Search Results: Authors starting with U from Eureka Books

(Emeka Udemba), 2003. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 9.5 by 8.5 inches. 34 pages. A color survey of this Nigerian (now living in Germany) conceptual artist's work. An edition of 1000 copies. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Inscribed by the author in Caracas in 2004.

Archipelago, 2019. Trade Paperback.

RPCV Alliance for Ukraine, 2022. Trade Paperback. A new copy.

R and E Research Associates, 1974. Trade Paperback. 352 pages. 8.5 by 11 inches. Reproduced from typescript. A reprint of the author's 1963 Ph.D. disseration. Library markings removed from spine; ownership stamps on the cover and title page; no other library markings. Else very good in wrappers.

(UC Berkeley) Radical Student Union, 1969. First Edition. Ephemera. People's Park protest, 8 page tabloid format, printed on newsprint, unfolds to a large color poster designed by Frank Cieciorka, 32 x 22.75 inches, captioned 'Let a thousand parks bloom.' Provides a chronology of the protest from Tuesday, May 13 to Thursday, May 23, with events scheduled for May 25, 26, and 30. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy which has been folded twice. Slight darkening to page edges.

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, 1959. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 61 pages. First edition (first printing). Very good in illustrated printed wrappers (paperback). Pamphlet has slight bend.

The Nichols Press, 1911. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 133 pages plus ads. The book contains hundreds of receipts (recipes). OCLC lists 1 copy. Good copy in thick paper wrappers (paperback). Covers faded, soiled, worn at edges. Hinges reinforced with tape. Some pages soiled.

(Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory), 1971. Hardcover. Two large volumes collecting approximately 100 journal offprints by faculty members associated with the observatory. Volume 1, contributions 1358-1653. Volume 2, contributions 1654-1761. Not all contributions are bound in - some simply have title pages. Since the 'missing' contributions have white title pages while those that are present have purple title pages, I don't believe all the contributions were ever present. Blue cloth stamped in gilt lettering. Near fine hardcovers. No dust jackets. A large, heavy set.

The Czechoslovak Information Service, 1942. Trade Paperback. 138, 96 pages. No. 2 includes selected documents covering the period from the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Germans, 1939, to the end of 1942. No.3 is the fourth revised edition of 'Democracy in Czechlslovakia' by Brackett Lerwis and presents a summary of Czechoslovakian society and history. First edition of No. 2. Fourth revised edition of No. 3. Very good in paper wrappers (paperback).

Nan A. Talese, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 206 pages. A novel set in fourteenth century England. First edition (first printing). Spotting to the page block thus a near fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author: 'To ___, All the best wishes / Barry Unsworth' and dated 1995.

Miller Freeman Books, 2000. First Edition. Trade Paperback. First edition (first printing). About fine in (paperback). With former owenr's blind stamp on the title page. Unopened CD at rear. This book explores the evolution of 19 intriguing artists bred by the unique 1960s music scene, and traces the musical and cultural threads that gave birth to their electrifying innovations. From folk-rockers to blue- and brown-eyed soulsters to rock satirists and beyond, acclaimed rock author Unterberger uncovers the lives and music of the key visionaries in a mesmerizing decade, including: The Pretty Things, Tim Buckley, Arthur Brown, The Fugs, Bobby Fuller, The Bonzo Dog Band, Fred Neil, The Beau Brummels and many more. Includes cool photos throughout, and audio samples highlighting the sounds of some of the featured artists. Comprehensive and engaging. Clearly, Unterberger has done his research. - Billboard

The Sumac Press & Emerson G. Wulling, 1934. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. 6 pages. Edition limited to 81 copies. First edition thus. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Slight tanning at edges.

Texas Arts Journal, 1977. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 109 pages. 8-3/8 by 10-7/8 inches. Contains Updike's libretto for a Grimm-inspired children's opera, The Fisherman and His Wife. Limited to 22 copies, with a page of the original typescript signed by Updike laid-in to a folder labeled with limitation details. The opera premiered at the Opera Company of Boston in 1970, with score by Gunther Schuller. First edition (first printing). Small snag to cover edge, thus a near fine copy; labeled folder and signed typescript page fine (page 28). A photocopied letter from Updike laid-in explains: 'I talked Knopf into letting me make it a children's book in format like other opera plots...But when I settled to the task it appeared to me I should spare bookbuyer[s] and booksellers one more volume to deal with.' Enclosed in publisher's slipcase with paper label stating edition details. [JSP01].

Knopf, 1991. Hardcover. John Updike's fourth collection of nonfiction is his biggest and richest yet. The years have brought to him an increasing number of odd jobs, to which he has wittily responded. Here he contemplates our national monuments, the female body, the Fourth of July, the Gospel of Matthew, other writers, moralists, aspects of science, and more.

Roxburghe Club. Printed by Andrew Hoyem, Arion Press, 1976. First Edition. Broadside. Broadside, 12 x 9 inches, poem printed in black ink, with Valenti Angelo decorations in blue ink. 150 copies printed for Gale Herrick, Stan Speck, John Border and Jack Aldridge by Arion Press to present to members of the Roxburge Club of San Francisco at their May 18, 1976 meeting. A57 in Updike bibliography. First edition thus. A fine copy. Double-matted and framed in simulated word-grain. Hansomely presented.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 279 pages. A novel. First edition (first printing). A fine copy; in a dust jacket with a bit of toning to the edges else fine. "S. "is the story of Sarah P. Worth, a thoroughly modern spiritual seeker who has become enamored of a Hindu mystic called the Arhat. A native New Englander, she goes west to join his ashram in Arizona, and there struggles alongside fellow "sannyasins" (pilgrims) in the difficult attempt to subdue ego and achieve "moksha "(salvation, release from illusion). S. details her adventures in letters and tapes dispatched to her husband, her daughter, her brother, her dentist, her hairdresser, and her psychiatrist messages cleverly designed to keep her old world in order while she is creating for herself a new one. This is Hester Prynne s side of the triangle described by Hawthorne s "Scarlet Letter;" it is also a burlesque of the quest for enlightenment, and an affectionate meditation on American womanhood. "From the Trade… Read More

Andre Deutsch, 1965. Hardcover.

(Albondocani Press), 1974. Trade Paperback. Single sheet folded and stapled into stiff paper wraps, with poem on one page. 4-3/4 by 7 inches. Limited edition of 400 copies printed as a holiday greeting by the author and publisher and not issued for sale. A fine copy in stapled wrappers (paperback). This issue omits publisher names on holiday greeting on first page. Includes original, unused envelope which has adhered to itself at one corner, else fine.

Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong, about 10-1/4 by 7-3/4 inches. 'With Musical Themes By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart' -- from the cover. Library binding edition, with illustrated boards. Illustrations in color. Also issued in a trade edition bound in yellow cloth with dust jacket. First edition (first printing). Library binding but not an ex-library copy, thus uncommon. No dust jacket, as issued. Some wear to spine ends and corners, and one corner lightly bumped, thus very good.