Search Results: Titles starting with W from Washburn Books

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1958 Book. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Description of the work of Yeats which aims to assist the reader's understanding of the writer's thinking and philosophy. 286pp with index. Gilt lettering to spine. Boards slightly bowed, with some fading to edges and some marking to page edges and margins. Unclipped DJ edgeworn, with surface marking and darkened spine. From the library of the writer and politican Nicholas L Luard, whose label is affixed to the endpaper.

Aldershot, Hampshire & Burlington, Vermont: Lund Humphries, 2001 Book. Near Fine. Burgundy Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Engaging study of the life and work of the British abstract artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004), who lived and worked at the heart of the avant-garde group of artists in St Ives, Cornwall, for over 60 years. 312pp with index, illustrated with 212 reproductions, mainly in colour. Silver lettering to spine. Loosely enclosed, printed quotation from the artist on the wall at York Art Gallery, 2003. Minor bumping to top corners, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edgewear and slight surface marking to rear panel, otherwise very good. VERY HEAVY BOOK, extra postage will be requested..

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 1975 Book. Good. Yellow Cloth Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collection of reminiscences about W H Auden by people who knew the poet personally. 255pp with index, illustrated with 100 black and white photographs. Sketch of W H Auden to top board, black lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners and foxing to top edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has some creasing and edgewear with slight loss to top edge, else good. Book will weigh over 1kg packaged so extra postage required for 1st class/overseas shipping..

London: International Profiles, 1970 Book. Good. Glazed Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brief biography of the author. 85pp, illustrated throughout with photographs in colour and black and white. Minor marking to cover, rubbing to spine and corners and small split at top of spine, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Grant Richards Ltd, 1923 Book. Fair. Suede Binding. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Narrativesof Wagner's operas, translated by Eric Maclagen. 286pp plus chronology to rear. Green suede soft cover with yapped edges, gilt illustration to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, portrait to frontis, all edges gilt. Top edges marked, spine faded to brown, yapped edges worn, loss to top and bottom of spine, left hinge showing, slight foxing to edges and gift inscription to front endpaper..

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1999 Book. Illus. by Derry Brabbs (photographs). Very Good. Illustrated Boards. 4th Impression. 9.75" Tall x 8.5" Wide. Affectionate descriptions of Lakeland's mountains by the popular British fellwalker and author of the Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, with colour photographs by Derry Brabbs. 215pp with index. Minor surface scuffing to boards, otherwise very good plus copy with no inscriptions, lacking the dustwrapper..

London: Ward Lock Ltd, 1975 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book published to accompany the LWT television series. 95pp illustrated throughout with photographs in colour and black and white. Minimal spotting to top edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: University of London Press Ltd, 1961 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Geography text and source book suitable for secondary school pupils. 240pp with index, illustrated with 103 black and white maps and diagrams. Gilt lettering to spine and gilt emblem to front board. Slight slant and bumping to spine and minor bend to boards, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London & Toronto: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1935 Book. Very Good. Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Practical guide-book to Wales fivided into 12 tours. 236pp with index, illustrated with 4 colour maps. Boards slightly bowed and slight bumping to corners, minor spotting and dusty top edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: BCA, 1992 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Revised & Updated Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Comprehensive guide for the walker in Britain, first published by Pan/Ordnance Survey in 1982, this revised edition published after the routes were re-walked largely by George Toulmin over a 12 month period. 335pp, illustrated throughout with maps and black and white photographs. Slight creasing to corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Durham County Council, 1996 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8.25" Tall x 9" Wide. Stapled booklet prepared as support material to an exhibition held in 1996 at the Josephine and John Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle. 34pp illustrated with reproductions in colour and black and white. Minor edge and surface wear and former owner's name to title page, otherwise very good copy..

London & Edinburgh: W & R Chambers Ltd, 1965 Book. Good. Green Cloth Boards. Reprint of New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A faithful guide to walking in the Lake District in the Chambers' Guide books series. 342pp with index, illustrated with black and white maps and photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners and minor foxing to top edges, otherwise good plus copy with no inscriptions. DJ is price-clipped, with rubbing and small tears to edges..

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1992 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. Presumed First Edition.. 9" Tall x 9.5" Wide. Recreation of a walking tour undertaken by the English poet John Keats and his friend Charles Brown in 1818, incorporating letters and poems written by Keats during the tour and illustrated with over 150 photographs, many in colour. Gilt lettering to spine. 246pp with index. Slight bumping to spine and lower corners, some rippling to pages and gift inscription under flyleaf, otherwise very good copy. DJ is unclipped, with some edgewear and 1/2" closed tear to top edge,` otherwise good..

London: Laundry Press, 1991 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Dedicated By Author. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Collection of poems, some of which had been previously published in poetry magazines. 56pp. Minimal edge and surface marking, otherwise near fine copy. Signed and dedicated to title page. .

London & Hull: A Brown & Sons Ltd, 1931 Book. Good. Illustrated Boards. Presumed First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Guide for ramblers, 128pp, illustrated with black and white photographs. Folding map to rear. Corners rounded. Top edges dusty, spine creased with some loss to backstrip, slight marking to edges and inside cover and light pencil lining to some margins, otherwise good copy. Map in excellent condition, still attached inside rear board..

London: Parkgate Books Ltd, 1998 Book. Very Good. Illustrated Boards. Reprint. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Story of the RMS Titanic, which sank in the Atlantic in 1912. Huge fold-out wall chart enclosed in illustrated boards. Illustrations in colour and black and white include scale drawing of the whole ship and plans of each deck. Thumb size loss to edge of last page, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Excellent teaching aid. UK 2nd class postage will cost £5.99 due to the size of the item. Please contact the seller for a quotation for overseas shipping..

London: The Reprint Society, 1963 Book. Near Fine. Yellow Cloth Boards. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Personal story of the author's travels in China in 1957 and 1960. Silver lettering to black title label on spine, lovely clean bright yellow boards and crisp unmarked pages. Minor lean to spine, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight marking and edgewear and one 1/2" closed tear to bottom edge, otherwise good..

London: Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2018 Book. Near Fine. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fresh portrait of Wallis Simpson from her diaries, letters and other records. 392pp with index, illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Gilt lettering to spine, red endpapers. Near fine copy with no inscriptions in near fine unclipped DJ..

Portway, Bath: Cedric Chivers Ltd, 1971 Ex-Library. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Classic novel, set in Paris in the 1830's. Volume II contains the conclusion of Part 2nd, The Chastisement, Part Third, The Redemption, and the Epliogue. The story is based on the legend of Ahasuerus, a Jerusalem shoemaker, said to have been passed by Christ, who prophesied "Thou shalt go on to the end of time". Usual library markings, plus small stains to the first few pages and front endpaper missing, otherwise very good copy. DJ has some damage to spine but now has clear protective cover..

London & New York: British Film Institute (BFI), Museum of Modern Art, 1983 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8.75" Tall x 8.25" Wide. Story of the long partnership between Ismail Merchant, James Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, with comments from James Ivory. 102pp illustrated throughout with black and white stills from their films. Minimal bumping to spine and corners, shadow of a small label to front cover and former owner's signature to half-title page otherwise very good copy..