Search Results: Authors starting with W from About Books

London: Alcove Press Limited, 1974. Very Good condition in a Near Very Good jacket (which is lightly soiled; with a few short tears reinforced with clear tape). NOT price clipped (£4.95). NOT a library discard. Previous owner's tiny stamp on endpaper. Hardcover. First Edition. Illustrated with 32 pages of prints and photos. Bound in the original lavender cloth, lettered in red and white on the spine. Bibliographical references. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "On a peaceful Synday afternoon in September, 1943, SS Major Herbert Kappler invited two leaders of Rome's Jewish community to discuss with him the small matter of 50 kilograms of gold. Supply it within 36 hours, he said, or 200 Jews would be deported to Nazi Germany... This is the almost forgotten story of a small community which lived through all the great tragic drama of European history from the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to the decline and death of the Fascist dictators. The author has done much original… Read More

New York:: Rugged Land, 2004. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (24.95, on rear panel). No chips. No tears. No creases. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked -- probably never read. Illustrated with 8 pages of photos. Endnotes. Index. Bound in the original glossy white boards, lettered in blood red. From the Dust Jacket: "Each year doctors and nurses kill nearly one hundred thousand Americans. By mistake. They operate on the wrong patients, prescribe the wrong drugs, and leave instruments inside body cavities after surgery. Meanwhile, hospitals spend billions on new gadgets, marble lobbies, and slick billboards even as safety continues to be ignored. Until now. INTERNAL BLEEDING exposes the dark secrets behind the glistening facade of modern medicine. Doctors Robert Wachter and Kaveh Shojania, professors at one of America's leading medical schools and two of the world's foremost authorities on medical… Read More

BookSurge Publishing, 2009. SIGNED by Robert M. Wada directly on the title page (his signature and "Best Wishes" only, NOT personalized to anyone). Also INSCRIBED/SIGNED at the Foreword by co-author John W. Haug. Near Fine condition. Bright and shiny. Flat, uncreased spine. Photo illustrated. Pages are clean and unmarked. "In Robert Wada's deeply moving memoir... we are carried into the world of WWII Japanese American Internment camps, discrimination, tragedies that befall him and as a young Marine fighting for his country in the Korean War. This is a story about struggle and loss of hope, followed by new purpose and faith." Bound in the original pictorial wraps. From the front cover: "From Internment, to Korea, to Solitude: Memoir of Robert M. Wada, Nisei Youngster of a WWII Japanese American Internment Camp and later a Marine Corps Veteran of the Korean War." From the publisher: "FROM INTERNMENT, TO KOREA, TO SOLITUDE is an intimate glimpse into the… Read More

New York: North Point Press / Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 2000. 5.5" wide by 8.25" tall. Trade paperback. As New condition. No remainder marks. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp, apparently never read. From the rear cover: "This revised and expanded edition contains many talks and dialogues with monks and priests not included in the original 1984 volume. Chapter notes. Bibliography. Keywords: Zen Buddhism. Eastern Religion. Spirituality.. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Softcover. Publisher's pictorial wraps. 196pp. . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Wordwell Ltd, 2006. Good condition. Light wear. Flat, uncreased spine. A solid reading/reference copy. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrations throughout. 7.5" wide by 9.75" tall. . Reprint of the second edition. Oversize Softcover. Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xii, 433pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Cheshire, United Kingdom: Published by the Author, trading as Infiltration, 1995. Deluxe slipcased edition. Appears seldom, if ever read. Very Fine condition in a Very Good slipcase. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Binding and interior are fresh and crisp. 1995. First Edition. Beautifully illustrated throughout with full color photographs on glossy paper. With information and advice on Koi fish varieties, pattern styles, care, feeding, breeding, parasites, pond systems, heating, etc. Interviews with the Masters. Japanese/English Koi Dictionary. Bound in the original black cloth. Complete with the full color pictorial slipcase. Oversize Hardcover. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Fine condition/in a Very Good slipcase. vii, 270pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Emmaus, Pennslyvania: Rodale Press , 1984. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. Very Good condition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Pages are fresh and crisp, probably never read. Illustrated throughout with drawings, plans and photographs. Index. From the rear cover: "Every possibility for cost saving, from land selection and financing, right through to cabinetwork and trim, must be taken advantage of in order to build a house that not just the well-off can afford today. In this book, I take you through all the steps -- financing, site selection, design, construction, and finishing -- and show you how efficiencies in each work together to save you substantial costs in labor and materials. We can no longer afford to build any more houses that waste space, energy, and money. I hope my book will open your eyes to the alternatives and lead the way to a new… Read More

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1977. NOT a library discard. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. 1977. First Edition. Volume II (Vol. 2) : ESPRIT REVOLUTIONNAIRE. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold over a red panel on the spine. From the dust jacket: "The author describes the influence on the Enlightenment of the intellectual currents that had been active in France, particularly the historical and humanistic esprit critique and the scientific esprit moderne… [This] second volume probes the writings of Morelly, Helvetius, Holbach, Mably, and Condorcet as they reveal the transformation of the esprit philosophique into the esprit revolutionnaire.". First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. x, 457pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Random House, 1969. Near Fine condition (boards a touch faded at edge, but less than usual) in a gorgeous, Very Fine Dust Jacket. No tears. No fading. No chips, runs or errors. Protected by a removable Brodart sleeve. The author's second book. "A novel of suspense." This baseball-themed, spy thriller is set in Miami and Castro's Cuba. During a crucial part of the pennant race, Gil Rolfe is sent to extricate a baseball team's star pitcher, Chombo Herrera, who has gone home to Havana to see his girlfriend, and now cannot get back. An attractive copy of a book tough-to-find in collectible condition. McCue p. 115: calls this an "Adult mystery." From the Dust Jacket: "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… Read More

New York: Random House, 1969. An attractive copy of a book tough-to-find in collectible condition. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Bound in the original gray boards with a black cloth spine. Stamped in shiny silver on the front cover and lettered in metallic crimson on the spine. The board edges are a just a little sun-faded (but less than usual for this edition). Small crease to corner of Dust Jacket inner flaps, front and back. NOT price clipped (4.95). No chips. No tears. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. The author's second book, subtitled "A novel of suspense." This is a baseball-themed, spy thriller set in Miami and Castro's Cuba. During a crucial part of the pennant race, Gil Rolfe is sent to extricate a baseball team's star pitcher, Chombo "Sugar" Herrera, who has gone home to Havana to see his girlfriend, and now cannot get back. McCue p. 115 calls it an "Adult mystery." From the Dust… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Trustees of the Public Library, 1911. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. Moderate corner wear. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO creases. NO foxing. 1911. First Edition. With 18 tissue-guarded engraved portraits and illustrations, including a frontispiece. Tissue guards are printed in red with explanatory details. Title page printed in red and black. Complete with tipped-in fold out map of the Library system (locating branches and delivery stations). The map is still fresh and crisp, apparently never unfolded. Top edge gilt. Bound in the original brown boards with a gray cloth spine. Gilt-stamped leather spine label is intact - only a little rubbed. Gilt seal of the Library (1852 : 1878) on the front cover is nearly as bright and shiny as new.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xx, 236pp. + plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Austin, Texas: Eakin Press, 1996. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips, creases or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Jimmy, photos and reproductions of news clippings in the text, and a 16 page section of b/w photos on glossy stock. Includes a facsimile of Jimmy the Greek's autograph on a preliminary page. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the publisher: "For twelve years Jimmy 'The Greek' Synder rattled off predictions for upcoming games and titillated fans with sports gossip. Burly and unpolished, this high-school dropout created an excitement and spontaneity unfamiliar to previous pregame-show formats. Jimmy died in Las Vegas in May, 1996, at the age of 76. FAREWELL JIMMY THE GREEK tells the life story of a remarkable man including a double… Read More

Amsterdam [The Netherlands]: Uitgave van H. J. W. Becht 19cm wide by 26cm tall. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. A few speckles (foxing) to outer pages. A bit rubbed at spine ends. Previous owner's name. Bookplate. No date (but circa 1950s?). Illustrated with manuscript facsimiles, photos and musical examples. Text in Dutch. "Symphonia - Reeks een Serie Bijdragen tot de Kennis der Muziekgeschiedenis." Index. Original yellow, decorated, printed boards. First Dutch Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. (iv), 60pp.

New York: T&T Clark, 2005. Appears unread. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears or fading. Square and tight. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently never read. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index of Ancient Sources. Index of Modern Authors. Bound in the original dark gray cloth, stamped in bright gold. From the publisher: "There is a general consensus that the Fourth Gospel underwent two editions. But in contrast to all previous efforts to reconstruct these two editions on the basis of source and redaction criticism, Waetjen maintains that these two editions essentially overlap without far-reaching changes. Chapter 1-20 originated within the Jewish community of Alexandria and were addressed to Jews in order to persuade them to 'believe into' Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God. The second edition originated when chapter 21 as added and certain revisions… Read More

Insight Publishing, 2010. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Heather Wagenhal with a black sharpie, directly on the title page. AS NEW in PERFECT CONDITION. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Laid in is an unused, full color post card promoting Debt is Dumb, Heather Wagenhal's Unlock Your Wealth Radio. Bound in the original pictoral wraps. From the rear cover: "YES YOU CAN! is a message of empowerment, determination, and affirmation. You will find that this book is an extraordinarily important part of the learning process you need to continue to grow as a person and as a vital member of your business community. Authors featured in YES YOU CAN! define their unique approaches to developing leadership talent. They have shared their unique insights into leadership, change management, and teamwork… Read More

New York:: Oxford University Press, 1972. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (8.50). Character sketches of Lyman Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, William Ellery Channing, Phillips Brooks, D. L. Moody, Washington Gladden, and Lyman Abbott. Illustrated with 8 pages of photos/portraits. Has an appendix: Postscript on the Beecher-Tilton Scandal. List of chapter notes/sources. Bibliographies. Index. Bound in the original red cloth. Gilt stamping on the spine and front cover is bright and shiny. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good condition./Very Good dust jacket.. 8vo. (x), 310pp.. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1968. 8" wide by 11" tall. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (6.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. With over 100 photos and drawings. A well-illustrated celebration of kites and a survey of contemporary kite-flying enthusiasts. Including a history of kite-flyers through the ages - inventors, publicity seekers, military men, scientists, and those who simply enjoy the beauty and challenge of kite maneuvering. Original blue cloth . First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 128pp.

Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall & Co, 1979. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. Sharp corners. NO rubbing. NO fading. NO owner's name or bookplate. Fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. 1979. First Edition. Annotated bibliography of works concerning 74 southern writers, including Alexander Hamilton, John Smith, etc. Bound in the original maroon cloth, stamped in bright gold. . First Edition. Hardcover. New/No dust jacket, as issued. 8vo. 268pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Columbus, Ohio: Long's College Book Co., 1953. Important Third revised edition, with much significant information missing from the 4th edition. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. Previous owner's bookplate. A square, tight copy with sound hinges. With 32 plates, mostly title page facsimiles. Although a 4th edition was published in 1982, Robert Becker admits in the introduction to it that "the pressure of space led to a sometimes drastic editing of the informal notes which added a great deal of charm to the earlier editions..." The 3rd edition is still indispensable for its notes mentioning related books and pamphlets, many descriptions of routes, and other useful annotations that were excluded from the 4th edition. Unfortunately, the 4th edition also deleted some important items, e. g. Mitchill and Miller's The Medical Repository, 1800-11, noted as Wagner-Camp 9 in the 3rd edition. In addition, few of the 3rd edition's 32 plates were retained in the 4th.… Read More

Columbus, Ohio: Long's College Book Co., 1953. Important Third revised edition, with much significant information missing from the 4th edition. Appears unread. Very Fine condition. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Square and tight. With 32 plates, mostly title page facsimiles. Although a 4th edition was published in 1982, Robert Becker admits in the introduction to it that "the pressure of space led to a sometimes drastic editing of the informal notes which added a great deal of charm to the earlier editions..." The 3rd edition is still indispensable for its notes mentioning related books and pamphlets, many descriptions of routes, and other useful annotations that were excluded from the 4th edition. Unfortunately, the 4th edition also deleted some important items, e. g. Mitchill and Miller's The Medical Repository, 1800-11, noted as Wagner-Camp 9 in the 3rd edition. In addition, few of the 3rd edition's 32… Read More