Search Results: Authors starting with W from Second Story Books, ABAA

New York: Seven Stories Press, 2002. First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 368; VG/VG; red spine with black and red text; rare when signed; dust jacket shows little wear; cloth has minimal wear to exterior; mildly bumped corners; strong boards; text block exterior edges have light wear; interior clean; illustrated; inscribed by author. 1333739. FP New Rockville Stock.

Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2003. Hardcover. Octavo; VG; orange spine with dark brown text; no jacket; exterior to cloth shows very mild wear; very minor edge wear; lightly sunned spine; solid binding; outer text page edges have very slight tone; small label of former owner to front pastedown; interior unmarked; pp 519. 1367065. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1906. Hardcover. Octavo, xviii, 389 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is tan with gold print. Boards in blue cloth with gold print. Wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, light shelf wear. Text block has has gilt top edge, deckle edges. Name in ink on front endpapers, cracked front hinge, intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and plates (photographs). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column G. 1379775. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: J. Callow, 1817. Hardcover. Quarto, vii-x, 3, 72 pages with 21 plates. In Good condition. Rebound in modern quarter black leather with boards covered in marbled paper and red leather label bearing gilt titling to spine. Text block significantly age toned and foxed. Front free endpaper loosened. Plates all present and intact. An ex-library copy with usual markings, including a bookplate to front pastedown, institutional stamps to several pages, and embossed stamp. MF Consignment. Shelved in Upstairs Hall. 1355632. Special Collections.

Glasgow: James Maclehose, Publisher to the University, 1875. Hardcover. Octavo; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, mitred edges, tattered spine caps and corners, slight puckering to cloth on rear, creased bump to rear bottom fore corner, tears to rear hinge, shelfwear; Text block has bookplate on front pastedown, cracked hinges front and rear, spotting to endpapers, else clean and tight; 360, lxv pages, illustrated (b&w). 1351196. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Mystery House, 1957. First Edition. Octavo; G/No jacket; Yellow spine and cloth boards with black lettering on the spine; Scuffing and light soiling to the boards, spotting at the spine; Former library book with library stamp and residue from library envelope on paste downs; Light signs of foxing to the outer edge, interior age toned but clean; Scarce title by Jack Vance writing as Alan Wade. LP consign. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1286590. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Nova Publishers, 2014. Hardcover. Octavo, xiii, 174 pages. In Good condition. Ex-library with usual markings, including library stamps to edges and title page, call number label on spine, label on rear pastedown, barcode label on rear board. Spine is red with white print. Boards in glossy illustrated paper. Light wear to spine caps. Illustrations: b&w tables, graphs, charts. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column G (ND-G). 1378100. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 10mo, 241 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering. Khaki green pictorial spine with yellow lettering. Moderate soiling wear to rear, several instances of chipping to edges, foxing to flaps and price clipped front flap. Boards have fairly mild wear, cocked spine, and light wear to edges. Text block has moderately age toned edges, foxing to end papers, and slight foxing to few pages toward rear text pages. Previous owner's information to front end paper. First Edition, First Printing. 1369507. FP New Rockville Stock.

Seoul, Korea: Hollym Corporation, 1969. Limited First Edition, #288/500. 8vo., 82pp.; VG; silver spine with black lettering, green boards, black design on front cover; mild wear; 288 of 500 copies signed by the author on limitation page; shelved poetry. 1274134. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/VG; teal and black spine with red and white text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing, age toning, edgewear, open tear at spine head, price unclipped; boards are strong and clean, slight edgewear; textblock has ex libris plate on front pastedown, otherwise clean; pp 241; inscribed by author on page 1; NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #2. 1294042. FP New Rockville Stock.

Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2005. Hardcover. Octavo, 287 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Red and white spine with red, white, and yellow text. Boards have bumping and slight tearing to spine edges. Textblock clean. Shelved ND-E. 1377755. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Praeger Publishers, 1973. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with blue print; DJ has light edgewear, light smudging to rear, price-clipped; Boards in green cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf; xiii, 274 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). 1339447. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: Octopus, 1979. Hardcover. Folio; G+/G- Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Green, Black & Light Blue illustrated spine with White text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, open tears at corner of both covers, small open tears along spine edges, tape in multiple places to patch tears; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear, rubbing to corners; Textblock has age toning in some places, otherwise clean; 296 pp. 1335247. FP New Rockville Stock.

Boston: Ruth Hill, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 256 pages; VG-; Red cloth spine with partially faded ilt lettering; boards show light wear to corners and head/tail of spine; Textblock shows uneven and moderate age-toning to first half of book, and light wear to edges; Inscription from Wagner appears in ink on on ffept: "Glendolin Damon Wager, / Billings, Montana / compliments of I. D. O'Donnell"; NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5. 1348825. FP New Rockville Stock.

San Francisco: John Howell, 1926. First Edition. 4to., x, 543pp.; VG; spine maroon cloth with gilt lettering; fore and lower edge of text block deckled; minor scratches to cloth boards; many pages uncut; SIGNED by publisher on tipped-in ffep, dated Christmas 1939; some parts of gutters slightly loose; age-marks to endpapers; shelved alcove. 1268181. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Paris: Dark Horse France, 1998. Hardcover. Quarto; G+; black spines with white text; no jackets; 2 volumes; cloths show modest wear to exteriors; minor rubbing to corners; strong boards; text blocks have mild wear to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated; text in French; NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5.1. 1330673. FP New Rockville Stock.

Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2015. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo, 262 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine dark brown with orange lettering; dust jacket protected in mylar covering; minor shelfwear, including light creasing to top edge of jacket; textblock clean; shelved Case 8. 1366899. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2015. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo, 358 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine black with orange lettering; dust jacket protected in mylar covering; minor shelfwear, including light creasing to edges of jacket; textblock clean; shelved Case 8. 1366900. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, [n.d.]. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, 341 pages; VG-; quarter green leather binding, boards in blue-green cloth; spine paneled, with three red labels with gilt lettering; mild shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; two scratches to front board; mild wear to joints; mild sunning to spine; mild wear to crown and tail of spine; fading to top of back board; upper edge gilt; contains full-color illustrations; pages clean; shelved Case 14. 1347452. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: William Godwin, no date. Hardcover. Octavo; G- Hardcover; Black spine with Silver text; Boards shaken, some edgewear, some shelfwear, bumping to corners; Textblock has age toning, splitting to two hinges, foxing to some pages; Pages not numbered. 1340027. FP New Rockville Stock.