Search Results: Titles starting with A from Warwick Books

Helsinki: Ateneum Art Museum: Finnish National Gallery, 1991. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Large exhibition catalogue published to accompany a traveling exhibition of the work of ceramist and painter A.W. Finch, who was born in Brussels to British parents but spent most of his creative life in Finland. Book is in Fine. As New condition. There is a nicely designed bookplate on front flap. No other ownership marks. Color plates throughout. Text is in Finnish only. Large 4to. 263 pp. Heavy; will require additional postage if shipped priority or outside the U.S.

New York: American Institute of Physics, 1981. First Edition, third printing. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover in glossy wraps. Third printing of first edition. Book is crisp, clean, and unmarked. Covers are a bit worn, with a strip of sticker lift. Touches on all aspects of physics. Published by the American Institute of Physics. "Vade mecum" ("go with me") has been used (since at least 1629) of manuals or guidebooks sufficiently compact to be carried in a deep pocket. This vade mecam is too large for that. 4to. 330 pp. including index.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. First edition hardcover book self-described as "An alphabet book of big words for adults with the curiosity of children, and for children with the capacity of adults." Book is in fine condition. Jacket has general overall wear and crumpling on rear. Illustrated and with a snazzy '60s jacket by John Acorn. 8vo. 131 pp.

Bellingham, WA: SPIE Optical Engineering Press, 1991. First edition, second printing. Paperback. Fine. Softcover in glossy wraps. Second printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, without any notations in text. Former owner's name is on corner of front free endpage. 4to. 166 pp. including index.

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Pubishers, 1999. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Softcover in illustrated wraps. First edition. Errata slip laid in. Crisp and clean condition, with a few tiny nicks on front, no writing or marks inside. Essays by prominent art historians bout the importance of his work to them personally and to the development of new theories of art history. With illustrations. Large 8vo. 134 pp. including bibliography.

Cincinnati: A.S. Barnes & Co, 1854. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Hardcover in original boards, which are heavily worn. Title is visible on front board but not on spine, which is a bit disintegrated. Binding is tight and pages are clean and unmarked. Willard founded the first school in the nation devoted to women's higher education. Small 8vo. 421 pp. including maps and illustrations. A worn but decent copy.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition (of original 1980 printing). Fine condition in fine dust jacket. Gift-giving condition, sturdy and clean. 240 illustrations including 70 in full color and 95 duotones. Includes two folding pages. Square 4to. Unpaginated.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket. 1929 printing, of book copyrighted in 1928. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with moderate tanning on spine and light chipping at top of spine. Interior pages are lightly tanned. Nice Art Deco jacket design by M.K. Morris. Decorative Art Deco endpapers. 8vo. 315 pp. In protective Mylar.

New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Softcover. Fine. Softcover in gloss illustrated wraps. First paperback edition. Fine, unused copy. Illustrated. Small 4to. 299 pp. including notes, bibliographic references, and index.

London and New York: Phaidon Press, 2011. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of English edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unpriced dust jacket is fresh and bright, with light edgewear. Sticker on front "by Hans Christian Anderson Prize Winner). 4to. Unpaginated. In protective Mylar.

Salzburg: Residenz Verlag, 1996. Paperback. Fine. Softcover in illustrated wraps with flap. Fine, unread condition. This is the German edition of a book first published in the U.S. by Monacelli Press. Text is in German only. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color. Small square 4to. 179 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Pictorial hardcover in dust jacket. Red cloth boards with black illustration. 1942 printing from Grosset & Dunlap. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Dust jacket is intact, with ear at corners and edges. Interior is clean throughout. Type size is large. A classic Burgess tale. Back-and-white illustrations throughout. Illustrated endpapers. 12mo. 188 pp. In protective Mylar.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1924. Hardcover. Good+. Pictorial hardcover. Decorative red and brown illustration on beige cloth. No dust jacket. 1924 printing from Little, Brown. Book is in good condition, with tight binding and light overall wear. Soiling on numerous interior pages. Name of former owner on front free endpage. All six illustrations present, with a duplicate one neatly affixed to front free endpage. 12mo. 119 pp.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. Pictorial hardcover. Original beige cloth boards with red-and-brown illustration. 1936 printing. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners and a touch of wear. A few light stains on right-side textblock edges, else clean throughout, with untanned paper. All six black-and-white illustrations are present. Inked ownership info on front free endpage. 12mo. 120 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1946. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket. Reprint edition, "printed in large, easy-to-read type." Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with light wear at edges. All illustrations in black and white. Illustrated endpapers. 12mo. 189 pp. In protective Mylar.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1946. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket. Reprint edition, "printed in large, easy-to-read type." Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Slight disturbance to bottom of some pages not affecting the text. Price-clipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with light wear at edges. All illustrations in black and white. Illustrated endpapers. Faint ownership stamp on front free endpage. 12mo. 188 pp. In protective Mylar.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1920. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket. 1920 printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Illustrated boards under the jacket. Unclipped dust jacket (showing $3 price) is fresh and bright, with some light scuffing at edges. Inked name of former owner on front free endpage. Frontispiece illustration protected by intact tissue. A very nice collectible copy. 12mo. 117 pp.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. Pictorial hardcover in original beige cloth boards with red-and-brown illustration. 1920 printing. No dust jacket. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners and a touch of overall wear. Interior is clean throughout, with unsoiled and untanned pages. Back pastedown page has remnants of erased penciled writing. All six black-and-white illustrations are present, with the one in front protected by intact tissue. Inked ownership info on front free endpage. 12mo. 117 pp.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1917. Hardcover. Near Fine. Pictorial hardcover in original beige cloth boards with red-and-brown illustration. 1917 printing from Little, Brown. No dust jacket. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. One page formerly dog-eared. Interior is clean throughout, with unsoiled and untanned pages. A classic Burgess tale. All six black-and-white illustrations are present, with the one in front protected by intact tissue. 12mo. 120 pp.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1936. Hardcover. Good +/Very good. Pictorial hardcover in dust jacket. Original beige cloth boards with red-and-brown illustration. Dust jacket repeats the image in color and is in very good condition. 1936 printing. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners and a touch of wear. Light water stains to edges of many pages, else clean throughout, with untanned paper. Front free endpaper is missing. All six black-and-white illustrations are present. 12mo. 120 pp.