Search Results: Titles starting with E from Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)

Milan, Italy: Franco Maria Ricci, 1989. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Oblong quarto (4to). 237 pages of text. Hardcover (blue silk) binding with minor shelfwear and soiling. Minor discoloration (lightening) to bottom inch of spine. Lacks the original box. Protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Contains numerous black & white plates, and numerous tipped-in color plates. Limited to 1500 copies printed, of which this one is stamped 1006 on a special limitation page. Text is in Italian and English. Fabric, Textile, Lace..

London: Printed for R. Dodsley in Pall-mall, 1753. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). vi, [ii], 61, [ii], followed by [i] blank. Bound in modern (circa 1900) stiff green wrappers, with moderate shelfwear. Epilogue written by Colly Cibber; final page of epilogue supplied in facsimile. As published, error in pagination, with page 60 misprinted as 56. Minor soiling to first and last pages, and tiny worming to top margin slightly affecting some text. Measures 7+3/4" in height. Robert Devereux Earl of Essex (1566-1601)..

London: printed for N. D. Symonds, 1785. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. Early edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 38 pages. Meaures 18cm; disbound; adapted from the tragedy of Jean-Francois de La Harpe 1739-1803; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick 1428-1471. No date of publication listed; circa 1785. English play..

London: A. Brown and Sons, Limited, 1915. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. [ii], xlvi, 240 pages of text, [iii] list of subscribers. Original brown hardcover cloth binding with moderate rubbing to extremities and slight bumping to corners; gilt lettering and decoration stamped on front cover and spine. Binding protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Contains nearly 270 half-tone reproductions in sepia, and ten full-page plates in color. With an introduction by Frank Falkner, and a supplementary Chapter by T. Sheppard, F.G.S. This, the Subscriber's edition, is limited to 250 copies, of which this is hand-numbered 71, and is printed on handmade parchment paper (thick high quality). Includes the printed announcement "Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to accept the first numbered copy of this work" laid-in at the front of the book. Ex-libris bookplate of Alderman John Brown unobtrusively on front pastedown, and a few ownership blindstamps… Read More

New York, NY: Bancroft Company, 1886. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. Early printing. Octavo (8vo). lxxxviii, 744 pages of text. Original brown hardcover cloth binding with a printed paper spine label. The label is lightly toned/browned with a few spots of discoloration. Illustrated with numerous maps. The text is clean and unmarked. No date of publication listed; circa 1886..

Alma, Kansas, 1901. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 268 pages, plus viii index. Light shelfwear to the original hardcover navy decorative binding; protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. About half of the pages are printed on acidic paper which is browned and in some instances slightly chipped. The photographic plates comprise half of the leaves, and were printed on high quality paper. The text is clean and unmarked. Howes T214. First edition..

London: Oxford University Press, 1955. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xii, 227 pages of text including bibliography and index. Hardcover binding; gilt lettering on spine slightly dulled. Unclipped dustjacket sunned on spine and top edge, with several small chips, tears and creases; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with six black & white plates. Review copy, with publisher's slip laid-in..

Brattleboro, VT: Stephen Greene Press, 1977. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First American edition. Quarto (4to). 149 black & white drawings. Hardcover binding. Price-clipped dustjacket with minor rubbing to extremities, slight shelfwear, and a two inch closed tear on front panel; protected in archival mylar. Signed by illustrator on preliminary page "Rowland Emett." Gold foil star stuck on front endpaper, and small ink price on rear endpaper..

Brattleboro, VT: Stephen Greene Press, 1977. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First American edition. Quarto (4to). 149 black & white drawings. Hardcover binding. Unclipped dustjacket with minor rubbing to extremities, including a small closed tear on front panel; protected in archival mylar. Signed and inscribed by illustrator on preliminary page "For Annette, with all good wishes + admiration from Rowland Emett British Showcase, Chicago, Sept 1977." There is also an original drawing (in blue ink) on the front endpapers, comprising a butterfly-powered flying machine flying over Chicago, showing the Sears Tower and Hancock Building. The pilot's companion's exclaim "We'd better get down pretty quick! The butterflies are running out of steam...!" and "There's a lovely spot! A Marshall corn Field [obviously referring to Marshall Field department store, now Macy's]. A man on the ground is running from the "corn Field"… Read More

Hong Kong: James E. Adams & Co., 1950. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 127 pages. Paperback binding with color illustrated front cover. Front cover is stamped with previous owner's name and an export stamp; binding is moderately soiled and rubbed. Contains dozens of black & white line drawings depicting life in Japan. No date of publication listed; circa 1950. "An Ad-Ventures Publication." One page is detached. Printed by Orient Publishing Company in Hong Kong..

New York, NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1880. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Early reprint edition. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 280 pages of text including an index. Original hardcover binding with minor sunning to the spine and overall slight shelfwear. No date of publication listed; circa 1880. Includes publisher's prospectus page tipped in at front endpaper..

London: Wm. H. Allen and Co., 1837. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xii, 461 pages of text, followed by 2 pages of publisher's advertisement. Modern (circa 1950) three quarter leather binding; brown leather spine and corners with marbled paper-covered boards; minimal sunning to spine and minimal overall shelfwear. Slight loosening of a few pages. Illustrated by a frontis map, three additional maps, and in-text musical scores. Original endpapers bound-in. Title continues "...Observations on the Commercial Resources of the Archipelago." Previous owner's red ink stamp "John Getz" on the new front endpapers. Getz was apparently the U.S. Ambassador to Malta in 1972..

Chicago, IL: E.E. Eaton, 1883. Book. Good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 158 pages of text, incomplete, lacking the rear wrapper and the index which would have extened to at least 164 pages (total). The original printed front wrapper is torn, chipped, and discolored from several strips of clear adhesive tape. The spinestrip is mostly lacking and what remains covered in clear adhesive tape. There is adhesive staining to the first and final leaves of text as well, and the first and final pages of text are also torn and chipped. The first and last 20 pages are also discolored by staining. A rare survival of a trade catalog. Contains rifles made by J.P. Clapbrough & Bros., H. Richards, Bonehill, W. & C. Scott & Sons, Colt, Remington, N.R. Davis & Co., Baker, Parker, Winchester, Marlin, Kennedy, Ballard, Sharp's, Rupertus, Stevens', Shelton's, Quackenbush, Flobert; revolvers by Smith & Wesson, Colt, Forehand & Wadswoth, Merwin Hulbert & Co., etc.… Read More

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1970. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xx, 185 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Contains numerous black & white photographs, and maps. Review slip laid-in. First edition..

London: Printed for R. Knaplock at the Bishop's Head in St. Paul's Churchyard, and J. Tonson at Shakespear's Head over-against Katharine-street in the Strand., 1716. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Second edition, corrected. Octavo (8vo). [viii], 400 pages of text. Contemporary panelled calf (leatherbound) binding with front hinge expertly reattached by Scott Kellar bookbinding, along with other minor refurbishing. An Eighteenth Century engraved armorial bookplate of the family coat-of-arms for George Kenyon of Keel on inside front cover, with the name "Rob. Kenyon" in ink above the bookplate. Title continues "...III: An Award of King Charles the First, &c. Shewing that Personal Tithes are still due by the Law of the Land, and that there is a Necessity of Restoring, or Settling something else in lieu of them, for the Maintenance of the Clergy in the Cities and Larger Towns of this Kingdom." Another work is present, not referenced on the title page, titled… Read More

London: Hutchinson & Co., 1893. Book. Good condition. Hardcover. Third edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. viii, 192 pages of text. Hardcover binding with moderate rubbing to spine, and slight shelfwear. Lacks the illustrations prior to the title page. Non-circulating library stamp on endpapers and title page; no markings on spine..

New York, NY: Limited Editions Club, 1960. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). First Edition. Quarto (4to). xxviii, 96 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear and minor browning. Lacks the slipcase. Illustrated by Vertes. Limited to 1500 copies signed by the illustrator. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition..

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1966. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 543 pages of text including a bibliography and index. Original hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear; almost new condition. The unclipped dustjacket is scuffed on the rear panel, with minor shelfwear and minor soiling; protected in archival mylar. Signed on the front endpaper by and from the library of Theodore W. Schultz (1902-1998), winner of the 1979 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with W. A. Lewis. The text is clean and unmarked, but about 20 pages have a tiny bump and crease at the edge. First edition..

London, UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 263 pages of text including a bibliography. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with line-drawn maps and charts. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition..

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1958. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xiii, 502 pages of text including an index. Original hardcover binding with minor rubbing and shelfwear. The unclipped dustjacket is moderately browned from sunning on the spine, slightly rubbed with minor loss to the top of the spine, with minor shelfwear and soiling; protected in archival mylar. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition..