Search Results: Authors starting with W from Grinning Cat Books

First Edition, First Printing. The very rare, first 1888 edition. Profusely with frontispiece and 214 wonderful illustrations throughout by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton, many full page. A description of and anecdotes regarding the major coach routes across England and Ireland. Chapters include 'The Bath Road', 'The Exeter Road', 'The Portsmouth Road', 'The Brighton Road', 'The Dover Road', 'The York Road', and 'The Holyhead Road.' The text looks at the history of the coachways, and their conditions from as early as the 1600s. Very good plus in publishers original half-bound burgundy leather burgundy cloth; leather corners, with leather outlined in gilt. Raised bands on spine with gilt text and designs. top edge gilt. Some edgewear and light scuffing; edges bumped and a bit worn. Yellow boards with wood grain pattern. Content near fine, with text and illustrations bright, lean and unmarred, with only occasional light foxing. Prior owners signature on front free endpaper. Folio, 367 pp. A wonderful… Read More

First Rackham Edition. Fine in a near fine, rare original, beautiful pictorial dustjacket. "The Compleat Angler; or The Contemplative Man's Recreation, Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish, and Fishing not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers." With 12 full-page color plates (complete), and several black & white reproductions; illustrated endpapers. Near fine in original blue cloth, lettered and illustrated in gilt, top edge gilt. Quarto. 7.75 x 10 in. [ii], 224 pp. An uncommonly lovely copy of this famous work, one of the best we've seen.

First Edition of this "exciting history of the rise of the American computer industry." (The Washington Post). Signed by Thomas Watson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
In this eloquent first-person account of a family drama that changed the face of American business, the man who transformed IBM into the world's largest computer company reflects on his lifelong partnership with his father--and how their management style and shared dedication to excellence united to create a unique corporate culture that became the blueprint for the entire technology boom. "A frank and revealing picture of Big Blue -- and a vivid inside look at the family that dominated its years of spectacular growth." (The Boston Globe).

Special Limited Edition. First Edition thus. Fine in black leather, titles in gilt. Signed by David Weber. Limited 20th Century edition. Octavo. 6.25 x 9.5 in. [x], 387 + [1] pp. A fantastic collector's copy of this SciFy classic.

First Trade Edition, Later Printing. Signed boldly by Jack Welch on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dustjacket. In Winning, Welch delivers a wide-ranging, in-depth, no-holds-barred management guidebook about the tough strategic, organizational, and personal challenges that face people at every stage of their careers. Loaded with candid personal anecdotes, hard-hitting advice, and invaluable dos and don'ts, Jack explains his theory of business, by laying out the important principles that form the foundation of his success.

First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in original black cloth and near fine pictorial dust jacket, lightly worn at the corners and head of the spine, and with a short tear at the top of the front panel, hardly visible. Inscribed by Wellman on the front free endpaper. Very scarce signed. With occasional black & white reproductions of illustrations by Leonard Everett Fisher. Illustrated endpapers. Duodecimo. 202 pp.

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in original pale green boards with paper title label affixed to front cover. A Paper Read at the Annual Dinner Meeting of the Mississippi Historical Society, Jackson, Mississippi, March 7, 1975. One of 1,000 copies. Small octavo. 13 x 21 cm. 27 pp. A lovely copy and a perfect gift.

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. Tan cloth covered boards and spine with shiny gilt and copper foil lettering on the spine and a shiny gilt design on the upper corner of the front board. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. Tall Octavo. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. An excellent copy of Welty's last novel.

First Edition, First Printing (1942). Fine in a very good plus dustjacket. Original teal cloth with the white lettering bright and in tact and with the pink stripe unfaded on the upper cover and the spine. Beautiful and rich. Dustjacket is richly colored with a small closed tear on the front small and light wear to the spine head and joints. Some toning to the rear. The author's very uncommon second book. Welty's loose retelling of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, set against a Southern backdrop. Copies in this condition are mostly not found at all. One of the best we've seen of this wartime production. Octavo. 185 pages.

First Limited Edition of Eudora Welty's Collected Stories. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the author, this being number 220. Fine in a very good plus publisher's slipcase with normal shelf wear and some corners a bit bumped. Rich maroon cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt vignette to the front panel. A beautiful copy.
Eudora Welty won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize and was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was also the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America. Her Collected Stories include the previously published collections: A Curtain of Green and Other Stories, The Golden Apples, The Wide Net and Other Stories, and The Bride of the Innisfallen and Other Stories. A fantastic collector's item for the Welty fan.

First Edition. BAL State B, lacking illustrations. Inscribed by Holmes on the front free endpaper. Very rare thus. Overall very good in publishers beveled terra-cotta, pebble, embossed cloth. All edges gilt. Tear and chipping to head and tail of spine; front and rear cover hinges starting. Some bumping to corners. Internally, text is clean, bright and unmarred. First published in 1858, this is one of Holmes' more popular literary works. The novel is a series of essays, featuring a collection of boarders who gather around a table, providing an audience for the wit and philosophy of the Autocrat. The essays take the form of conversations that generally develop into monologues. Cleverly and epigrammatically, the seemingly disconnected, is unified by the recurring themes and personalities. 8vo (8-5/16 x 5-1/2 inches. [ii], viii, 373 pp. Overall, a very good and scarce signed copy of this famous work.

First Edition, First Printing. One of 250 printed copies. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Tape shadows from old dust jacket protector on endpapers, otherwise fine in original cloth-backed printed boards. Thin octavo. 35 pages. Scarce signed.

First Printing. Limited Facsimile Edition of the author's novel. Rare and scarce. One of the greatest novelists of the 20th century. Fine in original cloth, with fine pictorial dust jacket, in very near fine slipcase. With publisher's information card on this title laid in, card mildly discolored on one side. Duodecimo. 14 x 20.5 cm. A must-have title for West collectors. A fine collectible copy. This is one of few copies of this Limited Edition still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note that most of the 1933 original First Edition copies available lack the scarce dust jacket are in relatively poor condition, yet command thousands of dollars. This is a lovely and accessible alternative. A rare and great collector's copy thus. Published in a small and limited print run (whose number is not specified). An austerely elegant production by Collectors Reprints: Regular-sized volume format. Khaki cloth boards with titles embossed on… Read More

First Edition, First Printing of West's final novel, named one of the 100 best novels of the century by the Modern Library. Original cloth red cloth slightly faded along the edges, and more so along the spine. Dust jacket is the Book of the Month Club in fine condition, (itself quite rare, especially in this condition); almost identical to the original almost all of which are found in very poor condition. Price and leading edge of the original dust jacket pasted to board. Book contents near fine, with tight binding and no cocking or other markings other than minor spotting on a few pages in the middle. Overall, a wonderful copy of this enduring classic.
Nathanael West began working as a screenwriter in the early 1930s, using his experiences to compose what many consider the definitive Hollywood novel. In it, the main character Tod Hackett "weaves his way along the seamy underside of Hollywood, among the confused, resentful people who have followed their dreams… The Day of the Locust remains the best… Read More

First Edition. Fine in a fine dustjacket. Signed by author on the title page. The first novel of William Wharton, Birdy won the U.S. National Book Award in the category First Novel. The book was a also Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1980, ultimately losing to The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer. On one level, this is merely a novel about a strange boy named Birdy and his friend Al. On another level, it's an inventive tale about friendship and family. Quarter cream cloth with grey paper boards. In mylar-covered dustjacket. Front board impressed with wing design. Top edge powder blue. Fine. Tall octavo, 309 p. A fine copy of this wonderful classic.

First American Edition, First Printing. Signed by Wharton on the title page. William Wharton was the pen-name of American author Albert William Du Aime (1925-2008), best remembered for his novel Birdy. Fine in a fine dust jacket with only a small nick at the head and tail of the spine. Original black quarter cloth, grey-brown boards, spine lettered in copper and front board in blind, publisher's device to rear board in blind. Tall octavo. 449 pages.

First English Edition, First Printing. Dust jacket, designed by Sydney Nolan. The fifth book of this Nobel Prize winning author, based on the life of the 19 century Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt who disappeared while on an expedition into the Australian outback. Winner of the Miles Franklin Award & the W. H. Smith Literary Award. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket, with some wear at the spine head and top corner. 8v0. 478 pp. A very nice copy!

First Edition, First Printing. Beautifully illustrated throughout in color by Barry Moser, and signed by him on the title page. Fine in original cloth-backed boards and fine pictorial dust jacket. Quarto. 22.5 x 28.5 cm. 64 pp. A lovely retelling of this timeless classic.

First Edition thus. Undated, c.1916. Features 16 color plates by Rackham, each beautifully rich with subdued colors and featuring Rackham at his most magical; fine tissue guards w/printed captions. Illustrations produced by the Hentschel Color-Type Process. Additionally, includes full and partial page B&W imagery, headers, tailpieces, and decorative designs throughout. For the age, very good olive green full-cloth boards, gilt embossed cover and spine design, titles. Mild shelf wear and rubbing on the top front cover. Some foxing throughout. Front board features mounted plate of maidens with fairy quartet. Color frontispiece plate of Titiana Lying Asleep; fine with tissue guard and printed caption. Pages generally very good plus; clean, with no writing. 134 pp. Overall, a very nice copy.

First Limited Edition, First Printing (1975).One of only 400 copies, this being number 360. Signed on the limitation page by Tennessee Williams. Fine in a fine slipcase. Presents almost as new, one of the best we've seen. Fine in publisher's original green cloth, with bright gilt cover and spine text. Slipcase fine. Internal content fine. Octavo. xix, [xx, xxi, xxii], 264, [2, blank] pages. A truly lovely copy.

Tennessee Williams (b. 1911 - d. 1983) was one of the most renowned and influential playwrights and storytellers of the 20th century. His classic works include: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie, Summer and Smoke, Camino Real, Sweet Bird of Youth, Night of the Iguana, Orpheus Descending, and The Rose Tattoo. When Memoirs was first published in 1975, it created quite a bit of turbulence. Although Williams long self-identified as a gay man, his candor about his love life, sexual encounters, and drug use was at the time found by many to be shocking in and of… Read More