Search Results: Authors starting with W from High Castle Books

Griggsville, IL: J. L. Wade, 1979. 240 pp., pictorial wraps; Book has some light rubbing & a light scratch to front cover, light crease to top corner of same / "A purple martin can eat 2,000 mosquitoes per day!" /. 7th Print.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, MA: Richard G. Badger, the Gorham Press, 1914. 91 pp., blue cloth w/ dark blue & orange lettering & decoration; Book shows fading of lettering to spine w/ darkening of background & moderate wear to ends; covers show some dulling overall w/ several small wear spots & scratches & a waterspot; a few light brown spots or stains to endpapers & pages w/ prev. owner's name to front endpaper; light brown dampstains to gutters of from pages 46 to 61, w/ pages browning a bit overall / Author of the "Little Cousin" books. /. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, UK: "Stamp Collecting", 1920. 22 pp., wraps; Book shows browning to cover, which have become brittle & have pieces broken away at edges; the spine has been reinforced by the horizontal wrapping of 5 pieces of clear tape; there is a second set of advertising "covers under the first set, which shows browning only to the surfaces facing outer covers; 2 interior pages show noticeable browning (though far less than to outer covers) only because they face a set of 2 glossy illustrated leaves at center of book / B&W illustrations. /. Sewn Booklet. Good -. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1981. (192) pp., blue boards w/ silver lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows a little light foxing to top edge of page block; Jacket shows some slight rubbing along spine; some very small bends to corners of inside flaps / ". . . absolutely compulsive reading." / . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Alun Hood (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: St. Martin's, 1989. (190) pp., black boards; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Jacket has short edge tear and small creases to top edge of front panel, also slight wear to corners, flap folds, and esp. to bottom edge of rear panel / Author of "A Very Parochial Murder" and "Blind Brag." /. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1984. 191 pp., black paper-covered boards w/ metallic red lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; front endpaper has prev. owner's embossed stamp, else fine; Jacket has short closed tear to top left of front panel and short closed tear w/ small crease to top left of rear panel; a few spots of rubbing to rear panel; a little wear at spine ends & flap fold corners / "When a brutal murder in the gay community rocks the small town of Lessford, the police are in trouble. The people want a quick conviction, but the police have only a suspect - no evidence." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

NY, NY: Signet, 1967. 208 pp., pictorial wraps, # T3117; Book shows light stress line to spine, which has a bit of a lean; a little light wear to edges w/ a few brown marks to back cover; pages lightly browned / Author of "The Hucksters." /. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

Berkeley, CA: McCutchan Publishing Corporation, 1985. xvi, 329 pp., decorated black cloth w/ white lettering; Book shows light to moderate wear to ends of spine & corners w/ some light rubbing & a few small nicks & scratches overall; underlining, in either standard or blue pencil, to about 28 pages throughout book /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Detroit, MI: Harlo Press, 1979. 64 pp., yellow wraps w/ black lettering & decoration; Book shows some darkening to spine w/ a crease & some wear to bottom corner of back cover / . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: The Salvation Army ( Eastern Territory, USA ) Literary Dept., 1990. xii, 202 pp., blue cloth w/ silver lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has small bump to bottom edge of rear board / "Celebrating the Centennial of 'In Darkest England and the Way Out' by General William Booth, October 1890" /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dallas, TX: Royal Publishing Co., 1966. 183 pp., light blue cloth w/ dark blue lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows very slight wear to ends of spine; Dust jacket shows browning to spine w/ wear at ends & fore edge; 2 tears to top edge, longest 1/2" / a small crease; front panel has several small surface abrasions & some minor soil / ". . . one of the most authentic and colorful books ever to be written about folks of the Texas Panhandle." This is a review copy, with "For Review" stamped to top of front & rear flaps. /. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, UK: Hardwicke & Bogue, 1878. 293 pp., brown cloth w/ gilt & black embossed lettering, illustration & decoration, t.e.g.; Book shows light to moderate surface damage to cloth overall w/ ends of spine & corners of boards showing some wear & slight fraying & bottom corners of boards bumped; edges of page block browned w/ one signature at center of book started; front hinge is cracked but still holding w/ rear hinge cracked at top 3/8"; lightly penciled notation to front endpaper; tissue guard shows some short tears w/ a small piece missing from top corner; periodic foxing throughout / B&W woodcut illustrations. /. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989. 416 pp., 1/4 blue-green cloth w/ tan boards, gold lettering & decoration; DJ in Mylar cover; book has moderate wear to bottom edges of boards; small burn (1/4") to gutter between front endpapers; DJ has edge wear at head of spine & top edge of rear panel; small creases at base of spine / Author of "The Color Purple." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good +/Very Good. Illus. by Lambert Davis (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Northfield, IL: Digest Books, 1972. 320 pp., pictorial wraps; book shows some rubs & nicks to and along spine; light to moderate edgewear w/ some creasing at corners; light soil & a couple small spots to edges of page block; prev. owner's name to top of title page / "A do-it-yourself guide for kitchen or workshop application. A pro tells you how to refinish, repair, restore, checker, customize, blue, accurize, and restock . . . all with simple tools." Illustrated w/ B&W photos. /. Trade Paperback. Good to Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Caribbean Library, 1947. 226 pp. +32 page photo section (unpaginated), burnt orange cloth w/ gold lettering & map-printed endpapers; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book shows a little shelfwear to bottom edges, has bumped corners, very small dampstain to bottom edge of front board, light soil to page edges, prev. owner's name to front pastedown, light crease to front endpaper & first few pages; Dust jacket has edge wear, chipping & short edge tears, mostly to corners & spine ends; soil spot & a few small stains to front panel, some soil to spine and flap folds / "A story of the Dominican Republic and its people." Illustrated with endpaper maps, one B&W drawing and 32 pages of B&W photos. /. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mission, TX: Amigo Enterprises, 1984. 116 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows creasing & very short tear to fore edge of front cover; a bit of wear to ends of spine & corners of covers; tiny bend to top corner of back cover, which also shows a rubbed reddish line & a few light brown spots; title page shows a 1" x 2 1/2" roughened area , plus a piece of filament tape of same dimensions several inches below, which has a bit of tackiness to edges / "Nineteen years after the book 'Real de Catorce - The Incredible City' was first published, Catorce is still 'incredible' and still warrants scores of superlaties (sic). Neither time nor world economics can change the unique aspects of this beautiful old city built but aristocratic Spaniards in the 1770's. . . . any changes in this edition have been limited to this up-date chapter, revisions of the maps plus several old pictures made available to the author in the interim years." Illustrated with B&W photos… Read More

Toronto, ON: Macmillan, 1935. xv, 186 pp., maroon cloth w/ black lettering; Book shows wear to ends of spine & corners w/ corners bumped; some light rubbing & minor blemishes to boards; prev. owner's name to front pastedown / Illustrated with B&W photos. /. edition not stated. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: New American Library, 1981. 419 pp., 1/4 maroon cloth w/ tan boards & gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows a little wear to heel of spine w/ small wear spot to cloth at top edge of rear board; a couple of small dings to edges of page block; Jacket shows some light wear to ends of spine & folds w/ a short tear & small crease to bottom corner; color flaking along folds; 2 short tears & creasing to top edge of rear panel w/ 2 extremely short tears to bottom edge; white areas of jacket look a bit yellowed; small stain-smudge near bottom of rear flap / Author's first novel. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Macfadden Books, 1962. 206 pp., pictorial wraps, # 50-138; Book shows some minor edgewear w/ reading crease to each cover along spine; some minor soil to back cover; pages browning, esp. towards edges / Nominated for the 1961 National Book Award. /. First Paperback Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

NY, NY: Oxford University Press, 1954. xv, 272 pp., blue cloth w/ silver lettering; Book shows a little wear to ends of spine & corners of boards w/ a couple of small dampstains & some minor soil overall; foxing to edges of page block w/ a number of brown stains to fore edge & small abrasions to bottom edge; foxing to endpapers w/ prev. owner's notations to front endpaper / ". . . contains more than 750 epitaphs representing each decade in American history and all sections of the country." Small B&W illustrations at chapter headings. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.