Search Results: Authors starting with W from Leaf and Stone Books

Galway: Galway University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 1901421104 . Xii, 433 pp. Bibliography, index. Heavily illustrated in b/w with maps, plans, figs. Large octavo. Black laminated covers with a prehistoric decorative illustration in yellow. Front cover and spine have library sticker scars, interior has normal library marks, but otherwise clean and unmarked. Sturdy. A very usable copy. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 433 pages .

New York, Chicago, And Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. 201, [viii] pp. Last 8 pp are ads. Illustrated with plates and cuts throughout. Olive green cloth with white, with an image of Palestine in black, with a cross, crescent and star in 4 corners. Cloth is clean, corners a bit bumped, spine is sunned and title is just visible. Interior has very light foxing at ends, otherwise clean and nice. Handsome copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 201 pages .

Cambridge, MA: Medieval Academy of Amer. Good with no dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. 0910956472 . xiii, 211 pp. Bibliography, index. Frontispiece, illustrations page 130-131. Dark blue cloth covers with gilt to spine have very minor shelf wear. Interior end papers have some oxidation discoloration, otherwise clean and crisp. Nice copy. A look at the changes taking place in Lyons at the beginning of the Renaissance, with printers, scholars, doctors and other thinkers and doers. ; Mediaeval Academy of America; Vol. 73; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pages .

Toronto: Lyricalmyrical Press. Good with no dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 25pp + 7 unnumbered pages. Chapbook. Book has beige paper softcover with black text on front cover. Text is clear and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages .

Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. Good with no dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 3110184990 . + (8) 329 pges +(1) German language, contains tables, bibliography and index, grey cloth covers with blue lettering, minor wear to head, bottom corners bumped, number written on bottom corner of endpaper in pen, otherwise pages clear and unmarked ; Beiheft Zur Zeitschrift Fur Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; Vol. 364; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 329 pages .

London: Hodder & Soughton. Good with no dust jacket. 1906. Hardcover. vi, 234pp + 8 unnumbered pages. Book has brown cover with gold and red text with red design, gold text and brown design on spine. Marks on covers, bumping on head and tail, wear on corners. Ex-library with stamps, pencil markings, black text on spine, otherwise text is clear and unmarked. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 248 pages .

Leo S. Olschki S. A.. Fair with no dust jacket. 1930. Paperback. + (16) 155 pages +(17) German language, contains maps, brown covers with black and red lettering, tape on top and bottom corners of spine, wear to head, tail, edges and corners, Top hinges loose, pages lightly browned otherwise clear and unmarked ; Biblioteca Dell` <<archivum Romanicum>> Linguistica Serie II; Vol. 16; 155 pages .

London: Mary Hinde. Good with no dust jacket. 1775. Second Edition. Leather. [vi], 235, [v] pp. Full apparently original leather with gold ruling, five raised bands, front cover just holding on, spine tips and corners worn and chipped, some scuffing to the leather, end pages browned, otherwise text clean and unmarked with some foxing. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 235 pages .

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0521471273 . Xiv, 428 pp. Index. Illustrated with 15 figures. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Black hard covers with b/w 19th century comic drawing. Bottom of front cover is slightly rubbed, some moderate shelf wear. Interior first free end paper has some light pencil notes, author first name signature on the title page, otherwise clean and unmarked. Still in print but only available new as a paperback. "This book explores the origins of the influential view of modern society that places a "middle class" at its center, as it developed in Britain during the so-called "Industrial Revolution." Using a wider variety of sources and closer methods of textual analysis than previous studies of languages of class, the author develops a nuanced model for the interplay of social reality and social language. He demonstrates that a "middle class"-based language… Read More

London: Cope & Fenwick. Good with no dust jacket. 1909. Hardcover. 174pp + 2 unnumbered pages. Book has black cloth covers with gold text on the front and faded gold text on the spine. Wear and tears to head, tail, edges of spine and corners, corners bumped. Ex-library with white text on spine and stamps, otherwise text is clear and unmarked. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages .

Amsterdam: A. M. Hakkert. Good. 1976. Hardcover. 9025607861 . Xiv + 712 pps. Text in German. Blue hardcover with black lettering. Book is ex-library with usual interior marks. Book is otherwise in good condition, clean with no other marks. Minimal wear with slight tear on title page. ; Ex-Library; 8.50 X 5.90 X 1.70 inches .

[boston]: Houghton Mifflin. Fair with no dust jacket. [1949]. First Edition. Hardcover. KB 15. 248 pp. Title page has been removed, but this appears to be the Boston 1949 first edition. Brownish orange cloth with blue antlers to front, blue spine title. Deckle rough cut edges. Signs of light humidity staining to front cover bottom, all extremities slightly rubbed and worn, interior clean and unmarked. From a collection of books belonging to the 17th prime minister of Canada, John Turner, inscribed on the verso of the half title "to John from David." Interior is otherwise clean and nice. Better condition than it sounds, nice association copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 248 pages; Signed by Author .

Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications. Good with no dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Cloth. xii + 313 pp. Index. Bibliography Heavily illus with figs, tables, one folding table. A Symposium organized jointly by The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences and the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. Includes Studies on the Physiology of Oxygen Transport; Anatomical Studies; Studies of Utero-Placental Blood Flow and Oxygen Consumption; Clinical Studies of Cord Blood Oxygen Levels; Techniques; Asphyxia and Clinical Foetal Distress. Plus discussion on oxygen levels in the new born and maternal oxygen levels, etc. Surprisingly hard to find. Dark blue cloth with gilt to spine is clean and bright, bit of wear to spine tips, some dents to back board, binding is cocked, bottom edge has black remainder mark. Interior has small mark to first fly, paper is lightly toned but otherwise clean and unmarked, binding firm.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 313 pages .

Collingwood, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. Very Good. 1996. First Edition. Paperback. 0643058818 . xii + 174 pp. Index. Illus tables/figs, some color. Landholders, planners and environmentalists want to make rational decisions about catchment management. First they need a report card on the health of their catchments. This book describes the indicator approach to measuring catchment health. It identifies 10 key indicators of catchment condition, 10 key indicators of catchment trends, 9 key indicators of farm productivity. it presents a case study illustrating the use of the key indicators and gives the scientific basis for the selection of same. Glossy soft covers show the most minimal shelf wear, otherwise as new.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

Dublin: M. H. Gill and Son Ltd.. Good in Good dust jacket. 1958. Hardcover. 156pp + 4 unnumbered pages. Frontis is picture of Rev. Dr. George Hay. Pictures and index. DJ is cream paper in plastic wrapper with black and white picture of Doctor Hay as well as black text on front and spine. DJ is browned on the spine and has wear along head, tail, corners and back cover. Book has green cloth covers and gold text on the spine. Book is slightly bumped on head, tail and corners. Text and textblock are clear and unmarked. ; 7.48 X 5.12 X 0.79 inches; 156 pages .

Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Good in Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0471278777 . KB 8. Xii, 276pp. Book has black cloth hardcover with gold text on spine. Dust jacket is purple and cream with cream and purple text. Slight sunning on spine. Writing on the front pastedown. Text is clear and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 283 pages .

Suffolk, UK: D.S.Brewer. Good in Good dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0859911861 . xiii, 209pp + 2 unnumbered pages. Bibliography, notes, index. Book has brown cloth hardcover with silver text on spine. Dust jacket is cream with black text on spine and covers with red design on front cover. Writing on front flyleaf. Underlining throughout, otherwise text is clear. ; Chaucer Studies; 9.30 X 6.10 X 0.70 inches; 350 pages .

Sydney, Australia: Angus & Robertson. Good. 1973. Softcover. 0207127565 . Xi + 115 pp. Signed by author with small note on front fly page. Cream colored softcover with pictrue of green landscape on front cover. Some minor wear and faint remnants of sticker on front cover. Book is otherwise in good condition, clean with no inteiror marks save signature. ; Signed by Author .

Oxford: Oxford University Press. Good. 1988. Hardcover. 0192821318 . 62 pp. Pale yellow softcover. Signed by author on title page with dedication on front fly page. Book is in good condition, faint wear on corners. ; Oxford Paperbacks; 8.19 X 5.28 X 0.31 inches; 72 pages; Signed by Author .

Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies. Good. 1965. First Edition. Softcover. vi, 136, [vi]. Frontis photo. Signed on the half title by the author to Dorthy Stickney and Howard Lindsay, actor and producer (best known for Life of Father) Manila card covers with dark red. Front cover is detaching, bottom corner is chipped away, back cover is bit grubby and top corner is missing. Interior is clean and nice. Includes musical numbers and a bibliography at the rear, along with a stage shot. Very scarce at all, but especially interesting with the author's signature and the important provenance. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 136 pages; Signed by Author .