Search Results: Titles starting with W from Beacon Books

Merrell. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. 160 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this pictorial book on African Elephants, with a foreword by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick. This is a large, heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Carr-Bridge Amenities Association. Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good-. No date, circa 1910. Black lettering on the front cover. 78 page pamphlet. Staples are rusted and there are three stains on the front foredge edge. A very good copy of this interesting pamphlet describing 40 walks around Carr-Bridge. Size: 5 x 7

De Paolo Publishing Company. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good+/No Jacket. 271 pages. Black lettering on the spine and front cover. Corners bumped and lightly scuffed. Top and tail of the spine bumped. Cover lightly soiled with one small spot (1/8'). Three stamps of 'The Orsatti Agency' - one on the front endpaper, on the title page and on the back endpaper. Inscribed ' To Hilliard C. Lyle with memories of la belle Lake Louise. My best wishes! Peter De Paolo, 1947' A good copy of this racing car classic with numerous b/w photographs.

The Emerson Press, 1902. Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 350 pages. Faded gold lettering on the spine and on the front cover. Cover is soiled, and stained. Corners are bumped, top and tail of the spine are lightly worn. Front inner hinge is cracked; back hinge beginning to crack. A very good copy of this scarce original edition of this travel book, illustrated throughout with b/w drawings and photographs. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Soho. First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. 314 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this Sergeants Suenos & Bascom mystery, signed on the title page by the author in black ink. Size: 5 x 8

Leo Cooper. Pressumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. xiv, 153 pages + 218 plates. Gold lettering on the spine. Corners of the cover are bumped. Small annotations from the previous owner on the back free endpaper. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has the same bumps as the cover. A very good copy of this study of war memorials - with the memorials being photographed in the back of the book (black and white photographs). This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

CKE Publications. Not Stated Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/No Jacket. 127 pages. White lettering on the spine, pictorial front cover. The book shows very light water damage - does not smell, just has a bit of wrinkling on the lower corner of the first couple of pages. The cover has a small stain from where a price tag has been removed. A very good copy of this scarce title detailing how to kiln-fire glass. The first 11 pages are colour photographs of glass pieces, the remaining of the book is illustrated with b/w photographs. Size: 8.5 x 11

Carl Reissner. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 240 pages. Faded gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Cover is faded and soiled. Previous owner's name on the free endpaper. A very good copy of these tales of European Society before the war. Illustrated with 24 b/w photographs. Text is in German.

Water Sector Techical Fund. Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 298 pages. Black lettering on the spine and on the pictorial front cover. Minor wear to the edges of the cover. A very good copy of these proceedings of the International Seminar held October 29 - November 1, 1992.

Walsin Lihwa Electric Wire and Cable Corp.. Limited. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. iii, 183 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and on the decorative front cover. Matching lettering on the slipcase. Corners are protected with metal corners. Very minor wear to the top and tail of the spine. A fine copy of this limited, signed edition, this being number 372 of 1000 copies. This book is mostly full page reproductions, in full colour, of Mr. Yang's paintings of birds. The slipcase has very minor bumping to the corners and shel wear. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).

New Holland. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. London: New Holland, 2003 127 pages. White lettering on a blue background on the spine, blue lettering on a pictorial front cover. Lower foredge corner is bumped, otherwise this is a fine copy of this guide to technique and materials for watercolours. Illustrated throughout with full colour images and 'how-to' instructions.

The Haymarket Press, 1928. Limited Edition.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. xxi, 80 pages. Faded lettering on the spine and front velvet cover. Corners are bumped and scuffed, faint scratches to the cover. A very good copy of this unexpurgated edition, including an original signed etching by A. R. Middleton Todd, and a foreword by Malcolm C. Salaman. Numbered 156 of 875. Size: 7.5 x 10

J. G. Ferguson. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/Very Good. 260 pages. Brown lettering on the spine and front cover, duck landing picture on the front cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has minor wear around the edges. A very good copy of this wildfowl study. Illustrated with 64 colour illustrations and 38 etchings. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges.

Collins. Advance Copy. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 732 pages. Black lettering on the spine and front cover. Little wear to the corners. Fore edge lightly soiled. A very good copy of this Special Advance Reader's Sample of this 1987 fantasy novel with a signature on the half title page stating 'Compliments of Collins Publishers' and a signature.

Privately Published Publications. Limited. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 326 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Corners and edges lightly scuffed and bumped. Gift inscription to the previous owners on the back of the title page, some ink markings in the book. A very good copy of this limited edition book (#330) with b/w illustrations and photographs.

MacAdam/Cage. First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. 248 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this novel set in Louisiana. Signed on the title page by the author in black ink. Size: 6 x 9

Oxford University Press. Third Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Very Good-. 332 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Lower edges of the cover are scuffed. Previous owner's name on the half title page. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is scuffed along the edges, has a closed tear on the lower edge, 1/4' missing on the top of the spine on one corner. A very good copy of this study with b/w photographs, charts and diagrams.

Oxford University Press. Third Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/Very Good-. 272 pages. Copper lettering on the spine. Upper edges of the cover are scuffed. Previous owner's name on the half title page. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is scuffed along the edges. A very good copy of this study with b/w photographs and diagrams.

Raphael Tuck & Sons. Presumed First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 96 pages. Blue and black lettering on the front cover with a yellow rising sun. Corners of the cover are worn. The front inner hinge of the book is broken; back inner hinge is beginning to crack. Minor foxing. A good copy of this history of the Expeditionary Force Canteens, published circa 1919 on the authority of E. F. C. Illustrated with a few b/w photographs. Size: 7.25 x 9.5

Winterbourne Publications. Not Stated.. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 48 page booklet with black lettering on a pictorial blue front cover. Very minor wear to the edges of the cover, otherwise this is a fine copy of this local history. Illustrated with a few b/w photographs. Size: 4.75 x 7.25