Search Results: Authors starting with W from Aardvark Rare Books

Chicago, IL: Rand, McNally & Company, 1924. First Edition (NAP). Hardcover. Very Good. Harrison Cady. 8vo. Green boards , with colorful Harrison Cady, titled and double-bordered in black. First edition (no additional printings listed) with the Rand, McNally Company colophon to copyright page.A colorful Harrison Cady paste-on to front board depicts an aproned-and-bonneted mama ant, broom in one of her six "hands" waving so long to her son, Anthony Ant, as he, complete with beribboned hat, valise, road-food basket, happily sets forth on a journey of discovery. ( (The first chapter is entitled: "Around The World For A Change".) Lovely Orange, black and white, silhouetted endpapers (front and rear) showing a parading community of ants, a woolly caterpillar, snake, snail, lizard, spide, bee, frog, and turtle, emerging from a hollow tree named "Hollow Tree Inn". Five lushly colored Harrison Cady illustrations, including the wonderful frontis picture showing Anthony Ant discovering a Beetle sitting on a… Read More

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Isaak Tirion (Volume I-III), Yntema en Tieboel (Volume IV), 1767. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. Four volume matching set: Folio, 17.4 in. x 11 in. Volume I: [8], xxiv, 380. Volume II: 565, [1]; Volume III: 381-743, 1-88; Volume IV: 89-551. Text in Dutch. Illustrated with 81 engraved plates: one frontispiece, two portraits, six fold-out plans, four fold-out maps, forty-three single-page engravings & twenty-five fold-out engravings. Contemporary half calf over speckled paper boards. Gilt title on red panel, and seven raised bands, to spines. Elaborate gilt decoration to all spine panels. Rubbing to extremities; a few scuffs and stains to boards. Heads and tails of spines missing or well-chipped. Tideline to bottom of front board on Volume II. Three inch crack to spine of Volume IV. Corners bumped to all volumes. Title pages in red and black ink. Unmarked interiors. Tideline and worming to bottom margin of opening pages of Volume II. Age-toning to pages of all four… Read More

Dublin, Ireland: The "Official Guide," Limited, 1884. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. 12mo, 7.3 in. x 5 in., pp. 424, [56] (advertising). Illustrated with black and white plates. Green cloth boards with title and clover leaf emblem design stamped in gilt to front; advertising stamped in gilt to back. Light rubbing and soiling to boards and spine. Corners lightly nudged. Advertisment endpapers. Unmarked interior.

Dublin, Ireland: The "Official Guide," Limited, 1887. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Good Only. 12mo, 7.3 in. x 5 in., pp. 416, [4] (advertising). Illustrated with black and white plates and one fold-out map. Ivy green paper covers over ivy green cloth spine. Title and clover leaf emblem design printed in black to front board; advertising to back board. Rubbing to extremities.Scuffing, soiling, and fading to boards. Corners showing. Advertisment to endpapers. Unmarked interior. Spine and hinges tight.

Dublin, Ireland: The "Official Guide," Limited, 1884. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo, 7.3 in. x 5 in., pp. 416, [11] (advertising). Illustrated with black and white plates and one color fold-out map (13.5 in. x 10.5 in.). Ivy green paper covers over ivy green cloth spine. Title and clover leaf emblem design printed in black to front board; advertising to back board. Rubbing to extremities and soiling/darkening to boards. Spine title nearly invisible. Corners nudged. Advertisment to front endpapers. Previous owner's name in ink to top of title page.

London, England: John Booth, 1818. First Edition. Leather-bound. Very Good Plus. Three Matching Volumes: 12mo, 6.4 in. x 4 in. Rebound in three quarter calf with decorative gilt rule over marbled boards. Gilt titles on black panels to spine; five raised bands with gilt band lines and gilt fleurons to panels on spine. The Scientific Tourist Through England, Volume 1: Illustrated with frontis, nine additional plates, one fold-out chart, and two fold-out color maps. Previous owner's signature in light ink to top of title page. The Scientific Tourist Through England, Volume 2: Illustrated with frontis and two color fold-out maps. Previous owner's signature in light ink to top of title page. The Scientific Tourist Through Ireland: Illustrated with frontis, six additional full-page plates, and two fold-out color maps. Unmarked interior. Thomas Walford (1752-1833) was an English antiquarian who was an officer in the East Essex militia and the Provisional Cavalry, and was also for a time Deputy Lieutenant… Read More

New York: 37 Ink/Atria Books, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Octavo, 6.5 x 9.5 in., pp. xxvi + 259, Designer white paper boards over white cloth spine. title in gold to spine. Signed by author on 4 x 5 inch bookplate, printed with "Alice Walker, Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart," affixed to half-title page. Text is presented in both English and Spanish (translated into Spanish by Manuel Garcia Verdecia).

Caspar, Wyoming: Prairie Publishing Company, 1936. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.2 in., pp. iv, [2], 271. Illustrated with twelve drawings and six maps, two on the endpapers. Purple cloth boards with framed gilt title to front. Gilt title and bars to spine. Rubbed edges and faded splotches to front. Sunning to spine. Tender front hinge just showing at title page. Clean interior. Author Tacetta Beulah Dillow was born in Nebraska in 1892. She lived in Worland, Wyoming and began teaching. In 1919, Tacetta had a daughter Georgania, who passed away at a young age. With the realization that the first settlers of the Big Horn Basin were getting older and dying, Tacetta set out to collect first-hand accounts and historical documents before they were lost forever. Her efforts resulted in the book "Stories of Early Days in Wyoming: Big Horn Basin," first published by Prairie Publishing Company of Casper, Wyoming, in 1936. Tacetta passed away on March 15, 1953,

San Francisco, CA: Walker's Manual, Inc, 1938. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Pamphlet. Very Good. Pamphlet, 9" x 6". Tan card covers, border ruled in dark brown. A bit of minor soiling to card covers, and some minor thumbing to bottom corner. History of Gold-Dredging in California, and method of operation. One leaf plate (One Double). Two photographs and a map. 19 pp. OCLC locates seven copies in libraries worldwide. "The contents of this booklet represent a study, largely historical in character, made for the convenience of those interested in the operation of Yuba Consolidated Gold Fields. It is not to be construed in any sense as a prospectus or offer to sell any securities of that company. The information contained is believed to be accurate, but no responsibility can be assumed by the publisher, and all persons are warned against relying upon it. when making purchases or sales of the company's securities." (note inside front cover).

Toronto, Ontario, CANADA: University Associates of Canada, 1935. Patron's Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Lovely six-volume set in deep-red faux leather with bright gilt design to front board depicting a beaver against and within maple leaf motif. Color illustrations, color maps, black and white photographs. Each tightly-bound volume around 400 pp. Very light rubbing to corners, and on one or two volumes near spine caps. Frontispieces feature armorial crests of certain of the provinces. "Patron's Edition", registered in the name of Myles Standish Slocum, from all accounts a major book collector and philanthropist. Beautiful set. Fourteen years later, a Newfoundland Supplement was issued (1949) which may still be obtainable, if desired.

Washington DC: Office of the Independent Counsel for Iran/Contra Matters, 1993. Paperbacks. Very Good. Privately-owned. A tiny bit of rubbing to spines and front panel, a hint of thumbing to front panels, and a very small stain to bottom edge of Volume III. Dates printed on front covers, respectively, are August 4th, 1993, August 4th, 1993., December 3, 1993. 572 pp.; 785 pp.; and 1150 pp. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: Division for the Purpose of Appointing Independent Counsel Divison No. 86-6. Edited by Mary J. Belcher, Michael D. Vhay, and James G. Weighart who with the assistance of a large team of attorneys, researchers and an editorial and clerical support team, produced this massive and thoroughly-researched document. By way of example, details of sections-contents are ONLY given for Volume I: Part I) The Underlying Facts; Part II) History of the Investigation (Chronology of Key Public Developments); Part III) The Operational Conspiracy: A Legal… Read More

Dublin, Ireland: The Talbot Press Limited, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo, 7.3 in. x 5 in., pp. 236. Gray-blue boards stamped with dark blue frame and title to front. Dark blue title and triple bandlines at top and bottom of spine. Light soiling to front; darkening to spine. Top of spine nearly frayed. Front corners lightly nudged. Stain to top edge. Spine very slightly shaken. Previous owner's ink pen mark to top of front free endpaper. Thirteen humorous stories revealing the character and lives of Ulster's rural citizens.

London, England: Frederick Westley and A.H. Davis, 1830. First Edition. Leather-bound. GOOD. Octavo. 8 3/4 in. x 6 in., complete in two volumes. Marbled paper over boards, half-leather. Marbled page edges all-round. Four raised bands, gilt ruling and decorations to spines, gilt-stamped titles over black cloth labels. Rubbing to extremities, to marbled page edges. Ex-libris bookplates and accession location stamps inside front flaps. Moderate foxing to folding maps, verso, scattered foxing thereafter, else quite bright and clean. Printed by R. Clay, Cheapside, London, for Frederick Wesley and A.H. Davis. Ten-panel Plan of the City (Rio de Janeiro) at Volume I frontis, with nine black-and-white lithographs. Sixteen-panel folding map at frontis of Volume II of the Provinces of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais and including the route the author took; 10 additional black-and-white lithographs. Volume I: xv [1] 1-528 pp.; Volume II: xii [1], 2-541 pp., with Appendixes of a musical score, lists of… Read More

London, England: Freedom Press, 1976. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Wraps with titles in black. Octavo. Some discoloration to wraps, stain to rear wrap, tape repair to the "a" in approach on title, crease along spine fold. Binding tight. 182 pages. Interior clean, no marks, etc. "Articles and addresses covering thirty years of advocacy of an anarchist approach to housing" [rear wrap].

London, England: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1905. Good Plus. 12mo, 6.7 in. x 4.2 in., pp. i-viii, 1-24 (advertising), ix-xviii, [2], 1-108, [4], 1-4 (index), i-xvi (advertising), 1-50 (advertising). Illustrated with black and white photographs and two color fold-out maps (14.5 in. x 15 in. of Antrim; 14.5 in. x 20 in. of Donegal) by John Bartholomew & Co. Red cloth on card board covers, with black frame and title stamped to front; advertisement stamped to back. Black title to spine. Light rubbing to covers; a few wrinkles and sunning to spine. Light warp at base of front board. Advertisement endpapers. Front two endpaper pages of advertising detached but present. Age-toning to pages. Unmarked interior. Two inch closed tear to Antrim map. A few spots to maps. A very early edition of the famous tourist series with a wonderfully rich collection of advertising.

Boston, Mass: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good Minus. Quarto, 10.7 in. x 7.9 in., pp. 85. greenish-grey boards with red pictorial and title stamped to front. Red title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities; Very faint discoloration to bottom of front and rear boards. Unmarked interior. Horizontal creases along bottom two inches of dustjacket front. Light creasing to dustjacket along front hinge, joint and flap. Small chipping to top and bottom of spine and bottom corners. Protected in mylar. A 1952 first edition publication of the beloved 1953 Caldecott winner. First edition points present (Publication date of "1952" to title page. Original dustjacket marked "$2.75" and "4-8".).

New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1929. First Printing. Paper covered boards. Good Plus. Lynd Ward. 8vo. Shelfwear to paper-covered boards. Edgewear and a little fraying to top of spine. Front hinge just started. Overall, a solid, presentable copy, lacking the scarce dustjacket. This wordless novel beautifully retells the timeless Faustian tragedy, as a struggling artist sells his soul to "the man at the crossroads" in order to become successful. The tale is told in a masterful sequence of 144 stark and haunting woodblock prints.

London, England: John Long, Limited, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Only. 12mo, pp. 7.4 in. x 5 in., pp. 232. Dedication page indicates book has been created in accordance with the "War Economy Standard." Blue-green cloth board with black title to spine. Sunning to boards and spine, and spine lean. Rubbing to extremities; three corners nudged. Spine lean. Spotting to edges. Light foxing throughout. Unmarked interior. No dustjacket. "A thrilling spy story of a Nazi conspiracy." Dorothy Grace Waring (1891 - 1977) was an English fascist campaigner in Northern Ireland and England and under the pseudonym D. Gainsborough Waring, the author of 12 novels from 1936 onwards. During the Irish War of Independence, her father was an Ulster Special Constabulary (USC or "B-Specials") commander, and they lived at Lisnacree House near Kilkeel, County Down, which doubled as a USC post. In September 1920, Lisnacree House was raided by the Irish Republican Army (IRA), looking for guns, and they were held… Read More

London, England: J. and R. Tonson in the Strand, 1763. First Edition. Leather-bound. Very Good. Quarto, 11.1 in. x 8.6 in., pp. xxiii, [1], 144, 165-428, 439-532. Rebound in dark morocco with decorative rule in blind over marbled boards. GIlt title on black panel and four-raised bands to spine. Publisher's brown topstain. Newer endpapers. Thirty-six page index. Errata page. Previous owner's signature to top of title page. Light age-toning to pages; occasional spotting throughout. Spine and hinges tight; square and bright textblock. Ferdinando Warner(1703-1768) is said by Cole to have been educated at Jesus College, Cambridge. He became vicar of Ronde in Wiltshire in 1730, and rector of St. Michael's, Queenhithe, London, on 13 Feb. 1746-7.... He was created LL.D. in 1754, by what university has not been ascertained, and appointed rector of Barnes in Surrey in 1758. He was much esteemed as a popular preacher, and his writings show him to have been a man of wide learning and more than ordinary ability.… Read More

Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc, 1922. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Good Plus. Charles A. Federer. Octavo, 8.8 in. x 6.5 in., pp. 305. Illustrated with color frontis, eleven additional color plates, and numerous ink drawings in text. Green cloth boards with bright, unblemished pictorial color pastedown cover. Red title with Mother Goose riding a swan to spine. Publisher's rorange topstain. Very light shelfwear to top and bottom of spine. Bottom corners nudged. Pictorial endpapers. Light age-toninng to pages. Rubbing to dustjacket edges with three inch closed tear to front edge, and small closed tears along top edge. Small chips to corners and bottom of dustjacket spine. Bookseller's sticker to rear flap of dustjacket. Note: Several of the stories feature African children, and Mother Goose readily uses the "'n" word in reference to them.