Search Results: Titles starting with E from The Bookworm

New York:: Aladdin Books, 1948.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards; the hinge area between the last page of the text and the rear free endpaper has been reinforced with linen hinge tape, the corners are well rubbed, moderate overall wear -- a Fair book; no dust jacket.. about 9.75 inches tall by 8 wide . Description: Illustrated in color and b&w by Elizabeth Black Carmer. An iron eagle, although he enjoys his job as a weather vane on top of the barn, has always had a yearning to fly. One day a terrible wind snaps the weather vane, and the eagle gets his wish, but then realizes he has no way to return to his familiar perch.

New York:: Burt Franklin, 1971.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: blue cloth with gilt spine text; Very Good condition.. 8vo (8.25 inches tall) . Index. Description: Includes a frontis plus fifteen additional black and white illustrations. This was originally published in 1912. Sections headings are: The Ohio Company and Other Adventures, 1748 to 1774. The Patowmack Company, 1984 to 1828 (from its unpublished records); and Life of Colo. Charles Simms, Gentleman, with selections from his correspondence.

New York:: Tudor Publishing Company, 1936.. New Edition, 2nd Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: green cloth with gilt text; lightly rubbed at the spine ends, otherwise a Very Good+ book, with a Good+ dust jacket.. 8vo (9.25 inches tall) . Index. Description: Includes a frontis and seven additional black and white plates (four are maps), plus one additional map within the text. Originally published in 1931 by Longman's Green and Co; this is billed by the publisher as being the ''New Edition July, 1936''; this copy is a second printing of the new edition. To the best of my knowledge, there are no changes from the Longman's Green edition, this might more accurately be termed a reprint edition, rather than ''New'' edition. ''Using much new source material, often modifying the hitherto accepted accounts, the author has produced a volume rich in bibliography, that is still a very readable narrative.''

New York:: Scientific American Library, 1993.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: tan cloth; a Near Fine book, with a Good dust jacket (the jacket has a small hole in the spine, otherwise very good).. 9.5 inches tall by 8.75 wide . Appendix, reading list, index. Description: Well illustrated in black and white and color. This volume ''describes how and why scientists trace seismic activity and measure the extent and patterns of seismic waves. Through analysis of numerous earthquakes, both historical and present, eminent seismologist Bruce Bolt illustrates that basic geological lessons are learned in almost every occurrence of these highly varied events. In addition, Bolt shows how seismographic data are used to mitigate the risk of future earthquakes by incorporating the latest theoretical models, technologies, and techniques (including manmade earthquakes). Bolt describes the three-pronged effort to predict the occurrence of earthquakes -- the search for warning signs, the review of patterns of past… Read More

New York:: Walker & Company, 1987.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black boards; two pages are creased, otherwise a Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket art by Alan Nahigian.

London:: Macmillan, 1997.. 1st U.K. Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black boards; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 9.5 inches tall) . Description: This copy is Signed by the author. Cover photograph by Malcolm Dixon; author photograph by Isolde Ohlbaum.

Honolulu:: MindRaising Press, October, 2002.. 1st Trade Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: blue binding; lightly rubbed at the corners and spine ends, otherwise a Very Good+ book with a Near Fine dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (9.25 inches tall) . Bibliography, index, appendix. Decorated endpapers. Description: Includes a section of photo plates. This is the only biography of one of Hawaii's greatest heroes. Eddie Aikau was a humble man who was larger than life. As a surfer, he rode the biggest waves in the world; as a lifeguard, he saved hundreds of lives from the North Shore's treacherous waters; and as a proud Hawaiian he sacrificed his life to save his fellow sailors aboard the voyaging canoe Hokule'a. But more than a biography of a courageous waterman, the author also tells the story of a modern Hawaii and Eddie's role in the Hawaiian Renaissance during the 1970s. The book is based on numerous interviews with family and friends, along with Hawaii's… Read More

New York:: Modern Library, 1931.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light olive cloth with green and gilt; the top edge tint is olive green; a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 12mo (7.25 inches tall) . Index. Rockwell Kent endpapers. Description: This is book number 76 in the Modern Library series. The most recent printed date is a 1931 Modern Library copyright. Dating by ML guides this is from Spring 1960. The 388 titles listed on the verso of the dust jacket include Colette, Six Novels; but does not include Dickens, Our Mutual Friend. Dust jacket style i; binding style 8. Introduction by James Truslow Adams.

New York:: Greenwillow Books, 1988.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards, reinforced binding; owner's name, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket.. oblong format: about 8.25'' tall x 10.25'' wide . Description: Illustrated in color by Monica Incisa. While waiting for their mother's new eggs to hatch, the plover chick go along the riverbank to visit the crocodile and help her in her vigil over her own eggs.

New York:: Modern Library, 1950.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: pale olive cloth with dark green and gilt; the top edge tint is greenish; a Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket; the jacket is price clipped.. 12mo (7.25 inches tall) . Rockwell Kent endpapers. Description: The only printed date is the 1950 copyright; using the ML dating key, this shows to be from Fall, 1961; the list of titles on the verso of the jacket includes Mailer, Naked and the Dead; does not include Hersey, Hiroshima; rear panel jacket: i ; binding style: 8. Modern Library number 94.

New York:: Perennial Library / Harper & Row, 1986.. First Edition, so stated, First Printing (this ediition).. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black cloth binding; there is a faint, small label ghost on the front endpaper; a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (about 8.25 inches tall) . Notes. Description: A one volume abridgement in a new translation. The publisher's blurb reads: ''Either/Or has been praised over the years as much as a work of literature as a masterpiece of Western philosophy. But the length and complexity of the original have inhibited many students. This abridgement has been designed to introduce one of Kierkegaard's most vital and appealing works to a new generation of readers. The new translation from the Danish, more faithful and contemporary than the previous English version, captures Kierkegaard's famous wit, his love of aphorism and paradox, his marvelous insights into art and culture, and his deep perception… Read More

College Station, Texas:: Creative Publishing, 1982.. Trade size paperback . BINDING/CONDITION: a trade-size paperback; Near Fine condition.. 8vo (about 9 inches tall) . Appendix, index. Description: Illustrated in black and white with historic photographs and includes a few portrait drawings by Jim Earle. Introduction by C L Sonnichsen. G W Campbell. Before his death in a famous El Paso gunfight, Campbell had been a deputy and city marshal in El Paso and came from a good Kentucky family. The author made use of family letters to contribute to his primary research for this first book about Campbell.

Los Angeles:: Self Published, 1936.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: faux leather with stamped art; the front hinge is weak -- separation between the copyright page and title page; otherwise Good condition. No markings found.. 4to (about 12.25 inches tall) . Description: This is the thirty-first volume of El Rodeo, the yearbook for the 1936 graduating class at the University of Southern California. Many black and white photo illustrations, university scenes are printed on bronze plates. Notable graduates for this year include Federal Judge Albert Lee Stephens Jr. who was President John F. Kennedy's first appointee to the federal court, and Bill Sefton (two-time world record holder in the pole vault). From the 1936 Olympics team we have Foy Draper (who was part of the Gold Medal winning relay team that included Jesse Owens), Earle Meadows (pole vault Gold Medal), Kenny Carpenter (Gold Medal in discus), Al Fitch (part of Silver Medal winning relay team), and Delos Thurber (Bronze Medal in the high… Read More

Alexandria, Virginia:: Time-Life Books, 1983.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: dark brown bonded leather with gilt text, stamped decoration on the front cover, all edges gilt, ribbon place marker; both volumes are in Very Good+ condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Notes, appendix. Marbled endpapers. Description: Each volume has a colorized frontis, with three additional black and white illustrations (''with illustrations by the author'').. This was first published in 1850 in two volumes; this two-volume reprint edition is from the Time-Life Classics of the Old West series. Each book in the series has been photographically reproduced from the original edition. The subtitle reads: ''Comprising a Voyage to California, via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold Region, and Experiences of Mexican Travel''. One of the true classics of the Gold Rush literature. Taylor was sent (by Horace Greeley) to California as a newspaper… Read More

Alexandria, Virginia:: Time-Life Books, 1983.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: dark brown bonded leather with gilt text, stamped decoration on the front cover, all edges gilt, ribbon place marker; each book has an embossed ownership seal on the blank page that has publisher's statement on the verso; Good condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Notes, appendix. Marbled endpapers. Description: Each volume has a colorized frontis, with three additional black and white illustrations (''with illustrations by the author'').. This was first published in 1850 in two volumes; this two-volume reprint edition is from the Time-Life Classics of the Old West series. Each book in the series has been photographically reproduced from the original edition. The subtitle reads: ''Comprising a Voyage to California, via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold Region, and Experiences of Mexican Travel''. One of the true classics of the Gold Rush… Read More

Chicago:: American Technical Society, 1950.. 4th Edition, 12th Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light olive cloth with burgundy text, borders, and vignette, a Very Good+ book, with a Good dust jacket.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Description: A few black and white illustrations. The publisher's blurb reads: ''To the quantity of carefully defined terms used in the fields of electricity and electronics have been added sections covering symbols, circuits, wire and insulations tables, abbreviations, formulas, and many other features.'' Originally published in 1927, this is a later printing of the 4th edition. The reverse side of the dust jacket has a list of titles from this publisher.

New York:: Macmillan, 1922.. Later Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark green cloth with gilt spine text; the first and last pages are badly browned; the spine is slanted; Good condition.. small 8vo (7.5 inches tall) . Index. Brown endpapers. Description: Originally published in 1920, this is a later printing. From the foreword: ''This book is offered as practical help to teachers, supervisors, principals, and superintendents in the improvement of the elementary school curriculum. The extended discussion of questions concerning the elimination of undesirable material and the introduction of much desirable new material has created a genuine need for a thoroughgoing constructive revision of the curriculum. Such a revision requires the development of fundamental principles of selection, related vitally on the one hand to the aims and activities of life, and on the other to the nature and needs of children. The first eight chapters of this book are devoted to the development of such… Read More

Ithaca, New York:: Cornell University Press, 1967.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black boards with gilt spine text; a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped. The dust jacket is clean and bright, with very good color, but has two small scuffed areas on the spine.. 8vo (9.25 inches tall) . Index, notes. Description: Six b&w illustrations. The full subtitle reads: ''The Strange Fortunes of Sir Thomas Sherley and His Three Sons As Well in the Dutch Wars as in Muscovy, Morocco, Persia, Spain and the Indies''. Extravagant adventures of four English gentlemen on the make. As ambassadors and secret agents, pirates and government officials, army officers, debtors, and world travelers, the Sherleys were legends in their own time. ''Among them they managed to pursue almost every activity open to the European gentleman, running the gamut from crime to heroism.''

New York:: Walker & Company, 1976.. Book Club Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: blue boards; light rubbing at the corners and spine ends; a Very Good- book, with a Good dust jacket.. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket design by Barbara Huntley; jacket illustration by Gil Cohen. Elyza Leigh borrows boy's clothes and runs away from her chaperone in London. Her purse is stolen and a handsome, rich young man gives her a seat in his coach. Returning from India, he is determined to marry a girl he saw once two years ago. Add a wicked Marquis, a duel, a kidnapping, and a heroic road chase and we have a Regency romance. Rear gutter code ''G31'' indicates a printing date of August, 1976.

Atlanta, Georgia:: Deljou Art Group, 2000.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: red cloth with gilt; a light erasure smudge on the front endpaper, otherwise a Fine book, with a Fine dust jacket. The slipcase shows handling wear, and has a few small stains: slipcase graded Good; still quite sturdy.. about 11.5 inches tall by 12 inches wide . Index to artwork. Dark turquoise endpapers. Description: This copy is Signed, with a personalized inscription, by the artist. This is primarily an art book, with a short section of text at the rear. All paintings are shown in color. Emanuel Mattini is an artist ''strongly influenced by music. His figurative works are melodies performed in textured forms - brilliant in color, exciting in design. His works metamorphose music into art, art into human expression, human expression into the rhythm of life.'' (Taken from Shaffer Fine Art Gallery biography of the artist.)