Search Results: Titles starting with E from Midnight Books

Privately Printed, 1925. Softcover. Acceptable. Early-century E.J. Willis Motorboat Catalog. 69 pages of illustrated motorboat parts and accessories. Scarce. 6" x 9". Several areas of loss to cover. Internals intact. Faint tidelines throughout. Odor free. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1970. Softcover. Good. ca. 1970 Eastlake Plant Unit No. 5 construction progress report. A coal-fired plant, Eastlake No. 5 was constructed in Cleveland, Ohio by the Duquesne Light Co. and has since been shut down primarily due to adverse environmental impact. An ABT Associates study in 2010 estimated that the plant had been responsible for, among other maladies, 63 deaths in its relatively short history. Includes several photos of the construction, also architectural renderings of the plant. Scarce. 51 pp. with several fold-outs. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and superficial vertical crease to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

De Boer, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Engel Jan de Boer and Cees Van Der Meulen's history of North Sea fishing. Densely illustrated with maps, photos and plans. Includes laid-in errata slip. Tight, immaculate copy with ownership signature to front free endpaper. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Flawless dust jacket in archival Brodart presentation sleeve. 159 pp. 10" x 7". Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Calcutta University, 1946. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. M. L. Roy Choudhury's study of Egypt in 1945. Illustrated with frontis photo of early leader of Arab Women Movement Huda Hanum Sharawi. Preface by Pandit Jawharlal Nehru, ex-president of the Indian National Congress, and Mustafa Nahas Pasha, ex-prime minister of Egypt. Topics include "Renaissance of Women in Egypt," "Crime in Egypt," "Survival of the Pharaonic Culture in Modern Egypt," "Contribution of Egypt to Islam a Culture," "Music in Egypt," and more. Uncommon. 233 pp. 7 1/2" x 5 1/4". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and bumped corners. Several small, light stains to front board. Chipping and small area of loss to spine panel of dust jacket. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Taurus, 1967. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Anthology of Spanish poetry pertaining to sport in the Golden Age. Collection made from several authors which includes a chapter on hunting and a selection of the best texts from the most representative poets of the 16th and 17th centuries, Intended to offer students a wide sample of the Golden Age of Spanish poetry. Text in Spanish. 175 pp. 7" x 4 3/8". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and faint crease to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Editorial Mayfe, S. A, 1966. Softcover. Very Good. Pelayo H. Fernandez's study of El Problema De La Personalidad En Unamuno Y En San Manuel Bueno. (The Personality Problem In Unamuno And In San Manuel Bueno.) Inscribed and signed by author Fernandez to noted Spanish Literature scholar Fernando Ibarra. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. 239 pp. Text in Spanish. Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and creasing to spine panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Saenz Editores, Ltd, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Stunning 34-print collection of 15 3/4" x 11 3/4" Patrick Rouillard photographs of Western Columbia. Emphasis on trains and associated themes of El Valle del Tren. Limited printing. Includes prints, 12-page informational booklet and outer box. Scarce. Booklet and prints flawless. Minimal shelf wear to buckram-covered outer box. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Kensington Historical Press, 1985. Hardcover. Like New. Collectible Signed First Edition of August C. Bolino's comprehensive Ellis Island historical resource. Illustrated with photographs. Inscribed and signed by author Bolino on front free endpaper to Orlando, Florida TV station founder and noted broadcaster Joseph Brechner. Includes laid-in note handwritten by Bolino to Brechner. Bolino served as a navigator in WWII's 388th bomber group, flying 30 missions (two on D-Day), and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Inscriptions and signatures unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination.306 pp. 8 3/4" x 5 3/4". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Light discoloration to dust jacket. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Contemporary Books, Inc, 1986. Softcover. Very Good. 9x6x0. Collectible first edition, first printing of NBA Hall of Fame inductee Alex English's basketball story. Inscribed and signed by English on half title page. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Densely illustrated with photos. Uncommon. 137pp. 10" x 7". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

All Saints' Church of Winter Park, 1984. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Detailed history of All Saints Episcopal Church, Winter Park, Florida, Orange County. Illustrated with historical photos. Includes historical chronology and full index of church members. Bound in red cloth with elaborate gilt shield to front panel. Limited printing. 104 pp. 9 1/4" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Mac Tools. Softcover. Very Good. Publicity handout signed and inscribed by Ernie Irvan, NASCAR competitor, best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury left him with only a 10% chance of survival. Irvan is sponsored in this handout by Mac Tools Distributors - Busch Grand National. His many achievements include 15 Winston Cup victories. Awards and honors include being named as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), selected as torchbearer for the 2002 Olympics, voted by MSNBC in 2002 as Top Ten Greatest Sport Comebacks of All Time, and inducted in 2002 into the Stock Car Hall of Fame. The reverse side features the 1991 Chevrolet Lumina specifications and a brief personal profile of Irvan. Two tiny thumbtack holes on handout. 8" x 10". Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Easton Press, 1989. Hardcover. Like New. Collectible, signed, first edition Easton Press issue of Kim Stanley Robinson's Escape From Kathmandu. Illustrated by A.C. Farley. Full red leather binding with gilt decorations and all edges gilt. Silk moire endpapers. No bookplate. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Page ribbon in original tucked position. Appears unread. Unless otherwise noted, close-up photo of gilt text block edge is representative of entire edge. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Esquire Publishing Co., Inc, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. January, 1935 issue of Esquire: The Magazine for Men. Published during the Golden era of Esquire, packed with original content by a virtual who's who of major writers - Ernest Hemingway, Theodore Dreiser, Ezra Pound, James M. Cain, John Gunther, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Erskine Caldwell, Langston Hughes, Liam O'Flaherty, Edgar Lee Masters and many more. Includes numerous fashion ads, art, color cartoons, sports and more. See attached images for table of contents. Large format printed on coated paper: 14" x 10". 188 pp. Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and faint creasing to front and back panels. An unusually presentable copy of a collectible, iconic Depression-era publication. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

International Community of Christ: Church of the Second Advent, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good. 11x8x0. Gene Savoy's English translation and detailed annotation of the Essaei Document. Includes extensive bibliography of sources. Millennium edition. 140 pp. 11 1/4" x 9". "Until the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, most Bible scholars assumed that the Hebrew sect known as the Essaei, or Essenes, was simply a mythical invention because there was no concrete evidence for their existence apart from a few allusions to them by a handful of classical writers. Now with the publication of this book the keys for unlocking the spiritual knowledge of the Essaei is made public." Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve with three tiny tears to lower edge. Photographs of this item or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

The United States Naval Institute, 1884. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first edition of Lieutenant W. H. Jaques' 1884 study of the establishment of steel gun factories in the United States. Volume X in the Naval Institutes series of Proceedings. Also includes sections on England France, Germany and Russia. Emphasis on large caliber gunnery and cannon. Exceptionally detailed technical content. Illustrated with 78 plates, many of two, three and four-panel fold outs. 136-page index. Rare. Bound in pebbled burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine panels. Collated and complete as issued with all 78 plates present. [blank, 3] [iv-vii] 532-909 [blank] [essay] [blank, 3]. 9 1/4" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and slight fraying to head and tail of spine panel and scattered areas of superficial erosion - and then much less so in areas along front and back panel joints. Sturdy hinges with unusually clean, crisp internals. A presentable copy of an early and… Read More

Luthers, 1992. Softcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Al Evans' guide to the environmental resources of Volusia County, Florida. Includes descriptions of flora, fauna and ecosystems. Illustrated with drawings and photos. Limited printing. 121 pp. 11" x 8 1/4". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Scientia Verlag Aalen, 1980-12-31. Hardcover. Like New. 9x6x0. Albert G. Hess' compilation of Japanese woodcuts depicting petty crimes in 19th century Meiki, Japan. Densely illustrated. Text in English. Author's new copy in original glassine dust jacket. 61-page introductory text plus 70 plates with detailed annotations on facing pages. Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Unpaginated. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

D.T.M, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Romanian military history of the evolution of the military geodetic concept. Illustrated with historical photographs and numerous color maps. Scarce. 198 pp. plus 24 maps. Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Light shelf wear to dust jacket. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Moby Dick Verlag, 1994. Hardcover. Like New. 8x7x0. Tilmann Waldthaler's guide to global bike touring. Translation: Expeditions by Bike. Densely illustrated with photographs. Text in German. 126 pp. 9 1/4" x 7 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this book are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Thomson: Delmar Learning, 2006-02-12. DVD. New. 0x0x0. New in shrink wrap. Instructor's e-resource to accompany book of same name. Photographs of or additional information about this book are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.