Authors starting with E from Lux Mentis, Booksellers

Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1969. First Edition. Original Wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear, light toning/sunning at spine, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue printed pictorial wrappers, blue endpages. 4to. 78pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Foreword by William B. Stevens, Jr. Overall, a very handsome copy of this increasingly scarce exhibition catalogue. ... more information

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1832. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, light rubbing to boards, light foxing at preliminaries and plates, tidemark at fore-edge of frontispiece, ownership signature at ffep and title page, binding professionally repaired (see seperate restoration report), else tight, bright and unmarred. 8vo. 371pp. Illus. (b/w plates). An early and important work on New Zealand (Maori social life, Hokianga, etc.). Overall, a rather handsome copy. Fro... more information

London: University of London Press Ltd, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minor shelf/edge wear, gift inscription on front pastedown, small spot of toning at spine near heel, else tight, bright and unmarred. Dj shows light shelf/edge wear, minor tears at head and heel, else bright and clean. Grey textured paper boards, blue ink label, black ink lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 127pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Written for young readers, it is a well written and richly illustrated overview of castles an... more information

New York: American Metrological Society, 1892. First Edition (presumed). Original Wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear, small split at head, light even toning to wraps, two small moisture spots, else tight, bright and unmarred. Tan printed wraps, black ink lettering. 8vo. 21pp. A rather uncommon late 19th century primer on the metric system...scarce in orginal wraps. ... more information

New York: University of the State of New York, 1910 (Part 1) and 1914 (Part 2). First Edition. Hardcover. Joint of Part 2 starting, light shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 4to. 501pp/719pp (plus approx 150 np pp in Part 1). Illus. (color and b/w plates). Illustrated with full page color plates from drawings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. A massive work and significant reference on the ornithology of New York, with distribution informati... more information

New York, NY: Exposition Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minimal shelf/edge wear, owner name on adhesive label at ffep, bookseller notation at front pastedown (F. O'Brien), else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows minor shelf/edge wear, light chipping at head and heel, spine lightly toned, price clipped, else bright and clean. Green cloth boards, dark burgundy ink lettering, frontispiece. 12mo. 75pp. Illus. (b/w plates). History of lumbering in Maine by one of its noted barons. Overall, a ... more information

Portland, ME: Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering, frontispiece. 8vo. 209pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Limited edition of 500. An important work on a thinly covered area of Maine history. A very handsome copy of this scarce volume. ... more information

Bangor, ME: Privately Published, 1924 [1931]. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear, several subtle moisture blossoms in boards, author signature on limitation page, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering, black ink lettering and decorative elements, frontispiece. 8vo. 351pp. This edition with frontispiece and the author's autograph bound up June 1931." This signed edition was created from unbound, first edition signatures to which were added the limitation page, ... more information

University, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1969. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor shelf wear, else bright and clean. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. Bibliographical Note. ... more information

Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publishing, 1995. First Edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Very minimal shelf wear, small soft crease at lower front corner, else tight, bright and unmarred. Oblong 8vo. 241pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Nice blurb by Tony Hillerman. Scarce and much sought after reference volume. A near pristine copy. ... more information

New York: E. B. Treat, 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, touch of fraying at head and tail, ownership signature at ffep, touch of sporadic foxing/soiling, else tight, bright and unmarred. Purple cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, in blind decorative elements, frontispiece, tissueguard, color title page. 8vo. 477pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Another of those emotional presentations by a volunteer female nurse in the field" (Nevins, Vol. 1, 105). This mildly misogynist... more information

Augusta, ME: Peter Edes, 1806. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear, unsophisticated copy, ownership signature near rear, tight and bright. Original unprinted wraps. 20cm. 22pp. ÒThe title page of this pamphlet is decorated by rude figures of eight coffins, cut from wood - without doubt the first engraving, if such it can be called, done in Maine for any printed book.Ó (Noyes, 333, citing Boardman). The seven coffins at the top represent Purrington's wife and six chil... more information

New York: Abrams, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Grey cloth boards, white ink lettering and decorative elements, fold-out plates. 4to. 167pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bibliography.. Laid in promotional sheet from publisher. Review copy. Edgerton was at the cutting edge of of capturing high-velocity objects (as evidenced by the cover shot of a bullet passing through an apple). A very handsome copy of this minor classic. ... more information

New York: Random House, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minimal shelf wear and a hint of age yellowing at edges in white areas, else bright and clean. Navy blue, embossed, cloth boards, pictorial endpapers. 296pp. 1.25 x 12.25 x 10.75. Illus. (color and b/w2; Ates). Bibliography. Index. Issued in conjuction with an exhibition that appeared at the New York Public Library in 1992, this wonderful volume includes photograph by Edward Steichen, Cecil Beaton, Irving Penn... more information

Hartford, CT: W. S. Williams & Co., 1865. Second Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, light fraying at head and tail, spine appears to have been pasted down, light sunning/toning at spine, gilt at spine toned, light foxing at preiminaires, frontispiece reinforced with book tape at verso, rear joint split (cords tight), else tight, bright and unmarred. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, frontispiece, tissueguard. 8vo. 384pp. Illus. (b/w plates). First edition was published... more information

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1913. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, light wear to head, heel and corners, light rubbing to color pastedown, split in middle of rear hinge, front and rear joints cracked, sticker damage and remains at front free endpage, else tight, bright and unmarred. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering, color pastedown, pictorial endpages. 8vo. 260pp. Illus. (color plates). Adapted from Longfellow. ... more information

London: Tiger Books International, 1985 [1988]. Reprint. Hardcover. Very minimal edge wear, else tight bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minimal shelf wear, else bright and clean. Black paper boards, silver gilt lettering. 4to. 224pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bibliography. Index. A wonderful pictorial history of film posters with strong supporting text. A very handsome copy. ... more information

Bromely, Kent: Columbus Books, 1985. First Edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. 224pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bibliography. Index. Exploring the history, art, nature, and collectability of the poster. ... more information

West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1997. First Edition (presumed). Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Minimal shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. 8vo. 122pp. Illus. (b/w plates). In the frontier of Colorado in 1903, Frank Sherman had a photography studio and souvenir shop in Colorado Springs. He decided that he needed more postcards to sell to the tourists, so he visited his brothers who worked at the Holt Livestock Co., in Hugo, Colorado. He packed up his gear and went to photograph the cattl... more information

New York: McSweeney's Publishing, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. DVD missing from mount at rear board, else tight, bright and unmarred. Full dark brown leather boards, gilt lettering and [intricate] decorative elements, texturally printed navy endpages. 8vo. 293pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). McSweeney's Publishing, 2003. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. New, issued without dust jacket, still shrinwrapped! With DVD. A pristine unread copy, tight and clean. There are different leather ... more information