Search Results: Titles starting with W from Yankeeflier

The War Poets: An Anthology of the War Poetry of the Twentieth Century, edited by Oscar Williams, published by John Day in 1945. A "definitive collection" of war poetry written primarily by English and American authors, many of whom were serving in the military forces during World War II, when the book was published. Photos and brief biographies of poets included. Hardcover book in very good condition. Dust jacket in fair/good condition; worn along corners, edges, top and bottom of spine; 1-inch piece missing, bottom of spine. Dust jacket in protective Mylar cover. Inscribed and signed by Williams inside front cover.

The Wild Goose Chase, by Rex Warner, published by Knopf in 1938. 1st American edition. Beige cloth hardcover book in good condition. Some light soil, faint spots, front cover. Previous owner's name and address in ink inside front cover. No dust jacket.

The Wind Is Ninety: A Play in Three Acts by Captain Ralph Nelson, published by the Dramatic Publishing Company in 1946. This play was performed on Broadway in New York in 1945, starred Wendell Corey and a young unknown actor by the name of Kirk Douglas. Moving dramatization of how a family reacts to the death of their pilot son in World War II. Nelson later became a movie director, directed Lilies of the Field. Paperback in good/very good condition; some light chipping on edges, back surface. No interior markings or flaws.

Wind, Sand and Stars, by Antoine de Saint Exupery, published by Reynal & Hitchcock in 1940. 15th edition. With additional full-color illustrations by John Cosgrave and "An Appreciation" by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Signed by Exupery on pre-title page. Evidently original owner had Exupery sign a trade edition and then bound it in leather and had all edges gilded. Very good condition.

The Wings of Tomorrow: The Story of the Autogiro, by Juan de la Cierva and Don Rose, published by Brewer, Warren & Putnam in 1931. Signed and inscribed by Cierva to A. P. Kerr, a company pilot, on pre-title page. A. P. Kerr's bookplate affixed neatly. Cover with A. P. Kerr's signature laid in. Both book and dust jacket in very good condition. Book price in pencil inside front cover. Dust jacket in protective Mylar cover.