Search Results: Authors starting with W from Arroyo Seco Books

Circa 1930?, 1930. Original Art Work . No Binding. Fine. 21 1/4" x 17 1/4. Black and White Illustrations. Undated, Untitled, Signed "W". 14 1/2" X 10", Mounted On Heavier Paper.

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1970. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Xxi, 124; Xii, 114 Pp. Blue Clth, Gilt. First Printing. Very Near Fine In Very Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $10.00. Martha Banta's Copy, With The "Howells Edition Table Organization (Revised March 1974) Laid In Loosely. Ucla Professor Martha Banta Was "An Iconoclastic And Prolific Scholar Of American Literature And Culture, Professor Banta Published Eight Books On A Wide Range Of Subjects, Four Of Them Since Her Retirement From Teaching In 1998. At The Time Of Her Death, She Had Completed A Ninth Manuscript About Plato'S Influence In Literary History And Had Been Working On A Tenth, About The American Love Of "Little Wars." Banta Was Throughout Her Career A Scholar Of Henry James, The Subject Of Her First Book, Henry James And The Occult, And Wrote The Introduction To One Volume Of His Complete Letters, A Continuing Project At The University Of Nebraska Press. For… Read More

Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 111 Pp. Black Cloth, Gilt, Over Brown Boards Stamped In Black, Map Endpaper. One Of 300 Copies Of The First Edition, Hardcover. Fine, No Wear Or Marks.

London: W. Plant Piercy / J. M. M;Creery, 1810. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Frontispiece By Southard, Engraved By Heath. 272 Pp. Original Grey Boards, Spine Perished And Prelimsthrough Frontispiece Detached But Complete, Contents Clean

Open Court Pub Co, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good + Jacket. Xiv, 487 Pp. Violet Cloth. First Printing. Fine In Lightly Used Very Good + Dust Jacket Priced $9.95.

Los Angeles: Union Oil Company Of California, 1977. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/As New. Near Fine Book But Dj Worn At Corners And With Large Surface Loss At Top Of Rear Panel. Inscribed By Robert Niven To "Fran + Larry Jeffries, Whose Ideas (Some But Not All) Helped Me Put Parts Of This Book In Proper Perspective...

Los Angeles: Union Oil Company Of California, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/As New. As New In As New Jacket, Spine Slightly Faded, And As New Slipcase. This Copy With A Special Sheet Bound In, "Personally Presented To (A Los Angeles Businessman) By Your Host Fred L. Hartley June 7, 1977".

Los Angeles: Union Oil Company Of California, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/As New. As New In Near Fine Jacket, And As New Slipcase. This Copy With Gilt Lettering "George C Bond" On Slipcase; He Was Vp And General Counsel Of The Company From 1973.

Penguin / Pelican Books 1941 1948, 1941. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Two Volumes, The Original Of 1941, And The Revised Edition Of 1948, Both Near Fine, And Both From The Collection Of Ian Ballantine, Us Representative Of Penguin/Pelican Before Forming His Own Publishing Firm. Per Wikipedia, Conrad Hal Waddington Cbe Frs Frse (1905 -1975) Was A British Developmental Biologist, Paleontologist, Geneticist, Embryologist And Philosopher Who Laid The Foundations For Systems Biology, Epigenetics, And Evolutionary Developmental Biology. Waddington Had Wide Interests That Included Poetry And Painting, As Well As Left-Wing Political Leanings. In His Book The Scientific Attitude (1941), He Touched On Political Topics Such As Central Planning, And Praised Marxism As A "Profound Scientific Philosophy". In 1928, He Was Awarded An Arnold Gerstenberg Studentship In The University Of Cambridge, Whose Purpose Was To Promote "The Study Of Moral Philosophy And Metaphysics Among Students Of… Read More

Penguin / Pelican Books 1941 1948, 1941. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Two Volumes, The Original Of 1941, And The Revised Edition Of 1948, Both Near Fine, And Both From The Collection Of Ian Ballantine, Us Representative Of Penguin/Pelican Before Forming His Own Publishing Firm. Per Wikipedia, Conrad Hal Waddington Cbe Frs Frse (1905 -1975) Was A British Developmental Biologist, Paleontologist, Geneticist, Embryologist And Philosopher Who Laid The Foundations For Systems Biology, Epigenetics, And Evolutionary Developmental Biology. Waddington Had Wide Interests That Included Poetry And Painting, As Well As Left-Wing Political Leanings. In His Book The Scientific Attitude (1941), He Touched On Political Topics Such As Central Planning, And Praised Marxism As A "Profound Scientific Philosophy". In 1928, He Was Awarded An Arnold Gerstenberg Studentship In The University Of Cambridge, Whose Purpose Was To Promote "The Study Of Moral Philosophy And Metaphysics Among Students Of… Read More

Beirut: Librairie Du Liban, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Photographs. 211 Pp. Red Cloth Lettered In Gilt. First Edition. The Author Was The First Woman To Specialize In Arabic At Oxford, Later Taking A First Class Degree And A Phd In Arabic History. Light Wear, Git Brilliant,. Former Owner's Signature, U.S. Diplomat John S. Habib, Dated 1995 In Cairo. Dust Jacket With Wear, Small Losses At Corners.

London: Studio Vista, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 144 Pp. Blue Boards, Gilt. First Edition (London Precedes The American). Would Be Near Fine, But Slight Fading To Upper And Lower Edges Of Boards, And Ink Ownership Signature Of American Professor And Author Martha Banta, And With Her Underlinings And Two Marginalia On 6 Pp. Of The Introductory Text. Dj Priced 7.50, Slight Rubbing Right On Upper And Lower Edges. Ucla Professor Martha Banta Was "An Iconoclastic And Prolific Scholar Of American Literature And Culture, Professor Banta Published Eight Books On A Wide Range Of Subjects, Four Of Them Since Her Retirement From Teaching In 1998. At The Time Of Her Death, She Had Completed A Ninth Manuscript About Plato'S Influence In Literary History And Had Been Working On A Tenth, About The American Love Of "Little Wars." Banta Was Throughout Her Career A Scholar Of Henry James, The Subject Of Her First Book, Henry James And The Occult, And Wrote The… Read More

New York Ny: The Viking Press, 1940. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Xvi, 304 Pp. Blue-Green Cloth, Stamped In Gilt And In Blind. First Printing Indicated, 1940. Near Fine, No Marks R Damage. Dust Jacket Priced $3.50, Some Wear And Browning, A Few Short Tears And Small Losses, No Loss Of Lettering.

Chicago: W M. Welch And Company, 1901. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 57 Pp. Full Faux-Crocodile Brown Cloth, Gilt Title On Cover; Floral Endpapers In Blue, Yellow, And Brilliant Silver. Deckled Edges. Title Page In Green, Yellow And Pink In, B/W Plates Set In Colored Designs, With Tissue Guards, All Pages With Elaborate Decorations In Those Same Colors.

London (Circa 1820), 1820. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Fine. 12" X 9". One Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. Thomas Alfred Woolnoth (1785-1857) Was An English Engraver. He Was Known For His Portraits Of Theatre People. He Also Painted, And Engraved Works Of Correggio And Van Dyck. Woolnoth Was Engraver To Queen Victoria. His Work Was Also Includued In Cadell And Davies Britannia Depicta.

New York City Ny: Columbia University Press, 1942. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Vi, 178 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing, With 1942 Date On Title Page. Near Fine. Review Copy With Stamped Publication Date Feb 26, 1942.

1992. First Edition . Brads/ Wrappers. Good. 11 " Tall. Dialogue script for the 1992 pilot, later a 1993 mini-series, starring James Belushi, Robert Loggia, Angie Dickinson, Robert Morse, Bebe Neuwirth, and Nick Mancuso.

Ann Arbor Mi: University Of Michigan, 1929. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Frontispiece, Plates. Xviii, 531, Corrigenda, Viii (Catalog). Green Cloth, Gilt. Fine, Some Aging To Paper, Mostly Visible On Endpapers. Early Romance Of Going Forth As A Family And Killing And Conquering As A Family Profession, A Good Summary Of Independent Post-Roman Society Which Put Family Back In Warfare, The Medieval "Touchy-Feely" Solution.

London: Andrew Dakers, 1959. First UK Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. 72 Pp Text And Bibliography + Hundreds Of Color And B/W Plates. Beige Cloth Lettered In Red. Book Near Fine, No Marks. Dust Jacket Quite Torn, Clear Tape Repairs, Not Price Clipped, Front Flap Detached, But All Holding Together In A Dj Protector.

The Oliver Company, 1970. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Xviii, 260 Pp. Green Cloth Lettered In Dark Green. First Edition, With Author's Printed Advertising Card Describing The Book, And Providing Information For Mail Orders, Mounted On Front Pastedown. Near Fine. Dust Jacket Priced $6.95, Light Wear, Some Browning To Spine Panel. Another Item In The Century-Long Deluge Of Literature For Those Obsessed With Romanticizing Their Ancestor's Slave Economy And Insurrection; To Our Knowledge, There Is No Similar Component, Not Even A Single Such Book, In Post-Wwii German Or Japanese Literature. .