Search Results: Authors starting with W from Goodbar Books

Probably published in 1913 or 1914. Beautiful quarto, bound in full leather. Jam-packed with fantastic Art Nouveau illustrations and decorations by Pogàny: the bookmakers spared no extravagance. The whole book is printed by offset lithography (by Vincent Brooks, Day & Sons, London) in multiple colors on every page. Includes many tipped-in four-color reproductions (by The Dux Engraving Co., Glasgow). Interior is in lovely shape: clean and unmarked. Cover is in poor condition. While gilt stamping to spine and front board remain bright, the leather is disintegrating at the edges and the front hinge is very weak, to the point of also affecting the hinge of the front end-sheets. Back cover is discolored, probably due to moisture. Ribbon bookmark is rotted near the end. Very scarce. Art/Poetry.

Guide Book. Spine is square, but cover is in the very early stages of separating from the text block at the front hinge. Interior has a few rare instances of small owner markings, but is overall very clean. Former owner name and stamp to front cover. Light shelf-wear. Includes bibliography. Includes B&W maps, photos, and illustrations. 119 pp. Natural History.

Eye-catching jacket design by Paul Castell. Tight spine, unmarked pages. Light shelf-wear to Mylar-protected dust jacket. Some sunning to jacket spine and foxing to book's fore-edge. 269 pp. Scholarly.

Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Copper-colored metallic stamping to spine still bright. Some very light shelf-wear. There is some light rubbing and tanning to the jacket, as well as some gentle edge-wear. Indispensable/comprehensive guide for fabrics artists. Includes Index of Plants by Color and Index of Plants by Botanical and Common Names. Nice design by Brant Cowie/Artplus. 144 pp. Crafts/Skills/Trades.

Square, tight, uncreased spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Very gentle shelf-wear. Cover photos by Michelle Kämmerer and David L. Paquin. 135 pp. Miscellaneous.

Tight, square, uncreased spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Some light to moderate edge-wear to the covers. Includes two-color foldout game board. Cover design by Colleen Forbes. 80 pp. Esoterica.

Inscribed by Ward to the title page: 'Best wishes, Winnie. 4/12/61 Norman Ward'. Tight, square spine. Unmarked interior. Some foxing to the edges and front matter. Very light shelf-wear to the book. Jacket has some foxing, chipping and a one-inch tear. Lots of expressive illustrations by de Niverville. Wonderful jacket design, with two colors printed on matte. 206 pp. Miscellaneous.

Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Corners are fairly sharp. No notable shelf-wear. Fascinating document of the Studio 54 era. Poetry/The Arts.

Tight, square spine. Unmarked interior. There is some cosmetic dampstaining affecting the text block at the fore- and bottom edges. Former seller stamp to the back flyleaf. The exterior boards are heavily rubbed, but nice solid copy overall. Topics include 'Hindu Yoga, Suggestion, Clairvoyance, Spiriitism'. 65 pp. Spirituality.

Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Some bumped corners, light, edge-wear, and areas of light creasing to the covers. Includes errata sheet. Includes B&W figures, illustrations, and plates. Cover design by Hermann Strohbach. 496 pp. Scholarly.

Facsimile of the original 1927 edition. Spiral binding remains sound. Title written in permanent marker to the the spiral binding. Areas of soiling and other general wear to the covers, edges, and a few small areas of the pages. There are notes to one page, but the rest of the interior is unmarked. Includes B&W illustrations. 408 pp. Spirituality/Esoterica.

Book is in lovely shape, with tight, square spine and very little shelf-wear. Clean, unmarked interior. There is some rubbing and very light chipping to the jacket. Beautifully designed book with boards covered in turquoise cloth, and spine printed in silver and black. Lots of nice B&W illustrations, as well as B&W and full-color plates. 208 pp. Crafts/Skills/Trades.

Tight, square, uncreased spine has some light sunning. A small instance of former owner writing in ink to the first (promotional) leaf, but interior is else clean and unmarked. A subtle one-inch crease to the back cover, but no other notable shelf-wear. What is the Occam's-razor explanation for the sharpening effect a cardboard pyramid, modeled after the dimensions of the Great Pyramid of Giza and patented by Czech radio engineer Karel Drbal in 1959, has on a razor blade left inside it overnight? 'All the best science' writes botanist/zoologist/biologist/anthropologist/ethologist Watson in this sprawling and fascinating study, 'has soft edges, limits that are still obscure and extend without interruption into areas that are wholly inexplicable.' Eye-catching neon cantaloupe cover to this one, with a great example of the 1970s slab-serif revival in the use of Dave West's nineteenth-century wood type–influenced Behemoth Semi-Condensed. 310 pp. Mass-market Paperbacks.

Text block remains sound with side-stapled binding, although cover has begun to detach. Clean, unmarked interior. Moderate wear to the covers. Reprinted from the American Fern Journal, Vol. 25, pages 45–51, June 22, 1935. 56 pp. Natural History.

No publication date noted. Clean, unmarked interior. Saddle-stitched binding is sound. There is some light shelf-wear. 53 pp. Spirituality/Esoterica.

Tight, square, uncreased spine. Clean, unmarked interior except for a former owner name in ink to the inside front cover. There is some sunning to the cover, as well as some minor shelf-wear. Comprehensive guide with lots of B&W drawings and figures by Werner. 403 pp. Crafts/Trades/Skills.

Book is in lovely shape: sharp corners, unmarked pages, tight spine. Jacket is price-clipped and somewhat heavily chipped at the head. 181 pp. Scholarly.

Inscribed by Wheeler to the half-title : 'To Roy Lear–/With best regards–/Buck Wheeler 11/3/70''. Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Some rbumped corners, as well as rubbing and gentle edge-wear to the covers, but in lovely shape over all. Map=printed end-papers. Includes lots of B&W photos, as well as a bibliography: pp. 129–133. 133 pp. History.

Tight, square, uncreased spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Lightly bumped corners and very gentle edge-wear, but nice clean copy overall. Includes B&W figures and illustrations by the author, as well as a general index and several thematic indices. 323 pp. Esoterica.

Tight, square spine. Gilt to spine remains bright. Former owner name to the front flyleaf, but interior is else clean and unmarked. A small area of very light soiling to the fore-edge, but no other notable wear to the book. Price-clipped jacket has areas of rubbing and edge-wear. 394 pp. Fiction.