Search Results: Authors starting with W from River House Books

Hardcover Cloth 304 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 1998. Handsome black boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Sewn in ribbon. An unclipped dust jacket smooth and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few stains, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
A book of journalistic memoirs about the second half of the terrible year 1940 in the history of Romania, the author being a witness to the defining events of that year from the rooms, the halls and from the windows of the Athene Palace hotel, in the center of Bucharest.
As European capitals fell during 1940 and 1941, there swarmed to the Athene Palace, Bucharest's "Grand Hotel," diplomats, generals, Gestapo spies, and demi-mondaines from all over Europe. Arriving at the crowded Athene Palace on the day Paris fell in 1940, the American… Read More

Full leather Hardcover 558 pages. Condition Fine Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Reader's Digest World's Best Reading Reprint edition 1992. Beautiful illustrated full leather silver boards with 1/4 red spine and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Laid in four page brochure.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880) by Lew Wallace is one of the most popular and beloved 19th century American novels. First published by Harper & Brothers on November 12, 1880, and it is considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century".The story recounts in descriptive detail the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince from Jerusalem who is enslaved by the Romans at the beginning of the 1st century and becomes a charioteer and a Christian.Running in parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, from the… Read More

Full leather Hardcover 558 pages. Condition Fine Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Reader's Digest World's Best Reading Reprint edition 1992. Beautiful illustrated full leather silver boards with 1/4 red spine and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Laid in four page brochure.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880) by Lew Wallace is one of the most popular and beloved 19th century American novels. First published by Harper & Brothers on November 12, 1880, and it is considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century".The story recounts in descriptive detail the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince from Jerusalem who is enslaved by the Romans at the beginning of the 1st century and becomes a charioteer and a Christian.Running in parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, from the… Read More

Hardcover green faux leather with leather corners and spine, six compartments with five raised bands, gilt titling. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Centenary edition 1871. Tight, square copies with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Marbled end papers and edges. Books Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Pages are lightly toned with the usual minor signs of wear and/or age. Volumes 2, 4, 5, 12, 20, 21 & 24 have small spine cracks. Illustrated frontispiece for each novel. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Heavier than standard book; S&H will be adjusted.
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"Waverley Novels Centenary Edition" is a collection of novels written by Sir Walter Scott, a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Centenary Edition was published to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his first novel "Waverley"… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 321 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 1948. Nice red boards and black embossing shows off this Clean, tight copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned. A smooth unclipped dust jacket is discolored with age with the usual shelf wear - a few tears, scrapes, stains, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.

John Walton Caughey explores the history of the California Gold Rush of 1849 and its impact on American society. The book is divided into three parts, each focusing on a different aspect of the Gold Rush.

The first part of the book provides a detailed account of the discovery of gold in California and the subsequent rush of fortune seekers to the region. Caughey describes the various groups of people who came to California during this time, including miners, merchants, and immigrants… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 427 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition First printing 1973. Handsome black boards with blue, red and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Red topstain. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Pages are lightly toned. An unclipped dust jacket protected by mylar cover is smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
"The Onion Field" is a true crime book by Joseph Wambaugh, published in 1973. It tells the harrowing and tragic story of a notorious crime that took place in Los Angeles in 1963. Wambaugh, a former LAPD detective, brings his insider knowledge to this gripping account of a police officer's murder and its aftermath.
The book focuses on the events of March 9, 1963, when two LAPD officers, Ian Campbell and Karl Hettinger, made a routine traffic stop in Hollywood. The… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 427 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition First printing 1973. Handsome black boards with blue, red and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Red topstain. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few tears, scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
"The Onion Field" is a true crime book by Joseph Wambaugh, published in 1973. It tells the harrowing and tragic story of a notorious crime that took place in Los Angeles in 1963. Wambaugh, a former LAPD detective, brings his insider knowledge to this gripping account of a police officer's murder and its aftermath.
The book focuses on the events of March 9, 1963, when two LAPD officers, Ian Campbell and Karl Hettinger, made a routine traffic stop in Hollywood. The officers pulled over two suspects,… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 427 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition First printing 1973. Handsome black boards with blue, red and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Red topstain. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Pages are lightly toned. An unclipped dust jacket protected by mylar cover is smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
"The Onion Field" is a true crime book by Joseph Wambaugh, published in 1973. It tells the harrowing and tragic story of a notorious crime that took place in Los Angeles in 1963. Wambaugh, a former LAPD detective, brings his insider knowledge to this gripping account of a police officer's murder and its aftermath.
The book focuses on the events of March 9, 1963, when two LAPD officers, Ian Campbell and Karl Hettinger, made a routine traffic stop in Hollywood. The… Read More

Long Live the King: The Mysterious Fate of Edward II
by Kathryn Warner
Hardcover Cloth 303 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 2017. Beautiful red boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few tears and wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
History tells us that Edward II died at Berkeley Castle in 1327 in agony, with a red-hot poker inserted inside him. This is one of the most famous and lurid tales in all of English history. But is it true? Much evidence exists to suggest that Edward did not die at Berkeley Castle at all, but was still alive years after his supposed death. Many influential people believed that he was alive and acted on their belief, including several earls, the Archbishop of York, the Bishop and Mayor of… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 527 pages. Condition Very Good NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition 1959. Attractive tan buckram boards with leatherette 1/4 spine and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
"General Bill" Sterling, as his friends called him, was a Texas Ranger of the old tradition—hard-riding and fearless but not a killer. Rising through the ranks, he became commander of the famed Rangers in the 1930s, when he served as adjutant general of Texas. His own story, told with warmth and vigor, is filled with adventures in the South Texas cattle country, the remote Ranger camps on the Río Grande, and the early Texas oil fields.
As captain of Company D, the last horseback ranger company, he scouted on practically all the large ranches in Texas, pursuing bandits,… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 301 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 1974. Attractive red boards with black boxing and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear with unbruised tips. Edges have the usual yellowing, small stains and spotting. Price clipped dust jacket, discolored on spine with the usual shelf wear - a few tears, stains, scratches, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Drewey Wayne Gunn's groundbreaking work, American and British Writers in Mexico, 1556-1973, delves into the profound impact of Mexican experiences on English writers. From early British explorers who documented their impressions in Hakluyt's Voyages to the American Beats seeking refuge from the constraints of their own culture, Gunn traces a literary journey that transcends borders. Among the 140 writers explored are Stephen Crane, Langston… Read More

(SIGNED) Yankee from the West: The candid, turbulent life story of the Yankee-born U.S. Senator from Montana
by Burton K. Wheeler
Hardcover Cloth 436 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 1962. Attractive blue boards and black buckram spine with gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth and clean is discolored with age with slight shelf wear - a few tears, scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, with refreshing candor and characteristic courage inherited from his New England forebearers, traces his life from birth to retirement.
Inscribed on front and back endpapers by Burton K. Wheeler.
As a freshman senator, Wheeler played a crucial role in exposing the Harding administration's unwillingness to prosecute people involved in the… Read More

Two Trade Paperbacks 384, 410 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Presumed Anchor First editions 1972, 1973. Attractive solid color wraps shows off this Clean, tight, square set with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Previous owner's signature on front endpapers. Books Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Heavier than standard book; S&H will be adjusted.
In the late 1960's, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazine "Foxfire" in an effort to record and preserve the traditional folk culture of the Southern Appalachians.
ISBN 0385073534 Volume 1 'The Foxfire Book' is the original book compilation of Foxfire material which introduces Aunt Arie and her contemporaries and includes log cabin building, hog dressing, snake lore, mountain crafts and food, and "other affairs of plain living."
ISBN 0385022670 Volume 2 'Foxfire 2' celebrates the rites and customs of Appalachia, featuring sections on… Read More

Two Trade Paperbacks 384, 410 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Presumed Anchor First editions 1972, 1973. Attractive solid color wraps shows off this Clean, tight, square set with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Previous owner's signature on front endpapers. Books Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Heavier than standard book; S&H will be adjusted.
In the late 1960's, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazine "Foxfire" in an effort to record and preserve the traditional folk culture of the Southern Appalachians.
ISBN 0385073534 Volume 1 'The Foxfire Book' is the original book compilation of Foxfire material which introduces Aunt Arie and her contemporaries and includes log cabin building, hog dressing, snake lore, mountain crafts and food, and "other affairs of plain living."
ISBN 0385022670 Volume 2 'Foxfire 2' celebrates the rites and customs of Appalachia, featuring sections on… Read More

Trade Paperback 128 pages. Condition Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition 1990. Attractive illustrated wraps on this tight and sound copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept with Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Inscribed by author on title page.
Stories from a pilot who began his career at Meacham Field in Fort Worth, Texas. He worked in East Texas as a flight instructor and spent many years in the Air Force.

Leatherbound Hardcover Cloth 148 pages. Condition Fine Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Franklin Library Reprint edition 1976. Beautiful dark brown leather boards with gold and green embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. Moire endpapers and sewn in ribbon. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below. With this celebrated sentence Thornton Wilder begins The Bridge of San Luis Rey, one of the towering achievements in American fiction and a novel read throughout the world.By chance, a monk witnesses the tragedy. Brother Juniper then embarks on a quest to prove that it was divine intervention rather than chance that led to the deaths of those who perished in the tragedy. His search leads to his own death -- and to the author's timeless investigation into… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 200 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 2008. Attractive blue boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
For most British people the weekend of 27/28 October 1962 could so very easily have been their last weekend on earth, yet astonishingly the fact that Britain's nuclear deterrent forces went to an unprecedented level of readiness was kept secret from the public. Thor nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles stood on a round-the-clock wartime state of alert ready to be fired, these were the 'other' missiles of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which made Britain, in effect, America's launch pad. During the height of the crisis both RAF Bomber Command and the US Strategic Air Command… Read More

Trade Paperback 217 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Stated Crooked Cat first edition 2018. Lovely illustrated wraps show off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
With over three thousand burials and memorials, including seventeen monarchs, life for the ghostly community of Westminster Abbey was never going to be a quiet one. Add in some fiery Tudor tempers, and several centuries-old feuds, and things can only go one way: chaotic.Against the backdrop of England's most important church, though, it isn't all tempers and tantrums. Poets' Corner hosts poetry battles and writing workshops, and close friendships form across the ages.With the arrival of Mary Queen of Scots, however, battle ensues. Will Queens Mary I and Elizabeth I ever find their common ground, and lasting peace?The bestselling Kindred Spirits series continues… Read More

An Account of the Foxglove and Some of its Medical Ufes: With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases
by William Withering
Hardcover 208 pages. Condition Very Good. Full red leather, bright, gilt titles & devices, all edges gilt, fold out color illustration shows off this clean, tight, square copy with no marks or highlights. Limited edition custom bookplate on front endpapers. Gift inscription on front endpapers. Moire endpapers. Silk ribbon torn at top. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Laid in CML marketing letter.
Text facsimile of edition of 1785.
In this seminal work, William Withering delves into the fascinating world of the foxglove plant (Digitalis purpurea). His book, "An Account of the Foxglove and Some of Its Medicinal Uses: With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases," provides a detailed exploration of digitalis preparations. Withering not only describes their use but also offers insights into how their toxicity might be mitigated. Through meticulous… Read More

Hardcover Cloth 296 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated second, revised and enlarged edition 1948. Handsome Worn blue boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Red topstain. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Shelf wear to top boards, Bumped corners. Pages are lightly toned. Price clipped dust jacket with the usual shelf wear - a few tears, stains, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
In the acclaimed study "Naturalists of the Frontier," Dr. Samuel Wood Geiser delves into the history of scientific exploration in the Southwest. First published in its revised edition in 1948, this work narrates the lives of men who grappled with strange and difficult conditions. Their stories unfold with accuracy, devoid of popular semi-fiction, yet infused with sympathy and insight into human nature. Geiser sheds light on the struggle for culture and science under frontier… Read More