Search Results: Authors starting with W from North Books: Used & Rare

London: The Composers' and Authors' Press Ltd, 1900. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 14 plates. Bound in full cloth with gold gilt titling. VERY GOOD. Shows some edge and corner wear with some light chipping, toning of the endpapers, otherwise the binding is secure, the plates and text are clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinctive. As pictured.

Nacogdoches: Stephen F. Austin State University, 2016. Paperback. First Edition. 6 x 8.75in. 75pp. Publisher's printed wraps. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page: 'Britny, With admiration and affection. All best, Miles Waggener. Milton Conference, Vermillion, SD. 2016.' Next to the inscription is a small drawing of a cactus by the author and an arrow with the words 'Arizona transplant' underneath. FINE/AS NEW. Flawless. As pictured.

Sussex: The Harvester Press Limited, 1981. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo (8vo). xv. 245pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE. Shows even and natural toning of the text-block, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

Claremont: Tracy, Chase & Company, 1870. Hardcover. First Edition. 5.75 x 9in. vi. 608pp. + 14 plates. Publisher's pebbled cloth boards with gilt decoration and titling. VERY GOOD. Shows the extremities shelf rubbed with marginal loss and fraying, former owner inscription of the period on the front endpaper as well as a notation that came from the estate of former Governor of New Hampshire Fredrick Smyth though there is no other indicator, otherwise the binding is strong, the text is clean and unmarked, and the binding remains bright and distinct. As pictured.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1886. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing: with requisite date of publication at the title page. 4.5 x 7in. 267pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD. Shows the head and foot of the spine marginally shelf rubbed, slightly over-opened at the front hinge with a surface perforation of the paper, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

Angel Hair Books, 1975. Paperback. First Edition, Limited to 100 copies. 8.5 x 11in. [32pp.] Publisher's stapled printed wraps. NEAR FINE. Shows very slight shelf rubbing along the edges, slight scuff of the front panel, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1838. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.25 x 7.25in. [3, blanks] 30 [4, blanks]pp. Bound, lacking the original wraps, in three quarters calf over marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. The ex-libris stamp of William Inglis Morse on the second blank. [MYERSON A8.1] VERY GOOD. Shows some hints of tanning at the hinges, extremities lightly shelf rubbed, typical wear of the hinges from opening, otherwise the binding is secure, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1973. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8in. 191pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket. The book itself shows slight shelf rubbing of the bottom edge, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows just a hint of shelf rubbing along the edges, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining Fine/As New. As pictured.

London: Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper, 1835. Hardcover. First Edition, First Impression. 4.25 x 7in. xvi. 110pp. [24pp., ads]. Publisher's cloth boards with paper and calf title labels. VERY GOOD. Shows the extremities somewhat shelf rubbed, spine lightly toned, spine label somewhat chipped, boards lightly handled, former owner mark at the front paste-down, former owner name of the period neatly on the title page, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text and diagrams are clean and exceptionally unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. As pictured.

Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1975. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo (8vo). vii. 156pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows the top text-block edge lightly dust marked, the endpaper with a short former owner gift inscription, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. The dust jacket shows some foxing, otherwise is bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company for The Crime Club, 1929. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 5 x 7.75in. xix. 234pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD. Shows the extremities somewhat shelf rubbed, a hint of toning to the endpapers, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. As pictured.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1962. Hardcover. First Edition: Limited to 850 copies. 7 x 10.25in. 131pp. Publisher's half cloth over paper-covered boards. FINE/AS NEW in Near Fine slipcase. The book itself is flawless. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

New York: Friendship Press, 1988. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.5in. x. 313pp. Publisher's boards. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing of the corners, a light sticker shadow of the front endpaper, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. The dust jacket shows the spine lightly tanned, a small chip and a short closed tear, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

London: Martin Secker, 1916. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Issue: with Spottiswoode imprint and rear publisher advertisements. 5 x 7.5in. 316pp. Publisher's cloth boards. GOOD. Shows the boards somewhat toned, edges shelf rubbed, text-block up to the first page of text is very lightly foxed, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954. Hardcover. STATED FIRST EDITION. 12mo. 73pp. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR with warm inscription on the half-title page. The book itself shows slight edge and corner wear, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards are bright and colorful. The dust jacket shows some edge and corner wear, the occasional rubbing mark, otherwise is bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

New York: Hodder and Stoughton, 1965. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 12mo. 251pp. Bound in the original publisher cloth. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket. Both the book and dust jacket show just the slightest hint of shelf rubbing along the edges, otherwise are both Fine/As New. As pictured.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1963. Hardover. Fourth Edition. 5 x 7.5in. ix. 300pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows the text-block edges with a slight suggestion of discoloration, former owner name neatly at the endpaper; in all other respects remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows toning of the spine and extremities; in all other respects remains Fine/As New. As pictured.

Wheaton: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1976. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.75in. xii. 294pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself is flawless. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing of the panels and edges, otherwise remains Fine/As New. As pictured.

London: Oxford University Press, 1949. Hardcover. Later Printing. 5.25 x 8.5in. ix. 298pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD. Shows a light scuff of the back board, endpapers ever so slightly toned, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

Ann Arbor, Michigan: UMI Research Press, 1989. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. 431pp. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in removable mylar cover. The book itself has a shelf rubbing mark to the bottom of the front board, otherwise is Fine/As New. The dust jacket has some very minor edge and corner wear, otherwise is Fine/As New. As pictured.