Search Results: Authors starting with W from Last Exit Books

E-146. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Robert Clarke & Co, Cincinnati, OH. 1873. X, 403 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in green cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards are rubbed and worn to the extremities). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Account of the 1782 Crawford expedition. "Drawn largely from original manuscripts . This history has a general value as a study of pioneer life and warfare, and the sketches of adventure in which it abounds, add greatly to the interest of the main narrative." The Crawford expedition, also known as the Sandusky expedition and Crawford's Defeat, was a 1782 campaign on the western front of the American Revolutionary War, and one of the final operations of the conflict. The campaign was led by Colonel William Crawford, a former officer in the U. S. Continental Army. Crawford's goal was to… Read More

E-016. Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Jarrold & Sons, London, UK. No date. 180 pgs. Illustrated with 12 mounted collotype plates, 58 art plates in duo-tone. Decorated endpapers. Bound in blue cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Preivous owner's name present to the reverse of the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Mr. Dando was the official photographer to the Zoological Society and needs no introduction; his marvellous studies of wild animal life have achieved an international reputation. These books include his best photographs, with accurate, delightfully written letterpress. E-016; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-261. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Self-published. 1922. Unpaginated. Hand-written manuscript. Bound in cloth boards. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the front pastedown and the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. USS Denebola (AD-12) was an Altair-class destroyer tender named for Denebola, the second-brightest star in the constellation Leo. Originally built in 1919 as SS Edgewood by Skinner and Eddy of Seattle, Washington, then transferred from the Shipping Board on 4 November 1921 and converted for naval use at Philadelphia Navy Yard. She was commissioned as USS Denebola (AD-12) on 28 November 1921 with Commander J. F. Daniels in command. Denebola served on the Atlantic Coast until 21 November 1922 when she cleared Philadelphia for the Mediterranean and duty as tender and repair ship to the U. S. Naval Detachment in Turkish waters. She got underway from Constantinople 18 November 1923 and… Read More

E-146. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 12mo. Published P. Blakiston's Son & Co, Philadelphia, PA. No Date (c1920). Xii, 124 pgs. 58 illustrations. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This little volume has been written for the non-medical military mind and particularly for the officers of the US Marine Corp. It is a complete treatise on the minor ailments of the foot with a detailed description of the proper fitting of shoes. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-061: THW Idris. Good. N.D.. Second Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. THW Idris, London, UK. No Date. Xi, 234 pages. Second Edition. Ex-lib item with typical marks (Discard stamps present, etc). Bound in cloth with titles present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Thomas Howell Williams Idris (5 August 1842 – 10 February 1925) , known as Howell Idris, was a Welsh Liberal Party politician and chemical manufacturer. He was an ardent Welsh Nationalist. His nonconformist background ensured that he favoured Welsh disestablishment. He was an advocate of industrial Profit sharing for workers, which he practised in his own company, initiating a profit sharing scheme in addition to wages. He was elected to the London County Council (LCC) at the inaugural elections of 1889. He was elected to represent St Pancras North for the Progressive Party. He served as Chairman of… Read More

E-203. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Everett Waddey Co, Richmond, VA. 1907. 292 pgs. Illustrated throughout. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in brown cloth boards with titles present to the spine and gilt design of a horeshoe present to the front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (spine ends are lightly scuffed and worn). Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Orange County is a county located in the Central Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 36,254. Its county seat is Orange. Orange County includes Montpelier, the 2,700-acre (1,100 ha) estate of James Madison, the 4th President of the United States and often known as the "Father of the Constitution". The county celebrated its 275th anniversary in 2009. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-190: Hubbard Brothers. Very Good. 1888. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Hubbard Brothers, Phildelphia, PA. 1888. 443 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. Bound in gilt, canoe and map decorated cloth boards. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards very lightly rubbed and worn. Self-described as "an account of the discovery of the true source of the Missippi, together with views, descriptive and pictorial, of the cities, towns, villages and scenery on the banks of the river, as seen during a canoe voyage of over 3000 miles from its head waters to the Gulf of Mexico". Early exploration through Chippewa country, source of the Mississippi, Grand Rapids, Minneapolis. Saint Paul, La cRosse, Rock Island, Saint Louis, Memphis, Natchez to Baton Rouge, New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico. E-190; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 443 pages .

E-268: Somerset Books.. Very Good. 1942. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Somerset Books, New York. 1940. 2 Volumes in One. 173 pgs, 121 pgs. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Fourteen-year-old Tommy presents a biography of his father from his birth in New York to his school days and his service in the United States Army and life in the Army posts of this country, and of course, his marriage to Tommy's mother EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-200. Very Good. Hardcover. Leather. Large 8vo. James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, MA. 1875. 47 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. Marbled endpapers. Bound in decorated blindstamped brown leather with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. All edges gilt. Previous owner's gift inscription present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The "crane" refers to the metal arm from which pots were hung over the fire in the chimney; "the hanging of the crane" thus has a meaning similar to "house-warming" but more closely associated with newlyweds. A sentimental story of family life and history. E-200; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

EB. Very Good. Paperback. Trade PB. 8vo. Published by Deutsches Waffen-Journal, Reprint. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-040: Walther König, Köln. Very Good. 2014. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Walther König, Köln. 2014. 304 pgs. Illustrated. One lightly bumped corner present to the crown of the spine. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. Since the early 1970s, Anthony McCall has been working with projected light. His "solid light" installations occupy a space between line-drawing, cinema and sculpture. 1970s Works on Paper surveys his drawings from the 1970s, and showcases key works such as "Landscape for Fire" and "Five-Minute Drawing." Anthony McCall (born 1946) is a British-born New York based artist known for his ‘solid-light’ installations, a series that he began in 1973 with “Line Describing a Cone, ” in which a volumetric form composed of projected light slowly evolves in three-dimensional space. E-40; 10.71 X 8.98 X 1.10 inches; 304 pages .

E-104: G. G. Harrap and Co. Very Good. 1911. Signed Limited. Leatherbound. Leather. 4to. G. G. Harrap and Co. 1911. Unpaginated. With 16 wonderful full-page mounted colour plates, plus the small mounted frontispiece by Willy Pogány Illustrated with numerous lithographed orange and black illustrations with added decorations to the margins. Lithographed by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd London. #319 of a limited edition of 525 copies. Signed by Willy Pogany on the limitation page. Bound in dark green calf leather with tooled and blindstamped titles present to the spine and the front board. Leather has some light scuffing to the extremities (spine ends). Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid. A very attractive and extremely rare Art Nouveau, Willy Pogany signed limited edition. Tannhäuser (full title Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, "Tannhäuser and the Minnesingers' Contest at Wartburg") is an 1845 opera in three acts,… Read More

E-155. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by American Colortype Company, Chicago & New York, 1940. 96 pgs. Signed by Dorothy Wagstaff on the title page. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is chipped and worn with some loss present to the crown of the spine). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's gift inscription present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A collection of 22 stories about the daily adventures of Koko & his little dog Shoog. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-210: Gray Press. Very Good. 1978. Paperback. Trade PB. 4to. Gray Press, New York, 1978. 144 pgs. Illustrated. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The last page states, "This book is published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Corcoran Gallery of Art." The illustrations are full-page and most are browntone. Large format selection from the photography collection of American curator, collector and arts patron Sam Wagstaff. Over 125 full page black-and-white reproductions spanning the 19th and 20th century history of the medium. No text other than captions and contents list. An important photography catalogue documenting the collection of the mentor and benefactor of Robert Mapplethorpe. E-210; 11.1 X 11.1 X 0.6 inches; 144 pages .

E-384: Pantheon Books, New York. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Pantheon Books, New York, 1970. 211 pgs. A Martin Beck Police Mystery. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The incredible fourth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by the internationally renowned crime writing duo Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, finds Martin Beck heading a major manhunt in pursuit of a mass-murderer. With a new introduction by Jonathan Franzen: "I've read The Laughing Policeman six or eight times. Each time I reach the final twist on the final page, I shiver afresh." On a cold and rainy Stockholm night, nine bus riders are gunned down by a… Read More

E-028. Very Good. Hardcover. Leather. 12mo. Columbus Alexander, Printer, Washington, DC. 1850. Xi, 242 pgs. (last 56 pages contain business ads). Illustrated with two seating charts [House and Senate], separate title page for the Business Directory includes ads for Morse's Telegraph, the Willard Hotel, several daguerreotype galleries, etc. Bound in 1/2 blue leather with matching blue cloth boards with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. Heavy foxing present. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. E-028; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-310. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 12mo. Published by Weldon & Co. , London, UK. No Date (c1880s). 127 pgs. Illustrated with 37 plates showing the various blows, stops and guards. Second Edition. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (stain present to the rear board) . No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Ned Donnelly’s ‘Art of Boxing’ is a late 19th-century instructional and training manual on boxing and combat sports. This book includes illustrated sketches depicting various moves, positions, and punches. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-370: Oxford University Press. Very Good. 2000. Paperback. Trade PB. 8vo. Oxford University Press, New York. 2000. 224 pgs. Studies on Contemporary China. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This book is a testament to the accomplishments of Republican studies during the 1980s and early 1990s. Leading scholars review many aspects of contemporary research on the Republican era, ranging from the influence of fascism on Chiang Kai-Shek to the transition from the Qing dynasty to the Republic. Relevant for all interested in the key period in China between Monarchy and Communism. EB; Studies On Contemporary China; 22.9 X 15.2 X 0.76 centimeters; 224 pages .

E-103: Doubleday. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1966. 95 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear, staining present. Bound in cloth boards with gilt titles present. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A collection of poems (published in 1966) by one of the brightest and youngest of American poets. Her work has appeared in such magazines as the New Yorker, The Nation, Poetry, The San Francisco Review and many more. Berkeley graduate, married, New York Jr. High School Teacher and may still teach! Diane Wakoski (born August 3, 1937) is an American poet. Wakoski is primarily associated with the deep image poets, as well as the confessional and Beat poets of the 1960s. She received considerable attention in the 1980s for controversial comments linking New Formalism with… Read More

C1b: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Very Good. 1971. Paperback. Paperback. 4to. Published by The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. 1971. 44 pgs. Illustrated with 21 separate multi-fold sheets (double, triple or quadruple panels). Limited to 4500 copies. Slipcased. Slipcase lightly rubbed and worn. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The artists: Carl Andre, Victor Burgin, Daniel Buren, Walter DeMaria, Antonio Dias, Jan Dibbets, Hanne Darboven, Dan Flavin, Michael Heizer, Donald Judd, On Kawara, Joseph Kosuth, Sol LeWitt, Richard Long, Mario Merz, Robert Morris, Bruce Nauman, Robert Ryman, Richard Serra, Jiro Takamatsu, and Lawrence Weiner. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .