Search Results: Authors starting with W from pacaritambo books

Austin, Texas: Eakin Press, 1984. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Patty Rcker B&W illustraitons. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1984 Eakin Press (Austin) hardcover (pictorial boards), no dust jacket issued. Clever B&W illustrations by Patty Rucker. Problem: Blank bookplate covers what I believe is a bookstore stamp or inscription. CONTENT: Sofia and Wilhelm, two young German children accompany their parents to Fredericksburg, Texas, where the German families make peace with the Indians and begin building homes On their way to Fredericksburg, mysterious fires light up the sky on Easter up in the hills above the town. Who built the fires in the hills? Indians? Easter Bunny? A charming tale from the imagination of early Texas settlers.

Scholastic Pess / Field Museum of Chicago, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Bob Doucet color illustrations. CONDITION: AS new, UNREAD, but not quite perfect (blank bookplate inside front cover) 2000 Scholastic/Field Museum of Chicago hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Wonderful, clever color illustrations by Bob Doucet. CONTENT: Field Mouse leads a quiet, contented life in his burrow under an old bone. But one day he starts hearing strange scritching noises outside. Peering out, he sees people with shovels and picks digging gently in a nearby bluff. What's going on? Field Mouse scurries out to explore. Later, when he returns to his cozy home, he finds that his bone is gone! This intrepid little fellow sets out on a mission to reclaim his roof. His search leads him to a strange place called The Field Museum of Chicago, where, lonely and frightened, he scampers around, evading vacuum cleaners and scientists, and always seeking his beloved… Read More

Broadway Books, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. B&W drawings & art repros throughout. Loaded. CONDITION: NEW 2008 Broadway Books trade paperback, first edition, first printing. Beautiful book: B&W drawings & art reproductions throughout; decorated end pages; deckle edges; and chapter decorations. CONTENT: Illicit love, madness, betrayal--it isn't always good to be the queen Marie Antoinette, Anne Boleyn, and Mary, Queen of Scots. What did they have in common? For a while they were crowned in gold, cosseted in silk, and flattered by courtiers. But in the end, they spent long nights in dark prison towers and were marched to the scaffold where they surrendered their heads to the executioner. And they are hardly alone in their undignified demises. Throughout history, royal women have had a distressing way of meeting bad ends--dying of starvation, being burned at the stake, or expiring in childbirth while trying desperately to produce an heir. They always had to be on… Read More

Xlibris Corporation, 2007. 1st Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Chesiel John. CONDITION: NEW 2007 Xllibris large paperback, no printing given. Color illustrations by Chesiel John. CONTENT: This is the story of President Clinton and the Clinton Foundation deciding to office in Harlem, NY.

Boyds Mills Press, 1999. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Neil Waldman color illustrations/repros of Van Gogh. CONDITION: PLEASE READ. UNREAD 1999 Boyds Mills Press hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, 4th printing. Decorated end pages. Small problem of light edge wear top DJ edge (height of book most likely). CONTENT: On a summer day in Central Park, a boy meets a man named Vincent. He is a painter, and the picture on his old wooden easel shows the park's daffodils in all their yellow splendor. The painting captures the boy's imagination. Soon Vincent and the boy are exploring Manhattan, from Battery Park to Harlem, from Fifth Avenue to Greenwich Village. Vincent paints the city in bright and beautiful colors. Then one day he takes the boy to a museum. He leads him to a painting of a country village. No sooner does the boy recognize the painting as one of Vincent's than his friend disappears. But Vincent has left the boy a… Read More

Bright Books, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. David R.H. Walker color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1996 Bright Books hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Decorated end pages. INSCRIBED by Author inside loose end page. Name easily "whited" out. All else perfect. Very cute story. Bright colorful, detailed illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: It's the secret weapon every parent brings out when all else fails - the threat that Santa is always watching, especially 6 months before Christmas. In this story, a father remembers a time when he was a naughty boy and Santa was watching. This could have been a disaster, but he got a second change to be good and by Christmas, he was glad he did. Reviewer: "A wonderful and funny book that is read and re-read to my children. It's on their top 5 list year round. The illustrations are even better than the great story, something I rarely see in author/illustrated books. You'll… Read More

Peachtree Publishers, 1995. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. B&W era photo section. CONDITION: NEW 1995 Peachtree Publishers large (and heavy) trade paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. Deckle edges. B&W era photo section. CONTENT: Based on almost 200 previously unpublished letters and extensive interviews with their closest associates, Walker's biography of Margaret Mitchell and her husband, John Marsh, offers a new look into a devoted marriage and fascinating partnership that ultimately created a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. This edition of Walker's biography celebrates the seventy-fifth anniversary of the publication of Gone With the Wind in 1936. In lively extracts from their letters to family and friends, John and Margaret, who also went by Peggy, describe the stormy years of their courtship, their bohemian lifestyle as a young married couple, the arduous but fulfilling years when Peggy was writing her famous novel, the thrill of its acceptance… Read More

Reader's Digest, 1992. New Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Warren Chang color & B&W illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this book "AS NEW?" Small glue drop on fore edges - happened during publishing process, I imagine. Otherwise book is in perfect condition. UNREAD 1992 Reader's Digest hardcover (decorated boards in foil - see scans), NO DUST JACKET ISSUED as this is part of a 22-book set. Liberally illustrated (on each page) in B&W by Warren Chang. Decorations by William Johnson. CONTENT: Everyone knows the story of Ben-Hur, the Author, and Billy the Kid - yes, that's what I said - so I won't bother you with my rendition. This is the full text of the 1880 first edition. Don't miss the movie.

St. Martin's Essentials, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2019 St Martin's Esssentials slim hardcover (gold boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. No illustrations. CONTENT: Our modern era is plagued by increasing alienation-we are seeing an "us against them" world. Everywhere we turn, we find ourselves divided from each other as never before across political, economic, social, and spiritual lines. As humanity is being torn apart right before our eyes?separating many of us from our friends and even our loved ones, from our hopes and dreams, from the natural world, and from so much that gives meaning and value to our lives?people are blaming everyone and everything around them for the collective problems that we have created ourselves. We are turning against each other, rather than to each other, just when we need each other the most. Bestselling author of Conversations with God Neale Donald Walsch offers a radical solution to the… Read More

Forge, 2018. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Chapter decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2018 Forge trade paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. Chapter decorations - small but there. CONTENT: "History, Romance, Crime, and Action - a Great Book" - Historical Novel Society. "Full of charm and sly humor, SIDE BY SIDE tells the story of Bonnie and Clyde's slide from lovebirds to jailbirds?and what an action-packed story it is! Vivid storytelling and a few shots of humanity breathe new life into this notorious duo. This book should be on everyone's "most wanted" list this summer." Texas: 1931. It's the height of the Great Depression, and Bonnie is miles from Clyde. He's locked up, and she's left waiting, their dreams of a life together dwindling every day. When Clyde returns from prison damaged and distant, unable to keep a job, and dogged by the cops, Bonnie knows the law will soon come for him. But… Read More

Harper, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W map. CONDITION: What makes this "As New" - remainder mark bottom edges. UNREAD 2020 Harper hardcover (blue boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. B&W map. CONTENT: An intimate story of brotherhood, love, sacrifice, and betrayal set against the panoramic backdrop of an early twentieth-century America that eerily echoes our own time, The Cold Millions offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation grappling with the chasm between rich and poor, between harsh realities and simple dreams. The Dolans live by their wits, jumping freight trains and lining up for day work at crooked job agencies. While sixteen-year-old Rye yearns for a steady job and a home, his older brother, Gig, dreams of a better world, fighting alongside other union men for fair pay and decent treatment. Enter Ursula the Great, a vaudeville singer who performs with a live cougar and introduces the brothers to a far more… Read More

Dutton Children's Books, 2001. 1st American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/Very Good. Wayne Anderson. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not perfect, 2001 Dutton Children's Books large hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket - now here's the story! First American Edition, first printing. The Wayne Anderson gray & white/color illustrations are haunting. Now, the dust jacket - in all the years I have sold this book, I had never seen a DJ on one - until now. I understand why now, too. The large cut-out on the front DJ panel is an invitation to tears and this one is no exception. The left side of the cutout is literally taped together. I will include a mylar cover in case you are better at cutouts than am I. Due to the size of the book, there is also some light edge wear to the DJ top edge. Questions welcome and answered. CONTENT: A tale with a pointed ecological message. Ward begins pessimistically with the words, "There was once a wide, windswept place, near nowhere… Read More

Meadows Museum/SMU Press, 2004. Exhibition Book Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/New. Color photos throughout. CONDITION: NEW 2004 Meadows Museum/SMU Press hardcover (brown cloth boards) & dust jacket, Exhibition Book, no printing given. In shrink-wrap. Subtitle: Treasures of the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid. CONTENT: Exhibition at SMU's Meadows Museum. Essays by Karl Kilinski II, Jennifer Neils, Ann Steiner, Sarah Price, and Mr. Warden. At the heart of this study of the relationship between Greek vases and their decoration - and between the decoration and the function of the vase - is a very well presented catalogue of 43 Greek and Etruscan vases exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid. Each entry comprises at least one colour photograph of the vase accompanied by a full description and discussion of the form of the vase, its function, date and historical context, and the design and meaning of its decoration. Arranged chronologically, the vases date from c.850 to the end… Read More

Miami: Vidaninos, 2011. New Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Richard Jesse Watson color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD 2011 VidaNinos hardcover (pictorial boards with red foil title front board panel) but no dust jacket issued. Decorated end pages. Color illustrations by Richard Jesse Watson. CONTENT: This provides the text of The Lord's Prayer in both English and Spanish with dual lines per page. Beautiful color illustrations. Warren Watson join forces for a thoughtful and visually appealing introduction to the Protestant version of the Lord's Prayer (with forgiveness for debts, not trespasses). Each line of the prayer serves as the text for a double-page spread with an illustration of a child (or several children) relating to that phrase in some imaginative way. For 'give us this day our daily bread,' a little boy feeds a flock of birds in a readily obvious choice of illustration, but for 'as it is in heaven,' a line of joyous children and animals (including a lion and a… Read More

Chronicle Books, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Scott S. Warren. NEW 1998 Chronicle Books hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first edition, first printing. Wonderful color photos by the Author illustrate the history and culture of the Pueblo Indians of northern New Mexico; Hopis of northeastern Arizona; Tohono O'odham, Pima, Maricopa, and Yaqui peoples of southern Arizona; Havasupai, Hualapai, and Yavapai peoples of northern and central Arizona; Navajos of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah; and Apaches of New Mexico and Arizona. The Author is from Santa Fe. Although the book is older, the basic information is still a valuable resource and accurate.

Arcturus, 2013. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Color illustrations - no credit given. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not perfect, 2013 Arcturus large hardcover (basically a shaped board book), first edition, I believe, no printing given. Problem: there are 2 "glasses" for seeing hidden ansers - one is a "spyglass" (which is fine) and the other is a pair of "glasses" which seem to have been scratched during publication process - the red glasses material is untouched but the rim of the glasses has 2 spots of color loss. Not sure what has caused this. Tightly sealed. [See scan.] The book is clean and tight. CONTENT: This is an exciting and colorful math book for children ages 6 and up. It includes a spy glass that magically reveals the answers to every times table up to 12. This interactive element makes the often dull and difficult task of learning times tables into something wonderfully fun and enjoyable. Reviewer: "Great fun… Read More

Ballantine, 2017. 1st American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Color photo section. CONDITION: NEW 2017 Ballantine hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket, first US edition, first printing. Color photo section. CONTENT: Many are familiar with the story of the much-married King Henry VIII of England and the celebrated reign of his daughter, Elizabeth I. But it is often forgotten that the life of the first Tudor queen, Elizabeth of York, Henry's mother and Elizabeth's grandmother, spanned one of England's most dramatic and perilous periods. Now New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir presents the first modern biography of this extraordinary woman, whose very existence united the realm and ensured the survival of the Plantagenet bloodline. Her birth was greeted with as much pomp and ceremony as that of a male heir. The first child of King Edward IV, Elizabeth enjoyed all the glittering trappings of royalty. But after the death of her father; the disappearance and… Read More

Philomel Books, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. Loren Long color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2003 Philomel hardcover (pictorial boards - NO DUST JACKET), first edition, first printing. The book is clean and tight. However, there is a small loss of color bottom front board and no dust jacket - and it should have one. Wonderful color illustrations by Loren Long. Questions welcome & answered. CONTENT: This story is based on Weller's and others' reminiscences of an annual October event at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Ria hates New York. She misses her friends, and the warm Puerto Rican sun; most of all she misses the animals she left behind. Then, one day, Ria's neighbor Mrs. Blum takes her on a surprise trip: to a big cathedral-it's the festival of St. Francis Day, when everyone brings their pets to be blessed! At first, Ria is disappointed. She doesn't have a pet of her own for blessing.… Read More

William Morrow, 2021. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Chapter decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2021 William Morrow trade paperback, first edition, first printing. Chapter decorations. CONTENT: Two sisters join the Paris Resistance in this page-turning new novel inspired by the real-life bravery of Catherine Dior, sister of the fashion designer and a heroine of World War II France. Paris, 1944: The war is nearly over, but for members of the Resistance in occupied France, it is more dangerous than ever before. Twenty-five-year-old Gabby Foucher loathes the Nazis, though as the concierge of 10 rue Royale, she does her best to avoid conflict-unlike her bolder sister Yvette, who finds trouble at every turn. Then they are both recruited into the Resistance by Catherine Dior and swept into a treacherous world of spies, fugitives, and intrigue. While Gabby risks everything for the man she is hiding from the Nazis, Yvette must decide whether to trust an enigmatic diplomat who seems to… Read More

Pegasus Books, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. 2 era B&W and Color Photo Sections. CONDITION: "AS NEW" - what makes this book As New? Nothing I can pinpoint; it just seems perused. 2017 Pegasus hardcover & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. 2 era B&W and color photo sections. End pages decorated with map of Darwin's travels. CONTENT: An acclaimed geologist leads the reader on an adventure through the landscape that absorbed and inspired Charles Darwin. Everybody knows-or thinks they know-Charles Darwin, the father of evolution and the man who altered the way we view our place in the world. But what most people do not know is that Darwin was on board the HMS Beagle as a geologist-on a mission to examine the land, not flora and fauna. Tracing Darwin's footsteps in South America and beyond, geologist Rob Wesson sets out on a trek across the Andes, repeating the nautical surveys made by the Beagle's crew, hunting for fossils in… Read More