Search Results: Authors starting with W from PWK Books

Gorgeous collection of Scott's poetry! Marbled boards, text block edges, and endpapers. Brown leather spinestrip and corners, with stamping on corners and spine, as well as gilt and four raised ribs on spine. B&W illustrated plates. Protective tissue on frontispiece is intact. FON on FFEP.Cover shows rubbing and wear, especially on edges and corners. Pages are age tanned with some bent corners.

An early American edition of this popular 19th-century British history of Christianity. Brown cloth cover with blind-stamping on front and gilt lettering on spine.FON on FFEP, dated 1890.The cover shows rubbing on front and back, with fraying on corners and edges. Spine is worn and frayed on top and heel. Pages are age tanned

A 19th-century paperback edition of Curtis' story collection. Elaborate orange-and-white decoration on full cover. Charming vintage advertisements in back.FON on front endpaper dated 1901.Cover is chipped and stained, spine is flaking and chipped away in spots. Binding is quite fragile. Pages are age tanned.

Elaborate black leather with gilt on front, back, and spine. Text block has gilt all edges. 17 of 18 B&W illustrated plates are intact, as is protective tissue. 18th plate (Bathesheba) is chipped at edges, although the picture itself is intact.FON inscription dated Christmas 1849.Front and back covers are entirely loose, leather on spine is very deteriorated and extremely fragile. Leather is worn, especially at edges and corners, where underlying boards are visible. Pages are foxed and stained, with some chipping.