Search Results: Titles starting with W from gStrum

Hardcover. Good. [FIRST EDITION] London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1870. Hardcover in gilt decorated brown cloth boards. viii, 197, [3] pages plus 12 leaves of engraved plate illustrations. Covers a bit soiled, some smudging to text, spine lean, else good overall condition; no owner marking, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (frnc)

Very Good. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. Hardcover in dust jacket. xiv + 315 pages with illustrations in color and b&w, concordance, glossary, bibliography, index, etc. "One of the most praised printmakers of the 1920s and 1930s, Wanda Gag (1893-1946) produced an inventive body of work dealing with the forces of nature and infusing everyday objects with special character and energy. Her work reflects her Minnesota childhood, her Bohemian immigrant roots, and her self-image as a new woman." Very good overall condition, no marks, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (cr)

PAPERMAKING. Hardcover. Very Good. [FIRST EDITION] Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1978. Hardcover bound in half blue cloth over hand-made paper boards. In brown cloth solander box, with paper title on spine. The whole contained in the publisher titled shipping case. A beautiful publication printed in a limited ed. of 1,000 numbered copies. (452 pages); over a hundred original paper samples, including plain papers, special and decorated papers and two bookpapers from the 18th and 19th century. No marks, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (YJ)

Hardcover. Good. [FIRST EDITION] New York: The Aldus Printers, Inc., 1929. Tall portfolio with loose contents (as issued). Six sections totaling 40 pages + 4 pages of preliminary text, in screen-printed paper over board portfolio with cloth spine strip and silk fore-edge ties. Each of the sections contains illustrations (mostly colored) with descriptive letterpress text. States: "Copyrighted ... Jean Berte, inc. New York City." Subtitled: 'An Explanation of the Jean Berte Process of Water Colour Printing.' Berté used hand-cut rubber-faced letterpress printing blocks, which he printed using his own luminous water-based inks. Often overprinting six or more of the purest, most translucent colors, he was able to mass produce images of such freshness and startling impact that they were often confused with being hand painted. A rare title with minor edge-wear and spoting to portfolio, rear tie almost gone, front tie frayed, small sticker on lower spine and library-style… Read More

Paperback. Good. RARE TITLE!! 1987 Bomb Shelter Props Stappled Softcover. Very good overall condition. No underlining, etc., NOT EX-LIBRARY!!! (B)

Hardcover. Very Good. [FIRST EDITITON] Westtown, PA: Westtown School, 1998. Large hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. ii, 350 pages illustrated throughout in color & b/w. Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-329) and index. Very good condition with a trace of shelf-wear; no owner marking, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (fr/shelf2)

Hardcover. Good. [SIGNED] New York: Vantage Press, (1978). Small hardcover in titled dust jacket. 12mo. (8-1/8 x 5-1/2 in.). 1st edition. INSCRIBED by the author on half-title page. [12], 36 pages; bound in black cloth binding with silver spine lettering. Dust jacket a bit edge-worn, else very good overall condition; no ownership marking, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (froc)

Paperback. Good. [Baur Collection] New York: Whitney Museum, 1959. Softcover in stiff, photo-illustrated wraps. 4to, stiff stapled wrappers. Unpaginated, (42 pages illustrated in color & b/w throughout. From the library of John I. H. Baur, Director of the Whitney Museum with his name penned on half-title page along with the notation "priced" with the checklist of works partially priced in pen. Additionally the covers have been clipped (the front to reveal Baur's name), otherwise in about good overall condition. (Baur)

Unknown Binding. Good. [FIRST EDITION] New York: R. Worthington, 1888. Hardcover in pictorial illustrated paper-over-boards with cloth spine. 216 pages, being “A Series of Interesting Stories, Biographies, Papers on Natural History for the Young. Illustrated with upwards of 500 Engravings by the Best Artists”. Includes many full page sepia printed plates plus several in color. The rear end sheet has a list in pencil of over 100 neatly written names plus a signed (original?) short story. Rear hinge split but holding, a stray mark here and there with minor wear to covers, else good overall condition. NOT EX-LIBRARY. (froc)

Hardcover. Very Good. Lafayette: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2000. Hardcover, issued without dust jacket. Bound in red boards with white lettering on spine. 190 pages, b/w illustrations, etc. A Graduate Thesis on this somewhat obscure Louisianan politician. Scarce title, possibly otherwise unavailable. Inscribed by author on front blank. Front board a bit smudged, otherwise very good overall condition. NOT EX-LIBRARY.

Paperback. Very Good. [SIGNED] N.p.: P. J. Laska, 1980. Softcover in stapled wraps. Unpaginated (52 pages) with a few photo illustrations. SIGNED AND NUMBERED by Appalachian poet, and former National Book Award Nominee, P. J. Laska in a limited edition of 50 copies. Some soiling to cover, else very good overall condition; no owner marking, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (p)

Good. DIFFERENT BOOK on Aaltonen by Onni Okkonen: 1945 Werner Söderström Hardback, no dustjacket. Text in Finish. Some browning and wavering to pages but not bad. No underlining etc NOT EX-LIBRARY! (FPAB1)

Good. FIRST EDITION. 1971 Doubleday Hardback in dust jacket. Slight shelfwear, gutter toned, bottom edge spotted, else very good overall condition. No marks, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (B)

Good. FIRST EDITION. 1905 Roycrofters Softcover. Vol. XVII; No. 5 (November, 1905) One of Hubbard's "Little Journeys To The Homes of Great Scientists" series. Very good overall condition with occational browned pages. NOT EX-LIBRARY!!!

Very Good. FIRST EDITION "A" Printing. 1954 Hardback in very good condition. No scribbling, inscriptions, names, etc. UNMARKED!!! (B)

Very Good. [FIRST EDITION] Stuttgart: Belser, 1987. Tall hardcover ititled dust jacket. 112 pages illustrated throughout with color plates including typographic examples on 78 panels.Text in German. Bound in dark cloth boards with embosed facsimile signature on the front cover. Some edge-wear to jacket, else very good overall condition; no owner marking, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (cw)

Good. DIFFERENT TITLE: "Die schwarze Sonne Fruhe Arbeiten von Walter Gramatte"1990 C.G. Boerner Softcover. 68 page catalog of the artist's graphic works. RARE TITLE! Very good overall condition, no underlining, etc., NOT EX-LIBRARY!!! (CR)

Paperback. Very Good. [Baur Collection] Boston: Vose Galleries / Chicago: Signature Galleries, (1978). Softcover in illustrated wraps. Small 4to., 9 + (16) pages illustrated with color & b/w plates; includes list of works, chronology, etc. First edition. From the library of John I. H. Baur (former Director of the Whitney Museum) with the artist's name penned on front cover, else very good overall condition. (Baur)

Hardcover. Very Good. [FIRST EDITION] Recklinghausen, Germany: Verlag Aurel Bongers, 1958. Hardcover in dust jacket. Band (vol.) 9 from the "Monographien zur rheinisch-westfalischen Kunst der Gegenwart" series. With 4 tipped in color plates + 24 in b&w. Text in German. Very good overall condition, no marks, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (ab)

Very Good. *DIFFERENT BOOK* Max Crawford: "The Red & The White" RARE PRIVATELY PRINTED Edition of 200! This copy SIGNED!! 1996 Hardback, no dj as issued. Very good condition (B)