Search Results: Authors starting with W from GN Books and Prints

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oxford Edition.
Hardback, 1910, published by Henry Frowde, London, Oxford University Press, 886 pages.
Tree calf leather binding, with gilt detail to edges of boards and extensively so to spine, which has raised bands. Some wear and chipping to spine and its bands, with small tear at top. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear. Rear board has been substantially scuffed, removing some of leather coating. Binding holding reasonably well, although front outer hinge is partially cracked. Textblock firm. Page edges marbled, as are endpapers. A little foxing to endpapers. Front pastedown contains a prize-giving bookplate. Page surfaces are very clean and appear to contain no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information. A nice copy.

Greater London: A Narrative of its History, its People and its Places, by Edward Walford, M.A., illustrated with numerous engravings, in two volumes.Hardback, 1894 & 1895, presumed first editions, published by Cassell and Company, Limited, London, 560 + 576 pages. Pocket in front pastedown of second volume contains a separate map of the Greater London area, although it contains several tears and the lower half of it appears to be missing.Pictorial and patterned cloth boards and spines with gilt lettering and detail. Boards and spines are very worn, rubbed, scuffed and marked, though detail still reasonably visible, though less so on spine of first volume. Corners a little bumped. Binding holding, though strained. Inner hinges cracked, tape repair to front inner hinge of second volume and textblock barely attached to binding at rear. Page edges browned and marked. A few tears to pages here and there and some marks but otherwise page surfaces are quite clean and appear to contain no underlining,… Read More

Deville McKeene: The Exploits of the Mystery Airman by Rowland Walker.
Hardback, undated but circa 1920 (prizegiving bookplate from 1930 to front free endpaper), early edition and possible first edition, illustrated, published by Partridge, London, 248 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 1/2" by 5 1/4" by 1 1/2". No dust jacket. Red cloth binding, black lettering and pictorial detail to front board and spine. Marking, scuffing and some discolouration to binding and a little puckering to cloth on front board. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, small tears to head and tail of spine, slightly bumped and torn corners. Some slackness to binding, crack to front inner hinge with netting exposed and some strain throughout. Page edges browned, scuffed, marked and a little foxed. A little marking, foxing to endpapers, prizegiving bookplate to front free endpaper. A little foxing and some thumb marking to page surfaces throughout but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Face in the Night by Edgar Wallace.
Hardback, 1927, popular edition (early edition, first published 1924), published by John Long, Limited, London, 318 pages.
Sextodecimo/16mo, measures around 7 1/2" by 5 1/8" by 1 1/4". No dust jacket. Red cloth binding, black edging to front board, black lettering and edging to spine. A little discolouration to spine. Marking and scuffing, with signs of rubbing and shelf-wear. Small tears at head and tail of spine, slightly bumped and torn corners. Some slackness to binding, cracking to hinges and other strain. Page edges browned, foxed and scuffed. Some foxing to page surfaces, more pronounced towards endpapers. Previous owner inscription and other pen mark to front free endpaper, pen mark or initials to rear pastedown but otherwise no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Sir Walter Scott - Scott's Poetical Works; Illustrated - Chandos Poets edition

Hardback, no publisher information or title pages but believed to be 1868 (similar copy exists in the British Museum and can be viewed online), illustrated with 12 plates (opposite pages 34, 96, 148, 190, 225, 298, 334, 377, 443, 478, 499 and 533), original illustrations engraved by the Dalziel brothers; probably published by Frederick Warne & Co., London (again, going by British Museum copy) and printed by Savill Edwards and Co., 640 pages, no preliminaries.

Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 5 3/4" by 2". Dark green cloth binding, bevelled boards, faded red and gilt detail tooling and stamping to front board, faded gilt lettering to spine, rear board embossed. Binding very scuffed, worn and marked. Clear signs of shelf-wear, bumped and torn corners. Tearing to head and tail of spine, considerable fading where it reads 'Chandos Poets' at tail. Binding very strained in places, some cracks to textblock, some slackness.… Read More

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott with the author's introduction and notes, edited by J. Logie Robertson, M.A., Oxford Complete Edition.
Hardback, 1904 , published by Henry Frowde, 970 pages.
Tree calf leather binding, with gilt detail to edges of boards, crest and extensively so to spine, which has raised bands. Some chipping to top and base of spine and to book title section of spine. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear. Binding holding, although front inner hinge a little cracked, whilst rear outer hinge almost fully cracked and although the board remains attached it is somewhat flimsily so through the rear inner hinge. Textblock firm. Page edges marbled, as are endpapers. Front pastedown contains a prize-giving bookplate. Page surfaces are quite clean, apart from the odd mark and a hint of tanning, and appear to contain no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information. A nice copy

Waverley or 'Tis Sixty Years Since by Sir Walter Scott, Bart. [Waverley Novels Pocket Edition Volume I] Hardback, 1873, published by Adam and Charles Black, London, xxi + 398 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 6 1/2" by 41/4" by 1". Green cloth binding, gilt lettering with black letter and detail to front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean, colouring still vivid and looks very good for age. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Slightly bumped corners. Slackness to binding, frontispiece partially detached though remainder of contents reasonably tight. Page edges browned, scuffed, slightly foxed and a bit marked. A little marking to endpapers, previous owner name and date on half-title page. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker: with an Account of His Life and Death by Isaac Walton, in Two Volumes: Volume I.
Hardback, 1890, published at Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 630 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 9 1/4" by 6" by 1 3/8". Purple cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Marking and scuffing to binding, much discolouration, particularly to board edges and spine. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, tearing at edges of spine and a little one boards. Some slackness to binding but contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and a bit marked, upper and fore-edges neatly cut. Some marking to endpapers, inscription on front free endpaper. Some lines in margins and the odd note. See pictures for further information.

Witnesses to the Unseen and Other Essays by Wilfrid Ward

















Hardback, 1893, first edition, published by Macmillan and Co., London, xxix + 309 pages + 6-page author catalogue at rear.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 9" by 6" by 1 3/8". Burgundy cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Marking and scuffing to binding. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Tearing to head of spine. Bumped corners. Some slackness to binding, cracking t front inner hinge and some strain throughout. Page edges deckled, mostly neatly opened, though some rough edges, but some leaves haven't been opened. Edges also browned, scuffed a little tan and a bit marked, with some staining to lower edges. Some marking and staining to endpapers. A little marking to page surfaces but reasonably clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Soldiers of Liberty or From the Great Deep by Emily P. Weaver

Hardback, 1893, first edition, illustrated, published by Charles H. Kelly, London, 150 pages + 10-page catalogue of other publications at rear.












In very good condition for age. Light brown/tan cloth boards and spine, pictorial front board and patterning on spine, with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Very clean, small mark and dent on rear, signs of shelf-wear. Slightly bumped corners. Binding firm. A couple of dog-eared page corners and a very small tear (a few millimetres) to one page. Minor marking and scuffing to page edges but generally clean. Page surfaces clean, the odd mark but otherwise fine, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. Gift inscription to front pastedown. See pictures for further information.

The Emperor Charles V: The Growth and Destiny of a Man and of a World-Empire by Karl Brandi, Translated from the German by C.V. Wedgwood Hardback, 1960 reprint (first published 1939, reprinted 1949 and 1954), illustrated and containing foldout genealogical table, published by Jonathan Cape, London, 655 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 8 3/4" by 6 1/8" by 1 5/8". Pictorial dust jacket displays some age-related marking, scuffing and a some wear and tattering at the edges but reasonably clean, with a little discolouration to spine. Brown cloth binding, gilt crest to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Binding very clean and colouring vivid. Signs of wear, a little rubbing at edges. A little slackness to binding but book contents tight. Page edges scuffed but very clean for age, only the slightest of marking. Previous owner inscription to front pastedown but page surfaces very clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Animal Friends by Jane Werner, A Little Golden Book, pictures by Garth Williams.
Hardback, 1953, first edition, published by Frederick Muller Ltd., London.
Pictorial card boards with some marking and scuffing but cover art still quite vivid. Binding firm. Browning to page edges but. Gift inscription to front endpaper and previous owner name on inside of front cover but otherwise page surfaces generally clean apart from the odd mark, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

A print of Harrow School, a coloured aquatint by J. C. Stadler after W. Westall, 1816. A vintage print, many decades old.
This print was taken from the book 'English Public Schools' by Rex Warner, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1946 by Collins, London. Very light marking but otherwise clean.
Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) with a window size of a little under 8" x 6" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in Harrow school, architecture, Britain, the work of J. C. Stadler or W. Westall, or art generally.

A print of Winchester College from Warden's Garden, a coloured aquatint by J. C. Stadler after W. Westall, 1816. A vintage print, many decades old.
This print was taken from the book 'English Public Schools' by Rex Warner, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1946 by Collins, London. Very light marking but otherwise clean.
Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) with a window size of a little under 8" x 6" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in Harrow school, architecture, Britain, the work of J. C. Stadler or W. Westall, or art generally.

Reduction of Staff: A Public School Mystery by F. J. Whaley.
Hardback, circa 1930s, 6th thousand, presumed first edition, published by Skeffington & Son, Ltd., London, 288 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 1/2" by 5 1/4" by 1 1/8". No dust jacket. Pale cloth binding, black lettering to front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Book has slight forward tilt. Slightly bumped corners. Binding quite firm. Page edges browned, scuffed, foxed and a bit marked. Foxing to preliminary and hindmost pages, a little throughout but page surfaces otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage.
Hardback, 1929, 33rd year.
Blue cloth boards and spine, patterned with gilt detail. Some discolouration to spine though title and detail still visible. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear, some marks and scuffs but binding has retained much of its colour. Binding a bit slack, especially spine, though holding. Front inner hinge cracked. Outer and lower page edges a little browned. Upper edge is gilt. Some scuffs and marks to edges. Some marking to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces are quite clean and do not appear to contain any underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

City and Countryside in Late Medieval & Renaissance Italy: Essays Presented to Philip Jones, Edited by Trevor Dean and Chris Wickham Hardback, 1990, first edition, published by The Hambledon Press, London, xvii + 197 pages.
Measures around 9 1/2" by 6 3/8" by 3/4". No dust jacket. Blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. A little scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring vivid. Small signs of wear, a little rubbing at edges. Binding firm. Page edges very clean and page surfaces also very clean, no inscriptions, underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Bonnie Prince Charlie by Clennell Wilkinson.
Hardcover, 1936 reprint/second impression (originally published 1932), with 16 illustrations and five maps/plans, one of which folds out, published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, 247 pages.
Octavo/8vo. Measures around 8 3/4" by 6" by 1 1/2". Dust jacket is somewhat tattered with several chips out of it and has been given a protective plastic cover. It is also marked, more so to rear, with some discolouration to spine. Silver-coloured cloth binding, with discolouration towards board edges and on spine, though reasonably clean. Signs of shelf-wear, tearing to lower spine edge. Book has slight forward tilt. Binding reasonably firm, though some strain, with one of the plates loose between pages 228 and 229, and another only partially attached between pages 222 and 223. Page edges browned, tanned, marked and scuffed. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

Yvette in Venice and Titania's Palace by Nevile Wilkinson

Hardback, 1923, first edition, vintage children's book published by Oxford University Press, 111 pages plus plates containing 28 illustrations.

Cloth boards and spine, front board patterned. A little discolouration to spine. Boards are a little marked with the odd dent. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear. A bit grubby on upper edges. Corners a little bumped . Binding quite firm. Page edges browned and a little foxed. Foxing and marking to endpapers and a gift inscription to recto side of second page but otherwise page surfaces are quite clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Roman See in the Early Church and Other Studies in Church History by William Bright, D.D. Hardback, 1896, first edition, published by Longmans, Green, & Co., London, ix + 490 pages with 16-page publisher catalogue at rear.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 3/4" by 5 1/2" by 1 1/2". Burgundy/maroon cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. A little marking and some scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still reasonably vivid, though spine displays much discolouration. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Bumped corners. Slackness to binding, some cracking to inner hinges and some wear. Page edges deckled, browned, scuffed and a bit marked. Previous owner bookplate to front pastedown and inscription to recto of front free endpaper. Tipped-in note or errata. The odd pencil number or mark to a few page surfaces but otherwise clean. See pictures for further information.