Search Results: Titles starting with W from Furrowed Brow Books

University of South Carolina Press. hardcover. Ackerman, Robert K. : Wade Hampton III. Columbia (SC) : University of South Carolina Press, 2007. First/first. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.375"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's burgundy cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Matte color pictorial dustjacket. Plain white endpapers. Xviii pp prelim material, 341 numbered pp, one blank to end, plus eight pp b&w photos to center. List of illus, preface, acknowl, eight chaps, notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: Remainder mark to tail edge; else, all lovely, unmarked, clean, tight square. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Crossbearers Publishing, 2001. Paperback. Altschul, Father Paisius : Wade in the River: The Story of the African Christian Faith. Kansas City : CrossBearers, 2001. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. Xiv pp prelim material, 242 numbered pp. Foreword (by Prof Albert Raboteau; acknowl; seven chapters (from "Africa and the Old Testament" through "Africa and the Early Church" and "African America and Suffering Faith" to "Modern Africa and the Ancient Faith"), timeline, scriptural references. Notes, bibliography, index. B&w illus and photos. Condition notes: moderate wear to wrappers; light past moisture exposure resulting in modest rippling but no sticking, tears or odors. Unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Flat Rock Publishing, 2007. paperback. Jorgenson, Nathan : Waiting for White Horses. Fairmont (MN) : Flat Rock Publishing, 2007. Eighth printing. Signed by author on title page. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color photographic wrappers. [Iv] pp prelim material, 492 numbered pp. Condition notes: Moderate wear to wrappers, no spine crease; worn roundel sticker to front indicating Winner of the Independent Book Publishers Assn 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award for Best New Voice in Fiction. Interior tanned but unmarked (but for author signature). We personally inspect every book we offer.

Elephant Room Press, 2014. paperback. Irving, Debby : Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race. Cambridge (MA) : Elephant Room Press, 2014. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's matte b&w/color photographic wrappers. Xiv pp prelim material, 273 numbered pp, plus one blank. Author's intro, 46 chaps, Tell Me What To Do!, acknowledgements, sources. Condition notes: Inscribed by author on title page to former owner, else no markings. Light wear to wrappers. Occasional faint stains to edges, no spine crease. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Penguin Press, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Delbanco, Andrew : The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War. New York : Penguin Press/Random House, 2018. First edition. Size is super royal octavo (8vo), 9.5/25cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's red paper boards and cream white cloth spine, bright gilt lettering imprinted to spine and (author's initials only) front board. Plain white endpapers. Textured semi-glossy dj in color. [x] pp prelim material, 453 numbered pp, one blank following. Numerous b&w photos/illus. Illust credits, notes, index. Condition notes: fine, tight, sharp corners. A bit of rolling to spine ends. No notes or highlighting. Lovely copy. We personally inspect every book we offer.

The MacMillan Co, 1925. First Edition. McAdie, Alexander : War Weather Vignettes. New York : The MacMillan Co., 1925. First edition/First impression. Inscribed on the front free endpaper by the author (on behalf of himself and his wife, Mary) to "Mr. and Mrs. Philip P. Chase". Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering and ornamentation to front board and spine; a debossed neatline frames the front board as well. Deckle fore-edge. Plain white endpapers. [1-6], 7-62, [63-64] blank; six additional coated leaves bound in, unpaginated, with b&w photos/illus; frontispiece ("Meeting of the Fleets" at Scapa Flow in December 1917) faced with tissue guard printed with red caption. Five brief essays, originally published in the Harvard Graduates' Magazine: War and Water; Where Weather Won (Jutland, 1916); The Wind Gods at Gallipoli; John Gilpin Aloft; and Fate and a Forecast. Condition notes: a solid and collectible first printing of a collection of reflections on… Read More

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002. First Edition. hardcover. Bailey, Anne J. : War and Ruin: William T. Sherman and the Savannah Campaign (The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era). Wilmington (DE) : Scholarly Resources, Inc, 2003. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.375"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering to spine and front board. Lacks dustjacket. Plain white endpapers. Xvi pp prelim material, 152 numbered pp. Other books in the series, about the author, list of maps/illus, nine chaps, epilogue, bibliographical essay, index. Footnotes, b&w photos/illus/maps. Condition notes: a lovely tight, square, unmarked copy; lacking only the dj. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Stackpole Books, 2002. First Edition. hardcover. Speer, Lonnie R. : War of Vengeance: Acts of Retaliation Against Civil War POWs. Mechanicsburg (PA) : Stackpole Books, 2002. First edition/first printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Handsomely quarterbound in publisher's tan cloth boards/burgundy cloth spine, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Tan endpapers. Xviii pp prelim material, 190 numbered pp. Intro, 10 chps, notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a clean, square, tight, sharp, unmarked copy, light wear to dj.

Hippocrene Books, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Staff of Strategy and Tactics Magazine : Wargame Design: The History, Production, and Use of Conflict Simulation Games (Strategy & tactics staff study No 2). New York : Simulations Publications, Inc (SPI), 1977. Credited contributors include (in order of appearance) Stephen B. Patrick, Richard H. Berg, Redmond A. Simonsen, David C. Isby, and James F. Dunnigan. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's denim blue cloth, bright silver lettering to spine and front board. B&w/color pictorial glossy dj. Plain chocolate endpapers. Vi pp prelim material, 186 numbered pp. Intro, sections on Wargaming History, design and development (a case study), graphics and physical systems (by the amazing Simonsen), game design, research, business, directory/library, and symbols/terms/format. Condition notes: Very good with VG DJ/wrapper, minor wear to latter, covered in mylar sheath. Binding solid and just slightly cocked, excellent brightness to lettering,… Read More

Albondocani Press, 1973. First Edition. paperback. Updike, John : Warm wine: An idyll. New York : Albondocani Press, Publication No. 16, 1973. First edition/first printing, limited to 276 copies, of which 250 were for sale; this is no. 115. Size is (slender) octavo (8vo), 8.375"/21.5cm h. Bound in publisher's hand-sewn French marbled paper over black wrappers, title/author label fixed to front. 24 pp/12 sheets, not paginated. Short story; colophon. Condition notes: a very nice copy indeed: very light wear to wrappers; bookseller pencil notes, discreetly, to ffep; Updike's signature to colophon page. Gift appropriate. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Syracuse University Press, 1978. First Edition. hardcover. Armstrong, William H. : Warrior in two camps: Ely S. Parker, Union General and Seneca Chief. Syracuse (NY) : Syracuse University Press, 1978. First edition/first printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering spine/title against a black band. Glossy pictorial color dj. Xii pp prelim material, 244 numbered pp. Preface, 15 chps, epilogue, abbrevs, notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a lovely, unmarked, square copy with the following flaws - bottom corners bumped; dj clipped, with sunning to front fore-edge. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Andrews McMeel Pub, 1980. First Edition. Paperback. Szep, Paul Michael : Warts and All: A Cartoon Collection. New York : Andrews and McMeel, 1980. First edition. Oblong paperback, 7"/17.7cm h. x 10"/25.3cm l. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. 199, [1]. Intro by Pulitzer Prize winner Jules Feiffer, B&W editorial cartoons organized into sections: Oldies, International, Local, Caricatures, Energy Crunch, Kennedy and Carter, General. Condition notes: A very good copy with moderate wear and rubbing to wrappers. Former owner's bookplate affixed to inside front cover. Inscribed by Szep on half title page to former owner. Szep was longtime editorial cartoonist with Boston Globe, who has since gone on to be a Pulitzer Prize winner. An early collectible work documenting what turned out to be simpler times. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Ash-Tree Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Buchan, John; Barbara & Christopher Roden (editors) Kenneth Hillier (Introduction) : The Watcher By the Threshold. Ashcroft (BC, CAN) : Ash-Tree Press, 2005. First edition from this publisher, limited edition of 500 copies. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features art of Keith Minnion. Red endpapers with subtly patterned "Ash-Tree Press" repeated throughout. Xxvi pp prelim material, 352 numbered pp, six wo/numbers following. Intro, glossary, 28 tales (originally published 1890s-1930s), sources, colophon and (helpfully), a four page list of Ash-Tree Press "Titles Published" 1994-2005, including forthcoming titles. Condition notes: A fine, clean, square, unmarked copy, with light wear to dj and boards. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Waterous Company. paperback. Waterous Company : Fire Pumps Service Manual 1999. South St. Paul (MN) : Waterous Co, 1999. F-2222. Size is quarto (4vo), 11"/28cm h x 8.5" w. Bound in publisher's matte green wrappers, 3-hole bound. 1043 numbered pp. Covers fire pump Series CG, CH, CL, CM, CP, CR, CS, CX, CZ, Transmissions Series K&T, W&Y, P, and Q; drain valves, foam delivery systems, intake and discharge valves, pressure control systems, priming systems, and miscellaneous information. Many accompanying diagrams, some photos, most b&W, some color. Condition notes: a good copy that shows some wear and slight exposure to moisture in a few places but is overall in excellent condition. This is a large, heavy volume that will likely require additional shipping charges over standard. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1961. hardcover. Fergusson, Bernard : The Watery Maze: The Story of Combined Operations. New York : Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1961. First American edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's forest green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Front endpapers: B&w&red map: Combined Operations - France, North Africa, the Mediterranean. Rear endpapers: B&w&red map: Operation Neptune/France 1944. 445 numbered pp, plus seven blank to end; an additional six sheets/12 pp of b&w photos are scattered, unpaginated, through text. Author's foreword, 17 chaps, appendices (list of code names/objectives; abbrev; bibliography), index. Many b&w maps scattered throughout. Condition notes: a very nice copy of the first American edition. Binding tight and square, spine ends rolled, a bit of soiling/spotting (not foxing) to textblock edges; interior tanned but clean/unmarked. Unclipped DJ slightly tattered with numerous small chips… Read More

Nordland Pub Intl, 1979. paperback. Florovsky, Georges : Ways of Russian Theology, Part One (Volume Five in the Collected Works of Georges Florovsky). Belmont (MA) : Nordland Publishing Co, 1979. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy white wrappers w/blue and black text. [i-vii], viii-xviii, [xix-Xx] pp prelim material, 1-381, [382-386] blank. Editor Richard Haugh's preface, translator's Robert Nichols' note, author's preface; chapters on the Crisis of Russian Byzantinism, the Encounter with the West, the Contradictions of the 17th Century, the St. Petersburg Revolution, and the Struggle for Theology; notes; index appears in Part Two (separate volume). Condition notes: light wear, no spine crease to wrappers. Interior shows booksellers label to tail half-title page, else no notes or highlighting. A near-fine copy of a hard to find volume. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Templegate Pub. First Edition. paperback. Tugwell, Simon : Ways of Imperfection: An Exploration of Christian Spirituality. Springfield (IL) : Templegate Publishers, 1985. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. Xii pp prelim material, 238 numbered pp, plus four blank. Preface, abbrev, 18 chaps covering from the Apostolic and Desert Fathers through Evagrius Ponticus, Augustine, Barsanuphius, Francis of Assisi, Julian of Norwich, Jean-Pierre de Caussade, and Therese of Lisieux. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a solidly bound volume, clean and tight, no notes or highlighting. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Northern Illinois University Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Geary, James : We Need Men: The Union Draft in the Civil War (University of North Carolina Studies). Dekalb (IL) : Northern Illinois University Press, 1991. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm H. Bound in publisher's red cloth, silver lettering imprinted on spine. Red/white/blue glossy DJ. Endpapers plain white. xviii pp prelim material, 264 numbered pp, plus six blank following. Appendix, notes, citations, index. Condition notes: An unmarked copy, clean and tight. Spine ends rolled and a bump to fore-edge of boards likely due to a drop. Spine slightly cocked off center. Wear to dj is moderate - a few scratches, a bit of scuffing, no chips or tears. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Fox Run Publishing, 2017. hardcover. Wittenberg, Eric J. : We Ride a Whirlwind: Sherman and Johnston at Bennett Place. Burlington (NC) : Fox Run Publishing, 2017. A print-on-demand (POD) copy of high quality. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.375"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Matte color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Pagination thus: 294 numbered pp, followed by four pp not numbered, and preceded by iv pp prelim material. The paginated prelim material is itself preceded by [x] pp additional prelim material, not numbered. Author's preface, prologue, six chps covering the April, 1865 meetings; conclusion; epilogue (Bennet Place Today); Appendices (org of forces, "basis for Sherman's belief that...Lincoln would have supported his actions...", pertinent Jefferson Davis correspondence, Wade Hampton's saga); bibliography, index. Notes passim. Condition notes: a very clean, unmarked copy, tight and square. This is a high quality POD copy, the only clues being the… Read More

Janet C. Wilson, 2003. First Edition. comb binding. Wilson, Janet C. : Welcome to the Wonderful World of Miniatures: A Directory for Miniaturists. Littleton (CO) : Janet C. Wilson, 2003. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Green laminated wrappers comb-bound. X pp prelim material, [1], 2-50, [51-52] blank. Intro, sections on: books on miniatures, catalogs, clubs, magazines, museums, organizations, URLs, and videos. Condition notes: color covers somewhat faded from sun exposure; comb binding remains sound, interior unmarked. A hard-to-find and well-organized snapshot of miniature resources from the turn of the century. We personally inspect every book we offer.