Search Results: Authors starting with W from Blacks Bookshop

NY: THe H. W. Wilson Comapny, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth. Used - VeryGood. 7.25"x10.25"x2.75" 1594 pages. Ex-library w/graphics. Rust cloth boards. Gilt letters to front and spine. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. No DJ. Will require extra shipping cost. This book continues the work done by Stanley J. Kunitz and Howard Haycraft in Twentieth Century Authors, and by Kuntiz and Vineta Colby in their First Supplement to that volume. Twentieth Century Authors, published in 1942, set out to "provide a foundation-volume of authentic biographical information on the writers of the century, of all nations, whose books are familiar to readers of English." It dealt with more than 1,800 authors, many of whom provided autobiographical articles. The First Supplement followed in 1955, bringing all the original biographies up to date, and adding 700 more. Since these 2,500 authors have not been brought forward into the present work, it is called a companion rather than a supplement to… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover_cloth. Collectible - VeryGood. 4.625"x6.875"x.75"; 243 pgs. Stated 2nd printing. Translated by Arthur Waley. Green cloth boards with embossment of blue stamped leaves and Knopf colophon in yellow on front and yellow lettering on slightly fainted spine. Yellow and blue design on pastedowns. Colophon blindstamped on back board. Previous owner's name inscribed inside front board and there is a sticker on first fly-leaf for "Chas. E. Lauriat Co. Importers & Booksellers"; otherwise, no markings/writing throughout. Inside cover crease between endpaper and fly-leaf has a tear about 1.375" in length. Cover is slightly faded with rubbing along edges and around corners; small stain on back cover. Small soil spot on back board. Spine straight and binding tight. Raised Knopf symbol on front cover. Cloth paste downs. Painted green top edge. Spine straight. Not x-library, no dj. First published by Alfred Knopf in 1919, this is the book that alerted the… Read More

Ventura, CA: Noble Novels, 2009. 2009. Paperback. Fine-Collectible. 5.5"x8.5" 277 numbered pages. Interior design by Desta Garrett; Cover design and original art, Forge Toro; Theology and Manuscript Editor; Ronald Kirk; Copy Editor Kimberley Winters Woods. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. GIFT QUALITY. Sea-bewildered, Blown to a Strange Land - Father Aillil has in his hand a talisman of great power that grants him visions of the future. He knows his duty¿be rid of it, cast the evil thing into the farthest sea. But when his friend Erling Skjalgsson, the Viking chieftain, relinquishes his lands and power rather than do a dishonorable deed, Aillil is tempted to keep it and use it to help Erling. They sail West Oversea to Greenland, home of Leif Eriksson. Storms and enemies with demonic power lie in wait for them. Their journey will be much longer¿and far stranger¿than they ever dreamed. Source: Publisher.

NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1947. Hardcover_boards. VeryGood. 5.5"x8.25" 339 pgs. BCE/BOMC Black boards w/gold letters on spine. Red faded painted top edge. POI inside front boards and ffep. Spine straight, binding tight, pages soft tone. Not x-library, no DJ. Moderate shelf and edge wear. In this family saga, generations mine the Vermont earth and come to rest in it. Lyman Converse is too young to fight in the Civil War, but he lives to see his own son enlist in World War I. Through all the years his closest friend is Easy, an escaped black slave who took refuge in his father's house. Everything Converse values most is gradually lost to time, including the family-owned soapstone quarry. The Quarry invites readers to escape into private lives worth caring about-and to feel the national history that they could not escape. Originally published in 1947 and considered one of Mildred Walker's richest novels, The Quarry is introduced by Ripley Hugo, Walker's daughter. Hugo edited, with James Welch,… Read More

NY: Doubleday, 1994. BCE/BOMC. Hardcover_boards. Fine/Fine. Dianne Bennett. 5.75"x8.5" 324 pgs. Black boards w/gold foil letters to spine. DJ typography by Kristin Fitzgerrell. Author photo by Nancy Scanlan. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped (no price) & unmarked. Gift Quality. Secure ship w/track #. Texas-based crime reporter Molly Cates has just published her first book, describing the blood-curdling exploits of serial killer Louie Bronk. Now on death row, Louie's sentence is about to be carried out. Molly will be there as a witness, and she wants to write about it, the final coda to Louie's story. But suddenly, she's being strongly discouraged by her boss at the Lone Star Monthly and by Charlie McFarland, the millionaire real estate developer whose first wife, Tiny, was Bronk's most famous victim and the only one whose murder is a capital offense. Then Molly starts to receive dark hints...Goodreads.

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1899. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover_cloth. Good-Collectible. 5"x7" 560 numb. pgs. plus 7 leafs of ads. Navy cloth boards w/gilt star burst and title on front, gilt letters on spine covered w/depradation. Spine straight, sewn binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, no DJ, PON inside front board. Edge & shelf wear. Secure ship w/track #. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880) by Lew Wallace is one of the most popular and beloved 19th century American novels. This faithful New Testament tale combines the events of the life of Jesus with grand historical spectacle in the exciting story of Judah of the House of Hur, a man who finds extraordinary redemption for himself and his family.A classic of faith, fortitude, and inspiration. Lewis "Lew" Wallace (April 10, 1827 - February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies,… Read More

Nelson Doubleday, 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine/no jacket.

Murfreesboro, TN: Sword of the Lord Publishers, 1988. Hardcover_vinylspine. Collectible - Near Fine. 263 pgs. 5 7/8" x 8 1/4"x1". Plum boards with gilt lettering and square on front. Vinyl maroon spine with gilt lettering. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unmarked. Front boards slightly curved up. "Here are chapters with down-to-earth stories and illustrations; easy to read, but with the single-minded purpose of stripping away our modern embellishments and returning to simple New Testament Christianity. This book won't leave you unaffected. Sermons from the Sword is a collection of some of the most inspiring and gripping messages Dr. Wallace has given." Goodreads.

New York: Books, Inc, 1954. Hardcover_cloth. Good. 6"x8.5"x2"; 830 pages incl index; fruit endpapers, first one is tore in half w/half missing; tan cloth boards w/red cloth spine; Lily Wallace is Home Econoomics Lecturer and Writer, Instructor, Household Arts Dept, the Ballard School, NY; Some ink scribbles, spine & binding frail, soil spots, sticker ghosts;. Material in this book taken from The Lilly Wallace New American Cook Book. Assisted by fifty-four leading Authorities on domestic science and the art of modern cooking. Recipes for possum, squab, venison, sweetbreads, squirrel, frog legs, beef tongue, quail, pheasant, and much more.

NY: St. Martin's Press, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth. VeryGood/VeryGood. 6.25"x9.5" 511 pgs. X-library w/graphics. Second printing w/number line. London at the outset of war in 1939 was the greatest city in the world, the heart of the British Empire. By 1945, it was a drab and exhausted city, beginning the long haul back to recovery. The defiant capital had always been Hitler's prime target. The last months of the war saw the final phase of the battle of London as the enemy unleashed its new vengeance weapons, the flying bombs and rockets. They were terrifying and brought destruction on a vast scale, but fortunately came too late to dent morale seriously. The people of London were showing the spirit, courage, and resilience that had earned them the admiration of the world during a long siege. In the harshest winter of fifty years, they were living in primitive conditions. Thousands were homeless, living in the Underground and deep shelters. Women lined up for horse meat and were lucky to… Read More

NY: Warner, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover_card stock spine. Near Fine-Collectible/Near Fine. 6.25"x9.25" 248 pgs. First printing w/full number line. Cream speckled boards. Jacket design by Jackie Merri Meyer. Cover photo Robert James Waller. Author photo Taisuke Yokoyama. Book design by Giorgetta Bell McRee. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. GIFT QUALITY. Most people don't run out the back door of a place called the Rainbow Bar in Dillon, Minnesota, with someone they don't even know, get in a pickup truck, drive all day, and end up without any clothes on in a motel room. But that's what Texas Jack Carmine did with Linda Lobo. It was the kind of thing Jack was famous for doing. The people who knew Texas Jack Carmine - such as songwriter Bobby McGregor and Jack's uncle Vaughn Rhomer back in Iowa - called him God's only freeborn soul, rider of the summer roads, traveler of the far places. Where he was headed with dark-haired, long-legged Linda… Read More

San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth spine. Collectible - Good/Fair. Tan boards. Puple cloth spine w/silver metallic letters. 280 pages. First printing. Spine straight,small hinge crack to front cover, binding tight. Chips, small tears, moisture spots, and light soiling to DJ. Minor edgewear to book. PON fep. Sermon outlines for every Sunday; Sermon suggestions and illustration; Services for special occasions; Communion resources; Children's stories and sermons; Resources for evangelism and missions; Suggestions for funeral services; Ideas for Advent, Christmas, Lenten, and Easter preaching; Prayers for all occasions; 8 indexes; 500 contributers.

Hoboken: Wiley, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine-Collectible.

Chantilly, VA: Mascot Books, 2010. Hardcover_pictorial boards. Fine. Tim Williams. 7.5"x10.75" Pictorial boards. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. Young Buckeye fans, here is a book about your favorite players and traditions. You will learn the alphabet while picking up fun bits of information about Ohio State football. Parents, you can brush up on your knowledge of OSU trivia and share your favorite Buckeye football memories as you read with your child. Oh, by the way, make sure you keep an eye out for that elusive Woody Hayes and don't forget to take a look at the educational activities found in the back of the book. Source: Publisher.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1935. 1st edition thus. Hardcover_cloth. Collectible - Good/Good. 5"x7.5"x1.25". 627 pgs. x-Library w/graphics. Green cloth boards. Gilt letters on spine. Frontispiece: Edith on the Battlements - Painted by R. Herman, R.S.A. Orange "D" on title page in crayon. Library embossed stamp on title page. Envelope removed from last fly paper causing partial removal of page with glue stains. Ghost stickers. Dedication to "The King's Most Gracious Majesty" 1829. Spine straight, binding tight. Pages slight toning. 10 B&W illustrations. Introductory Essay and Notes by Andrew Lang. This Edition of the Waverley Novels, The Border Edition, is Dedicated b the Publisher to: The Hon. Mrs. Maxwell Scott of Abbotsford... Tales of My Landlord Collected and Reported by Jedediah Cleishbotham. First Series. The Black Dwarf. Intro by Jedediah Cleishbotham, Schoomaster and Parish-Clerk of Gandercleugh. Publisher's dedication page. Quote from Don Quixote Parte I, Capitulo 32, Jarvis's Translation.… Read More

NY: Simon and Schuster, 2023. 1st Edition. Hardcover_card stock spine. New/New. FIRST PRINTING with DJ WRAPPED IN MYLAR. Physical Info: 1.7" H x 9.1" L x 6.0" W (1.85 lbs) 688 pages. Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents. Secure ship w/track #. "The riveting, secret story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China. Spies is the history of the secret war that Russia and the West have been waging for a century. Espionage, sabotage, and subversion were the Kremlin's means to equalize the imbalance of resources between the East and West before, during, and after the Cold War. There was nothing "unprecedented" about Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election. It was simply business as usual, new means used for old ends. The Cold War started long before 1945. But the West fought back after World War II, mounting its own shadow war, using disinformation, vast intelligence networks, and new… Read More

New York: Lorenz Books, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Collectible - Near Fine/very good.

NY: Morrow, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth spine. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. 6.4"x9.5" 348 pp. First printing w/#1. Red boards. Navy cloth spine w/gold foil letters to spine. Tan paste downs. Jacket design and illustration by Paul Bacon. Book design by Nicola Mazzella. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, and unmarked. Shelf wear to DJ. Premier crime fiction writer Joseph Wambaugh has written one of his most tension-filled stories yet. In a rollercoaster ride of doublecrosses and murder amidst the drug dealers, sleazemongers and black marketeers of Southern California and Tijuana, a San Diego police detective searches for a deadly killer: a 55-gallon drum of the toxic chemical Guthion. Source: Publisher.

NY: Signet, 2014. 1st Edition Thus. MMPB 4.25"x6.75. Near Fine. 4.25"x6.75" 620 pgs. First printing. Spine slanted, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. After turning his back on the throne for centuries, Wrath, son of Wrath, finally assumed his father's mantle—with the help of his beloved mate. But the crown sets heavily on his head. As the war with the Lessening Society rages on, and the threat from the Band of Bastards truly hits home, he is forced to make choices that put everything—and everyone—at risk. Beth Randall thought she knew what she was getting into when she mated the last pure blooded vampire on the planet: An easy ride was not it. But when she decides she wants a child, she's unprepared for Wrath's response—or the distance it creates between them. The question is, will true love win out... or tortured legacy take over?

NY: Signet, 2014. 1st Edition Thus. MMPB 4.25"x6.75. Near Fine. 4.25"x6.75" 620 pgs. First printing. Spine slanted, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. The Creator invented the game, and the stakes are nothing less than the fate of the quick and the dead: seven souls, seven crossroads. Reluctant savior Jim Heron has compromised himself, his body and his soul, and yet he's on the verge of losing everything... ...Including Sissy, the innocent he freed from Hell. Jim's determined to protect her—but this makes her a weakness the demon Devina can exploit. With Jim torn between the game and the woman he's sworn to defend, evil's more than ready to play dirty. Humanity's savior is prepared to do anything to win—even embark on a suicide mission into the shadows of Purgatory. True love is Jim's only hope for survival—and victory. But can a man with no heart and no soul be saved by something he doesn't believe in?