Search Results: Titles starting with W from West of Eden Books

Viking Fund Publications in Anthropology Number Forty-Eight, 1970, trade paperback, xi-180 pp, Subscriber's Edition distributed through Current Anthropology for the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Incorporated, Very Good condition in tan card covers. Straight and firmly bound, previous owner's name on front endpaper, light smudges to front cover. An examination of the daily lives and small-scale economics as observed by the author during a 15-month research project in two villages of the Wahi Wanyaturu in the former country of Tanganyika, now Tanzania, during 1959 and 1960. Illustrated with 22 pages of black-&-white photographs and 6 maps. Appended: References Cited, Glossary, Index.

Chicago, Aldine Publishing Company/Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research/Viking Fund Publications in Anthropology: Number Forty-Eight, 1970, hardcover, xi-180 pp, First Edition, Very Good condition lacking dustjacket. Straight tight and clean, previous owner's name stamp and date on front pastedown, light spine-end and corner wear. An examination of the daily lives and small-scale economics as observed by the author during a 15-month research project in two villages of the Wahi Wanyaturu in the former country of Tanganyika, now Tanzania, during 1959 and 1960. Illustrated with 22 pages of black-&-white photographs and 6 maps. Appended: References Cited, Glossary, Index.

Seattle, Thomas & Mercer, 2016, trade paperback, 357 pp, edition not stated, no previous printings noted, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. The award-winning author of the Debutante Dropout Mysteries and the River Road Mysteries returns with the story of a missing woman with a controlling husband, a tragic past, and a callous ex - is it foul play or a runaway?

Boston, Wisdom Publications, 2013, trade paperback, ix-316 pp, Advance Reader's Copy (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in stiff, pictorial, card covers. The author of 'Zen and the Heart of Psychotherapy' presents a collection of essays recounting experiences in his daily life that illustrate the perfect balance between the bohemian spontaneity of Tao with the precise simplicity of Zen. Appended: Poems Inspired by Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, Bibliography, Index of First Lines. Forward by Sojun Mel Weitsman.

New York, South Street Seaport Museum, 1975, trade paperback, 63 pp, Very Good condition in pictorial card covers. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, original price stamped on rear cover, slight spine-end and corner bumps. A pictorial walking tour of the historic South Street Seaport area of New York City near the Brooklyn Bridge. Profusely illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs and drawings. Walking tour map inside rear cover.

Burton WA, Endicott and Hugh Books, 2012, trade paperback, 339 pp, Uncorrected Advance Copy (ARC), New Signed and inscribed by the Author on the title page, inscription reads 'To xxxx, all good wishes, Jeanie' followed by full signature and date Feb. 2012. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in colorful, pictorial card covers. In this second book in Jean Davies Okimoto's island trilogy, a retired librarian has her plans for a peaceful summer shattered by a storm, a startling announcement from her sister, and an unexpected entanglement with a new neighbor.

Tokyo, Kodansha International Ltd, 1977, hardcover, 301 pp, First U.S. Edition stated, First Printing, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial, unclipped dustjacket bearing original price, slight corner nicks. The prize-winning author of Sokaiya Kinjo presents a look at the former Prime Minister of Japan, executed as a war criminal in 1948, who refused to defend or justify his actions and instead blamed himself for not working harder to achieve peace. Illustrated with a frontisportrait plate and 8 pages of black-&-white plates. Appended: List of Sources.

Grand Rapids MI, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2005, hardcover, xxviii-216 pp, first edition, first printing by numberline, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, one corner slightly bumped. Dustjacket, slight edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. A first-hand account of the civil war in Sudan as endured by the Nuba people of central Sudan and based on the author's repeated visits from 1998 through 2004. Illustrated with 36 black-&-white photographs by James Nicholls, 8 pages of color plates and 2 maps. Appended; Select Bibliography and Endnotes. Foreword by Francis M. Deng.

Dublin, Four Courts Press/Irish Academic Press, 1980, hardcover, 112 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, very slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The personal memoirs of an Irish Republican soldier from his swearing in at the age of fifteen in 1911, through his rise in the ranks to Chief of Staff of the Irish Army, to the truce and treaty of 1921. Mapped endpapers. Index appended.

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1887, hardcover, xi-312 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fair condition, lacking dustjacket. Straight and firmly bound, name and date on front endpaper, boards and backstrip heavily spattered, spine-end and corner wear, crush tear to bottom of endpaper. The well-known author of Upland and Meadow, Primitive Industry, and A Naturalist's Rambles About Home presents a collection of observations while exploring areas of the North-Eastern United States in the last quarter of the 19th century. Most of the writings are concerned with nature including; Birds, Plants, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Ants, Fish, Mammals, Indian Traditions and Ancient Man. Gilt cover painting of sunset through bare trees. Index appended.

New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2015, trade paperback, 504 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Signed by the Author on the title page, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bump to rear corner and heel of spine, in bright, pictorial card covers. The popular author of Queen's Gambit, and Sisters of Treason returns with the story of a beautiful and highly diplomatic courtier to Queen Elizabeth I, who must negotiate her way through a loveless marriage and suspicion of international treason, while attempting to save her brother from a growing group of enemies.

London UK, Tom Stacey, 1973, hardcover, 145 pp, first edition, first printing, Very Good in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, corners bumped, small faint stain on text block edge. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, edge nicks, two short tears at spine, in new Brodart sleeve. A novel of black humour and ironic wit by this widely published and performed novelist, poet, critic, and playwright.

London, Faber & Faber, 1974, hardcover, first edition, Good+ in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bottom spine end and corners worn, text block fore edge bumped. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, light edge chips, in new Brodart sleeve. Successful restorations of British rivers and canals in six regions, illustrated throughout with 16 pages of black-and-white plates and 10 maps.

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1960, hardcover, 195 pp, First U.S. Edition stated, First Printing, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end touches. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, a few light edge nicks, slightly soiled, in new Brodart sleeve. Illustrated with 5 black-&-white plates. Appended: Glossary, Bibliography.

New York, Voice/Hyperion, 2012, trade paperback, 259 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings in colorful card covers. A founding member of the beloved singing group 'The Roches', Suzzy presents her first novel - of music, family, faith and the possibilities of the miraculous.

Banff AB, Self published, 1977, softcover, first edition stated, stapleback binding, 64 pp, Good+ condition, Signed and Inscribed by the Author on the half-title page. Straight and tightly bound, a few faint spots, text block edges lightly rumpled. Anecdotes and history of the Banff-Sunshine area from its first days of discovery by European explorers. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs from the author's personal collection and, courtesy of the Public Archives of Canada and the Peter Whyte Foundation.

London UK, Andersen Press, 2002, hardcover, unpaginated (approx 28 pp), first edition in English by Naomi Lewis, first printing by numberline, Near Fine condition, no dustjacket as issued. An enchanting version, by Jutta Ash, of a traditional German song, with English words by Naomi Lewis, to fit the music. Illustrated on each page with full-colour watercolour paintings by the author.

New York, Speigel & Grau, 2014, trade paperback, 297 pp, Advance Reader's Edition (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings in pictorial card covers, nick to heel of spine. A young woman searches for the answers relating to two murders, deep in the Ozark Mountains and years apart.

New York, St. Martin's Griffin, 2015, trade paperback, 321 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. A high school junior from New Jersey moves to Alabama with her mother and unwittingly becomes the target of a group of mean girl bullies.

Las Vegas, 47North, 2012, trade paperback, viii-316 pp, edition not stated, no previous printings noted, Signed by the Author with a personal inscription (To Xxxx) on the title page, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in colorful card covers. In this first installment of The Dream Stewards a young sorceress must prepare to sacrifice everything to protect her benevolent king and battle the newly risen demonic forces that would depose him.