Search Results: Authors starting with W from Conover Books

Carson, California, U.S.A.: Jalmar Pr, 1991. hint of edge and corner wear, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE: TO BRIAN, MY BROTHER WITH ENORMOUS HUGS AND LOVE, LANE. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1916. Edge and corner worn, scuffed and scratched, text is detached from the binding, corners are bumped and rubbed, shelf worn, no dj, spine is faded with a small split in the tail as well, color plates have been removed, overall a nice readable used first edition! Brown cloth with a color pastedown and black lettering on the front board. 96 unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "White Mink was cooking supper at the fireplace in the middle of the lodge. Other young women were also busy in the work, for the night was setting in and the hunting party was expected to return shortly. Two of the squaws were tending the buffalo ribs, roasting in the hot embers; others were preparing pemmican and cutting up chunks of marrow fat." ---- from Chapter 1 (The Surprise).. First Edition / First Printing. Brown Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Louis Betts. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

New York: Random House, 1969. Hint of edge and corner wear to the dj, gently scuffed and scratched, corners are very lightly bumped and rubbed, overall a very crisp and clean, well-preserved, extremely rare and collectible first edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! Very scarce title! Hard-to-find and out-of-print! 211 very fine, unmarked and uncreased pages! "If asked to supply his own epitaph, Gil Rolfe likely would have suggested: The Best Damn Solitaire Player in the World. He was almost completely his own creation, including his name. He had overcome both heredity and environment and had done it without help and, at times, against active opposition. He had learned young that the world didn't care whether he survived or perished. And he resolved to beat the world with its own deck. Indifference was his religion, detachment his philosophy. In the vernacular of his society, Gil Rolfe was known as a man who never lost his cool.". First Edition /… Read More

New York, NY: AMS Press, Inc., 1974. Reprint . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; pages 75-82 have some damage in the lower corner (small tears and creasing, does not affect readability); lightly scuffed and scratched; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Very rare and hard-to-find title! Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 357 informative and historical pages! Extremely scarce! Text is in Yuchi and English. "The material which is contained in this volume is the result of several field trips to the Yuchi Indians of Central Oklahoma which were undertaken in the summer of 1928 and in the winter of 1929, covering in all a period of about five months. Both trips were financed by the fund for linguistic research of the Council of Learned Societies at the recommendation of Professor Franz Boas of Columbia University, New York City. I am deeply indebted to Professor Boas for… Read More

San Diego, CA, U.S.A.: Greenhaven Press, 2000. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Green wrapper with white lettering. 108 informative and educational pages! "Corrections officers, media writers, and others discuss the question of how prison inmates should be treated. Topics covered include prison conditions, prison labor, prisoners' voting rights and access to heath care, and the incidence of sexual abuse in prison............". First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York City, New York: Edwin F. Kalmus Edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, overall a very clean used copy. 4 unmarked and uncreased, historical and musical pages! Wonderfully well-preserved! Extremely collectible!. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chelsea, Michigan: Book Crafters, Inc. , 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; some light shelf wear; spine is gently creased; former owner's name and address are stamped on the ffep; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Red and green illustrated wrapper with silver lettering. 118 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "Farmers everywhere have always been at the mercy of the weather and other natural hazards, and from the earliest times they have held ceremonies calling upon the gods to protect their crops and keep them safe from harm. The practice is ancient: it goes back to the very beginnings of agriculture, at least 6,000 years ago, and it continues to this day. Even skeptics would find it hard to disapprove:… Read More

St. Louis, Missouri: Center for French Colonial Studies, Inc., 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Brand new and unread First Edition; very fresh and bright condition; gift quality! Black and white pictorial wrapper with black lettering. 106 new and unread informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "According to the Legend of Starved Rock, the last of the Illinois Indian tribe fled to the summit of the bluff where they were surrounded by the Potawatomi and Ottawa Indians. Unable to obtain food or water, Illinois men, women and children, were destroyed by starvation. Was this account a horrific historical event, or nothing more than fanciful fiction, based on fragments of many events, popularized by the creative pens of imaginative nineteenth-century writers? Massacre 1769: The Search for the Origin of the Legend of Starved Rock reviews the earliest and most influential accounts of the… Read More

New York, NY: Checkmark Books, 2009. 3rd Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Full-color pictorial wrapper with black and red lettering. 450 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "This comprehensive reference covers the entire history, culture, and tribal locations of the Indian peoples of the United States, Canada, and Central America, from prehistoric times to the present day. Over 100 two-color maps.....

New York, NY: Facts on File, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Brand new and unread FIRST EDITION; very fresh and bright condition; gift quality! Tan boards with black lettering on the spine. 276 brand new and unused informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "This comprehensive reference covers the entire history, culture, and tribal locations of the Indian peoples of the United States, Canada, and Central America, from prehistoric times to the present day. Over 100 two-color maps.......

Hanover, NH: Westholm Publications, 1972. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched with some chipping and splits along the edges and corners; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean LIMITED EDITION SIGNED copy! Flatsigned by the author on the colophon #126 of 400! Blue boards quarterbound by blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 84 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "This book is probably my last one dealing with books and collecting. It is made up mainly of articles and forewords to my catalogues, primarily concerning first editions and book buying in London and other parts of England as well as the Bay Area in San Francisco. As they were well received on publication, I thought perhaps they should be preserved in hard covers for book lovers who might want them. Upon reading the page… Read More

U.S.A.: XLIBRIS, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean SIGNED FIRST EDITION! Flatsigned by the author on the title page! Black and white pictorial wrapper with blue and black lettering. 251 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "In June 2015, the Supreme Court declared that marriage violates the United States Constitution. The federal court marriage decisions, culminating in the 2015 Supreme Court decision, are a symptom of a potentially fatal condition impacting American society. The foundation of the American experiment in self-government is a common core of objective foundational truths. These are not sectarian or doctrinal truths. Rather, they are the "echo" of the Judeo-Christian principles that have been the basic foundation stones of Western civilization. In… Read More

New York, NY: Chelsea House Pub, 1992. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Former owner's name and a date are in ink on the half-title page; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Color illustrated boards with black and red lettering. 119 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "Examines the history, changing fortunes, and current situation of the Kwakiutl Indians, including a picture essay of their crafts.....

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Rand McNally, 1978. hint of edge and corner wear to the dj, a very crisp and clean signed first edition! dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 192 very very fine collectible pages! signed and inscribed on the half-title page: "TO ETHEL BURKLUND, WITH BERY GOOD WISHES SINCERELY, HAROLD B WALKER". Signed and Inscribed By the Au. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: Aldine Publishing Company, 1967. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 109 educational and informative pages! "During the short period between the establishment of the Chinese Communist Government in 1949 and Autumn 1958 the economic organisation of agriculture experienced a spectacular revolution. The tiny, fragmented peasant farms of hectares, privately owned either by landlords or peasant occupiers, were replaced in turn by mutual aid teams, agricultural producers' co-operatives, collective farms and, finally, by the people's communes............." ---- from the Introduction.. Reprint. Red Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1994. Edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, overall a very clean signed copy! Signed by the author on the title page! 324 very clean, unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled pages! "In her latest, hard-hitting novel of suspense, award-winning writer Mary Willis Walker introduces a gutsy new heroine----Texas-based crime reporter Molly Cates----and a chilling tale of violence and revenge.". Signed by Author(s). Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1995. Former owner's embossed library label is on the title page, overall a very crisp and clean signed copy, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Signed by the author on the title page! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 277 very clean, unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled pages! "So trumpeted Kirkus Reviews upon publication of Mary Willis Walker's previous novel, The Red Scream, which went on to win the Edgar Award for Best Novel of 1994. And now she has done it again, with a bone-chilling tale ripped from the headlines and more terrifying than our worst nightmares.". Signed by Author(s). Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; price-clipped; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; lightly scuffed and scratched; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice SIGNED FIRST EDITION! Flatsigned by the author on the title page! Tan boards quarterbound by brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 685 historical and informative pages of text and 16 historic pages of black and white photographs and illustrations! "If Alfred I. du Pont was born to "the purple and ermine" of an American industrial dynasty, his life was far from peaceful, pampered, indolent. Beginning at the bottom as little more than a teamster and handyman, within fifteen years young du Pont was widely recognized as "the best black powderman in the nation" and the mechanical genius of the du Pont family. In 1902, upon the death of… Read More

Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Full-color pictorial wrapper with black and white lettering. 93 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Our ancestors lived in physical and spiritual communion with Mother Earth. The Native American way of life has kept its people close to their living roots. To Become a Human Being--to rise to an expanded level of consciousness by living on the Earth as it was intended for us to live--captures the essence of Native American wisdom, in the words of Tadodaho Chief Leon Shenandoah, high chief among the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy, and revered spiritual leader. Using tapes of conversations made over a… Read More

London: Pan Books, 1977. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is creased, pages are toning, some light shelf wear, overall a clean used copy! Full-color pictorial blue wrappers with white lettering. 159 very clean unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "Six months ago the body of pretty Gwenda Milton was taken from the Thames. Her brother ---- reported dead but very much alive ---- returns from abroad and a frightened, shyster lawyer seeks police protection.....". Eighth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.