Authors starting with E from James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.

Venice, California: 1 page, quarto, July 12, 1959. A very charmingly penned letter with several hand drawn dotted arrows snaking about the text, and with a large heart drawn by Eames above his signature. “Dear Susan, Want you to see Sansi’s dear letter BUT second thoughts - can’t send - will bring. Growing up young ladies’s letters, don’t like being sent around maybe -- Today is the day - Panic has set in - The telephone talk was very nice, Charles.” The friendship, both professional and person... more information

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. First Edition, sixth printing. Signed and inscribed by Amelia Earhart to fellow aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran: "To Jackie Cochran in memory of an Electra jaunt across the continent, Amelia Earhart, 1936." With Cochran’s personal bookplate depicting a bookshelf and which reads “From the Books of Jacqueline Cochran.” Fine copy in original cloth in a very good dust jacket. Cochran met Earhart in New York in 1935 at Paul Hammond's house. They bonded instantly and be... more information

New York: Putnam, 1928. First Edition. With 61 illustrations. A lightly used copy with minor splitting to the hinges, some edge wear, and a 1/2” tear to the cloth at the top of the spine without dust jacket. The story of the famous aviatrix Amelia Earhart in her flight on the "Friendship" from Boston to Wales. While Miss Earhart did not the pilot of this flight, with it she made history by becoming the first woman to travel by air across the Atlantic. ... more information

New York: Life Publishing Company, 1904. First Edition. Ownership inscription. Fine clean copy in a very good pictorial dust jacket with a few small chips and tears. Flagg, the noted painter and illustrator is best remembered for his famous World War I poster of Uncle Sam proclaiming “I WANT YOU.” Dust jackets of this vintage are rare. ... more information

Norman, OK: Oklahoma University Press, 1991. First Edition. Signed by the authors. Presentation copy from Robert and Jane Easton, inscribed: “For Don and June with love, Robert and Jane. Dec. 15, 1991.” Illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket. The story of writers Robert Easton and his wife Jane’s experiences during World War II, told largely through their letters. ... more information

Boston: Atlantic Monthly, May 1942. First Edition. Writer Robert Easton’s own copy of the magazine in which his short story, “Dynamite’s Day Off” first appeared. Signed by Easton on the front cover, and his ownership stamp on the first page inside. Paperbound, very good. ... more information

Boston: Atlantic Monthly, October 1942. First Edition. Writer Robert Easton’s own copy of the magazine in which his short story, “The Wind of Pelican Island” first appeared. With his ownership stamp “ R. E. Easton - Oct 7 - 1942” on the front cover. Paperbound, very good. ... more information

Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1978. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author Robert Easton [to Marcia Burtt, the book’s layout designer: “For Marcia with great gratitude. Robert Easton, April 29, 1978.” Illustrated. Near fine copy with a hint of use in a very good dust jacket with some fading to the spine and small chips and tears. ... more information

Burbank: Warner Brothers, 1975. First Edition. Original First Draft Screenplay. Dated: 9/10/75. (112 pp.) Near fine in printed beige bradbound card covers with mechanicaly produced sheets. (A few small nicks in nap of covers, with a touch of light shelfwear & a single pen mark on rear cover). Directed by Clint Eastwood, who also starred in the title role. Based on Forrest Carter’s 2 Josey Wales novels. Widely regarded to be Eastwood’s finest western. ... more information

Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Film Festival, 2009. First Edition. Souvenir book for an in person evening with Clint Eastwood at the Santa Barbara Film Festival in which he received the festival’s Modern Master Award. Illustrated with terrific still photographs and with full page congratulations from Warner Brothers and Universal Pictures. With an Eastwood biography and filmography. Paperbound. Very fine condition. ... more information

Los Angeles: Universal Pictures, 1970/1971. First Edition. Original 147 page mimeographed revised dialogue and cutting continuity script, dated December 1, 1970 and again January 8, 1971, prepared toward the end of production for the film ‘The Beguiled,’ screenplay by Albert Maltz (as John B. Sherry) and Irene Kamp (as Grimes Grice), based on the novel by Thomas Cullinan, directed by Don Siegel, and starring Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, and Elizabeth Hartman. Bradbound, 8 1/2” x 11”. With a smal... more information

Los Angeles: Universal Pictures, 1970/1971. First Edition. Original 147 page mimeographed revised dialogue and cutting continuity script, dated December 1, 1970 and again January 8, 1971, prepared toward the end of production for the film ‘The Beguiled,’ screenplay by Albert Maltz (as John B. Sherry) and Irene Kamp (as Grimes Grice), based on the novel by Thomas Cullinan, directed by Don Siegel, and starring Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, and Elizabeth Hartman. Bradbound, 8 1/2” x 11”. A lightly u... more information

Los Angeles: The Malpaso Company / Universal Pictures, 1970. First Edition. Original 131 page mimeographed dialogue and cutting continuity script prepared toward the end of production for the film ‘Two Mules for Sister Sara,’ screenplay by Albert Maltz, story by Budd Boetticher, directed by Don Siegel, and starring Clint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaine, Manuel Fabregas, Alberto Morin, and Armando Silvestre. Bradbound, 8 1/2” x 11”. A lightly used copy with some tearing to the front cover, occasional mar... more information

Los Angeles: The Malpaso Company / Universal Pictures / Jennings Lang, 1975. First Edition. Original 128 page mimeographed dialogue and cutting continuity script, dated May 6, 1975, prepared toward the end of production for the film ‘The Eiger Sanction,’ screenplay by Hal Dressner, Warren Murphy, and Rod Whitaker (as Trevanian), based on the novel by Rod Whitaker, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, with George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee, Jack Cassidy, Heidi Bruhl, and Thayer David. Bradbound, 8 1/2�... more information

Los Angeles: The Malpaso Company / Universal Pictures / Jennings Lang, 1975. First Edition. Original 128 page mimeographed dialogue and cutting continuity script, dated May 6, 1975, prepared toward the end of production for the film ‘The Eiger Sanction,’ screenplay by Hal Dressner, Warren Murphy, and Rod Whitaker (as Trevanian), based on the novel by Rod Whitaker, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, with George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee, Jack Cassidy, Heidi Bruhl, and Thayer David. Bradbound, 8 1/2�... more information

Los Angeles: The Malpaso Company / Universal Pictures, 1968. First Edition. Original 91 page mimeographed dialogue and cutting continuity script, dated August 21, 1968, prepared toward the end of production for the film ‘Coogan’s Bluff,’ screenplay by Herman Miller, Dean Riesner, and Howard Rodman, story by Herman Miller, directed by Donald Siegel starring Clint Eastwood, Susan Clark, Tisha Sterling, Don Stroud, Betty Field, Tom Tully, and Lee J. Cobb. Bradbound, 8 1/2” x 13”. Very good slightly ... more information

Burbank: The Malpaso Company / Warner Bros, 1979. First Edition. Original 129 page final draft shooting script, dated August 31, 1979, for the film ‘Bronco Billy’, screenplay by Dennis E. Hackin, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, with Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Scatman Crothers, Bill McKinney, Sam Bottoms, Dan Vadis, and Sierra Pecheur. Bradbound in printed studio wrappers. Near fine bright copy with some minor evidence of use. The film tells the story of an idealistic, modern-day cowboy (Eas... more information

Boston: Little Brown, 1990. First Edition. Classic images by such artists as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Thomas Eakins, Edward Weston, Philippe Halsman, Andre Kertesz, Edward Steichen, and many others. Fine in a fine dust jacket. ... more information

New York: Knopf, 1955. First Edition. Signed presentation copy from Charlotte Ebener to her literary agent Dorothy Olding of Harold Ober Associates, inscribed by the author: “For Dorothy, who suggested this book, nursed it, and triumphantly brought it out in print. Affectionately, Charlotte.” Near fine copy with a trace of fading around the edges in a very good dust jacket with some slight darkening to the spine, a bit of dust soiling to the rear panel, and a few small chips and tiny tears. The fascina... more information

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1924. Photoplay edition issued to coincide with the release of the silent film starring Richard Barthelmess and Madge Evans. A story of West Point with Barthelmess being framed and having to clear his name. Fine in a dust jacket with a few tiny chips and tears. The front panel shows Barthelmess on the battery at West Point. ... more information