Search Results: Authors starting with W from Independent Books

London: Oxford University Press, 1934 46 numbered pp + 2. HB. From the colledtion of David Wight Prall, Philosopher and Professor of Aesthetics at Berkeley and Harvard. Pages: underlined and annotated in pencil (in DWP's hand), bright, tight; DWP bookplate pasted to ep, owner infro inked to ffep. Cover: black w/white titles stamped to front and spine.; no defects.

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1972 From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the ffep. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 253 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: olive, brown device front, brown titles spine; minimal shelfwear, front t.e. crnr bumped. DJ: unclipped, white, sepia photo front, brown/black titles front/spine; lt edge/shelfwear w/ crinkled head, edges and spine mildly sunned, sm dimple to spine.

Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons, Limited, 1959 Crammed with precise information, both of first hand and compiled from all previous disquisitions, more particularly with regard to sects, shrines, discipline, superstitions, and customs. Good information is supplied concerning features of the native Bon-po religion. The work is profusely and helpfully illustrated. (F.W. Frank in JRAS, 1939) From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many; his book label to first free end page. Condition notes: [li], 598 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, b/w frontis; all edges lightly sunned, Metaphysical Town-Hall bookshop stamp and label to eps. Cover: medium blue cloth, green artwork and titles front/spine; very light shelfwear, extrems barely worn, bump to front bottom edge. DJ: unclipped, black, orange/white artwork and titles front/spine; modest edge/shelfwear several small chips, several small to medium closed tears, head/tail tattered, damp stains to back.

Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons, Limited, 1967 Crammed with precise information, both at first hand and compiled from all previous disquisitions, more particularly with regard to sects, shrines, discipline, superstitions, and customs. Good information is supplied concerning features of the native Bon-po religion. The work is profusely and helpfully illustrated. (F.W. Frank in JRAS, 1939) From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many; his stamp to first free end page. Condition notes: [li], 598 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, b/w frontis; all edges lightly sunned a few small light stains to front edge. Cover: medium blue cloth, green artwork and titles front/spine; very light shelfwear, extrems barely worn. DJ: clipped, black, orange/white artwork and titles front/spine; modest edge/shelfwear several small chips, several small to medium closed tears, head/tail tattered.

Racine: The Home and School Library (Western Printing & Lithographing Co., printer), 1925 61 numbered pp; HB. ca. 1925. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative eps; a.e. lt tanned, gift inscription dated Dec. 25, 1925 penciled ffep, faint sticker residue front ep. Cover: med denim, black artwork , gilt block w/ black/reverse titles front, plain spine; v lt shelfwear, spine mildly sunned. Small "W721" printed to front board. Story of an Indian girl (not boy, as the title states).

Dallas: Chess Digest, Inc., 1974 256 + 1 pp.; HB w/DJ. Pages: Generally clean, bright, tight, t.e. red; star stamped to ffep, t.e. and f.e., small sticker residue to ffep, eps edges tanned, a few instances (<10) of ink underlining. Cover: red w/ gilt titles spine, head and heel curved. DJ: unclipped in Brodart, b/w photo all surfaces, brown and black titles front and spine; t.e. lightly tanned, small delam at bottom front.

New York: Mayflower Books, Inc., 1978 191 pp.; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight; no defects. Cover: dk green, gilt titles spine; head and heel curved, bottom back corner mildly bumped. DJ: unclipped in Brodart, green, photos front and back, green and/or reverse titles front and spine. Signed by Wade on ffep.

New York: Mayflower Books, Inc., 1978 191 pp.; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight; no defects. Cover: dk green, gilt titles spine; head and heel curved, bottom back corner mildly bumped. DJ: clipped (but not the price . . . ) in Brodart, green, photos front and back, green and/or reverse titles front and spine; closed tear with crease, bottom back. Signed by Wade on ffep.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1927 "A" on copyright page. Library binding. 136 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, green decorative eps, 1 lg and 1 sm color frontis; a.e. lt tanned, several sm-med closed tears of pp. Cover: textured green, large color paster w/blue titles front, dull gilt titles spine; modest shelfwear, extremities worn, crnrs bumped. 20 classic children's stories, including Peter Rabbit, the Gingerbread Man, The Three Bears, Little Black Sambo, Henny Penny, more. Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Tom Thumb, others. Nearly every page is illustrated with wonderful color artwork, 10+ full page illustrations. A lovely book.

Dover: D. Lothrop & Co., 1879 186 numbered pp + 8 pp ads; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight; a.e. tanned, first few and last pp dampstained/foxed, PO name inked ep. Cover: brick silk, black ornamentation/color paster/reverse titles to gilt block front, plain spine; moderate shelfwear, extrems worn, b.e. chewed up, water stain front, which affects a portion of the paster. Charming, ugly sm volume.

Menasha: American Anthropological Association, 1949 American Anthropologist Vol. 51 No. 4, Part 2; Memoir No. 71. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the title p, and name inked to front cover. Condition notes: 150 numbered pp + plates; TPB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, printed eps; a.e. lt tanned. Cover: gray wraps, brown printing all surfaces; modest edge/shelfwear, red spatter to top one-third of front, edges sunned.

San Francisco: Twowindows Press, 1968 unnumbered; PB. Tall and narrow. Sewn spine. Gray wraps w/lt blue artwork and titles front; a.e. mildly faded. One of a limited edition of 420. 4-part poem. Printed by Don Gray.

Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1876 In German: Dichtickeit der Bevolkerung in Vorderindien. auf Grund der Grossen Indischen Zahlung 1867-72. Zusammengestellt und Bearbeitet von H. Wagner. Hand-tinted population data over detailed topographic base. From "Mittheilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt uber Wichtige Neue Erforschungen auf dem Gessammtgebiete der Geographie von Dr. A. Petermann, Erganzungsband XI, 1876 - 1877." Roughly: "Communications from Justus Perthes’ Geographical Institute Concerning Important New Studies in the Whole Field of Geography by Dr. Augustus Petermann, Supplement 11, 1876 - 1877." Condition notes: 17.4" wide X 21.8" high in 9 panels (folded twice in each direction), modestly toned, mild page waviness, faint stain to top margin, tiny chip to bottom margin, tiny closed tear to left margin.

San Francisco: John-Howell Books, 1982 745 + 4 pp.; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight; faint smudges a.e., owner imprint to ffep. Cover: brick w/dull gilt titles to spine; front top and spine lightly faded. An extensive and key reference for research of the Lewis & Clark Expedition of Discovery.

Austin: Western Publications, Inc. 29 issues spanning 1960 to 1968. All are in good only condition -- pages brittle, tanned. Lots of terrific western civer art and stories.

Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1975 Explore how humans create their realities. Publisher's complimentary slip laid in. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the ffep. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 168 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight; t.e. lt tanned. Cover: black, tan/white titles front/spine; slight shelfwear, b.e. shows mild wear. DJ: unclipped, black, red/white titles front/spine; modest edge/shelfwear w/ tiny to sm closed tears, several sm crinkles, and lt rubbing at edges.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1947 198 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, f.e. deckled; PO info inked front ep and ffep, child's own lending pocket taped to lfep verso. Cover: orange, black titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, orange, black/blue artwork all surfaces, black/blue titles front/spine; minimal edge/shelfwear, sm closed tear front t.e., spine a bit faded. "There could not have been a better First Lady."

Blue Ridge Summit: Tab Books, Inc., 1981 463 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight; a.e. a bit grubby, specks to t.e. Cover: brown, green titles front/spine; v lt shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, crnrs v lt bumped. Scarce.

Santa Barbara: Dwight Goddard, 1973 Stapled spine. Reprint of the 1935 original, reprinted by Theosophy Weekly. The principal teaching of the Diamond Sutra is that all definitive things, phenomena, and ideas are subjective and unreal, being merely manifestations of one's own mind; that even the highest conceptions of the Dharma and Tathagata are mind-made. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: 24 numbered pp; PB; top corner barely thumbed, spine mildly sunned, straight vertical scratch/very shallow cut at top to bottom across back cover. About very good.

Portland: University of Portland, 1970 Paper stapled through upper corner, examines how to identify the troubled employee. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Condition notes: (v), 17 numbered pp +2; a.e. sunned.