Search Results: Titles starting with W from Eyebrowse Books - MWABA

Century Company, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. Vintage Hardcover, no DJ First Edition 1923 The Century Company 502 pages. Good+, No DJ. Moderate shelf/edge wear to green cloth boards with black titles and illustration on front panel of the Great Wall seen through an bricked arch - corners lightly bumped with wear to the tips. Some fraying to spine edges. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Wonderful vintage travel book with 26 chapters and 171 unusual photographs taken by the celebrated travel author Harry Franck and a fold-out map of the route taken. Harry Alverson Franck was born on June 29, 1881 in Munger, Michigan. In the summer of 1900, following his freshman year at the University of Michigan, Harry Franck set out with only $3.18 in his pocket to see Europe. He worked his way across the Atlantic on a cattle boat, visited England and France, and got back to Ann Arbor two weeks after classes had started. Franck had many adventures, not all of them… Read More

Essential Books, 1945-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/New Facsimile DJ. Hardcover with New Facsimile DJ and related ephemera, First Edition 1945 Essential Books NYC 244 pages. Very Good, in a New Facsimile DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to smooth oatmeal cloth boards with black titles - corners bumped. Book is housed in a New Facsimile 1st Edition DJ that not only pops, but will last for generations to come. Photographic endpapers. Illustrated with hundreds of finely printed photo-gravures by the Polish-born news photographer Arthur Felig. Also incuded is the actual book review by Aaron Sussman of Weegee's Naked City from the July 28, 1945 issue of The Saturday Review. This is the famous street photographer's first book, with lurid tabloid-style images of Manhattan crime, crowds, and nightlife. Weegee loved murder scenes, paddy wagons, the distressed, partygoers and skid-row. Arthur (Usher) Fellig (June 12, 1899 – December 26, 1968), known by his pseudonym… Read More

Grosset & Dunlap, 1924. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Vintage Hardcover with scarce DJ, First Edition 1924 Grosset & Dunlap 229 pages, followed by two pages of ads (one for Pee-Wee Harris books and one for Tom Slade books. Very Good, in a VG DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to red cloth boards with black spine titles and front cover titles in green but outlined in black - corners sharp with wear to the tips. Slight cock to spine. Minor shelf/edge wear, a few closed tears and dust soiling to original unclipped uncoated DJ - now in mylar. Previous owner inscription on FFEP "To Gerald Carr From Howard xmas 1926". Despite the minor flaws of the DJ it's still beautiful. Underside of DJ lists hundreds of titles for series books by Grosset. DJ proudly states "Approved By The Boy Scouts Of America". Artwork (DJ and 3 B&W plates) by Richard Holberg. Frontispiece is on coated paper and is B&W (also by Holberg). No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and… Read More

Alfred A. Knopf, 1965-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover, Stated First Edition 1965 Alfred A. Knopf 683 pages. Near Fine, in a NF DJ. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles and accents - corners sharp. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. John Richard Hersey (June 17, 1914 – March 24, 1993) was an American writer and journalist. He is considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction reportage. His 1965 novel, White Lotus, is an exploration of the African American experience prior to civil rights as reflected in an alternate history in which white Americans are enslaved by the Chinese after losing "the Great War" to them. A superb copy. LOC SSS-23

McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 1981-02-01. Paperback. Very Good+/in illustrated wraps. Softcover, Stated First Edition and First Printing (TAB 2311) 1980 Tab Books 176 pages. Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to covers. Only flaw is the previous owner wrote his name and service dates on the top of the title page. From the library of John Molinari, R. O. (A.I.) 8th, R.A.F. & 9th Air Force. The book is an intimate look at the the men who flew the B-26 Marauder over Europe. A superb copy. ISBN-0830623116. LOC SSM-09

Smith, Elder and Co, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No DJ - as issued. Hardcover, First Edition 1875 Smith, Elder and Co. London 368 pages. Good+, no DJ - as issued. moderate shelf/edge wear and some minor soiling to original blue cloth boards with gilt titles and design - corners lightly bumped and worn. Foxing to a few pages (less than 10) in the book. Binding is solid. FFEP has the library stamp from W. H. Smith and Sonsat 198 Strand. Nice respectable copy from a very famous British retailer. LOC SSS-15

Image Comics, 2012-10-16. Paperback. Fine/In illustrated wraps. Large Thick Softcover, 2013 Stated Second Printing Compendium Number Two, 1068 pages. Fine, in illustrated wraps. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Massive and thick book, weighs very close to 5 pounds. Compendium #2 is comprised of issues #49 - #96 of the acclaimed Zombie comic sensation that launched several TV shows and is an industry in itself. (I also have #1, #3, and #4 for sale as well) Highly recommended. A superb copy. ISBN-9781607065968. LOC SSS-13

Image Comics, 2009-05-19. 7th. Paperback. Fine/In illustrated wraps. Large Thick Softcover, 2009 Stated 7th Printing Compendium Number One, 1088 pages. Fine, in illustrated wraps. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Massive and thick book, weighs very close to 5 pounds. Compendium #1 is comprised of issues #1 - #48 of the acclaimed Zombie comic sensation that launched several TV shows and is an industry in itself. (I also have #2, #3, and #4 for sale as well) Highly recommended. A superb copy. ISBN-9781607060765. LOC SSS-13

Image Comics, 2015-10-13. First Edition. Paperback. Fine/In illustrated wraps. Large Thick Softcover, 2015 Stated First Edition Compendium Number Three, 1088 pages. Fine, in illustrated wraps. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Massive and thick book, weighs very close to 5 pounds. Compendium #3 is comprised of issues #97 - #144 of the acclaimed Zombie comic sensation that launched several TV shows and is an industry in itself. (I also have #1, #2, and #4 for sale as well) Highly recommended. A superb copy. ISBN-9781632154569. LOC SSS-13

Macmillan. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ. Vintage Hardcover with all plates and map, First Edition 1906 Macmillan New York 307 pages. Very Good, lacking the DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to light taupe cloth boards with gilt spine titles - corners sharp with some wear to the tips. Board edges have some dents. Previous owner label on inside front cover - all other pages are clean and unmarked. With two-page map, 16 plates in color, and 36 in black & white. A very handsome First Edition lacking the DJ. LOC SSS-02

The University of North Carolina Press, 1987-01-01. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover, 1987 University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill 267 pages..Near Fine in a NF DJ..just a hint of shelf/edge wear to light olive cloth with black titles-corners sharp..a touch of shelf/edge wear to DJ-now in mylar..ISBN-080781752X..Thanks for supporting a small family business..LOC SSM-14

Grosset & Dunlap, 1937-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover with scarce DJ, First Edition 1937 Grosset & Dunlap 216 pages. Very Good, in a VG DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to green cloth boards with black titles - corners lightly bumped. Lightly faded purple topstain. Minor shelf/edge wear and a few very small closed tears to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. WWI endpapers. Glossy frontispiece with no internals and good paper dates this copy to the late 30's. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrations for DJ and frontispiece by J. Clemens Gretta. Because of the interest in air combat after World War I, Grosset and Dunlap put together a set of books by Thomson Burtis, Eustace Adams, and Al Avery (pseudonym of Rutherford G. Montgomery) and called the series Air Combat Stories For Boys. This is number 7 in a series of 16.(and the only one with a wrap-around DJ) The first seven books in the series were first… Read More

Rock Island Arsenal, 1995. Softcover. Very Good/in illustrated wraps. Large Softcover with related ephemera and bonus related book, (Number 14578 of 25,000) 1995 Rock Island Arsenal Rock Island, IL 88 pages. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to covers. Wonderful compilation of articles by the Arsenal during the war years. OCLC#37313955. Laid in is a fact sheet and visitors guide. Bonus book is Rock Island Arsenal, An Arsenal For Democracy by Thomas J. Slattery. 40 pages, Near Fine, in illustrated wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to covers. Both for one price.LOC SSM-07

J.B. Lippincott company, 1918-01-01. (3rd). Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ. Hardcover with large fold-out map intact and unmarked, Stated 2nd Impression Feb 1918 J.B. Lippincott 160 pages. Very Good, no DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to dark blue cloth boards with orange titles - corners sharp. Deckled edges. Small antique bookstore stamp to FFEP. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. The Baghdad railway, also known as the Berlin–Baghdad railway was built from 1903 to 1940 to connect Berlin with the (then) Ottoman Empire city of Baghdad, from where the Germans wanted to establish a port in the Persian Gulf, with a 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) line through modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, linked to Europe by a bridge crossing the Bosphorous. The railway became a source of international disputes during the years immediately preceding World War I. Although it has been argued that they were resolved in 1914 before the war began, it has also been argued that the… Read More

Hamish Hamilton, 1969-10-01. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover, 1969 Hamish Hamilton London...Near Fine in a VG price-clipped DJ, DJ has a few closed tears at top of spine and minor shel/edge wear-Now in protective mylar...just a touch of shelf/edge wear to Blue cloth covers with gilt titles-one rear corner lightly bumped...no notes/writing-all pages are bright, clean and crisp...ISBN-0241018056... Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC SSM-14

Doubleday & Company, 1972-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Oversized Hardcover-1972 Revised Edition, Doubleday-New York...From the library of John Molinari, R. O. (A.I.) 8th, R.A.F. & 9th Air Force, Very Good+ in a VG Dust Jacket, Black cloth with gilt titles-corners sharp...minor shelf/edge wear and a bit of age-toning to DJ, two small closed tears to DJ-now in protective mylar...Previous owner name and service dates at bottom of half-title page...No other notes or writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp...hundreds of carefully selected photographs and more than two thousand illustrations, numerous line drawings, charts on endpapers, a full color section illustrating finishes and unit heraldry...the definitive work on the subject ...invaluable to the serious historian...Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC SSM-11

Roseville Historical and Genealogy Society, 2010. Softcover. Near Fine/In illustrated wraps. Large Softcover, First Edition. 2010 Roseville Historical and Genealogy Society. 46 pages. Near Fine, in illustrated wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to covers. The author's experiences in World War Two while in the U.S. Navy. Signed by the Author. Illustrated. Very Scarce. Only one copy in one library according to Worldcat.OCLC-#1043435022.LOC SSM-02

Dodd, Mead, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/No DJ - as issued. Very Good+, No DJ - as issued. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to beige cloth buckram boards with brown, red, and gold and pictorial inset - corners sharp. Previous owner (E. G. Payne) bookplate on inside front cover. With 16 B&W vintage photographs taken by the author's wife of the community of Stringtown County, Kentucky. John Uri Lloyd (19 April 1849 – 9 April 1936) was an American pharmacist and leader of the eclectic medicine movement who was influential in the development of pharmacognosy, ethnobotany, economic botany, and herbalism. He also wrote novels set in northern Kentucky. This is an excellent example of American Literary regionalism. Literary critics argue that nineteenth-century literary regionalism helped preserve American regional identities while also contributing to domestic reunification efforts after the Civil War. A very handsome copy. LOC SSS-18

Triangle books, 1941-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good++/Very Good. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, Reprint 1941 Triangle Books 306 pages. Very Good++, in a VG DJ. just a hint of shelf/edge wear to blue cloth boards with green spine titles - corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear to original DJ - now in mylar. Front DJ flap has a price sticker from Woolworth's stating 39 cents which corresponds with the price code at the bottom of the flap from the publisher. no previous owner markings - all pages are clean, unmarked and evenly toned (due to cheap paper used by this reprint company). Endpapers are clean and unmarked. Francis Van Wyck Mason (November 11, 1901 – August 28, 1978) was an American historian and novelist. He had a long and prolific career as a writer spanning 50 years and including 78 published novels, many of which were best sellers and well received. Captain (later Major and Colonel) Hugh North was a prototype for James Bond: tough, athletic, a good shot and hand-to-hand… Read More

Adams-Brown Co, 1970-01-01. Paperback. Very Good+/in wraps. Softcover, Reprint of 1897 Edition Adams-Brown 40 pages. Very Good+, in wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers. Minot age-toning to edges and some foxing to rear cover. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean with a touch of foxing. Great booklet on the relation of wheels to pinions with methods of figuring the same. Very useful for watch repair. A nice vintage copy. LOC SSS-24