Search Results: Authors starting with W from Eyebrowse Books - MWABA

HORNADY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 1980-01-01. 3rd. hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, Third Edition Stated Seventh Printing 1987 Hornady Mfg. Grand island, NE 665 pages. Fine, No DJ. Glossy illustrated boards - corners sharp. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Loads for Rifle from 17 Mach IV to 460 Weatherby Magnum and Pistol loads from 221 Remington Fireball to .45 Long Colt. Also has a section just for Thompson center Contender loading from .22 Remington jet to .45 Winchester magnum. Load table , diagrams and much more information. These vintage copies have loads seldom seen in modern books and are very useful. Nicest copy I've seen in many years. Looks and feels unused or read. A superb copy. LOC SSS-30

Farrar, Straus and Company, 1947-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Hardcover, First Edition 1947 Farrar, Straus and Company 232 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to brown paper boards with black titles - one tiny bump at lower rh corner of the front cover. Minor shelf/edge wear to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. Wade Miller was a pen name for a partnership of two American authors, Robert Allison “Bob” Wade (June 8, 1920 – September 30, 2012) and H. Bill Miller (May 11, 1920 – August 21, 1961). This was their third novel. Together they wrote more than thirty novels, of which several were adapted for film. Most famously, their novel Badge of Evil was adapted into the Orson Welles film Touch of Evil. Other works filmed were A Cry in the Night (1956) based on All Through the Night, The Yellow Canary (1963) based on Evil Come, Evil Go, Kitten with a Whip (1964) based on the… Read More

William Rider and Son, 1922. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+/in wraps. Vintage Softcover, First Edition. 1922 William Rider and Son. London. 78 pages. Very Good+, in wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to yellow linen wraps with maroon titles. Small faint crease to front cover and spine are the only flaws. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Arthur Edward Waite (2 October 1857 – 19 May 1942) was a British poet and scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters, and was the co-creator of the Rider–Waite tarot deck (also called the Rider–Waite–Smith or Waite–Smith deck). As his biographer R. A. Gilbert described him, "Waite's name has survived because he was the first to attempt a systematic study of the history of Western occultism—viewed as a spiritual tradition rather than as aspects of protoscience or as the pathology of… Read More

1966-01-01. paperback. Very Good/In illustrated wraps. Vintage Large Softcover, 1978 7th Printing, Self-published by the Author, 112 pages. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers and edges. Previous owner name on front cover and FFEP. Some highlighting on a few pages is the only flaw. Handsome copy. LOC SSM-8

Wake. Softcover. Very Good+/In illustrated wraps. Large Vintage SOFTCOVER, not Spiral Bound. 8th printing, 1980, Self-published by the Author H.S.Wake 110 pages. Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to tan covers with black titles and illustration. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. A collection of short "how-to-do-it" articles pertaining to the making and restoration of violins, etc. Over 75 topics are covered. Illustrated with sketches by the author. The books by H. S. Wake are unique in that they give personal "over-the-shoulder" guidance and full scale plans for making and caring for instruments in the violin family. They are successfully used the world over. AGAIN, this copy is NOT spiral-bound, it is a large softcover. H.S. Wake’s bestselling books “To Make a Double Bass”, “A Strad Model ‘Cello Plans”,… Read More

Serbin Printing & Publishing, 2008. paperback. Near Fine/In illustrated wraps. Softcover with related ephemera, 2008. Serbin Printing & Publishing. 71 pages. Near Fine, in illustrated wraps. just a whisper of shelf/edge wear to covers. The Howard Bros. Circus Model, built by Howard Tibbals, is the world's largest miniature circus. Covering over 3,800 square feet, it is a replica of the Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey circus under tent. Laid in is a postcard from the Circus Hall of Fame in Peru, indiana and a fold-out map of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art of Sarasota, Florida. Loaded with full color photographs and engaging text. A superb copy with scarce related ephemera. ISBN-0916758605. LOC SSS-03

Allan Wingate, 1957-01-01. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover, 1957 Allan Wingate London 95 pages. Near Fine, in a VG DJ. Yellow cloth boards with maroon spine titles - corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear, and dust soiling to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and crisp. A very enchanting collection of essays with illustrations from the Yellow Book period. 22 B&W illustrations. LOC SSS-17

Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1899-12-31. Paperback. Very Good+/in illustrated wraps. Large Softcover, 1991 Sterling Publications 287 pages. Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. Only flaw is a small crease to the bottom right-hand corner of the front cover. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Well done history of the famous handgun, with photographs, patent data, official records, exploded diagrams, and identification marks. Reproductions of more than 2,000 marks on guns, cartridges, magazines and leatherwear for easy identification.Over 500 photographs and diagrams. Highly recommended.Handsome copy.ISBN-0806984309. LOC SSM-05

Wm. K. Walthers, Inc, 1946-01-01. Paperback. Near Fine/in stapled wraps. Softcover, 1946 Walthers, Inc Milwaukee, WI 31 pages. Near Fine, in stapled wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers. No notes or writing-all pages are clean and crisp. Clear, concise explanation of official ARA signaling, aimed at the model railroader who wants to understand the semaphores, lights, and disks that decorated the sides of train lines until very recently. Includes chapter explaining the switches and circuits that undergird the system. With very detailed drawings, typical of these early Walthers brochures. Scarce and an exceptional copy for the train enthusiast. LOC SSS-21

W.K. Walthers, 1944-01-01. Paperback. Near Fine/in stapled wraps. Softcover, 1944 Walthers, Inc Milwaukee, WI 64 pages. Near Fine in stapled wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers. No notes or writing-all pages are clean and crisp. Classic "how to" manual from one of the railroad modeling greats-W. K. Walthers. Includes detailed charts on angles and chords for each gauge to help you figure out curves and circles. Excellent and very thorough, typical of these early Walthers brochures..Scarce and a truly exceptional copy for the train enthusiast. LOC SSS-21

Milwaukee,Wi Author published 1972, 1972-01-01. Paperback. Very Good/in illustrated wraps. 2 Volume Softcover Set, Volume 3 is spiral-bound, published in 1972 and 112 pages and covers railroad lettering from 1956-1962, Volume 4 is spiral-bound, 1972 and 74 pages and covers railroad lettering from 1962-1966. Both are published by Walthers. Both are Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. minor shelf/edge wear to covers. A touch of age-toning to covers and a few small spots. Only flaw is the previous owner printed his name on the front cover. Very respectable vintage set. LOC SSS-23

Osprey Publishing, 1984-04-26. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Hardcover with DJ, First American Edition 1984 Osprey Publishing 134 pages. Near Fine, in a VG+ DJ. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to Blue cloth boards with silver titles - corners sharp.Minor shelf/edge wear and rubbing to DJ - now in mylar.No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. One of the Osprey Autohistory series. An Osprey AutoHistory book is a fresh concept in motoring book publishing. Each title is a careful synthesis of subject matter and both black & white and colour photography. Each is written by a recognized talent and pictured by an expert photographer who understands his subject. The Lotus Elan with a Ford-based engine is summarized by two words: drivability and roadholding. Many big GT sized cars on the race circuit learned this well. ISBN-0850455502. LOC SSS-01

Zenith Press, 2012-05-29. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket - as issued. Large Oversize Hardcover, First Edition, 2012 Zenith Press 164 pages. Near Fine, no DJ - as issued. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to Green glossy illustrated boards with white and yellow titles - corners sharp. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. An insight into the history, development, production, uses, and ownership of the world's most iconic tank - from 1941 onwards (all variants). Loaded with hundreds of vintage B&W photographs and many in full color as well. A superb copy. ISBN-9780760342946. LOC SS-TS-01

Follett Press, 1977-01-01. Paperback. Very Good/in illustrated wraps. Hardcover, 1980 34th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Gun Digest Press 416 pages. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear and a touch of rubbing to covers. Binding tight. 50 great articles, edited by the great John T. Amber. Handsome and solid, vintage copy. ISBN-0695813099. LOC SSM-06

Edward Arnold Publishers London, 1980-12-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover, First Edition 1980 Edward Arnold Publishers London 171 pages. Fine in a NF DJ. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles-corners sharp. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to DJ, rear panel has a tiny scratch-now in mylar. No previous owner markings-all pages are bright, clean and crisp. This book places Fitzgerald's career and writings in a new critical perspective. The qualities of intellectual seriousness and artistic control, which invariably appear in his best work, have generally been undervalued or obscured, but the author has redressed this imbalance. Very Scarce. ISBN-0312279507. LOC SSE-05

Wayner Publications, 1970-01-01. Paperback. Very Good+/in illustrated wraps. Large Oblong Softcover with bonus related book, 1970 Wayner Publications Unpaginated (approx 63 pages). Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Wonderful story of the 4-8-4 with lots of vintage B&W photographs. handsome vintage copy. Bonus book is also on the 4-8-4. Loco Profile Number 20 - Softcover, 1972 Profile Publications London (Number 20) Approx 24 pages. Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to stapled pictorial wrappers. (this has the White cover with red and black titles). No notes or writing-all pages are clean and unmarked. The acknowledged standard reference work for Railroad historians and modelers in the 60's and 70's. Each issue is devoted to one subject, its history and exploits. This issue highlights the American 4-8-4. Numerous vintage B&W photographs, maps and diagrams.… Read More

Wayner Publications, (1971), 1971-01-01. Paperback. Very Good/in illustrated wraps. Softcover, 1971 Wayner Publications 100 pages. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf wear and age-toning to creme paper covers. No previous owner marks. No notes or writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp. LOC SSM-02

Range Conservation Foundation, 2011-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Hardcover, First Edition 2011 Range Conservation Foundation 128 pages..Very Good+ in a VG+ DJ..photo-illustrated boards that match the DJ - corners lightly bumped..minor shelf/edge wear and one small closed tear to unclipped DJ, spine of DJ lightly sunned - DJ now in mylar..wonderful true stories of the west (late 1800's to the mid 1900's) by a "Real" bronc buster Harry Webb. Cowboys, Indians, Will James, Butch Cassidy, Buffalo Bill, mustangs, Coyotes, Bobcats, lions and more..ISBN-978-0974456386..LOC

Bantam, 2001-08-01. First Edition. Hardcover. near fine/Very Good+. Signed. Hardcover, Signed by author on the title page, First Edition 2001 Bantam Books 367 pages. Near Fine, in VG+ DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to black cloth spine with silver titles over paper boards. One tiny bump to upper corner of rear panel. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear and rubbing to unclipped DJ, now in mylar The author had a distinguished career in the military and in public service. He was Captain of Delta Company 1st Battalion 5th Marines during the Vietnam War. His bravery earned him 2 Purple Hearts, 2 Bronze Stars, a Silver Star and the Navy Cross. He served as US Secretary of the Navy from 1987 to 1988. In a 2006 appearance on Meet the Press, he explained: I'm one of these people who – there aren't many of us – who can still justify for you the reasons that we went into Vietnam, however screwed up the strategy got. An outspoken opponent of the Iraq… Read More

Webster. 3rd Edition. Softcover. Very Good/In illustrated wraps. Vintage 70s Softcover, Says Stated Third Edition 1931 BUT obviously a reprint from the 70s. 392 pages. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear and dust soiling to pink covers and black titles. Rear panel has a crease. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Minor foxing to textblock edges. Part 1 has 8 chapters and Part 2 has 12 chapters. Nesta Helen Webster (née Bevan, 24 August 1876 – 16 May 1960) was an English author who revived conspiracy theories about the Illuminati. She claimed that the secret society's members were occultists, plotting communist world domination, through a Jewish cabal, the Masons and Jesuits. She blamed the group for events including the French Revolution, 1848 Revolution, the First World War, and the Bolshevik Revolution. Masons of the United Grand Lodge of England supported her writings. Winston Churchill praised her in a 1920 article… Read More