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1838. WAAGEN, G.F. WORKS OF ART AND ARTISTS IN ENGLAND. Three volumes, complete. London: John Murray, 1838. 8vo. Contemporary quarter-calf. First English edition. Being a comprehensive survey of art works found in the great homes of England The book gives an interesting account of what art works were there in the lat eighteen-thirties largely untouched from the eighteenth century. Waagen, was director of the Gemaldegallerie des Konigl Museums zu Berlin. His book is th best contemporary account of the En... more information

1857. WAAGEN, Gustav. TREASURES OF ART IN GREAT BRITAIN. Four volumes. London: John Murray, 1854-1857. 8vo. Contemporary half-calf. First English edition. This English language edition was heavily edited by Mrs. Charles Eastlake who stressed the new art collecting trends in English country homes. Waagen's wo is still useful and remains the most complete record of English art collectin A very good, bright set. ... more information

1986. Paperback. (WADDLETON, Norman). A CHRONOLOGY OF BOOKS WITH COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS OR DECORATIONS MAINLY RELIEF OR PLANAR COLOUR PRINTED. Four parts in one volume. London: N. Waddleton, 1985-1986. 4to. Wrappers, comb binding. Fourth edition Chronological list of the books from 1452 to 1880. Very good. ... more information

1980. Paperback. WADE, Alex. A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION HANDBOOK FOR ENERGY-SAVING HOUSES. Emmaus: Rodale Press, 1980. 4to. Wrappers. ix 380 (20) pages. First edition. Eleven examples of energy saving homes, bibliography, and working drawings fo basic saltbox house. Very good. ... more information

1959. WAGNER, Frits A. INDONESIA, THE ART OF AN ISLAND GROUP. New York: McGraw- Hill, (1959). Small 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. 256 pages. Fir edition. Part of the Art of the World series. Very good. ... more information

1963. Paperback. (WAGNER) OTTO WAGNER, DAS WERK DES WIENER ARCHITEKTEN 1841-1918. Darmstadt: Hessisches Landesmuseum, 1963. Square 8vo. Printed wrappers. Unpaginated, plates. First edition. Catalogue by the Hessisches Landesmuseum on the works of Austrian architect O Wagner who worked in Vienna from the 1860's to the end of World War I. Illustrated with seventy- two plates of photographs, plans, and drawings of hi most famous designs. Spine sunned. ... more information

1972. WAITE, Diana S., editor. ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, THE TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTIO New York: Bonanza, (1972). 4to. Cloth spine, boards, dust jacket. 16, (2) pages, plates. First edition, thus. A reproduction of several 19th-century American periodicals devoted to architectural details. Fine. ... more information

1972. WAITE, Diana S., editor. ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, THE TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTIO New York: Bonanza, (1972). 4to. Cloth spine, boards, dust jacket. 16, (2) pages, plates. First edition, thus. A reproduction of several 19th-century American periodicals devoted to architectural details. Very good. ... more information

1870. WALCOTT, M.E.C. CHURCH AND CONVENTUAL ARRANGEMENT. London: Atchley, n.d. (circa 1870). 8vo. Publisher's cloth. xvi, 222, (16) pages, 17 plates. First edition. ``A series of ground-plans and plates of the arrangements of churches in different countries and at successive periods, and of the conventual plans adopted by the various orders.'' Very good. ... more information

1847. WALCOTT, MacKenzie Edward Charles. THE HISTORY OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT MARGARET, IN WESTMINSTER. Westminster: The Author, 1847. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Frontispiece, viii, 1 pages. First edition. Here is a history of the church, from its founding in 1064 through its then recent rennovation. The church stands in the shadow of the Westminster Abbey Numerous appendices of historical material and a catalogue of the church's treasures are included. Spine chipped. ... more information

1976. Paperback. WALDHORN, Judith Lynch. A GIFT TO THE STREET. New York: St. Martins, (1976). 4to. Wrappers. 195 pages. First edition. With photographs by Carol Olwell. Victorian housing. Very good. ... more information

1926. WALDMAN, Milton. AMERICANA, THE LITERATURE OF AMERICAN HISTORY. London: Dulau and Company, 1926. 8vo. Cloth. xviii, 271 pages. First English edition. The early history of America as described in books. Cover slightly spotted, else very good. ... more information

1984. WALKER, Edward. THE ART OF BOOK-BINDING, ITS RISE AND PROGRESS; INCLUDING A DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF THE NEW YORK BOOK-BINDERY. New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Books, 1984. 8vo. Cloth. 111 pages. Reprint. A reprint of the 1850 original, edited and with a new introduction by Paul S. Koda. Very good. ... more information

1837. WALKER, George. CHESS MADE EASY. Baltimore: Bayly & Burns, 1837. 12mo. Original leather spine, paper boards. Frontispiece, x, (ii), 94 pages. First American edition. The author was a prominent chess player in Europe and England. His earlier wo A New Treatise on Chess supplanted the works of Pratt and Sarratt. Illustrat with woodcuts. Rebacked, boards slightly discolored. ... more information

1895. WALKER, J. Russell. PRE-REFORMATION CHURCHES IN FIFESHIRE. Edinburgh: Mould & Tod, 1895. Folio. Later quarter-morocco. (xi) pages, 126 plates. First edition. Measured drawings for the parish churches of Fifeshire, Scotland. Included a plans, details, and elevations for the Church of Saint Patrick, Kirkcaldy, Church of S. Bridget, Dalgety, and others. There is a short description of e building accompanying the illustration. Slight edge wear, else very good. Scarce. (For photographs see http://www... more information

1888. WALKER, J. Russell. PRE-REFORMATION CHURCHES IN FIFESHIRE. Edinburgh: Mould & Tod, 1888. Folio. Publisher's morocco spine, pictorial boards. Engraved title page, (xii) pages, 121 plates with accompanying text, pages. First edition. Walker provides an exhaustive collection of architectural drawings for the parish churches of Fifeshire, Scotland. The author writes: "The smaller Pari Churches, of less repute, but surely of equal interest to the nation, have, however, had scant justice besto... more information

1901. WALKER, L., Mrs. INSTRUCTIVE AND ORNAMENTAL PAPER WORK. London: Gill, 1901. 4to. Green cloth. (vi), 188 pages. First edition. ``Especially useful as preparatory exercises to the making of artificial flow in silk and velvet, increasing that dexterity of hand and niceness of finish necessary to the work.'' Part I is a ``Course of paper work for infant schools.'' Uncommon; illustrated with one hundred and sixty-two in-text figures. Respined, with original used as an overlay, else ver... more information

1957. WALKER, Ralph. THE FLY IN THE AMBER. (New York): N.P., (1957). 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece, 160, (2) pages. Second edition. A commentary on the making of architecture, with illustrations. Covers sunne else very good. ... more information

1956. WALL, Bernard. ITALIAN ART, LIFE AND LANDSCAPE. London: Heinemann, (1956). 8vo. Cloth. First edition. Very good. ... more information

1939. Paperback. (TRADE PROMOTION) WALL PAPER MANUFACTURERS, LTD. IDEAL HOMES EXHIBITION, EARL'S COURT, LONDON, 1939. London: 1939. Square 8vo. Printed wrappers. 23 pages. A rare item with only one copy listed on OCLC -- the Victoria and Albert Muse "A souvenir of the exhibits on Stand No. 74." A colorful souvenir booklet printed and distributed by The Wall Paper Manufacturers, Ltd. of their displa in the exhibition. A color photographic record of ten display rooms using th wallpapers, wit... more information