Search Results: Authors starting with W from The Amber Wave

Dallas, Tx: Chess Digest Inc., 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Quarto. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- first printing, missing the dustjacket..

New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 9 1/2" x 6"w. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in an unclipped near fine dustjacket. A first edition copy..

Canada: New Society Publishers, 2005. Book. Very Good. Soft. Quarto. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- no markings whatsoever. A must-read for anyone interested in living in a sustainable farming community..

SanFrancisco: Chronicle Books, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A very good/near fine copy, in a comparable dustjacket. Shaped like a trapezoid, this book goes into great detail about behind-the-scenes takes of C-3PO, the droid played by Anthony Daniels. Many terrific illustrations of all that went into creating this unforgettable robot and photos of scenes from Star Wars..

Sherburne, NY: Heritage Press, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A near fine copy in a very good mylar-covered dustjacket. No writing whatsoever. Many interesting stories about the early days of upstate New York. One particular story is about a "white" Indian who was really French, but had been spared his life after being captured because an Oneida widow wanted him for a husband. She was fat and ugly and he tried to run away, but ended up living with the Oneida tribe the rest of his life because they treated him with great humanity. This book is a great read..

New York: Random House Inc., 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First. 9 1/2 " x 6 1/2". A near fine copy -- tight and clean -- in an unclipped dustjacket that is in excellent condition with a close tear on the back and some sunning of the front. The boards are covered with white cloth and have gilt lettering..

Illinois: Passport Books, 1996. Book. Very Good. Soft. Quarto. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- with some bumped corners and creased pages, but no soiling or the like..

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988. Book. E/Fine. Hard Cov. Quarto. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in an unclipped dustjacket. the book has a remainder mark on the bottom. Dr. Welch's clinical studies proved that holding/hugging children could help cure autism..

New York: Fireside/Simon & Schuster, 1999. Book. Very Good. Soft. 9" x 7"W. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- no remainder mark, but has some slight moisture damage to some of the book's latter pages..

Davenport, Iowa: Thinkers' Press, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Soft. 9" x 6"w. A near fine copy -- tight and clean -- slight edgewear to the cover. THE book for the good chess player who aspires to be a great player. After many ears of playing chess, Rolf Wetzell devised new and revolutionary methods of study. These methods helped him to achieve his life-long ambition of becoming a chess master --an unusual achievement beyond the age of 50..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A very good copy first edition. A slightly sunned spine and the back hinge is cracked. This copy has no dustjacket and with four pages of advertising at the back, it is a 2nd printing. Illustrations by A.B. Wenzell. The inside of the front cover has some random writing. .

New York: P.J. Kennedy, 1904. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A beautiful copy, with no markings whatsoever except on the bookplate.Gold lettering and image of Mother Seton on cover like new. This is the tenth edition of the book in hardcover, but no dustjacket..

New York: International Publishers, Inc., 1949. Book. Illus. by Dobkin, Alexander. Very Good. Hardcover. A very good copy --tight and clean-- but no dustjacket. A beautifully illustrated collection of Whitman's best poetry. Langston Hughes' introduction offers an insightful look into the essence of Whitman's poetic vision. Whitman's was a cosmic vision..

Stockholm: Borkforlaget Cordia, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First. 7"x 5"w. A near fine copy -- tight and clean -- with color illustration on the cover. Dag Widman, A summary of Swedish glassmaking from 1900-1960. This 63-page book written in Swedish & English has a number of color illustrations of some very beautiful examples of Swedish art glass created at the Swedish glassworks in Orrefors and Kosta..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Book. Illus. by Parrish, Maxfield. Very Good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" x 7" W. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- with some rubbing of the cover and a small tear at the top of the spine. Otherwise, in superb condition..

Boston: New Science Library, 1982. Book. Good. Soft. Quarto. A good-very good copy -- tight and clean -- no highlighting, but some coffee splashes on the outer edges of the pages..

New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1985. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very good softcover copy, completely clean. This is a collection of the drawings of the 18th and 19th centuries from the Yale Center for British Art. This book represents the "flowering of the British school of watercolor painting." Among the artists represented in this book are John Robert Cozens, William Alexander, William Callow, John Sell Cotman, John Fullylove, Thomas Danby, and many others. .

U.K.: Penguin Books, 1958. Book. Very Good. Soft. No. 7" x 4"w. Both volumes are in very good condition -- tight, clean pages, no markings but darkened by age. The covers of these paperpacks are in very good shape as well..

New York: Wings Books, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hard Cov. 9 1/2"x 61/2"w. A near fine copy -- tight and clean -- in a fine dustjacket. An anthology of science fiction shorts ---winners of the Hugo and Nebula awards -- written by leading sci-fi authors like Nancy Kress, Roger Zelazny, Greg Bear , Octavia Butler, John Varley, and Connie Willis. The stories range from electrifying (Press Enter __)to uplifting (The Nutcracker Coup by Janet Kagan). .

New York: The MacMillan Co., 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This is a very good former library copy without a dustjacket. It's completely clean but has the discard markings. It's a first edition..