Search Results: Authors starting with W from Gotcha By The Books

Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1921. 2nd Edition. hardbound. Very Good (map fair with tape-repair)/no dustwrapper. 8vo. b&w illustrations/fold-out map Popular history of the New Zealand armed forces at Gallipoli, being Volume I in a series of four books on the subject of New Zealand in the Great War; b&w photo illustrations, text maps, and including a large fold-out map to rear of text, being a trench-map of Anzac; foxing/tanning to endpapers, prelims and text block, o.w. Very Good throughout; boards with some wear to head and tail of spine; fold-out Trench Map in fair condition, no longer adhered to rear pastedown, and with significant tears at folds (with substantial tape-repair).

UK: Studio Parris Wakefield, 2012. Numbered limited edition. Very Good. 59.5 x 42cm (x3). Scarce New Order memorabilia, being three limited edition colour posters (all with similar design theme of red, blue and black criss-crossing colour bands, with red, black or white titling) for the 2012 reunion tour; designed by Studio Parris Wakefield, being 3-colour screenprints on heavy paper stock, hand-numbered to lower edge of poster: New Order London Brixton Academy 2 & 3 May 2012 13/220; New Order Manchester Apollo 26 & 27 April 2012 59/220; New Order United Kingdom 2012 9/320 (this last poster giving a list of all six venues and dates for the tour); some auction records list Peter Saville as part of the design team, but according to Howard Wakefield (who had taken over as creative director) ""this was the first time Peter hadn't been involved with New Order"" - source: Studio Parris Wakefield website; with regards the design of the posters, bassist Peter Hook had recently (and acrimoniously) split from… Read More

Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, no date (1967). 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good in rubbed wraps. large 8vo. b&w illustrations Catalogue for the Roland Wakelin Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales 8th - 30th April 1967, Newcastle City Art Gallery 10th-13th May 1967; text by Douglas Dundas; 12 b&w plates, b&w frontispiece photo of Wakelin; includes Chronology and Bibliography; label-ghost to prelims, o.w. Very Good throughout; wraps rubbed and foxed, one or two stains to rear.

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. Numbered Signed 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good/acetate dustwrapper. large 8vo. colour frontispiece plate Collection of poems by Diane Wakoski; the Black Sparrow Press deluxe edition, No. 25 of only 50 copies handbound in boards by Earle Gray, numbered and signed by Wakoski to colophon, and with an original signed watercolour by the poet (hand-tipped opposite title page); half decorative cloth with titling and illustration to front board, paper title label to spine; original acetate dustwrapper; attractive publication with orange endpapers, hand-stitched with orange thread, free endpapers deckled to lower edge; Very Good clean copy, acetate dustwrapper lightly rubbed.

Minneapolis: Toothpaste Press for Bookslinger Editions, 1982. Signed 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good. 33 x 25 cm. Derek Walcott broadside, being No. 71 of 90 copies Signed by Walcott; printed at The Toothpaste Press for Bookslinger Editions on the occasion of Walcott's reading at Walker Art Centre October 1 1982; text of the poem sits over an image showing a warrior's helmet in profile; desirable Walcott item; single page 33 x 25cm / 13 x 10 inches, one edge deckled; this copy with some mild creases, o.w. Very Good.

Basel: Kunsthalle Basel, 1987. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good. 4to. b&w illustrations Catalogue for the exhibition of works by influential Swiss conceptual artist Aldo Walker (1938-2000), Kunsthalle Basel 26 July to 20 September 1987; Please Note: text is in German with no English translation; includes 20 pages of Walker's Piktogramme (Pictogrammes), a series of severely reduced paintings of human or animal figures in distorted outlines on monochromatic backgrounds; foreword by Jean-Christophe Ammann, and including a text by Christophe Schenker 'Zum Werk von Aldo Walker', and further notes on Walker's work; minor knock lower rh corner of text block, o.w. Very Good.

London: Walker's Galleries Ltd, 1921-1932. 1st Edition. leather/leatherette. Very Good/no dustwrappers. 7 volumes 8vo. profusely illustrated Scarce collection of Walker's Quarterly, being 28 issues bound in 7 volumes of four issues each from 1921-1932 including an unbroken run from No 5 - 28; No 5 Dictator of the Royal Academy (an account of Joseph Farrington R.A. with some notes on his brother George) No 6 William Payne No 7 Claude Hayes No 8 John Laporte No 9 Alfred William Rich No 10 David Roberts No 11 William Turner No 12 Robert Hills No 13 Edward Duncan No 14 Francis Nicholson No 15 John Glover No 16 John Burgess No 17 Brian Hatton No 18 Thomas Shotter Boys Nos 19-20 John Sell Cotman (The Bulwer Collection) No. 21 Miles Edmund Cotman No 22 William Callow No 23 James Holland No 24 John (Warwick) Smith Nos 25-26 George A Fripp and Alfred D Fripp No 27 Samuel Lucas No 28 John Frederick Lewis Nos 33-34 British Farm Animals in Prints and in Paintings Nos 35-36 Thomas Daniell William Daniell;… Read More

London: Whittaker Treacher, no date (c1830's). leather. Good (no title page)/no dustwrapper. 12mo. New Edition (c1830's) of the Clavis Homerica, being a lexicon of all the words which appear in the Iliad, with English translations/interpretations; long considered an indispensable Homeric text, this new edition by John Walker seeks to address deficiencies and errors of earlier editions; please note: no title page or prelims are present with this volume (apart from the preface/advertisement); the former owner has written in pencil 'John Walker c1830' and 'Whittaker Treacher London', ie the publisher - Walker's name, publishing date, and publisher are all consistent; full calf with red title label and gilt titling to spine; leather generally worn and rubbed, prelims and title page removed, text block rubbed and foxed, scattered foxing throughout, o.w. Good.

Wellington: C.A. Innes & MacGregor, no date (1933). 1st Edition. paperback. Fair. 8vo. b&w illustrations Concise illustrated guide to Lawn Bowls, being The Bowlers' Handbook No. 1; foreword by E.J. Hill; Choice of Bowls, Delivery, Grip, Swing, Follow-Through, etc; b&w illustrations; former owner's name to title page, generally tired throughout with creases to pages, foxing, rust residue from staples, ink stain to edge (and bleeding in) to numerous pages; wraps heavily foxed and rubbed, ink stain to rear.

Perth: Fred. W.M. Simpson Government Printer, 1916. 1st Edition. paperback. Parliamentary Library stamp to title page, o.w. Good-Very Good. 8vo. b&w plates Scarce pamphlet outlining reforms and improvements of the penal system in Western Australia in the second decade of the 20th Century; 6 b&w plates; original blue stapled wraps with yapp edges; Parliamentary Library of Queensland stamp to title page and front cover, scattered foxing, o.w. Good-Very Good throughout; wraps lightly rubbed.

Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 2012. 1st Edition. stiff card. Very Good tight clean copy/French Flaps. 4to. profusely illustrated Catalogue for the exhibition of Jeff Wall's photographs, The Art Gallery of Western Australia 26 May 2012 - 10 September 2012 (and touring to Melbourne and Sydney 2013); texts by Gary Dufour, Mark Bolland, and Isobel Crombie; includes selected publications, solo exhibitions, biography, list of works; numerous full-page colour plates of Wall's celebrated cibachromes; 1st printing (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).

London: Phaidon , 2009. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper/Dustwrapper. 4to. profusely illustrated Definitive survey of the work of Jeff Wall, featuring his entire body of work, from the breakthrough image 'The Destroyed Room', up to date of publication; copiously illustrated in full-colour and b&w; texts by various authors, including Thierry De Duve, Boris Groys, Mark Lewis, and with a series of essays by Wall, and interviews with the artist; includes comprehensive Chronology of Exhibitions, and Bibliography; laminated boards illustrated with image of Wall's 'The Drain'; original acetate dustwrapper; Very Good and clean throughout with no marks or flaws; dustwrapper lightly rubbed and with some light scratch marks; PLEASE NOTE HEAVY BOOK MAY INCUR INCREASED SHIPPING FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS - NO INCREASE FOR AUSTRALIAN ORDERS..

Beijing: Red Gate Gallery, 2007. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good tight clean copy. landscape 8vo. profusely illustrated Catalogue for the exhibiton of contemporary Tibetan art, Red Gate Gallery Beijing 2007, curated by Tony Scott, essay by Leigh Miller Sangster; features art by Gade, Gade and Jason Sangster, Norbu Tsering, Tsering Nyandak and Yak Tsetan, Tsewant Tashi, Gonkar Gyatso, and Keltse; colour illustrations throughout; minor marks to front cover, o.w. VG tight clean copy.

Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 1977. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good in rubbed wraps. landscape 8vo. b&w illustrations Catalogue for the M. Napier Waller exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria 29 July-28 August 1977 (organized by the Art Gallery of New South Wales); text by Nicholas Draffin; 5 b&w illustrations (and one to front cover); gives lists of Waller's Murals, Mosaics, and Stained Glass, including dates and locations (mostly public buildings in Melbourne/Victoria, but also various sites around Australia); catalogue includes paintings, prints and designs for monumental projects; unpaginated (12pp); Very Scarce; former owner's name to first page, o.w. Very Good throughout; wraps rubbed and with minor creases, label ghost top front.

New York: Gagosian , 1998. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good in lightly rubbed wraps. 4to. profusely illustrated Catalogue for the exhibition 'Andy Warhol Camouflage', Gagosian Gallery New York November 7 1998 - January 9 1999; text by Brenda Richardson, with an appreciation by Bob Colacello, edited by Ealan Wingate; over 50 full-page colour plates (including a number of gate-fold), all based on the theme of camouflage (drawing on the aesthetics of war, nature, art, colour theory, etc); minor foxing to text block, o.w. Very Good and clean throughout; wraps lightly edgeworn and rubbed, worn patch to rear (removed label).

London: Phaidon, 2006. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good /no dustwrapper. 42.5 x 33cm. profusely illustrated Oversized pictorial overview of the life and work of Andy Warhol, conceived and edited by Phaidon editors, photo editor Steven Bluttal, introduction by Dave Hickey, various authors; thousands of colour and b&w illustrations throughout; includes list of principal characters in Warhol's circle, list of Warhol's works, select bibliography; laminated illustrated boards; the original large format edition (43 x 33 x 6cm); Very Good and clean throughout; boards with minor knocks to corners, minor indentation to front board; overall a Very Good copy; no dustwrapper (as issued); PLEASE NOTE: EXTREMELY HEAVY ITEM WILL REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING - PLEASE INQUIRE WITH BOOKSELLER BEFORE ORDERING.

New York : C&M Arts , 2002. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good tight clean copy. 4to. profusely illustrated Catalogue for the Andy Warhol exhibition at C&M Arts, New York, October 24 - December 7 2002, all works on the theme of the hammer and sickle (Warhol's Hammer and Sickle variations were first seen in 1977); texts by Ronnie Cutrone and Robert Pincus-Witten; 18 graphite drawings, 10 graphite and wash drawings, 7 paintings.

Polska: Andy Warhol's Museum of Modern Art in collaboration with BWA Bielsko Gallery, 1997. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good in lightly rubbed wraps. 4to. profusely illustrated Scarce catalogue for the exhibition documenting the life and work of Andy Warhol, drawn from the Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art in Medzilaborce Slovakia (Muzeum Moderneho Umenia Andy Warhola Medzilaborce Slovensko) - the town of Medzilaborce in Slovakia, close to the Polish border, is home to the Warhol Museum, which was opened in 1991; text is bi-lingual (Slovak/English); includes numerous illustrations of Warhol's work, and also photo illustrations from his life; also includes an interview with Lou Reed; a very scarce Warhol catalogue; Very Good and clean throughout; wraps lightly rubbed, with one or two minor scratch marks.

The Andy Warhol Museum Asahi Shimbun, 1996. 1st Edition. hardbound. Very Good /Original mylar dustwrapper. 4to. profusely illustrated Published to accompany the Andy Warhol retrospective, covering a period of 30 years, which toured Japanese Art Galleries in 1996; essays by various authors in English and Japanese; profusely illustrated throughout in colour and b&w; nice publication, with front board and spine dropping open; mild knock to foot of spine, o.w. Very Good throughout; original mylar dustwrapper lightly rubbed; PLEASE NOTE: heavy book which may incur extra shipping if destination is outside Australia - no increase for Australian orders.

Auckland: Artspace Auckland, 1994. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good. 22.5 x 20cm. b&w illustrations Catalogue for the exhibition of works by Kura Te Waru-Rewiri and Paul Johnson, addressing issues between Indigenous and Colonial cultures in New Zealand; text by Shane Cotton and Lindsay Park; b&w illustrations throughout; includes a loose-inserted printed letter from the artists to the director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Brisbane, being a proposal for the exhibition to tour to Brisbane (letter signed by Paul Johnson); Very Good clean copy.