Rare books from Eve's Reads

Appears as new unopened, unread copy in wraps displaying no significant surface/edge/wear, as shown.
Forward by Paul W. Tibbets, Brig. Gen., USAF, Ret. Inscription by Gen Tibbits and signed.
Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the pilot who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay when it dropped Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Wikipedia. Also signed by Tom Ferebee, --Thomas Wilson Ferebee (November 9, 1918 – March 16, 2000) was the bombardier aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, which dropped the atomic bomb, Battles/wars‎: World War ‎II & Viet Name War, Rank Colonel. And Signed by, Theodore J. Van Keith, who interviewed the Brig. Gen ---Taken from the forward by Brig. Gen. Tibbits: Twelve O'clock High is a story of demonstrated leadership by Brig. Gen. Frank Savage who takes command of a demoralized B17 Bomb Group and… Read More

Cloth & Faux Leather covered boards. Cracked front hinge, slight wear on corners, yet strong. Contents display written number FTP, "Withdrawn" else no other imperfections nor blemishes. Rough cut text block. Number displayed on spine, probably Ex-Lib. but no other evidence. Slightest of toning. A very good + old book …
Books include "A Wonder Book" and "Tanglewood Tales" … Hawthorne wrote these stories for children based on Greek myth and legend. They are incomparable retellings of themes which the Greek dramatists used in creating their immortal plays and literature.
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Very slight tinge of toning, else, appears as lightly read, near unblemished copy in white decorated (printed) on maroon cloth boards displaying moderate surface/edge wear, as shown.
Book One: The Transient Guest, and other poems by Elbert A. Smith. Book Two: Song Of Endless Life, and other poems by David H. Smith. Illustrations by Elbert A Smith. Notes are made where the poem was written and the date. Places include Burlington, IA, Colorado Springs, CO.,(January 5, 1908) San Bernadino, (November 1902) and more. A clipping of "As A Woman artist see the vice-president of the Unites States. " A portrait of Charles Curtis painted recently in Washing By Elie Cristo-Loveanu Of Rumania, is included.
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Appears as new, unread, unopened copy in wraps displaying no visible surface/edge wear, as shown.
Author's second volume of poetry with her inscription FLEP, To Dr. Laura Franklin --- Enjoy yourself as you journey through Other Seasons --- Clotilde -- November 9", 1984".
"Its concern is discovery – the kind of inward discovery that connects us all with our natural surroundings"
Very Scarce
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Appears as unread, unopened, unblemished copy in wraps displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown.
Author's inscription reads " To Laura, Journey with me into Seasons. Read, reflect, enjoy! --- Sister Clotilde --- Autumn 1983". "Clotilde Weirich's first volume of poetry is a carefully crafted journey along a naturalistic path that leads to the heart of all living things" …Very Rare
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Fair decorated cloth covered boards displays wear as shown, slight bumps to corners, gutter damage on front board, fading spine, chipping to head & heel to spine. Light toning, else contents appear as strong and secure, considering age. Collectible…
Very rare book of poetry by Cary sisters … proponents of woman's rights …
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Appears as new, unread, unopened, unblemished copy in wraps dispaying no visible imperfections, as shown.
Inscribed and signed by Author "To E---- with good wishes – Delia Khano, Jerusalem, January, 1990" …
The story of an English woman who married a Palestinian Christian and of their life together against the background of troubles in Israel/Palestine … An account of an Oxford graduate who in 1960 met a Christian Palestinian … They started a tourist agency called Guiding Star … The background of their story in the Arab-Israeli conflict …Delia Khano is an Oxford graduate who in 1960 met and married Gabriel Khano, a Christian Palestinian. While telling the story of their courtship in Petra, wedding in Bethlehem and early married life in Jerusalem, she fills in the details of Gabriel's eventful childhood and youth. She mentions the forced migration from Turkey that his parents endured as children, and records episodes that impinged on the family from the explosive… Read More

Private library Stamp FPD, else appears as unread, unblemished copy in green gilt decorated cloth covered boards displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown.
Private Library Plate of Kathlien Edmiston, Born: Dec 20, 1911. Died: July 13, 1998, Became City Commissioner Dec 12, 1985 when Margalee Wright resigned. Became Mayor April 9, 1985 to complete Robert G. Knight's unfinished term. She was Republican lobbyist, and a master politician who never ran for office herself.
Wartime printing of Santayana's, The popular writer-philosopher presents his memoirs and personal remembrances of his early life and experiences up to and through college, Harvard, his coming across to America, his views of the church. Santayana's autobiography, told well and explaining how he came to his unique amalgam of Unitarian and Spanish Catholicism in the city of Boston, and influenced American religious history forever.
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Signed "John Frederick – 4 Seasons – Olympia – 7.7.93" FTP, light toning, else contents appear as unread & unblemished in wraps displaying no significant surface/edge wear, as shown.
Marcus Brennan is a successful small-town lawyer on the verge of a breakdown. His wife, Schelle, thinks it's post-traumatic stress disorder from his years as a POW in Vietnam. Planning the dedication of a memorial for Vietnam soldiers, she asks Marcus to say a few words at the ceremony, hoping the experience will help to exorcise his demons. But after agreeing to defend Estella Pritchett, a social worker accused of murdering her lover, Marcus begins a downward spiral into the murky depths of his own past–where sex is violent, where love means betrayal, and where his own memories have the power to destroy him. . .
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Light toning, else contents appear as unread & unblemished in pictorial tan/black cloth covered pictorial boards displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown.
Inscribed "Yours in sport, Jack Henderson". Illustrated by Marshall D. Smith. Written as a series of comic letters from Jack Henderson, a traveling salesman with turn of the century humor. Great illustrations. Humor
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Tinge of Foxing, else appears as unread, unblemished copy in turquoise decorated cloth boards displaying minor surface/edge wear, as shown, with faded spot on face at head of spine.
Story of 12 yr. Old boy & yearling fawn on Florida farm. A boy becomes a man on a poor farm in the Florida scrub country. A pet fawn is his constant companion. Made into major film. "The Yearling" which won a Pulitzer prize for its author was subsequently made into a Hollywood motion picture now considered to be a classic.

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Inscribed FPD, Usual library distinctions, pocket removed, else contents appear as unread & unblemished in black boards & DJ displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown.
Inscribed FPD Reads: "9.17.72 -- For James XXXXX, my favorite student at XXXXXXX, from the mother of the author, Helen Fallon."
Author's first and only novel after having died in an automobile accident in June, 1970. The most famous and the most controversial woman in Scottish history come unforgettable alive in this dazzling novel. Hers is a story that has intrigues men for four hundred years, and it has rare been told more colorfully than it is in this fascinating book which focuses on the few short years of Mary's reign and the all-to-human failings that brought her to disaster.
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Slight toning, else content appears as unread and unblemished with good++ grey decorated cloth covered boards displaying minor surface/edge wear, as shown. Some sunning and bumping at head & heel of spine.
Many of my books are from the 19th Century. Books were not written in at that time, instead an index card with info. Am enclosing the one found in this book for you. Enjoy.
The stirring drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction is brought vividly to life in this really magnificent novel. Unparalleled drama, action and romance flower within the breathtaking wonders of this inspired spectacle of the written word and the most magnificently, exciting love story, ever! First published in 1936, Gone with the Wind sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. Even though it is 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book; by 1937 it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the film rights had been sold to David O. Selznick. Mitchell… Read More

Inscribed FLEP, Heavily Toned, no flaking, else content appears as unblemished with gray, black decorated, cloth covered board displaying significant surface/edge wear, as shown. Still a very acceptable book. Gutters have been refurbished.
Mischief and mayhem abound wherever the eponymous Tom Sawyer goes. From tricking his local peers into completing his household chores to cleverly acquiring a Sunday School prize to impress the father of his love interest, Tom Sawyer embodies the witty and lively spirits of young 19th century boys. Tom Sawyer truly embodies the phrase "boys will be boys."
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Content appears as new, unopened, unread and unblemished with fine black boards in DJ displaying repaired & reinforced chipping & small tears, as shown. Still Protecting. ;-)
Grisham's first book, written and published while he was still working as a lawyer and serving in the Mississippi State Legislature. Grisham's book was turned down by a number of publishers, and was finally picked up by the tiny Wynwood Press, which did a modest first printing of 5000 copies. The book didn't sell well, probably because the small publisher was virtually unknown, especially for publishing fiction, and also lacked marketing dollars. When Grisham's second novel, The Firm, was bought by Doubleday and published in 1991, copies of the first printing of A Time to Kill were still available from the publisher.
Personal note: I recently saw an interview with Grisham on TV, discussing his accomplishments and this particular book. The reporter asked him about the 5000 books, printed. Grisham replied that he, personally bought… Read More