George Wait (53 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. George Price (illustrator). Very good condition book, unmarked, in VG- condition dustjacket that is price-clipped. [0603].

Hard Cover. Condition: good+. Quarto. 174pp Corners bumped with some rubbing at bottom of spine. No dust jacket.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Blue hardcover with bright gilt lettering on front, brown cloth spine with rubbed gilt lettering. Corners and spine ends a little bumped and rubbed. Binding tight, pages very clean, author inscription to previous owner on title page is the only marking. 434 pages. Packaged carefully for shipment in cardboard with U. S. tracking. Oversized or heavy books may require extra postage for priority or international shipment. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. Quarter cloth and papercovered boards. Small owner label, slight foxing on the boards, else near fine lacking the dust jacket.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: None. George Morrow (illustrator). First Edition. 108 pages plus adverts. This is a soft cover work that has been bound in maroon cloth hard covers for a previous owner with his own logo on the front pastedown and the same embossed in gilt on the front cover. Gilt titles in black panel to spine. As such it is a very smart copy and remarkable for 1903.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: None. George Morrow (illustrator). First Edition. 144 pages. This is a soft cover work that has been bound in maroon cloth hard covers for a previous owner with his own logo on the front pastedown and the same embossed in gilt on the front cover. Gilt titles in black panel to spine. As such it is a very smart copy and remarkable for 1907.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Two volumes in one. Front free endpaper removed. 1906 Hard Cover. 211, [1], 241, [5] pp. 8vo. Includes a map of the route of Sullivan's forces, two-panel map of Hudson River, two-panel map of New Netherlands, one-panel map of the Hudson River, map of the Spuiten Duivel, and several black-and-white photographic plates. Articles in the NYSHA annual include: Character of Gen. Sullivan by Dr. W.C. Sebring; The Primary Causes of the Border Wars by Francis W. Halsey; The Organization of Sullivan's Expedition by Dr. Sherman Williams; A Bibliography of Sullivan's Indian Expedition by Grenville M. Ingalsbe; An Indian Civilization and Its Destruction by Colonel S.P. Moulthrop; Sullivan's Campaign by William Wait; Concerning the Mohawks by W. Max Reid; Robert R. Livingston, the Author of the Louisiana Purchase by Hon. D.S. Alexander; The Birth at Moreau of the Temperance Reformation by Dr. Charles A. Ingraham; The Democratic Ideal by Hon. Milton Reed; Letters from George Washington; Letters from Ph. Schuyler; Letter of Gouv. Morris; Letter of Robt. Morris; Letter of John Jay; Letter of James Duane; Letter of Israel Putnam; Letter of George Clinton; The Half-Way Brook in History; Report of Committee on Marking Historical Spots; Publications Received; Insignia of the New York State Historical Association; Articles of Incorporation; Charter of New York State Historical Association; Constitution; By-Laws.

Condition: New. In.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Spines faded, corners rubbed with minimal loss, front joint of fourth volume beginning to split. Bindings tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1911 Half-Leather. Complete in four volumes. Leather spine and corners, gilt titles, marbled boards and endpapers, photographic and engraved frontispieces and plates. A detailed account of the history of New York State covering the governorships of Grover Cleveland through Charles E. Hughes (1882-1910), with profiles of each administration, accounts of the various officers, government departments, and commissions, and chapters on each county. Includes chapters on Theodore Roosevelt's administration, and on the origin and construction of the barge canals. Lists of New York State Assembly members and state senators from 1883 to 1911 follows text.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1988 English Heritage paperback edition. Light reading wear else very good condition.

Hardback. Condition: Good+. George Morrow (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Large octavo hardback. 64 pp. Illustrated by George Morrow throughout. Good + condition Possible rebound in blue buckram gilt Nice art nouveau bookplate (by R.A. B.?) on inside cover. Humorous account of a world taken over by big business. Scarce.

vi, 102 pp. 8vo, publisher's red gilt-lettered cloth. First edition. Light foxing to leaves at beginning and end of text; spine sunned; corners bumped; tight and sound. Inscribed, with the cordial compliments of Lucien A. Wait, at the head of the title page.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Part one only of four. 16 fine coloured plates by G M Henry with a page of descriptive text by W E Wait. Original wrappers repaired , minor marginal creasing to two plates but generally good to very good.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Oversized hardcover. Bound of purple cloth over boards with gold lettering on front and spine. New, in original shrinkwrap. This is an oversized book, so extra shipping will be necessary for priority or international shipping. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it is a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might to match this actual book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Red/gilt cloth, illustrated, data, values, 267 pgs. scarce copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Oversized hardcover. Bound of purple cloth over boards with gold lettering on front and spine. Covers are clean with minimal wear. Binding is tight and secure. Pages are clean and crisp with light toning on edges. Printed in B&W. 268 pages. No date on title page or copyright page. Signed by author in blue ink on title page, inscribed "Best wishes to my good friend Richard Jones" and dated "8/25/77." A very good copy. This is an oversized book, so extra shipping will be necessary for priority or international shipping. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it is a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might to match this actual book. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Minus. First Edition. Hard cover, 8vo, in red cloth, First Edition, 102pp. Signed by author to title page. Condition: Very Good Minus. Pages age-toned. Some marks to covers. Lucien Augustus Wait (1846-1936) was a Professor of Mathematics at Cornell University. The book covers "Plane Trigonometry" and "Spherical Trigonometry". OCLC 85199547. Signed by author. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1927 - 1935 , 64 fine coloured plates from paintings by George M Henry, each plate accompanied by a short text by W E Wait , Bound in a local binding of black cloth, coloured end papers. Some toning to the pages, some damp staining to the rear end papers which slightly touches the margin of the final coloured plate. Title pages to each part bound in. A good copy of this attractive series of bird paintings by George Henry an artist who spent much of his working life in Sri Lanka.

WAIT, GEORGE W. New Jersey's Money. Newark, 1976. 4to. x, 434 p. Illus. Cloth-backed boards. Spine lettering a trifle weak, else about fine. The definitive work on all forms of New Jersey's paper money, from colonial and early statehood currency to obsolete and national bank notes and scrip. Every piece is described (and many are illustrated), with related notes including relative rarity. An essential reference work. Edited by Dorothy Budd Bartle.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 952.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1883 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 132 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 132 Language: English.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 952.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 952.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1977 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 282 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 282 Volume 1977.