Search Results: Authors starting with W from MDS Books

Toronto: Hamish Hamilton, 2013. First Edition . First Canadian Edition/First Printing. Fine book in a Fine Dust Jacket. Signed and dated in the year of publication, by the author on the titile page. First novel from the author of Once You Break A Knuckle.

Toronto: Hamish Hamilton, 2011. First Edition . First Canadian Edition/First Printing. Fine book in orange boards with a touch of rubbing to the bottom boards, without a Dust Jacket as issued. Signed by the author on the title page. One of the stories in this collection (The Dead Roads) won the BBC short story award. The author's first book.

New York: Crown Publishers, 2008. First Edition . Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing (full number line). Hardcover. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. In 1985, at a heated auction at Christie's of London, a 1787 bottle of Chateau Lafite Bordeaux went for $156,000 to the Forbes family. So begins this page turning true life account.

Toronto: Thomas Allen, 2010. First Edition . First Canadian Edition. Fine book in a Fine Dust Jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. A novel set in Newfoundland from this award winning author.

New York: Scribner, 2017. First Edition . Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine Dust Jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Book mark with autograph sticker laid in. Winner of the National Book Award. Ward is the the first and only woman writer to win two National Book Awards.

Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2002. First Edition . First USA Edition. Near Fine book in pictorial wrappers as issued. softcover. Some abrasions to the front cover, else fine. Signed and dated "2005 ad" by Chris Ware, in silver tipped pen on the front cover. Ware designed this book , compiling the complete Krazy Kat comic strips of 1927-1928 by Herriman.

Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 1995. Second Edition. Pictorial wrappers with small bend to the top of the wrapper, else fine. Signed and dated "C Ware 2005 A.D." by the author on the front cover, in white ink.

Toronto: Harper Collins, 2010. First Edition . First Canadian Edition. Fine book in a Fine Dust Jacket. Winner of the 2010 Governor General's Literary Award.

London: Virago, 2009. First Edition . First UK Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine Book in a Fine Dust Jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Shortlisted for the 2009 Booker Prize.

New York: Random House, 1995. First Edition . First USA Edition. Fine book in a Fine Dust Jacket.

Santa Barbara: Santa Teresa Press, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine boook in a Fine Dust Jacket. 1 of 1000 copies printed. Welles last, original screenplay, himself a main character, revolving around his futile real life attempt to stage the play by Marc Blitzstein in the 1930's. Forward by James Pepper. Afterword by Jonathan Rosenbaum.

New York: Random House, 2000. First Edition . First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine Dust Jacket.. Signed by the author on the title page. Author's first book.

London: Jonathan Cape, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in Fine Dust Jacket. Signed by the author on the title page.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1996. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. First Edition/First Printing.Softcover. Uncorrected Proof. Fine in pictorial wrapppers. Signed by the author on the title page.

London: Jonathan Cape, 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine Dust Jacket.. Signed by the author on the title page.

New York: Doubleday, 1941. First Edition . Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Nearly fine book in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf. The book is fine except for some light toning to the inside boards and endsheets, binding sound and pages clean, stated First Edition on the copyright page. The Dust Jacket is correctly priced at $2.50, with a ringstain to the front panel, darkened spine, a small chip to the top back corner of spine and panel and some overall light dust soiling. The first book from the author with an introduction by Katherine Anne Porter.

New York: Doubleday, 1942. First Edition . Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine book with toning to pastedowns and endsheets and some minor rubbing. Stated first edition on copyright page. The Jacket is Very Good, price clipped toning to the back panel, chips and darkening to the spine ends and some small closed tears along the edges. Signed and inscribed by the author , in 1956, on the front flyleaf. Second book and first novel from the author.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine book in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Sunning to the jacket spine, but the pink letters still legible, priced $2.50 on the front flap, light wear to the edges. The book has some foxing and rubbing to edges, clean throughout. The author's third book. 2500 copies in the first printing.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. First UK Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine book in a near fine priced dust jacket. Jacket has wear to the upper front cover. Signed and inscribed by the author on the dedication page: "For Robert Gard on one of the great occasions 8th March 1980 Patrick White." The "great occasion" referred to in the author inscripton was the 1980 Australian premiere of Benjamin Britton's last opera, based on Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice" for which Gard played the part of Aschenbach (as he did in the movie version.) Additonally inscribed to Gard on the front free endpaper by the Australian producer and dedicatee of The Twyborn Affair, Jim Sharman. The Twyorn Affair was short listed for the Booker Prize but removed at the author's request. A late masterpiece by the Noble Prize winner.

New York: Doubleday, 2001. First Edition . First Edition. Advance Readng Copy. Fine in illustrated wraps. Indicates "not for sale" on the front flap. Signed by the author on the title page. Second Novel from the author of The Underground Railroad.