Search Results: Titles starting with W from Boojum and Snark Books

Methuen, New York, 1980. First Methuen, New York edition. Red boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches, 186 pp. Book and dustcover VG. Book: small stain, fore-edge, first few pages. Dustcover: mild edgewear; small scrape to lower spine end.. F. Hardcover.

New Orleans Poetry Journal Press, 1983 First edition, inscribed and SIGNED by the author ("Charles") on the front free endpaper. Below his signature, the author has written "aka", followed by a red ink stamp of the symbol present on the front cover (see photos). Softcover, 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 inches, 78 pp. Very good (modest sunning to spine and front cover; a tiny focus of paper erosion, front cover near the upper fore-edge). (K081). Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Grant Richards, London, 1923., 1923 Limited edition, #88 of 200, signed by Bramah. 8 3/4 x 6 3/4, 299 pp. Good (moderate edgewear and bumping of corners; edgewear mostly at corners, where the tan paper covering the boards is eroded, exposing the underlying board; also modest soiling/darkening of boards/cloth spine; 3/8 inch superficial scrape to paper of rear board; wear and focal erosion to anterior border aspect of spine label over about one inch, not affected the gilt lettering, which is still bright; binding tight; internally clean). This title was first published in 1900. Despite the defects described above, this is still a nice, collectible copy. (3214048) (OG5050). Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good.

General Mills, Minneapolis, 1945 One of the 'Wheaties Library of Sports'. 'Print your name and address clearly and list the books you want. Enclose the star from the top of a Wheaties package and 10c for each set of two books.' Scarce. Illustrated, stapled wraps (coach directing the practice of two boys on the front cover; list of other books in the 'Wheaties Library of Sports' on the rear cover). 7 x 5 inches, 29 pp., illustrated with b/w photos. Good plus (tear at bottom spine, 3/4 inch; small crase and 3/16 inch tear, bottom edge of front cover; crease, upper corner of rear cover, about 4 inches; modest browning and focal foxing, pages). Photo of Dave MacMillan, Basketball Coach, University of Minnesota, inside front cover: 'If you want to be a champion basketball player, you must learn to pass, shoot, dribble, and feint.' And this book contains detailed instructions, illustrations and diagrams about how to do so. The last page, of course, mentions a breakfast… Read More

Department of English, United States Air Force Academy; Colorado Springs, Colorado; 1994. Contains "Responsibly Inventing History: An Interview with Tim O'Brien" (pp. 1-26). SIGNED by O'Brien in two places: on the contents page and on the first page of the interview. Printed wraps, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, 104 pp. Fine. (3214031). Signed by Author(s). F. Soft cover.

University of London Press; London; 1918. First edition in English. Scarce. Brown cloth-covered boards, 7 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches, 231 pp., publisher's ads in rear, 31 figures, 6 plates. Very good (mild edge wear; dust soiling, top edge of book block; mild foxing, edges of book block; mild foxing to a few pages; otherwise, pages clean and binding tight. Describes Babinski-Weil's test (walking with the eyes shut) and Babinski's electrical test for the examination of equilibrium. Figure 31: "Electro-diagnosis according to Babinski. The subject inclines normally to the positive pole." Contents: Non-traumatic Otitis (External Otitis; Acute Suppurative Median Otitis; Chronic Suppurative Median Otitis); Wounds of Warfare (Wounds of the External Ear; Wounds of the Auricle; Wounds of the External Auditory Meatus; Injuries of the Tympanic Membrane and of the Tympanic Cavity; Wounds in the Auriculo-mastoid Region); War Deafness (Labyrinthine Concussion from Direct Violence to the Cranium;… Read More

Morrow, New York, 1990. Uncorrected bound galleys. Yellow printed wraps, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, 363 pp. '2.18.92' written in black marker at top of front cover; tiny stain, fore-edge (3/16 x less than 1/16 inch), very slight ruffling of right lower edge/corner of front cover. Else fine. Scarce. (3214048). F. Soft cover.

Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York, 1959 Probable first edition (no "1" on the last page of text, but some titles from the 1950's do not have the "1", so no additional printings is the rule). Light red cloth-covered boards, black spine lettering, 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches, 346 pp. Book near fine, dustcover very good (in mylar cover). (1722RO067). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Constitution Island Association; West Point, New York, 1971 Scarce. Printed, stapled wraps, 10 x 8 inches, 22 pp., b/w illustrations. Very good. (3214034). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

Times Books/Random House, New York, 1994 An excellent hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing with dustcover: book and dustcover fine. Grey paper-covered boards, black cloth-covered spine, gilt spine and front board lettering, 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches, 555 pp., index, b/w photo illustrations. Pages clean; no remainder mark; binding tight and square. Dustcover now in mylar jacket. (K073). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

G. P. Putnam's Sons; New York; 1913. First edition. Maroon cloth-covered boards, gilt spine and front board lettering and decoration, 7 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches, 369 pp. Good plus or very good minus. (3214050). F. Hardcover.

Waterstone's, London, 1998 First edition thus. Illustrated, stapled wraps, 5 3/4 x 4 inches, unpaginated. Fine. Introduction by Ralph Steadman. Front cover illustration and 5 other pages of illustrations by Steadman. ISBN 1902603044 (3214002x1,1722RO089x1). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine.

Government Publishing Office, The Hague, 1974 First edition in English (first published in Holland as "Golfoploop en Golfoverslag" in 1972). Glossy printed card covers, spiral binding, 11 5/8 x 8 3/4 inches, 176 pp., figures, tables, references. Ex-corporate library, else very good. Scarce. (K064). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

HarperSanFrancisco, 1990 First edition with dustcover. Tan paper-covered boards, blue cloth-covered spine, gilt spine lettering (bright), 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches, 212 pp., map, b/w photo illustrations. Book fine. Dustcover very good plus-near fine (modest wear to superior aspect of spine). "As a boy, Elias Chacour witnessed the destruction of his village by Israeli soldiers. Today, this world-renowned Palestinian priest in the Melkite Catholic church works to achieve peace and reconciliation among Israeli Jews, Christians, and Moslems." (1722RO118). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

Sherwood Press; Cleveland, Ohio, 1935 "New edition, revised and largely rewritten, by A.H.R. Goldie". Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, 274 pp., index, 71 illustrations. Book fair to good (chief defect is foxing to top edge of book block, fore-edge and scattered pages; binding mildly shaken, but still intact; previous owner's name/date, front endpapers). Dustcover fair to poor (significant chipping and sunning; several tears and some staining). Dustcover scarce in any condition. A good reading copy. (1722RO081). Hardcover. Good/Fair.

New American Library, New York, 1988 An exceptional hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing with dustcover: book and dustcover fine. Blue cloth- covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, 440 pp., index, color photo illustrations. (K074). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Wellesley College; Wellesley MA, 1940 A scarce pictorial essay on Wellesley College, no date, but clearly circa 1940, printed on high quality paper and with b/w photo illustrations on virtually every page. Foreword by the President of Wellesley College, Mildred H. McAfee, with a photograph of her on the facing page. Stapled wraps, 10 7/8 x 8 inches, unpaginated. Laid in are two folded pamphlets, "Art At Wellesley" and Hygience and Physical Education At Wellesley", both dated 1941-1942. McAfee became president of Wellesley College in 1936 at the age of 36, making her one of the country's youngest college presidents. "Mildred Helen McAfee Horton (May 12, 1900 September 2, 1994) was an American academic who served during World War II as first director of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in the United States Navy. She was the first woman commissioned in the U.S. Naval Reserve and the first woman to receive the Navy Distinguished Service Medal."… Read More

Wellesley College; Wellesley, Massachusetts; 1940. The handbook provided by Wellesley College to students in 1940. 'Revised'. A very nice little production with good paper and printing (and as the front cover states, 'Adorn'd with Cuts'). 'For the More Easy Attaining the True Knowledge of Wellesley College'. Tan stapled wraps, 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches, 32 pp., index printed inside of front cover, map of the campus printed inside rear cover. Fine. Index: Admission, Budgets, Clothes, Dormitories, Environs, Furnishings, 'Gym', Honors, Interests, Jobs, Kitchens, 'Libes' and 'Labs', Majors, Night Life, Organizations, Plans of Admission, Queries, Rules, Scholarships, Traditions, Up-to-dateness, 'Vill', Wellesley, X-tra Curricular, You, Zenith. Under 'Clothes': 'Summer lingers late in New England and light clothes are comfortable into October. With the first snowfall the campus blooms with colorful ski-suits, often worn to classes as well as… Read More

Wellesley College, 1945. Printed/stapled wraps, 11 x 8 inches, unpaginated (12 pp.). The program for Wellesley's commencement, Sunday, May 20, 1945. Very good. (3214059x2). F. Soft cover.

University of Toronto Medical Journal; 1932. Reprint (first separate publication) from the University of Toronto Medical Journal, February 1932. Stapled wraps, 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches, unpaginated (8 pp). Very good. Rare (no OCLC library holdings). Klotz was a professor in the Department of Pathology and Bacteriology at the University of Toronto. "Closely allied to the belief in the ju-ju charm is belief in the powers of certain individuals or groups of individuals, who stand at the head of peculiar cults and secret societies: the smallpox cult, the lighting cult, the alligator society, the leopard society and many others. He found that the head of the organization knew something about smallpox and taught the people to avoid vaccination. On the other hand, this priest, deeply pock-marked himself, collected pus from active cases of smallpox, stored it in small vials and kept it in a cool, dark place. If in his opinion the community had been peaceful for too long, or if some political or other problem… Read More