Search Results: Titles starting with E from Shapero Rare Books

New York, Gotham Book Mart, 1983. . First edition, first printing, signed by the illustrator as 'Dogear Wryde'; small 8vo (180 x 125 mm.); illustrations and pictorial wrappers by Edward Gorey, a near-fine copy. A great little book of cut-out costumes for E.D. Ward the Mercurial Bear, thankfully with none of the costumes actually cut out... Signed by Gorey under his pseudonym 'Dogear Wryde'.

London Waddington Graphics and Corianda Studios 1991 . Screenprint in colours, 1991, on wove paper, signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 95 in pencil, published by Waddington Graphics and Corianda Studios, 102.5 x 77 cm. (40.4 x 30.3 in.)

[c.1950]. . Gelatin silver print. Dimensions: 155 by 205mm. (6 by 8 inches). Good condition with 'James Carr' credit on reverse, small tear to top right-hand corner otherwise good.

Qajar Persia, dated Rajab 1215 AH (1800 AH). . Single volume, illuminated manuscript on polished paper, in Arabic, 198 leaves, complete, 105 by 65 mm; single column, 21 lines elegant black naskh per page, surah headings in ref thuluth against gilt banners throughout, opening two leaves with elaborately decorated gilt head-pieces and further gilt polychrome additions to the outer borders, fihrist at the front of the Qur'an and closing prayers at the end copied in blue and red within arabesque shapes set against decorative floral backgrounds, catch-words, a few small stains and light finger-soiling, overall very bright and attractive condition; contemporary lacquered boards, framed within gilt borders (later gilding), edges painted with floral motifs in gilt, rebacked, a handsome copy. Very attractive pocket-sized Qur'an copied in a regular scribal hand and dated 1800 AH. The Qajar dynasty began in 1797 and saw a flourish in artistic endeavours under the patronage of Fath' Ali Shah Qajar. The… Read More

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1930. . First edition. 8vo, xx, 204pp, frontispiece, 39 plates and 35 illustrations and maps, folding map at rear, annotations in red ink on p.145, original black cloth, a good copy. Based on various accounts of wanderings in the Central Alps from the sixteenth century right up to the end of the eighteenth century. It concentrates on those taken by scientists and tourists.

[c.1940]. . Oblong folio, 250 by 310mm. One-hundred and forty seven silver gelatin prints, most with good tonality and in good condition, 65 by 105mm. or larger, contemporary brown cloth board, spine lacking. An album containing fine amateur photographs of hunting in East Africa.

London 1836. . Hand-coloured engraving with aquatint, showing a bustling London street, a fine impression. Dimensions: 435 x 530 mm (17 x 21 inches).

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1911 . Twelfth edition. xxviii, 682pp, 73 maps, 16 plans, and 11 panoramas, inner hinge slightly loose; publisher's red cloth gilt; a very good bright copy. Last and most comprehensive English edition. After the War the next edition was called " Tyrol and the Dolomites ".Issued c.1911 Hinrichsen E53

Karl Baedeker, Leipsic. 1907. . Eleventh edition. xxvi, 574pp. 61 maps, 10 plans and 8 panoramas, front map with 2 cm tear at lower edge; publisher's original red cloth gilt, a little worn; overall a very good copy. 'Eastern Alps' first started in 1879 and was last published in 1911. Previously this area was included in 'Southern Germany and Austria'. There is a special section devoted to Alpine terms. Issued c.1907. Hinrichsen E52.

[London, 1904]. . Printed in blue and brown on white cotton. In very good condition. Following the return of David Livingstone from Africa in 1857 a coalition of groups from the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, and Dublin established the The Universities' Mission, the first missionary society representing the high church end of the Anglican Church. The Mission existed from 1859 to 1909. This map, covering British Central Africa, German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa (parts of modern South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania), is presumed to have been produced as part of the fund-raising activities of the society. A highly unusual and interesting map. BLMC Maps 66115.(1.).

Graham's Town, 28 April 1847. . First edition. Single column on a folio sheet, old fold marks. A rare survival announcing the appointment of Young as Lieutenant governor of the Eastern Districts, at a time when it was the urgent wish of the majority of settlers to be separated from the Western Districts. Below the proclamation are two government notices concerning the appointment. Not traced in Mendelssohn. Gordon-Brown, The Settlers' Press, p103.

[c.1858-62]. . Albumen print, 34.5 x 46 cm. (13.5 x 18 inches). Mounted on card. Fair tonal range and in good condition, card slightly damaged, title in manuscript on card. Although trained as a medical doctor, Dr. John Murray excelled as a photographer. The Scottish-born doctor was introduced to photography around 1849, while in the Medical Service of the Army of the East India Company. Stationed near the Taj Mahal in Agra, he evidently developed a considerable interest in the Mughal architecture of the region. Throughout the forty-year period that Murray lived and worked in India, he systematically recorded many famous buildings in and around Agra and the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. In the mid-1800s, no simple method of enlarging photographs existed. To make a sizable print, Murray worked with a large-format wooden camera capable of accepting negatives up to 16 by 20 inches. He worked with both glass and waxed-paper negatives; traveling photographers and those in remote places found the… Read More

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1899 . Ninth edition. xxvi, 568pp, 47 maps, 10 plans, 7 panoramas, previous owner's stamp on front free endpaper; publisher's red cloth gilt, spine faded and partly split at edges; otherwise a good copy. Ninth edition in this unusual series aimed at the mountaineer and walker. Issued c.1899. Hinrichsen E50

Karl Baedeker, Leipsic 1879 . Fourth edition. xxix, 406pp, 20 maps, 10 plans, and 7 panoramas, repair to front free endpaper; publisher's red cloth gilt, slightly faded and dirty; overall a very good firm copy. First English edition of this series devoted solely to the Eastern Alps previously included in Southern Germany and Austria. A very scarce edition. Endpapers dated 'June 1879'. Hinrichsen E45.

Karl Baedeker, Leipsic 1879 . Fourth edition. xxix, 406pp, 20 maps, 10 plans, and 7 panoramas, inscription on title-page, original red cloth gilt, slightly faded and dirty; overall a good firm copy. First English edition of this series devoted solely to the Easten Alps previously included in Southern Germany and Austria. A very scarce edition. Endpapers dated "June 1879". Hinrichsen E45.

c.1950's . Gelatin silver print. 22.8 x 17 cm. Photographer's signature on reverse.

London, Secker & Warburg, 1959. . First edition, first impression; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's maroon cloth, silver lettering to spine, with the unclipped printed dustjacket, tanning to top edge, spine and flap folds, dust-soiling to rear panel, slight chipping to head of spine, else very good. First edition of the author's first book.Sir Malcolm Stanley Bradbury CBE, author and academic, he is often compared with David Lodge, his friend and a contemporary as a British exponent of the campus novel genre. Bradbury drew on his career as a University Lecturer, at Hull, Birmingham and from 1965, the new University of East Anglia where, in 1970, he became professor of American studies; he was to remain in Norwich for the rest of his life.

[London, The Vale Press, 1902]. . One of 300 copies; folio; printed in red & black King's fount throughout, partly unopened, light browning to free endpapers; original holland-backed powder blue boards, printed title label to upper cover, a very good copy. A finely printed edition of these Old Testament texts; the first book printed in Ricketts' third typeface, the King's fount. Watry B38.

[Chicago(?)], [1934(?)]. . Pamphlet; 8vo (22x 14.5 cm); loose slip 'Compliments of Mr Richard Whitney, President, New York Stock Exchange'; original printed wrappers, removed from a larger binding, with resultant holes and residue to spine edge; 19, [1]pp. stock23 The story of Richard Whitney (1888-1974) is now infamous. President of the New York Stock Exchange, the man who boldly bid up U.S. Steel on Black Thursday, heralded for saving the market, who later defied the Senate's banking committee, and was in 1938 sentenced to between five and ten years in Sing Sing prison for embezzlement. This pamphlet is from a series of addresses Whitney gave to various business associations whilst president of the New York Stock Exchange in the 1930s. Their purpose was to defend the old practices, including short selling, and to exculpate the New York Stock Exchange from any criticism for the crash. Here Whitney extolls the virtues of 'Economic Freedom' in a speech given at a dinner for the Chicago Association… Read More

Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1969. . First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author; 8vo; minor spotting to rear endpaper, light age-toning, else unmarked internally; publisher's maroon cloth, gilt lettering to spine, light bumping to corners and spine ends, light spotting to top edge, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket, small chip to front panel at the fold, slight chipping to corners and spine ends, associated creasing to extremities, slight fading to spine, else very good; 1pp ALS loosely inserted, on white University of Alberta headed paper, dated 'September 23 '69', folded 3 times, minor spotting and toning. A lovely association copy of Atwood's first novel, inscribed to her friend Jerome Hamilton Buckley on the title page: 'For J.E.H Buckley / with best wishes, / Peggy atwood / 1969.', together with 1pp ALS addressed to the same and dated 'September 23 '69'.The letter, signed 'Peggy A.', is dated from Atwood's time teaching at the University of Alberta, and is on the… Read More