Authors beginning with E from Downtown Books & News (13 items)

Asheville, NC: The Miller Press, 1929. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo (7.5"x5"). 213pp. Green cloth-covered boards with giltstamped decoration and titles (mostly rubbed away). Inscribed, "To Miss Joe Fox--in token of a lifelong friendship," and signed by Ebbs, with printed blurb pasted-in by Ebbs to ffep. B&W photographic plates. Spine slant. Lightly soiled boards. Light water damage to half title, next leaf and title, slightly warped top corner of textblock (dry, no must, no mildew). No dust jacket.

NY, NY: Harcourt, Inc, 2001. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo. 111pp. Simple blue wraps. Upper cover lightly creased along joint, else fine. ADVANCE READING COPY UNCORRECTED PROOF.

Chicago, IL: A. C. McClurg & Co, 1914. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo (9.5"x6"). 245pp. 1/4 bound in tan cloth and brown paper covered boards with titles in black, topedge gilt. 23 (complete) tipped-in color plates & 46 half-tone illustrations. Small tears to lower spine extreme, sun darkened spine, wear to spine cloth, rubbed covers, heavy edge wear to tail edges, corners rubbed. Toned interior. Front & rear hinge repairs with japanese tissue (binding sound). Covered in seller's mylar. No dj.

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1985. First Edition. SIGNED. Hardcover. Very Good/very good +. 12mo. 227pp. Green cloth covered boards. Edge of text block lightly soiled. Boards slighty bowed. Green and orange Dj. lightly rubbed along joints and has a small nick on the spine. Signed by author on title page. First edition of Edgerton's first novel.

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 1991. Uncorrected proof. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo. 247pp. Red and yellow illustrated warps. Very small blemish on fore-edge of text block. Signed by author on title page.

Beijing, China: China International Bookstore, 1972. First edition. Paperback. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to (20.5"x15.5"). 8 pp. sewn booklet +12 unbound color plates in silkscreened tri-fold slipcover. General shelfwear to slipcover: light edgewear, lightly rubbed corners, lightly rubbed covers, lightly soiled. Creased bump throughout tail corner of booklet. Text in Chinese.

London: Christie's, 1998. No additional printings indicated. Paperback. Near Fine/very good. 4to. 152pp. White paper wraps. Green paper jacket has light edgewear and rubbing. Color catalog of fascinating exhibit.

Carmel Valley, CA: Collectors' Press/Richard Pryor, 1977. First edition, limited. Hardcover portfolio. Very Good+/Very Good+. Folio (16"x12"). Frontis +11 color prints loose in navy cloth-covered portfolio with giltstamped decoration and illustrated pastedowns. Plate one signed by Eisner and hand-numbered 607 from a limited edition of 1500 copies. Portfolio: all corners rubbed with board just exposed at tail, covers lightly rubbed, several spots to upper cover, faint scuffs to lower cover. Contents: slightly rubbed corners, several plates slightly foxed at edges, small beige spots to right margin of plate 5. Frontis toned and foxed. Includes certificate of authenticity signed by Richard Pryor.

Augsberg, Germany: Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, 2015. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo (9"x6.5"). Strangely paginated. Photographic paper wraps, french flaps. Text in Dutch, English and Hebrew. Color photos throughout. General shelfwear.

Egypt: Ministry of Culture, Supreme Council of Antiquities, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good -. 4to. 287pp. Pictorial paper-covered boards. Text block bright and clean. Pictorial Dj has closed 1" tear along along foot of the fore-edge. Dj. edgeworn and creased. Color photos throughout. Dj. covered in protective mylar. TEXT IN ENGLISH. Extra shipping may apply due to weight.

Austin, TX: Interstate, 1980. Paperback. VG/G/VG/VG/VG/VG/VG/VG. 8vos. (8.5"x5.5"). B&W illustrated paper wraps, perfect bound. Light general shelfwear. Toned covers, most lightly soiled. Binding starting with pages coming loose after p.35 of Interstate 2. Experimental literary magazine.

Pontypridd, UK, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo (8.25”x5.5”). 384pp. Brown cloth wrapped boards with decorative, gold “Y Fwyell”. General rubbing. Corners and spine extremes bumped with some fraying. Textblock toned. Threading partially exposed in front gutter. Signatures a tad loose. Cocked. Interiors a bit toned, but no foxing. A years worth (1896-1897) of newsletters from a rural Welsh church. Text in Welsh.

Whitney Museum of American Art, 1992. No additional printings indicated. Paperback. Very Good. Small 4to. 235pp. Brown/black wraps with blue lettering. Wraps scuffed with light edgewear. Edge of text block soiled. Laid in errata slip is present. B&W and color photographs throughout.