Search Results: Authors starting with W from SmarterRat Books

Proctor Jones Publishing, 1989. Softcover. Very Good. Near Fine. 1989 Proctor Jones Publishing. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. Oversized oblong softcover, 11 x 10.5 inches. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 135 pages. Text by Andrew Wachtel with Eugene Zykov. Photography by Proctor Jones, Jr. Introduction by Armand Hammer. Produced and Edited by Proctor Jones. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the corner and edges. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

University of Texas Press, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1980 University of Texas Press. Second printing, copyright 1979. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with silver spine lettering. 220 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Top corner of the front free endpaper has a rough spot where a sticker appears to have been removed. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

G. Schirmer, 1960. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1960 G. Schirmer. Later printing. Metropolitan Opera Libretto. Original German and English translation, in parallel text. Softcover, with stapled binding. Red cardstock covers with white lettering and Metropolitan Opera "MET" Logo. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Introduction + 58 pages (numbered 1-29 in parallel). English version by Stewart Robb. Series: G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos. Ed. 2565.

Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.. Softcover. Good. Good. Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. No date, circa 1949. NOT ex-library. Date written on cover is 1949. Small softcover with stapled binding has grey cardstock covers. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Top edge of spine torn. Covers tanned. Covers lightly curled at corners. Name and date in ink on cover. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages moderately tanned at margins. Text to 'Isolda's Love Death' in German. 52 pages. Series: Hawkes Pocket Scores, No. 199.

Western Publishing Company, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1988 Western Publishing Company. First Edition. 'A' printing. A Little Golden Book. Stiff card covers have pictorial paper-covered boards with patterned silver spine covering. Color illustrations by Lisa McCue Karsten. Unpaginated. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light surface and edge wear. The silver spine covering is intact, with minor rubbing. Except for a small faint smudge at the fore edge of the first page, the pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Little Golden Book #209-60.

Bottom Dog Press, 1986. Softcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1986 Bottom Dog Press. Wild Dog Series #1. Two works, bound dos-a-dos, with each having a front cover, rotated 180 degrees. Softcover with stapled binding and folded-in flaps. Signed by each author on the inner flap of each work. Limited Edition of 300, this is marked as a review copy. with no number. One black and white illustration. 22 + 22 pages. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear and a few small dents. Spine creased. covers have some light yellowing. Pages clean and unmarked.

National Gallery of Art, 1965. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1965 National Gallery of Art. Exhibition catalog. Softcover. Light blue cardstock covers with dark blue lettering and decorations. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Color and black & white illustrations and plates. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Front cover faded near top and has several very small spots. Pages clean and unmarked. 142 pages. Catalogue of exhibition held at National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

The American Marine Model Gallery, 1991. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1991 The American Marine Model Gallery. Catalog of ship models. Includes price list and 2 fliers of recent acquisitions. Softcover. NOT ex-library. Black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Bottom front corner has a small crease. Pages clean and unmarked. 92 pages. "Catalogue design by Guy Russell".

Time Incorporated, 1966. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine ; Near Fine Slipcase. 1966 Time Incorporated. First Edition. No additional printings listed. A volume of the Time-Life Library of Art series. Oversize hardcover, 9 x 12 inches, is quarter-bound in red leather, with cream paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering and black cover lettering Illustrated endpapers. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 192 pages. Cream paper-covered slipcase with glossy color paper paste-on illustration. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. Slipcase has very light shelf wear. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Time Incorporated, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Near Fine ; Near Fine Slipcase. 1977 Time Incorporated. Third printing, copyright 1970. A volume of the Time-Life Library of Art series. Oversize hardcover, 9 x 12 inches, is quarter-bound in light brown leather, with cream paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering and black cover lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 192 pages. Cream paper-covered slipcase with glossy color paper paste-on illustration. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Slipcase has very light shelf wear. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Kurt L. Wallach, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Near Fine ; Very Good Jacket. 1996 Kurt L. Wallach. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper. Signature only. First Edition. First printing, stated. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Includes a promotional flyer and bookmark for this book. Hardcover has black cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white photographs. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. 327 pages. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with a small crease in the front inner flap. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Bexley High School, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1944 Bexley High School, Bexley, Ohio. High School Yearbook. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover has blue padded textured cloth-covered boards with blind-stamped cover lettering. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Covers lightly soiled. Pages clean and unmarked. 88 pages. No dust jacket, as issued. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. This is the original yearbook, not a reproduction.

M. Thomas, 1819. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Fair ; No jacket. 1819 M. Thomas (Johnson's Head), No. 52, Chesnut Street, Philadelphia. First Edition. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. By Robert Waln, writing as Peter Atall, Esq. Hardcover, 4.75 x 8 inches, has plain paper-covered boards with black spine and cover lettering. Spine has only paper covering, with title "The Hermit in America". Deckle fore and bottom edges. Rag paper. Page edges uneven and pages vary somewhat in size. This copy is worn, rubbed, lightly soiled, and foxed. The boards are still attached, but are primarily held in place by the stitching only, with the paper covering mostly separated at the outer hinges. Inner hinges cracked. The spine paper is present but cracked and eroded in places; the title and author lettering is intact. Pages have moderate foxing throughout. Three pages are dog eared. One page has a 1.5 inch diagonal tear from the fore edge. Two pages have a horizontal tear from fore edge all the way to… Read More

Richard Bentley. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1833 and 1843-4 Richard Bentley, London. Seven volumes with matched late 19th-century bindings. NOT ex-library. First series (3 vols, 1833) is Second edition, Edited by Lord Dover. Concluding series (4 vols, 1843-44) appears to be first edition, no edition stated. Uniformly bound and numbered Vol I-VII on spines. Bindings marked "Birdsall & Son, Northampton" on verso of front free endpapers, along bottom edge. Half-bound in tan calf with ruled borders over red, blue, and white marbled paper-covered boards. Matching marbled endpapers; all page edges marbled as well. Five raised spine bands; four tan panels with small gilt floral tool; a red panel with gilt title; a green panel with gilt volume number and dates of letters. Tissued frontispiece in each; additional plates in vols 4 and 5. Front board of vol 6 is completely detached but present; all others have tight bindings with no hinge cracking. Corners worn, with boards exposed. Moderate… Read More

Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. Grosset & Dunlap. Copyright, 1914; later reprint, circa 1927. Hardcover has burgundy cloth-covered boards with gray decorations and cream spine and cover lettering. Top page edges are teal. Deckle fore edges. Front cover has blind-stamped publisher's logo. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Small bookshop sticker on front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. 503 pages. Color illustrated dust jacket has light surface rubbing, a few smudges, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Jacket spine is lightly sunned. Jacket flaps list Grosset & Dunlap's "Novels of Distinction". Published by arrangement with Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. This is Walpole's Rising City, vol. 1. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

St. Martin's Press, 2008. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 2008 St. Martin's Press. SIGNED by author on title page. Not personalized. First Edition, stated. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black paper-covered boards with blue spine lettering. 292 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the corners and spine ends. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Warner Books Inc., 1998. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1998 Warner Books Inc. Paperback. 467 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Appears to be unread. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked.

University of Washington, 1943. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1943 University of Washington, Seattle. Yearbook. Oversize hardcover, 9.25 x 12.25 inches, has cream faux leather-covered boards and raised lettering, with red and blue ribbon design on front cover. Black and white interior photographs and illustrations; four two-page color illustrations. Glossy paper. 330 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear, with mild rubbing to the corners and spine ends; covers have some light soiling. The first and last few pages beyond the endpapers have light foxing, as do some interior pages. Pages unmarked, with no yearbook inscriptions. No dust jacket, as issued. The four main sections each have a two-page war-themed color illustrations by Ted Sizemore. There are over 20 full-page black & white sub-section header illustrations by Jock Rupp, who later went on to work as an illustrator for Disney, UPA, and The Seattle Times under his full… Read More

University of Pittsburgh Press, 1969. Trade Paperback. Good. Good+. 1969 University of Pittsburgh Press. Copyright 1957. Trade paperback. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. 461 pages. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Front cover has a small scar from a removed price sticker. Spine moderately sunned. Spine NOT creased. First 8 pages have a soft crease at the bottom corner. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Series: Pitt Paperback - 52.

The Macmillan Company, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No Jackets ; Very Good Slipcase. 1967 The Macmillan Company. First Edition. First printing, stated in all three volumes. "An Arkville Press book". Three volumes in a paper-covered half slipcase, the back and lower part of a case ending on the diagonal. Hardcovers have blue-green cloth-covered boards with gold, copper, and silver spine and cover lettering and decorations; blind-stamped publisher's logo on front cover. Top page edges are burgundy. 2424 pages, continuous pagination. Series: Studies in the Modern Corporation. NOT ex-library. Bindings tight. Appears to be unread. Books are in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the corners. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jackets. Slipcase has light edge wear, with some chips to the corners. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.