Search Results: Titles starting with W from The Book Shelf

Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society,. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0871691752 . Spine slightly sunned, and a touch of rubbing to the dustjacket - see image. ; Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. Yeats spent 24 years planning & finally producing his play "Sophocles' 'King Oedipus'" in 1928. Here, Drs. Clark & McGuire have written an extensive introduction divided into two parts: first, the years 1904 through 1911 when Yeats planned the production with various actors - The remainder of the book describes & presents the versions (Rex 1-5) , some of which are transcribed because of the illegibility of Yeats's hand. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 443 pages .

United Kingdom: Countryside Publication. Very Good+. 1986. Paperback. 086157186x . Book is in excellent condition. A pictorial history of this United Kingdom town, featuring at times the old and modern pictures - many of the images are from postcards. Unique copy available outside the U. K.; B&W Photographs; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 48 pages .

UK: Wakefied E. A. H. Y. Committee. Very Good+. 1976. Paperback. Book is in excellent condition. A collection of articles which first appeared in the Wakefield Express Series for European Architectural Heritage Year, 1975. Profusely illustrated with historical photographs, maps, drawings and illustrations. Signed by the author on the Forward page, written by her. ; B&W Illustrations, Photographs, Maps; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 148 pages; Signed by compiler .

Rockland, Maine: Courier-Gazette. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. Author's articles originally appearing in The Courier-Gazette in Knox County, Maine. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 225 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1944. Hardcover. Previoius owner's name in ink on fron free endpaper. ; ; 187 pages .

Brooklyn, NY: Powerhouse. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. 1st. Hardcover. 9781576873625 . Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. Signature of author on title page. Personal history and intimate memoir by the wife of the great American artist. 50 duotone photographs and over a dozen by Walker Evans. Author has a home on the coast of Maine. ; Color & B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 263 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Random House. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1941. Hardcover. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Dustjacket has edgewear and several chips, including one in upper spine front cover, and at top and bottom of spine - see image. Protected in a Mylar sleeve. Book has some light toning to the endpapers - probably due to dustjacket flaps. ; Book is in excellent condition - exceptions noted and priced accordingly. Scarce copy in this edition and condition. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 72 pages .

New York: Whitman. Very Good+. 1968. 1st. Hardcover. Just a touch of rubbing on a couple of edges. ; Book is in excellent condition - unread? Stark colored illustrations on cover and interior. ; A Big Little Book Series; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 248 pages .

New York: Doubleday. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0385142072 . Dustjacket has a tiny nick on the rear panel and a small closed tear to the bottom of the spine. ; Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. "The most comprehensive guite to U. S. Coin ever published. The definitive numismatic reference book, with over 4,000 illustrations. "covers more than just American coins (well, they may technically be considered American coins... But). The author also takes time to cover Confederate Coinage, Territorial Coinage, and private coinage as well. For the collector of Puerto Rican and Hawaiian coins, he also takes the time to cover those as well." [coinfodder] A very heavy book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 754 pages .

New Hampshire: Bauhan Publishing. Near Fine. 2012. Paperback. 9780872331525 . Maine memoir by resident of Deer Isle and her dog. ; Color Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 213 pages .

Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. 1st ; 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book and dustjacket are in excellent condition - protected in a mylar sleeve. "One of the most praised printmakers of the 1920's and 1930's, Wanda Gag...produced an inventive body of work dealing with the forces of nature and infusing everyday objects with special character and energy." Heavy book. Because of weight or size of some books, additional postage may be required. We will notify you if it is necessary to charge you an additional amount. You will then have the option of cancelling the order. ; Color & B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 315 pages .

New York: Hastings House. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1954. 1st. Hardcover. Dustjacket has chips to the front lower spine area and lower back cover- see image - protected in a Mylar sleeve. First front free endpaper has a creased corner (was dog-earred). ; Book is in excellent condition - exception noted. Exciting tales told by a passenger with doctoring knowledge who encounters many adventures while sailing around the world, ending up in the South Pacific isles to Bombay "where the girl he was to marry and the post of American Vice Consul awaited him." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 217 pages .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1927. Hardcover. Bottom edge of front and rear boards have been slightly bumped. . Dustjacket has a few chips and closed tears along the edges - protected in a mylar sleeve. ; Both book and dustjacket are in very good condition - exceptions noted and priced accordingly. Unusually good condition for this edition. Glossary at end. ; Dustjacket illustrator; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 382 pages .

New York: Vanguard Press. Near Fine. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Signature on half-title page. ; Book is in pristine condition. Scott Nearing (1883-1983) was an American conservationist, peace activist, educator and writer. 1954 he co-authored Living the Good Life: How to Live Simply and Sanely in a Troubled World with his wife Helen. The book, in which war, famine and poverty were discussed, described a nineteen-year "back to the land experiment" and also advocated a modern day "homesteading." Nearing's anti-war activities cost him two teaching jobs, and he was even charged under the Espionage Act for opposing the First World War. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 310 pages .

New York: Harper. Very Good. 1970. Paperback. After reading it Twain was asked if he was going to publish it. His reply: "'No, ' he said. I have told the whole truth in that, and only dead men can tell the truth in this world. It can be published after I am dead." ; Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

PA: National Historical Society. Near Fine. 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. Book is in excellent condition," Contains the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns, Union and Confederate, relating to prisoners of war, and (so far as the military authorities were concerned) to State or political prisoners. "; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 1060 pages .

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1909. 1st. Hardcover. Pencilled name on front free endpaper. ; Excellent copy with tight binding and clean, unmarked text. Tissue-guard frontispiece, plus three other illustrations. ; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 47 pages .

New York: Clarkson N. Potter. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1977. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. 0517532662 . Faint nickel-sized blemish on rear cover. ; Book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. The author of "Annotated Alice," Martin Gardner, has written the Introduction and Notes. Apparently this chapter from the original Alice was left out because the illustrator, Tenniel, could not conceive of an appropriate way to draw the wasp? Would make an interesting gift for child or adult. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 68 pages .

California: University of California. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1977. 1st. Hardcover. 052229941 . "All . . . water bird species occuring regularly or frequently anywhere in California are treated herein." ; California Natural History Guides Series; Vol. 40; Color & B&W illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 399 pages .

New York: E. P. Dutton. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. 0525230211 . Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. "The first book written in the retriever field with new scientific information on the mental development of the dog. It's a step by step trainig book with no extraneous material. It starts from the day you get your puppy." ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 179s pages .