Search Results: Titles starting with W from Aardvark Rare Books

Belfast, Ireland: James Magill, 1876. Hardcover. Good PLus. 12mo, 7.4 in. x 4.9 in., pp. 113, [2], 1-16 (advertising). Bookbinders sticker (Wm. M. Downing & Co., Belfast) to rear pastedown. Blue clolth boards with frame embossed in black and gilt title to front. Rubbing to extremities. Small tears to top/bottom of spine. Corners nudged. Dark brown endpapers. Interior unmarked. Text primarily comprised of humorous anecdotes of Irish life in Ulster which were originally published in the Belfast News-Letter newspaper. The title page simply states "By W.H.H." but the National Library of Ireland Catalogue attributes authorship to William H. Hamilton of Holywood, County Down.

London, England: Richard Bentley, 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. Octavo, 8 1/4 in. x 5 3/4 in., pp. xix, [1], 406, [6]. Illustrated with fold-out map of Ireland. Green cloth boards with double frame in blind to front and back and gilt clover emblem to front. Gilt title and fleurons with three framed panels stamped in blind to rebacked spine. Original cloth spine readhered with libarary tape to front and rear hinges. Rubbing to extremities; scuffs to top/bottom of spine. Bottom corners just exposed. A few spots to fore-edge. Bindery sticker ("Westleys & Co.") and previous owner's bookplate ("William Morris Beaufort") to front pastedown. Bubbling to front and rear pastedowns. Fold-out map has several small closed tears. During the autumn of 1865, William Whittaker Barry spent 10 weeks, during which he visited 20 out of the 32 counties, and walked upwards of 1,000 miles. A self-professed "intelligent and well-informed Englishman", Barry arrived in Galway on Wednesday 13 September 1865. The… Read More

New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1938. New edition". Hardcover. VERY GOOD (note: ). Octavo, xix + 268 p. Brick red cloth boards with gilt lettering on front and spine. Very little shelf wear; tiny bit of rubbing to corners. Hinge is cracked between flyleaf and frontispiece page (webbing still intact). Book is clean of any interior marks. No dj, although the book's description, cut from the original interior half-page of the jacket, is included.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus / Very Good. Quarto, 10.75 in. x 8.5 in. Unpaginated. First edition: "A" to the copyright page. Illustrated on every page with ink drawings by the author. Sage green cloth boards with brown title and horse scene to front. Brown title to spine. LIght shelfwear to board edges. Bottom corners just showing. Sticker scars across front and rear pastedowns. Ex-library: check-out pocket to rear free endpaper; ink stamp to last page on bottom margin. Very light rubbing to edges of dustjacket; light sunning to dustjacket spine. Paul Brown (1893-1958) was an American author and illustrator, best known for his lovely illustrations of many equine books stories, but he did also write and illustrate some pony stories of his own. He was born in Minnesota and began sketching from an early age. He was one of America's premier illustrators of books about horses and equine sports. He did not ride or own a horse but he spent innumerable hours… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Good. PAul Brown. Quarto, 10.7 in. x 8.5 in. Unpaginated. First edition with "A" to copyright page. Profusely illustrated with ink drawings by the author. Yellow cloth boards with red horse and native-American design and title stamped in red to front. Red title to spine. Very light rubbing to edges; bottom corners lightly nudged. Rubbing, creases, and light soiling to dustjacket. One inch chips to top and bottom of dustjacket spine. Protected in mylar. Paul Brown (1893-1958) was an American author and illustrator, best known for his lovely illustrations of many equine books stories, but he did also write and illustrate some pony stories of his own. He was born in Minnesota and began sketching from an early age. He was one of America's premier illustrators of books about horses and equine sports. He did not ride or own a horse but he spent innumerable hours studying them and was a big fan of racing, polo and horseshows. As… Read More

Hollywood, CA: Warner Bros. Records Inc, 1979. First Editions. Hardcover. Near FIne. Quarto, 11.2 in. x 8.5 in. Eight magazines bound together in black cloth boards with a pronounced whote "WAX" to front board. White title ("Waxpaper, Volume Four/1979") to spine. Light rubbing to exterior boards: thus, boards are in "Very Good" condition The eight bound magazines themselves are in "Near Fine" condition. Waxpaper was an innovative magazine out of Los Angeles which covered the music industry -- issued by Warner Brothers, and known for its interviews and feature article on musical artists and/or trendmakers, and general coverage of cultural trends. Editions are: Volume 4, No. 1: February 12, 1979 (Manfred Eicher interview, ZZ Top) Volume 4, No. 2: February 9, 1979 (George Harrison, Disco) Volume 4, No. 3: March 2, 1979 (Van Halen, Rickie Lee Jones) Volume 4, No. 4: April 6, 1979 (Emmy Lou Harris, The Roches) Volume 4, No. 5: May 4, 1979 (Thin Lizzy, Airto Moreira) Volume 4, No. 6: June 8, 1979 (Mark… Read More

New York: New Directions, 1965. Stated First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Quarto, 8.25 in. x 5.5 in., pp. 159. White textured cloth boards with black bamboo stem to front, and black title to spine. Light rubbing to edges of dustjacket, with a two small closed tears to top edge. Light sunning to spine of dustjacket. Price clipped. Protected in mylar. Lovely, lovely first printing copy of a seldom seen Merton hardcover title. Thomas Merton (1915 - 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist and scholar of comparative religion. In 1949, he was ordained to the Catholic priesthood and given the name "Father Louis". He was a member of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown, Kentucky, living there from 1941 to his death. Merton wrote more than 50 books in a period of 27 years, mostly on spirituality, social justice and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews.... Merton became a keen proponent of interfaith… Read More

Switzerland, 1963. Staplebound Pamphlet. Very Good. 8 pp. A shorter version of a paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, December, 1960, in Mexico City.

London, England: Virtue & Co, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. From drawings by T. Creswick, A.R., and W.H. Bartlett. Octavo, 8.4 in. x 6.5 in., pp. 217, [1] (advertising). Richly illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece, over one hundred engravings in steel and wood, and two maps, one of which folds out. Richly decorated drop-caps. Contemporary half calf with gilt rule and gilt insignia to front over bugundy moire boards. Gilt title on dark green panel to spine. Five raised bands to spine, with gilt decoration to compartments. LIght rubbing to extremities. Light foxing to endpapers. Previous owner's heraldic bookplate to front pastedown. SpIne and hinges are tight. Bookplate is of James Lamont (1828-1913), 1st Baronet of Knockdow, of Inverchaolain in Argyllshire. Anna Maria Hall (1800 - 1881) was an Irish novelist who often published as "Mrs. S. C. Hall". She was born Anna Maria Fielding in Dublin, but left Ireland for England at the age of 15. Mrs Hall's first recorded… Read More

Greenbank, Washington: SELF-PUBLISHED (Rudow Specialty Publishing), 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. NEAR FINE IN NEAR FINE DUST JACKET. Second volume covering the history of Northwest sports car racing. Volume One is entitled "Long Straights and Hairpin Turns". The authors drew upon "old scrapbooks, and collections of photos, clippings, magazine stories, and other sources, including the personal recollections of many die-hard racing fans, drivers, and enthusiasts. SIGNED by author on title page, and again (an inscription) on piece of Vintage Drift stationery, laid in. Three very small smudges to front free endpaper, as well as the inked letter "B", where author began to sign book, but changed his mind about location.

Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Near Fine. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 6.9 in., pp. 127. Red boards with gilt title to spine. Very light rubbing to extremities. Protected in mylar. Review copy with Publisher's Slips Laid in. "...Occasionally horrifying, often blindingly funny, the stories in WELCOME TO THE ARROW-CATCHER FAIR tell of an America which stands, in hte words of Sugar Mecklin, as the 'Land of the Freak and the Home of the Strange'..." (dustjacket rear flap).

New York: James B. Kirker, Late Edward Dunigan and Brother, 1863. First Edition. Leather-bound. Good Plus. 7 5/8 in. x 5 1/4 in. Red leather double bordered by gilt beading and gilt line, with gilt fleurons to all corners of both (beveled) boards. Special presentation copy (and boldly stamped in gilt to front board): "Anthony Carrigan, Esq./Compliments/of The/College of/St. Francis Xavier". Scuffed and worn boards, probably rebacked, with simple black title lable, lettered in gilt. Considerable edgewear. Very solidly bound. All edges gilt. Pages supple and bright. Lacks frontis portrait. Andrew Carrigan (born 1804) was an Irish Immigrant in New York who amassed a fortune in real estate and the sale of provisions, and after retiring in his 50's, dedicated his life philanthropy and organizing to help new Irish immigrants gain a foothold in America. He co-founded the Emigrant Savings Bank and established the New York Commission of Emigration, the immigrant processing center at Castle Clinton, in 1855… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. NEAR FINE. Black. 9 1/2" x 6 5/8", with gilt lettering to front board and spine. 509 pp. Extremely minor shelfwear -- maybe one "nudged" corner, though ever so slightly. Otherwise, bright, tight, and giftable!

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1849. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Brown cloth, elaborately blind-stamped, with gold-stamped spine. This (Fifth Edition saw the inclusion of an (untitled) map of the California Gold Region (5 7/8 in x 3 3/8 in. // 14.5 x 8.5 cm.). Shelfwear and light rubbing to extremities, with several nudged corners and light dings along edge. Solidly bound. Evidence of repair, probably rebacked or rebound with fragment of original spine ribbed cloth with gilt lettering) laid down to spine. Moderate foxing and age-tanning throughout, but very readable nonetheless.

Boston, Mass: Beacon Press, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. Small brown octavo, gilt lettering to front board, ruled in blind. Wear to cloth spine -- possible rebacking at some point. Front hinge started, but solidly bound still. One of the preliminary pages shows scraps of newspaper articles, perhaps glued in after publishing, then removed, leaving remnants. Frontis portrait of George Lincoln Prescott, Colonel 32d Massachusetts Regiment, and Brevet Brigadier General, who was wounded at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, and just about one year later, mortally wounded in front of Petersburg, on June 18, 1864. 34 pp.of text and 14 pp. listing Staff Officers Fifth Regiment M.V.M. (Three Months). Edwin Shephard Barrett (1833-1898) was present at the battle as a non-combatant. Edwin Shephard Barrett (1833-1898) was preent at the battle as a non-combatant.

London, England: Longmans, Green & Co, 1923. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo , 5.75 x 8.75 in., pp. x + 284. Illustrated by the author with tissue-guarded frontispiece and thirty additional black and white drawings and photographs. Brown boards with embossed title in blind to cover; gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities; light spotting to edges. Very light foxing to a few pages. In this work, the authors reminisce about their extended family as they grew up in West Cork, Ireland. Edith Anna Ã…Â’none Somerville (2 May 1858 - 8 October 1949) was an Irish novelist who habitually signed herself as "E. Ã…Â’. Somerville". The eldest of eight children, Somerville grew up in Drishane, Castletownshend, County Cork, She is said to have dominated her sister and brothers in a family where women were encouraged to be bold. She received her primary education at home, and then attended Alexandra College in Dublin. In 1884, she went to Paris for the first of several trips to study… Read More

New York: Abingdon-Cokesbury, 1952. First Edition (NAP). Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Good Plus. LeGrand. Octavo, 10 in. x 7.4 in. Unpaginated. Red-brown boards with alligator design to front; black title to spine. Very light rubbing to extremities. Unmarked interior. Small chips to top/bottom of dustjacket spine and dustjacket corners. Light age-toning to dustjacket. Protected in mylar. Publisher's "A" to copyright page. The author Le Grand Henderson, (1901-1964) "...once built a houseboat and drifted down the whole two thousand miles of winding (Mississippi) River. It took him nearly a year, during which he was 'frozen in', stuck on mud banks and sandbars, and lost in the woods during a flood..." (rear dustjacket flap).

Rutland Vermont: Pacific Stars and Stripes, 1953. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good Minus. Produced in convenient "back pocket" size (7. in. x 5 in), this 117 pp. paperback (in cardstock covers) shows a bit of shelfwear to spine especially, and a 1 in. rubbed spot to bottom right hand corne of front panel. A series of cartoons and accompanying commentary by two astute returned servicemen, specifically themed to address the experience of American soldiers returning home after being in Japan. This first appearance published by Pacific Stars and Stripes before undergoing subsequent printings by Charles E. Tuttle. Laid in are the original blank order form and return envelope with APO address of Pacific Stars and Stripes. Perhaps Hume's scarcest title. Bill Hume was perhaps better known for his creation of the cartoon"Babysan" which depicted American servicemen in Japan... This comic was very popular with service members in Japan and was published in Stars and Stripes, Yank Magazine, and other military… Read More

London, England: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Octavo, 9.25 in.x 6.25 in., pp. 240. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs, and fold-out photo of The Eiger showing the route. Blue cloth boards with bright silver lettering to spine. Light staining and sunning to edges of boards. Previous owner's bookplate to front free endpaper. A couple chips along top edge of dustjacket; ink stain at top of dustjacket spine. The Eiger is a 3,967-metre mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais. "The author also has brilliantly analyzed the values and ethics of moutaineering and the reasons why men risk their lives to scale such forbidding peaks and test their own qualities to the utmost..." (from rear dj flap).

London, England: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Minus In Good Plus Dust Jacket. Blue cloth boards with bright silver lettering to spine. Corners nudged and bottom of spine bumped, but solid. Toning and previous owner's inked inscription to front free endpaper. Edgewear and cracking to dust jacket extremities. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout, and Route Map to the North Face. Translated from the German by Hugh Merrick. Illustrated by photographs, including a fold-out. 240 pp., including index. The Eiger is a 3,967-metre mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais. "The author also has brilliantly analyzed the values and ethics of moutaineering and the reasons why men risk their lives to scale such forbidding peaks and test their own qualities to the utmost..." (from rear dj flap).