Search Results: Titles starting with W from Elk Creek Heritage Books

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First published in 1989 by Century Hutchinson Ltd, London. Stated that this is the First American Edition, 1989. No other printings noted. Hard cover in fine condition with green boards and gold gilt spine lettering and 5"" intricate decorative devise. Decorative End pages titled ""Poems (?1895)"" by Althea Gyles. (See photos.) Frontispiece of Cover or Title Page of Yeats ""Poems, 1895."" Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains black & white photographs and black line drawings throughout. Dust jacket in fine condition; shiny & bright; not price clipped. * From the Introduction, ""This new biography is intended as a study of Yeats's life rather than a blend of biography and a critical assessment of the writings. It does draw freely, however, upon the published and unpublished poetry, the plays… Read More

New York: New Press, The, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good. Original copyright 1939 by The Guilds Committee for Federal Writers' Publications, Inc. Introduction by William H. Whyte which is copyright 1992 by Random House, Inc. This is the Third Printing of this Edition. Soft cover in very good condition with just ghost of shelf & edge wear with corners slightly bumped. A hefty 700 pages. * Sub-SubTitle: A Comprehensive Guide to the Five Boroughs of the Metropolis - Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Richmond. From the back cover: Special Features include: -In-depth coverage of all five boroughs, -89 photographs and 81 prints by WPA artists and photographers, -38 detailed maps of each borough, - A comprehensive guide to the 1939 New York World's Fair.

Toronto, Canada: Random House Canada, 2016. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with gray boards, black spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings to note. However interior text block bound with spine upside down. Small black dot on bottom of text block. Dust jacket very good with only ghost of spine & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the book, ""... a no-holds-barred self-portrait of a top political and military figure whose nights are invaded by despair, but who at first light faces the day with the renewed desire to make a difference in the world.... traumatized by witnessing genocide on an imponderable scale in Rwanda, reflects in these pages on the nature of PTSD and the impact of that deep wound on his life.....but he crawled back out of the despair and has been inspiring people to give their all… Read More

New York: Warner Books, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition: September 2006, with complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition showing very little wear. Dust jacket in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. Has small ink notation at top of front fly leaf; has remainder mark on bottom. Contains many black and white photos. * From Publisher description, ""A happy young suburban mother and housewife, Breitweiser saw her world shattered by terrorism--and, with no husband by her side or father for her child, found the courage and strength not only to build a new life, but to become one of the country's most outspoken activists and harshest critics of the current administration. A former Republican, Breitweiser, along with three other 9/11 widows (known to the media as ""The Jersey Girls""), fought tirelessly for the creation of the 9/11 Commission, in spite of strong… Read More

Courage Books, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. From the copyright page, ""The text of this volume is reprinted from a first edition of 'Walden, or Life in the Woods' published in 1854 by Ticknor and Fields, Boston."" This is the first printing of this edition by Courage Books. Hard cover in very good condition with green boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Orange end papers. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings noted. Concludes with two essays: Original essay published in 1939 and reprinted here, ""Thoreau: No Hermit"" by Max Lerner Second is reprinted from original 1954 essay of E. B. White entitled ""A Slight Sound at Evening."" Dust jacket very good; shows only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped: there is no price on front flap. From the front flap, "" ... Seeking solitude, Thoreau found intellectual freedom. While you may not agree with all of the answers he found,… Read More

Fall River Press, 2008. Hardcover. Fine. Beautiful reprint, a gift edition, of this perennial classic. Originally printed in 1854, this 2008 edition (7th printing) is a compact 5 3/4"" wide x 7 10/16"" tall x 1 1/4"" thick. Hard cover with glossy/semi-glossy boards with leaf pattern in fine condition. Endpaper printed with repeating leaf design in brown colors. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings to note.

New York: Viking, 1989. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First American Edition with number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards, black spine cloth, and red gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Mellow age toning to the papers and the text block edges. Black marker line on bottom or text block. Dust jacket very good with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""Advertising is the industry of our time. Whether it is call ""the permissible lie,"" ""the only true new art form,"" or ""the lifeblood of capitalism."" it influeneces, the whole of our lives - from the toys our children deman, the television shows we watch, the drugs our doctors prescribe and the make of the car we drive, to the candidates for whom we vote. . . . stimulating, informed, and… Read More

NY: Scribner, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per number line. Hard cover in fine condition. Muted yellow boards with black spine cloth and gold colored lettering along spine. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Appears unread. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the book, ""Sweeping in its scope and impressive in its depth, . . . provides fascinating portraits of Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Kissinger, James Baker, Dick Cheney, Madeleine Albright, and others, to reveal a stunning view of modern political America.""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: PublicAffairs / Perseus Book Groups, 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. Softcover in very good condition with wraps showing only slight shelf & edge wear; edge wear & tiny bumps to corners. Spine not cracked. Appears unread. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted.

New York: Random House, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1st Printing First Edition per number line including number two, which is the Random House convention for indicating first edition. Hard cover in good condition with brown boards & spine cloth showing shelf & edge wear; several spots on front board. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Includes several maps by Paul Tremblay in addition to a section of 8 sheets / 16 pages glossy black & white portraits and scenes. Concludes with sections of Notes, Bibliography, Acknowledgments, and an extensive Index. 487 numbered pages. Dust jacket in good condition with light shelf & edge wear; small chips to head & heel of spine; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""Napoleon's calamitous invasion of Russia in 1812 is the stuff of legend, one of those historical events often referred to but rarely examined closely. Never in this centruy has the story been told in greater… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1989. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated First American Edition. Dark gold cloth boards with gold spine lettering in very good condition. End papers depict pictorial of a battle. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Side text block uncut. DJ very good with only gentle shelf wear. Inside of DJ back has 1/4"" top and bottom damp stain that does not go through to the plasticized right side except for 2 1/4"" at top back at text block edge (see photo). Small chip at back top at fold line. Noted on the back flap, ""more than 45 illustrations in black and white and colour. "" Also includes extensive Reference Notes (end notes) and comprehensive indes.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2011. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st Printing Book original copyright 2006. This Movie Tie-In Edition copyright 2011; per complete number line, this is First Printing of this edition. Soft cover in very good condition with photo from the movie on the front wrap. Interior text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Mellow age toning to the papers. Ghost of a triangular crease on bottom corner of text block throughout. B&W photographs/movie scenes throughout the text. Concludes with a section, ""A Conversation with the Author"" and another ""Book-Group Discussion Questions."" 350 numbered pages.

Algonquin Books, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition; ghost of previous crease on bottom front cover. Text block clean and tight; light mellow age toning to the papers. No markings noted. * From the book, ""This colorful headlong tale of a Depression-Era Circus simply can't be beat."" ""You'll get lost in the tatty glamour of Gruen's meticulously researched world, from spangled equestrian pageantry and the sleazy side of show to an ill-fated night at a Chicago speak-easy.""

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: National Geographic Society, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good. Editorial Consultant: Daniel J Boorstin. A 10 3/4"" x 12 1/4"" hardcover in very good condition. Pictorial front and back boards with faux brown leather spine cloth containing gold spine lettering. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. * An amazing social and cultural history of the American people in word and pictures. 659 illustrations, including 439 photographs. 456 pages.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Canongate, 2008. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated: First American Edition. Blue boards with black spine lettering in very good condition. Purple end papers. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. DJ very good with only gentle shelf & edge wear. 0 0

Clarendon Press, 1998. Soft cover. Very Good. First published 1997. This is the first paperback issue of 1998; second printing per number line. Softcover in very good condition with only lightest shelf wear to wraps; tiny nick 1"" down from head of heel on spine. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. * From a review in 'The Economist' : ""A masterly review of the early phases of the conflict between the United States, Russia, China and their respective allies. . . it is clear, thorough and judicious. . . .""

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: National Geographic Society, 1973. 9th Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Stated Ninth Edition. Softcover in very good condition. Size approximately 7"" x 10"". Wraps crisp and unmarked/uncreased with only ghost of shelf & edge wear. Former owners name in ink in top margin of front free endpaper. Interior text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Just about every page contains glossy black & white and/or color photographs. Front end papers contain facsimile of the first part of the Constitution and Back endpapers contain facsimile of The Bill of Rights. 143 numbered pages.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with dark boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text appears unread; text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings. Dust cover in fine condition; not price clipped.

New York: Metro Books, 2009. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Text originally copyright 1986, 1990,1991. This is a first printing of the 2009 edition, with complete number line including number one. In addition contains compilation and appendix copyright 2009. Hard cover in fine condition with cream and beige mottled boards, green spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Bright deep yellow end papers. Text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition. Overall presents as new and unread. * From the rear jacket flap, ""[Here] you'll find hundreds of wise and witty quotes to inject insight and humor into everyday life. The Irish have always had a way with words and this book puts its greatest wits at your fingertips: Oscar Wilde, Dean Jonathan Swift, George Moore, Father Healy, and many others are all inside, postulating on everything from religion to literature to love. Let this clever book distill Irish wisdom and humor into your life one wee… Read More

HarperCollins, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with green boards and gold spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. No markings or tears noted. Contains black and white and colored photos throughout. Front and back inside covers contain maps of North American hardiness zones. Dust jacket in very good condition with just ghost of shelf & edge wear, * From the book, ""All you need to know to plan and make a good-looking, low-maintenance and fast-maturing garden.""