Search Results: Authors starting with W from Round Table Books, LLC

Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. 1. Soft Cover. 0809239361 . Publisher's glossy wraps, B&W illustrations throughout. . Only some very slight wear around head and heel of spine. NEAR FINE. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (xi), (i), 226 pp .

New York: Beaux Arts Editions. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0883639629 . Color Illustrations. Folio 13" - 23" tall. 386 pp .

Santa Fe, N.M.: Committee for the Weitzmann Institute of Science. As New in As New dust jacket. 2001. 1st Edition. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0938175246 . First edition, first printing. Limited edition: limited to 3,000 hardbound copies, only 2,000 of which were available to the public. Inscribed by Wagner on the title page. Publisher's full dark blue cloth, silver lettering on spine, blind-stamped decoration on cover. Profusely illustrated with B&W photographs by Catherine Wagner. Published on the occasion of the 2001 exhibition "Catherine Wagner: Cross Sections" at The San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California. Includes essays by Cornelia Butler, Glen Helfand, and F. David Peat, as well as biographies of the contributors, and an exhibition checklist. "This is the first exhibition to present Wagner's most recent body of work in its entirety, representing an important stage in this internationally recognized artist's career-long examination of the… Read More

St. Louis: Washington University Gallery of Art. As New in As New dust jacket. 1996. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 3923922450 . Signed by Catherine Wagner with the date (1997) on the ffep. Publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, lime endpapers. Profusely illustrated with 69 full-page photographs. Published on the occasion of the 1996 exhibition Art & Science: Investigating Matter at the Washington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis, Missouri and the International Center of Photography, New York. Photographs by Catherine Wagner. Edited with text by Cornelia Homburg. Foreword by Joseph D. Ketner. Essays by William H. Gass and Helen E. Longino. Includes essays, a biography of the artist, a history of the exhibition, brief biographies of the contributors, and a checklist of the exhibition.. Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW.. Photographs. 4to… Read More

New York: John Wiley & Sons. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1955. Second Edition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Covered in dark gren cloth, text is clean, binding is tight. . Unclipped dust jacket is chipped, torn and faded. Previous owner's name is stamped on endpapers. . Tables and B&W photographs. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. ix, 673 pp .

NY: The Viking Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1974. Book Club Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Quarter bound in publisher's black cloth over black boards, gilt and reverse gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Mr. Wain describes Johnson's early life in Lichfield, with its promise of themes that remained constant in his biography - the stupendous intellectual energy; the awkward and problematic evidence of a deeply passionate nature; the struggle with poverty; the familiarity with defeated, thwarted careers. The narrative then shifts to London, where Johnson emerged into English literary life from the milieu of journalism and bustling coffeehouses. The central parts of the book concern themselves with the Herculean efforts that went into the preparation of the Dictionary and into the mature works of Johnson's late middle age. These were also years of great personal conflict and joy for Johnson, and Wain throws a great deal of light on the varied, textured strands of… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1898. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine.. Volume shows mild wear and rubbing, mostly around corners and head and heel of spine, former owner's label on fep, former owner's names on ffep, some light foxing throughout. VERY GOOD. . Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall. viii, 392, 23, (1) pp .

NY: Rinehart & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown cloth, gilt (black) lettering on spine, red decoration on cover, fore-edge deckle. 8vo. 307 pp. This is an unmarked copy, boards slightly rubbed, seemingly unread. VERY GOOD. This novel was the basis for a 1947 MGM film directed by Jack Conway and starring Clark Gable that marked the debut of Deborah Kerr in an American film. It also featured Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Keenan Wynn, Edward Arnold and Ava Gardner. A successful advertising executive discovers that he has sacrificed his principles in order to get ahead in business.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

NY: Viking. New in New dust jacket. 1995. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 0670853003 . First edition. First printing. Stephen Waldman, national correspondent for "Newsweek," chronicles the journey of the National Service Bill, introduced by President Clinton. Includes Cast of Characters, Flowchart, Notes, and Index. . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unopened, unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. NEW/NEW.. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xiii, [5], 301 pp .

NY: Berkley Prime Crime. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0425174697 . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW.. Mommy-Track Mysteries Series. Vol. 1. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 215 pp .

NY: Berkley Prime Crime. As New in As New dust jacket. 2001. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 0425179494 . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW.. Mommy-Track Mystery Series. Vol. 2. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 240 pp .

Berkeley: Counterpoint. As New in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. 1582434220 . Publisher's full brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine.. The unclipped dust jacket shows minor wear along edges and spine; othewise, this copy is clean, unmarked, square and tight. AS NEW/NEAR FINE.. B&W Photographs. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xv, 848 pp .

London: Macmillan and Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1908. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt Hermes medallion on cover, t.e.g. Illustrated with numerous full-page B&W photographs, tissue-protected color frontispiece photograph, two color maps (Campania and Herculaneum), and color fold-out plan of the Villa Suburbana. . Covers rubbed, light foxing on several pages, all illustrations bright and clean, unmarked, tight, and square. VERY GOOD.. Color frontispiece, Color and B&W Plates and Maps. 4to 11" - 13" tall. xxii, (i), 324 pp .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1941. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full orange cloth, gilt lettering on black panel on spine, black decoration on front cover, t.e.g. (brown). Illustrated with full-page color plates by Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge.. Spine sunned and mildly rubbed, boards very lightly soiled, two corners bumped, else near fine. VERY GOOD. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. (xvii), 325, (2) pp .

NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1941. Reprint. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full orange cloth with embossed black illustration on front cover, black label on spine with gilt lettering, t.e.g. (gray). Profusely illustrated with many sepia half-page, and full-page color drawings. An anthology of poems translated from the Chinese by English sinologist Arthur David Waley (1889-1966), with illustrations by Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge. This is a reprint of Waley's translations of verse "as they stood in 1918 and 1919" with minor revisions. Presented in two parts: The first section contains songs from the Shih Ching (The Book of Songs) dating from c. 700 B.C., through the verse of Li P'o (AD 701 - 762) of the T'ang Dynasty. Part two, preceded by a biographical sketch, is devoted to works of Po Chü-i (also of the T'ang Dynasty), whose work is notably distinguished by verbal simplicity in a genre claimed by the literati. . Spine is sunned and has… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1941. First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full orange cloth, black decoration on cover, gilt lettering on black label on spine, t.e.g. (blue). Illustrated with ten full-page, color plates, as well as several B&W illustrations. Black slipcase. . Spine lightly soiled, former owner's name neatly stamped on ffep, otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. The slipcase with its paper label on the spine is only mildly shelf-worn. NEAR FINE.. Color Illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. (xv), 325, (1) pp .

NY: Halcyon House. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1916. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Reprint of 1916 edition. Over 200 B&W illustrations. . Volume is lightly rubbed at top and bottom of spine, slighty cocked, former owner's signature and date (April, 1938) on ffep, lightly foxed on only a few pages, TEG, (blue). VERY GOOD-. B&W illustrations. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xx, (xiv), 321 pp .

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0810903369 . Publisher's full yellow cloth, gilt lettering and design on spine, design blindstamped on cover, black endpapers. Profusely illustrated with 1,120 illustrations, including 1,028 plates in full-color. The wrap- around plastic band with snaps is intact and included.. Slight old damp-stain on rear cover but pages show no evidence of water damage, else unmarked, tight, square, and clean, all text and illustrations bright and fresh. Dust jacket is very mildly rippled on rear panel only. A large, heavy book (Nine Pounds) - additional shipping charges may apply. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD. . Color and B&W illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 696 pp .

New York: Harry N. Abrams. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. 0810916797 . Publisher's full tan cloth, gilt lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated with numerous B&W and color reproductions.. The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket has one small chip on the front panel, else fine. FINE/NEAR FINE.. Color Illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 128 pp .

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated with B&W engravings. . Covers lightly soiled, else tight, square, unmarked, and clean. VERY GOOD.. B&W Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (xii), 513 pp .