Search Results: Authors starting with W from Astro Trader Books

[EDGAR WALLACE]. THE FEATHERED SERPENT. Doubleday, Doran & Company / Crime Club, New York, 1928. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Good+. In original publisher's black cloth with titles, author, publisher stamped in red on spine, author's name stamped in red on cover, minor fraying at head of spine, starting front hinge typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise gently read, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding good. Neat previous owners bookplate on first pastedown. Lacking only the scarce dust jacket. Classic Crime Club pulp fiction collectible. 325 pgs. 8vo.

[EDGAR WALLACE]. THE FOURTH PLAGUE. Doubleday, Doran & Company / Crime Club, New York, 1930. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Good. In original publisher's black cloth with titles, author, publisher stamped in red on spine, author's name stamped in red on cover, illustrated Crime Club logos on pastedown/endpapers, some fraying to edges mostly to corners, one inch and five inch tear on spine corners, foxing to right page edge of text block, slightly spine cocked, rubbing to first paste down from removal of ex-library card pocket, dust jacket inner flap pasted on ffep, bumping to corners and soiling to covers typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise gently read, pages are clean and binding tight. Neat owners inscription on title page near gutter. Lacking only the scarce dust jacket. Ex-library with usual stamps. Classic Crime Club pulp fiction collectible. 303 pgs. 8vo.

ROBERT WALLACE. THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE #6: THE DAGGERS OF KALI. Corinth Publications, San Diego, 1965. First Edition in paperback from this publisher. Corinth # CR106 with original sixty cents price on cover. Condition: Very Good / Good. With micro chips to edges , mild creases, minor rubbing on spine, faint inscriptions and light soiling to covers typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise gently read, pages are clean and binding tight. First printed in 1940 in the pulp magazine A Thrilling Publication (Standard Magazine Inc.). Robert Wallace was pseudonym to a number of writers. Cover art by Robert Bonfils. Classic mystery detective pulp collectible.

[HUGH WALPOLE]. KATHERINE CHRISTINE. Doubleday, Doran and Company, New York, 1943. First Edition. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. Appears unread, in original royal blue cloth, boards are near pristine, previous owners inscription in erasable pencil on first endpaper with neat notations also in erasable pencil on bibliography page opposite the title page, all other pages appear unmarked, clean, bright, and binding tight. Dust jacket is unclipped with the $2.50 price on first inner flap, micro-chips to extremities of jacket, protected plastic protector sleeve. This the sixth and final book of the "Herries" series. Modern first from a major author, uncommon collectible. 313 pgs. 8vo.

[MINETTE WALTERS]. THE DARK ROOM. Macmillian, London, 1995. First Edition, Second printing. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, in publishers original blue cloth, titles on spine in gilt, blue endpapers, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust jacket is not price clipped with minor shelf wear and micro-creases to extremities. A about pristine copy. Signed on the title page by author Minette Walters. Adapted for television series on the BBC in 1999 with the same name. Cover art by Tansy Spinks. Modern first crime/mystery novel, signed collectible. 398 pgs. 8vo

[JOSEPH WAMBAUGH]. FUGITIVE NIGHTS. Morrow, New York, 1992. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Signed, inscribed and dated by author Joseph Wambaugh. TheTV-movie produced by NBC in 1993 based on the novel with the same name starred actor Sam Elliot with the screenplay also written by the author. Classic modern detective crime fiction, signed collectible. 336 pgs. 8vo.

[HAROLD MUNN WARNER]. KING OF THE WORLD'S EDGE. Ace Books, New York, 1967. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Ace #M-152 with the original 45 cent price on the cover. Condition: VG. Appears gently read, a few creases to spine, neat previous owner inscription verso front wrapper, creases, micro-chips to extremities, rubbing to spine edges, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. First book in the Merlin's Godson saga originally published in the 1939 issue of the pulp magazine Weird Tales. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. First edition paperback original from a major author, collectible. 191 pgs. 16mo.

[LAWRENCE WATT-EVANS]. THE SWORD OF BHELEU. Del Rey / Ballantine, New York, 1983. First Edition, First printing. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, faint creases to spine, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Third novel in The Lords of Dus series. Cover art by Laurence Schwinger. Modern fantasy first edition vintage paperback original, collectible. 272 pgs. 16mo.

[SILAS WEIR MITCHELL]. THE RED CITY. A HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT WASHINGTON. The Century Co., New York, 1908. First Edition. Book Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. Appears gently read, in original black lettering and illustration on gold cloth with color illustration of harbor town on front cover, original 2 half titles, original 9 plates and frontispiece. Mild shelf wear, light bumping to headband and endband, one centimeter tear near head of spine near back cover, tape to ffep and pastedown, hinges are excellent with no splitting, all pages intact, pages are overall clean with scattered foxing mostly to the first few pages, no tears to pages, binding is tight and solid. Neat owners name stamped on ffep. Overall a Very Good plus copy. Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. A wonderful book of President George Washington's second term in office, scarce in any condition. 421 pgs. 8vo.

[ROSEMARY WELLS]. NOISY NORA. Dial Books, New York, 1997. First Edition Thus, First printing with full number line. First Edition of this revision of the original 1973 True First Edition from the original Dial Press publisher. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, with light edge wear, minor soiling to dust jacket otherwise pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Signed and inscribed with a silver sharpie by author Rosemary Wells on the title page. Wells is the creator, illustrator and/or author of numerous children's books including; Yoko, Stanley & Rhoda, Shy Charles, Benjamin & Tulip , Impossible, Possum, Max & Ruby animation series and many more works. As of this writing, this is one of only two known signed copies of this later edition by the author on the market. Classic children book, scarce signed collectible. Unpaginated. 4to.

[DEAN OWEN, TOM WEST]. ACE DOUBLE: LONE STAR ROUNDUP / WRITE HIS NAME IN GUNSMOKE. Ace Double, New York, 1968. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Ace Double G-742 with the original 50 cent price on the cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, light rubbing to spine typical of vintage pulp fiction paperback books of this age else pages are unmarked, clean, bright and binding tight. Ace Double series of two novels, Lone Star Roundup by Dean Owen bound with Write His Name In Gunsmoke by Tom West.Not a ex-library and not a reprint. Classic western pulp fiction, uncommon. 116 + 106 pgs. 16mo.

[WESTCOTT]. WESTCOTT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS. FJ Westcott, Ohio, 2011. Softcover 2011 catalogue. First Edition. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Covers the entire Westcott studio lighting system such as the Spiderlite continuous fluorescent lights (CFL), umbrellas, soft boxes, grids, backgrounds and more. Westcott is made in the U.S.A. since 1899. 98 pgs. 12mo.

[BARBARA WESTMAN]. THE BEARD AND THE BRAID DRAWINGS OF CAMBRIDGE. Barre Publishers, Barre, MA., 1970. First Edition. Book Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Boards are pristine with yellow endpapers and printed on quality watercolor paper. Dust jacket Condition: Very good with with faint tanning to covers, price-clipped, light soiling, chips to edges, two inch and two centimeter chips to upper left corner on rear cover, micro-tears to edges, light scuffs and minor creases to covers typical of vintage dust jackets of this age. Illustrated by Barbara Westman. Uncommon humor illustration book of 1970's Americana, collectible. 36 pgs. 4to.

[JAMES WHITE]. THE ESCAPE ORBIT. Ace Books, New York, 1965. First Edition, First printing. Ace # F-317 with the original 40 cent price on front cover. Condition: Very Good +. Appears unread, light soiling, micro-indents, creases, rubbing to covers typical of vintage paperbacks of this age, tiny previous owner inscription verso of cover, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Cover art and interior art by Jack Gaughan. First appearance titled as "Open Prison" in New Worlds Science Fiction magazine February 1964 edited by John Carnell and later that year by Michael Moorcock.Classic sci-fi pulp fiction collectible. 188 pgs. 16mo.

[MARGARET WIDDEMER]. THE GOLDEN WILDCAT. Popular Library / Popular Giant, New York, 1957. First Edition, Third printing. Popular #G152X with 35 cents price on cover. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. Appears unread, mild creases, minor rubbing to cover, spine with light soiling to covers typical of pulp fiction books of this age, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Margaret Widdemer was winner of the 1919 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Classic historical pulp fiction collectible. 253 pgs. 16mo.

[CHERRY BARBARA GRIMM]. THE LUCK OF BRIN'S FIVE. Pocket Books, New York, 1980. First Edition, Second printing. Condition: Good+. Appears lightly read, creases, scattered light foxing to text block edges, micro-chips to extremities, creases to spine, pages are clean, unmarked and binding tight. The very first novel from the author and the first in the three volume Torin saga. Cover art by Carl Lundgren. Modern Sci-Fi / fantasy novel, uncommon. 219 pgs. 16mo.

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS. PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT. Signet / New American Library, New York, 1962. First Edition, First printing. With the original 50 cent price on cover, Signet # D2210. Condition: Very Good. With micro chips to edges and spine corners, mild creases to covers, minor rubbing on spine, mild age tanning to page edges, light soiling on covers typical of vintage paperback books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Movie Tie-in and Tennessee Williams three actplay "dramedy" with several pages of still photos from the M.G.M. movie of the same name starring Jane Fonda, Tony Franciosa and Jim Hutton directed by George Roy Hill. Classic Hollywood Movie Tie-in from one of the greatest 20th Century major playwrights, uncommon. Very collectible. 127 pgs. 16mo.

[JACK WILLIAMSON]. BRIGHT NEW UNIVERSE ACE. Ace, New York 1967. Condition: Fine / Near Fine. First Edition. This is the G-641 issue with original 50 cent price on cover. Cover still glossy, a few micro-chips to extremities, all pages bright, unmarked, without stains or tears, in remarkable condition for a 50 year old paperback book. A about fine unread copy. Author of classic science fiction "Darker Than You Think" and "The Cometeers". Cover art by John Schoenherr who was also the cover artist for Frank Herbert's first edition novel Dune.

[HAROLD CHANNING WIRE]. TRAIL BOSS OF INDIAN BEEF. Dell Publishing Co., New York, 1946. First Edition, First printing. Dell #97 Dell Mapback. True First Edition in paperback form originally published in hardback in 1940. Condition: Very Good. Appears lightly read, reading crease, creases to covers, micro-chips to extremities, the first Dell paperback to have cellophane lamination, some peeling of lamination on cover typical of vintage paperbacks of this age, pages are clean and binding tight. Scarce hand signed signature, inscription and dated from author Harold Wire Channing. This title is considered one of the most iconic in the Western genre of all the Dell Mapbacks. Cover art by Gerald Gregg. 240 pgs. 16mo.

[ROBERT E. HOWARD, C.L. MOORE, WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON]. DONALD A. WOLLHEIM (EDITOR). AVON FANTASY READER #1. Avon, New York, 1969. First Edition, First printing. Condition: VG. Appears gently read, creases to spine, soiling to extremities of covers, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Contains stories from; Robert E. Howard, C.L. Moore, Nictzin Dyalhis, William Hope Hodgson, Manly Wade Wellman and others. Cover art by Gray Morrow. Pulp fantasy / horror vintage paperback, collectible. 173 pgs. 16mo.