Search Results: Authors starting with W from Alpha 2 Omega Books

Sampson Law. First edition of volume II. Hardcover. Good/No Dj cover. Good condition.Volume II.Sampson Law,1889.First edition of volume II.Large format green hardback(gilt lettering on the front cover and spine,some marks on the cover and spine,nicks,dents and worn marks on the edges of the cover and spine) in GC, no Dj.Clean pages but tainted and aged on the outer edges,some foxing marks inside the pages,small nicks and creases on the edges of the pages.The book is in GC for its age but with some shelf wear.489pp.Heavy book(approx 1.5 Kg).A collectable book.

Nelson Doubleday/Book Club edition. Book Club edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dj cover. GC plus.Nelson Doubleday/Book Club edition.No date given.Two Volumes(1 & 2).Tan hardbacks with cream borders(gilt lettering to the spine,small nicks and dent on the edges of the cover and spine, very small tear and crease on the edges of the spine for Vol 1) in GC plus, no Dj covers. Nice and clean pages with two small stain marks and ink marks on the outer edges,a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the pages, small ink marks inside the front endpapers.The books are in GC plus but without the Dj covers. 1140pp including Glossary to Shakespeare's Works.Heavy books.

Nelson Doubleday/Book Club. Book Club edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. VGC/GC plus.Nelson Doubleday/Book Club edition.No date given.Two Volumes(1 & 2).Tan hardbacks with cream borders(gilt lettering to the spine,small nicks and dent on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC, with DJ(some tears,chipped, small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj covers) in GC plus.Nice and clean pages with a couple of small ink marks on the outer edges,small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages, two pencil marks impressions on the edges of the front endpapers.The books are in VGC with some shelf wear on the Dj covers(small foxing marks inside the edges of the Dj cover).1140pp including Glossary to Shakespeare's Works.A collectable two volume edition.

St. Martin's Press. First US edition-2nd printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Fine/Near fine.Saint Martin's Press,2009.First US edition-2nd printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2).Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small dents on the edges of the cover and spine) in fine condition, with Dj(two small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with light shelf wear on the outer edges,two small nicks and ink mark on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.414pp including Foreword by Corby Kummer,index.Price un-clipped.Heavy book.

Mint condition. Michael Joseph, 2021. First UK edition-first printing (1). Black hardback (silver lettering to the spine) with Dj (two small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in mint condition. The book is new with a small ink mark on the outer edges of the pages. 388pp. Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Book Description: Sometimes, the true story is the hardest to believe. TONY has always looked out for his younger brother, Nick. So when Nick is badly hurt and it looks like he was the victim of sexual assault, Tony's anger flares. JULIA is alarmed by her husband Tony's obsession with Nick's case. She's always known Tony has a temper. But does she really know what he's capable of? NICK went out for a drink. After that, everything's a blank. When he woke up he found himself in a world of confusion and pain, and the man who hurt him doesn't deny doing it. But he says the whole thing was consensual. Three ordinary people; one life-shattering event. And when the police get involved,… Read More

BCA. BCA edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Dj cover as issued. Fine condition.This edition published 1993 by BCA by arrangement with Oxford University Press.Three volume boxset (I,II,III).Blue hardbacks with dark blue borders(gilt lettering on the front cover and spine) with dark blue illustrated slipcase(small ink marks inside the slipcase,scratch and nick on the slipcase),both in fine condition, no Dj as issued.The books are new with two small ink marks on the front cover of volume I,a couple of small nicks on the edges of the pages.1464pp(total) including index of poets,index of first lines.Heavy set(approx 2.1 Kg).

Fine condition. BCA, 1997. First reprint. Two volume set. Book club edition Pictorial grey hardbacks with red borders (gilt lettering on the front covers and spines) in fine condition, no Dj as issued, with red slipcase ( a couple of small nicks, dent and scratches on the edges of the slipcase) in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages as new with a couple of small creases on the edges for vol. 2. 1466pp including index of poets, index of first lines. Heavy boxset (approx. 2 Kg.). This is another paragraph Book Description: This two-volume anthology celebrates four centuries of English poetry from the Elizabethan era to the present day. Within the first volume are the Elizabethan poets (Spenser, Sidney, Shakespeare), the Metaphysical poets (Donne, Herbert, Marvell), and many other famous figures of the 17th and 18th centuries including Milton, Swift, Pope, and Gray. The second volume begins with William Blake and includes many of the Romantic poets (Wordsworth, Keats, Byron, Shelley, Coleridge),… Read More

Quiller Press. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Near fine/VGC.Quiller Press,1986.First UK edition-first printing.Grey hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in near fine condition, with Dj(small tear on the edge of the back Dj cover,a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages with two small ink marks on the outer edges,small ink mark on the edges of the pages,light shelf wear on the Dj cover.154pp including List of illustrations,appendices I to IV,select bibliography,index.Price clipped.

Michael Joseph, 1994. Second impression. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition. Michael Joseph, 1994. Second impression. Small format black hardback (gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj (two small creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with many b/w drawings, maps, diagrams. Nice and clean pages as new but with a small tear on the edges of the front endpaper. 304pp. Price un-clipped.

Hodder & Stoughton. First UK edition-seventh impression. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Hodder & Stoughton,1993.First UK edition-seventh impression.Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of creases,nick and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos,cartoons.The book is new with light shelf wear on the outer edges of the pages,small ink mark and nick on the edge of the pages.375pp including list of illustrations,index.Price clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: This autobiography describes the hours before and after Terry Waite was taken hostage in January 1987 in Beirut. Waite analyzes his thoughts and feelings immediately prior to captivity - what was the nature of his role as envoy for the Archbishop of Canterbury? What was his relationship with the Americans and Colonel Oliver North? The book looks at Waite from his upbringing in Styal, Cheshire, until after his release in November 1991, when he… Read More

Portico. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Portico,2008.First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Illustrated with colour,b/w photos.The book is new with a small ink mark on the outer edges of the pages.298pp.Heavy book.

Simon Schuster. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Simon & Schuster,1998.First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).A Channel four book.Large format blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,nick on the edge of the back cover)with Dj(small mark on the back of the Dj cover,small crease and nick on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Illustrated with many colour,b/w photos,maps.The book is new with a small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book,light shelf wear on the back of the Dj cover.256pp including an epilogue by Sir Peter Ustinov.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Review: Peter Ustinov was not perhaps the most obvious traveller to send in the footsteps of Mark Twain, but that was the decision that Channel Four made.Mark Twain's Following the Equator is a travel book of the heyday of colonial empire--he visited Fiji and India, Australia and South Africa, and everywhere found old ways of life in… Read More

Weidenfeld and Nicolson. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC.Weidenfeld & Nicolson,1990.First UK edition-first printing.Purple hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) with Dj(small tear,crease,nick and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages with a small mark,creases and nicks on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.423pp including Chronology,source notes and index.First edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: The first serious biography of film actress, Elizabeth Taylor. n nAbout the Author nAlexander Walker is the author of over twenty books about the cinema and its stars, including bestselling biographies of Elizabeth Taylor, Vivien Leigh, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Peter Sellers and Audrey Hepburn. He has also written standard works on the coming of the Talkies, a monograph on Stanley Kubrick, and the fullest account to… Read More

The Women's Press. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.The Women's Press,1989.First UK edition-first printing.Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with a very small mark and ink mark on the outer edges,light shelf wear on the Dj cover.405pp.Price un-clipped.

HarperCollins. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Fine/Near fine.HarperSport,2007.First UK edition-first printing.Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small nick on the edges of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with colour photos.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark and nick on the outer edges.344pp.Price un-clipped.Heavy book.

The Reprint Society. Hardcover. Very good/Good. VGC/GC plus.The Reprint Society,1958.Yellow hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edges of the cover) in VGC, with Dj(tear on the edges of the front Dj cover,a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover,small foxing marks inside the edges of the Dj cover) in GC plus.Nice and clean pages with a couple of small ink marks on the outer edges,a couple of small foxing marks inside the first and last blank pages of the book.The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear.318pp.

Guild Publishing edition. BCA edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Guild Publishing edition by arrangement with Judy Piatkus,1989.Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small scratches,creases and nick on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages with a small mark and nick on the outer edges,two small creases and nick on the edges of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.492pp.BCA edition.Heavy book.

Hodder & Stoughton. First UK edition-2nd printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Mint condition.Hodder & Stoughton,2006.First UK edition-2nd printing.Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of creases and a small nick on the edges of the Dj cover),both in mint condition.The book is new with light shelf wear on the outer edges of the pages.406pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: Despite her broken heart, when Dilly Gently joins Magnus Olensen's new band, the chemistry between them is explosive. Both impossibly romantic dizzy blondes with the souls of poets, they could be made for each other. But before they have chance to declare themselves, Dilly's friend Nell confides that she has a huge crush on Magnus, and Dilly nobly steps down in order to play reluctant matchmaker. Nell returns the favour by setting her friend up with her dashing twin brother Flipper. But Flipper the bounder is not a good rebound for a true romantic. He hides a… Read More

Hodder & Stoughton. First UK edition-2nd printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Hodder & Stoughton,2005.First UK edition-2nd printing(3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Purple hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(some nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Illustrated with b/w maps.The book is new with a small ink mark and nick on the outer edge of the pages,small crease and nick on the edges of the pages.566pp.Price un-clipped.Heavy book. This is another paragraph Product Description: From the very first day that they move to the Oddlode Valley, it's inevitable that young teacher Mo Stillitoe, recently separated socialite Diana Lampeter and cool, retired dressage diva Anke Brakespear will find their lives entangled. Despite their differing generations and backgrounds, the women are on a relocation collision course. As inept removal men deliver furniture - and even horses - to the wrong houses, other moves are being made .Mo's bad boy lover takes… Read More

Sceptre. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Sceptre,2008.First UK edition-first printing.Grey hardback(red illustration on the front cover,red lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages as new but with two small ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges,small pencil mark on the edge of the front endpaper.341pp.Price un-clipped.