Search Results: Authors starting with E from Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse

Berkeley: Counterpoint, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Berkeley: Counterpoint, 2010. First edition, first printing with full number line. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. xiv, 130, [2]. Black and tan photographic dust jacket with black, white and tan titles. Black cloth quarter bound with blue cloth boards, gold gilt titles. 32 pages of photos, with bibliographies, reading list. DVD inside back cover in paste down pouch. Dust jacket in Brodart wraps. Dust jacket has light edge wear, scratches on back panel - one rather large. Slightly bumped corners on front board. Some scattered, discreet pencil markings, a few notes. Binding tight. A companion to the film, The Practice of the Wild, which is included on the DVD.

New York: Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1939. Hardcover. Good/Good. New York and Chicago: Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1939. 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches: pp. x, 70. White paper dust jacket with sailboat design and blue type. Blue boards with silver gilt type. Illustrated with diagrams, charts and photos. Dust jacket chipped at corners and near spine, closed tear at top front of dj, with shelf wear to edges, some staining, and tape residue to front cover. Minor rubbing to edges with moisture staining, a few faint stains to endpapers, and minor creasing to front pastedown. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Slightly musty-smelling.

Cody, Wyoming: Stockade Publishing, 1979. Stated First Printing. Hardcover. Fine. Cody, Wyoming: Stockade Publishing, 1979. First edition. 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches: pp. 165. Brown boards with photo pastedown on front cover and wagon decoration and titles in black. Map endpapers of Central Wyoming. Illustrated throughout with historical (sepiatone) photographs. Corners sharp, textblock square, Nice bright cover. Interior fine. Story of sheep raising and herding in Wyoming. The authors credit the manuscript by Nell Morrison which told of her life in Wyoming in a sheep herding family, and her manuscript is included in the book.

Indianapolis: Carlon & Hollenbeck, 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Indianapolis: Carlon & Hollenbeck, 1880. First edition. 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. xxiv, 516, (2). Green cloth with engraved patterns and borders on covers and spine, black ink in the patterns on front board and spine, and gold gilt titles. Frontispiece illustration of John Brant, Mohawk chief, and illustration of Pocahontas facing Chapter 1. Significant rubbing wear to boards and spine. Heavy rubbing on upper corners of boards and upper rear spine join - board is exposed. Small tear, possibly sticker damage, on bottom corner of free facing end page. Toning. Text is unmarked. Front hinges is cracked but still intact. Binding solid overall. Early Native American account of the encounters of Native American tribes and white settlers in the 19th century, a series of essays which explores particular conflicts and encounters from the perspectives of Native Americans defending their land against the encroachment of expansion. it… Read More

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1977. First edition. 8 x 6 inches: pp. 72. Brown and white llustrated wraps with black and white type. Interior clean and bright in sound binding. Cover has edge wear and a small ding at bottom of spine, General wear along the spine, and some scratches or light flecking to front wrap. Rear wrap has tiny tear at bottom.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1989. Hardcover. NEAR FINE. Tiny nick to center of rear board. With 12 illustrations. Black lettering to grayish-green cloth-covered boards. 186 pp with bibliographical references, chronology, cast lists, notes and index. Text is unmarked. with little sign of handling. Clean, tight, bright. The revival of the medieval mystery plays in the 20th century.

New York: Pyramid Books, 1975. First edition thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Leo and Diane Dillon. New York: Pyramid Books, 1975. First edition thus. 7 x 4 1/4 inches: pp. 319. Light brown illustrated and photographic cardboard wraps with black type. Cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon Edge and corner wear, creasing. Light scuffing on front fore edge. Faded book store ink stamp on head of book. Creasing at spine. Pages are age toned, but unmarked. Binding tight.

Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. First Edition. Staplebound Pamphlet. Very Good. Essay about composer Gustav Mahler, and poem entitled "RANGER XXXVII". 15 pp. Crease through bottom of pages. "SPARROW appears monthly. It prints poetry, fiction, essays, criticism, commentaries & reviews. Each issue presents the work of a single author. The poet is prophet." (from front cover).