Search Results: Titles starting with W from Parker's Rare Books

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin: W. D. Hoard & Sons, 1985. First Edition. HB. Maroon imitation leather, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, 451 pp. Biography of William Dempster Hoard, Wisconsin politician and publisher of Hoard's Dairyman. Signed by the author on ffep, and inscribed at top of ffep: "To Bill Riddle with appreciation for thirteen years of service. Mary Hoard, Jan 23, 1985." Mary Hoard was the wife of William D. Hoard Jr. No marks in book, binding tight. Several pages creased at top. In a dust jacket that shows minor edge wear, one 1/2" closed tear bottom front panel. Book condition VG in VG- DJ.

New York: Doubleday, 1973. Stated 1st. HB. Tan cloth, 8vo., 324pp. Gift inscription ffep, otherwise clean, tight book, in price clipped dust jacket that shows some edge wear, chipping. Book condition VG in Good+ DJ.

Chicago: Aldine Publishing Company, 1970. HB. Gray blindstamped cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 4 to, 180 pp. including index, glossary, and notes. Clean, unmarked book, binding solid. Slight soiling edge of textblock. In a dust jacket with chipping, soiling. Book condition VG in VG- DJ.

New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation, 1951. HB. Maroon cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 291 pp. Clean, unmarked book. Covers show minor edge wear. Book condition VG.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1981. First Printing. HB. Quarter brown cloth and blue boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 349 pp., brown endpapers. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show slight edge wear. In unclipped ($14.95) dust jacket that shows some chipping, one 1/2" tear bottom rear panel, old price sticker lower front panel. Book condition VG in VG- DJ.

Merrill, Wi: Pine River Press, 1989. Wraps. Trade Paper, 8vo, 137 pp. Silver anniversary edition. Collection of columns published originally in the Wausau Daily Herald. "July 20, 1995 from Bob Topinka." written at the top of title page. No marks in book, binding tight. Corners show very light soiling. Book condition VG.

Chicago: Kenney & Sumner, 1869. hb. Brown beveled cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 307 pp., brown endpapers. Fold-out frontis illustration of scenes of Chicago. Stated Second Edition."Chicago Imprint Inventory #1601; which records only the ³second edition², the first in book-form; the first publication having been in the New York Times. (Wilkie was) A distinguished war correspondence (sic); his Civil War sketches contained herein are important...³Some Recollections of Allatoona², ³Recollections of General Fred Steele² etc., etc." Midland 87-150. Bradford 5851. No marks in book, front hinge cracked but binding tight. Moisture stains frontis and bottom of first few pages, not affecting text. Covers show considerable wear, especially corners. Book condition Good+. Important narrative of Chicago prior to the Chicago Fire.

Iowa City: University of Iowa, 1933. wraps. Gray wraps, 8vo., 52pp. X-lib. with usual defects. Series No. 261, University of Iowa Studies- Humanistic Studies. Volume V, Number 4. Book condition Good.

New York: Sheldon and Company, 1864. HB. Tan blindstamped, pebbled cloth, gilt lettering and designs on spine, 16 mo, 220 pp. plus 4 pp. ads at rear. Frontis illustration plus 3 more full page illustrations within text. No marks in book, binding tight, minor occasional foxing. Small 1/2" stain front cover, slight wear top and bottom of spine. Fourth in a series of 6 accounts of travel in the Middle East.

London: Edward Arnold, 1910. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, xvi, 379 pp. This work is a critique of the British cavalry as it was armed and used prior to World War I, based on the author's experiences in the Boer War and his study of the Russian-Japanese war. Childers (1870-1922) was an English born and Irish raised author with a passion for sailing who became a Irish Nationalist, smuggled guns to Ireland, and was executed by the Irish Free State in 1922 during the Civil War. Childers' most famous novel was "The Riddle of the Sands". Owner's name front paste-down only mark in book, binding tight. Light foxing to endpapers and edges of text block. Rear cover has a faint 1" stain top rear cover, otherwise covers are clean with gilt lettering bright. Book condition VG.

Madison: University of Wisconsin, 1918. HB. Brown cloth, 8vo., 266pp. Series of essays on World War I, by University of Wisconsin professors. Some slight shelf wear, owners name stamped on title page and on page edges, otherwise clean and tight. Book condition Good+.

New York: The Century Co, 1915. 1st Edition. HB. Green cloth spine over tan boards, black lettering on front cover, 12 mo, 71 pp. Owners name ffep only mark in book, binding solid. Slight soiling top edge of text block. "Illustrated with photographs from the play as presented by Mme. Nazimova". Book condition VG.

Washington, D.C: National Archives and Records Administration, 1990. HB. Pictorial laminated boards, oblong 8vo, 355 pp. Clean, unmarked book, binding solid. Profusely illustrated record of American combat. Book condition VG+.

Oakville, Ontario: CPRI Press, 1972. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 238 pp. Owners name ffep only mark in book, binding solid. Covers show minor edge wear. Errata slip tipped in. In a dust jacket that shows considerable edge wear, chipping. An attempt at a scientific analysis of the causes of war. Book condition VG in Good+ DJ.

London: John Murray, 1917. HB. Originally published in colored stiff paper wraps, this copy has been rebound on full brown leather, gilt lettering with 5 raised bands on spine and a diagonal strip of blue cloth on the upper front cover. The cloth strip is 1.5" wide with dark blue edges and light blue center with a red line in the center. All edges of text block gilt. The original colorful front cover has been bound in. Signed on the ffep by Frank Messervy and inscribed "in memory of Ernest, who was shot down in a fight over the German lines with Richthofen's Circus-1917. RIP." Probably referring to Captain Ernest Dyce Messervy, member of 56th Squadron RFC, killed July 20, 1917. Both Ernest and Frank Messervy were members of the same Eton class prior to World War I. General Sir Frank Walter Messervy (1893-1974) was a British Indian Army Officer who saw action in France and the Middle East during World War I. During World War II, he commanded the Indian 5th Infantry Division in the… Read More

New York: International Publishers, (1933). First American Edition, November 1933. HB. Green cloth, black lettering on front cover and spine, 12 mo., 201pp. With an introduction by Peadar O'Donnell. Clean, unmarked book, binding tight. Very minor soiling to fore-edge of text block. In unclipped ($1.50) green dust jacket that shows chipping head of spine, spine sunned. Book condition VG+ in VG Dj. Uncommon, especially with dust jacket.

New York: Random House, 2020. First Printing of the First Edition. HB. Quarter white and black paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 312 pp. No marks in book, binding tight and covers clean. In an illustrated, unclipped dust Jacket. Book condition Near Fine in Near Fine DJ.

New York: John Lane Company, 1916. First Edition. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, 328 pp. Marie Louise Van Vorst (1867-1936) was a novelist and muckraking journalist in the early 20th Century. She was in France when World War I started, and after receiving training in London, served in Red Cross hospitals in France. In 1915 she toured the U.S. to gather support for the Allies. This book is a compilation of her letters during World War I. War Service Library bookplate front pastedown, card pocket loosely inserted at rear. Frontis illustration of the author and sixteen illustrations within text. Frontis detached but present, binding weak at title page. Covers show edge wear, fraying top of spine, spine lettering rubbed. Book condition Good+.

New York: Knopf, 1959. Stated 1st. HB. Blue cloth, 8vo., 404pp. X-Lib., but only marking is a stamped township name at the bottom of the title page, and a numbered sticker at bottom of spine of dust jacket. No card pockets, etc., that are normally present. Dust jacket shows edge wear, top 1" of dust jacket spine missing, book spine faded in same area. Book condition Good+ in Good- DJ.

A. MacLeod & Company, No Date. Wraps. World War I map, one side showing the Dunkirk area, other side the Somme area, unfolded 11" by 17". Includes locations of German and British Aerodromes, Zeppelin Bases, Supply Bases and the Front Line. Scale 12 miles to one inch. Clean, very good condition.