E a Read Signed (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** A very nice hard cover copy in dust jacket, without flaw. 6.25 X 8.50" 114 pages. Inscribed "The seeds of the past are there to provide the future E. Alan Read 3/2/93" Illustrated by vintage photographs and a map of the Gillfoot Park Mines 1896. Egremont is located in the North West corner of England. This small historic town with its origins in the 12th century is situated approximately, in road miles equal distance from Carlisle in the North, Penrith in the East and Barrow in the South. The town nestles in the vale of the river Ehen, with the backdrop of western fells sheltering it in Winter from the icy blasts of the North Easterly winds. Alan Read's book creates a picture of the town chiefly during the 1800s. A visit to this historic town on the edge of Lakeland should be a must for every tourist.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 2003, 1st edition , DARK BLUE CLOTH Gold title on Spine Cvr, NF/NF , is the first book of the series and takes place in the wine country in Napa, California. It is the story of a gifted artist turned forger by impatience and greed. When a famous sculptor is found dead, Harriet becomes involved. At first she gets sidetracked by several other players who turn out to be benign beyond their penchant for money. During the course of Harriet's investigation a number of gruesome and mysterious murders are committed. When she's trapped in the murderer's attic by a fire she not only had started, but continued to fuel with priceless paintings, much of the conundrum becomes clear: but it isn't until she uses her intuition that she unmasks the killer.Her supporting cast are: Norm Taylor, PI and man about town: Carter Harris, would-be lover of Harriet and art dealer: and Charley Bell, police commissioner of San Francisco. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -Near Fine condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Printing of the First Edition. London & Boston: Butterworths, 1986. SCARCE HARDCOVER first edition. From the library of, and signed TWICE by Paul Read, Ph.D. Professor of Horticulture/Viticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. The two signatures appear identical so could be from a cursive ink stamp. NOT a library discard. Cover is in Very Good condition. Bright and shiny. Spine ends mildly bumped (pages inside are NOT affected). Internally FINE. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Tables. Figures. Photographs. Bibliographical references. Species Index. Subject Index. Bound in the original two-tone brown laminated boards, stamped in white and brown. Professor Read served as "President of the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), president of the Plant Growth Regulator Society of America, and president of the American Chestnut Foundation. He was recipient of the ASHS Outstanding Graduate Educator Award and is a Fellow of ASHS. Paul has been a visiting scientist at the University of Florida, the University of Nottingham (England), the Australian CSIRO, and a visiting professor at the University of Tasmania. He has been active in several international organizations, has led Study Abroad trips to Siberia and Australia, and consulted in India, China, Thailand, New Zealand, Hungary, Moldova, and Australia." - from the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) website. SIGNED by Paul E. Read. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -Near Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xvi, 526pp. [542 total pages]. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Frank Lemon (illustrator). First edition, number 427 of only 500 copies of this complete collection of seven prints commemorating milestones in aviation, each signed by the pilot. Very rare thus. All prints fresh and attractive, each in a colored metal frame. A stunning set. Each print approximately 16 x 13.5 inches visible (each print is matted, framed, and glazed in frames of various colors). Each print bears the Currier Press embossed stamp. Prints are bright and fine (very minor marginal creasing and a small closed marginal tear to the Wright print, not affecting image). Previously sold by Baumann Books and coming with their descriptive sheet. Also included is the plain brown portfolio that originally housed the prints. Please note that this set is very heavy in the metal frames.