Search Results: Authors starting with E from Bountiful Books

London: Fisher, Son & Jackson. Brown calf spine and corners, marbled boards are rubbed but sound.Gilt printing on spine is worn off. Red edges, top edge dusty. Inked names on marbled front end paper and title page. Occasional foxing throughout, especially on plates. Else interior is tight and unmarked. xvi + 536 pages + frontispiece portrait of the King of Tahiti + 2 maps (one fold-out) and 3 full page tipped in plates. Line drawings throughout. Ellis' researches of the Polynesian Islands provided an early reference on the topic. Volume I only. . Very Good. 3/4 Leather. 1st Edition. 2nd Printing. 1830.

San Francisco, CA: James H. Barry Company. A clean, sound copy in brown cloth boards, faded gilt trim, with crease to top corner of first few pages. Part of a series on California Missions. In the early days, San Diego was headquarters to one of 4 military garrisons providing security for California's 21 missions. Material here is compiled from original sources. Mission San Diego was the first of the missions. xiv + 358 pages, with b/w illustrations and map. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1920.

Mexico: Imprenta Mundial. Blue boards with gilt trim are clean and sound. Card taped into front free end paper has left two small tape marks. Corner missing from front paste-down. Black mark on top edge, otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. 279 pages + Index + numerous tipped-in b/w plates showing photos of the duelists. A complete history of the duel in Mexico and an accounting of famous duels. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1936.