Australia's Boer War: The War in South Africa, 1899-1902
by Wilcox, Craig
New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 10 1/4" X 7 3/4". xviii, 541pp. Book present nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in black cloth over boards with spine lettered in white. Mild rubbing along corners and edges of boards. Faint dust-spotting to text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The... Read More
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Oscar Wilde: Stories and Fairy Tales
by Wilde, Oscar
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1983. First Edition. Leather_bound. Very good. First Edition. Leather_bound. This limited edition of the great Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde's fairy tales and stories was exclusively printed for members of Franklin Library's The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers series and features a sumptuous genuine leather binding, all gilt edges, silver silk moire endpapers, an atmospheric frontispiece and 6 illustrations by artist Zevi Blum, title page calligraphy by Michael Starkman,... Read More
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Medical Anthropology: A Biocultural Approach (Second Edition)
by Wiley, Andrea S.; Allen, John S.
New York: Osford University Press, 2013. Second Edition. Paperback. Very good. Second Edition. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 6". xv, 448pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: An ideal core text for introductory courses, Medical Anthropology: A Biocultural Approach, Second Edition, offers an accessible and contemporary overview of this rapidly expanding field. For each health issue examined in the... Read More
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The Marx-Weber Debate (Key Issues in Sociological Theory)
by Wiley, Norbert (Ed.)
Newbury Park: Sage Publications, 1987. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 8 1/2" X 5 1/4". 206pp. Mild shelf wear to pictorial paper wraps with light rubbing and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Previous owner's stamp to half-title page. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: To what extent are the ideas of Marx and Weber incompatible and contradictory? Is there no interplay between the theoretical systems of these acknowledged masters of social theory?... Read More
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We Too Are Drifting
by Wilhelm, Gale
New York: Triangle Books, 1939. Second Printing. Hardcover. Good +/good. Second Printing. Hardcover. 7 1/2" X 5". 205pp. Book presents nicely with price-clipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Rubbing, toning, chipping, and tears to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in red cloth over boards with spine and front cover lettered in black. Gentle bumps to corners of boards. Light toning to endpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Published in 1939 (Triangle... Read More
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Stone, River, Sky: An Anthology of Georgia Poems
by Wilkerson, Carey Scott (Ed.); Dickson, Melissa (Ed.)
Moble: Negative Capability Press, 2015. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 10" X 7". 248pp. Very mild shelf wear to corners and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Light scratch to rear cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. Book appears to be unread. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Stone, River, Sky: an Anthology of Georgia Poems brings together the work of more than 140 poets in a collection of sweeping diversity and joyous engagement with the muse.... Read More
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Good Dirt: A Novel SIGNED FIRST EDITION
by Wilkerson, Charmaine
New York: Ballantine Books, 2025. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author in ink at front endpaper. First Edition with full number line indicating First Printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 352pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in red paper over boards with spine backed in black and lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT... Read More
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The Prefects: British Leadership and the Public School Tradition
by Wilkinson, Rubert
New York: Oxford University Press, 1964. Hardcover. Good +/Good +. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 5 1/2". xv, 243pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Moderate shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Creasing and rubbing to front and rear of jacket. Creasing, rubbing, and mild sunning to jacket spine. Age-toning to flaps and interior of jacket. Bound in blue cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Toning and rubbing... Read More
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Green Roof Retrofit: Building Urban Resilience
by Wilkinson, Sara (Ed.); Dixon, Tim (Ed.)
West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell, 2016. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 9 1/2" X 6 3/4". xvii, 265pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: A deep understanding of the implications of green roof retrofit is required amongst students and practitioners to make the decisions and take the actions needed to mitigate climate changes. Green Roof Retrofit: building urban resilience illustrates... Read More
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The Official Secret Agent Album, October 14, 1969 through July 18, 1970 FIRST EDITION
by Williamson, Al
Las Vegas: Pioneer Books, 1989. Stated First Edition. Paperback. Very good. Stated First Edition. Paperback. 10 7/8" X 8 1/2". Black and white pictorial wraps. MIld edgewear to binding. Foxing to edges of text block. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A solid copy of this collection of Secret Agent comic strips.
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Scales
by Williams, Anthony G.
England: Authors OnLine, Ltd, 2004. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 221pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Mild rubbing to wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The future of humanity rests in his hands - but is he still human? A mysterious accident leaves Matt Johnson with massive burns. When he recovers months later, he is no longer entirely human.... Read More
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A Cultural History of Medical Vitalism in Enlightenment Montpellier
by Williams, Elizabeth A.
Burlington: Ashgate, 2003. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". viii, 369pp. Mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Slight lean to spine. Occasional inked underlining to pages. Underlining does not obscure text. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: One of the key themes of the Enlightenment was the search for universal laws and truths that would help illuminate the... Read More
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Shades of the Past, or Indiscreet Tales of Japan
by Williams, Harold S.
Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1972. 1st Paperback. Paperback. Very good. Jean Williams. Jean Williams. 1st Paperback. Paperback. 7 1/4" X 4 1/4". 357pp. Very mild wear to covers, corners, and edges. Pages clean and unmarked. Black and white illustrations throughout. Overall a tight clean copy. Harold Stannett Williams (1898–1987) was an Australian who spent most of his adult life in Japan and emphasized the importance of documenting Japanese history.
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Cotton Carding
by Willis, H.H.; Moore, Vernette B.
Washington DC: The Textile Foundation, 1936. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 10 1/2" X 8 1/4". 153pp. Wear to pictorial paper wraps with rubbing, foxing, creasing, toning, and soiling to covers, corners, and edges. 1" piece of clear tape to front cover. Black cloth at spine is frayed. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Foxing, toning, and occasional penciled notation to pages. Binding is sound. An admittedly worn, but overall solid copy of this instruction manual on the fundamentals of... Read More
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The Summer Country FIRST EDITION
by Willig, Lauren
New York: William Morrow, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 464pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Brown paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: A brilliant, multigenerational saga in the tradition of The Thorn Birds and North... Read More
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Black Women's Liberation
by Williams, Maxine; Newman, Pamela
New York: Pathfinder Press, Inc, 1971. Second Printing. Staplebound. Very good. Second Printing. Staplebound. Containing articles by two members of the Young Socialist Alliance and Third World Women's Alliance, "Why Women's Liberation Is Important to Black Women" by Maxine Williams and "Take a Good Look at Our Problems" by Pamela Newman, this Black Women's Liberation pamphlet boldly addresses the seeming irrelevance of the women's liberation movement for Black women's needs at the start of the 1970s. This feminist... Read More
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Black Women's Liberation
by Williams, Maxine; Newman, Pamela
New York: Pathfinder Press, Inc, 1972. Third Printing. Staplebound. Very good. Third Printing. Staplebound. Containing articles by two members of the Young Socialist Alliance and Third World Women's Alliance, "Why Women's Liberation Is Important to Black Women" by Maxine Williams and "Take a Good Look at Our Problems" by Pamela Newman, this Black Women's Liberation pamphlet boldly addresses the seeming irrelevance of the women's liberation movement for Black women's needs at the start of the 1970s. This feminist... Read More
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By This Christmas Moon DELUXE EDITION
by Williams, Sam; Katz, Diane (Illust.)
Pittsboro, North Carolina: Rosenberry Books, etc., 2007. Deluxe "Book in Hand" Edition, First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good +. Deluxe "Book in Hand" Edition, First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 9" X 11 7/8". Unpaginated. Bound in paper over thin, flexible boards, with color pictorial title label to upper booard and spine bound in handmade paper over thicker boards, tied with heavy twine. Moderate sunning and light edgewear; binding is firm and sound. Printed on recycled laid paper. Pages are clean... Read More
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The Glory of Covington
by Williford, William Bailey
Atlanta: Cherokee Publishing Company, 1973. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xiii, 320pp. Moderate wear to dust jacket with chipping, creasing, and tears to edges. Toning and foxing to front and rear covers of dust jacket. Dust spotting to edges of text block. Red cloth overboards stamped in gilt to spine and front cover. Previous owner's name marked out in marker to front free end paper. Pages clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. A history of... Read More
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William James and Phenomenology: A Study of "The Principles of Psychology
by Wilshire, Bruce
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1968. Hardcover. Good +/Good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". xi, 251pp. This book is from the collection of Anders Ericsson, renowned Swedish Psychologist. Toning, creasing, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of price-clipped dust jacket. There are several open and closed tears along the edges of jacket. Some are tape repaired. Toning, creasing, and chipping to jacket spine. Multiple tears to inside flaps. Toning to jacket interior. Bound in maroon... Read More
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Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker FIRST EDITION
by Wilson, A.N.
New York: HarperCollins, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 438pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. White pictorial over boards with spine lettered in black. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: A radical reappraisal of Charles Darwin from the bestselling author of Victoria:... Read More
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The Bakhtiaris (Reprinted from the "Central Asian Society's Journal," Vol. XIII., Part 3, July, 1926)
by Wilson, Arnold
Billing and Sons, Ltd, 1926. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 21pp. Mild wear to paper wraps with rubbing, toning, and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Bump to head of spine, with creasing to covers and to text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. The British author, Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson (1884 - 1940) was a colonial administrator, Conservative politician, writer and editor. During the first World War Wilson served under... Read More
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A Speckled Bird FIRST EDITION
by Wilson, Augusta Evans
New York: G. W. Dillingham Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 1/2" X 5 1/4". 426pp, plus three leaves of ads. Presents nicely in protective archival jacket. Red cloth over boards, with upper board and spine stamped in gilt. Moderate wear to binding, with edgewear, fraying to corners, small tears to head and tail of spine, scattered rubbing, and spots of soiling to spine. Lean to spine. Front hinge tender. Pencilled notes to... Read More
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The Origins of Creativity FIRST UK EDITION
by Wilson, Edward O.
London: Allen Lane, 2017. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 243pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in gray paper over boards with spine lettered in black. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: An eloquent exploration of creativity, The Origins of Creativity grapples with the question of how this uniquely... Read More
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Tradition and Innovation: The Idea of Civilization as Culture and Its Significance
by Wilson, H.T.
Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 5 1/2". x, 260pp. Mild rubbing, toning, and creasing to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Small tear to top of jacket and front flap of jacket. Bound in purple cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Gentle bumps to head and tail of spine and edges of boards. Non-sticky sticker residue to front free end paper. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding... Read More
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