Search Results: Authors starting with W from Madden Books

Good hardcover in Good DJ. Ex-library. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are Fine; library stamp on text block top edge; tightly bound; library stamp on copyright page and pocket on rear free end paper; otherwise bright, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete; library number and label at lower spine; in mylar, it is pasted to book pastedowns. Large 8vo, 579 pp; index, biblio.

2nd edition. Good+ stapled pamphlet. Clean covers; few light scuffs; tightly bound; clean interior. 8vo, 87 pp. Illustrated with charts & graphs.

1st printing; signed by author. Very Good hardcover in Good- DJ. Clean, square covers and spine; light rubbing at spine ends - not split or frayed; tightly bound; signed by author on presentation label on front free end paper; clean interior with slight general age darkening; leaves remain supple. DJ is scuffed/lightly soiled with some edge wear; chipped at spine ends; small, neat tape repairs on inner face at spine ends. 12mo, 216 pp.

Good+ HC, no DJ. Red sand-grain cloth over bevel edged boards; gilt stamped frame enclosing gilt titles and pictorial designs on the front cover; all edges gilt; pale yellow end papers. Clean front cover and spine; rear cover has faint drink ring and several small dark stains; light rubbing at fore corners and spine ends; boards just exposed at front cover fore corners; tightly bound and square in case; owner name and institutional stamp on front free end paper; light, clean interior but 4 plates show some damp staining at upper fore corners (2 - 3 inches) as well as on their tissue guards. Oblong 4to; 67 pp; 10 tissue-guarded chromolithographs. Cf, OCLC #19679030.

1st printing; signed by author. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; tightly bound; small, faint smudge on title page; inscribed and signed by author on title page; bright, crisp, clean interior. 8vo, 339 pp; illustrated.

Near Fine hardcover in Good DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; tightly bound; bright, clean interior. DJ is price-clipped, clean; lightly scuffed; 1 inch chip missing at rear cover top edge; 2.5 inch closed tear at rear cover top edge has neat cello-tape repair on inner face. Large 8vo, 222 pp; biblio; illustrated throughout.

1st edition. Good+ HC, no DJ. Full calf leather over boards, black leather spine panel with gilt stamped titles; red sprinkled textblock edges. Clean, scuffed, square covers and spine; lightly rubbed at spine ends and fore corners - boards just exposed at front cover fore corners; small chip at spine head and at spine tail; some cracking at spine/rear cover joint; leather remains supple; tightly bound; owner name in faint pencil on front free end paper; light foxing on some end papers and very occasionally interior; supple leaves. 16mo, 288 pp; illustrated with many engravings.

Very Good HC in Poor DJ. Tan cloth over boards, black letters. Clean covers and spine; slightly faded at spine ends; tightly bound; light foxing on end papers; owner signed name 'Henry [Steele] Commager' (noted author and historian – NYU, Columbia & Amherst) on front free end paper; clean interior; slight age darkening at page edges. DJ is clean, lightly scuffed; some age darkening; top half of spine missing; 1 chip from spine laid in; DJ is fairly brittle. 12mo, 249 pp.

Very Good hardcover in Good DJ. Gray cloth over boards, gilt titles on front cover and on spine. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; slight fading at cover edges; tightly bound; bright, clean interior. DJ is complete; lightly scuffed/soiled with slight edge wear at spine ends. 8vo, 349 pp; biblio.

1st thus. Good HC, no DJ. Dark maroon vertical rib-grain cloth over boards, gilt stamped titles. Clean, lightly scuffed covers and spine; lightly rubbed at spine ends and side, light fraying at spine ends; gilt spine titles are dulled but legible; tightly bound; fairly extensive, neat pencil marginalia and underlining; otherwise, clean interior. 8vo, 393 pp; index, biblio.

1st edition. Very Good softcover. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; some fading on spine (titles remain clear) and onto rear cover; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. 8vo, 143 pp; illustrated with color photos.

Good HC, no DJ. Dark blue cloth over boards; blind stamped temple in multi-ruled frame on each cover; gilt stamped titles on spine. Scuffed, lightly stained covers and spine; some rubbing wear at fore corners and spine ends; small gnawed area at rear cover top fore corner; tightly bound; foxed, age darkened end papers; neat, contemporary (1878) gift presentation inscription on front pastedown; clean interior; slight general age darkening interior; leaves remain supple. 12mo, 263 pp; illustrated. Cf, OCLC #80485155 (but this copy 1878 printing).

Vol 1 only. Good HC, no DJ. Half calf leather over nonpareil marbled paper over boards; 5 raised bands on spine with gilt stamped lacework and rolls and one panel in black leather with gilt stamped titles; end papers and text block edges in same marbled pattern as covers; tissue-guarded frontis portrait of author. Clean covers and spine; some rubbing wear at spine ends and fore corners; tightly bound; small bookplate on front pastedown; contemporary gift inscription on frontis obverse; some foxing on title page and tissue-guard, otherwise clean, supple interior. Includes: Evangeline, ballads, poems on slavery, translations, much more. 16mo, 473 pp.

'New and revised edition, with more than two hundred and fifty illustrations'. Good HC, no DJ. Red-brown rib-grain cloth over beveled boards; front cover with black and gilt stamped ruled and ornamental borders, gilt floral and black rood infill, gilt and black dot and point surround enclosing 'The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with More Than 250 Illustrations'; back cover repeats front cover in blind stamp only; spine decorated with gilt and black vase and floral pattern; all edges gilt; black end papers; red rule border on every page. Lightly scuffed covers and spine; rubbed at spine ends with light fraying; rubbed at fore corners, boards just exposed; tightly bound; neatly reglued at front and rear end paper hinges; neat gift inscription on front fly dated 1881; some foxing on prelims and on frontispiece tissue guard; very clean interior but few text pages have stain from newsprint laid in. Illustrated with engravings. 8vo, 618 pp. BAL #12575; Red Line Edition.

Good softcover. Lightly scuffed wraps; some age darkening on spine; top fore corner bumped; tightly bound; clean interior. 12mo, 247 pp; Rockwell Kent cover art work and end papers.

HB 8vo VG/-- Illustrated. 502 pages. Blue leatherette with giltletters, design. Clean covers and spine; slight rubbing at spine tail; one text page dog-eared; tight; clean interior. Sepia-tone illustrations.

Very Good softcover. Bright, clean covers and spine; tightly bound; bookstore stamp on half title page; clean interior with slight age darkening at page edges. 16mo, 233 pp. This is a new, unread book that has been on the shelf for some time.

1st printing of 1st edition; signed by author; association copy (Robert B. Parker). Near Fine hardcover in Very Good DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; very slight fading along cover tail edge; tightly bound; inscribed on half title to Joan and Robert Parker with personal reference and full signature; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is clean and complete; lightly scuffed. 8vo, 245 pp.

Text in German/Deutsche. Tan paper over boards backed with black cloth; gilt stylized 'AD' on front cover; gilt letters on spine; all text in Blackletter/Fraktur. Lightly scuffed/stained covers; clean spine; some rubbing at top fore corners; 1/2 inch split at spine head/back cover joint; partial crack at front hinge but still tightly bound; very slight age darkening at page edges; clean interior. 93 text pages and 81 full page b/w plates. Des Durer-Buches zweiter Theil. Cf, OCLC# 247443987. 8vo, index.

Thin card covers with Yapp-like overhang on 3 sides; front cover with colored pictorial scene of seated woman warrior with quill pen, ink stand and ledger type volume; unprinted spine and rear cover; colored chestnut leaves and flower end papers; frontispiece portrait of Emerson; laid paper; floral head-piece on each page. Lightly scuffed covers and spine; has few small splits in overhanging edges; 1/4 inch chip missing at fore edge; 1/4 inch of front lower fore corner missing; 1/2 inch chip missing at spine tail/front cover inner corner joint; rear cover faintly foxed; tightly bound; damp stain ring at top fore corner of frontispiece; occasional light foxing interior, otherwise clean. Sesame booklet no. 8. 48mo, 72 pp.