Search Results: Titles starting with W from About Books

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. HOTOS UPON REQUEST. Very Good condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. Frontispiece portrait, with tissue guard. For forty years, Brownell was an editor and influential literary advisor at Scribners. This privately distributed volume contains a 13 page tribute to him by Edith Wharton. Brownell was Wharton's editor at Scribners. 1929. This is the first printing between hardcovers of Wharton's tribute to him, having previously appeared in Scribner's Magazine (November 1928). The book also has contributions by Agnes Repplier, Robert Bridges, Bliss Perry, Robert Underwood Johnson and Maxwell Perkins. Laid in is a card, "Compliments of Mrs. W. C. Brownell." Bound in the original brown boards with gilt rules and a tan cloth spine. Printed paper label on spine and front cover. DAB 172-174. Johnson 520. Garrison B21.. First Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket.… Read More

Westport, Connecticut & London: Greenwood Press, 1984. Brand New in PERFECT condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. Illustrated. Contents: Biography of W. C. Fields (pp. 3-90). Five interviews with him (pp.114-132). A Fields Bibliographical Essay (pp. 133-191). Bibliographical Checklist of Key Fields Sources. Filmography. Discography. Index. Bound in the original silver-stamped blue cloth. First printing, with "First published in 1984" so stated and complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xv, 237pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1972. Brand New in perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. The standard bibliography of W. H. Auden. Second Edition, Revised and Extended. Fully descriptive in the Soho and Pittsburgh style. Describes collations, binding, paper, contents, dust jackets, measurements, number of copies printed, reviews, etc. Also lists his contributions to books and periodicals, published letters, films, recordings, anthologies and translations. Index. Published by the University Press of Virginia for the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia. Bound in the original gray cloth, stamped in shiny gold. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP.. Second Edition, Revised and Extended. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap.… Read More

Winchester, U. K. / New Castle, Delaware: St. Paul's Bibliographies / Oak Knoll Books, 1993. A gorgeous copy. Brand New in perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1993. First Edition. The standard bibliography of W. H. Davies. This is a full dress, fully descriptive bibliography in the Soho and Pittsburgh style. Contains an introduction; Chronology of events in the life and work of W. H. Davies; Section A Books and pamphlets; Section B Works edited or compiled by WHD; Section BI Introductions and epilogues by WHD; Section C Contributions to periodicals; Section D Prose and poems appearing in anthologies; Section E Broadcasting; Section F Articles and books about or referring to WHD. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and 5 other plates. From the introduction: "In this bibliography I have tried to trace the… Read More

Edinburgh: Salvia Books, 1987. Very Good condition. Lower corner mildly bumped [NO text or illustrations are affected]. A biography of W. T. Stead, and a survey and checklist of 288 paperbacks he published for children in England from 1896 through 1920. Includes checklists of the reissues and French editions. Illustrated. Three indexes. Bound in the original pink pictorial wrappers, printed in black.. First Edition. Softcover (stapled wraps). Very Good condition. iv, 60pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Central Michigan University / Kinderhook, Illinois: Clarke Historical Library / The International Wizard of Oz Club, 1976. Brand new in PERFECT condition. Offered here are TWO items: 1) The 1976 first edition of W.W. DENSLOW by Douglas G. Greene & Michael Patrick Hearn. It is a 167-page biography of Denslow and 44-page descriptive bibliography WITH FIRST STATE POINTS of his work (books, pamphlets, art for book covers, magazines, newspapers, posters, prints, etc.). Sharp corners. No rubbing. No fading. Introduction by Patricia Denslow Eykyn. Illustrated with numerous examples of his art. Bound in the original gilt-stamped reddish orange cloth. 2) Laid-in the book is Douglas G. Greene's W.W. DENSLOW, A CHECKLIST, a 9-page article [photocopied from THE BAUM BUGLE, Autumn 1992] which updates the 1976 checklist. Fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read.. First Edition. Hardcover. New/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. (x), vii, 225pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Chicago, Illinois: W. B. Thorsen, 1964. New and unread copy of the FIRST EDITION. NO owner's name or address label. Very mild age toning. This copy is from the publisher's surplus inventory which we acquired along with the magazine's archives -- now housed at the John Hay Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Vol. XV #4, Dec. 1964. Contains a checklist of Denslow 's work by Dick Martin. Also Fred Meyers' "The Forgotten Man of Oz," C. Warren Hollister's "An Unknown Baum-Denslow Collection," Russell MacFall's "Hippocampus Den." Illustrated with 23 Denslow photographs, drawings, manuscripts, etc. Adds 23 items to the Bullfight bibliography in Vol. XV #2. Jeff C. Dykes' "Tentative Bibliographic Check Lists of Western Illustrators #17" describes 101 works containing Will James illustrations. Reproduces a James original from Dyke's collection. Charles Heartman's American Book Collector lasted 36 issues… Read More

Chichester and New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2000. Fine condition. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. No remainder marks. No owner's name or bookplate. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Fresh and crisp. . Later printing. Hardcover. Glossy blue laminated boards/No Dust Jacket, as issued. xxii, 322pp.

Privately Published, 2019. Near Fine condition. Only light shelfwear to the cover. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears or fading. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Corner of two pages with a dogear. All other pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. This edition is well illustarted with dozens of beautiful FULL COLOR shark photographs. Bound in the original blue pictorial wraps. From the publisher: "This is a full color version of the bestselling book released earlier in 2019. The book was highly acclaimed and goes into Shark Language and Safety as well as Social Behavior and Life Saving Information. This book is incredible and the Images are amazing!". Full color edition. Softcover. Near Fine condition. Illus. by Oliphant, Juan (full color photos by). 238pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Nightingale Gordon, 1984. Very Good condition. A square, tight copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. 7.75" wide by 12.25" tall. A history of radio station WNEW commemorating its 50th anniversary in New York City. Illustrated throughout with photographs of musicians, guest entertainers, sports broadcasters, radio and showbiz personalities. With Al Hirschfeld caricatures on 4 pages including the two-page title spread. Bound in the original gold boards, decorated in silver, black, and with the image of a microphone blindstamped on the front cover. Laid-in is a letter from the ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) Foundation soliciting donations. It is signed by the ALS National Chairman, baseball legend Reggie Jackson (his signature is almost certainly a reproduction). Reggie offers to personally call any donor who sends $1000+, or provide an autograph baseball or photo for lesser amounts. Complete with… Read More

Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press, 1998. Very Good condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. NO chips or fading. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Previous owner's name. Highlighting and margin notes in the first 3 chapters only. All other pages are clean and unmarked. The editor, Anne Krueger, was appointed chief economist of the World Bank in 1982. Footnotes. Name Index. Subject Index. Bound in the original silver-stamped black cloth. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "In this volume, some of the world's foremost authorities analyze the many challenges and opportunities confronting the WTO [World Trade Organization], addressing issues such as national policies, labor standards, and the environment. Presuming no technical background in economics, this is a comprehensive introduction to the WTO's place in the global economy and will appeal to anyone interested in world trade. '[T]his book is a tour de force, with consistently… Read More

Basel / Stuttgart: Birkhäuser, 1956. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, and tight. EX-LIBRARY copy, stamped "WITHDRAWN" on endpapers. Very Good condition. Illustrated with 161 equations and 24 figures.. First Edition. Hardcover. Original burgundy cloth/No Dust Jacket. 8vo. 91pp.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1964. Very Good+ condition. Clean, tight, and unmarked. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. "First Edition" is so stated on the copyright page. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Wagner, a few other plates, and musical notation.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Original black cloth/No Dust Jacket. 447pp.

New York: Grove Press, 1995. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not a Book Club edition. Not price clipped (21.00). From the Dust Jacket: "Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light describes life before, during, and after the Velvet Revolutoin of 1989. It is the story of Pavel, a middle aged television camera man working uneasily within the boundaries set by the regime... But after the collapse of communism, Pavel finds he is unprepared for this new world of supposedly unlimited freedoms." Translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson. First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 234pp . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Waterside Productions, Inc, 2015. NEW and unread in PERFECT condition. Flat spine. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. 2015. Third Edition with New Forewords by Gangaji and Prince Ea. Bound in the original full color pictorial wraps. From the publisher: "Sri H. W. L. Poonja -- known to the world as Papaji introduced direct awakening to the West. Through his student Gangaji, and author Eli Jaxon Bear and later other students, Papaji's teachings of a silent mind and open heart leading to direct self-realization has now spread throughout the world. His radical transmission of instant awakening through direct self-discovery has already made a huge impact on spiritual seekers everywhere. WAKE UP AND ROAR infuses the reader with Papaji's transmission. Written by Eli Jaxon-Bear, who met Papaji before he was known in the West, as a mission of spreading Papaji's name and teaching to everyone. This… Read More

Park Ridge, New Jersey: Noyes Press, 1975. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT price clipped ($15.00). A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. 5.25" wide by 8" tall. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes except on one page where a definition of the term "chevaux-de-frise" is provided. Illustrated with 29 plates and 40 figures in the text. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original green cloth, lettered in shiny gold over a red panel on the spine.. First US Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 207pp.

New York: Arbor House, 1981. Near Fine condition in Very Good+ dust jacket. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped ($12.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. First Printing with complete row of numbers (10 987654321) on copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "In this tour through California, a land on the brink of itself, the ever-masterful author… turns his brilliant eye and wit on the westernmost edge of America in a unique assemblage of stories and essays." . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good+ dust jacket. 8vo. 236pp.

Glenwood Springs, Colorado: Roaring Fork Press, 1991. SIGNED by the AUTHOR (his signature and "Good Hunting" only, NOT personalized to anyone). New in a New dust jacket. PERFECT condition. NOT price clipped ($30.00). Sharp corners. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Square and tight. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. Illustrated with drawings by William Davis and numerous b/w photos of hunting scenes and trophy kills. Bound in the original green leatherette, stamped in bright gold. Complete with pristine dust jacket.. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. New condition/New dust jacket. Illus. by Davis, William (drawings by). 8vo. x, 229pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Washington D. C.: Lunn Gallery / Graphics International Ltd., 1977. Very Good. Condition would be Fine but for a few tiny brown spots (minor foxing) on the outer wraps only. Interior is clean and unmarked. (1977). Illustrated with 15 photographs by Walker Evans, including some previously unpublished images. This is the prospectus for the first portfolio in a series of 3 containing photographs printed from the original negatives from Evans' estate. The pre-publication price for the portfolio was $4,500.. First Edition. Softcover (stapled wraps). Very Good condition. Illus. by Evans, Walker (photography). [20]pp., including the wraps.

New York:: Berkley Boulevard Books, 1999. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, and unmarked copy. No store stamp. No owner's name. Flat spine. No creases. Appears unread. Uncommon first printing, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. TV tie-in. Based on the television series starring Chuck Norris (as Cordell Walker), a modern-day Texas Ranger. From the rear cover: "He's a Texas lawman, with lightning-swift karate skills and an even quicker mind. He'll defend the helpless. He'll fight for truth and justice. And he'll uphold the law. He's Walker - Texas Ranger. A gang of bank robbers is plaguing Dallas. They're highly skilled, heavily armed -- and after a heist gone wrong, very deadly. The tension in the city mounts even more when the family of the biggest banker in town is held hostage. Its up to Walker and Trivette to track down this murderous gang, and bring them to justice. Because these criminals are determined to get what… Read More