E First Publishing (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Liza Biggers (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Marino, Dino (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Octavo, burgundy cloth (hardcover), 159 pp. Very Good, with light soiling to top page edges; in a Very Good+, mylar protected dust jacket with light edgewear. From dustjacket: Come take a trip through Florida with Hampton Dunn -- a trip that will not just take you to the best-known attractions of the Sunshine State, but rather to some out-of-the-way places where interesting and unusual things can be seen. Hampton Dunn tells in seventy-five vignettes that sparkle like a fresh mountain brook not only of places, but also of the people of the state, and he spans the time from the prehistoric mammoth to modern-day Florida. Whether he talks about General Grant's house in Longwood (That Grant didn't build), the pioneer botantist Alvah Chapman of Apalachicola, the fabulous Boca Raton Hotel & Club, Florida's oldest Baptist Missionary Church in Campbellton, Frederick Delius in Florida, Al Capone in Miami Beach, or a host of other subjects, Dunn is always informative and entertaining. Even as an armchair trip, reading Florida Sketches will be purely enjoyable. Florida, Floridiana, Florida History, Americana, American History, U. S. History. bslic.…

Illustrated Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. "A Key West Reader". Illus. with color photos, shows little wear, ".25" written in ink inside front cover. Inscribed by the Author on flyleaf in red ink - "To **** & ****, Best regards, Dave". Color Photos (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Octavo, burgundy cloth (hardcover), 159 pp. Very Good, with bumped corners; in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket with light edgewear and sunning. From dustjacket: Come take a trip through Florida with Hampton Dunn -- a trip that will not just take you to the best-known attractions of the Sunshine State, but rather to some out-of-the-way places where interesting and unusual things can be seen. Hampton Dunn tells in seventy-five vignettes that sparkle like a fresh mountain brook not only of places, but also of the people of the state, and he spans the time from the prehistoric mammoth to modern-day Florida. Whether he talks about General Grant's house in Longwood (That Grant didn't build), the pioneer botantist Alvah Chapman of Apalachicola, the fabulous Boca Raton Hotel & Club, Florida's oldest Baptist Missionary Church in Campbellton, Frederick Delius in Florida, Al Capone in Miami Beach, or a host of other subjects, Dunn is always informative and entertaining. Even as an armchair trip, reading Florida Sketches will be purely enjoyable. Florida, Floridiana, Florida History, Americana, American History, U. S. History. bxsli.…

Cloth, 8vo, 21 cm, v-vi, [1], xviii, 276 pp, plates. From the blurb: "George Baxter was born in Lewes in 1804 and undoubtedly he learned much from his father who was a printer, wood engraver and publisher. Baxter became a pioneer of the art of colour printing, and in 1836, after setting up his business in London, applied for a patent of his own elaborate process. This reprint provides some biographical details on Baxter and outlines his career and position in the colour printing hierarchy in England, but it is primarily important as a manual for collectors, cataloguing all the prints ever produced by Baxter. Although the prints are valuable for their numerous and alluring artistic qualities they also have value for the historian, throwing much light upon early Victorian times. During the quarter of a century in which Baxter was actively producing colour prints there were few prominent persons, noteworthy events or memorable places that were not perpetuated for us by his art. Depicted on his plates are King Henry VII; Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort; Jenny Lind; the Emperor Frederick, at the time of his marriage; Napoleon the Third and his beautiful consort; Wellington, whose funeral is excellently presented; Peel; and many another notable man or woman. Baxter was also unsurpassed as a pictorial chronicler of events. There is the coronation of Queen Victoria, scenes connected with the Great Exhibitions in London in 1851, and in New York in 1853, and a number of prints illustrative of the stirring days of early missionary enterprise." Top edge spotted, otherwise Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.…

Octavo, red cloth (hardcover), photo. illustrated endpapers,[160] pp. Very Good, with bookplate; in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: Miami, the "Magic City," was just a settlement near Fort Dallas in Dade County in the early 1890s when Julia Tuttle convinced Henry Flagler to extend his railroad and to start a city at the new end of the line. Flagler's surveyors began work in 1896 -- and Miami was off to a good start. Yesterday's Miami is a photographic chronicle of the city and its sister communities, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and others. It shows the rapid progress made in such a short period, and portrays vividly the pulsating life of the city. Nixon Smiley tells a fascinating story of Miami and its people in the introduction and explanatory captions -- a story of the mighty and the powerless, the saintly and the crooked, the famous, infamous, and unknown ones. From Fort Dallas to Lemon City to the establishment of the city of Miami, the book covers all important events in its history -- early settlers, World War I, the Boom, the bust, Depression, World War II and beyond; early railroading, aviation, automobiles; politics, education, sports (even the first Orange Bowl game), entertainment, religion, etc.; and all other human activities that make a city a living organism; without which a city would be no more than an accumulation of wood, brick, and stone. Richard Hoit's photographs, supplemented by many other pictures from various sources, form the core of this book which conserves over two hundred and fifty images of the past that otherwise might have been lost or moldered in files and archives, inaccessible to all but a few. For the native, Yesterday's Miami is a nostalgic record of the past; for the newcomer or tourist, it offers the historical background necessary to understand the soul of a city. Florida, Floridiana, Florida History, Americana, U.S.-iana, Photography, Miami nslic.…

Cloth, 8vo, xx, 472 pp. From the introduction: ".the present work, which, although professedly only a catalogue of the books in one particular collection, nevertheless, owing to the great richness of the [British] Museum in Topography, is virtually a general catalogue, and by far the most comprehensive hitherto published, of books relating to the history and antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland. Very Good in partly faded dustwrapper.…

Cloth, 8vo, xx, 472 pp. From the introduction: ".the present work, which, although professedly only a catalogue of the books in one particular collection, nevertheless, owing to the great richness of the [British] Museum in Topography, is virtually a general catalogue, and by far the most comprehensive hitherto published, of books relating to the history and antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland. Very Good in sunned dustwrapper.…

Cloth, 8vo, xx, 472 pp. From the introduction: ".the present work, which, although professedly only a catalogue of the books in one particular collection, nevertheless, owing to the great richness of the [British] Museum in Topography, is virtually a general catalogue, and by far the most comprehensive hitherto published, of books relating to the history and antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland. Bookplate of Frank Broomhead on front pastedown endpaper, Very Good in a dustwrapper. which is sunned on the spine and browned on the inside flaps.…

Octavo, red cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 160 pp. Fine, in a Good, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear that includes several hairline tears. From dust jacket: Clearwater, the sparkling gem of the Pinellas Peninsula on the West Coast of Florida, was called Clear Water Harbor when it was founded. While a fort was established on its site as early as 1841, during the Indian wars, no real development occurred until 1883 when the railroad came. Since then, Clearwater and its adjacent communities have grown and prospered, its economy is booming, and its population expanding rapidly. Yesterday's Clearwater is a fascinating look at the colorful history of that city, of Clearwater Beach, Dunedin, and many other communities in upper Pinellas County. Hampton Dunn has put together a splendid collection of historical photographs which records dramatically the founding, development and growth of the city that is now the county seat of Pinellas County. A concise, lively narrative as well as the captions to the pictures augment the story that is told by the photographs. Florida, Florida History, Floridiana, Americana, Pinellas County, U.S.-iana. nslic.…

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 259 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1846240018 MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.…

Condition: Near Fine. First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated glazed boards. 8vo 8½'' x 8¼'' 118 pp ISBN 0715805827. Very detailed monochrome illustrations throughout. Chapters include, technical, tactics, stroke techniques, tournaments, fitness and training exercises, rules, and lots more. Front end paper missing and in very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPORT [Lawn Tennis]. …

Condition: very_good.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original tawny brown cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (viii), 246 pp with 9 monochrome illustrations throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tear to the top front corner, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Bordeaux cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 4to. 10½'' x 7¼''. Contains 183 printed pages of text with some colour plates and monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing across the corners and spine ends, not price clipped, $9.95. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0912458305 SPORT [Horse Racing].…

Condition: Good. Publisher's original stapled laminated card covers. Oblong 5½'' x 8''. Contains 32 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Thin light damp stain mark to the top inside page edges, without any ownership markings and in Good condition, priced 2/6, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPORT [Archery].…

Condition: Good. Publisher's original stapled laminated card covers. Oblong 5½'' x 8''. Contains 48 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Front cover slightly askew, without any ownership markings and in Good condition, priced 2/6, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Member of the P.B.F.A. MOTOR BIKES.…

Condition: Fine. First edition in publisher's original illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. Landscape. 7'' x 9½''. Contains 99 printed pages of monochrome archive photographs throughout with detailed text to each. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0715810596 NORFOLK (Norfolcia).…

Condition: Fine. First edition in publisher's original wire stitched laminated card covers. Oblong. 5½'' x 8¼''. Contains 40 pp + covers with monochrome photographs throughout. But for one simple school stamp to the Foreword leaf, in superb Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Customs duty applies for orders shipped into the EU from outside the EU, Delivered Duty Paid (DDP), our shipping price includes DDP. Member of the P.B.F.A. DANCING & CHOREOGRAPHY.…

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original emerald green covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the front cover, colour illustrated end papers. 4to. 11½'' x 9¼''. Contains colour frontispiece plate, 145 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and archive colour photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0894646958 ZOOLOGY (Animal Biology).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Lge 8vo. 294pp plus advert leaf. Frontispiece plus 242 photo plates and over 150 text figures. Introduction by Thomas Hastings, Architect. Net book agreement slip tipped in. In original gilt lettered olive cloth, small stain to front cover otherwise very good. A rare book covering all types of bridge and constructional materials, with specific examples worldwide, and including the work of a number of leading bridge engineers.…

Condition: A fine (new) copy. Pp. xix, 837, (1, colophon); 360+ color photos of snakes and habitats, 35 full-page color distribution maps of Arizona. Full black leather, lettered in gilt on the spine and on the front cover with color photo inlay of a snake on the front, housed in black leather-covered hard slipcase lettered in gilt on the spine and on the front and rear covers, centrally placed silver emblem of a map of Arizona with black snake motif on both covers, with original cardboard shipping box, lg 4to. This special leatherbound edition is limited to 150 copies only. The foreword by Harry W. Greene and the illustrations are by Randall D. Babb. The volume is written for naturalists and professional biologists, resource managers, teachers and students alike; this essential book examines all aspects of the biology of Arizona's snakes, as supported by a complete review of the primary and gray scientific literature plus a trove of previously unpublished data and observations. Fifty-nine peer-reviewed species accounts authored by leading authorities comprise the heart of this elegant and beautiful opus. Each account describes one snake species and discusses its taxonomy, distribution and abundance, habitat, diet and foraging biology, predators and parasites, behavior, and reproduction. The book is exquisitely illustrated with over 390 figures and photographs. Introductory chapters eloquently describe Arizona's biotic communities, the need for action to conserve species, and other useful topics. Dot distribution maps for each species, based on vouchered records, are gathered in a concluding chapter. This essential reference comes complete with over 3,170 unique literature citations, inviting the reader to further explore the captivating world of the snakes of Arizona (from the advertising blurb). No ownership marks and no signs of use.…

Pp. (vol. 1): 734; numerous color photos; (vol. 2): 485; numerous color photos; (portfolio of plates): 21 color plates. Full black leather, lettered in silver on the spine and on the front cover with color photo inlay of a rattlesnake on the front, housed in black leather-covered hard slipcase with color photo inlay of a rattlesnake on both sides of the slipcase, with original cardboard shipping box, oblong 4to. This special leatherbound edition is limited to 200 copies only. The original art is by Tell Hicks and the foreword is by Bayard H. Brattstrom. Volume 1 on the natural history of Arizona's rattlesnakes has 17 chapters by 22 leading authorities covering all aspects of natural history, behavior, evolution, and conservation. A special chapter is on art and rattlesnakes. Volume 2 (Conservation, Behavior, Venom, and Evolution) is a collection of 13 highly focused, synthetic chapters by 22 leading experts covering a wide range of topics, from phylogenetics and genomics to reproduction and social behavior. Emphasis is on species of Arizona and nearby areas in the Southwest. Conservation is highlighted in two chapters. Several chapters are dedicated solely to the development and evolution of the rattle. No academic work on rattlesnakes would be complete without a chapter on venom. A must-have set for anyone interested in the rattlesnakes and their role in southwestern deserts and other ecosystems. This set is illustrated with hundreds of color images, graphs, and tables (from the advertising blurb). New copy still shrink-wrapped. A fine (new) copy still shrink-wrapped.…

Condition: A fine (new) set. Pp. (vol. 1): 734; numerous color photos; (vol. 2): 485; numerous color photos; (portfolio of plates): 21 color plates. Full black leather, lettered in silver on the spine and on the front cover with color photo inlay of a rattlesnake on the front, housed in black leather-covered hard slipcase with color photo inlay of a rattlesnake on both sides of the slipcase, with original cardboard shipping box, oblong 4to. This special leatherbound edition is limited to 200 copies only. The original art is by Tell Hicks and the foreword is by Bayard H. Brattstrom. Volume 1 on the natural history of Arizona's rattlesnakes has 17 chapters by 22 leading authorities covering all aspects of natural history, behavior, evolution, and conservation. A special chapter is on art and rattlesnakes. Volume 2 (Conservation, Behavior, Venom, and Evolution) is a collection of 13 highly focused, synthetic chapters by 22 leading experts covering a wide range of topics, from phylogenetics and genomics to reproduction and social behavior. Emphasis is on species of Arizona and nearby areas in the Southwest. Conservation is highlighted in two chapters. Several chapters are dedicated solely to the development and evolution of the rattle. No academic work on rattlesnakes would be complete without a chapter on venom. A must-have set for anyone interested in the rattlesnakes and their role in southwestern deserts and other ecosystems. This set is illustrated with hundreds of color images, graphs, and tables (from the advertising blurb). No ownership marks and no signs of use.…