Search Results: Titles starting with W from InkQ Rare Books LLC

Spine slightly leaning; extremities, rubbed, bumped, and soiled, with multiple moisture rings to front board; slight offsetting to endleaves; minor uniform toning throughout; Very good. LMM-00322A. David G. Hogarth. The Wandering Scholar.  London/Oxford: Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, [1924]. Reprint edition. Octavo. 274pp (indexed). Publisher's black cloth, stamped in gilt to spine. With bookplate of naval historian and author Samuel Eliot Morison to front pastedown. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Sunned to spines, with some slight tearing and loss to spine tail of vol. 3; light soiling and wear to boards; rubbed and sunned to slipcase. very good. CDK-200. Eugene Sue. The Wandering Jew (3 Vols.) London: Chapman and Hall, 1844-1845. First British edition.  Three octavo volumes. 491pp; 375pp + 16pp ads; 372pp + 16pp ads. Uniformly bound in publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt to spines, boards in blind, endleaves in yellow.  Housed in custom leather and cloth slipcase.

Minor wear, else a fine copy. LMM-427. [Inscribed] Eric Kroll, editor. Warhol: Dylan to Duchamp. Tucson, AZ: Eric Firestone Press, 2010. First edition. Inscribed by Eric Kroll: Larry - / Sorry to / here (sic) you were ill. / I met you several months / ago at the Arizona Inn, Then / curated this exhibit + edited / this bk. I wanted you to / have a copy. To help refresh / your memory, we both / know/knew Steve Lowenthiel / of the 19th Century Shop. / after our meeting (I / gave you a small red bk / of my fotos. I went + / read 'Cadillac / Jack! / nice. With contact information, and additional signature dated 05/9/10 to facing page. Publisher's illustrated hardcover paper boards, original unclipped dust jacket. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Binding with light shelf wear, faint stain to rear board along spine, light staining to textblock edges, faint stain on front endpapers. Dust jacket with light edge wear, small paper chips, offset from wrap around band, small spot on rear panel beneath band, toning on flap edges. A very good copy of Water Music, which ironically appears to have light water stains. LMM-157. Bianca VanOrden. Water Music. Soho Square London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1958. First edition.  Book inscribed from the author to Naomi Kanof on front free endpaper. Includes TLS with small hand annotations (dated May 14, 1990) from Bianca VanOrden to Larry McMurtry, typed on small format author's letterhead, 3 leaves/ 4 sides in original envelope.  Octavo. 255 pages. Publisher's cloth with lettering in silver on spine, in unclipped dust jacket, list price 11s 6d, and additional Book Society belly band. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Spine cocked and front board bowed. Upper corners and spine ends bumped; dust jacket with edge and fold wear, small edge tears and paper chips at extremities, light smudges, some toning. Overall very good. LMM-268. T. A. Lowe. [Emilio] Coia, illustrator.  We All Go to the Pictures.  London: William Hodge & Company Ltd., 1937. First edition. Small octavo. 214 pages. Illustrated and caricatured by [Emilio] Coia. Frontispiece caricature of Myrna Loy to whom the volume is dedicated. Publisher's orange cloth with black lettering to spine. In illustrated unclipped dust jacket with list price of 6/- net. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Extremities gently rubbed and bumped; slight offsetting to endleaves; bookplate of Rasa Hassen to front pastedown; jacket rubbed, toned, and chipped, with some slight loss at corners and spine ends. Very Good. LMM-168. Adam Smith. The Wealth of Nations. New York: The Modern Library, 1937. Reprint edition. Small Octavo. 976pp including appendix and indices. A Modern Library "Giant" in publisher's grey cloth stamped in green and gilt to spine and front cover, original unclipped dust jacket. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Bumped to lower rear corner, else fine. JBS-346. Jeremy Daw, J.D. Weed the People: From Founding Fiber to Forbidden Fruit. [Berkeley, CA]: Cannabis Now Publishing. 2012. First edition. Octavo. 139pp. Green pictorial wrappers with white lettering to spine and cover.  .

Light wear, very good. CDK-101. Ken Wisman. Don Schank. Weird Family Tales I & II. Concord, CA; Dark Regions Press, 1995. Limited edition, No. 87 out of 100 numbered copies.  Signed by Ken Wisman and Don Schank.  Octavo. [47+48]pp. Illustrated with drawings by Schank. Black pictorial cloth, gilt titles. .

Slight creasing, chipping and soiling to outer wraps; typical light toning throughout. Very good. YLG-106. [Horror Pulps]  Weird and Occult Library, No. 2   Gerald G. Swan   1960 Various contributors. Weird and Occult Library, No. 2. London: Gerald G. Swan, 1960. First edition thus. Twelvemo (approx. 7 x 5 inches). 64pp. Publisher's illustrated card wraps. Scarce. Horror short story anthology featuring contributions from Henry Rawle, A. C. Bailey, Hugh J. Gallagher, Dallas, Kirby, John Russell Fearn, and others. .

Boards gently rubbed and edgeworn; light toning. A very good copy. JHN-3. Anatole France. Frank C. Papé, illustrator. Alfred Allinson, translator. The Well of St. Claire. London: John Lane, 1923. Illustrated edition. Octavo. 302pp. Illustrated with full-page plates by Frank C. Papé. Black pictorial cloth, stamped in gilt to spine and front cover, red top-stain, illustrated endleaves. .

Light shelfwear, color faded around edges, gilt lightly rubbed at head of spine, textblock rippled on lower edge near spine with very minor corresponding edge wear to pages; dust jacket with light edge wear, spine lightly faded. Very good. LMM-214. Raymond Carver. What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First edition. Octavo. 159 pages. Publisher's blue paper covered boards over dark blue cloth with lettering to front board and spine in gilt, in unclipped dust jacket with listing price $9.95. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

A fine copy. JBS-307. When Cocaine Affects Someone You Love. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 1987. Octavo, 12pp. Paper wraps saddle stapled.  .

Sunned to spine; extremities gently rubbed an edgeworn, with slight loss at spine ends; slight off setting to endleaves; minor toning throughout. Very good. LMM-171. [INSCRIBED] Mrs. D. W. Griffith (Linda Arvidson). When the Movies Were Young. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1925. First edition.  Inscribed by the author: To / Frederick Davis / who uncovered interesting / spots in interesting mexico / on the author's sojourn / There - / With appreciation and / all good wishes / Linda a. Griffith / New York / January / 1935.  Octavo. 256pp. Illustrated with b/w photos. Publisher's blue cloth, printed title labels to spine and front cover. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Lightly rubbed, soiled, and creased, about very good. AYW-232. William Goldman. Which Lie Did I Tell? Or, More Adventures tin the Screen Trade. New York: Pantheon, 2000. Uncorrected Bound Galleys. Octavo. 447pp. Publisher's paper wrappers.  From the library of Oscar-Winning screenwriter and author William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid / The Princess Bride / Marathon Man). A copy from his own personal holdings of his works, with official ink-stamp from his estate. .

Light uniform toning throughout; Minor creasing and wear to dust jacket. Very good. JBS-131. Chandler Brossard. Who Walk in Darkness. New York: New Directions, 1952.  Octavo. 192pp. Publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt to spine, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $2.75. Publisher's review slip laid-in.  Considered by some to be the first "beat" novel.  From The Ronald K. Siegel Collection of Books on Psychoactive Plants and Drugs. .

Cover toned, slightly chipped, light foxing to top edge, else fine. LMM-262. Tess Gallagher. Willingly.  Port Townsend, Washington: Graywolf Press, 1984. First edition. Octavo. 92pp.  Inscribed by Tess Gallagher to Larry McMurtry: For Larry McMurtry / as we meet at Quartz Mountain. Here is some singing and little bursts of flying. With best wishes, Tess / Oct.12, 1984, Quartz Mountain, Okla.  Publisher's softcover paper wraps. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Light staining and wear to card wraps, else fine. KWH-377. [SIGNED] Raymond Carver. Robert McChesney, illustrator. Winter Insomnia. Santa Cruz: Kayak Books, 1970. First edition, one of 1,000 unnumbered copies. Signed by Raymond Carver. His second published book.  Octavo. 56pp. Illustrated with color plates by Robert McChesney. Publisher's perfect bound card wraps.

Lighty rubbed and bumped to boards; sunned to board edges and spine ends; foxed to endleaves; price-clipped jacket a bit foxed, sunned, and chipped. Very good. KWH-381. John Steinbeck. The Winter of Our Discontent. New York: The Viking Press, 1961. First edition.  Octavo. 311pp. Publisher's blue cloth, stamped in silver and black to spine, front cover in blind, original dust jacket. .

A fine copy. SJK-415. L. Frank Baum. Michael Hague, illustrator. The Wizard of Oz. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1982. First edition thus.  Signed by the illustrator on a bookplate to verso of front free endpaper.   Quarto. 220pp. Illustrated in color by Michael Hague. Publisher's pictorial hardcover paper boards, stamped in gilt to spine and front cover, illustrated endleaves, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $29.95. .