Search Results: Authors starting with W from Black Sheep Books

Focus Features, 2018. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Screenplay of the "movie of the year" in 2018. "For Your Consideration Best Adapted Screenplay" In as new condition.

Los Angeles: Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2019. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Best Adapted Screenplay in 2019. "For Your Consideration". In as new condition.

Kristiania: Albert Camermeyers, 1904. Hardcover. Good. Written in Norwegian, subtitled: " En Keiserindes Roman, oversat af Hans Brekke, efter Katarinas Memoirer, Hendes Breve og Uudgivne Aktstykker I Statsarkiverne." Red cloth corners and spine with gilt titling, marbled boards, rounded corners, decorative endpapers, black and white frontispiece and illustration on title page, 582 pages. Edge and shelf wear with some rubbing, previous owner's signature stamp on end paper, textblock age darkened. This is a handsome book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Victoria, BC: Beach Holme Publishers Limited, 1992. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Tuey, Margaret. A delightful collection of children's poetry about the Cariboo region of nerthern British Columbia. It captures the spirit of what is still very much a frontier. Light brown card cover with red titling and illustration to front, signed by author to half title, illustrated with line drawings by Margaret Tuey, 41 pages. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Osoyoos, BC: Osoyoos Museum, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good/-. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This catalogue is the result of a multi-year collaborative research project by the Osoyoos Indian Band, the Osoyoos Museum and the University of Victoria. The research examined the previously undocumented collection on Inkameep Day School art in the Museum. This catalogue records the the artwork and describes a general history of the school. Illustrated soft cover, illsutrated throughout with black and white as well as full-colour photographs and reproductions, 64 pages. Minor markings to cover. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Vancouver, B. C.: Grunt Gallery, 1989. Good to Very Good. Printed in conjunction with an exhibition of artist, Kathryn Walter, centered around redevelopment, held at grunt gallery, Vancouver, during the month of October, 1989. A white envelope with a sticker that reads: Redevelopment: An Intervention, Represented by Kathryn Walter, grunt gallery, which contains a four page description of Walter's installation, with a black and white map on cover showing the area involved, staple binding. Also enclosed are nine (of an original twenty) black and white postcards, each being a photograph of a different Development Permit Application, and each paired with a different phrase from a Harlequin romance novel placing them as footnotes to the signs, representing different power relationships, both of which act to reinforce the socio-economic system of capitalism. Cards are clean and in nice condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for… Read More

London: John Churchill, 1834. Second Edition. . Hardcover. A two volume set which has been rebound in plain, dark blue buckram with no titling on cover; new, plain end papers and rather unattractive plain white hinge tape. From the Preface: "The object of the following Essays is to describe the various morbid alterations in the structure of the Human eye, and to illustrate, by Engravings, those which are most remarkable." Books are illustrated with seventeen pages of engravings which are hand-coloured, Volume I has 175 pages; Volume II has 282 pages. Covers are clean and tight with rounded corners, text block edges and page edges are darkened, foxing spots throughout; twenty or so pages following the table of contents in Volume I have stains and creases to lower free corner, as well as a few pages in Volume II; on the half-title page there is an ink inscription that reads "For W. Braine from the author" - initials at end are illegible. This is a handsome set. Books are overweight.… Read More

North York, ON, Canada: University of Toronto Press. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Gearge Tatham was part of the first generation of geographers to establish geography as a university subject in Canada. He thought to educate students broadly through geography. He believed fervently in the enlightening andmoral qualities of a liberal university education, and insisted that it imposed leadership responsibilities. Blue illustrated soft cover, frontispiece, several black and white illustrations, 200 pages. Minor shelf wear. Otherwise the book appears to be unread. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Devon, England: Supreme Magic Company, 1970. Paper. Good. A magic periodical, with articles pertaining to tricks by various authors. March, May, July, September, November, and December 1970, January 1971. Papers cover, articles by different authors, as well as a column entitled "Talkback" on back page, black and white illustrations. Previous owner's ink name stamp on front, back and throughout, pages perforated at spine with three-hole punch, a few light creases, text is clean. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd., 1961. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-/Good+. The story of one of the great shipping lines, the fortunes of which have been firmly linked with New Zealand's." Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine, blue and white map on end papers, illustrated with black and white photographs, 158 pages. Corners lightly bumped, some tiny, pale marks on text block edge, text is clean and tight. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has light edge wear, lightly sunned spine, a few pale smudges. This is an attractive book in nice shape. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Kelowna, BC: Word Works Publications, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good-. Book documents the story of a romantic but half forgotten part of Candian railroading history. Pink soft cover with blue and black titling, black and white illustrations, 125 pages. Signed in pencil by Joan (?) Webber and inscribed "For Ed C--- in memory of Bernard and times past" on title page. Cover has minor shelf wear and is otherwise in great condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Paper Cover. Good. Original grey wrappers printed in black. An offprint from CAMERA WORK no. 42-43, 1913, comprising pages 69-82. Cover is grey paper with black titling, top edges of pages are uncut, bottom edge is untrimmed. Leading edge of front and back cover very slightly darkened, cover has edge wear which extends approximately one inch in from the edge, including chipping and both open and closed tears, cover has light shelf wear, otherwise this publication is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Paper Cover. Good. Original grey wrappers printed in black. An offprint from CAMERA WORK no. 42-43, 1913, comprising pages 69-82. Cover is grey paper with black titling, top edges of pages are uncut, bottom edge is untrimmed. Leading edge of front and back cover very slightly darkened, cover has edge wear which extends approximately one inch in from the edge, including chipping and both open and closed tears, cover has light shelf wear, otherwise this publication is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Roberts Creek, BC, Canada: Creekside Publications. Soft cover. Very Good-. Air Pilot Navigator, Volume One. An aviation history of the Northwest. Colourfully illustrated blue soft cover with yellow titling on spine, yellow and red titling on front, black and white illustrations throughout, 284 pages. Cover has minor shelf wear, ink inscription inside front cover, otherwise this attractive book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Manchester, U.K.: Manchester University Press, 1994. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Book examines the architecture of the newly-emergent institutions of reform and philanthropy in late-Victorian London that were intended to bring the redemptive values of English middle-class to the working-classes. Book will be of interest to postgraduates and lecturers of architectural history; urban history; social history. Brown hard cover with gilt titling on spine, inscribed by author on first free end paper, illustrated throughout with black and white plates, 244 pages. Spine of dust jacket and upper front edge sunned. This is a handsome volume. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Innsbruck: Margarete Friedrich Rohrer Verlag, 1950. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. German text documenting the history and architectural details of medieval castles and fortresses in Tyrol (a region of Austria), numerous captivating plate photographs of the castles and in-text illustrations of their designs (138 total illustrations). Brown, white, and beige decorated covers, gilt titling to spine, illustrated brown and white endpapers featuring the eagle from Austrias flag, beautiful frontispiece on board paper, black and white plate photographs on glossier paper than text throughout, black and white in-text illustrations, two further board paper illustrations act as dividers between book sections, fold-out map on page 196, 20"x20" detailed fold-out map on page 214, thorough index. Edges and corners worn, top inch of back gutter damaged, small depression at top of back board, one inch closed tear on second fold-out map, plates in very good condition. 228… Read More

Minneapolis, Minn: Farm, Stock & H:ome Publishing Co., 1903. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good to Very Good-/-. Palmer, Miss Ethel. Inscribed to a friend by author on December 17, 1910. Green cloth with gilt titling on spine, dark green titling and decorative border on front, illustrated with captioned black and white plates, 225 pages. Very slight wear to spine ends with a pale red stain to upper end, pale mark on front cover, titling on spine is faded and difficult to read. This is a handsome volume - clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1987. Card Cover. Very Good/-. Selected from a rare collection of superb German die-cuts created in the 1920s, the 57 copyright-free silhouettes in this whisical treasury reflect the carefree fantasies of a war-weary world." Glossy card cover with staple binding, 41 pages. Minor shelf wear, a blue sticker to back. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Victoria, BC: Hawthorne Society, 1994. Card Cover. Very Good/-. An Album for Arlene on her sixtieth birthday 19 July 1994 From Her Friends in the West. Published for the Hawthorne Society of Arts and Letters by Reference West. An edition of seventy-five numbered copies for private distribution. This is number 72. Card cover with staple binding, a collection of poetry by Canadian poets, unpaginated. A small pressure mark to front. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Boulder, Colorado: Bartholomew Press, 1989. Soft cover. Good+. Dehncke, Melissa. Signed by the author on the title page, this book looks at the history of fairs in England in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, investigating both the commerce and trade aspects as well as the entertainments and amusements. Off-white card cover with black titling, black and white illustratations front and back, black and white illustrations throughout, 90 pages. Spine is sunned, cover and text block edges have various pale smudges, text is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall