Search Results: Titles starting with W from Great Expectations Rare Books

New York: Clarkson Potter, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 388 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs. First American edition, first printing with full number line. Small previous owner's label inside front cover and short remainder mark, in red, on top edge. Else an as new copy, clean, square, fresh and unmarked. Near fine in a fine dust-jacket. .

New York: Vintage Books [Vintage International], 1989. Book. Near Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 315 pages. Edited and selected by Edward Mendelson. First edition thus, first printing with full number line. "This edition of W.H. Auden's "Selected poems" presents the original versions of many poems which Auden revised to conform to his evolving political and literary attitudes later in his career." [from read cover]. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. Very mild toning to page edges as per usual with this edition. One leaf shows slight wrinkling from moisture, most likely from the printing process and bound in, as to adjacent leaves show no evidence of exposure. A clean, tight, and unmarked copy. Near very good. .

Harrisburg, PA: National Historical Society, 1985. Hardcovers [serial 1-25, plus 130] Uniformily bound in black buckram with silver lettering. The first 17 volumes of this set, plus the General Index and Additions and Corrections volume, totalling 26 books in all. [Vol. 10: 2 parts; Vol. 11: 3 parts; Vol. 12: 3 parts plus supplement to part 2; Vol. 16: 2 parts; Vol. 17: 2 parts.] All books save for volime 1, are new, still in publisher's original shrink wrap. Volume one is in fine condition, with covers modestly dusty from age. This set is a facsimile reprint of the original 1880 edition published by the Government Printing Office. Postage will be calculated as close to actual cost as possible, based on carrier and type of service selected.. Reprint. Buckram. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Vintage Books, 1987. Trade paperback. 342pp., Select Bibliography, Index. Illustrated. First edition, first paperback printing. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh copy. As new.. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: G. Schirmer, 1904. Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. re-issue. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, red cloth lettered in gold on upper cover and with paper spine label printed in black. 211 pages. Illustrated with two-sided frontispiece, nine full page photographs, and musical bars. Re-issue of the 1896 edition by same publisher. Contents include Nibelung, Tristan, Mastersingers, and Parsifal. Previous owner's book-plate inside front cover. Light marking to cloth and mild wear to spine label. Still a clean, square, tight and internally unmarked copy. Near very good. .

Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1980. Hardcover, red cloth lettered in black, in publisher's dust-jacket. 231 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with 5 pages of photographs. First edition [with same date on title and copyright page and no additional printings listed]. A history of the attitudes and behavior of American criminal elements and their relation to the jazz world from 1880 until just before America's entry into the Second World War. No previous ownership marks. No remainder marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy in a lightly shelf-worn dust-jacket. Dust-jacket shows no tears or chips. Fine in a near very good, very scarce dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Routledge, 1994. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. 324 pages. Bibliography, Index. Chapters 5, 6 and 7 show underlining and marginalia, heavy at times. First paperback edition. Twenty years after its initial publication and, unfortunately, still a relevant argument which is being fought over again. An incisive historical account of the circumstances which led up to Roe v Wade. Good. .

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 2009. Tall slim rade paperback. 84pp., First editon, first printing. Winner of the Walt Whitman Waward of the Academy of American Poets. No previous ownership marks. A vey clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine.. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norfolk, Ct:: Easton Press, 1981. Small octavo hardcover, full grey leather, heavily decorated in gilt. Smyth-sewn binding with 22kt gold accents, archival-quality acid-neutral paper, page edges gilded on three sides, moire fabric endsheets and a satin-ribbon place marker mark this as a quality edition, one of Easton Press's Collector's Edition of The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. This special edition of "Walden" designed by Carl Purington and illustrated with wood-engravings by Thomas W. Nason. Unused Easton Press book-plate laid-in loose. No marks, writing or wear. An unread copy in as new condition. Fine. Scans sent on request.. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Barnes and Noble, 1996. Hardcover in dust-jacket. 465pp., Index. First edition thus, first printing. Originall published in 1974 under the title "Land of My Fathers". No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Bankers Trust Company, 1939. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, large format quarto in pictorial cloth, no dust-jacket as issued. 81 pages. Illustrated throughout with drawings, photographs and maps [at least two in color]. Text followed by a section entitled 'Wall Street Through the Years' containing 13 engravings, photographs and 2 maps [with again 2 in color]. First edition, produced and published by the Bankers Trust Company. Small book plate of previous owner on inside cover. Pictorial covers age darkened and lightly soiled. A tight, sound, internally clean and unmarked copy. Good. .

New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1990. Hardcover, large format quarto bound in red cloth and publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 272 pages. Illustrated with over 300 color photographs of the banks, securities firms, exchanges, law firms et lia which make up New York City's financial district, plus views of South Street Seaport and the World Financial Center, all taken during the year-end holiday season. First edition. No previous ownership marks. Small notation inside rear cover indicating where book was purchased. Dust-jacket protected by acetate covers. A clean, square, fresh copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Wallace's Monthly, 1885. Hardcover, bound in original dark green pebbled cloth , lettered in gold on spine and with image of race horse stamped in gold on lower backstrip. 527pp. Dark brown coated endpapers. In addition to Standard Bred Trotters and other Non-Standard animals, this volume includes a series of tables, exhaustive and complete, showing the results of all past experiences in breeding and developing the Trotter. Wallace published these Registers on what appears to be a semi-annual basis, this is the volume for the year 1885, the fifth in the series. A nice, clean, square copy with no previous owner's name or book-plate, strong hinges, and all pages firmly attached. A very good+ copy of this important equine refernce work.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1913. Russet cloth stamped in gold. Light stain to backstrip and spine approxiamately 4" long and 2" wide at its extremity, not offensive. Else a near fine copy. The further adventures of get-rich-quick Wallingford and his companion, Blackie Daw.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1985. Hardcover, red cloth in dust-jacket. 258 pages, Bibliographic References, Index. First edition, first printing. A unique historical view of the Puritan revolution in England during the 17th century, told from the point of view of the common man. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, unmarked copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: New York University Press, 1955. Book. Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, green cloth, lacking dust-jacket. 280 pages. Selected Bibliography, Index. First edition, first printing with no other printings listed. No previous ownership marks. No underlining, highlighting or marking to text. Front board shows several large spots, else a clean, sound, tight copy. Good+. .

Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1969. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 251 pages. Chronology, Bibliographical Check List, Index. Illustrated throughout with numerous black and white photographs. Revised edition, first paperback printing thus. Includes a completely new section on criticism and an updated bibliography. A concise biography, well received by both the scholarly community and the public since its original publication in 1961. A clean, square, tight and unmarked copy. Scarce in this format. Very good or better copy. .

New York: Basic Books Inc., Publishers, 1984. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, greenish blue cloth lettered in gold on spine, in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 372 pages. Bibliographical References, Index. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of a young Whitman. First edition, first printing with full number line. Signed by the author on front free end-paper 30 May, '84 [the year of publication]. No previous ownership marks. A like new copy, unread and unmarked. As new in a near fine dust-jacket, now protected by clear acetate wrappers. .

Iowa City: University Of Iowa Press, 1991. Book. New. Soft cover. First Edition Thus. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format trade paperback. 179 pages. Bibliography, Index. Stated first paperback edition, first printing. A collection of reviews and interpretations of how Whitman's greatest poem has been received by critics and poets since its appearance in 1855. No ownership marks, no spine crease. A new copy, unread and unmarked. New..

Lawrence, KS: The Regents Press of Kansas, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, russet cloth lettered in gold on spine, in publisher's non clipped dust-jacket. Bibliographical Essay, Index. Illustrated with black and white photographs. First edition. A critical examination of some sections of "Specimen Days" against the journalistic, daybook / notebook, and contemporary correspondence record of Whitman's 1879 trip to Kansas, Denver and the Rockies. An interesting, well researched work which clearly points out when poetic license is exercised and to what extent. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Small retail price sticker from the Strand bookstore in NYC inside front cover, else as new. Near fine in an as new dust-jacket. .