Search Results: Authors starting with W from Gadzooks Books

Government Printing Office, 1903. Paperback. Good. Clean, unmarked pages. Binding is adequate, but it is glued but not stapled, unlike other issues of the Bulletin, and is not as tight as the bindings of the stapled issues. Even so, this remains a good, useful copy of a difficult-to-find issue.

UMI Research Press, 1983. Hardcover. Fine/None. 1983 hardcover. No jacket, as issued. UNREAD COPY is bright and clean inside and out. Sharp edges and corners. 320 pages.

UMI Research Press, 1983. Hardcover. Fine/None. 1983 hardcover. No jacket, as issued. UNREAD COPY is bright and clean inside and out. Sharp edges and corners. Very nice copy! 202 pages.

Macmillan, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. GIFT QUALITY 1974 FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING hardcover with dustjacket. WELL-PRESERVED, UNREAD COPY. Bright, well-bound pages and clean jacket. Very nice, collectible copy! "Everything you need to know about houseboats -- from how to select and operate one to a description of the waters in the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, and Canada -- THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO HOUSEBOATING is the first book to guide both the prospective adventurer and the old salt alike through all phases and aspects of natural living, houseboat style.

Stein and Day, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1969 hardcover with dust jacket. Apparent First Edition (unstated). Well-preserved UNREAD COPY is bright and clean inside and out. Very minor shelf-rubbing to the jacket only (no tears or creases). This is NOT an ex-library book, not a remainder, and not price-clipped (retains the original 1969 cover price on the front jacket flap). Nice copy!

Random House, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. GIFT QUALITY 1979 FIRST EDITION hardcover with dustjacket. WELL-PRESERVED, UNREAD COPY. Bright, well-bound pages and clean jacket. Very nice, collectible, first edition copy!

Ginn, 1900. Unknown Binding. Very Good. SCARCE. 1900 edition. Nice, clean copy, unmarked, with a solid binding. Gilt title on front of green cloth cover is still bright. (No dust jacket.) Minor shelf rubbing only. Really a nice copy. Scholarly, technical study of Terence's verse, still quite a useful book after all these years.

Dell, 1969. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 1969 paperback, Dell 2905. STATED FIRST PRINTING. UNREAD COPY with unmarked pages. Nice square text block, firmly bound. Paper cover shows minor shelf-rubbing only. Nice copy!

Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 1975. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. 1975 edition, "Fourth Printing" stated. Firm, tight hardcover with dust jacket. Appears unread NOT an ex-library book and NOT corner-clipped. Pages are unmarked except for former owner's name handwritten on first front endpage. Jacket remains glossy with minor shelf rubbing and no tears. A few minor publication details on rear jacket have been redacted with a black marker, apparently by the publisher. A very good, sturdy, bright, clean copy free of any underlining or highlighting.

Ward Lock & Co (London), 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. SCARCE 1957 UK hardcover with dust jacket, First Edition thus. Unmarked pages and firm binding. Jacket shows some edge wear, including a tear at top rear jacket edge, but is otherwise intact. This is NOT an ex-library book. a good copy of a hard-to-find volume and edition. 206 pages. "This is a tale of suspense by one of today's most exciting young novelists - a story wherein certain members of the psychiatric profession assume unchallenged control over the mind, body, soul and life of Richard Terrell, a young army captain wounded in World War II. Terrell's struggle to achieve his personality after the psychiatrists have denied it to him is the powerful theme of a narrative that is at once satirical, witty and timely. Entangled in the conflict is Terrell's wife, beset with doubts and subjected to family and social pressures at every turn. This swiftly paced, sensitive novel is an unforgettable reading experience.

A. S. Barnes Co, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. UNCOMMON 1968 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION hardcover with jacket. NOT an ex-library book. APPEARS UNREAD with unmarked pages and firm binding. Jacket is shelf-rubbed and shows minor edge wear only. This is not a remainder and not price-clipped. A good, sturdy copy overall!

Hutchinson/Stanley Paul (London), 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1978 FIRST EDITION (U.K.) hardcover with dust jacket. Well-preserved UNREAD COPY with bright, unmarked pages. Jacket shows very minor shelf-rubbing only. This is NOT an ex-library book and not a remainder. Nice copy! 192 pages, includes index. "You might have thought that being the managing director of a large, successful company wouldn't leave a lady in her eighties with much energy to spare. In Mrs Walker's case you would be wrong. Some of her other interests are field sports, writing and cooking. As the daughter of a shooting man, wife and mother of anglers (her son is the celebrated angler Richard Walker) she has long noticed that many sportsmen's skill at taking their prey greatly exceeds their knowledge of what to do with it next. This is her solution. In his Foreword to the book Maurice Wiggin writes that 'she has shown us that exquisite good taste is not incompatible with resourceful… Read More

Octopus Books, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1980 First Edition children's book hardcover. No dust jacket. NOT an ex-library book. Bright, unmarked, colorful, well-bound pages. Illustrated cover boards show some shelf-rubbing, but are generally clean and bright. Nice copy!

Studio Books (Viking), 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12x10x1. 1979 very large oversized hardcover. FIRST EDITION. APPEARS UNREAD with bright, unmarked, well-bound pages. Jacket shows some shelf-rubbing and edge wear, but remains intact. This is NOT an ex-library book. A very good, collectible copy! "Walt Disney's SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS was one of the greatest triumphs in film history. In his first full-length animated feature, Disney created a masterpiece of cinema and art... Happily, most of the original art used in planning and making SNOW WHITE was preserved in the archives of the Disney Studio, which has permitted much of this material to be reproduced for the first time in this extraordinary book... Mosty of these works of art have never been published before, nor have they been seen by anyone besides Disney and his key people at the Studio. Now they are yours to study and enjoy. Arranged in the sequence of th original story, these remarkable illustrations tell… Read More

Harpercollins, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1996 First Printing hardcover with dust jacket. UNREAD COPY is bright and clean inside and out. Glossy jacket shows minimal shelf-rubbing and remains bright. This is NOT an ex-library book and not a remainder. Nice copy. Prosecutor who gained renown for his participation in the mid-1990s OJ Simpson murder trial tells his story. "IN CONTEMPT is a stunning masterpiece told with brutal honesty and courage, the rare story of one man who refused to choose between his heritage and his humanity.

Simon & Schuster, 1986-05-08. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover with dust jacket. APPEARS UNREAD. Bright, unmarked pages and firm binding. Jacket shows minor shelf rubbing and minor edge wear only. This is NOT an ex-library book and not a remainder. A very good, sturdy, collectible copy!

EP Publishing, Ltd , 1975. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. VERY UNCOMMON 1975 hardcover with jacket. Reprint of the 1908 original. APPEARS UNREAD with unmarked, crisp-edged, well-bound pages. Jacket shows minor shelf rubbing and minor edge wear only. Overall, a very good, very useful copy of a hard-to-find volume.

Aldine (Chicago), 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. 1971 hardcover with dust jacket. Second Printing Stated, 175 pages. APPEARS UNREAD with bright, unmarked, well-bound pages. Jacket shows some shelf-rubbing, minimal smudging, and minimal edge wear but remains intact. This is NOT an ex-library book and not a remainder. A very good, sturdy, very useful copy. Academic geography study on arid territories covers the following topics: The nature and causes of aridity; The climates of the arid lands; The desert landscapes; The biogeography of the arid lands; Water resources of the arid lands; Cultivation in the dry lands; Pastoralism -- a basic dry-land response; and The future of dry lands. With references, selected bibliography, and index.

Beaufort Books, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. GIFT QUALITY 1983 FIRST PRINTING hardcover (full number line on copyright page) with jacket. Well-preserved UNREAD copy with tight, bright, unmarked, well-bound pages. Jacket remains clean, bright, and glossy. Very nice!

Cambridge University Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1985 1st Edition U.K. hardcover with illustrated cover boards and no jacket, apparently as issued. Unmarked pages, firm binding. Clean cover shows minor shelf-rubbing, one single very tiny edge nick (harmless) and a tiny corner bump only. A nice, sturdy and very useful copy overall. "Surnames are inherited in much the same way as are biological traits. Since surnames were generally adopted in Europe during Medieval times -- their distribution has become very uneven: analysis of their present geographic patters provides an insight into the kind of redistribution of genes that has resulted from all the migrations of the intervening years. Using non-technical language and a minimum of mathematics, this book presents a lucid description and evaluation of these studies of the genetic structure of human populations. A special feature is the appendix which presents computer-generated maps and distribution diagrams of 10 common… Read More