Search Results: Authors starting with W from Anglophile Books

NY: Wm Morrow. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1993. First US Edition. Hardcover. 8vo ; 348 pages. Very slight soil to bottom of text block edge. .

NY: Crown Publishers. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper 2004. First US Edition. Hardcover. 307 pages; A new book received with a bumped spine tail and bottom corners. Unclipped dust wrapper is faintly edgeworn. ; <b>An enjoyable retelling of the Robin Hood legend. This tale of Sherwood Forest is told from Maid Marian's point of view. It 'brings to life the rollicking - and romantic - world of the Middle Ages.'</b> .

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust wrapper. 1977. First US Edition. Hardcover. Lovely red cloth binding has lightly bumped and smudged spine ends. White unclipped dust wrapper has yellowed and has a bit of edgewear and light soil. A two inch closed tear at spine head has been repaired with archival tape.; <B>"During most of his career as a writer, Waugh had to supplement his earnings from novels and travel books with journalism. This book dislpays the full range of his journalistic essays, from the 'beastly little articles' of the early years to the notorious satires and 'serious work' of subsequent decades."</B> .

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. c1942,1977. Hardcover; Book Club Edition. ISBN: 0316926159. 286 pages; Spine ends bumped and just beginning to fray at spine head, black cloth binding and pages clean, a bit of residue on front endpaper from old price sticker. Pages pale yellow, one page creased. Dust wrapper is lightly edgeworn and has a sunned spine.; The author's satirical eye turns to "smart" England, the Bohemian crowd, and Colonel Blimp as World War II begins.. Catalogs: Anglophile Fiction. Keywords: British Author, Novel, London, Gentry, Satire, World War II.

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Very Good- c1945,1982. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. 351 pages; No spine creases, covers creased and edgeworn especially at top rear corner, page edges lightly yellowed and soiled; interior pages clean, none loose.; <B>Cover images are from the Granada Television/ WNET television series starring Anthony Andrews and Jeremy Irons. ' This novel was recently selected by 'Time Magazine' as one of the one hundred best English-language novels written from 1923 to the present.</B> .

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. c1948,1977. Hardcover; Book Club Edition. ISBN: 0316926183. 164 pages; Spine ends faintly bumped, pages pale yellow. A bit of residue from old price sticker on front free endpaper and a slight darkening at gutter on front and rear endpaper. Dust wrapper, with sunned spine, is very lightly edgeworn, has faint soil and has one tiny closed tear ar spine gutter. ; The author dedicated this satiric look on the commercialization of death to Nancy Mitford. It features a pet cemetary, a full-service Hollywood funeral home, and the romance of an embalmer and a crematorium cosmetician and a young English poet named Dennis Barlow. The author warns that this is a nightmare and somewhat gruesome in parts.... Catalogs: Anglophile Fiction. Keywords: British Author, Novel, Cemetary, Death, Hollywood.

NY: Prentice Hall. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1994. First US Edition. Hardcover. Corners very slightly rubbed; dust wrapper rubbed. A very nice copy. ; <B>"Weatherford said that 'the aim of this work is to provide some of the substance to fill in the background of this larger picture of [women's roles in] American history.' To achieve this objective, she includes biographical sketches of a wide range of women who have contributed to American life, as well as thematic articles on such topics as abortion, settlement houses, the garment industry, the suffrage movement, prostitution, and protective legislation. Articles are arranged alphabetically with some see references; see also is indicated in the text by using small capitals. Items range in length from a few paragraphs to several pages. Biographies include birth and death dates, when known. Fifty black-and-white photographs illustrate the work."</B> .

New York: Facts On File. Very Good+. (1986) 1995. Revised Edition. Softcover; Trade PB. 432 pages. Large remainder mark to bottom edge, faint edgewear. A very nice copy. ; <B>Revised and updated edition. Author uses letters and diaries to give a vivid picture of what it was like for European women newcomers to the US. </B> .

Facts On File. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1995. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 432 pages. Spine head bumped, large remainder stamp on bottom edge, faint smudges on top edge. Dust wrapper lightly rubbed and edgeworn.; <B>Revised and Updated edition. Author uses letters and diaries to give a vivid picture of what it was like for European women newcomers to the US.'</B> .

NY: Harper Perennial. Very Good+ c1953, 1992. Softcover; Trade PB. 281 pages; No spine or cover creases, light edgewear, page edges yellowed, black remainder mark on bottom edge; interior pages clean.; <b>This Miss Silver Mystery features the now retired, famous stage actress Adriana Ford.</b> .

New York: Avon Books. Very Good+. 1999. Advance Review Copy. Softcover; Trade PB. 323 pages. Uncorrected proofs in pictorial wraps; bumped at spine head and tail; <B>Forty year old artist turned librarian's life changes when her husband suddenly walks out. </B> .

New York: Scribner. Near Fine in Near Fine dust wrapper. 1996. First US Edition. Hardcover. 511 pages. <B>The authorized biography of Dame Rebecca West, novelist, biographer, critic, travel writer and investigative journalist. </B> .

New York: Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper. 1966. Hardcover; Book Club Edition. 435 pages; Friends of the library stamp on front free endpaper but not an ex-library book. Corners and spine head and tail lightly bumped. Pages clean and bright, no binding problems. Original pamphlet from the Book of the Month Club laid in. Dust wrapper is lightly edgeworn and chipped, with a closed tear along rear gutter.A nice reading copy.; The talented and literarily diverse author, Rebecca West, presents a rich, witty tale featuring a brilliant double agent, a beautiful and na�ve young woman, proud Tsarist and ex-aristocratic terrorist. The premise of this beguiling novel is founded on an historical event, a conversation on a train at the turn of the last century, which triggered the crumpling of the Russian revolutionary party. . Catalogs: Anglophile Fiction. Keywords: British Woman Author, Novel, Espionage, Tsarist Russia, Aristocracy, Spies.

London: Mammoth. Very Good. c1990,1999. Softcover; Mass Market PB. ISBN: 0749707968. 176 pages; A nice copy. Light cover creases and edgewear, no spine creases, pages clean and bright.; A young boy loses his home and his family during the Blitz. He can't bear to be given to Cousin Elsie, who'd make such a fuss- so he goes away, where nobody knows him. He is alone on his journey except for a dog he meets on the beach. Winner of the "Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Recommended.. Catalogs: Children's. Keywords: World War II, Blitz, Northumberland, Children, England.

Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust wrapper. (1990)1991. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 262 pages. Two 1" long tears back dust wrapper; other small tears and edgewear. .

Chicago, IL: Henry Regnery. Very Good+ in Very Good dust wrapper. 1976. First Edition (?). Hardcover. 153 pages. Gift inscription on free endpaper; white dust jacket is soiled and edgeworn with a few small tears; <B>Memoir of a well known Los Angeles radio personality.</B> .

NY: St Martin's Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust wrapper. 1997. First US Edition. Hardcover. 287 pages. A very nice copy. Spine ends faintly bumped, unclipped dust wrapper very lightly edgeworn.; <b>The author's second novel; she also writes the 'shopaholic' novels under the name Sophie Kinsella. 'Tucked away on a Silchester side street, the house owned by teachers Liz and Jonathan Chambers has been empty for a year. Liz, Jonathan, and their moody adolescent daughter Alice live in a dreary apartment above the private college they bought on impulse, hoping to make it a great success. To pay the mortgage they simply must sell their beloved house. Now, as debts mount, their relationship and finances are crumbling. <p>Unlike Jonathan, who lets things happen, Liz's need to take action leads to Marcus Witherstone, driver of a Mercedes, husband of a difficult wife, and senior partner of the firm, handling the house sale. Marcus has two splendid ideas, to… Read More

NY: Scholastic. Very Good+. c1943, 2002. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. 289 pages. Inside of covers browned, covers have faint edgewear but no spine or cover creases as book is unread, page edges pale brown. ; <b>The eighth book in this beloved author's "Little House" series with wonderful b&w illustrations by Garth Williams. At 15 Laura is now a teacher and is away from home for the first time. She and Almanzo Wilder are courting and every Friday he arrives to take her back home to her family for the weekend.</b>Image is one of actual copies on offer. .

NY: Scholastic. Very Good+. c1971, 2002. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. 289 pages. Inside of covers browned, covers have faint edgewear but no spine or cover creases as book is unread, page edges light brown.; <b>The ninth book in this beloved author's "Little House" series with wonderful b&w illustrations by Garth Williams was first published after LIW's death in 1968. Laura and Almanzo's new life on a small prairie homestead.</b> Image is one of actual copies on offer. .

NY: Scholastic. Very Good+. c1937, 2002. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. Inside of covers browned, covers have light edgewear but no spine or cover creases as book is unread, page edges pale brown. ; <b>The third book in this beloved author's "Little House" series with wonderful b&w illustrations by Garth Williams. The Ingalls family leave Kansas for Minnesota. They live in a home made of sod while Pa builds them a brand new house beside Plum Creek.</b> Image is one of actual copies on offer. .