Search Results: Authors starting with W from Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

Leeds, UK: 250th Celebration Committee/Leeds Masters' Circle, 2004 250th Celebration Committee/Leeds Masters' Circle, Leeds, UK. 2004. Hardcover. Stated Limited Edition this being #61 of 175. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a gift inscription on the front pastedown and a F/O name stamp; two Masonic stickers on the rear pastedown. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to tips and tail; light soiling to rear board. No DJ. Blue buckram boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 252 pp 8vo. To make this book, every Lodge and Chapter within the Leeds area was contacted and requested to submit a history of their last 50 years which was then combined with that Lodge's contribution to the 200th year book. A Family Tree is attached in the rear that shows the relationship of all the Lodges to the parent chapter. A clean very presentable copy.

Fort Scott, KS: Citizens National Bank, 1976 Citizens National Bank, Fort Scott, KS. 1976. Hardcover. Bicentennial Reprint of the 1899 original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Maroon grained flexible boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 79 pp 16mo. This book is an accounting of the reminiscences of C.W. Goodlander who came to Fort Scott in 1858 and passed away in 1914. This book only covers his time to 1899. During this time he was mostly a building contractor and he tells of the development of Fort Scott. He also tells of the Border Ruffian raids before and during the Civil War and of General Price's raid on Fort Scott and the coming of the MKT railroad. A good look at the frontier life of Fort Scott, KS. A clean pristine copy.

Washington, DC: D. Z. Howell, 1901 D. Z. Howell, Washington, DC. 1901. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. Memorial Volume. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: VG; light wear to bottom boards from shelving; faded gilt on spine; spotty fabric damage on rear. No DJ. Decorative light green cloth cover with portrait of Mckinley in center panel of decorative black, green & gold borders. Marbled endpapers with intact front and rear hinges. Marbled tinting to textblock edges. 520 pp tall 8vo. This book contains the full account of his early life, education, Civil War career, Congressman, Governor, and President. It also has the account of his assassination, his struggle for life, hope of recovery, and death. The life of President Theodore Roosevelt is included as he was the VP and is not President following McKinley. A clean and presentable copy.

Topeka, KS: Crane and Company, 1913 Crane and Company, Topeka, KS. 1913. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition. Retired public library copy. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for library stamps on textblock edges, endpapers, title page, copyright page, and first page. Book Condition: Good; check out pocket in rear; slight wear through on board bottoms; light wear to tips, head, and tail; index number on spine. No DJ. Tan cloth boards and spine with rust lettering on the spine and front board. 476 pp 8vo. By the owner of the Atchison (KS) Globe. This is a day-to-day diary of sights, scenes, and people on the author's six-month long trip through the Pacific (Jan-May 1913). Produced during a time when travel to this region was rare, the author give very detailed descriptions of parts of the world not seen by his readership. A clean very presentable copy with little library use.

New York: Jove Books, 2015 Jove Books, New York. 2015. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 2nd Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: New. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 478 pp. This is James Cronley's first successful Cold War mission for the about-to-be-official new Directorate of Central Intelligence has drawn all kinds of attention. He's now a captain and in charge of a top secret spy operation. A lot of people would like to know about the operation - not just the Soviets but also the Pentagon and a seething J. Edgar Hoover. Cronley knows that if anything goes wrong, he's finished. But he's already caught up in more than one conspiracy . . . Cronley has just uncovered a bizarre alliance between a former German intelligence chief and the Mossad. A German family whom Cronely never knew he had has suddenly and suspiciously emerged. And he has a rendezvous with an undercover agent against the Soviets known only as Seven-K.… Read More

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1968 University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM. 1968. Softcover/Trade Wraps. A Complete Facsimile Edition of the Scarce First Edition. Official Title; The Legislative Blue-Book of the State of New Mexico. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New, tight hinges, feels unopened. No DJ. Slipcase: As New; paper abstract pasted to front; blue grained paper on all surfaces; scant shelfwear to tail; no broken or cracked edges. Printed blue heavy board stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. [4] 154 pp (Laws, Records, Facts) 46 pp (Sketch of its History and Review of its Resources) 8vo. Reproduced here in its entirety is the first governmental handbook of the Territory of New Mexico, 1882. Originally issued as an authoritative factual guide to the Territory, this book has become a basic source of information on the era between 1846 and 1882. The book contains a history of the… Read More

Wallington, Surrey, UK: The Religious Education Press, 1953 The Religious Education Press, Wallington, Surrey, UK. 1953. Softcover/Trade Wraps. String binding in spine. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for ink out of former owner name on the contents page. Book Condition: Good; closed tears and bumping to edges of wraps that overlay the textblock. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in binding; text is secure in binding. 40 pp 8vo. This book should be regarded as a companion volume to Bible Puppetry as the technique of the Art is carried on through the more advanced types to the marionettes. The business of religious puppetry is to teach a lesson by telling a story; it is visual education. A clean presentable copy.

New York, NY: Doubleday, 2004 Doubleday, New York. 2004. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to tail; small smudge on end of textblock bottom. DJ: Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($29.950. Blue paper over boards with red overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Maps as endpapers. 582 pp 8vo. This book is the gripping story of Texas's precarious journey to statehood, from its early colonization in the 1820s to the shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad by the Mexican army, from its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches to its day of liberation as an upstart republic. The author tells the turbulent story of Texas through the eyes of a colorful cast of characters who have become a permanent fixture in the American landscape: Stephen Austin, the state's reluctant founder; Sam Houston, the alcoholic former governor who came to lead the Texas army… Read More

Parsons. KS: Commercial Publishing Company, 1921 Commercial Publishing Company, Parsons, KS. 1921. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light wear to head, tail, and tips; foxing to first and last three pages and endpapers. No DJ. Brown leatherette boards and spine with gilt lettering on the front board with embossed titles, eagle, and borders. 196 pp 4to. This book is about the citizens of Labette County Kansas who participated in the Great War- World War I. It is an illustrated historical biography compiled from private and public authentic records. The World War-- American participation --Labette County personnel of military and naval activity, the Labette County Chapter American Red Cross and other participants. A clean very presentable copy of a rare WWI book.

Gettysburg, PA: Tipton and Blocher Publishers, 1913 Tipton and Blocher Publishers, Gettysburg, PA. 1913. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated Revised Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; bumping and chipping to oversize wrap edges; shallow folds to corners of wraps; foxing to rear page; tear to wrap at tail and part of the front wrap. No DJ. Brown pictorial wraparound wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in red and gold string two-hole binding; Text is secure in binding. 68 pp 8vo oblong. Lincoln's Address delivered at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863 on the rear wrap. Hundreds of half-tone photographs in full page and panorama show how the region appears at that time (1911). The photographs feature the monuments that have been erected by Federal and Confederate memorial foundations and how the battlefields have been marked and preserved by the Gettysburg National Park Association. A clean very presentable copy. No… Read More

Milwaukee, WI: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1930 The Bruce Publishing Company, Milwaukee, WI. 1930. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Printing. Retired Jr. high school copy with no check-out record. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a library stamp on the FFFP and textblock bottom. Book Condition: Very Good; light bumping to head and tail; light shelfwear to board bottoms; dust soiling to textblock top. Clean internals; internal hinges are sound and not split. 139 pp 8vo. This book is written to point out to industrial-arts men the possibilities of metal work as an industrial-arts subject. This book involves forge work, bench-metal work, sheet-metal work, lathe work, and pipe fitting. This book covers operations of fabrication and a number of projects to make based on plans/diagrams in the book. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Harvest Books / Harcourt, Brace, and World , 1965 Harvest Books / Harcourt, Brace, and World, New York. 1965. (v.4.65) Softcover/Mass Market Paperback. Reprint edition. Harvest Books Edition HB 1, 95¢. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O initial on the front wrap verso. Book Condition: Very Good; light wear to head, tail, and tips; light rubbing to panels. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 88 pp 12mo. Few readers need any introduction to the work of the most influential poet of the twentieth century. In addition to the title poem, this selection includes The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, Gerontion, Ash Wednesday, and other poems from Mr. Eliot's early and middle work. A clean very presentable copy.

Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, 1980 Aero Publishers, Fallbrook, CA. 1980. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; light shelfwear to head, tail, and board bottom edges;small scuff on the rear board. DJ: Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($10.95); small torn hole on rear panel; chipping to head and upper tips; small closed tear at tail. Blue boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 191 pp 8vo. The author graduated from high school in 1942 and he set out to achieve his dream of being a combat fighter pilot. He applied to and was accepted in the Army Air Corps and completed Basic Flying School and Advance Flying School in Texas and was assigned to a P-40 training unit at Eagle Pass, TX. He then went to New Guinea and flew the P-51 Mustang with the Fifth Fighter Command Headquarters, Fifth Air Force, 348th Fighter Group. The remainder of his time was flying combat support in the Philippines, Le Shima, and to the end of the war. The book is… Read More

Chicago, IL: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1957 Scott, Foresman and Company, Chicago, IL. 1957. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for County Superintendent's stamps on the front and rear pastedowns. Book Condition: Very Good; light wear to edges; suntanning to spine; light rubbing to boards. No DJ. Pictorial buckram boards and spine with blue and orange titles on the spine and front board; children pictures on front board. 200 pp 8vo. This book is part of a health education program for children in the 8-9 year-old age group. It covers the special needs, interests, and characteristics of this age group. Factors of growth, maturity, and understanding are brought up for discussion. A clean very presentable copy.

London, UK/New York, NY: Ernest Nister/E.P. Dutton & Co., 1906 Ernest Nister/E.P. Dutton & Co., London, UK/New York, NY. 1906. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; splash stains on front board; light soiling to boards and spine; light foxing to first and last 3 pages. No DJ. Khaki cloth covered boards and spine with brown lettering on the spine; gilt lettering on the front board with gilt decorations around pasted-on color illustration. Gilt textblock edges; beveled board edges. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. Pictorial endpapers. 159 pp 12mo. Written in dactylic hexameter, this poem tells of the Courtship of Miles Standish set in the year 1621 against the backdrop of a fierce Indian war and focuses on a love triangle among three Mayflower passengers: Miles Standish, Priscilla Mullins, and John Alden. Longfellow said that the story was true, but the historical evidence is inconclusive. A clean very presentable copy.

Chicago, IL: Rand McNally & Company, 1907 Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, IL. 1907. Hardcover. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for gift notation dated Christmas 1914 on the FFFP. Book Condition: Good +; fabric wear at tail and upper and lower front tips; ink stain on front board and textblock bottom; fraying to edge of Indian motif fabric on boards; soiling to gold cloth overlay; repaired split to front interior hinge. No DJ. Navajo blanket patterned cloth on boards with gold cloth overlay on spine; gilt lettering on spine and front board; tipi scenes in gilt on spine and front board. Gilt textblock edges. Clean internals.188 pp + Notes 12mo. This book is an 1855 epic poem in trochaic tetrameter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which features Native American characters. The epic relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Viking, 2014 Viking, New York. 2014. Hardcover. Stated First Published by Viking Penguin/ First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($27.95); light bumping to upper tips. Beige paper over boards with blue overlay on the spine; bright gilt lettering on the spine. 262 pp 8vo. The glory days of Hollywood were the 1930s to the 1950s and the studio departments let the public see that they had a life of glamour and style. But in reality it was much different as Robert Wagner would know after 50 years in the business. This book is his intimate ode to a bygone time, one of magnificent homes, luxurious hotels, opulent nightclubs and restaurants, and unforgettable parties that were all part of the Hollywood social scene at its peak. A tender farewell to the people of a mythical place long since transformed. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Halcottsville, NY: Breakaway Books , 2014 Breakaway Books, New York. 2014. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 224 pp 8vo. On the final day of the 1963 major-league baseball season, Houston Colt .45s teen sensation John Paciorek, in his one and only major league game, went 3 for 3, had 3 RBIs, scored 4 times, and fielded 4 balls in the outfield. From this start, a back injury put him back in the minors and from there he departed from baseball forever after one perfect game in the bigs. This book tells his story from childhood in Detroit, to high school, to one season in the minors, his day in the bigs, and his life afterward. Healthy, what could he have become? A clean very presentable copy.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1969 Doubleday and Co., Garden City, NY. 1969. Hardcover. First Edition. Book Condition: Near Fine; rubbing to edges of boards from shelving and slight cock. DJ: VG; chipping and missing piece at top of spine. Book is tight, mostly square, and unmarked. Black cloth boards with red overlay on spine with bright silver lettering on spine. 214 pp. Reverend Harrington, an ordained Baptist minister, opened his mission in 1961 on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, a stripper's emporium, where is parishioners are dope addicts, prostitutes, alcoholics, homosexuals, strippers, and gangsters. A much sought-after evangelist with a deep religious conviction. A very presentable copy in Brodart Mylar.

New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1965 The Viking Press, New York. 1965. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light shelfwear to board edges and spine. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($4.50); slight chipping to head and tail; light shelfwear to tips; light rubbing to panels. Black paper over boards with white linen overlay on the spine with Orange and black lettering on the spine. 214 pp 8vo. This book is a spoof of the present-day efforts to thaw the Cold War through what is called "cultural exchange." Elena is a young post-war Russian woman who meets Jack Spade in his Coffee-House. Spade wrote a book that is very popular in Russia about the utter depravity of English life. They are drawn together and Jack is looking for a casual affair and she is oblivious to that. The author then takes the couple through a maze of courting rituals that picture the condition today. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.