Search Results: Titles starting with W from Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB

New York: Aperture, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Smith, W. Eugene. Inscribed by W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978) to previous owner on the title page. Renowned as a photojournalist who took some of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century, this is the first book ever published devoted solely to Smith's work. Unpag. 4to. Scuffing and light soiling to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Burgundy cloth boards with blue embossed titling to cover and spine. Minor spotting to endpapers and title page, interior clean and crisp.

Chadds Ford, PA: Brandywine River Museum, 1996. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Catalog of an exhibition of the same name held at the Brandywine River Museum March 16-May 19, 1996. 64 pp. 4to. A clean crisp copy.

Los Angeles, CA: Privately Published, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Lawrence Clark Powell's spoken euology for Robinson reprinted from the Zamorano book club's publication, "Hoja Volante" for the biennial reunion of the Zamorano and Roxburghe Clubs September 28-29, 1974. Printed on all rag handmade paper by Richard Hoffman and John Urabec at California State University, Los Angeles [Project 7]. 7 pp. Folio. White paper boards with gold embossed titling to cover and spine. Clean and crisp within. No dust jacket as issued. A beautiful production.

Lancaster, PA: The American Physical Society, 1951. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. John C. Ward (1924-2000) develops the "Ward Identity" into a renormalization approach. 869-1078 pp. 4to. Green paper wraps that are quite clean inside and out. Housed in a custom folding case.

London: Royal Society of London, 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Also contains Michael Faraday's "Experimental Researches in Electricity -- Eighteenth Series" (pp. 17-32) Also contains William Robert Grove's "On the Gas Voltaic Battery. Experiments Made with a View of Ascertaining the Rationale of Its Action and Its Application to Eudiometry" (pp. 91-112). viii, [1]-336, [2] pp. 4to. Library binding, tan leather spine with gold embossed titling. Interiors clean, ex-library stamp on title page, and occurring sporadically within. Numerous folding plates that illustrate articles. Pages were trimmed slightly when rebound. Crumpling and tears to p. 37/38, does not impact this article.

Ossineke, MI: Silver Fox Enterprises, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. 242 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.

Amherst, MA/Indian Island, ME: University of Massachusetts Press/Penobscot Indian Nation, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Signed boldly by Micah A. Pawling on the title page. xi, 300 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.

Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2015. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. Signed by editor Adrian Blevins on the title page. xiii, 299 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author. First Printing. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Signed by author on title page.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Signed by author on title page. First Printing. 397 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.

Helsinki, Finland: Otava, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Exploration of the photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen's 25 years of nude self portraits, many associated with water. Unpag. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.

Austin, TX: The Texas State Historical Association, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Wilson, Laura. Laura Wilson's fascinating look into the life and ranching operation of Watt Matthews, a 90-year old rancher who was the last of his family to work the ranch his family built in the late 19th century. Wilson was an important collaborator of Richard Avedon and also the mother of actors Andrew, Luke and Owen Wilson. 139 pp. Oblong 4to. Dust jacket has some wear and scuffing, now in mylar cover. Blue cloth boards with dark red embossed titling to cover and spine, slight sunning along edges of head and foot of boards. Clean within.

New York: Weatherhill, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The history of the Way of Tea: intellectual basis, its role in Zen practice, founding documents, the architecture of tea houses, a thorough survey of a fascinating practice in Japanese Zen Buddhism. First Printing. 329 pp. 8vo. Green cloth boards with the illustration of a bamboo matcha whisk embossed in gold on the cover board, gold embossed titling to spine. Orginal clear plastic dust jacket projects the covers. Clean and crisp within. Paper covered slipcase with images of tea bowls has some wear and scuffing, in Very Good condition.

New York: Pantheon, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Second Printing. xvi, 236 pp. 8vo. Black cloth boards with Japanses characters gold embossed on cover board, gold titling to spine. Slight bumping at corners, minor scuffing from shelf wear. Minor darkening to endpapers from age and where a newspaper clipping was laid into the rear endpapers. Previous owner's name in ink on first free endpaper, clean within.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. A facsimile edition of Wayne Thiebaud's sketchbook. The only text is within the small pamphlet. Produced in an edition of 2400 copies, a Special Edition of 100, and an Artist's Proof of 5 copies; this is one of the edition of 2400 copies. Unpag. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with a hint of sunning to the black cloth spine, clean within. Includes 8 pp. printed pamphlet inserted in custom sleave affixed to front pastedown. Housed in a Fine cardboard slipcase with vibrant color images of Thiebaud's work.

Irish & Scottish Linen Damask Guild, Inc, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. A fascinating look at formal dining and entertaining in the early Twentieth century, approved by the "Etiquette Queen" Emily Post. Heavily illustrated with photographs. 32 pp. 8vo. Transluscent dust jacket of linen damask type material. Chips and losses at edges. Blue paper covered boards with paper title block to cront cover. Clean and tight within.

Sarasota, FL: Marlin Media Publishing, 2003. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Signed by both authors on the title page. 231 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy.

Washington DC: Smithsonian Books, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Originally published in Edinburgh in 1821. First Smithsonian Books Edition. Third Printing. 51 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy of this facsimile edition. No dust jacket, as issued.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. First Printing. 276 pp. 8vo. Light wear and scuffing to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Light dust staining to head of text block. Clean, within.

London: Castell Brothers Ltd, [1905]. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Ainslie, Kathleen. The colorful misadventures of a young boy peg doll at boarding school. Unpag. 18mo. Stiff paper wraps with silk ribbon tie binding. Darkening to covers from age, chip missing from lower right corner of front cover. Interior has darkened slightly from time, gift inscription in very light ink at head of title page. Clean within. Trade card for a York, PA, dentist using the same characters laid in.