Search Results: Titles starting with E from Squid Ink Books

First edition 1st printing, Subtitled: Mapping a New West, Fine minus unread book with light pushing at spine ends in a Near Fine jacket with light edge wear, some slight soiling to the white back panel and with some bowing near spine. Wilkinson, a law professor, assesses the battles being fought over the West's resources and controversies over water rights, mining rights, Native American claims, and public land uses. Jacket blurbs by Wallace Stegner, Marc Reisner, Terry Tempest Williams, with a Foreword by Bruce Babbitt. This copy signed on the title page by the author.

First edition thus of Coel's first book published at the 10th anniversary of the first printing by Univ. of Colorado Press. This unread copy is Fine in a Fine dust jacket and is one of a small print run of 500 copies. Signed by Coel and the illustrator, Phil Parks, on the special title page. A beautiful oversize production with numerous illustrations and featuring an Introduction by Coel, with an Afterword by Parks. Extended blurb on back panel is by Tony Hillerman.

First UK printing, Very Good to Near Fine book that has hint of toning to page edges, touch of slant, and opens easily to title page; in a Fine dust jacket. Walter's fifth mystery has been signed on the title page.

Limited, numbered first edition 1st printing F/F signed by author Barre and Pelecanos, Lippman, and Hamilton (all of whom provided dust jacket blurbs)on the limitation page, a new and unread copy. This is copy number 7 of 50 copies. The numbered copies were not slipcased by publisher.

Fine minus, unread book that is lightly crimped at top of spine, in a Fine minus jacket with a very light scratch and slight rubbing to back panel. This was a cheaply produced book and is fairly scarce in such nice condition. This novel was originally thought to be Carter’s autobiographically story of being an orphan raised by his Cherokee Indian grandparents. Carter claimed to be part Cherokee and was thought to be a cowboy drifter. However, he fooled his publisher and most of his readers with his fictional account. Carter was actually living a double life and had been an avid segregationist and a speech writer for Alabama Governor George Wallace.  The 1992 story, The Real Education of Little Tree (published in Texas Monthly), covers the history of Carter (who was actually Asa Earl Carter) and his fake autobiography – a fascinating story that is stranger than fiction.

First edition 1st printing, Near Fine book with slight waviness to glossy pages and slight splay to oblong front board; in Fine jacket that matches decorated boards. Illustrations by Gaspar Enriquez. An elegy for juvenile readers and also adults. This copy signed by Anaya on the title page.

First edition, Fine minus book with light pushing at spine ends, in a Very Good to Near Fine jacket that has light rubbing on back panel and age yellowed flaps. This copy of the first Leo Haggerty mystery has been signed by Schutz on the title page.

Near Fine unread book with light rubbing and soiling bottom, front corners of boards with slightly splayed boards, in a Fine minus jacket with some light, vertical rubs. O'Brien's first book; a collection of short stories; winner of The Iowa Short Fiction Award for 1986.

First UK edition 1st printing, Fine unread book, in a Fine dust jacket. Author's prize-winning novel that was first published in Germany. Translated by Anthea Bell.

First edition, Second Printing with Corrections, Near Fine book with tiny spot to front, oatmeal board, light pushing bottom of spine, slight looseness at spine, tiny black rub to front edge of bottom of page block, and with small sticker from Gilbert's Books Hollywood and Vine at bottom edge of front paste-down; in a Very Good, PRICE-CLIPPED jacket that has edge and corner wear with light color loss at spine ends, mild soiling, couple of small spots and rubs along and near spine with portion of author s last name missing, and with two small, closed tears top edge front panel. This is Hanneman's landmark effort, with corrections added, that has been referenced by booksellers for decades. Another copy available that has black boards rather than tan.

Fine minus, unread book with slight crimps to spine ends, in a Fine minus dust jacket with just a touch of edge and corner wear. The first Satterthwait mystery to feature Pinkerton detectives Phil Beaumont and Jane Turner. Mystery and murder at an English country manor. Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini try to solve a locked room mystery, as other guests fall victim to the murderer. This copy signed by the late Sattherwait on the title page.

Fine, apparently unread book in a Fine minus dust jacket with slight touch of edge and corner wear. Nasar wrote the book "A Beautiful Mind", which is essentially a biography of Nash. In contrast, this book focuses on Nash' work and findings that gained him a Nobel Prize, thus the contents are fairly technical.

Fine minus, unread book with slight crimping at spine ends, in a Fine jacket, an unread copy signed by Bear on first front end page with generic inscription - Best Wishes!

First edition 1st printing, Near Fine book with slight shelf wear and page block bowed away from spine at top; in Very Good to Near Fine jacket with light edge wear, mild rubbing both panels, and red lettering sun faded to pink on spine. The sequel to Terms of Endearment. This copy was signed by McMurtry, on the title page, at the Book Stop here in Tucson.

Near Fine book that has pushing at spine ends, touch of shelf wear, and tiny crinkles to bottom corners of a few pages; in a Fine minus jacket that has several very slight overwrite impressions. The tenth Doc Ford mystery. This copy has been signed by White on the title page.

Limited first edition, a high quality production, subtitled The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World. Fine unread book in Fine jacket and housed in Fine slipcase. This number 207 of 250 such copies, signed by Basbanes on the limitation page. What books have famous persons of the past read? What can we learn of them from their reading habits? Basbanes is of course the author of A Gentle Madness.

First UK edition 1st printing, Very Good to Near Fine book with slight slant, spine bowed away from page block and light page edge dusting, and with a tiny coffee spot of about a 32nd of an inch near bottom of front page edges; in a Near Fine jacket with mild edge wear and a slight lifting of mylar along a small portion of front panel at bottom edge. John Gardner work from before he took over for the late Ian Fleming and kept James Bond going.

Limited first edition; number 230 of 400 such copies. Signed and numbered by Willeford on the limitation page. Near Fine to Fine unread book with slight touch soiling front page edges and a minor push at bottom of spine. In a similar jacket that has minor wrinkling on both flaps, most noticeable on the back flap. No slipcase, as published. Short stories by Willeford plus an annotated bibliography of some of Willeford’s work, by Don Herron.

Fine minus, unread book slightly oushed at bottom of spine; in a Fine minus jacket with touch of wear top edge back panel. A 2002 Newbery Honor book.

Fine minus, unread, book with slight crimping at spine ends, in a Near Fine jacket with light edge wear, slight crease marks back panel, and mild rubbing. Signed on title page