Search Results: Titles starting with W from Dephen Rare Books

First Edition. Viking New York 1958.
Western nominated for Pulitzer Prize and the basis for the 1959 film Warlock starring Henry Fonda, Richard Widmark and Anthony Quinn.
Book is solid. Binding tight. Leaves clean. No inscriptions. Book may be ex library with evidence discreetly removed.
Text block edges quite good with fore edge untrimmed and top edge dyed red.
DJ is complete with no loss. Some light spotting.It may have at one time been attached to boards with DJ and boards having traces of adhesive. Not greatly significant. Enclosed in a Brodart covering.
Overall, a solid First Edition.
Uncommon with DJ.
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London 1921. MacMillan. Full title is Wessex Poems and Other Verses and Poems of the Past and Present.
Lovely burgundy leather covers in Fine condition with decorative gilt on spine and title and author's name blocked in gilt on front cover. Top edge gilt. There is some spotting to pastedowns and endpapers. Hinge between title page and half title page is weakened but still very much attached.Leaves somewhat age toned but very clean and free of markings. The only marking is previous sale price in pencil on first blank. Else very good indeed
The DJ is very good with chipping at spine ends and and to a lesser extent at extremities. It is somewhat dulled due to age. Now in protective removeable sleeve. More photos can be provided.

First Edition
London 1925.
Personal reminiscences by the Protestant Irish Nationalist MP, John Gordon Swift MacNeill (1849-1926).
The writer had a reputation for formidable mastery of House of Commons procedure. These reminiscences include fascinating anecdotes and character sketches.
Clean cloth bound boards. A little rubbing at spine ends and wear at joints. Binding tight.
Some spotting at edges of text block. Internally leaves are generally clean with very occasional light foxing. No markings or inscriptions except for name of previous owner with a date of 1928 in ink on first blank. Bookseller tiny label on front pastedown.
A very good First Edition

First Edition. Collins London 1950
Regarded as her best novel.
Book has cloth bound clean red boards. Spine ends a little rubbed. Front hinge a little weak but very much attached. Otherwise binding tight. Internally clean with no foxing, inscriptions or markings except for previous sale price and brief description in pencil on first blank.
Edges of text block little browned. Bottom edge untrimmed.
The Book Society bookplate on front pastedown.
DJ is not price clipped with very little wear at extremities. It is somewhat dust dulled. Rear panel browned and somewhat spotted. Now in protective removeable sleeve.
Uncommon First Edition with DJ