Search Results: Titles starting with E from The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Signed first edition of "E" is for Evidence by Sue Grafton.. Octavo, 227pp. Title in silver on black cloth spine, gray paper boards. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with full number line. Solid text block, lightly bumped corners, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $15.95 retail price on front flap, with a touch of shelf wear. Signed by the author on the title page.

Niwot, Colorado: The University Press of Colorado, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/fine. Signed first edition, first printing of The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel. Octavo, 186pp. Green cloth. First edition, with full number line on copyright page. Laid-in postcard. Signed by author on half title.

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of Russell J. Ferguson's Early Western Pennsylvania Politics, inscribed by Harry S. Truman to a local congressman.. Octavo, vii, 300pp. Blue-gray cloth, title in gilt on spine. First edition with no additional printings mentioned on copyright page. Some shelf wear, especially at spine. Blindstamp on last page from previous owner. In publishers dust jacket, lightly soiled from handling, toning to spine, some chipping at top edge, otherwise very good. Inscribed by President Harry S. Truman on the front free endpaper to Congressman James G. Fulton, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1945-1971. Inscription reads: "To Cong. Fulton with kindest regards. Harry Truman." Congressman Jim Fulton represented Pennsylvania's 31st congressional district, which existed from 1903-1953, which was located primarily around Pittsburgh (Western Pennsylvania).

Chicago: Negro Digest Publishing Co, 1948. Volume III, No. 6. Original Wraps. Near fine. Ebony magazine from April of 1948, with the headline article titled "What To Teach Youngsters About Sex.. Quarto, [67pp]. Illustrated wrappers, bound at spine with staples. Light toning throughout, light shelf wear, generally bright colors. A complete example, with hundreds of illustrations and advertisements. Includes additional articles about the 1948 African American Olympic prospects, Jesse Owens, Billy Berg's Hollywood jazz club, John Walls Trucking Company and the Italian movie Paisan.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1977. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition of Economic Policy Beyond the Headlines by George P. Shultz, inscribed to Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Russell B. Long.. Octavo, xi, 225pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in silver on spine. First edition, with full number line on copyright page. In publisher's near fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap, faint shelf wear, a bright example. Inscribed by Secretary Shultz: "To Russell Long, With my admiration - Mr. Chairman - for the sustained high quality of your contributions to economic policy and my thanks for your help and friendship. George P. Shultz." An exceptional association copy, between the former Treasury Secretary and the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. George P. Shultz (1920-2020) enjoyed a long career in the public and private sector. He served as Secretary of Labor then Secretary of the Treasury for President Richard Nixon, and later served as Secretary of… Read More

New York: Times Books, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine. Signed first edition of Eddy Deco's Last Caper by Gahan Wilson, with a personalized inscription and illustration from the author.. Octavo, 213pp. Original silver hardcover, title in white and red on spine and front cover. Publisher's full number line listed on copyright page. Solid text block, slight bow to front cover, otherwise a fine example. Inscribed on the front flyleaf: All best to Steve --- / That'll teach you to do such a lousy job writing Steve's name, fellah! / Gahan Wilson." Accompanying the inscription is a custom illustration by Wilson of a man with a gun in front of a body on the ground.

London: J.M. Dent & Company, 1904. First Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. First edition of Edinburgh and Its Story by Oliphant Smeaton, from the personal library of Theodore Roosevelt III. Octavo, xv, 396pp. Bound in three quarters green morocco, raised bands, decorative gilt. Reinforced spine, slight edgewear. Marbled endpapers. Includes bookplate from "Theodore Roosevelt" affixed to front pastedown. The "III" on the bookplate denotes the grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, with the Roosevelt family using the same bookplate for multiple generations.

New York: The Viking Press, 1931. First Edition, Second Printing. Quarter Leather. Near fine. Education of a Princess by Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia.. Octavo, xii, 388pp. Quarter maroon leather, maroon cloth boards, title in gilt on spine. The second printing, with the first appearing in 1930. Frontispiece portrait and numerous full page maps throughout. Top edge in gilt, marbled endpapers. Binding by Henry Sotheran, LTD. An attractive example in a fine binding. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890-1958) was a granddaughter of Alexander II of Russia. She served as a nurse during WWI, until the fall of the Russian monarchy in 1917. In 1918, the Bolsheviks began asserting power, murdering members of her family. She escaped and eventually arrived in Bucharest, Romania. In the 1920s, she moved to the United States, meeting with publishers and eventually writing two autobiographies, titled Education of a Princess and A Princess in Exile. She eventually returned to Europe in 1949 and… Read More

Charlottesville: Miller Center, 2015. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Near fine. The Edward Kennedy Oral History Project, with a letter from the widow of Senator Kennedy to Senator Richard Lugar.. Oblong octavo, 96pp. Original paperback, with cutout to front cover showing Kennedy's portrait. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, short closed tear to cutout of front cover, light wear to corners of fore edge, touch of shelf wear. Includes a typed letter on Vicki Reggie Kennedy's stationery thanking Senator Lugar for his support of the Oral History Project. Richard Lugar (1932-2019) was a lifelong politician, serving as a US Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. During his time in Washington, Lugar was Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Prior to this, Lugar was the 44th Mayor of Indianapolis, in office from 1968-1976. Lugar's legacy lives on through The Lugar Center, a nonprofit public policy institution he established in 2013 to… Read More

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Signed first edition of Eight White Nights by André Aciman.. Octavo, 360pp. Blue hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First edition, 2010" on copyright page with full number line. Solid text block. In the publisher's dust jacket, $26.00 retail price on front flap, a fine example. Signed by the author in blue marker on title page. André Aciman (b. 1951) is an Italian-American author and distinguished professor at the Graduate Center of City University of New York. His acclaimed debut novel, Call Me by Your Name, delves into themes of love, desire, and identity with a unique lyrical and introspective prose style. Aciman's other notable works, including Eight White Nights, Harvard Square, Enigma Variations, and Find Me, feature similar themes, securing his space as a prolific contemporary author.

New York: Didier, Publishers, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Signed first edition of Eisenhower: The Liberator by Andre Maurois.. Octavo, 80pp. Illustrated paper covers, no additional printings. Wear to front hinge, solid text block. In the publisher's dust jacket, $2.00 on front flap, chip to lower edge of spine, bright illustrations. Signed by the author on the half-title. A scarce wartime printing.

London: The Arcadia Press, 1971. Limited Edition. Full leather. Fine. Deluxe limited edition of El Alamein to the River Sangro, signed by Field Marshal Montgomery.. Quarto, 421pp. Black morocco, raised bands, gilt printing on spine, gilt facsimile signature and coat of arms on cover, all gilt edges, marbled endpapers. Color frontispiece portrait, maps and plates. Black leather slipcase in near fine condition, lined with felt interior. A limited edition of 265 copies, this being number 86, signed by Field Marshal Montgomery on the title page. A beautiful binding by Zaehnsdorf. This leather-bound book was published to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein. Along with the similarly bound History of Warfare by Montgomery, El Alamein is one of the most attractive copies of any World War II signed historical narratives. A beautiful addition to any collection.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition of El Indio by Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes.. Octavo, 256pp. Yellow cloth, title in brown on spine and front cover. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, bumped corners, light toning to top edge, faint marks along spine, a near fine example. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, small chips to corners, soiling to spine, with vibrant red details and clear illustrations. A scarce, near fine example. Includes ten illustrations by Diego Rivera and two full-page photos. Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes (1897-1966) was one of the most important chroniclers of the Mexican Revolution. His writings began simply as novels, but he grew in popularity as he pulled from his own experiences during the Revolution. He was awarded the National Prize of Arts and Sciences in 1935. Diego Rivera (1886-1957), known for his influence in establishing the… Read More

New York: Hill and Wang, 1963. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of The Eleanor Roosevelt We Remember by Helen Gahagan Douglas, a gift from Joan and Walter Mondale, the future Vice President of the United States.. Quarto, 173pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, light sunning to cloth, a near fine example. Illustrated with more than 160 black and white photographs of Mrs. Roosevelt throughout her lifetime. Bookplate on front pastedown. In the publisher's dust jacket, $5.95 on front flap, rubbing to back panel, bright illustrations. This copy was inscribed by Joan and Walter Mondale, while serving as the Attorney General of Minnesota.

Plains, GA: Earl Carter Election Committee, 1952. Campaign Letter. Letter. Near fine. From the father of Jimmy Carter, campaign letter to elect Earl Carter as Representative in the General Assembly from Sumter County.. Campaign letterhead, previously folded. Includes the original mailing envelope, addressed to his daughter, Gloria Carter Spann. Includes laid-in voting card for Earl Carter. James Earl Carter Sr. (1894-1953) would go on to win this election and serve briefly in the Georgia House of Representatives. He died in 1953 of pancreatic cancer. His death would lead his son, Jimmy Carter, to leave the Navy early and return to Plains. Carter would later credit his father with shaping his "work habits and ambitions" and sparking his interest in politics.

London: The Limited Editions Club at the Raven Press, 1938. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very good. Limited edition of Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard by Thomas Gray, published by the Limited Editions Club in 1938.. Quarto, 72pp. Brown cloth with illustration blind-embossed and stamped in silver on cover. Title in silver on spine. Clean, solid text block, light sunning to spine. This copy appears unread, very good condition. Lacking the glassine dust jacket. In the matching blue paper-covered slipcase, some shelf wear, minor fading, light wear to stamped silver title. Limited to 1500 signed copies printed for members of The Limited Editions Club, this being number 592. Signed by the illustrator, Agnes Miller Parker, on colophon. An attractive copy.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Inscribed by His Majesty King Charles III, first edition of The Elements of Organic Gardening.. Quarto, 176pp. Green hardcover, title in silver on spine. Stated "First published in Great Britain in 2007" on copyright page, with full number line. Solid text block, light bump to top corner, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, £20.00 retail price on front flap. Signed by His Majesty on the title page "For Ken and Ruth __ - with my very best wishes - Charles 2007.

Andover: Gould and Newman, 1835. First Edition. Full calf. Good. First edition of Elements of Political Economy by Samuel P. Newman, with inscription from renowned Ohio lawyer Ulric Sloane.. Twelvemo, xi, [12]-324pp. Full calf, title in gilt on black morocco label affixed to spine. Front cover starting, still held by binding cords. Crack along rear joint. Some loss to spine, wear along edges of covers. Faint foxing throughout text block. A scarce example, signed on the front flyleaf by Judge Ulric Sloane. Ulric Sloane was "Ohio's foremost criminal lawyer," according to the Chillicothe Gazette and a number of other Ohio newspapers in the late 19th century. Upon his passing on January 21, 1912, Sloane was recognized as one of the most successful criminal law experts in the country. He appeared in more than 200 murder cases throughout his career, with only one client sentenced to death in 1905.

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1868. First Edition. Leather bound. Very good. Incredibly scarce first edition of Elephant Haunts by Henry Faulkner.. Octavo, viii, [1]-325pp. Bound in green cloth boards with brown leather spine, newer endpapers. Title in gilt on red leather label affixed to spine, five raised bands with decorations stamped in blind. Includes frontispiece. Solid text block, light wear to corners, faint thumb-soiling to leaves throughout. Previous bookseller's label affixed to rear pastedown endpaper. Previously held by the Birmingham Library, with associated stamp marks. Lacking half-title and ads at rear. (Czech 93) (Hosken 70) Rare in the first edition, most available copies are facsimiles from 1984. In 1867, Henry Faulkner joined the expedition to Africa which was searching for the lost David Livingstone. During the trip, Faulkner hunted elephant, buffalo, and hippo in present day Malawi and Lake Nyasa. (Czech 93).

South Africa: Three Knights Publishing, 1986. Deluxe Signed Edition. Full leather. Fine. The deluxe limited editions of The Elite: The Story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service and The Elite: Pictorial, both signed by the author, Barbara Cole. Both with presentation signatures from American professional solider, Robert C. MacKenzie.. Octavo, [two volumes], [8], 449pp; [8], 168pp. Blue leather, titles in gilt on spine, Rhodesian Special Air Service (SAS) emblem on the front cover. All edges gilt, blue endpapers. Both volumes with hundreds of illustrations and color photographs. Each in near fine cardboard slipcases. Matching limitation numbers in both volumes (441), with the signature of the author on the limitation page. A fine example of both works. The Rhodesian Special Air Service was formed in 1959 and served until the transition to Black majority rule in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1979. This work by Barbara Cole highlights their efforts to slow the progress of the Zimbabwe African National… Read More