Search Results: Titles starting with N from Warwick Books

London: British Film Institute, 1982. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Oversized softcover in illustrated wraps. Some faint spotting on top text block, else fine condition. Folio. 574 pp. Heavy for international shipping. Please inquire about extra cost.

New York: Arno Press & The New York Times, 1970. Hardcover. Fine. Four uniform hardcover volumes. All four volumes in As New condition, unread, unmarked, unsoiled. Green cloth bindings with gilt titles and insignia. First published in 1834, the books have been updated with birth and death dates and the pertinent field of endeavor for each person profiled. Introduction by Robert G. Stewart. Black-and-white portrait illustrations. Small 4tos. A heavy set--11 pounds packed. Please inquire about mailing costs if ordering for priority or international shipping.

Burlington, VT: Samuel Mills, 1809. Second edition "corrected and much enlarged". Hardcover. Fair. Two volumes, complete, in full calf binding. Second edition, corrected and much enlarged. Both books are well worn. Titles in bands on spine are dimmed but legible. Paper is tanned but flexible. Bindings are firm. Folding map in Volume One is a little ragged but intact. Ex-library, with stickers on front pastedown page and inserts at rear of both volumes. A nice if not a Very Fine set, aged and rugged as a history of Vermont should be. 8vos. Volume One, 514 pp., with index at the back; Volume Two, 487 pp., with index at the back.

Washington, D.C.: Naval Operations and Naval Air Systems Command, 1984. Paperback. Fine. Softcover in illustrated wraps. First edition. Fine condition, crisp, clean, and unread. Historic photos throughout. Small sticker stain at bottom corner. 4to. 93 pp.

Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover in navy blue cloth with gilt titles to sine and cover. No dust jacket. First edition. Book is in near fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. 8vo. 214 pp. including index.

Washington, D.C.: Standards and Curriculum Division, 1946. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in blue textured boards. Revised edition of 1946. Very good condition. No dust jacket, as issued. Binding is tight, corners are sharp with a touch of wear, interior pages are clean and fresh, though slightly tanned. Gilt on front is bright, mostly worn off on spine. Illustrated throughout with photos, diagrams, and two folding pictures. 614 pp. including index. Heavy for international shipping.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is like new, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. A touch of spine slant. Dust jacket is fresh and bright. Illustrated with black-and-white as well as color plates. Small 4to. including index.

Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover in brown cloth boards. Pastedown label on front. No dust jacket. Printed card from the author laid in (Zamorano Gaudeamus 1984). Fine condition, inside and out. Illustrated. 4to. 192 pp. including bibliography.

Los Angeles: Victoria Dailey, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First edition, limited to 300 copies. Tan paper-covered boards with title on paper label on black cloth spine. No dust jacket, as issued. As New condition, clean and crisp. The history of the Pazifische Presse, founded by German émigrés Ernst Gottlieb and Felix Guggenheim to give testimony to the eminent cultural force that was expelled by Hitler and which found a future in America. Illustrated with photos. 8vo. 87 pp.

New York: The New York Times, 1953. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. The February 1, 1953 (Section 6, Part 2) issue of the New York Times Sunday Magazine devoted to New York City, with contributions by writers and artists including John Steinbeck, Lewis Mumford, Robert Moses, John Lardner, Phyllis McGinley, Brooks Atkinson, and many others. Near fine condition. Stapled binding. Paper is tanned but not brittle, and there are just a few tiny closed tears on bottom edge. Color throughout including for many of the ads. Folio. 79 pp.

Pasadena, CA: The Clinker Press, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Softcover four-page pamphlet in illustrated paper wrappers. Privately printed by Andre Chaves of the Clinker Press for the combined meeting of the Zamorano and the Roxburghe Club in 2004. The text is taken from Kafka and begins, "My grandfather used to say: Life is astoundingly short." The excerpt has been translated by Willa and Edwin Muir. 8vo. Four pages. Fine condition.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book is crisp and clean, with very light overall wear. Price-clipped dust jacket is intact, but worn. Foreword by Paul Claudel. Photo illustrations. 8vo. 447 pp. including index. In protective Mylar. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U.S.

London: John Murray, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover in original blue boards. No gilt decoration. No dust jacket. First edition. Pages are clean and fresh. Rough cut edges. All maps, photos, and color pictures present, along with intact tissue guards. Binding is solid, with wear to edges. Cracked front hinge. Small puncture on spine. Overall a very decent copy. 8vo. 330 pp. including 10 appendices and index. From the estate of Donald Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -. Original blue buckram boards with gilt insignia on front and title in gilt on spine, surrounded by red and beige stripes. First edition. Binding is solid, paper on front and rear hinges is separating. Very light foxing throughout. Top edge gilt. Frontis portrait of Queen Adelaide and all other illustrations are protected by the tissue guards. Despite its minor flaws, the book is very nice. 8vo. 258 pp. including eight appendices and an index. From the estate of Donald Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire.

Aldershot, UK: Gale & Polden Ltd, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover in original gilt-framed blue cloth boards with gilt insignia on front. No dust jacket. Book is crisp and clean and almost like new. Only flaw is a split joint about 50 pages in, though the binding is otherwise tight and sturdy. A meticulous history of the regiment. Illustrated with color plates, black-and-white photos and plates, and many maps, some folding. All pages are fresh, unblemished, and unfoxed. Small 4to. 439 pages including 15 appendices (one of them a bibliography), and index of persons and places, and a general index. Heavy--about four pounds. May require additional shipping for priority or outside the U.S. From the estate of Donald G. Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire.

London: Putnam, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book is near fine, with some light spotting on fore-edge and a strip of tanning on front and rear free endpages. Price-clipped dust jacket has a few small chips and a crease on the back. Van Damm looks back on her competitive driving career and other professional activities in the theater in London. Illustrated with black-and-white photos. 8vo. 238 pp. In protective Mylar.

Claremont, CA: Pomona College Theater Department, 1984. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover drama journal devoted to Japanese masks and performance. Fresh and crisp, with several instances of neat underlining. Illustrated. 8vo. 236 pp.

North Branch, MN: Specialty Press, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Glossy pictorial softcover. First edition. Book is in fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Historic photos as well as detailed diagrams, technical specs and crew info throughout. 4to. 100 pp. including index.

North Branch, MN: Specialty Press, 1998. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Softcover in glossy illustrated wraps. Fine, As New, gift-giving condition, crisp, clean, and unread. Illustrated throughout with drawings and diagrams. 4to. 100 pp.

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1998. Softcover. Fine/Fine. Softcover book housed in a hardcover case with two bone-and-ribbon closures. Fine condition inside and out. Second printing of first edition. Binding of book is string. Inside lining of case is pictures of stones. A collection of Japanese calligraphy accompanied by short inspired verse in English, printed on thin, translucent paper. A lovely piece of bookmaking. 4to. Unpaginated.