Titles beginning with E from The Bookworm (72 items)

New York:: E P Dutton, 1980.. 1st Printing of New Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: beige binding with cloth at the spine; the boards are somewhat bowed; a Good book, with a Good dust jacket; the jacket is price clipped.. 8vo (9.5 inches tall) . Bibliography, index. Description: Originally published in 1966, this new edition is enriched with over 100 photo illustrations. In this definitive story of the Battle of Britain Richard Collier employed a staff of thirteen researchers. They traveled some 30,00 miles in England, America and on the Continent, and put together over 400 eyewitness accounts of what happened in those few weeks. The story is told from both the British and the German points of view. Many of the participants describe events in their own words.

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 The Patowmack Company, 1984 to 1828 (from its unpublished records); and Life of Colo.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

Scranton, Pennsylvania:: International Textbook Company, 1929.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: part of a uniformly bound series; bound in dark navy (nearly black) washable cloth; raised titles; all edges are tinted blue; the gilt spine text is printed European fashion (or upside-down for Americans); the paper is age-darkening, Good condition.. small 8vo (just over 7.5 inches tall) . Marbled endpapers. Description: Figure illustrations; tables. Number 329B in this series. This volume presents Earthwork; Design of Retaining Walls.

Scranton, Pennsylvania:: International Textbook Company, 1932.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: part of a uniformly bound series; bound in dark navy (nearly black) washable cloth; raised titles; all edges are tinted blue; the gilt spine text is printed European fashion (or upside-down for Americans); Good condition.. small 8vo (just over 7.5 inches tall) . Marbled endpapers. Description: Figure illustrations; tables. Number 330C in this series. This volume presents Spiral Easement Curve; Railroad Location.

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.

New York:: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1967.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: brown cloth with title blind stamped, gilt spine text; a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket.. 11 inches tall by 7.5 inches wide . Guide to text and illustrations. Beige endpapers. Description: Gospel selections from the King James Version are accompanied by selected painting, drawings, woodcuts, etc from the masters (many are from Rembrandt). The illustrations are both color and black and white. 25,000 copies were issued.

New Canaan, Connecticut:: Keats Publishing, 1973.. Mass market paperback . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; Good condition.. 12mo (7 inches tall) . Description: Please note that this is not an identification or field guide -- there are no illustrations; this guide assumes the user knows just which plant they have in hand. Over one hundred and forty wild plants are explored. Gives details on collection and preparation.

Garden City, New York:: Doubleday & Company, 1972.. First Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: white binding with black text; a Good book, with a Good dust jacket; the jacket is price clipped.. 8vo (9.5 inches tall) . Notes, bibliography, index. Description: This copy is Signed by the author, with a personalized note. Includes two sections of black and white photo plates. ''Memorable orator, persuasive diplomat and tireless defender of his land and his people, Abba Eban is one of the most respected and influential statesmen of the twentieth century. This major biography is rich with stories of Eban as a boy haranguing crowds from a soapbox in Hyde Park and debating with distinguished Englishmen as a Cambridge student, of his wartime experiences as an Intelligence officer and liaison with Jewish underground soldiers, of his meteoric progress as spokesman for a state yet unborn and of his diplomatic victories in the early days of Israel. Besides being a fascinating study of the… Read more

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:: 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.

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

Meridian, Idaho:: Self Published, 2018.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound -- heavy paper covers with metal spiral binding; one book has writing on the rear cover; some volumes have extensive highlighting (but with no obstruction of text); overall graded Fair due to markings; other than markings the condition is very good.. about 11 inches tall by 8.75 inches wide . Description: This listing is for seven volumes from the Northwest Lineman College: Includes: Career Planning and Strategies (two volumes -- 62 + 143 pages); Electrical Grid (two volumes -- 144 + 100 pages); Rigging (142 pages); Transformers (90 pages): and Working on Lines and Equipment (162 pages). All are well illustrated. Provides extremely detailed coverage. Copyright dates run from 2015 to 2018.

Scranton, Pennsylvania:: International Textbook Company, 1945.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: part of a uniformly bound series; bound in dark navy (nearly black) washable cloth; raised titles; all edges are tinted blue; the gilt spine text is printed European fashion (or upside-down for Americans); Very Good condition.. small 8vo (just over 7.5 inches tall) . Index. Marbled endpapers. Description: Figure illustrations. Number 635 in this series. This volume presents Electricity, Parts 1 through 3.