Search Results: Authors starting with E from GN Books and Prints

Dan Russel the Fox by E OE Somerville, Martin Ross.
Hardback, 1911, fourth edition, published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 340 pages and 30-page publisher catalogue at rear.
Measures around 7 3/4" by 5 1/4". Brown cloth binding, pictorial front board and spine, black lettering to front board, yellow detail and gilt lettering to front board and spine. Some discolouration, scuffing and a little marking. Some signs of shelf-wear, slight tears at top of spine, bumped and slightly torn corners of boards. Puckering to rear board. Binding reasonably firm, strained in the odd place, slight slackness to spine, split to inner rear hinger but holding. Page edges browned, foxed and scuffed, lower edges deckled. Light foxing and marking to page surfaces throughout but generally clean, a few pencil marks to rear pastedown but otherwise no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

John Ruskin: A Biographical Sketch by R. Ed. Pengelly

















Hardback, year unstated but circa 1900 (previous owner inscription from the year 1900 on front free endpaper), illustrated, published by Andrew Melrose, London, 127 pages.











Measures around 7 1/2" by 5" by 5/8". Blue cloth binding, pictorial front board, decoration to spine. Some discolouration to spine. Some scuffing and signs of shelf-wear. Binding quite firm. Page edges heavily tanned, browned and a little scuffed and marked. Previous owner inscription to FFEP but otherwise page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Prayer Book Dictionary, edited by George Harford, M.A. and Morley Stevenson, M.A.

















Hardback, undated but believed to be circa 1910, published by The Waverley Book Company, London, xviii + 832 pages.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 10" by 7 1/2" by 2 1/2". Black leather binding, gilt lettering to spine. Scuffing, some scoring and a little marking to binding but quite clean. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, split to outer front hinge and a little at base of outer rear hinge. A little slackness to binding and there appear to have been repairs to inner hinges but book contents quite firm. Upper page edges gilt, a bit scuffed but still reasonably vivid. Fore-edges alphabetically indexed, a bit browned and a little foxed, marked and scuffed. Bottom edges a bit browned, scuffed and marked with small staining. Some foxing to preliminaries and hindmost pages, slight foxing and the odd mark elsewhere but otherwise page surfaces quite clean, no underlining, marginalia,… Read More

A History of York Minster, ed. GE Aylmer, Reginald Cant.
Hardback, 1977, first edition, illustrated, published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, xx + 586 pages.
In good condition, close to very good. A little scuffing to dust jacket and several tears at edges but very clean, a little edge-wear. Brown cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, clean. Binding reasonably firm. A little marking to page edges but quite clean. Gift/presentation inscription to front pastedown but otherwise page surfaces generally clean, no inscriptions, marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

Early Travellers in Scotland, edited by P. Hume Brown

Hardback, 1891, first edition, illustrated, with maps including one foldout, published by David Douglas, Edinburgh, 300 pages + xxvi and section of maps/genealogical tables.

Octavo/8vo, measures around 9 1/8" by 6 1/8" by 1 3/8". Ex-library book with typical markings, stamps, etc. Deep burgundy-brown cloth binding, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spine. Some discolouration to spine, rubbing to edges, fading to gilt lettering, reference numbers to spine. Tearing at top of front outer hinge, spine edges and corners, which are bumped. Scuffing, marking and some signs of shelf-wear, though reasonably clean. Binding a bit slack and inner hinges cracked, though textblock reasonably firm, if strained in the odd place. Page edges browned, scuffed and a little rough at upper edges. Some marking to page surfaces but reasonably clean. See pictures for further information.

Estrangement, Enterprise and Education in Fifteenth-Century England, edited by Sharon D. Michalove & A. Compton Reeves [The Fifteenth century Series No. 5] [The book is based on papers given at the first Richard III Society conference, held in 1995 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The papers deal particularly with the hazards and opportunities of public and private service in an age of civil war, and with the education and training of women.]
Hardcover, 1998, first edition, published by Sutton Publishing, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 150 pages + x. Measures around 9 1/2" by 6 3/8" by 5/8".
Minor scuffing and marking to dust jacket but quite clean, a little fading to spine with a small tear at base of spine and a lengthy scratch on rear. Black cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Very clean, only slight marking. Small signs of shelf-wear. Binding firm. Page edges clean, only very slight marking. Page surfaces clean, A little rubbed out pencil marking to FFEP but otherwise fine, no… Read More

Women of Wales by L. Twiston Davies and Averyl Edwards

Hardback, 1935, first edition, rare, containing biographical sketches of 31 Welsh women.

In decent condition, clear marking and discolouration to spine, less so to boards, with fading to spine text. Binding reasonably firm though with slight tear to inside back hinge. Some browning/foxing to page edges and a little to page surfaces but otherwise clean apart from the odd mark here and there, with no underling, marginalia, etc.

Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekback Hardcover, 2015, first edition, first print, flat-signed by author on title page.
In very good condition. Minor scuffing and marking to dust jacket, sticker to front indicating that it is a copy signed by the author. Binding firm. Boards and spine clean. A little marking to page edges but generally clean. Page surfaces clean, no writing, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.
Winner of the 2016 HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown Award. 'Fans of The Miniaturist will love flashing back to the dark bleakness of 1717 Lapland in Cecilia Ekback's debut.' Grazia A brilliantly written and gripping historical Nordic Noir thriller with all the intrigue and atmosphere of Burial Rites, the pent-up passion of The Piano and the suspense of The Tenderness of Wolves. There are six homesteads on Blackasen Mountain. A day's journey away lies the empty town. It comes to life just once, in winter, when the Church summons her people through the snows. Then, even the oldest enemies will… Read More

Hair: The Story of the Musical that Defined a Generation by Eric Grode, foreword by James Rado, co-creator of Hair.


Hardback, 2010, first edition, first printing, published by Goodman.

In good condition, close to very good. Minor scuffing and signs of shelf-wear to covers, a little tearing to edges of spine. Page edges and surfaces very clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Responsibility to Protect: Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes Once and For All by Gareth Evans

Paperback, 2008, first printing, published by The Brookings Institution, 349 pages + xviii.

In very good condition, possibly unread. Very little wear to covers and no spine creasing. Slight scuffing to page edges and bumping to corners, a little marked a bottom front corner but generally very clean. Page surfaces also very clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc.

Gadget City: A Story of Ancient Alexandria by I. O. Evans.
Hardback, 1944, first edition, illustrated, published by Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd., London, 256 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 3/8" by 5 1/4" by 1". Pictorial dust jacket, which is price-clipped, displays some marking, scuffing, a little staining at rear and a number of tears with a little chipping and some tape repairs to inside of jacket. Jacket is also stuck to book at rear board/pastedown. Orange cloth binding, black lettering and detail to front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding, with some discolouration and staining but colouring mostly vivid. Signs of shelf-wear, rubbing at edges. Book has forward tilt. Flexible boards. A little slackness to binding but book contents quite firm. Page edges a little marked and slightly scuffed, upper edges mildly foxed but quite clean. A little tearing to a couple of lower page edges. A little foxing and staining to pastedowns and endpapers. Page surfaces generally clean,… Read More

Ghosts of the Scarlet Fleet by Rear-Admiral E.R.G.R. Evans

















Hardback, 1932, first edition, published by The Junior Literary Guild and Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., New York, 310 pages.











Measures around 8 3/8" by 5 3/4" by 1 1/4". No dust jacket. Dark blue cloth binding, red lettering and pictorial detail to front board, red lettering to spine. Discolouration and heavy scuffing to spine. A little scuffing and marking to boards. Rubbing and signs of shelf-wear, tearing and fraying to spine edges. Some slackness to binding but reasonably firm overall. Page fore-edges deckled, upper edges with red hue. Some marking and scuffing to page edges, a little tanning. A little staining to first few pages. Previous owner pencil inscription to front pastedown but otherwise page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Everett's Life of A Clarke/Adam Clarke Portrayed, Volume I by James Everett. Hardback, 1843, first edition, illustrated, published by Hamilton, Adams, and Co., London, 348 pages + xiv.Octavo/8vo, measures around 7" by 4 7/8" by 7/8". Dark green cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, embossed detail to boards. Some marking and scuffing to binding, fading to colouring. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Book has forward tilt. Slackness to binding but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges deckled and neatly cut. Some browning and scuffing to page edges but reasonably clean for age. A little writing to front pastedown. Some foxing to endpapers, the odd patch of foxing throughout, some offsetting and the odd thumb mark and other grub here and there, with the occasional dog-eared corner. No underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Dick Whistler's Tramp by Evelyn Everett-Green

















Hardback, undated but circa 1891 (contains gift inscription from that year and that appears to be the year of publication, so possible first edition), illustrated, published by The Religious Tract Society, London, 159 pages +16-page publisher catalogue at rear.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 1/2" by 5 1/8" by 3/4". Grey cloth binding, pictorial front board, gilt and black lettering to front board and spine. Marking and scuffing to binding. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Slightly bumped corners. Book has slight forward tilt. Some slackness to binding but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed, a little foxed and marked. Patterned endpapers, a little marking, gift inscription to verso of front free endpaper, which also contains a tear. Marking from ink on FFEP to next endpaper. Some marking to page surfaces but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Where There's a Will by E. Everett-Green Hardback, undated but circa 1900, with frontispiece, published by Hutchinson & Co., London, viii + 375 pages + 3-page publisher catalogue at rear.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 8 5/8" by 6" by 1 3/4". Green cloth binding, embossed front board and spine, black lettering to front board, green lettering with gilt detail to spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, bumped corners. Cracking to inner hinges, several preliminary pages loose at top. Some slackness to binding but textblock reasonably firm. Page edges gilt, some scuffing but gilt mainly intact. Frontispiece tattered at edges. Some marking to endpapers, the odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.