Search Results: Authors starting with W from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

London: William Pickering 1837. 8vo. 2 volumes., xxix, 314, [2] pp. From the collection of Pickering authority John Porter - no. 611 & 613 in his catalogue. The main volume is one of 350 copies printed, but the separate illustration volume is one of only 25 copies. Original diaper grain green cloth with blind stamping to boards; gilt lettering ot the spine of the main 'Wace's Chronicle of the Norman Conquest' volume and to the front board of the 'Illustrations of Master Wace' volume. Housed in a custom made marbled slipcase. Translated with notes and illustrations by Edgar Taylor. With in text illustrations from the Bayeux tapestry and other contemporary sources throughout the main text volume, alongside a map of Normandy to the prelims. Paired with a separately bound volume of hand-coloured plates. Spines rubbed and faded with some markings and edge-wear to the boards. Pasted-in descriptions and John Porter's ownership labels to both volumes. Inscriptions to the endpapers… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office 1863. Large 8vo. Volume 3 only. 659 pp. Purple/cream cloth with blind stamped devices to front board and spine. Discolouration to front board and spine, rubbing to spine ends and corners. Light foxing to endpapers and prelims. Some text bleed to pages, but otherwise in good, clean condition. The third volume of the report investigating President Abraham Lincoln's command of the Union Army in the American Civil War, after four years of inquiry. The first two volumes are entitled 'Army of the Potomac' and 'Bull Run', this volume is 'Western Department'. . Good. Blind-stamped Cloth. 1863.

London: Bell and Daldy 1861. 8vo. First edition. xvi, 212, plus 12 plates, pp. Publisher's original green blind-stamped cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Wear & chipping to spine ends and spine marked. Boards rubbed. Rear hinge split. Early ink name to front pastedown. Early W. H. Smith & Son embossed stamp to ffep. Head and tail-pieces. A few plates loose. With 12 full-page plates, including 8 hand-coloured. The plates contain 117 specimens of natural and artificial flies, materials, etc. and 4 plates illustrating fishes, baiting, etc. Good condition. . Good. Blind-stamped Cloth. First Edition. 1861.

London: Elm Tree Books 1974. 8vo.Uncorrected Proof. 127 pp., Yellow wraps. Some sunning to the spine and with creasing and minor marks to the covers. Internally clean. The author's own uncorrected proof with pencil note to the front end paper. 0241890314 . Very Good. Wraps. Uncorrected Proof. 1974.

London: Effingham Wilson 1930. 8vo. xi, 134, (6) pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Boards clean. Minor ink underlining to two pages. Publisher's list at rear. . Very Good. Cloth. Third Edition. 1930.

Portland, OR: Collectors Press,U.S. 2005. 4to. 188 pp, illustrated. Beautifully photographed, rare, and valuable, these nutcrackers from around the world are collected and celebrated in one place for the first time ever. What began as an innocent purchase during a production of the Nutcracker Ballet has blossomed into a world-renowned collection almost 40 years in the making. Arlene Wagner (also known as The Nutcracker Lady) and her husband have amassed more than 5,000 pieces. Housed in the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum, which is also a National Heritage Foundation site, the Wagner's collection is on display to the public. A status sign for royalty and the wealthy in sixteenth-century Europe, delicately carved, ornate pieces were intended more for show than for function, while simple, sturdy designs reflect the basic utilitarian nature of nutcrackers. 1933112085 . Fine. Hardcover. 2005.

Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers 1999. Large 8vo. xxxix, 392 pp. Hardback laminated boards. No jacket, as issued. Very clean copy. No ownership marks. 1579582699 . Fine. Laminated Boards. 1999.

London: G. G. Harrap & Co. 1911. 4to. Unpaginated. Publisher's original gilt-decorated grey cloth. Wear to spine ends with small tear to cloth near head of spine. Spine gilt dulled. Ink mark to one plate. Pictorial endpapers. Printed on heavy grey stock. Two-colour illustrations & decorations to each leaf. Tipped-in colour plates by Willy Pogany. Now protected in a clear archival wrapper. . Very Good. Gilt Decorated Cloth. 1911.

London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1939. 4to.Illustrated. viii, 160; viii, 182 pp. First one volume edition. Two volumes in one. Slight sunning to the spine and wear to the extremities. Minor marks to the binding and bump to the corner. Spotting throughout and binding firm. Illustrated in colour by Arthur Rackham in colour with 48 plates. No ownership names. . Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition Thus. 1939.

London: Heinemann 1914. 4to. ix, 159 [1] pp. Publisher's brown, coloured, gilt decorated buckram with decorative endpapers. Wear to spine ends, fading to spine and marks over boards. Owner's marks stamp to front pastedown, spotting to prelims, otherwsie internally clean. Binding slightly loose, with a split towards the rear, but still all together. Beautifully illustrated adaptation of part of Wagner's The Ring cycle, with 34 colour tipped in, tissue guarded plates by Arthur Rackham. 4to. size, but bound in 8s. . Good. Gilt Decorated Cloth. New Impression. 1910.

London: G. Bell and Sons Ltd. 1932. Small 8vo.Prize Binding. xx, 217 pp. Half morocco over cloth boards with gilt crest of Queenswood School, Herts. to front board; gilt lettering and devices to spine; t.e.g. Minimal wear and rubbing to extremities and boards. School prize bookplate. Internally clean. . Very Good. Half Morocco. 1932.

Hong Kong, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press 1989. Oblong FolioLimited Edition. Eastern binding, with tissue guarded plates. The ancient Chinese philosopher, Chuang Tze, sought in his writings to explain the relationship between man and nature. In particular, his short treatise, "Autumn Floods", dealt with the nature of infinity, by means of a dialogue between river and sea. The photographer Peter Yung has produced a photographic interpretation of Chuang Tze's ideas, which juxtaposes Chuang Tze's text, both in Chinese and English, with a series of aerial photographs. These photographs were taken over a period of 13 years, and involved travel to Irian Jaya, Thailand, the South Pacific, Nepal, Europe, North America, China and Japan. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. 0195851706 . Fine. Hard Cover. 1989.

London: Dulua & Co., Ltd. 1925. Small 4to. First Edition. [v], 496, [+20 plates] pp. Light brown cloth. Minor marks to boards, very slight rubbing to the extremities. Very occasional minor spots but generally internally clean. A large taxonomy of the birds of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, with a fold-out map at the front and 20 tissue-guarded black & white plates to the rear. The bookplate of O. W. Tancock to front pastedown, and a typewritten letter about the sale of the book within. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1925.

London: A. Brown & Sons Ltd. 4to. 56 pp, [unpaginated publisher's catalogue] illustrated with sepia lithographs, original boards have a design showing title labels held with pins. Gilt lettering on the spine. Boards and f.e.ps waterstained. [ This edition not listed on the British Library Catalogue ] . Very Good. Illustrated Boards.

London: Privately Printed 1997. 4to. Unnumbered Limited Edition for private circulation. xii, 220 pp. Hardcover in illustrated jacket. A few small tears to top edge of jacket, clean. Otherwise all clean and firm. A bibliography of Victorian penny dreadfuls ('bloods') - pulp horror/crime fiction - compiled by occult writer A. E. Waite but only published for the first time here. . Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited First Edition. 1997.

Berlin: Gachnang and Springer 1990. Large 4to. Text in GERMAN and ENGLISH. 227 pp, illustrated in colour. German text at the front, English text at the rear. 3906127257 . Fine. Hard Cover. 1990.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1999. 8vo. x, 194 pp., A touch of creasing to top edge of jacket. Bookplate with writing on it on ffep. Signed and dated by the author on the verso of the half title. 0521651301 . Very Good. Hardback. 1999.

London: Constable and Company Ltd. 1918. 8vo. xii, 168 pp. Publisher's quarter cloth over boards with lettering in brown to spine. Spine slightly darkened with wear to corners. Bookplate & ink owner's name to endpapers. Internally clean. Errata slip tipped-in. Waley's second book, only preceded by a privately printed limited edition of 50 copies. Uncommon. . Very Good. Cloth Spine. First Edition. 1918.

London: Henry G. Bohn 1858. Small 8vo. [6], lxxx, 338 pp. Full calf. Double gilt ruling to boards with corner floral devices. Raised bands to spine. Gilt decoration, green leather title label with gilt lettering. All edges gilt. Vibrant combed marbled endpapers. Sophisticated floral dentelles to edges and interior. Some scuffs to surface of boards and two small losses to calf on back board. Minor shelf wear and rubbing. A small area of the gilt has faded on fore-edge. Internally clean and fresh. Bookplates to endpapers. Covering topics such as slavery, commerce, the role of citizen, different forms of government, the structure of society. . Near Fine. Gilt-decorated Calf. 1858.

Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 2002. 4to. 282 pp. Publisher's colour pictorial laminated boards in dust jacket. Very clean bright copy. No wear. No ownership marks. With over 950 colour photographic illustrations. 9780764314797 . Near Fine. Laminated Boards. 2002.