Search Results: Authors starting with W from Paul Johnson Fine Books

New York: Harper & Row, 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition, first printing. Briefly inscribed and signed by Wagner and Lily Tomlin. A few small stains to the boards - very good. Price-clipped jacket.

Simon & Schuster, 1971. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1971. 8vo. 160 pp. First printing stated. Near fine book (a hint of toning to the extremities) in a fine, unclipped jacket.

New York: Harper, 2005. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in a fine jacket. This is a review copy with publicity blurb laid in. 1st Printing 1st Printing

New York: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition, first printing. Fine book in a near fine jacket with just a tiny bit of wear to the top of the spine. Signed by the author on the title page.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1901. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition of Washington's famous autobiography. 8vo. 330 pp. Maroon cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front board. Moderate fading to the spine lettering; The spine ends have been professionally repaired and strengthened resulting in the partial loss of a few letters. Tight and square; no foxing; and no previous ownership markings.

Knopf, 2003. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. New York: Knopf, 2003. First edition, first printing. Sm 4to (approx. 9 1/2" by 7 1/2"). 446 pp. Black paper-covered boards with silver lettering to the spine. Numerous illustrations and photos throughout. Fine book in a near fine, unclipped jacket ($39.95). Briefly inscribed on the title page: "For Jeff Soref from Jim Watson." By the winner of the Nobel Prize and the author of The Double Helix.

Little, Brown and Company, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6th American printing. Sm 8vo. 321 pp. Red cloth with black lettering to spine and front panel. A very good book with some light foxing to the top edge and a couple of small stains to the fore edge. The price-intact jacket ($2.50) is very good or better with a little wear to the corners and light fading to the spine.

Little, Brown, 1948. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First U.S. edition.Very good plus to near fine book (offsetting/fading to edges) in a very good plus to near fine jacket (toning to spine, edges; one short closed tear to top of rear panel). Still a very nice copy.

Chapman and Hall, 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. London, Chapman and Hall, 1938. First edition. Sm 8vo. 308 pp. Red and black decorated boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Minimal wear if any; a couple of tiny spots to the top edge. Near fine or better.

Chapman & Hall, 1952. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First UK edition. 12 mo. 88 pp. Waugh's send-up of post WWII totalitarianism. Jacket art by John Piper. A very good book in a very good or better jacket, which is not price-clipped. Inscribed by Waugh on the front free endpaper: "John & Mary, with love from Evelyn." The gilt lettering on the book's spine is rubbed but still readable; endpapers browned. Jacket has rubbing to extremities, a closed tear to the rear flap fold, and light toning to the rear panel.

Chapman and Hall, 1932. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition: "First Published. October, 1932." on the copyright page. Very good book with light foxing to edges and first few leaves. The Jacket has been restored, particularly to the spine, and is fully intact without tears or loss of material. Soiling to rear panel. Price of 7/6 net on the spine.

Harper & Bros., 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. New York: Harper & Bros., 1959. 8vo. 8 1/2" by 5 1/2". Early printing (L-I code on copyright page without "First Edition"). Red cloth with silver titles on the spine. Red jacket with white lettering. A study of semantics, particularly of the integrative function of general semantics. S. I. Hayakawa's copy with his ownership stamp (including name and address) on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a TLS from a Donald H. Ecroyd, Professor in the Department of Speech at Temple University informing Hayakawa of Weinberg's death on July 8, 1968. Also laid in is a TLS from Gordon E. Kutler informing Hayakawa of Weinberg's death and asking him for an obituary to appear in ETC. (a quarterly review of general semantics) of which Hayakawa was the editor. Stapled to Kutler's letter is a mimeograph ALS of Hayakawa's response to Kutler asking him to write the obituary of Weinberg for ETC. Book is… Read More

Doubleday, 1953. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Stated first edition. 8vo. 492 pp. Beige cloth with dark brown lettering to the spine. Illustrated map endpapers. About near fine. Jacket has a little chipping, about 1/4" deep, across the top of the spine; one small sticker removal abrasion affecting the word "The" in the title on the spine, else about near fine. Signed by Wellman on a tipped-in page from the publisher.

The Viking Press, 1937. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Near fine book in a very good or better jacket twitch very minor wear to the corners and top of the spine. Price-clipped. Owner's name on front free endpaper.

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1946. Stated first edition. 8vo. 247 pp. Off white cloth with purple lettering; decorated endpapers. Near fine in a near fine jacket that has benefited from some professional restoration to the extremities. Light toning to the rear panel of the jacket.

Lippincott, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1945. Sm 8vo. 247 pp. First printing. Orange cloth which is heavily rubbed on the front board. Price-intact jacket ($2.00) is very good with a 2 1/2" closed tear and soiling to the rear panel. A "Miss Silver Mystery.

D. Appleton and Company, 1932. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Blue cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Name on the front endpaper else near fine in a fine jacket which has benefited from professional restoration. Jacket priced at $2.50. Nice looking copy.

Knopf, 1978. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated First Edition. Wharton's personal copy who has written and signed: "Author's copy, William Wharton, 1-19-79" on the half-title. His first book and a National Book Award winner.

Viking, 1975. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. A collection of stories. Fine book in a near fine or better jacket. Clean copy.

Lost Stories, 1990. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. First edition of this early non-fiction work by White, who wrote the foreword. Fine in stapled white wraps.