Search Results: Authors starting with W from Bibliope by Calvello Books

Milano: Mondadori, 1973. 2 ed. hardcover. Very good in a very good+ jacket; leaves slightly browned; jacket very lightly edge-worn. White quarto; 395 pages, 49 illustr. In Italian. Translated from the English. || Judaica. Jews of Italy.

Stuttgart: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1919. Hardcover. Near Fine with minor edge-wear and some pencil signatures to front fep. Inner hinge slightly tender (after tp). Octavo in blue stamped and color illus boards, marbled fore-edges, ornamented end papers; iv 367p; a few adverts; lavishly illus with b/w photos and pen and ink drawings; a few maps (incl one center-fold). A very handsome work, wiith many interesting photos and an attractive cover design. || Polar regions, Arctic Exploration; Discovery and exploration -- History.  North Pole -- Discovery and exploration -- History.  Northwest Passage.  South Pole -- Discovery and exploration -- History. Antarctica.

Bolzano; Trento: Athesia touristik ; Museo tridentino di scienze naturali, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. As New (Very Fine). Octavo in black glossy boards; 208 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm; bibliography and indices. Dolomiti, Dolomites, geology, rocks, mineraology; crystals; mountains in South Tyrol.

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. A Fine clean copy in fine DJ. Octavo in a red DJ ; xxiv, 191 p ; 24 cm. Buisness--Finance--United States.

London: Constable and Co, 1947. 12th printing". Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ (in mylar protective sleeve).. 2mo in white DJ and blue cloth boards; xiv, 41, [1] p. 21 cm. A lovely copy. Uncommon thus. // Chinese poetry -- Translations into English. .

N.P.: Pomso Publishers, 1975. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Five small tears to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, faint folds to spine foot & head, barely rubbed corners, faint soiling to rear board, light spotting to front free endpaper, else very good+ in good+ DJ.. Octavo in white DJ; 252 p ; 22 cm. Inscribed & signed by author. || Korea -- Civilization -- Urban studies.

N.P.: NP, N.D.. Paperback. Near fine in slightly rubbed VG+ DJ. Octavo in green cloth and green illus DJ; 218 p. p., illus. (part col.), 22 cm. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Topics: Birds, Purple martin.  Insect pests -- Biological control. .

Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Fine, glossy, like new copy. Orange octavo (black spine) ; xvii, 337 p : b&w illus, map ; 24 cm. Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Social Movement -- Government.

al-Manamah: Sharikat Dar al-Wasat, 2008. al-Tabah 1. Paperback. Very slight wear to spine head/foot, couple of faint marks to rear cover, small Harvard University Library stamp to copyright page, tiny indentation to rear cover, bright pages with a tight binding. Very good+.. White multicolored octavo (white spine); 120 p ; 24 cm. In Arabic. || Islam and politics; Government -- Bahrain.

Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son, 1926. Hardcover. Owner name and address to front paste-downs both volumes; owner note of original price paid to rear endpaper ; spine crowns mildly chafed and rubbed; else a very tight, clean Very Good+ set with very gentle rubbing to board corners.. Two quarto volumes in dark red cloth; 2 v. (xxvi, 746 p.) illus. (part fold.) 26 cm. "Summary of the most important periodical literature from 1914 to Spring, 1921": p. 703-716. Bibliography: p. 698-702. Scarce set. || Chemistry ; Nitrogen. Ammonia. Nitric acid.

Montreal: Centre canadien d'architecture, 1985. Second edition. Paperback. Small scuff to spine head and foot, extremely light soiling to covers, else Near Fine(+).. Dark blue quarto, 52 pages, b&w illustrations ; 28 cm. In French and English. || Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.

New York: Wiley, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. (As new). Octavo in blue cloth and light green illus DJ; xiii, 496 p. : p., ill. ;, 25 cm. Contents: The issues / Paul E. Waggoner -- Future water use in the present climate / Paul E. Waggoner and John Schefter -- Prospects for climate change / Stephen H. Schneider, Peter H. Gleick, and Linda O. Mearns -- Decision-making under uncertainty / Myron B. Fiering and Nichola C. Matalas -- Climate forecasting / Linda O. Mearns, Peter H. Gleick, and Stephen H. Schneider -- What statistics can tell us / Nicholas C. Matalas -- From climate and CO2 enrichment to evapotranspiration / Norman J. Rosenberg ... [et al.] -- From climate to flow / John C. Schaake -- From flow to storage / Peter P. Rogers and Myron B. Fiering -- Vulnerability of water systems / Peter H. Gleick -- Floods and droughts / John A. Dracup and Donald R. Kendall. Irrigation / Dean F. Peterson and Andrew A. Keller -- Water quality / Henry D. Jacoby -- Recreation and wildlife /… Read More

San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988. Paperback. Fine. Medium Octavo in blue illus self-wrappers; xv, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Includes index. Digital electronics; electrical engineering, computer hardware architecture, circuit design.

Sacramento, Calif: Division of Mines and Geology, 1991. Paperback. Fine in slightly worn very good+ envelope. Four large loose multi-color folded multi-paneled maps, 81 x 149 cm, and a four-page introductory pamphlet, in original printed envelope 31 x 25 cm. Uncommon. Contents: Sheet 1. Geologic map of the San Francisco-San Jose quadrangle, California, 1:250,000 / compilation by D.L. Wagner, E.J. Bortugno, and R.D. McJunkin -- sheet 2. Geologic map explanation of the San Francisco-San Jose quadrangle, California, 1991 -- sheet 3. Index to geologic maps used in compilation of the San Francisco-San Jose quadrangle, California, 1:250,000 -- sheet 4. Location map of rock samples dated radiometrically, San Francisco-San Jose quadrangle, California, 1:250,000 / compilation by T.A. Lindquist, J.D. Morgenthaler, and E.J. Bortugno. -- sheet 5. Map showing recency of faulting, San Francisco-San Jose quadrangle, California, 1:250,000 / compilation by E.J. Bortugno, R.D. McJunkin, and D.L. Wagner. || Geology --… Read More

Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1970. Hardcover. Very good copy in Good(-) dust jacket protected in an archival mylar sheet. Worn dust jacket with open tears along the edges, heavy soiling to front and back covers; cover illustration is still in tact; a single piece of tape has been added to DJ cover along the length of the foreedge; boards are mildly soiled; a well-loved copy with lightly sunned, clean pages that are free of creases; binding is tight and square./good -. Quarto in yellow-brown boards in off white and tan dust jacket; illus. (some color), facsimiles, map, ports.; 259 p., 29 cm. In English. Inscribed by author on half title page: "To Doug Hammond with best wishes. Jack R. Wagner."

Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1998. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Mint, in unopened shrink wrap. Octavo in a black DJ in plastic shrink wrap ; xix, 327 p., [16] p. of plates : illus ; 24 cm. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Operas -- History -- Music -- Germany.

New York: Warner, 1991. Presumed first edition thus; no earlier printings stated. Paperback. Fine; as new.. Black quarto in glossy full-color illus wraps; 202 p, color illus. A new copy. Comics; graphic novel.

Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Comics, 2002. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. A very fine, bright copy in tight binding.. Black quarto; unpaged, color illus ; 26 cm. Comic; graphic novel.

Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good lightly edge-worn DJ. Octavo in illus blue & white DJ; xi, 324 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. indexes. Aeronautics -- United States -- History; Fleet, Reuben Hollis; Consolidated Aircraft (Firm) .

New York: M. Kennerley, 1909. First printing. Hardcover. Darkening to spine and rear board; some soling and light wear. Overall a Zvery Good+ to Very Good tight copy. 5Small Octavo in purple clith and gilt titles; 8 p. 21 cm. Uncommon // Translations [from de Musset and Ibsen]: p. 49-58. // Victorian Women poets; US poetess.