Wardman John (8 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. pictorial covers. 87 pages. signed by author with best wishes 1997.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No jacket. Sudbury Common Lands Charity, 1996. Paperback, 8vo, 87pp, illust. Covers a little creased and slanted. A fair copy. 0952081229/0.2uk.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Signed By the Author.

"This booklet has been prepared to commemorate the first hundred years of the Sudbury Common Lands Charity.Ancient laws and customs have been explained so that the history of these ancient pastures can be more readily appreciated". Pp 87, occasional maps, photos and black & white illustrations Paperback. VG.

hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. Philip Dixon (illustrator). Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [Supplement to the Sunday Edition of the New York Press]; B & W Half-tones and pictorial ads; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 43 pages; October 3, 1897. Single issue weekly magazine published as a supplement to the New York Press Sunday edition Newspaper. The run of issues with the title of "Iroquois" was short; in October 1897 the supplement was retitled "Sunday Magazine of Intelligence and Entertainment." Octavo paperback in pictorial title lettered covers over a side stapled binding. Pictorial cover from art work by Charles Charpiot in a style informed by art nouveau and the work of Aubrey Beardsley. This issue contains an illustrated feature on unusual marriage customs written by the somewhat prolific turn of the century woman writer, Helen M. Winslow . Also included is a very early shot fiction piece by John T. McIntyre, who would write a number of mystery and crime novels in the early 20th century. Also featured are a number of short stories and poems and a pair of half-tone photo reproduction of art studio photography by Beatrice Tonnesson. Pictorial ad section of several pages at rear. This copy is sound and neat with light soiling to covers top edge of the front cover and to top corner tip of the first few leaves. Quite scarce; only the NY Public Library holds a few physical issues of this short lived magazine. VG to VG+.

1st Ed. [xvi] + 203pp. + 5pp. Numerous ills. by Philip Dixon, map. Good in d/w. No. 696 of a Limited Edition of 850 Subscribers' Copies.Signed by the Author 'John S. Wardman' and Illustrator 'Best wishes Philip Dixon' to title page. US$52.

Compiled and edited by his family. Collection of fiction recounting many incidents he came across in his forty years experience as a pharmacist. Also contains some poems. "Unfortunately his terminal illness took hold and he lost interest after completing ten chapters. His biggest project was his Sudbury Common Lands book which he wrote for the centenary and sold 500 copies locally". Pp.102. Ring binding. Illustrated stiff card covers. VG.