Search Results: Titles starting with W from John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1977. 2nd. Very Good. Unsure of edition, see copyright photograph. In original, unclipped, dust jacket with $7.95 price, rubbing, and in mylar. Black boards with silver lettering on spine. Fep and ffep have glue residue on them. Interior is clean and clear.

New York: The Modern Library, 1950. 2nd or later. Very Good+/Very Good+. The first comprehensive, single-volume edition of the writings of Henry David Thoreau. Edited, and with a biographical introduction, by Brooks Atkinson. In original, clipped, jacket with 388 titles on verso. Jacket in mylar with some rubbing at creasing at lower edge and at head and tail of spine. Green cloth over boards with black labels and gilding on front and spine. Light rubbing to lower edges. Interior is lightly toned, otherwise fine.  Pages: (24) 732 (10)   Dimensions: 7¼ x 5 x 1¼ .

New York: Twayne Publishers, Inc, 1967. First Edition. Good to Very Good. Ex-Library with associated stamps and bookplate (no card slot). Pencil notes to half-title and copyright. Jacket adhered to covers; solidly and squarely done. Dewey Decimal sticker on spine. In protective sheet. Interior is clean, clear, and cirsp. Aside from library impacts, nearly new.  Pages: 191     Dimensions: 8¼ x 5⅝ x ¾    .

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1979. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First combined edition to include both Wapshot novels. In original unclipped jacket in protective sheet and showing a U.K. price (6.95). Minor rubbing and small chip at tail of spine. Blue cloth over boards with silver gilding to front and spine. Long edge deckled. Pencil note and old price sticker on ffep. Interior is clean and clear.  Pages: (8) 549     Dimensions: 9½ x 6¾ x 1¾  .

London: George Routledge & Sons, LTD, 1940. First Edition. Very Good/Good. First Published, 1940," on copyright page. In original, uncliped jacket, in protective sheet. Jacket spine is stained with chiping at the head, two more chips from the rear top edge, and some toning to the front corners; generally bright, with indicated issues. Bound in original yellow cloth with red lettering to the side. Square; minor shelfwear, some toning to the cloth. The interior is toned [not uncommon for books published in England during WWII], otherwise it is clean and clear throughout. A tretise on the establishement of international order and peacekeeping. Pages: (12) 244     Dimensions: 8 x 5(3/8) x 1.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1869. First Edition. Very Good. Title continued: with a Historical Sketch of the Country and its People and Notes Upon the Military Engineering of the War. First edition of this first hand account of 'the War of the Triple Alliance,' the deadliest war in South American history; from the perspecitve of an English railroad civil engineer who happened to be in Paraguay and in close proximity to its President before, during, and in the immediate aftermath of the war (after López had been killed in battle). With a frontispiece and facsimile signature of Francisco Solano López and with eight color-plate maps. Bound in contemporary half leather over marbled boards with four gently raised bands on the spine and a red label with gilding. The leather is worn, frayed, and rubbed. The marbled paper is scuffed with a few creases and losses at the corners. The book is solidly bound and square. The interior is toned with some spotting but nominal to no text impacts. The paltes… Read More

New York: The Modern Library, 1999. 1st Thus. As New. First edition thus from the Modern Library with full number line on copyright page. In original, unclipped, dust jaket in mylar. Grey cloth over boards with debossed publisher's mark on front cover and gilded lettering on spine. Interior is clean, clear, crisp, and with an unbroken spine.

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1967. BCE. Very Good. In original, unclipped, dust jacekt. Book club edition per jacket. Jacket is generally worn with some creasing and rubbing, no significant tears or chips. Grey boards, black spine, silver 'GV' on front, silver lettering on spine; rubbing to edges, bumped corners. Long fore edge deckled, top fore edge stained green. Interior lightly toned, otherwise clean and clear.

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1967. 1st. Very Good. First edition stated on copyright page. In original, unclipped, dust jacket. Jacket has been taped to the boards and is covered in plastic. Top fore edge is stained black. Interior is a little toned, otherwise is clean and clear.

London: Collins Publishers, 1938. First Edition [U.K.]. Good. A dramatic novel of Australia, showcasing 24 hours in the lives of a group of characters in Sydney. Lacking a jacket. Former library book with stamp on top edge, and slight residue on copyright page. Blue cloth over boards with silver lettering on spine. Spine sun-faded to grey spreading to front, bumped corners, some spots to covers. Spotting along edges and some foxing inside. Text is all readable and solidly bound. Overall good-plus. Pages: 445     Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 1½.

New York: Random House, 1994. 2nd Printing. As New/As New. First trade edition, second printing based on number line. In original, unclipped, jacket in protective sheet. Clean and crisp jacket. Bound in white paper over boards with a black cloth spine and gilded lettering to the front and spine. Decckled long edge. The interior is clean, clear, and crisp.  Pages: (8) 253 (5)     Dimensions: 9½ x 6½ x 1.

El Prado, NM: Rising Sun Press Works, 2016. First Edition. Near Fine. Signed with an inscription by the author on half-title; Author's Edition. Book one of the award winning Ari Ara saga. Printed prior to other editions, including the trade edition which came out in 2017. Paperback with illutration on front. A few minor spots on edges and slight bend in front cover, otherwise fine. The interior is clean and clear throughout.  Pages: (8) 278     Dimensions: 8½ x 5½ x ¾  .

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1944. 1st Thus. Very Good. Illustrated by Andre Durenceau. In original, clipped, dust jacket with some rubbing, creases, and short tears; in maylar. Maroon boards with gilded illustration on front and gilded lettering and illustrations on spine; corners bumped. Deckled long fore edge. Signature on fep. Full page color illustrations, unnumbered. Interior is clean and clear.

New York: The Modern Library, 1940. 3rd Thus. Very Good. Third or later edition with 1940's reset title page. No jacket. Red cloth over boards with gilded lettering in and frames around black labels on front and spine. Some toning to cloth and rubbing at edges. Bookplate on front pastdown. Interior is slightly toned, otherwise clean and clear.

New York: The Modern Library, 1950. 4th Thus. Very Good. Introduction by Morton Dauwen Zabel (Professor of English University of Chicago). Third or later edition with 1950 reset title page. No jacket. Red cloth over boards with gilded lettering in and frames around black labels on front and spine. Some minor spotting to covers, gently bumped corners. Old price sticker on ffep and some underlining and marginal notes towards the beginning, less as the book moves along; text is all clear.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. 1st. Very Good. Full number line on sopyright page. In original, unclipped, dust jacket; price has been marked in pen, otherwise fine. Dull maroon cloth over boards with gilded lettering on spine. Inscription to ffep. Interior is clean, clear, crisp, and very firm spine.

New York: The Viking Press, 1947. 1st Edition. Very Good/Good. In original, unclipped, dust jacket with $2.75 price. Published in February 1947 per copyright page. Jacket is somewhat worn with some creasing to edges, rubbing, and chipping. A dull orange cloth over boards with gilded lettering on front and spine. Deckled long edge. Interior is toned, otherwise clean and clear.  Pages: (8) 312   Dimensions: 8¼ x 5¾ x 1⅛.

New York: The Viking Press, 1947. Book Club Edition. Very Good. Book Club Edition (blind dot on back cover).Bound in light orange cloth over boards with title, author, and light illustration on front cover. Author, title, and publisher on spine. Some bumps to covers, but no fraying. Long fore edge deckled with some smudges. Dust on top fore edge. Pages lightly toned, otherwise clean and clear.

Yokohama: Yamagata Press, 1950. 2nd Edition. Very Good. We Japanese being descriptions of many of the customs, manners, ceremonies, festivals, arts and crafts of the Japanese besides numerous other subjects. 600 Pages, 889 Illustrations. Second overall edition comprising three books (Book I - 9th Printing, Book II - 6th Printing, Book III - 2nd Printing). Book comes with a cover shell designed with and for the book when published, contains cloth loops for closure but missing dowl. Ex Libris from Walter W. Somers inside shell. Shell is sun faded with some markings. Book is bound in japanese cloth and tied across spine with blue rope. Front cover contains paper panel with title. Pages are clean and are a very delicate rice paper. Each page is folded and sewn in at the spine crating a cavity between the front and back. Illustrations are a mix of woodblock, photograph, and other forms.

Greenwich: Fawcett Publications, 1966. 1st Thus. Very Good. A Peanuts book. First edition thus from Fawcett. Paperback. Edges colored red. Some creasing and toning to covers, small tear to back cover. Interior is toned, otherwise clean and clear.