Rare books from Eastburn Books

Galerie Winter Wiesbaden, 2000. Book. Illus. by Karlheinz Oswald. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). VG Pictoral hardcover w/purple lettering. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by SUBJECT Karlheinz Oswald on half title page.Light edgewear to covers. Minor 'lift' to front board. All pages clean/unmarked. Binding solid. Few light scrapes to covers - shallow. Oswald's sculptures and paintings/sketches throughout. 111 pp. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall..

American Crayon Co., 1944. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). Second Printing.. VG pictoral softcover. Second printing. 1944. SIGNED by AUTHOR on FFEP w/no inscription. Previous owner's name on FFEP also. Pages and stencils all clean and complete. Mild corner crease to rear cover. Light edgewear. Binding solid and covers clean. Zweybruck (1890-1956) was an Austrian Artist and teacher. A rare signed piece..

St Martins Pr, 1981. Book. Good +. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. Good+ hardcover in Good+ jacket. First Edition/First printing. SIGNED/Inscribed by author on FFEP. Light black mark to bottom text edge. Mild edge/cornerwear. Light scuffs. Binding solid. Page faces all clean. Binding solid. Jacket unclipped and clean. What appears to be a paperclip indention to front top edge. Corner nicked along with two short tears to edges. Clean/solid. 206 pp. What makes this particular book so valuable is that it is SIGNED by the author, James Oxford - a Pseudonym for a " Best selling Author known to millions" as the jacket states. The Inscription reads; "To __, with love James Oxford a.k.a. Rick Raphael - 1981". Raphael, author of 'Code Three' and other Sci fi favorites was thought to be commisioned to ghost write Night of the Falcon by Marvin H. Albert who originally was suppose to write the book but hired Raphael in the end. Raphael's signature matches… Read More

Self published, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. privately printed.. VG blue hardcover w/gilt lettering. 1924. Privately printed. Rough edges. Some Uncut pages at top in no pattern. 'Old Stratford' WATERMARK to front text edges - visible when held to light. Mild darkening to FFEP and front pastedown when protector must have been on book. Pages all appear clean and unmarked. Lightest chipping to front text edges. Mild scuffs to covers othewise covers bright, bold, clean and solid. A BEAUTIFUL COPY. 198 pp. EXTREMELY SCARCE title. Henry Ferguson journals of his account on the 'Hornet', a Clipper ship that sailed from NY to CA in the year 1866. The vessel caught fire and the crew/passengers were evacuated into 3 boats - one of which traveld 4000 miles to the Hawaiian islands. There, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was touring the islands interviewing the surviors of the accident and this story was the 1st article published that gained him a readership as a journalist..

Knopf, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. VG hardcover in VG jacket. 1987. No additional printings. SIGNED by AUTHOR on title page w/NO inscription. REMAINDER mark to top text edge. Light scrape to front text edge - other wise all pages clean and unmarked. Considered his 'Magnum Opus' that took 11 years to write. Quite SCARCE. Mildest of edge wear. Binding solid. Jacket unclipped and clean with light scuffs. Solid. Beautiful copy with author's full signature. THICK Volume. OVERSIZE. 1191 pp..

Houghton MIfflin Co., 1895. Book. Good +. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Good+ orange hardcover w/gilt lettering. 1895. Fourth Impression. SIGNED/Inscribed by AUTHOR on FFEP along with Previous owner's name. About 7 stain droplets to front text edge (only). Light circle impression to front cover. Light edge wear/scuffing. Page faces clean. Poetry throughout. 159 pp.. Coolbrith was California's first poet Laureate and mentor to Jack London. Coolbrith was niece to Joseph Smith. VERY SCARCE signed copy. .

Motorbooks International, 1999. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Subject. VG pictorial softcover. 1999. LIGHT corner bump. MIld scuffs to edges. Pages all clean/unmarked. Heavily illustrated throughout along with history of the Stealth Bomber. Binding solid. SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY HAL MARKARIAN to inside cover. Markarian was an Armenian American aircraft designer who would be known for implementing the initial designs of the B-2 Stealth Bomber in 1979. During the initial project of the Stealth Bomber, Hal Markarian was appointed as project manager. VERY SCARCE signed copy by this notable person of history. Markarian passed away in 2012. .

IEEE MTT'S Internation Microwave Symposium, 1991. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. VG pictorial softcover. 1991 Reprint of the original 1946 manuscript. Pages all clean/unmarked. Heavily illustrated throughout. Contents broken into three parts. Mild scuffs/edge wear. SCARCE title. Binding solid. Covers clean. 222 pp..

Harper & Bros, 1920. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Good + pictorial hardcover. No jacket. 1920. SIGNED/Inscribed by AUTHOR on FFEP along with a date of 1921. Initials written to inside paste down. Short tear to first blank page at bottom edge. Pages all appear clean/unmarked. Covers with mild to moderate scuffing and edge wear. Corner bumps/scuffing. Binding solid. VERY SCARCE SIGNED COPY by ADELAIDE HUGHES - Adelaide was married to Rupert Hughes (uncle to Howard Hughes) in 1908. She starred in his stage production of "All for a Girl". In 1923 she died of suicide in China. 78 pp..

Self published Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). VG green hardcover. NO date to publication. SIGNED by Miller on last page. 14 page booklet consisting of a long poem. Mild edge wear. Binding solid. EXTREMELY SCARCE title. 14 pp..

Heinemann, 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). VG hardcover in VG jacket. 1920. No additional printings. SIGNED by AUTHOR ON bookplate w/no inscription. Shading to pastedowns. Pages all clean. Bookplate is printed with 'This Book Belongs to Charles Dexter Allen'. Allen was a Bookplate collector and Author. Jacket browned but clean and solid. SCARCE copy. 320 pp..