Search Results: Authors starting with E from Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art

St. Louis, Missouri: Boar's Head Press, 1977. 181 pages. Biography of 3 sisters who were lifelong St. Joseph, Missouri residents: the noted folklorist Mary Alicia Owen, the noted speleogist Luella Agnes Owen, and ornithologist Juliette Owen. The book is in virtually as-new condition.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

St. Louis, Missouri: Boar's Head Press, 1977. 181 pages. Biography of 3 sisters who were lifelong St. Joseph, Missouri residents: the noted folklorist Mary Alicia Owen, the noted speleogist Luella Agnes Owen, and ornithologist Juliette Owen. The book is in virtually as-new condition.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

St. Louis, Missouri: Boar's Head Press, 1977. 181 pages. Biography of 3 sisters who were lifelong St. Joseph, Missouri residents: the noted folklorist Mary Alicia Owen, the noted speleogist Luella Agnes Owen, and ornithologist Juliette Owen. The book is in virtually as-new condition.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

London: Jacob Tonson, 1725. (20), 271 pages, followed by 8 leaves containing the appendix, index and booksellers' catalog. Written by British historian and clergyman Laurence Echard (1670-1730), this is an early history of England's "Glorious Revolution" beginning with a review of problems during the reigns of King Charles and King James II and concluding with the Declaration of Rights" (the full text of the Declaration is on pages 265-268) and the accession of King William II and Queen Mary II. The appendix contains a calendar of the Convention and a record of the presence/absence of each peer at every session as well as their recorded dissents. The bookseller catalog lists books for sale by Tim. Hatchett and Edm. Comins in the Royal Exchange. Jacob Tonson (1655-1736) and his nephew Jacob Tonson (1682-1735) were among the most significant London booksellers and publishers at the end of the 17th century and beginning of the 18th century. Among their accomplishments were the publication of important… Read More

Not Yet Published: Clyde Edgerton, 1990. 256 pages (typeprint is on one side of paper only). A very scarce corrected proof, not yet published but later published by Algonquin Books. Signed by Edgerton and inscribed to publisher's rep Rick Gill, "For Rick Gill, With appreciation for your help up in Virginia and down in N.C--and with thanks for selling my books as a book seller. I hope you enjoy this. Clyde Edgerton 5 May 1990". In very good condition.. SIGNED. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Augusta, Maine: The Mitchell-Cony Company, 1909. 160 page Maine reference manual that includes a brief history of Maine that references governors, members of Congress, state government, plantations newspapers, churches, and more. In addition, there is an 80 page census of Winthrop and Monmouth, Maine. A large folding color map is laid in. The book is especially useful for genealogical researchers. The book is clean and tight, with a tiny scrape on rear cover; pages lightly toned. The map is clean and bright, with tanning in the margin along one edge; a couple of closed tears limited to that same edge.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Worcester, Massachusetts: Leonard Worcester, 1793. 346, 84 pages. David Brainerd was a missionary among Native Americans in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and near Easton, Pennsylvania. In 1746 he published the first portion of his diaries about his experiences. After Brainerd died of tuberculosis at Edwards' home in 1748, Edwards edited and published the remaining portions of the diaries. This Worcester edition reprinted both. The book was recently and sympathetically rebound in full dark brown morocco with a red title patch, new but not obtrusive endpapers, and appropriate blind tooling. The first and last few leaves are browned and tender along the edges; the remaining pages are lightly tanned but quite supple. There is a triangle of faint waterstaining in the margins of many pages. Much nicer than it sounds--a better than acceptable copy of two important pieces of Americana (Wright Howes E56 and B717).. Early Printing. Hardcover. Collectible-Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Delanco, New Jersey: The Legal Classics Library (Gryphon Editions), 2003. lxxix, 219 pages. Facsimile reprint of the scarce 1906 first edition. Special limited edition "Privately Printed for the Members of the Legal Classics Library." Bound in full burgundy leather; marbled endpapers designed by Richard J. Wolfe; covers brass-die stamped in 22-karat gold design by Daniel B. Bianchi and Selma Ordewer; all edges gilt; integral ribbon bookmark. Great Britain does not have a written constitution, and Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780) was the first person to produce a comprehensive overview of British common law. Its influence was almost immediate and certainly immense, not only as a legal guide but as a literary document. The effect was profound not only in Britain but also in the United States--the U. S. Constitution was in many ways a response to both strengths and weaknesses of British law as revealed in the Commentaries. All 4 volumes are in virtually as-new condition.. First Edition… Read More

New York: Unpublished, 1945. 6 inches by 6 1/2 inches on a sheet measuring 12 3/4 inches by 9 7/8 inches.  Beneath the image the artist has written in pencil his notes about the image.Original drybrush and wash drawing by Edy-Legrand.  In 1945 French artist Legrand wanted to illustrate Don Quixote, and he pitched the idea to George Macy for a new Limited Editions Club edition of the book.  After showing Macy a number of drawings, he was able to convince Macy to go ahead with the project.  Five years later, after having offered 200 draft illustrations, Legrand finally came up with 48 full page pen/dry brush drawings that became the basis for the new LEC edition.  Because the drawing offered here represents Sancho Panza quite differently than Legrand portrayed him in the final drawings, I suspect that it was one of the early images that he showed Macy in 1945--among the artist notes is the circled word "Esquisse" (French for "sketch").  The drawing is… Read More

New York: Fritz Eichenberg, 1943. The first of 2 wood engravings of Abraham Lincoln that was created by Fritz Eichenberg. Signed in pencil by the artist for "Howie & Bobbie." I think this image is superior to the later one--it certainly is more scarce. In a 1968 letter from Lincolniana collector Frank J. Williams, Eichenberg is quoted: "I did my first Lincoln, the three quarters profile, in the middle of the second World War, to remind my friends of the great heart of Lincoln, who, in his Gettysburg address, exhorted his country to be magnanimous and bind up the wounds of a war of brother against brother.... Lincoln represents the best America has ever produced, a man of, for, and by the people in the truest sense--great and humble, with a sense of humor and deep compassion.... If you look closely, you will notice that I engraved two little crosses reflected in his sad eyes--he knew suffering.". SIGNED. First Edition. Single Sheet. Fine. Illus. by Fritz Eichenberg. Fine Art Print.

New York: Camera Club of New York, 1898. Published in Camera Notes, volume 2, number 2 (October 1898).  Printed as a photogravure by the Photochrome Engraving Company, a company that Alfred Stieglitz had founded.  Image size is  7 1/2 inches by 5 5/8 inches.  Printed only for members of the Camera Club of New York, the edition size was no more than 300, and far fewer than that have survived. Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr. (1862-1952) was one of the most important pictorialist photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  Along with his fellow New Yorker Alfred Stieglitz, he was one of the first Americans admitted to membership in the prestigious British society of pictorialist photographers, the Linking Ring. The "ranchman" in the image is not identified, but Eickemeyer did make several trips to the American west, and I suspect he found his subject on one of those trips. The photogravure is in excellent condition: a superb impression that is in virtually… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1963. Single sheet of paper SIGNED and inscribed by Milton Eisenhower, the brother of former President Eisenhower to his Doubleday advertising manager Robert Carter: "For: Bob Carter for good sales--Milton Eisenhower." The sheet of paper is a blank page from Eisenhower's book, THE WINE IS BITTER. Provenance: from the collection of Robert Carter's son, who said that his mother had removed the page from the book at the time of his parents' less than friendly divorce. The inscription and signature are bright and unfaded.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible- Fine. 9 1/8" by 5 3/4". Manuscript.

Chula Vista, California: Rohr Industries, Inc., 1973. (142) pages. This was an early study important to the development of adhesives for composites used in the construction of American fighter planes. Unclassified study prepared under contract (F33615-71-C-1942) for United States Air Force Materials Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The book is quite scarece; the distribution list includes only 72 offices in various government and private aviation, space, and military agencies/companies. The book is clean and tight, with some soiling and wear on the front cover.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Washington D. C.: Printed by and for the Editor, 1936. The title continues: Together with the journal of the Federal convention, Luther Martin's letter, Yates's minutes, Congressional opinions, Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of '98-'99, and other illustrations of the Constitution. Complete in 4 volumes. This is the scarce 2nd edition, which includes a significant amount of additional material that was not include in the first edition published between 1827 and 1830. Still the standard reference for anyone researching the founding documents for the United States. Generally in about very good condition, though missing the title and volume number patches for volume 2. In volume 1 (only) there is a scraper across the upper left corner of the textblock that has affected that portion of the blank margin in about half the pages. Please examine the attached photos--the damage is minor and affects none of the text. All pages remain quite supple.. Second Edition. Hardcover. About Very… Read More

London: Henry Washbourne, 1845. Complete in 3 volumes: xxiv, 342, (1)pages; (iv), 392 pages; (iv), 408 pages. Bound in 3/4 leather, with gilt decorated spines, with dull red leather title/author patches. A selection of poetry by British poets from the reign of King Henry II through the reign of Charles II. All 3 volumes are in attractive, very good Condition: clean, tight, and bright, with some minor rubbing at the heads of the spines.. Fifth Edition, Corrected. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

San Diego, California: American Astronautical Society (AAS), 1981. xvi, 310 pages. Third printing of Volume 1 in the AAS History Series, that was first published in 1977. Laid in is a handwritten note from Gene Emme to NASA archivist Lee Saegesser, with whom Emme had worked closely for years in the NASA History Office. Emme was NASA's first official historian and the founder of the NASA History Office. Through national meetings, technical meetings, symposia and publications, the American Astronautical Society has provided the perspectives and expertise of the leading American space professionals in advancing all space activities. In this book 13 of those professionals provide important perspectives on the history of flight in the U. S. just after the opening of the National Air and Space Museum. The book offered here is from the personal collection of Lee Saegesser, NASA's chief archivist for 30 years. The book is in very good condition: clean, bright, and tight, with just a hint of… Read More

Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1949. 455 pages. A detailed account of early steamboats in Virginia and North Carolina, compiled from early Norfolk newspapers by John Cloyd Emmerson, Jr. (1891-1980), who was a Portsmouth, Virginia amateur historian and journalist. SIGNED by the author and inscribed by him to Frank Myers. As the extended subtitle indicates, the book also provides details "of some stage lines that joined with the steam boats to form through routes of inland communication, or provide service for towns aside from the waterways; of some hotels and taverns that catered to travelers in the steam boats; and of some notable passengers who rode them." The book is clean and tight.. SIGNED. Second Printing. Paperback. Collectible-Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Portsmouth, Virginia: John C. Emmerson, Jr., 1949. XI< 453 pages. A detailed account of the second decade of steamboats on the lower Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads, James River, and the Albemarle Sound, compiled from early Norfolk newspapers by John Cloyd Emmerson, Jr. (1891-1980), who was a Portsmouth, Virginia amateur historian and journalist. SIGNED by the author and inscribed by him to Frank Myers. The book is clean and tight.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paperback. Collectible-Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

London: School of Archaeology in Egypt / Bernard Quaritch, 1915. vii, 38 pages + 62 plates, many folding. Folio. First edition. Riqqeh and Memphis VI is one of a series of books published to report the findings of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt. Much of the work was performed by Reginald Engelbach, an engineer turned Egyptologist, and Sir Flinders Petrie, holder of the first chair of Egyptology in England. The artifacts they discovered, many of which are pictured in this volume, form significant parts of the archaeological holdings of the Egyptian Museum of Cairo and the British Museum. The book is clean and tight, with a faint and shallow (1/8 inch) line of water stain at the top of the rear cover and the top margin of the last 3 plates in the book; there also is some staining on the spine that does not obscure the still bright gilt title.. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book.

Seattle: Hermetic Press, 2000. xii, 233 pages. Card tricks and techniques by Pit Hartling, Helge Thun and Jorg Willich (The Flicking Fingers), Peter Grandt and others! Illustrated. Book in as new condition. Dj in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Frank Rosenberg and Kelly Lyles. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.