Search Results: Authors starting with W from Sparrow's Bookshop

Macmillan Company, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/None. First edition. No dust jacket. Previous owner's name written on front free endpaper. A handful of pages have underlining in pencil throughout. Binding is tight and square. Bumping and scuffing to corner and top & bottom spine.

Laser Books, 1975. First Edition. Paperback. Acceptable/N/A. First edition. Originally published in paperback. No markings. Significant spine lean and reading creases along spine.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1908. Hardcover. Very good/None. Cabinet Edition. Previous owner's name on front endpaper and first page, otherwise all pages are clean and unmarked. Cracked front hinge. Split binding between pages 14 & 15 and 272 & 273. Corner bumps to boards and related creasing to bottom right corner of text block. Mild fraying and wear to ends of spine and areas of back cover.

Ticknor and Fields, 1864. Hardcover. Good/None. Nice gilt edges. Pages are unmarked, aside from previous owner's initials on first free papers. Front hinges are cracked and back hinges are starting. Volume I is missing part of FEP. Boards have fair amount of wear at corners and spine ends, with loose threads. Boards are stained and discolored.

Doubleday & Company, 1947. Hardcover. Very good/None. Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. Book club edition. Missing dust jacket, but front liner flap and bio info (likely from back cover) is included loose within book. Mild discoloration at top edge of boards and entirety of spine. Corner bumps and edge wear. Binding is tight and spine is square. Very faintly tanning pages that are clean and unmarked.

Houghton, Mifflin and Compnay, 1883. Hardcover. Good/None. Household edition. Previous owner's name written on FEP and front free paper. All other pages are unmarked. Front hinge cracked and back hinge starting. Textblock remains firm. Some bumping and fraying to spine ends and corners. Light staining on bottom page edge.

Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1893. Hardcover. Very good/None. Household edition with illustrations. All pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is starting to loosen, but still secure. Back hinge cracked with webbing visible. Some soiling to page edges. Minor rubbing to edges of board and scuffing/softening to spine ends.

John B. Alden, 1892. Hardcover. Very good/None. Boards are solid and the spine is square aside from minor foxing and scuffing. Binding is firm and the pages are bright, crisp, gilted, and unmarked aside from previous owner’s inscription on front free endpaper.

J.M. Dent & Sons, 1914. Hardcover. Very good/None. Everyman's Library edition, reprint. Publisher added brown top stain. Pages are unmarked except for previous owner's name on front pastedown. A few pages has small tears at bottom of the page. Binding is intact but does have a lean. Top corner of front board is bumped. Gilt decoration on spine is ornate and shiny.

The Library of America, 1983. Hardcover. Fine/None. All pages are bright, clean and unmarked. Bindings remain tight and the books feel unread. Very minor rubbing and shelf wear to slipcase covers.

A. L. Burt Company, no date given. Hardcover. Good/None. First and second series complete in one volume. Assumed printed early 1900s. Softbound in maroon leatherette. Ex-library copy. Pages are clean except for owner stamp on title page and handwritten library data on page 3. Spine has slight lean with fraying at top and bottom. Front and back boards have minor fraying at tips and edges. Tape ghosts and tearing on front and back endpapers.

International Collectors Library, no date given. Hardcover. Very good/None. Assumed printed in mid-late 20th century. Leatherette-bound copy. Gilt design and type on front board and spine. Includes publisher's leaflet with info on the text. Spine is square but there is some shelf wear present along top and bottom. Binding is tight and pages are free of any markings, if very slightly tanning.

Thompson & Thomas, no date given. Hardcover. Very good/None. Assumed printed circa 1900. Contains first & second series. All pages are clean and unmarked, although heavily tanned. Binding and hinges secure. Slight spine lean to first volume. Boards and spine remain clean with minor signs of rubbing and shelf wear. Spine ends softened.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1883. Hardcover. Very good/None. First and second series. Two volumes in one. Pages are lightly tanned and unmarked. Boards are mildly edgeworn, with lightly frayed corners. Gilt lettering and deco on front cover and spine is faded but still legible. Binding is tight and square.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1883. Hardcover. Very good/None. A part of the Riverside Library series. Copyright date is likely not print date. Assumed printed in the early 20th century. shelf wear around the edges of boards with bumped corners and softened spine ends. Rubbing along both joints. Binding is strong, spine is square and all pages are clean and unmarked though tanned.

Santa Monica Press, 1992. Paperback. Very good/N/A. All pages are clean and unmarked, although starting to tan. Binding is tight. Minor shelf wear and edge wear to covers.

Clear Light Publishers, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. First edition. Jacket is crisp with very little edge wear and mild scuffing. Silver gilt lettering on cover and spine is clear and unfaded. Pages are clean and unmarked aside from previous owner's blind stamp on front endpaper. Boards are firm and even, but top of spine has softened. Silver gilt lettering on spine is clear and unfaded. Binding is tight and square. Hinges are secure.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very good. First edition. Cracked rear hinge and leaning spine, though text block remains intact. Short note written on front end paper in pencil. Jacket is chipped, creased, and generally worn around the edges. Top and bottom of jacket spine have tape and residue from removed tape. Mild tanning to jacket spine and a small red pen mark on front of jacket.

Llewellyn Publications, 2017. Paperback. Very good/N/A. Unmarked pages and tight binding. Some cover wear.

The John C. Winston Company, 1921. Hardcover. Good/None. Reprint of the 1908 edition. Shelf wear is present around the edges. Text block is loosening from spine but hinges remain intact. Pages are clean and free of markings. Top edge gilt with embossed front board and gilt lettering.