Search Results: Titles starting with W from Bazaar of Books

"W. B. Yeats: A Centenary Exhibition." National Gallery of Ireland. [Dublin: Dolmen Press Limited], 1965. pp. 102, Bibliography, Index. some b. & w. illus. Paperback (foxing on cover edges, few marks on back cover, price sticker on front cover, interior unmarked). Listing of 171 exhibits, with descriptions, in this centenary exhibition of Yeats' birth held at the National Gallery of Ireland. Yeats himself was a governor of the Gallery and was involved with art all his life.Very Good condition.
Size: 8" x 5 1/2" (20.5cm x 14cm).

"Waddington's: An Important Sale of Inuit Art Comprising Sculpture in Stone, Bone and Ivory; Lithographs, Engravings and Stone Cut Prints. Selected from Local Estates, Institutions and Individuals. To be sold in three sessions- November 24th, November 25th and November 26th, 1980." Toronto: [Waddington, McLean & Co. Ltd.], 1980. pp. 160. many b. & w. illus. with an inserted addenda list and a pre sale estimates list, and a newspaper clipping ad for this auction. Also inserted, an invoice for a print purchased from this auction. Paperback (some wear to spine edge, scratches, corners bit worn, toning to margins, some pen marks. The inserted Pre Sale Estimates list is marked up with prices).
Very Good condition.
Size: 8 1/2" x 6" (21.5cm x 15.5cm)

"Waddington's are proud to include in our November 1980 Inuit sale a large selection from the Stanley and Jean Zazelenchuk Collection of Inuit art. The majority of the pieces offered have been on temporary loan to the Winnipeg Art Gallery for the past several… Read More

"The War that Ended Peace: The Road to 1914" by Margaret MacMillan. pp. 737, Index, Bibliography. Many b. & w. illus. & 4 maps. [Toronto]: Allen Lane (an imprint of Penguin Canada Books Inc.), [2013]. Hardcover, black boards with gilt title on spine, fore-edge uncut (corners square, spine bumped, a few marks on spine, single pen mark on copyright page otherwise interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (some wear to corners, top & bottom of spine bit worn).Very Good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" (24cm x 16..5cm).

"Watkins' Last Expedition" by F. Spencer Chapman. With an Introduction by Augustine Courtauld. London: The Vanguard Library (Chatto & Windus in association with William Heinemann Ltd.), [1953]. pp. 244. Hardcover, tan cloth, with gilt title on blue label, on spine (top of spine worn, 1 corner bent, dark top edge, heavy tanning to pages throughout, but otherwise clean & unmarked). d.j. (soiled, edges worn, few nicks, few small pieces missing, small hole on back cover, price on front cover).Good condition.Size: 7 1/8" x 4 1/2" (18cm x 11.5cm).

"The Way We Were" by Ken Bell. Toronto,...: University of Toronto Press, [1988]. pp. 256. numerous illus. (some colour). maps on end papers. Hardcover, green cloth with brown title on spine (corners square, covers are pristine, inscription on end paper, interior unmarked). dj. (top is slightly worn, some yellowing).Very good condition.Size: 11 3/4" x 10 1/4" (30cm x 26cm).

The Way of a Boy: A Memoir of Java by Ernest Hillen. [Toronto]: Viking, [1993]. First published 1993. signed by the author. pp. 200. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, cream & brown cloth with brown title on spine (corners bit rubbed, bottom of spine bumped, some foxing to top & bottom edges, few spots of foxing on endpapers, interior is clean & unmarked). d.j., unclipped (very slight wear).Very Good+ condition.Size: 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" (22.5cm x 14.5cm).
A memoir of a boy's internment, by the Japanese, on Java during World War II.

"Wellington: Pillar of State" by Elizabeth Longford. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, [1972]. First U.S. edition. pp. 472, Index, Bibliography. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with coat of arms stamped on front cover, silver title on spine (corners square, spine bumped, faint mark on front cover, tiny dent to lower back cover, pages toned, interior is unmarked ). dj. (jacket toned, wear to top & bottom of spine and corners, spotting over front cover, inside jacket- spine is darkened and some light red spots).
Very Good condition.
Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" (24cm x 16.5cm).

A biography of the famous duke, renowned for his military prowess and the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.

"Wendell Minor: Art for the Written Word", with an introduction by David McCullough. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1995]. First edition, as indicated. pp. 154. many colour illus. Hardcover, grey boards with quarter bound beige linen cloth (Corners square, book solid, shelf wear to covers, slight bump to bottom of spine, some foxing to top edge, interior clean & unmarked). Signed by the author & stamped with his chop stamp, with an inscription to the previous owner, on a special bound-in page (before the half-title page). dw. (some foxing to corners & flyleaf, also some wear and soiling). Very good condition.Size: 11" x 10 3/4" (28cm x 27.5cm)A prolific illustrator and designer of book jackets. This book contains over 100 full-colour reproductions. He has illustrated thousands of book jackets, and his work is in the Library of Congress, the Museum of American Illustration and the NASA Art Collection, among others.

"Western Canadian Dictionary and Phrase Book". Facsimile of the 1913 edition [by John Sandilands], with an Introduction by John Orrell. [Edmonton, Alberta]: The University of Alberta Press, 1977. pp. 52. Hardcover, beige boards with brown title on front & spine (corners square, one tiny dent on front cover edge, spine faded and also covers partially faded, interior is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16cm).

"A Whale for the Killing" by Farley Mowat. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, [1972]. pp. 239. Hardcover, black cloth, gilt titles on spine (corners square, spine bumped, tiny mark on top edge, covers and interior are clean & unmarked). dw. (unclipped, bit tattered, a few small tears).Size: 8 3/4" x 6" (22cm x 15cm).Very good condition. dw. (good condition).Farley Mowat's famous book about his attempt to save a rare fin whale, while shining the spotlight on the plight of all whales, especially the endangered ones.

"When the Whalers Were Up North: Inuit Memories from the Eastern Arctic" by Dorothy Harley Eber. Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, [1989]. pp. 187. many illus. (colour and b & w). Hardcover, blue cloth and white title on spine (some wear to spine, 2 pages creased, gift inscription on half-title page). dj., unclipped (spine faded).Very Good condition.Size: 8 3/4" x 8 3/4" (22cm x 22cm).
An Inuit perspective of the whalers who came to the waters of the Eastern Arctic during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

"Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators" by William Stolzenburg. [New York]: Bloomsbury USA, [2008]. pp. 293, Bibliography, Index. Hardcover, black cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). d.w., unclipped (no tears or wear). Very good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" (24cm x 16cm).

"Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Merritt" by Kit Pearson. (Dear Canada series). [Markham, Ontario]: Scholastic Canada Ltd., [2002]. pp. 220. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, illustrated boards with book ribbon (corners rubbed, lower spine bumped, interior clean & unmarked). inscribed by author and signed.Very Good condition.Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/2" (19.5cm x 14cm).

"Wildfowl of the World" by Eric Soothill and Peter Whitehead. Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, [1978]. First published 1978. pp. 297, Index, Bibliography. numerous drawings, maps & colour illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with silver title on spine (corners bit bent & rubbed, spine bumped & worn, interior is clean & unmarked). d.j., unclipped (worn, creased along top, corners worn).Very Good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" (24cm x 16cm).

"Wildlife" by Richard Ford. Toronto: Little, Brown and Company (Canada) Limited, [1990]. First edition, First printing. Inscribed by the author. pp. 177. Hardcover, black boards with gilt title on spine (corners square, owner's bookplate on front endpaper, pages toned, few marks on top and fore edges, interior is clean & unmarked). d.j., unclipped (bit soiled, corners rubbed, top and bottom of spine creased).Very Good condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16xcm).

"The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Introduction by A. A. Milne. London: Methuen Children's Books, n.d. pp. 178. 12 coloured plates and 15 line illus. in the text. Hardcover, green cloth with gilt titles on spine (bottom of spine bumped, corners square, covers unmarked & interior clean). dw. (rubbed, spine faded, tears on back cover- see photo, otherwise very good condition as not worn, no chipping and no marks).Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" (24cm x 16cm).Very good condition.

"Wings- Canada's Navy Annual, Issue 2, 1987/88." Calgary, AB Canada: Corvus Publishing Group Ltd., 1987. pp. 130. numerous illus. (many in colour). Softcover (some wear- scratches on back cover, price sticker on front, interior unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 13" x 9 3/4" (33cm x 24.5cm).

"Wings of War: Airmen of all nations tell their stories 1939-1945." Edited by Laddie Lucas. London: Hutchinson, [1983]. pp. 409. numerous b & w illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with silver title on spine (corners square, spine bumped, interior clean). dw., unclipped (bit worn, tape residue on front cover).Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" (24cm x 16cm x 3.5cm).Very good condition.

"With Every Breath We Take: a modern fable in which a snowflake helps put an end to war" by Geoff Butler. Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia: Geoff Butler, [2007]. pp. 131. numerous b. & w. drawings. Paperback (interior is clean & unmarked, no marks on covers).Very good condition.Size: 7 5/8" x 5 5/8" (19cm x 14.5cm)

"Woodchips & Beans: Life in the Early Lumber Woods of Nova Scotia" by Mike Parker. [Halifax, N.S.]: Nimbus Publishing, [1992]. pp. 239, Bibliography. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (owner's signature on title page, otherwise interior is unmarked and very little wear).Very good condition.Size: 10" x 7 1/4" (25.5cm x 18.5cm).