Search Results: Titles starting with W from JB Books

Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1971. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Former Owner Signature. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The memoirs of the longtime companion to the popular comedian W. C. Fields, herself an accomplished actress, revealing much of their life together, his films and performances, their many celebrity friends, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, indexed, 227pp., d.j. shows very light edgewear. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1975. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. Third Printing. The fascinating biography of one of Alaska's most outstanding and legendary bush pilots, discussing his high-risk mountain flying, his life, his family, his training and awards, his rescue operations, much more, as well as reflecting on this period of this Alaska's history when Sheldon did most of his work. Softcover, maps, illustrations, bibliography, indexed, 256pp., cover shows a small abrasion, light edgewear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge: Polity Press, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing.. A powerful argument presented that the classical German composer Richard Wagner played a vital role in influencing the development of German cultural and social perceptions as well as the National Socialist movement under Adolf Hitler, detailing the belief systems of both men and positing that Hitler became the cultural and philosophical heir to Wagner's Bayreuth. Hardcover with dust jacket, notes, bibliography, indexed, 378pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Touchstone Books : Simon and Schuster, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition. The memoirs of the popular writer reflecting upon her life and upbringing in New York City, her family, her interests, the popular fascination with baseball, her intimate relationship with her father, her immersion in Catholicism, much more. Softcover, contains illustrations, 261pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Tom Doherty Associates : TOR, 2000. Book. Good-. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition.. Sci-fi novel: another race of humans has been secretly hiding on the planet for some 35,000 years, waiting to take over - and now making their big move. Softcover, 356pp., book shows moderate general wear. A good reading copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Fort Washington: Christian Literature Crusade, 1980. Book. New. Soft cover. A popular reissue of the classic Christian text instructing the individual on how to achieve a more fulfilling, spiritually satisfying life devoted in service to God. Softcover, 110pp. A very nice copy, new and unused. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. SFBC. Sci-fi novel of two aliens from a civilization vastly superior to that of earth, stranded here. Hardcover with dust jacket, 244pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Stein and Day, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. BCE. Two horror / Gothic mystery novels, of love perverted for evil purposes, and infidelity coupled with the loss of reason. Hardcover with dust jacket, 405pp., d.j. shows light edgewear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Villard Books, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The popular advice columnist reprises the counsel and anecdotes that have spanned her columns for decades, ranging through a huge number of topics: teenage sex, marital infidelities, homosexuality, drug abuse, AIDS, caring for elderly parents, much more, including her best-loved essays and aphorisms. Hardcover with dust jacket, 420pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Broadway Books, 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). Autobiograpy of a television actress, 'fat activist', lesbian, writer and playwright, discussing her life experiences, her film career, her problems with drugs and alcohol, her weight problems, her views on the beauty aesthetic, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, 289pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ventura: Gospel Light, 1996. Book. Near New. Video Cassette. A seventy-minute videocassette in the 'Holy Land' video series, featuring Jack Hayford's guidance of a tour of Israel, bringing the Gospels to light at Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives, the Jordan River, Bethlehem, Galilee, and elsewhere. Video with pictorial slipcase in very nice condition. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Penguin Books, 2004. Book. New. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Paperback Edition (stated). The memoirs of a baby-heart surgeon, describing his work, the patients and their families, the technologies and techniques used and innovations in this area of medical science, the hospitals and support staffs, much more. Softcover, contains sources, 340pp. A very nice copy. Rare, Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). An inside look at the heady, high-stress world of public relations, by a former leading man in the business, discussing his many prominent clients, the challenges he faced, how PR firms operate, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, 256pp., d.j. shows very light edgewear. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Summit Books, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Former Owner Stamp & Signature. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The extraordinary letters exchanged during the 'scandalous' love affair between the man born to be Britain's king and the American commoner he loved, leading to his abdication from the throne and exile in Austria - completely altering European history and the royal succession in England. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, appendices, notes, indexed, 367pp., d.j. shows very light edgewear with one one-inch closed tear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A suspenseful novel of the convergence of two lives, a man and woman's love affair in a new environment, their experience choreographed through a kind of fear and anxiety. Hardcover with dust jacket, 235+pp. A very nice copy, the jacket inside a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Joanna Cotler Books : HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. Book. Illus. by David Diaz. Fine. Hardcover. Third Printing. A children's novel of a family sailing across the Atlantic from America to England, the central character being a thirteen-year-old girl who finds the sea calling to her. Hardcover with dust jacket, 305pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Row, 1974. Book. Fine. Hardcover. SFBC. Thirteen sci-fi stories that showpiece Jewish wit, culture and lore, along with the blend of humor and sadness, cynicism and faith, that makes up the Jewish literary experience. Includes such authors as Isaac Asimov, Avram Davidson, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Robert Sheckley, Harlan Ellison and others. Hardcover with dust jacket, 243pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A collection of essays discussing the nature of the desire to be a parent, conception and the modern technologies assisting that, 'alternative' families and parents, related problems and issues such as abortion, miscarriage, fertility and infertility, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 274pp., remainders mark. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1964. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition (?).. An amusing novel of the adventures and misadventures of the various members of the Wapshot family as they carom about the United States and Europe with considerable velocity. Edition and printing not given, but price displayed on jacket flap. Hardcover with dust jacket, 309pp., book shows light residue of bookplate removal, several small marks to pagination ends, d.j. shows light general wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). Both of the author's best novels in one volume, presenting the story of the Wapshot family and inheritance from a small Massachusetts village in the early twentieth century to New York and Europe in the 1960s, filled with interesting and unforgettable characters and situations. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 549pp., d.j. shows light edgewear, book shows one page smudged, remainders mark. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.