Search Results: Titles starting with W from YJS BOXES OF BOOKS

G. P. Putnam Son's New York and London (1865), 1865. G. P. Putnam Son's New York and London (1865). Red cloth over boards, some discolortion on some of the volumes, appesr to be moisture stain. Very Good/No DJ. Pocket Edition, 1865, 10 Volumes. The Sketch Book 2 vols. Tales of A Traveler 2 vols. Knickerbonker's New York 2 vols. The Alhambra 2 vols. Bracebridge Hall 2 vols. WASHINGTON IRVING COLLECTION Pocket Edition 10 Volumes. The Sketch Book 2 vols. Tales of A Traveler 2 vols. Knickerbonker's New York 2 vols. The Alhambra 2 vols. Bracebridge Hall 2 vols. All books solid,good spine, text is clean and bright. Red cloth bindig,over boards, some red stains to back and front end papers, mainly to back, very little seeping to body, not in text, mainly at top of very few pages and as small as pencil line. There is some discoloration to front and back covers. Very little browning or foxing. Nice collection.

G. P. Putnam'S Sons NEW YORK, LONDON. JULY 1927, 1927. THE FAMOUS FLYER'S OWN STORY OF HIS LIFE AND HIS TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT, TOGETHER WITH HIS VIEWS ON THE FUTURE OF AVIATION. Navy Blue cloth over boards, gold design of plane on front cover, gold lettering. Very Good + +, solid, no pulling of spine, clean, no writing, no foxing, text and pictures vibrant. the only blemish is a brown spot on bottom of book/NO DJ. 47 IMPRESSIONS B/W BRIGHT AND CLEAR. WE" is an autobiographical account by Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974) about his life and the events leading up to and including his May 1927 New York to Paris solo trans-Atlantic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis, a custom-built, single engine, single-seat Ryan monoplane (Registration: N-X-211). It was first published on July 27, 1927 by G.P. Putnam's Sons in New York. 47 IMPRESSIONS B/W BRIGHT AND CLEAR. G. P. Putnam'sSons NEW YORK, LONDON. JULY 1927, FIRST EDITION, STATED SEVENTH IMPRESSION AUGUST 1927. Very Good + +, solid, no pulling of spine,… Read More

The Book Supply Company, 1916, 1916. The Book Supply Company, First Edition, First Printing 1916. Red cloth over boards. No DJ. Very Good/No DJ. Illustrations and Decorations by the Author. Lawrence Knight, the ubiquitous Eastern wastrel leaves his debutante fiancèe, Helen Wakenfield to become a "real man," working as a lowly ranch hand in Arizona. The area, however, is suffering from a series of cattle rustlings and the newcomer is suspected of being the perpetrator. Knight clears his name in due course but loses his fiancèe to another Easterner along the way. Happily, a sweet local girl is present to comfort him. (google). The Book Supply Company, First Edition, First Printing. Copyright, 1916 by Harold Bell Wright, Copyright 1916 by Elsbery W. Reynolds. Published August 1916, Printed in the United States. Very Good, solid, no pulling of spine, some shelve wear, dark spot to back cover, moisture stain top gilt, all gilt severely scratched. Red cloth over boards. No DJ.

LONGMANS, GREEN, NDCO. LONDON, NEW YORK, AND BOMBAY (1896), 1896. LONGMANS, GREEN, NDCO. LONDON, NEW YORK, AND BOMBAY (1896). Dark Crimson cloth over boards, Gold College insignia on front cover, with dates A.D 1619-A. D. 1868 and ' Gods Gift.'. Very Good/NO DJ. WHERE THREE EMPIRES MEET. A Narrative Of Recent Travel, In Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit, And The Adjoining Countries. LONGMANS, GREEN, and CO. LONDON, NEW YORK, AND BOMBAY. New Edition1896. Dark Crimson cloth over boards, Gold College insignia on front cover, with dates A.D 1619-A. D. 1868 and ' Gods Gift.'. All edges and front and back pacedown marbled paper. Book is solid, no pulling at spine text is bright, no writing. Front Cover and front paper are cleanly detatch from book, spine not compromised. Spine has raised bands, gold designs and College Coat of Arms. Two labels on rereverse side of front and back covers. See pictures for description. I don't want to write a novel here. Tags. New Edition1896. Dark Crimson cloth over boards,… Read More

VIKING PRESS , New York (1961), 1961. VIKING PRESS , New York (1961). Aqua blue cloth over boards, gold lettering. DJ Very Good -- clean and bright, serious open tear at top left fof front cover, about 2. Very Good/Very Good--. The story concerns mainly Ethan Allen Hawley, a former member of Long Island's aristocratic class. Ethan's late father lost the family fortune, and thus Ethan works as a grocery store clerk. His wife Mary and their children resent their mediocre social and economic status, and do not value the honesty and integrity that Ethan struggles to maintain amidst a corrupt society. These external factors and his own psychological turmoil lead Ethan to try to overcome his inherent integrity in order to reclaim his former status and wealth. (wiki). VIKING PRESS , New York , First Edition, 1961, later printing. Very Good, clean, text vibrant, no soiling , no writing or yellowing or foxing. Owner's name on front pacedown. Aqua blue cloth over boards, gold lettering. DJ Very Good -- clean… Read More

Rumford Press, Concord, New Hampshire, 1953. Rumford Press, Concord, New Hampshire, 1953. SIGNEDBY AUTHOR. Cloth/Blue Boards. Very Good/No Dj. Foreword by former New Hampshire Governor, Hugh Gregg. Born in Merrimack, New Hampshire, the tenth of eleven children, Kittredge was a talented self-taught musician who played the seraphine, the melodeon (types of reed-like organs), and the violin. Kittredge toured solo and with the Hutchinson Family, a musical troupe. Over his career he wrote over 500 songs, many of them dealing with themes of the American Civil War. His most famous song, Tenting on the Old Camp Ground, also known as "Tenting Tonight", was sung by both sides of the war and is known throughout the world. Kittredge had offered. Rumford Press, Concord, New Hampshire, 1953. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Very Good, tight, clean colors and text vibrant, small brown spot back of cover. NO DJ.

Little Brown & Co, 1978. Little Brown & Co 10/25/1978, Stated First Trade Edition. Black,cloth boards/redspine silver lettering. NEAR MINT, with a very good dj. Clean, bright, no markings. shelf wear is minimal./Fine. This sequel and conclusion to The Winds of War traces the destinies of its characters--especially the fate of the Henry family--during the turbulent years of World War II Little Brown & Co 10/25/1978, Stated First Trade Edition, A privateB edition of this book has been privately printed. Book in better NEAR MINT, with a very good dj. Clean, bright, no markings. shelf wear is minimal. DJ clean, colors vibrant. not clipped, price on front flap $15.00.

This sequel and conclusion to The Winds of War traces the destinies of its characters--especially the fate of the Henry family--during the turbulent years of World War II

Little Brown & Co (T), 1978. A limited edition of this book has been privately printed. Very Good/very good. This sequel and conclusion to The Winds of War traces the destinies of its characters--especially the fate of the Henry family--during the turbulent years of World War II.

This sequel and conclusion to The Winds of War traces the destinies of its characters--especially the fate of the Henry family--during the turbulent years of World War II
Little Brown & Co 10/25/1978, Stated First Trade Edition, A privateB edition of this book has been privately printed. Book in better NEAR MINT, with a very good dj. Clean, bright, no markings. shelf wear is minimal. DJ clean, colors vibrant. not clipped, price on front flap $15.00.

Thomas Y. Crowell New York, 1976. Thomas Y. Crowell New York (Jan 1976). Very Good, solid and clean, brown spotting at top, some light shelf wear./DJ has problems, clear plastic, , large tear at front top and small tear at front bottom right . Price on DJ $12.50. A novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published serially, then published in its entirety in 1869. It is regarded as one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements and remains an internationally praised classic of world literature. (wiki) War and Peace opens in the Russian city of St. Petersburg in 1805, as Napoleon's conquest of western Europe is just beginning to stir fears in Russia. Many of the novel's characters are introduced at a society hostess's party, among them Pierre Bezukhov, the socially awkward but likeable illegitimate son of a rich count, and Andrew Bolkonski, the intelligent and ambitious son of a retired military commander. We also meet the sneaky and shallow Kuragin family, including the wily father Vasili, the… Read More

Edward has been brought up in the family home by his uncle, Sir Everard Waverley, who maintains the family Tory and Jacobite sympathies, while Edward's Whig father works for the Hanoverian government in nearby London. Edward is given a commission in the Hanoverian army and posted to Dundee, then promptly takes leave to visit Baron Bradwardine, a Jacobite friend of his uncle, and meets the Baron's lovely daughter Rose.

Franklin Library Edition, 1981. PENNSYLVANIA: FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1981. Black Leatherette over boards,with gold design sand lettering. Good/No DJ as issued. Godfroy Durand. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer. In 1386, Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of Peace and, three years later, Clerk of the King's work in 1389. It was during these years that Chaucer began working on his most famous text, The Canterbury Tales. The Waverley Novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in all of Europe. Because Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, the series takes its name from Waverley, the first novel of the series released in 1814. The later books bore the words "by the author of Waverley" on their title pages. The Tales of my Landlord sub-series was not advertised as "by the… Read More

Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London, 1901. Harpers' Thistle Edition 1901, Harper & Brothers Publis. Good condition, solid, square, slight corner bumping,/no dj as issued. #1 Waverly, # 3 Guy Mannering, # 5 Antiquary I, # 6 Antiquary II, #7 RobRoyThe Waverley Novels is a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in all of Europe. Because Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, the series takes its name from Waverley, the first novel of the series released in 1814. The later books bore the words "by the author of Waverley" on their title pages. Harpers' Thistle Edition 1901, Good condition, solid, square, slight corner bumping, No #3 has what appears to bean ink stain on spine, no 6 has small scratches on front and back of cover A good set all around, very little yellowing, AWESOME GIFT FOR ANY AGE.

#1 Waverly, # 3 Guy Mannering, # 5 Antiquary I, # 6 Antiquary II, #7 RobRoyThe Waverley Novels is a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in all of Europe.Because Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, the series takes its name from Waverley, the first novel of the series released in 1814. The later books bore the words "by the author of Waverley" on their title pages.
Harpers' Thistle Edition 1901, Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London. Good condition, solid, square, slight corner bumping, No #3 has what appears to bean ink stain on spine, no 6 has small scratches on front and . back of cover. A good set all around, very little yellowing, AWESOME GIFT FOR ANY AGE.

William Sloane Associates Publishers, New York, 1949. William Sloane Associates Publishers, New York,1949. First Edition, Stated First Printing. Near Mint/Near Mint. The Way West is a 1949 western novel by A B Guthrie, Jr (descendant of a family that traveled west The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1950 The book became the basis for a film starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Windmark. The Way West is an account of a wagon-train journey from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon in 1845 On a superficial level, it is a realistic story of a group of pioneers who complete their arduous venture without major disaster Although one family turns back, a man and a boy die, and a dissident group swings south to California, the pioneers reach their Oregon destination, ready to begin a new life. William Sloane Associates Publishers, New York,1949 First Edition, Stated First Printing, Book in Mint condition with Near Mint Dj Dj is not clipped, is clean and bright, no fading on spine,… Read More

The Way West is a 1949 western novel by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. (descendant of a family that traveled west).[1] The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1950. The book became the basis for a film starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Windmark.The Way West is an account of a wagon-train journey from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon in 1845. On a superficial level, it is a realistic story of a group of pioneers who complete their arduous venture without major disaster. Although one family turns back, a man and a boy die, and a dissident group swings south to California, the pioneers reach their Oregon destination, ready to begin a new life.
William Sloane Associates Publishers, New York,1949. First Edition, Stated First Printing. Book in Mint condition with Near Mint Dj. Dj is not clipped, is clean and bright, no fading on spine, very slight shelf wear, barely visible. A rare find in this condition.

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Peter Randall Pub, 2005. Peter Randall Publisher First Edition, 05/31/205. Dedicated and. . Near Mint, Dj Near Mint./Near Fine. Former Speaker of the House Marshall Cobleigh is a legend in New Hampshire politics A significant force in legislature reform, he modernized the New Hampshire House of Representatives His straight shooting style made him extremely controversial, but unlike many of today's politicians, "you always knew where Marshall stood". He desired a career of elected leadership that would culminate in becoming a key figure in Washington, DC, but that ambition eluded him He served as chief of staff for a congressman and in the General Services Administration in Washington, but was not elected to national . . Peter Randall Publisher First Edition, 05/31/205 Dedicated and SIGNED by author Near Mint, Dj Near Mint A very witty and entertaining book, great gift.

Former Speaker of the House Marshall Cobleigh is a legend in New Hampshire politics. A significant force in legislature reform, he modernized the New Hampshire House of Representatives. His straight shooting style made him extremely controversial, but unlike many of today's politicians, "you always knew where Marshall stood." He desired a career of elected leadership that would culminate in becoming a key figure in Washington, DC, but that ambition eluded him. He served as chief of staff for a congressman and in the General Services Administration in Washington, but was not elected to national...
Peter Randall Publisher First Edition, 05/31/205. Dedicated and SIGNED by author. Near Mint, Dj Near Mint. A very witty and entertaining book, great gift.

Portfolio 05/16/2003. First Edition, First Printing, 2003. Portfolio 05/16/2003. First Edition, First Printing. Dark Blue paper over boards, black cloth spine. DL Near mint, vibrant, not clipped, $24.95. Near Mint/Near Mint. An intimate expert on Sir Winston-his own granddaughter-offers insights on Churchill's greatness and explains his leadership strategies that managers can easily emulate. Winston Churchill has long been one of the world's preeminent leadership role models and certainly one of the most important motivational voices of the twentieth century. That was illustrated on the night of September 11, 2001, when New York mayor Rudy Giuliani read a biography of Churchill for inspiration on how to guide the city through the aftermath of tragedy. In We Shall Not Fail, Celia Sandys, with coauthor Jonathan Littman, offers a new take on the greatness of Churchill, highlighting the traits he employed throughout his life, especially the remarkable strength he displayed leading the British people… Read More