-free silhouettes in this whisical treasury reflect the carefree fantasies of a war-weary world." Glossy card cover with staple binding, 41 pages. Minor shelf wear, a blue sticker to back. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Caracas, Venezuela: Fundacion Bigott, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good-. Coleccion Pais Adentro No. 2. Written in Spanish. The life and art of Eloisa Torres. Illustrated red soft cover with black titling on spine and front, illustrated throughout with handsome colour plates. 59 pages. Top edge of front cover is sunned, spine has wear, small crease on back cover, otherwise book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

D4daisy. Soft cover. Very Good-. Wicks, Michael, Photographer. This sumptuously illustrated book not only covers the embellisher machine but has lots of ideas for using felting needles by hand. The book covers the basics of using machine and hand techniques; applying fabrics and fibres; texturing and trapping; pattern making; the vital use of stitch; heat techniques; felting; couching; manipulating and weaving." Colourful soft cover with white titling, illustrated throughout with handsome colour plates, 56 pages. Cover has light edge and shelf wear, lengthwise crease front and back parallel to spine, previous owner's name in ink on title page, some of the ink has transferred to adjacent page, interior is clean and tight. This is a handsome copy. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us… Read More

Cottage Grove, Oregon: Dorothy Bond. Card Cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Peterson, Donlynna. This booklet is a collection of embroidery stitch combinations originally used to outline the seams of old American 'crazy quilts'." Contents include Familiar Families: Buttonhole, Chain, Cretan, Cross Stitch, Detached Chain, Feather, Herringbone and Other Combinations: Fans, Kindred Stitches, Laid Threads, Medallions, Zig Zag, Some More. Tan card cover with black titling and grey illustration, fastened with with three brass brads through three-holes, two pages of text and thirty pages of black and white illustrations. Cover has light shelf wear with some light creases, sticker ghost on upper front cover, otherwise book is in good shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions… Read More

Toronto: Musson Book Company, Ltd., 1913. First Canadian Edition. . Hardcover. Good. Skidmore, Thornton D.. By the author of "The Wildcatters," "The Stampeders," etc. Green cloth with white titling on spine and front, black and white illustration on front, simple white border on front, colour frontispiece, 332 pages. Light wear to spine ends and corners, text block edges darkened, ink inscription on end paper, some smudges on text block edges, back hinge cracked, occasional smudges or light stains on page edges, pages 269-275 have light stains near bottom edge. In spite of flaws, this is still a very handsome book - cover is clean and bright. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall