Search Results: Titles starting with W from Andrew James Books

Michael Joseph, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing with unclipped dut jacket with some light handling ear but free from nicks and tears. Clean throughout.

In Books, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. With unclipped dust jacket free from nicks and tears. A couple of small indentations to jacket front (see photo) which do not affect the boards, otherwise fine. No inscription very clean throughout. A collection of photographs celebrating the people and landscape of Wales published for the Millennium. Please note that this is a large format heavy book and additional postal charges will apply (UK + £1.30)

1st printing with unclipped dust jacket. Jacket is in fair to good condition with loss to the bottom of the jacket spine and chipped to the top and corners and a few repaired tears along edges. The book itself is in very good clean condition throughout. The novel is set in occupied Germany following the end of World War II, the lead character is a black American soldier who re-enlists in the Army as a means of escaping the oppression of Harlem. The story exposes the racial prejudice and hatred experienced by many Black soldiers in WWII and the characters constant battle against authority which eventually leads him into desertion and a life of crime (see jacket flaps in photos) A stunning novel by the author of "Aftermath" who experienced much of the same hostility while serving in the US Army in Europe both during and immediately after World War II

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Unclipped dust jacket with minor handling wear but free from nicks and tears. No inscription or other markings clean throughout. Discover the battlefields of Britain on foot free of the usual tourist trappings and generally in their original state. There is a detailed map for each battlefield showing an interesting walk for each as well as pointing out fascinating historical facts relevant to the battle. Divided into three parts to cover long, medium, and short walks and the book is superbly illustrated in colour showing scenes of historic importance. Please note this book is heavy and may require additional postage costs for overseas buyers

Grafton Books, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With unclipped dust jacket, no inscription very clean throughout. A unique oral history of the memories of the women who were left behind by their husbands during World War II. Illustrated with contemporary photographs. Overseas buyers please note additional postal charges apply.

Routledge, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing. With unclipped dust jacket free from nicks and tears, no inscription or markings very clean throughout. A candid and controversial call for a liberal and philosophically informed approach to raising children. Please note postal rates will be reduced for this item

R Johnston, 1929. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Signed by the author. 1929 7th edition revised and brought up to date. Green thin card covers to stapled booklet. Covers badly faded to edges front and rear, and small chip to front fore edge. lightly creased to corners. Internally clean other than authors signature. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Local adverts to rear.

Headline, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing in unclipped dust jacket free from nicks and tears. With light shelf wear along top edge and a small amount of rubbing to rear jacket fore edge. Internally clean without highlights or markings etc. Please note the rear half of the book appears to have been wet at some stage and the pages are slightly puckered there is no other damage to the text or the plates which remain clean and without 'tide marks' , and the boards appear unaffected. The book is otherwise fine. A comprehensive account of life on the 'Home Front' in Britain during the Second World War. Please note additional postal charges will be required due to weight (UK + £2.00 approx)

Bantam Press, 2011. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing with unclipped dust jacket free from nicks and tears. No inscription and markings very clean throughout

George Routledge & Sons, 1945. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 2nd impression Signed and Dedicated to the Welsh author Rhys Davies. In good condition only, without dust jacket. Yellow cloth boards with green titles to spine. Some discolouration to cloth and 'splash' marks to front board. Internally clean. Please note that this book was published in accordance with War economy standards. A collection of short stories from this respected Anglo Welsh writer.

Orion, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With unclipped dust jacket, no inscription very clean throughout.

Jonathan Cape, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Without dust jacket, tan cloth boards with purple titles to spine. Rough cut pages, many of which remain uncut and thus unread. No inscription very clean throughout. Campbell's satirical poem about the lack of culture in South africa. Please note postal charges will be reduced

Boston MA: The Christian Science Publishing Company, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Without dust jacket, inscription to blank fep, partial light fading to end papers otherwise very clean and bright throughout. A third collection of reminiscences by those who remembered the founder of the Christian Science Movement. Reduced postal rates apply

Routledge, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With unclipped dust jacket free from nicks and tears. Light creasing to head and base of spine and lightly rubbed to fore edge corner tips. Internally very clean throughout. A fascinating history of the celebrations practised throughout the world on March 17th and how they developed from being a stuffy dinner for the Irish elite to being one of the World's most public festivals. Overseas buyers please note a small additional postal charge will apply.

Macmillan, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Library Edition. In very good condition with very good unclipped dust jacket with slight fade to jacket spine, lightly rubbed to edges and very small tear to top rear edge. Boards in very good bright condition and internally very clean throughout.

Institute of Welsh Affairs, 2005. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Covers and spine crease free other than light crease to lower front corner to cover. No inscription, markings or highlights very clean throughout. A collection of essays in response to the findings of the Richards Commission on the powers and electoral arrangements of the Welsh National Assembly

Open Books, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Without dust jacket (As published). Laminated pictorial boards. Owners name to blank ffep. Pages age tanned to edges and one or two light pencil marks otherwise clean throughout. A readable introduction to philosophy ideal for students and the general reader. It avoids the use of jargon scrupulously and yet the authors have managed to go deep enough into a range of problems to convey the flavour of detailed philosophical debate

Macmillan, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing. With unclipped dust jacket free from nicks and tears, other than very small chip to laminate to top rear corner. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed otherwise near fine. Drawing on the author's lively correspondence with Dylan Thomas, T S Eliot, Ezra Pound and many others, When I Was is a unique insiders view of one of the last century's most fascinating periods and a memorable portrait of a bygone age.

Faber & Faber, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing with unclipped dust jacket. Jacket in good to very good condition light shelf wear along top edges and small tear to centre of lower rear edge. Surface indentation marks to rear jacket which have left similar indentations to rear board otherwise very good. Internally clean throughout. Accepted as THE authoritative work on the social and political history of Britain in the 1970's.

United Kingdom: Century, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With clipped dust jacket which has a small closed tear to head of spine Inscription to previous owner on blank fep otherwise very clean throughout. Probably the best biography of this great comedian to be written. Overseas buyers please note additional postal charges will apply