Authors starting with W from Peter L. Stern & Company, Inc.

New York: D. Appleton, 1831. First Edition; 52 x 70 mm. Bound in contemporary full leather; gilt decorated spine; covers decorated with stamped, gilt lyres; some rubbing; very good. Inscribed by the publisher, “Georgiana Souther from D. Appleton, 1836.” He notes at the imprint “The First Book Published by [printed] D. Appleton.” An early owner has inserted a new front endpaper and has noted the history of this title on the verso, facing the title page. ... more information

New York: Macmillan, 1924. First Edition. A couple of leaves roughly opened; a fine, bright copy. Short, clipped biography of the author tipped onto the front free endpaper; inscribed by the author. At the time, Mellon was Secretary of the Treasury. ... more information

Dallas: Daddy-O Productions, 1976. First Edition. Consisting of 150 individually captioned color xeroxes, with a signed copyright page and a leaf of introduction; bound into limp cowhide with decorative brads; the front cover is embossed with the title and Texas motifs (lone stars, horseshoes, broncos, roses) bordered by a stamped rope border. Aside from small spots, a fine copy. There are some reproduced photographs of Wade and weird Texas scenes, but most of the photographs are of the artist’s install... more information

New York: Holt, Rinehart, 1968. First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. ... more information

New York: Harper & Row, 1964. First Edition. Very good plus in a price-clipped dust jacket. Presentation copy; inscribed by Wahl to Caldecott winner Blair Lent in 1968. ... more information

New York: Cosmos Publications, 1947. First Edition. Near fine in dust jacket. ... more information

Chicago: McClurg, 1902. First Edition. Very good. ... more information

Garden City: Crime Club, 1931. First American Edition. Bookplate; near fine in a dust jacket with a faded spine. ... more information

Garden City: Crime Club, 1930. First American Edition. Bookplate; fine in a very good dust jacket. ... more information

Garden City: Crime Club, 1931. First American Edition. Fine in a dust jacket with only trivial wear. ... more information

Garden City: Crime Club, 1929. First American Edition. Near fine in a very lightly worn, price-clipped dust jacket with a small interior tape reinforcement at the foot of the spine. ... more information

London: Tallis Press, 1905. First Edition of the author’s first detective novel. Some foxing; very good; with the competition slip in the back that is often lacking. ... more information

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1894. Deluxe edition; 250 numbered copies were issued; this is one of ten author’s copies; inscribed by Wallace. Two volumes; publisher’s decorated suede; one outer hinge partially cracked; minor foxing; some wear at the extremities; in a custom clamshell box. ... more information

London: Tallis Press, 1905. First Edition of the author’s first detective novel. With the often missing competition slip; front endpaper replaced at an early date; with Vincent Starrett’s ownership signature, and his pencil notes on the the back paste-down. Frontispiece folds tape mended on the verso; back hinge cracked; good. ... more information

Garden City: Crime Club, 1929. First American Edition. Owner’s name; near fine in a very good, chipped dust jacket. ... more information

London: Reader’s Library, n.d. [1929]. First Edition. Small tape mend on the the first leaf; pages yellowed; wormholing at the top corner of several leaves (not affecting text); good in a dust jacket with chips, wear and interior tape mending. ... more information

New York: World Wide Publishing, 1929. First Edition; American issue; identical to the Reader’s Library (London) edition, but issued with an American imprint. Pages yellowed as always; very good in a dust jacket with a large chip at the top of the front panel. ... more information

New York: Morrow, 1937. First American Edition. About fine in a dust jacket with minor wear. ... more information

New York: Morrow, 1933. First American Edition. Near fine in a dust jacket with chipping at the bottom right hand corner of the back panel, where the cloth is frayed as well. ... more information

New York: Morrow, 1932. First American Edition. Near fine in a dust jacket with minor staining at the back panel. ... more information