Search Results: Titles starting with E from Companion Books

Vancouver, BC, Canada: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd, 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The book and jacket are in very good condition. Apart from Ian M.Thom's signature on the title page the text and images appear clean and clear throughout. 'E. J. Hughes is famous for his strong and appealing images of the landscape and seascape of British Columbia and of Canada. His paintings are well loved for their compelling clarity tinged with an air of mystery, a sense of wonder and love of the beauty of shore, sea and sky. His unique talent for depicting the landscape in a way that both he and viewers believe it should be, rather than the way it actually is, allows a newer and deeper understanding of this part of the world. Lavishly illustrated, with 100 full-colour and 25 black-and-white images, this is the first full-scale volume to honour the artistic life and work of Hughes from the start of his long career to the present. Writing clearly and… Read More

New York: Forge Books / Tom Doherty , 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First US Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Small remainder spot to bottom, light bumping to spine bottom, some rubbing to spine top, jacket rear flap is vertically creased, very little wear overall. Text is clean. 'Beginning with The Skystone, the first in his riveting Camulod Chronicles, [the author] has embarked on an ambitious and remarkable retelling of the Arthurian cycle . . The Eagle comes at last to the heart of the tale, the creation of fabled Camelot and the love story that enshrined its glory.' First US Edition: January 2007. 574 pages. .

South Yorkshire: Leo Cooper, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor curve or crease to the top corners of pp 27-52; jacket top corners are lightly bumped with a small tear to the front top corner; little wear overall. Text is clean. 'It is extraordinary that so little has been written, and consequently so little is known about the 3rd Earl Bathurst, a man who arguably had more influence over the early establishment of the British Empire than any other single individual, not least as most of the relevant Family papers have been long available to scholars. At long last these have been thoroughly researched by [the author] and Bathurst can be seen in his true perspective.' Illustrated. 308 pages..

New York: Sanford J Durst, 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor shelf rubbing, very little wear overall. Text is clean. Comprising Also Descriptions of The Washington Pieces, The Anglo-American Tokens, Many Pieces of Unknown Origin, of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, and the First Patterns of the United States Mint. Illustrated. 378 pages..

London: Oxford University Press, 1979. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minot shelf wear to the corners, little wear overall. Text is clean. Articles include 'The developing violin,' by Jaap Schroder and Christopher Hogwood, 'Gregorian chant,' by Mary Berry, 'A commentary on Avery Burton's Mass on the Hexachord,' by Peter Phillips, etc. Illustrated. Volume 7, Number 2, April 1979. ISSN 0306-1078. pp 153-304 + 16 pages. 7.25 x 9.5 inches..

London: Oxford University Press, 1977. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As is - Front top corner chipped and bumped, rear top corner creased, somewhat cocked spine surface lightly creased, shelf wear to corners. Text is clean. Volume 1, numbers 1-4 (January, April, July, October) in one volume, 1973, reprinted 1977. Includes 'The art of courtly love' by David Munrow. 260 pages. .

London: Oxford University Press, 1979. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor shelf wear to the corners, gently used. Text is clean. Articles include 'John Jenkins 1592-1678: the viol consort music in four, five and six parts,' by Andrew Ashbee, 'John Rose, the founder of English viol-making,' by John Pringle, 'The consort music of Orlando Gibbons,' by Francis Baines, 'English church music c 1660-1700 part 1,' by Eric van Tassel, etc. Illustrated. Volume 6, Number 4, October 1978. ISSN 0306-1078. pp 489-640 + 16 pages. 7.25 x 9.5 inches..

Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Dream Pod 9, 2000. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The book appears in very good condition, very minor shelf rubbing, text appears clean and clear throughout. 'Introduces the Players to the complex politics practiced by the member-nations of the Central Earth Government & Administration.' 80 pages. 8.1 x 10.6 inches..

New York, NY, USA: Tor Books, 2019. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book and jacket are in very good condition, little shelf rubbing apparent. Apart from the authors signature on the title page the text inside appears clean and clear throughout. 'A wave of lethal gamma radiation is expanding from the core of the Milky Way galaxy at the speed of light, killing everything in its path. The countdown to when the death wave will reach Earth and the rest of the solar system is at two thousand years. Humans were helped by the Predecessors, who provided shielding generators that can protect the solar system. In return, the Predecessors asked humankind's help to save other intelligent species that are in danger of being annihilated. But what of Earth? With the Death Wave no longer a threat to humanity, humans have spread out and colonized all the worlds of the solar system. The technology of the Predecessors has made Earth a paradise, at… Read More

London: Millington, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very small light spots to book top edge, minor shelf rubbing to the jacket corners, previous owner's bookplate to the ffep, little wear overall. Text is clean. 'San Francisco thrown into chaos when an amnesifacient drug is put into the city's water supply and almost the entire population suffer from loss of memory; a non-human organism accidentally transported to Earth and unwittingly causing widespread havoc and death; hallucinogenic juice-producing trees with feelings, fangs, and a taste for meat! These are just a few of the themes which [the author] expands so masterfully in this vastly entertaining collection of nine short stories.' 214 pages. .

London: Hamlyn / Octopus, 2000. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. ISBN: 0-600-60108-0, Very light shelf rubbing, the spine is a touch sunned; little wear overall. Text is clean. '[This book] is an inspired look at the fusion of food styles and ingredients from around the world. Featuring ten innovative chefs from London, San Francisco, Melbourne and Christchurch, it explores the styles, influences and techniques that are so dramatically changing the way we view food.' Illustrated. 191 pages. 8.5 x 10.75 inches..

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Chipping to the jacket spine ends up to 1/2 inch; the rear jacket cover is browning; light shelf rubbing to the extremities; early owner's inscription penned to the ffep dated 1967. 'For the first time this widely known and important Arabic classic by one of the most versatile Arab scholars ever known has been translated into English, directly from the autograph manuscript of 'Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. . . . This book is an eye-witness record of conditions and events in Egypt, and includes an enthralling account of Egypt's terrible ordeal during a failure of the rise of the Nile in 1200-1201 A.D., resulting in a catastrophic famine, and the horrors of cannibalism. . . . The English text is faced page for page with a facsimile of 'Abd al-Latif's own handwriting in beautiful Arabic calligraphy.' 293 pages. 7.5 x 9.75 inches..

New York: Midwood / Tower Publications, 1966. Book. Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. 2-in-1. Light corner rubbing; a 1 inch scuffed area to the front cover top corner. Text is clean. Illustrated. 218 pages. Two books in one..

Cincinnati, Ohio: The Parents International League of the World's Purity Federation, 1930. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As is - Rear hinge cloth has split most of the length of the spine, the front hinge cloth is starting to split, the corners are worn, frayed, covers rubbed and some spotting to the rear cover not affecting interior, foxing to the fore-edge, early owner's name dated 1941 to front pastedown. While the spine could stand some repair, nonetheless a good, sound, decent copy. Text is clean. Running title: Written in Simple Language and Beautifully Illustrated For the Instruction of the little child at the mother's knee, the earnest youth on the road to manhood or womanhood, the loving parent in behalf of truth and happiness, and for the home, school and Sunday school, Designed to Create a Greater Interest in the Bible and Instill an Early Love for its Sacred Teachings. Copiously Illustrated with [woodcut] Reproductions from Famous Religious… Read More

Mississauga, ON, Canada: Robert Kennedy Publishing, 2007. Book. Like New. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As new, no wear. Quite clean. 'The Eat-Clean Diet - Reveals the truth about quick fat loss without starvation, carb or calorie counting, or potentially harmful diet pills. The Eat-Clean Diet - Accelerates your metabolism while nourishing your body, skin and hair for a radical full-body renovation.' etc. Illustrated. 272 pages..

New York/Toronto: Pantheon Books, 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book and jacket are in very good condition, jacket has been wrapped in brodart for preservation purposes, text inside appears clean and clear throughout. 'Among the steep cliffs of Utah's canyonlands a band of rare desert bighorn sheep simply vanished. Although the word "extinct" was bandied about, their passing seemed to fit the downward spiral of native wildlife in the Southwest that began in the early twentieth century. Remote, isolated, and elusive, this band slipped through the cracks. The bighorns were gone. Then they came back.' 330 pages. 5.75 x 8.5 inches. .

Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company, 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very light shelf rubbing, jacket front flap is price clipped, little wear whatsoever. Quite clean. Illustrated with black-and-white plates (by Oxford Litho Plates) of British steam locomotives. 94 pages. 8.25 x 11.5 inches..

Hungary: Corvina, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. ISBN: 963-13-4772-9 Very little wear, small bumping to the spine top. Text is clean. 'The siege of Eger in 1552 was an astonishing event. A small Hungarian garrison commanded by Istvan Dobo successfully resisted a huge Turkish army for nearly six weeks and forced it to retreat in disgrace. . . . [This book is] an exciting tale of chivalry and love, adventures and disasters, heroes and villains, culiminating in the siege itself.' 560+ pages..

Cambridge - New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0-521-33552-3, Very light shelf rubbing, little wear overall. Text is clean. 'There are few industries in modern market economies that do not manufacture differentiated products. This book provides a systematic explanation and analysis of the widespread prevalence of this important category of products. The authors concentrate on models in which product selection is endogenous . . This book brings together the most important theoretical contributions.' 204 pages..

Paris: Editions You-Feng, 2001. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 2-84279-050-2 Very light shelf rubbing to the extremities. Quite clean. FRENCH text. 203 pages..