Search Results: Authors starting with E from Greystone Books

Happy Camp, California, USA: Naturegraph, 2000. NrF. First American Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, LIONEL LITTLE EAGLE, Signing reads, on half-title page, '4-10-07/To ----/Thankyou for/your Good Teachings/Life Is good-/Enjoy the journey-/Lionel Little Eagle'. 256pp.. Profusely illustrated with line-drawings, photographs and maps. This is the true story of the author's journey to South Dakota in search of healing for his wife who is dying of cancer. Lionel Little Eagle is a devoted seeker of the traditional Indian lifestyle and medicinal ways described in this book. Light dusting to fore-edge; else a near fine copy of a SCARCE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR, LIONEL LITTLE EAGLE. . Presentation Copy Inscribed & Signed. First American Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Near Fine.

Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Local, 2004. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, MARTIN EASDOWN, without dedication or inscription on title-page.160pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. On the warm spring evening of 25 May 1917 the tranquility of the modest seaside town of Folkestone, Kent was shattered by an air raid. German bombers, flying on their first ever attack on Britain, killed 96 people, and 61of the dead came from a single that exploded on Tontine Street. Martin Easdown's compelling account of the raid and its appalling aftermath is the first comprehensive history of the episode to be published He records the experiences in detail of similar attacks. by bombers, seaplahes and Zepplins on other Kentish towns, including Dover, Ramsgate, Margate and Sherness. With Bibliography and Index. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, MARTIN EASDOWN.. Signed by Author, Martin Easdown.… Read More

London: Allan Wingate, 1953. VG+/VG. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. Jacket design by Feliks Topolski. The biography of Joseph Goebbels. Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945) was a German Nazi politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. It is an authentic biography , startling in its revelation since it was compiled at first hand from information supplied by his mother, his sister, his stepson and his wife's closest friend, as well as from the key men of his Ministry who worked with him day to day. Goebbels and his wife committed suicide on May 1st 1945 after poisoning their six children. Age-tanning to edges of pages; d/w has small losses to head and tail of spine, and corners of the d/w; d/w has several edge tears (longest 20mm); d/w front and rear panels are dusted and spotted; else a very good plus copy in a very good d/w of an UNCOMMON first edition, first printing.D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.… Read More

Great Britain: John E Eckersley, 2000. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Large Format Paperback. SIGNED BY TWO OF THE AUTHORS, JOHN AND NANCY ECKERSLEY, on title-page Signings read, 'All Good Wishes/John & Nancy'. Lists of the highest points in each county or 'Echoes' (English Counties Highest Original Or Engineered Summits) have long been in existence. Profusely ilustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY TWO OF THE AUTHORS, JOHN AND NANCY ECKERSLEY. . Signed by John & Nancy Eckersley. First Edition, First Printing. Large Paperback. Near Fine.

London: Owen Edgar Gallery, 1980. VG. First edition. Not dated, (1980). Oblong paperback. SIGNED BY OWEN EDGAR, without dedication on compliments slip retained by paper-clip. Signing reads, 'Thank you for your/interest and/support/Owen Edgar/May 1980'. Size of covers 29.7 by 21.2 cms. 56pp. Profusely illustrated with colour reproductions of Victorian paintings, with associated text. Some offsetting by paper-clip; age tanning to edges of pages; light creasing to rear cover, endpaper and last three pages; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY OWEN EDGAR. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Oblong Paperback. Very Good.

London: Punch, 1859. First edition. Half-leather bound with marbled boards; gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated with many wood-engravings by the leading Victorian artists and cartoonists. Two volumes bound in one. A very good copy.. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good.

London: Minerva Press, 2000. VG. First Edition, First Printng, Paperback PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ROBERT EDOM. Inscription reads, 'To --- with all my love/Bob Edom'. 502pp. Born in West Wickham in 1933, this is the autobiography of Bob Edom. A childhood in suburban South London, the Blitz, and a chaotic grammar school education. These are followed by the chronicles of National Service, and some excursions into commerce and industry, and the Prison Service and probation service. Some sunning around spine; creasing to spine and front panel; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ROBERT EDOM. . Signed by Author, Robert Edom. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Very Good.

London: William Murray & Sons, 1975. VG. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, STEWART HYLTON EDWARDS, without dedication. Inscription reads, 'With best wishes/to you both/from/Stewart'. TOGETHER WITH A HAND WRITTEN THREE PAGE LETTER, DATED 25 MARCH '76, 'Thought you and Mary might like a copy'. xv,76pp. A collection of poetry written between 1944 and 1974, including some World War Two poems. During World War Two, he served in the Royal Marines, both at sea and in the Commandos. Some light spotting to all edges; and minor dusting to covers; else a very good copy of a SCARCE firsi edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, STEWART HYLON EDWARDS.. Signed By Author, Stewart Hylton Edwards. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Very Good.

Absolute Crime Books, 2013. Fine. First edition, first printing. Paperback. 131pp. During World War Two as many as 200,000 women, commonly called comfort women, were forced into prostitution, brutally beaten and raped, and held prisoner throughout Asia under the direct control of the Japanese military. Comfort stations, or state-sanctioned supported and operated brothels, existed in Japan, the Philippines, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Thailand, and elsewhere. By the early years of World War Two, there were comfort stations and comfort women nearly everywhere there were Japanese troops, from major military posts to the battlefield. The comfort women confined to work in these brothels came from Korea, Japan, Indonesia, China, the Philippines, and the Netherlands. With Bibliography. A fine copy of an UNCOMMON first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine.

Great Britain: PurpleRay, 2006. VG+. Third edition. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on half-title page. Inscription reads, To ------/happy christmas/2008/from Nanny/ D J Edwards'. (vi),235pp. Aggie Lichen is a little different from other thirteen year olds, a pilp collector - a tooth fairy! A very good plus copy of a SCARCE third edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. Third Edition. Paperback. Very Good Plus.

South Croydon, Surrey: Gordons Fine/Fine. First edition in d/w. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. The experiences of branches of inter-related families, (including Barkworth/Pease; Draffin/Blundell; Bailey/Mackillop families), and their abilities to survive disaster and the First World War. The disaster is the sinking of RMS 'Titanic'. The majority of the book deals with experiences of the First World War covering people of the infantry, field artillery and field engineer units; on fronts as varied as Flanders to Gallipoli, Salonica to the Carpathions, and Egypt to Palestine. These accounts have been augmented and supplemented with diaries, letters, and photographs, and war diaries of their battalions, batteries, brigades and divisions and, from newspapers, memoirs, and campaign accounts and regimental histories. With Bibliography. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting. . First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine.

Solihull: Helion & Company, 2004. NrF/NrF. First Edition, First Printing in d/w. Profusely illustrated with photographs and maps. A well-researched and authoritative history of the Aden Protectorate Levies 1927 to 1961 and the Federal Regular Army of South Arabia 1961 to 1967. With Appendixes, Glossary, Bibliography and Index. Light spotting to top-edge; light dusting to endpapers and paste-downs; else a near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of an UNCOMMON first edition, first printing. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London: Stanley Paul, 1992. VG/VG. First edition in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'For --- --------/With my best wishes/Elwyn Hartley Edwards'. Profusely illustrated with colour and black and white photographs by Kit Houghton. A well-researched and authoritative history and photographic record of Britain's equine heritage. As well as examaning the history and uses of Britain's varied horse and pony popualation, the author takes a look into the future, showing the importance of conservation if all the breeds are to survive. With Breed Societies and Index. Minor light shelf rubbing to bottom edge; else a very good copy, in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed By Author. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Watts & Co, 1906. VG. First edition. Paperback. 64pp. A well-researched and authoritative study of the Babylonian inscription containing the Laws of Hammurabi, the book brings together all the known facts connected with the period of Babylonian history to which it belongs. There is also a chapter explaining the dependence of the Mosaic Laws upon Babylonian legislation, the book will interest researchers of the history of civilisation and the evolution of Semitic Law. Chapters include, 'The Discovery of the Hammurabi Code', 'The Legal System of the Babylonians', 'Hammurabi and His Reign', 'The Laws of Moses'. Appendices include, 'The First Dynasty of Babylon' and 'Relics of Earlier Babylonian Laws'. With Appendixes and Indexes. Issued as Number 11 in the 'Extra Series' of the Rationalist Press Association. Spotting to edges and occassional spotting throughout; else a very good copy of the SCARCE first edition. NO inscriptions,… Read More

Bristol: Fragonard, 1989. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY MICHAEL EDWARDS, without dedication or inscription on half-title page. Profusely illustrated with over seventy paintings and drawings of the City, the harbour and Clifton. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. , First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Michael B Edwards.

London: Still Pictures Moving Words, 2012. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, MARK EDWARDS, on half-title page. Inscription reads, 'For ------/Wonderful to meet up/All best wishes/Mark'. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 88pp. The basis for the Hard Rain Project is the premise that the furure belongs to today's young people and that students everywhere can play a major role in making society sustainable. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine.

Zaltbommel, Netherlands: European Library, 1997. Fine. First edition, first printing. No d/w, (as published). Glazed pictorial covers. Profusely illustrated with old picture postcards, with new captions. A pictorial history of the St John's Wood and Regent's Park areas of London, with some early photographs of Regent's Park Zoo. A fine copy of a SCARCE hardback first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions.. First Edition, First Printing. Fine.

London: Bantam Press, 2008. NrF/NrF. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title-page. An expose of the music industry: a business where money talks and drugs are a way of life. D/w has a small circular 'Signed by the Author' sticker on front panel. Light age tanning to edges of pages; d/w has a short edge tear (14mm long); else a near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London: Marshall Brothers, 1913. VG. First edition. No d/w. Not dated, (1913). ASSOCIATION COPY, PRESENTED TO MABEL SILK FROM CAPTAIN SIMPSON. Inscription reads, 'To Mabel Silk/With best Wishes/from/Capt and Mrs J M Simpson/Xmas 1913'. Illustrated with a tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece of Mary Hazledine. The biography of English poet Mary (May) Rebie Hazledine (died age 19 in 1912). Some of her poems are included. She was the daughter of Reverend F J Hazledine, who was vicar of St Luke's Church, Ramsgate, Kent from 1905 to 1912. Rev Hazledine had one of the first motorcars in Ramsgate and would give a lift to anyone - this is acknowledged in the book, the car being refered to as the 'parish car'. He was called the 'fighting parson' because he would go to Central Road, Ramsgate on a Saturday night, intervening in the fights there! Mabel Silk (1890-1985) was housemaid at St Luke's Vicarage from 1905 to 1912 and is refered to in the book, she later became Mrs… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 2013. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. A history of London Bridge, and details of its sale and reconstruction in Arizona, United States. With Bibliography. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w has small circular 'Signed Edition' sticker on front panel.. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine.