Search Results: Titles starting with W from GN Books and Prints

Ward Lock & Co's Harrogate, Ilkley, York and the Yorkshire Dales (Illustrated Guide Book)

















Paperback with cloth covering, circa 1940, illustrated, published by Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London, 168 pages + directory and many pages of contemporary advertisements.











Measures around 6 3/4" by 4 1/4" by 1/2". Red cloth on flexible card binding, black lettering and pictorial detail. Some marking and scuffing to binding though colouring still vivid. Creasing to front board, tear on inside. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Some slackness to binding and strained throughout. Page edges browned, scuffed and a bit marked. Some marking to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Waverley or 'Tis Sixty Years Since by Sir Walter Scott, Bart. [Waverley Novels Pocket Edition Volume I] Hardback, 1873, published by Adam and Charles Black, London, xxi + 398 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 6 1/2" by 41/4" by 1". Green cloth binding, gilt lettering with black letter and detail to front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean, colouring still vivid and looks very good for age. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Slightly bumped corners. Slackness to binding, frontispiece partially detached though remainder of contents reasonably tight. Page edges browned, scuffed, slightly foxed and a bit marked. A little marking to endpapers, previous owner name and date on half-title page. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Weathercock by George Manville Fenn, illustrated by A. W. Cooper

















Hardback, undated but circa 1925, published by Griffith Farran Browne & Co. Limited, London, 349 pages.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 5 5/8" by 1 3/8". Dark blue cloth binding, gilt lettering and detail to front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Slackness to binding, cracking to front inner hinge and strain generally to hinges but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges a little browned, scuffed and a bit marked. Upper page edges gilt. Prize-giving bookplate from 1928 on front pastedown. A little marking to endpapers, the odd mark to page surfaces throughout but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

A Well Full of Leaves: A Story of Happiness by Elizabeth Myers, complete unabridged.

Penguin orange cover paperback, No. 626, 1947, first edition thus (first published 1943), 253 pages.

Considerable foxing and marking with some creasing and wear to covers. A little creasing and some discolouration to spine, with some chipping and minor tearing. Wear to front hinge but holding. Browning, tanning, scuffing and a little marking to page edges. The odd dog-eared corner. Page surfaces reasonably clean, the odd mark and patch of foxing, more so on and towards endpapers but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

West Indies Pilot, Volume II, comprising Mona Passage, the leeward and windward islands from Puerto Rico to Grenada inclusive.








Hardback, 1969, eleventh edition, N.P. No. 71, illustrated, including foldout maps, published by the Hydrographer of the Royal Navy, London, 386 pages + xiv, together with 62-page Supplement No. 5 - 1976.





Measures around 9 3/4" by 6 1/8" by 1". Grey cloth binding, yellow lettering to front board and spine. Some discolouration to spine and parts of boards. Scuffing and a little marking, some signs of shelf-wear, slightly bumped corners. Binding reasonably firm, slight slackness. Page edges browned, marked and scuffed. Page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Where There's a Will by E. Everett-Green Hardback, undated but circa 1900, with frontispiece, published by Hutchinson & Co., London, viii + 375 pages + 3-page publisher catalogue at rear.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 8 5/8" by 6" by 1 3/4". Green cloth binding, embossed front board and spine, black lettering to front board, green lettering with gilt detail to spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, bumped corners. Cracking to inner hinges, several preliminary pages loose at top. Some slackness to binding but textblock reasonably firm. Page edges gilt, some scuffing but gilt mainly intact. Frontispiece tattered at edges. Some marking to endpapers, the odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Whig Supremacy 1714-1760 by Basil Williams.
Hardback, 1939, first edition, containing 10 pullout maps, published by Oxford University Press at the Clarendon Press.

Some scuffing and marking to cover but dark blue colouring still quite vivid and gilt lettering and design on spine very clear; rubbing and signs of shelf-wear to boards and spine, a couple of bumped corners; front inner hinge loose although still just attached; page edges with some marking and slight foxing towards extremities, nevertheless reasonably clean for the most part although a stain is visible at the top of the outer edge; page surfaces generally clean with no underling, marginalia, etc., a nice copy.

Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage.
Hardback, 1929, 33rd year.
Blue cloth boards and spine, patterned with gilt detail. Some discolouration to spine though title and detail still visible. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear, some marks and scuffs but binding has retained much of its colour. Binding a bit slack, especially spine, though holding. Front inner hinge cracked. Outer and lower page edges a little browned. Upper edge is gilt. Some scuffs and marks to edges. Some marking to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces are quite clean and do not appear to contain any underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Job lot: 2 Signed Jung Chang Paperback Books - Wild Swans, Empress Dowager Cixi
- Wild Swans - US paperback, first Touchstone edition, 23rd printing, 2003, published by Touchstone, a Division of Simon & Schuster, New York, xxiv + 562 pages+. Inscribed and signed by author on title page in English and Chinese: "To Sarah, Jung Chang 张戎 15 Feb. 2014". In very good condition. A little scuffing and slight marking to covers, crease to corner of rear cover but no creasing to spine. A little tanning to upper page edges, some some light marking and scuffing to edges generally but quite clean. A little denting to some upper page edges. Page surfaces generally clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc.
- Empress Dowager Cixi - UK paperback, sixth printing, 2014, published by Vintage Books, London, xvi + 506 pages. Flat-signed by author on title page in English and Chinese: "Jung Chang 张戎". Like new. Only the smallest signs of wear, might be unread, very clean, no creasing or significant marking.
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William Shakespeare's The Force Doth Awaken by Ian Doescher - Star Wars Part the Seventh

Hardback, 2017, flat-signed by author on title page, first edition, first print, published by Quirk Books, Philadelphia, 165 pages +.
Like new. A little scuffing and light marking to dust jacket but otherwise clean. Binding firm. Page edges and surfaces very clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

William Carey by S. Pearce Carey

















Hardback, 1923 (year unstated but preface dates from 30 July 1923), believed to be first edition, illustrated, published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London, 428 pages + xvi.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 8 5/8" by 5 7/8" by 1 3/4". No dust jacket. Royal blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Bumped corners. Some slackness to binding, a little cracking to front inner hinge and hinges generally worn but contents of book reasonably firm. Loose plate between pages 136 and 137. Page edges browned, scuffed and marked. Marking to endpapers, the odd bit of foxing and extensive pencil underlining and marginalia throughout. See pictures for further information.

Wilsam by S. C. Nethersole.
Hardback, 1913, second edition, published by Mills & Boon, Limited, London, 498 pages + xii + 32-page publisher catalogue at rear.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 1/2" by 5 1/4" by 7/8". Burgundy cloth binding, gilt lettering to front board and spine, embossed emblem to front board. Some marking and scuffing to binding, discolouration to spine. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, tear at top of outer rear hinge. Slightly bumped and torn corners. Slackness to binding, cracking to rear inner hinge, but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and a bit marked, lower edges deckled. W. H. Smith library bookplate to front pastedown, with stamp. Previous owner name in pencil on front free endpaper. Torn corner to one of rear catalogue pages. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

With No Crying by Celia Fremlin.
Hardback, 1980, published by Book Club Associates, London, by arrangement with Victor Gollancz Ltd, 157 pages.
Pictorial dust jacket displays a little scuffing and very slight marking but is very clean and crisp. Red cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, very clean and colouring vivid. Signs of shelf-wear, a little rubbing at edges. Binding firm. Page edges a little foxed and browned but reasonably clean. Page surfaces very clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Witnesses to the Unseen and Other Essays by Wilfrid Ward

















Hardback, 1893, first edition, published by Macmillan and Co., London, xxix + 309 pages + 6-page author catalogue at rear.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 9" by 6" by 1 3/8". Burgundy cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Marking and scuffing to binding. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Tearing to head of spine. Bumped corners. Some slackness to binding, cracking t front inner hinge and some strain throughout. Page edges deckled, mostly neatly opened, though some rough edges, but some leaves haven't been opened. Edges also browned, scuffed a little tan and a bit marked, with some staining to lower edges. Some marking and staining to endpapers. A little marking to page surfaces but reasonably clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekback Hardcover, 2015, first edition, first print, flat-signed by author on title page.
In very good condition. Minor scuffing and marking to dust jacket, sticker to front indicating that it is a copy signed by the author. Binding firm. Boards and spine clean. A little marking to page edges but generally clean. Page surfaces clean, no writing, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.
Winner of the 2016 HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown Award. 'Fans of The Miniaturist will love flashing back to the dark bleakness of 1717 Lapland in Cecilia Ekback's debut.' Grazia A brilliantly written and gripping historical Nordic Noir thriller with all the intrigue and atmosphere of Burial Rites, the pent-up passion of The Piano and the suspense of The Tenderness of Wolves. There are six homesteads on Blackasen Mountain. A day's journey away lies the empty town. It comes to life just once, in winter, when the Church summons her people through the snows. Then, even the oldest enemies will… Read More

Women of Wales by L. Twiston Davies and Averyl Edwards

Hardback, 1935, first edition, rare, containing biographical sketches of 31 Welsh women.

In decent condition, clear marking and discolouration to spine, less so to boards, with fading to spine text. Binding reasonably firm though with slight tear to inside back hinge. Some browning/foxing to page edges and a little to page surfaces but otherwise clean apart from the odd mark here and there, with no underling, marginalia, etc.

The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Selected by Coretta Scott King Hardcover, 1984, first UK edition/first edition thus, published by Robson Books Ltd, London, 112 pages.
Measures around 8 3/4" by 5 5/8" by 5/8". Dust jacket shows some wear, with some scuffing, a little scratching and slight marking but reasonably clean and intact. Blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, slight discolouration to board and spine edges but quite clean. Signs of shelf-wear. Binding firm. Page edges a little foxed and marked. A little foxing to endpapers but page surfaces generally clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard Hooker: with an Account of His Life and Death by Isaac Walton, in Two Volumes: Volume I.
Hardback, 1890, published at Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 630 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 9 1/4" by 6" by 1 3/8". Purple cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Marking and scuffing to binding, much discolouration, particularly to board edges and spine. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, tearing at edges of spine and a little one boards. Some slackness to binding but contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and a bit marked, upper and fore-edges neatly cut. Some marking to endpapers, inscription on front free endpaper. Some lines in margins and the odd note. See pictures for further information.

The Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poems and Prose, including Outre-Mer, Hyperion, Kavanagh, The Poets and Poetry of Europe, etc., with Life of Longfellow by Robert Cochrane Hardback, 1888, Excelsior Edition, published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell, Edinburgh, 576 pages.Green cloth boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Patterning to spine and front board. Library reference number written on spine. Tears at top and bottom of spine. Boards and spine are a bit scuffed and a little marked but have retained much of their colour. Signs of shelf-wear and rubbing at edges. Corners bumped and a little torn. Binding holding, though a little strained in places and substantial cracking to inner hinges, especially upper part of front one, but textblock still attached. Page edges deckled but neat. They are also a little browned. Foxing to endpapers and a little to foxing and marking throughout, with gift inscription to second front endpaper but pages generally clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures… Read More

The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray in Twenty-Four Volumes; Volume XIII: The Christmas Books of Mr M. A. Titmarsh. With illustrations by the author and Richard Doyle. Hardback, 1879, published by Smith, Elder, & Co., London, xiv + 217 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 7/8" by 5 5/8" by 1 1/4". Green cloth binding, black emblem to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Marking and scuffing to binding, discolouration to boards. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Book has forward tilt. Some slackness to binding, a little cracking to inner hinges but book contents quite firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and a bit marked and foxed. Leaves have been neatly opened, though two leaves at beginning of book still partially joined. Some foxing to endpapers, the odd mark to page surfaces and a few dog-eared and slightly torn page corners but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.