Search Results: Authors starting with W from Second-handSOME BOOKS

Here on offer is a very nice copy of Lynd Ward's second wordless novel, Madman's Drum. Told in woodcut images, it is the story of a slave trader, his heinous crime, and the consequences for him and his family, . This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Cape and Smith in 1930. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.****************************************************************************************************************************"Madman's Drum is a wordless novel by American artist Lynd Ward (1905–1985), published in 1930. It is the second of Ward's six wordless novels. The 118 wood-engraved images of Madman's Drum tell the story of a slave trader who steals a demon-faced drum from an African he murders, and the consequences for him and his family.Ward's first wordless novel was Gods' Man of 1929. Ward was more ambitious with his second work in the medium: the characters are more nuanced, the plot more developed and complicated, and the… Read More

VERY GOOD+ condition — Tight binding. Crisp exterior. Clean, umarked pages. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
This text was featured in the Easton Press series Great Books of the 20th Century. Published in 2000, bound in handsome Black leather, and strikingly illustrated by Richard Sparks, this edition would be a worthy addendum to your collectible books library.
Specifics of this series from the Easton Press website:
* Fully and tightly bound in genuine leather* 22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine.* * Heavy duty binding boards... .* Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper... .* Sewn pages – not just glued like ordinary books.* ...moiré endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker.* Gilded page ends.
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" 'Night' is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie's wife… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Very minor scuffs to laminate face in places. BOARDS: Very good condition. BOOK: Very good condition. Very minor staining (vertical) to pastedowns. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Charles Willeford's first novel in the Hoke Moseley crime series, Miami Blues, which was the basis for the 1990 film of the same name starring Alec Baldwin. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by St. Martin's Press in 1984. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"After a brutal day investigating a quadruple homicide, Detective Hoke Moseley settles into his room at the un-illustrious El Dorado Hotel and nurses a glass of brandy. With his guard down, he doesn't think twice when he hears a knock on the door. The next day, he finds himself in the… Read More

VERY GOOD condition --- DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels and flaps. Very small closed tear and chip, top of spine; small tear and chips to bottom of same, both sides. Small closed tear to bottom right edge, front panel. Very small chips to top and bottom corners of front panel at fold; likewise at back panel. Small chip to bottom edge, back panel. Small price sticker affixed to bottom front flap. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Some wrinkling to endpapers, front and back, at hinge. Slight lean to spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. If unsure, please ask questions.Here on offer is a very nice copy of P. G. Wodehouse's comic novel, Full Moon, the 6th installment in the Blandings Castle series. This is a 1st UK trade edition, 1st printing published in 1947 by Herbert Jenkins Limited of London. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve. This is funny… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping to top and bottom of spine, top and bottom edges of front panel, and all outside corners. Small scratches/stressing to spine, panels and folds. Price clipped. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Nice topstain. Offsetting to endpapers. Pencil markings top of FFEP. Please inspect photos and read description for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Virginia Woolf's last published novel, The Years, a fictional chronicling of the history of the Pargiter family over the course of 50 years. This copy is a 1st American edition, 1st printing of the work published by Harcourt Brace in 1937. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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" 'A brilliant fantasia of all Time's problems, age and youth, change and permanence, truth and illusion' — The Times Literary… Read More