Search Results: Titles starting with E from Black's Fine Books & Manuscripts

Cambridge, U.K.: Polity Press, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. x, 283. 8vo. Publisher's black boards, silver lettering to the spine. No detectable flaws to the extremities, contents equally without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; near fine and housed in original, lightly rubbed, unclipped, dustjacket. Overall, very good+ to near fine.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Men's Musical Club of Winnipeg, Limited, 1953. First edition. Stapled Wraps. pp. 14. 8vo. Illustrated stapled card covers. Many black and white and colour photographs, portraits, illustrations and advertisement by local merchants (such as Eaton's, Great-West Life amongst others). No detectable flaws, contents clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding; near fine.

Brussels: Editions de l'Institut de Sociologie (fondé par Ernest Solvay), Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1967. First printing. Card Covers. pp. 17. Stapled card covers. Black and white maps. Ink inscription to the title page else, contents clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding; very good+. From the Introduction: "Whether or not traditional Eskimo society can be said to have law is a controversial question among both jurists and anthropologists. Whatever the right answer to this question may be, the accounts of the social reality in Eskimo culture appear to intrigue students of law-as-a-social-phenomenon and of anthropological jurisprudence. Indispensable to this study is an adequate knowledge of the social and cultural matrix from which law in the given society emerges."

London: John Baker, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. 278. 8vo., measuring 5.5" x 8.75". Publisher's original dark-green cloth over boards with gilt lettering over orange spine label. Lightest bumps to the head-and-tail of spine otherwise, the extremities remain remarkably well-preserved showing no additional flaws. Contents equally without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; near fine and housed in very good, lightly rubbed, price-clipped, dustjacket showing a few light spots to the front panel, and light wear along the edges (now housed in protective mylar cover). An uncommon offering of the first printing of this early collection of essays by the late English novelist, and philosopher. Overall, very good. "Colin Wilson was born in Leicester in 1931, the son of a boot and shoe operative. An early interest in science developed in his teens into an interest in literature and philosophy; the result was that in his early twenties he worked… Read More

Macon, Georgia, United States: J.W. Burke Co., 1920. First Edition. Stapled Wraps. pp. 47, [1]. 12mo., measuring 5.25" x 7.25". Charming light-blue, textured, twice-stapled, card covers with navy-blue lettering. Black-and-white map illustrating "Eaneas' Trail" commencing in Rome, GA in 1864 to his destination of Louisville, GA in 1872. Fainest edgewear to the extremities, contents entirely without blemish; near fine.

New York: Fireside, 1992. Softcover. pp. 300. 8vo. Bright, clean, and unmarked; fine.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Saults & Pollard Limited, 1926. First printing. Stapled Wraps. pp. 16. Slim 8vo. Stapled card covers. Black and white map. Card covers lightly sunned, ink name to cover page, ink inscription to top margin of title page else contents clean and unmarked; very good+. Transcation No. 1 (New Series) of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba. See Peel (3rd) 72. Charles Napier Bell was president of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba when this paper was presented. Scarce.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Stapled Wraps. pp. 38, [1]. 8vo., measuring 8.25" x 6.25". Illustrated, twice-stapled, card covers. Black-and-white illustrations, facsimiles. Neat bookplate and stamp to the lower-margin of the title page, else, bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, stapled binding; near fine. Scarce in commerce. See OCLC #23570354. Series: Slavistica, No. 11.

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1846. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. [iv], lxiv, 279, [1]. 12mo., measuring 4.5" x 7". Blind-stamped cloth over boards featuring lovely floral motifs, and gilt lettering to the spine, untrimmed top edge. Light edgewear, some lifting of the cloth along the edges of the spine. Lovely neat period ink inscription to the ffep otherwise contents remain bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; very good. Henry Francis Cary was best known for his blank verse translation of Dante's, The Divine Comedy; he also translated and published, The Birds of Aristophanes in 1824, and roughly a decade later, in 1834, his translation of Odes of Pindar also appeared.

London: Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1928 & 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. xii, [1], 327; xi, [1], 286 + 2 pages of publisher's advertisements. Royal 8vo. Bound in lovely light green cloth over boards with gilt lettering, and circular floral motif to the centre of the front boards, and spines. Gilt top-edge. Black and white lithographed frontispieces depicting a young, and old Thomas Hardy, and accompanied with their original tissue-guards. Replete with black and white photographs, illustrations, and even a two-page lovely facsimile of a hand-written letter by the author; all accompanied with their original tissue-guards. Slightest bumping to the spine ends otherwise, no detectable flaws with the contents remaining bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; housed in excellent dust-jackets (not price-clipped and bearing the original cost of "18/-net") showing only the slightest traces of edgewear (both dust-jackets now housed in protective mylar covers). Overall, a very… Read More

Winnipeg, Manitoba: The Winnipeg Art Gallery | ABC Art Books Canada, 2006. First edition. Softcover. pp. 192. Square 4to. Replete with many colour photographs illustrating the holdings at the Winnipeg Art Gallery and one black and white map. No detectable flaws, contents clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding; near fine.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Triden Press Ltd., 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Stapled Wraps. pp. 31. 8vo., measuring 23 cm. Plain, twice-stapled, card covers. Neat private ownership stamp to the corner of the title page, else, bright, clean, and unmarked; near fine. Rare in commerce. Corresponds to OCLC #141656.

Lakewood, CO: Acropolis Books, Inc., 1998. Softcover. pp. xviii, 199. 8vo. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Appears unread; as new. "Letters Joel wrote to patients in all parts of the world during the years of his healing ministry as a Christian Science practitioner, demonstrating the spiritual bond that exists between practitioner and patient in the realization of Oneness. You will feel the love that revealed itself as the healing Truth."

Saint Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2002. Softcover. pp. xiii, 220. Small 8vo. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Appears unread; as new. "A treasure trove of practical magic for both novices and more experienced practitioners.beautifully crafted spells that invoke the alchemy of possibility.--PanGaia A leaf from an oak tree.a wildflower.water from a sparkling stream.dirt from a cool dark cave--these are the age-old tools of natural magic. Born of the earth, possessing inherent power, they await only our touch and intention to bring their magical qualities to life. The four elements are powerful magical tools. Using their energies, we can transform ourselves, our lives, and our world. This much-loved, classic guide offers more than seventy-five spells, rites, and simple rituals you can perform using the marvelous powers of the natural world. Scott Cunningham was a greatly respected teacher and one of the most influential members of the modern Craft movement. A practitioner of elemental magic for twenty… Read More

Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2001. Softcover. pp. xv, 153. Small 8vo. Illustrated covers. Many black-and-white illustrations throughout. Bright, clean, and unmarked; fine. "The ways of magic are revealed in nature.The secrets are written in meandering streams and drifting clouds, whispered by the roaring ocean and cooling breeze, echoed through caves and rocks and forests. When you draw a heart in the sand, call on the four winds for assistance, or ask the rain to wash away a bad habit, you are practicing earth magic. By working in harmony with nature, we can transform ourselves, our lives, and our world. This tried-and-true guide offers more than one hundred spells, rites, and simple rituals you can perform using the powerful energy of the earth. Scott Cunningham was a greatly respected teacher and one of the most influential members of the modern Craft movement. A practitioner of elemental magic for twenty years, he wrote more than fifty books, including the seminal Wicca: A Guide for the… Read More

London: T. Nelson and Sons, Paternoster Row, 1870. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. pp. xii, 715. Thick, heavy royal 8vo. Bound in utilitarian tan buckram over boards with gilt lettering to the spine, fresh endpapers. Richly illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white engravings, vignettes, illustrations, etc. No flaws to the extremities, light occasional foxing throughout, unobtrusive circular institutional stamp to the head of the introductory leaf, else, contents without blemish. Overall, very good.

New York: Kangraoo Books | Pocket Books, 1977. Pocket 81064. Softcover. pp. 284. 12mo. Illustrated covers. Single light crase to the spine, else, near fine. Contents remain bright, clean, and unmarked. Near fine.

New York: PaperStar Books, 1995. Softcover. Unpaginated. 4to. Illustrated covers. Beautifully illustrated throughout. Appears unread; as new.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Privately Printed by the Author, 2000. Softcover. pp. ix, 138. 8vo. Pictorial glossy card covers. Richly illustrated with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, maps, facsimiles, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound binding; near fine.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Thistledown Press, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. pp. 65. Square 8vo. Pictorial covers. Black-and-white illustrations. Lightest rubbing to the covers, contents without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; very good+.