Search Results: Authors starting with T from Last Exit Books

E-239: Doubleday, Page & Co. Very Good-. 1904. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Doubleday, Page & Company, New York. 1904. Xi, 246 pgs. Illustrated with With 32 plates from photographs by Frances B. Johnston showing African-Americans working at a variety of trades and manual labor.. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in red cloth boards with gilt titles present. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities . Library bookplate present to the front pastedown. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Third book by this noted black educator, one which explains his philosophy - "working with the hands" - in some detail. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 246 pages .

E-133. Very Good. Paperback. Broadside. 4to. Direction du Mouvement Futuriste, Milan, Italy. 1922. 4 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Text in French. Wrappers worn with some chipping present to the extremities that has now be reinforced with silk paper. Free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This issue contains "Theatrical Surprises" with texts by Marinetti, Cangiullo and Calderone, and "Syntheses Theatrales" which includes "Le Contrat" by Marinetti. (Théâtre synthétique - Music-hall futuriste - Mots en liberté dramatisés - Déclamation dynamique et synoptique - Théâtre-journal - Théâtre-galerie d'art - Dialogues improvisés d'instruments de musique, etc. ) E-133; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-153. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Edited by H. T. Wade, Shanghai, China. 1895. Iii, 187 pgs. Illustrated with 9 illustrations in-text and 3 folding maps. Bound in cloth boards with titles to the front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A scarce book on traveling, shooting and hunting along the Yangtze River. Covers shooting expeditions to the Chinese Yangtze River valley as well as shores and inland areas. Includes chapters "the flying and ground game of the Yangtze valley", "notes on the nearer lying shooting districts", "wild fowl of the Yangtze valley". "commoner ailments of the dog in China and some simple remedies", "guns and shooting", "yachts and yachting", "houseboats and houseboating", "topographical notes", and others. E-153E-038; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-201: Centre for Transportation Studies. Very Good. 1978. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Centre for Transportation Studies/ University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, BC. 1978. 264 pages. Illustrated with maps, charts and figures. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. EB; 264 pages .

E-328: Rider and Company. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Rider and Company, London, UK. 1951. Viii, 251 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (chipping and loss present to the edges of the spine of the DJ). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Christopher Tabori (1879-1944) was a notable journalist who wrote over fifty books. He also had an abiding interest in psychical research and the paranormal. After his death, his son found six volumes, written in longhand, which comprised Tabori's "occult diary." His diary is reproduced in this volume. From the Editor's Preface Cornelius Tabori, my father, was born in 1870 at Szolnok, a sprawling Hungarian town on the… Read More

E-206: The University of North Carolina Press. Very Good. 1988. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC. 1988. 456 pgs. Signed and inscribed by the author Emily Zack Tabuteau (as just Emily) on the FFEP. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Perhaps the greatest problem of medieval property law was that third parties and even grantors themselves often challenged transactions, making the lives of grantees miserable with lawsuits or forcible seizures. By the eleventh century, many devices for attempting to forestall or defeat claims were in use and others were in the process of being invented. Tabuteau considers the nature and efficacy of these devices as well as the degree to which the consent of interested parties was necessary or… Read More

E-192: MacMillan. Good. 1942. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. The MacMillan Company, New York, 1942. X, 546 pgs. Illustrated with black and white photo plates. Second Printing. Bound in red cloth with titles present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards (boards are faded and sunned along the spine). Bookstore stamp present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Classic illustrated text on 19th century photography. An essential history of the first 50 years of American photography. E-192; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

E-342. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 12mo. Published by The Macmillan Company, New York. 1914. 206 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in blue cloth boards with gilt titles present to the spine and decorated front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (crown of the spine is lightly chipped and worn). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The King of the Dark Chamber was first published in Bengali in 1910 with the title "Raja" and was later published in English in 1914. This play is regarded as the first problem play in Bengali literature. It was also the first of Tagore's plays in the allegorical-symbolical genre. The story is adapted from a Buddhist tale of King Kush from Mahavastu. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-377: The MacMillan Co.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. Eighteenth Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Macmillan Company, New York. 1957. 274 pgs. 18th Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Fireflies is a collection of brief poems by Rabindranath Tagore, the famed Indian poet and recipient of the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature. In the words of the poet, “Fireflies had their origin in China and Japan where thoughts were very often claimed from me in my handwriting on fans and pieces of silk. ” E-377; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 0 pages .

E-049: Fantasy Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, PA. 1954. 251 pgs. Decorated endpapers. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in orange cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. “G. O. G. 666” was written by mathematician and science fiction author John Taine. This is a taut tale of ethics in genetics…How far is too far? When three Communist scientists arrived in America on an official visit, they brought with them a great, hulking assistant named Gog. U. S. Intelligence believed there was more behind their “visit” than they were claiming, so they enlisted the help of Dr. Clive Chase, who was asked to become a spy. Reluctantly, he accepted… Read More

EB: Los Angeles Fantasy Pub. Co. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Fantasy Publishing Co. , Inc, Los Angeles, CA. 1949. 179 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ Is chipped and worn to the extremities of the DJ). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The first Cosmic Geoid was discovered in 1879 by the Lascelles paleontological expedition. When technicians opened this first geoid, they discovered small thin plates of an odd black metal covered on both sides by minute characters. But the key to the mystery of the symbols etched so deeply into these strange metal plates was difficult to analyze. All this caused quite a stir in the scientific community, leaving more… Read More

E-020: Conway Maritime Pr. Very Good. 2005. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Phoenix Publications, Cedarburg, WI. 1990. 127 pgs. Illustrated. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. On the successful completion of the War of Independence, the American navy was disbanded, and it was not until the late 1790s that a regular naval force was reconstituted. Provoked by the need to protect American merchant shipping from the belligerent European nations and the piratical Barbary powers, Congress decided on a programme of frigate building, which included the 32-gun frigate Essex. Designed by William Hackett, Essex was a typical medium frigate of her time. Working from both US and British sources, the author has reconstructed many previously undetermined details of the ship and in passing has… Read More

E-373: Phoenix Publications. Very Good. 1990. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Phoenix Publications, Cedarburg, WI. 1990. 127 pgs. Illustrated. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (scuff mark present to the rear board; last photo). Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. On the successful completion of the War of Independence, the American navy was disbanded, and it was not until the late 1790s that a regular naval force was reconstituted. Provoked by the need to protect American merchant shipping from the belligerent European nations and the piratical Barbary powers, Congress decided on a programme of frigate building, which included the 32-gun frigate Essex. Designed by William Hackett, Essex was a typical medium frigate of her time. Working from both US and British sources, the author has reconstructed… Read More

E-273: Brill. Very Good. 1993. Paperback. Trade PB. 8vo. Published by E. J. Brill, Leiden, Netherlands. 1993. Xvii, 281 pages. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A study of the administration of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily, which is regarded as one of the most advanced governments in 12th-century Europe. It aims to clarify many of the problems surrounding the way this bureaucracy functioned, and to identify the uncertainties that remain. EB; The Medieval Mediterranean, Vol 3; 9.6 X 6.5 X 1.0 inches; 308 pages .

A-06. Very Good. 0. Hardcover. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth with titles present to the spine. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A-25; 8.5 X 6.1 X 1.2 inches .

E-317: Routledge. Very Good. 1998. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Frank Cass, Portland, OR. 1998. Xvi, 172 pgs. 12 illustrations. Volume 6: Cass Seires: Naval Policy and History. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Examiner of the Navy and the First Lord of the Admiralty during the Trafalgar Campaign, Sir Charles Middleton was responsible for creating vital links between the naval shore establishment, policy makers in Whitehall and commanders at sea. EB; Cass Series: Naval Policy And History; 9.2 X 6.2 X 0.9 inches; 192 pages .

E-245: Assouline Publishing. Very Good. 2014. Hardcover. Hardcover. Folio. Assouline Publishing, New York. 2014. 240 pgs. Illustrated throughout in color. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Valentino Garavani, often known simply as Valentino, is a legendary fashion designer and master couturier. He founded his eponymous fashion house in Rome in the late 1950s and has since established an illustrious career designing for the world’s most glamorous women, from royalty to Hollywood icons, including Jackie O, Elizabeth Taylor and modern-day muses like Gwyneth Paltrow and Anne Hathaway. From his start designing dresses, Valentino and long-time business partner Giancarlo Giammetti built the Valentino brand into an international empire, now one of the most… Read More

E-351: The Society. Very Good. 1989. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by The Tappantown Historical Society, Tappan, New York. 1989. 192 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in illustrated paper covered cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A history of the hamlet that was established over 300 years ago as one of the first New York communities on the west side of the Hudson River. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .

E-038. Very Good. Paperback. Trade PB. 4to. Published by Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, 2007. 177 pgs. Illustrated. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Curated and written by Gunalan Nadarajan, Russell Storer and Eugene Tan, Contemporary Art in Singapore features works by established and emerging artists who are pushing the boundaries of contemporary art practice including Cheo Chai-Hiang, Heman Chong, Chua Ek Kay, Amanda Heng, Jeremy Hiah, Ho Tzu Nyen, Salleh Japar, Khiew Huey Chian, Kill Your Television (KYTV) , Koh Nguang How, Zai Kuning, kAI Lam/Zulkifle Mahmod/Pink Ark, Jane Lee, Luis Lee, Lee Wen, Vincent Leow, Jason Lim, Lim Shing Ee, Susie Lingham, Francis Ng, Matthew Ngui, Donna Ong, Ana Prvacki, Milenko Prvacki, Rizman Putra, Colin G Reaney, Jeremy Sharma, Shirley Soh, Tan Kai Syng, Margaret Tan, Michael Tan, The Artists Village (TAV) ,… Read More

E-173: Falcon Press. Very Good. 1971. Hardcover. Trade PB. 8vo. Published by Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA. 1971. Unpaginated. Illustrated with black and white photos. Printed on accordion-folded card stock in six colors (red, orange yellow, green, blue and purple). Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Unique museum exhibition catalog. ; 9.7 X 8.1 X 1.7 inches .