Search Results: Titles starting with W from Independent Books

575 Lexington Ave., N.Y. N.Y. 10022: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1958 234 numered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, orange topstain; no defects. Cover: beige, gray/ivory artwork front, brown artwork spine, brown titles front, gray/ivory titles spine; no shelfwear, head/heel mildly curved. DJ: unclipped in Brodart, white, orangebanner and artwork all surfaces, orange/bralck titles front/spine; v. lightly rubbed, v. light wear head.

NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON: Praeger Publishers 253 (vol 1), 288 (vol 2) numbered pgs; HBs w/DJs. Vol 1- Book: VG, DJ: Good. Vol 2 - BookFine; DJ: VG+. Vol 1 - Weaving, Pottery, Macrame, Beads, Leather, Tie Dye/Batik, Embroidery, Silkscreening, Home Recording, Candles, Crochet. Vol 2 - Sandalmaking, Songwriting, Needlepoint, Video, Patchwork/Applique/Quilting, Woodblock, Tipi-making, Getting it in Print, Stained Glass, Bronze Jewelry. Impressive, heavy, groovey.

London: FARBER & GWYER LIMITED, 1928 188 numbered pgs.+4. HB. One of a limited edition of 210 on Klemscott paper, this is No. 91. Signed by Keynes on registration page. From the collection of David Wight Prall, Professor of aesthetics and philosophy at Berkeley and Harvard, his bookplate pasted to ep. Pages: clean, bright, tight, t.e.g., cream eps, f.e./b.e. deckled, frontis; no defects. Cover: deep violet, gilt titles spine; lt shelfwear, spine faded yet legible, sm scuff front, extremities lightly rubbed. Very nice, but sadly, the 3-volume set is incomplete.

Den Haag: Utlgave Van, 1947 2 +25 pp.; HB. In Dutch. ca. 1947. Pages: clean, tanned, tight; Cover: beige faux woven fabric w/ brick block to front and reverse titles. In this small book, each page is perforated, with 1/2 a decorative bookmark whereon the lender writes the owenrship information, tears out the bookmark and places it in the lent book to remind the lender to, well, give it back. The other half of the page is where the owner records the same info, so the owner can eventually, well, remind the borrower to give the book back. Not a bad system!. Originally, 24 decorative bookmarks, the first and last are now missing . Information on the first stub indicates that Heine's Works was lent to Mr. Glime on December 20, 1947. No indication it ever found its way home.

Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books, 1989 195 numbered pgs. TPB. Pages: clean, bright, tight; water staining to upper corner edge throughout, and 1/2 back portion of front edge. Cover: color photo to front, black lettering to all surfaces over beige background. Inscibed by author.

Seattle: Madrona Publishers, 1986 265 numbered pp +1; HB w/DJ. Inscribed and signed by Manning ion ffep. Pages: clean, bright, tight, map frontis; t.e. slight grubby and several t.e. were clipped w/ paperclips. Cover: gray paper over boards, maroon backstrip, silver titles spine; v lt edge/shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, glossy brown, photo front, white titles front/spine, black text back; minimal edge/shelfwear. "Here is the nearby wood seen, lovingly and passionately, 'in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wildflower.'" A very nice copy indeed, with DJ, inscribed and signed.

Kensington: Bay Books, 1983 43 pp.; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative eps; no defects. Cover: glossy yellow pictorial boards w/ parrots front, red/black titles front, black text back; lt shelfwear, extremities a bit worn, sm hole tail, 1/2-inch tear front top joint.

New York: Riverhead Books (Penguin Putnam Inc.), 1998 382 numbered pp; TPB. Identified as an "Uncorrected advance proof". Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: black wraps, photos front/spine, white titles/text all surfaces; v lt shelfwear, head bumped, v sm scuff spine, front crnrs have shallow creases. Proof of Marks' first book. Not for those who seek the book as it was sold in stores, but for collectors of book- or author-associated ephemera.

Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1984 113 pp.; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, frontis; PO label and "Not for Resale" stamp ffep. Cover: black, silver titles spine; minimal shelfwear, sm bump to back spine. DJ: unclipped, glossy white, photos front/back, red/black titles front/spine; v lt rubbing, sm hole spine that corresponds to bump.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1973 251 numbered pp. w/ephemera; HB w/DJ. Signed by Author on sfep. Pages: clean, bright, tight, kraft eps; a.e. slightly tanned. Cover: tweed boards, taupe backstrip, brown titles front/spine; v lt shelfwear, tail v mildly bumped. DJ: unclipped, glossy black, photos front/back, reverse titles front/spine, red/black text back; lt edge/shelfwear, w/ head/tail a bit worn

New York: Random House, 2002 Unnumbered numbered pp; HB. Stated first Random House Edition with complete number line. Pages: clean, bright, tight, frontis; no defects. Cover: cardboard, cartoon art front/back, gold foil to spine; slight shelfwear, foil crease at back head, v lt crease to front joint. A very nice copy indeed. Based on the original story by Carlo Collodi.

Racine: Whitman Publishing Company, 1938 92 numbered pp + 3; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, sm frontis; lacks ffep, gift inscription inked ep. Cover: blue, black backstrip, cartoon artwork front/back, black/white/yellow titles front, plain spine; lt shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, v sm chip b.e. of front joint. Very nice copy of classic Disney.

Not Stated: Walt Disney Productions, 1952 The classic tale, Disney style, with 33-1/3 record in rear sleeve. This is fourth in the Little Long Plying series, No. LLP-304. Stapled spine. Condition notes - 24 numbered pp; PB. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: green, color cartoon artwork + green/black titles front; modestly rubbed, old paperclip to back t.e. is a bit rusty.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980 432 pp. HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, eps brown; small faint stain to bottom edge. small marker mark to sfep. Cover: brown paper over board w/ brown cloth spine, gilt titles front and spine; no defects. DJ: unclipped in Brodart, sepia subject photo to frontw/reverse text, cream spine w/ brown text, b/w author phtot and black text to back, tiny closed tear top front. , 1/2" closed tear to head, v. faint damstain top back corner.

New York: W.W. NORTON & COMPANY, 1998 288 numbered pp; HB w/ DJ. Inscribed "For D - - Take Care. Stay Wild." and signed by author on title page. Pages: clean, bright, tight, f.e. deckled; no defects. Cover: blue boards, ivory backstrip, gilt signature front, copper titles spine; no shelfwear. DJ: unclipped in Brodart, black/cream, Sunset artwork + blue/white titles front, black/blue titles spine, photo + black text back; no edge/shelfwear. "The story of one woman's struggle for balance in a world that keeps pitching and rolling under her feet."

Albequerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1949 Reprint of an article in Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Condition notes: 147-150 numbered pp; PB. Gray wraps w/ navy titles, stapled spine.

New York: D. Appleton-Century Co. Inc., 1921 258 pp.; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight; t.e. dusty, a.e. lightly tanned, original price stamped ffep. Cover: red, black artwork front, black titles front/spine; lt shelfwear, spine modestly faded.

London: Osprey, 1985 218 numbered pages. HB w/DJ Pages: clean, bright, and tight. Cover: Orange cloth with black lettering to spine; corners bumped, small depression to lower front board. DJ: Fine. Laffin, a prolific writer and journalist, presents his account of what led to the June 1982 war. A very nice copy.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1949 No. 20 of the Judy Bolton series. Someone is trying to sabotage the rebuilding of Roulsville, which was destroyed after a flood. Mysterious accidents have injured workers. Peter is called by the foreman to investigate the sabotage. While he is on the premises, Peter is attacked by an unknown assailant. Peter is hospitalized in serious condition, and Judy devotes her energy into uncovering who is responsible for the accident. Refers to The Spirit of Fog Island on front flap of DJ, refers to The Black Cat's Clue on the half title verso, refers to Vicki Barr's Behind the White Veil on back of DJ. Condition notes: (x), 211 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, brown topstain, decorative cream/brown eps, frontis; a.e. mildly sunned. Cover: brown tweed, black artwork and titles front, black titles spine; v lt shelfwear, front top corner barely bumped. DJ: clipped in Brodart, color artwork and yellow/white titles front, white titles spine; modest… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1949 Refers to self last on list of titles. "Here is a mystery of the shivery sort, adventure that makes the nerves tingle, clever 'detecting,' and a heroine Whom all girls will take to their hearts at once." Condition notes - 211 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, burgundy topstain, decorative eps, frontis; a.e. tanned. Cover: red, black device front, black titles front/spine; modest shelfwear, extrems moderately worn, top crnrs bumped. DJ: unclipped, color artwork + white titles front/spine; substantial edge/shelfwear w/ numerous sm tears, crinkles, fairly large chip to tail and adjacent front, other smaller chips and crinkles.