Rare books from W. White, Bookseller

This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket has Very Light Edgewear and Small Areas of Wear to the Surface of the Rear Cover, including a Scratch which has gone through the Dust Jacket and caused a Small, 1/2" long Tear, but the Dust Jacket has No Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Very Light Cornerwear but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage.Book Description:
If there is no place like home, there is certainly no home like a minka. Literally "houses of the people," these traditional vernacular farmhouses from Japan's premodern past might be more properly called "folk houses": The beauty of minka, like the beauty of all folk art, lies in the harmonious blending of form and material. In form, minka have… Read More

Limited Edition of 1500 Copies. This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a New Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has some Surface Wear, including Small Scratches and Small Areas of Rubbing; Light Foxing to the Inside of the Dust Jacket; and some Edgewear, including a Very Small (less than 1/4" long) Tears and Light Creases at the Fore Edge Corners and Head of the Spine and a Small, 1/2" wide by 1/4" tall Missing Section of Dust Jacket at the Bottom Edge of the Front Cover, but the Dust Jacket has No Large Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Light Rubbing to the Surface and Light Edgewear, including a Small, Light Crease at the Bottom Fore Edge Corner of the Front Cover but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact but Sagging, typical in such a Large, Heavy Architecture Book. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has a Light Crease on the Half Title Page due to a Minor… Read More

Brand New Book, Shrinkwrapped, in Excellent Condition, retaining Sharp Corners with No Tears, Creases, Bumps, Stains, or Any Major Damage. No Remainder Mark. Gift Quality.

Very Rare, Unpublished Doctoral Thesis. A Presentation Copy Signed and Inscribed by the Author, Frank Allen Dennis, but the Signature and Inscription is Partially Marked-Out. This Book is in Acceptable Condition. The Gray Buckram Boards have Light Rubbing and Light Edgewear but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact but with Slight Sagging, typical in such a Large Book. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked (other than the Partially Marked-Out Author's Signature and Inscription) with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and have Occasional Very Light Foxing but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Interior does have a Slight Musty Odor, though the Musty Odor is not overpowering, it and Foxing are the only reasons this Book is only in Acceptable Condition. The Page Edges have some Foxing but No Remainder Mark or Other Major Damage. This is still a Nice Copy of a Very Rare, Unpublished Thesis.Book Description:This… Read More

Very Rare Architecture Portfolio, not owned by any libraries according to OCLC/WorldCat. This Book is in Acceptable Condition. The Softcovers have some Surface Wear, including Small Scratches, Light Soiling, and Light Rubbing, and some Edgewear, including Light Creases to the Fore Edge of the Rear Cover and Top Edge of the Front Cover and Stains at the Base of the Spine, Bottom Fore Edge Corner of the Front Cover, and along the Fore Edge of the Rear Cover, but the Softcovers have No Tears or Other Major Damage. The Plastic Comb Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has occasional Light Soiling, a Small Paperclip Mark on the First Four Pages, and Small, Light Stains to the End Pages (associated with the Stains on the Covers) but No Tears, Creases, Mold, or Other Major Damage. The Page Edges have Very Light Soiling but No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Packed Securely… Read More

Very Rare and Very Large (about 9.75" by 12.75") Hardcover Book with 504 Well-Illustrated Pages. Text is in English. This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a New Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has some Scratches and Edgewear (including Light Crinkling along the Edges) but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Light Rubbing along the Edges but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact but Sagging, typical in such a Large, Heavy Book. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and with No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have Light Soiling (mostly to the Bottom Edge) but No Remainder Mark, Stains, or Other Major Damage. This is a Nice Copy of an Interesting and Very Rare Book. Book Description:
English Edition; Original Danish Edition: 2002. This large, gorgeous and comprehensive book addresses an important period in Scandinavian… Read More

This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a New Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has Light Rubbing to the Surface and Light Edgewear, including a Very Small, Very Light Crease at the Bottom Fore Edge Corner of the Rear Cover but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have some Edgewear, including Very Small Bump at the Corners and some Rubbing along the Edges but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.Book Description:Published as a limited edition of 1000 total copies, 700 of which are softcovers and 300 copies are hardcovers. Cinemas of Australia via USA is an anthology of Australian cinema building histories for over ninety motion picture theatres,… Read More

Second Printing from 1969. This Book is in Good Condition. The Slipcase is Missing. The Dust Jacket (protected by a New Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has some Scratches to the Surface of the Rear Cover and some Edgewear, including Very Small Areas of Chipping at the Head and Base of the Spine and Top Fore Edge Corner of the Rear Cover, Very Light Creasing at the Top Edge of the Front Cover, and a Few Small, 3/8" long Tears, but the Dust Jacket has No Stains or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Very Light Rubbing at the Head and Base of the Spine but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.

This Book is in Good Condition. The Softcovers have Light Scratches to the Surface and Light Edgewear, including Light Rubbing along the Spine and Small Corner Bumping which has caused Very Small, Light Creases at the Fore Edge Corners but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Spine is Not Creased; the Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has Very Small, Light Corner Bumping at the Bottom Fore Edge Corner of some Pages but No Tears, Dog-eared Pages, Stains, Mold, or Other Major Damage. The Page Edges have Very Light Foxing to the Top Edge but No Remainder Mark, Stains, or Other Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.

The text is in Italian and English.
This Book is in Good Condition. The Softcovers have Light Soiling and Light Edgewear, including a Small Bump to the Fore Edge of the Front Cover that has caused a Small, Light Crease but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Spine is Lightly Creased, but the Binding is still Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and with No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have Light Soiling but No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Other Major Damage. Packed Securely and Shipped Promptly.

Signed, Inscribed, and Dated by the Authors, Peter Pennoyer and Anne Walker, on the Half Title Page. This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a New Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has Light Edgewear, including Small, Light Bumps at the Bottom Fore Edge Corner and Base of the Spine which have caused Small, Light Crinkling but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Light Edgewear, including Small, Light Bumps at the Bottom Fore Edge Corner and Base of the Spine which have caused Small, Light Crinkling but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked (other than the Authors' Signatures and Inscription, of course) with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has a Very Light Crease at the Bottom Fore Edge Corner of Pages 45-48 but No Tears, Stains, Mold, or Other Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.

Signed (but with No Inscription or Personalization) by the Author, Aaron Wunsch, on the Title Page. First Edition, First Printing with a Full Number Line. This Book is in Very Good Condition. The Hardcover Boards (No Dust Jacket as issued) have Light Edgewear, including a Small, Light Bump at the Bottom Fore Edge Corner of the Front Cover but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked (other than the Author's Signature, of course) with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has a Few Very Light Foxing Spots on the Pages adjacent to the End Pages but No Tears, Creases, Stains, Musty Odor, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.

Stated First Edition. This Book is in Good Condition. The Softcovers have Light Soiling and Light Rubbing to the Surface, particularly at the Top Fore Edge Corner of the Front Cover and Bottom Fore Edge Corner of the Rear Cover, and Light Edgewear, including a Very Small Crease at the Bottom Fore Edge Corner of the Front Cover, but the Softcovers have No Tears or Other Major Damage. The Spine is Very Lightly Creased, but the Binding is still Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has a Very Small Crease to the Bottom Fore Edge Corner of the First Few Pages near the Front Cover but No Tears, Stains, Mold, or Other Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.

Brand New Book, Shrinkwrapped, in Excellent Condition, retaining Sharp Corners with No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Damage. No Remainder Mark. Gift Quality.

This Book is in Very Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has Very Light Rubbing to the Surface and Very Small, Very Light Crinkling to some of the Corners but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards retain Sharp Corners with No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Underlining, or Highlighting and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.