Titles starting with W from Bauman Rare Books

1768. (EMBLEM BOOK) ARNDT, Johann. Vier Geistreiche Bücher vom Wahren Christenthum. BOUND WITH: Paradieß-Gärtlein. [Lubingen]: [Johann] Heinrich Philipp Schramm, 1768, 1771. Two volumes bound in one. Thick octavo, contemporary full alum-tawed pigskin over beveled boards, leather clasps with metal catches. $1600. Later edition of Arndt's popular Lutheran devotional work, True Christianity, in the original German, with double-page wood-engraved frontispiece and 56 full-page wood-engraved... more information

1991. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED. EDGERTON, Clyde. Walking Across Egypt. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 1991. Small octavo, original half blue cloth, original pictorial dust jacket. $110. First edition, signed by Edgerton on the title page. "Edgerton's decision to be a serious writer was a very deliberate one, but somewhat of a surprise even to him. He had been keeping a journal, jotting down ideas, feelings, characters, and events on paper. He planned to use this resource in case he continued to writ... more information

1839. BODMER, Karl. Washinga Sahba's Grave on Blackbird's Hills. London: Ackermann (Bougeard), 1839. Single sheet, plate impression measures 12-1/2 by 9-1/2 inches; window matted, entire piece measures 23 by 20 inches. $1500. Original hand-colored aquatint Plate XII, third state, one of the 33 "vignettes" from Karl Bodmer's magnificent picture-atlas, produced for Maximilian Wied-Neuwied's Travels in the Interior of North America (1839-1843). Maximilian's monumental work was ... more information

1821. WASHINGTON, George. Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States. [Philadelphia]: J. Coffin (Charles H. Parker, scrivener; Charles Toppan, engraver), circa 1821. Large copper-engraved broadside, measuring 28 by 38 inches. Handsomely framed, entire piece measures 45-1/2 by 33-1/2 inches. $17,500. Large, finely engraved broadside of Washington's famous valedictory, embellished with Thomas Sully's "Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences." A magnificent piece.... more information

1947. FIRST EDITION. (ROWLANDSON, Thomas). The Watercolor Drawings of Thomas Rowlandson. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1947. Slim quarto, original beige cloth. $100. First edition of this survey of Rowlandson's watercolors, with 20 color illustrations and 32 black-and-white illustrations. With commentary by Arthur W. Heintzelman, former Keeper of Prints at the Boston Public Library. "The marvel of his art is that there is no inconsistency between the bawdiness or boisterousness of the s... more information

1974. SIGNED. REITER, Freda. Watergate Hearings. [New York: American Broadcasting Company, 1974]. Sixteen large original full-color pastel drawings, measuring 16-1/2 by 13-1/2 inches. $5800. Sixteen original pastel drawings (11 signed) of the infamous Watergate Hearings, featuring Haldeman, Erlichman, Mitchell, and Neal, by Freda Reiter, one of the premier sketch artists and political portraitists of modern times. Court-imposed prohibitions against cameras of any kind in many high-profile cases had creat... more information

1927. SIGNED. LINDBERGH, Charles A. We. The Flier's Own Story of His Life and His Transatlantic Flight, Together with His Views on the Future of Aviation. New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Large octavo, original three-quarter vellum gilt, gilt-stamped paper boards, pictorial pastedowns, uncut. $4200. Limited "Author's Autograph Edition," number 542 of 1000 copies signed by Lindbergh and the publisher, featuring numerous photographs and illustrations. Lindbergh's fir... more information

1927. (LINDBERGH, Charles A.) G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS. The Famous Flier's Own Story of his Life and his Transatlantic Flight, Together With his Views on the Future of Aviation. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Octavo, original red buckram, decorated in gilt, pictorial endpapers. $600. Scarce salesman's dummy of Lindbergh's autobiography, illustrated with 33 plates of photographs. Lindbergh's first autobiographical work, We recounts his education as an aviator, his early career, and ... more information

1938. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED. LEAF, Munro. Wee Gillis. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. New York: Viking Press, 1938. Slim octavo, original burlap-covered boards, original paper labels. $600. Limited first edition, one of 525 copies signed by the author and the illustrator. This fable of the boy who plays the biggest bagpipes in Scotland was named a Caldecott Honor Book in 1939. It was the second collaboration between Leaf and Lawson, coming three years after their classic Ferdinand. Without original slipcas... more information

1928. FIRST EDITION. RENGER-PATZSCH, Albert. Die Welt ist Schön. München: Kurt Wolf, (1928). Quarto, original gilt-stamped blue cloth, original photographic dust jacket. $4500. First edition of Renger-Patzsch's influential work, sparking "one of Germany's most pervasive modernist movements" and advancing the cause of a 'New Objectivity' in photography, with 100 black-and-white halftone photographs, in very rare original dust jacket. "One of the best-known titles i... more information

1932. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED. WOOD, Barry. What Price Football. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1932. Octavo, original red cloth, original dust jacket. $1100. First edition of this "player's defence of the game," with 12 full-page action photographs, signed by Wood. In its issue for November 23, 1931, Time Magazine reported that "Wood has a chance this year to pass one record for Harvard athletes—for collecting more major sport letters (13) than any other Harvard athlete in history, and ... more information

1924. FIRST EDITION. MILNE, A.A. SHEPARD, Ernest. When We Were Very Young. London: Methuen, 1924. Small octavo, original pictorial blue cloth gilt, top edge gilt. $4200. First edition of Milne's first children's book, the scarcest of the "Pooh Quartet." "Although Alan Alexander Milne wrote novels, short stories, poetry and many plays for adults, in addition to his work as assistant editor for Punch from 1906 to 1914, it is his writings for children that have captured the hearts of ... more information

1925. (RACKHAM, Arthur) MORLEY, Christopher. Where the Blue Begins. London and New York: William Heinemann and Doubleday, Page, [1925]. Quarto, original blue cloth gilt, pictorial endpapers. $350. First illustrated trade edition of Christopher Morley's most important book—a fanciful allegory of mortals' perennial quest for meaning—with four colored plates and 16 drawings by Arthur Rackham. First published in 1922, Morley's tale follows the anthropomorphic dog Gissing as he seeks tha... more information

1981. FIRST EDITION. WILCOX, Joe. White Winds. Los Alamitos, California: Hwong Publishing Company, (1981). Octavo, original black cloth lettered in gilt, pictorial endpapers, original dust jacket. $200. First edition, signed by Wilcox and dated "11/23/90." This is the story of the ill-fated attempt of Mount McKinley in the summer of 1967, as told by the leader of the expedition. Near the summit, the twelve-man team was beset by a violent storm that left many of the group dead in the largest sin... more information

1942. FIRST EDITION. (JOHNSON, Harold "Speed") CARMICHAEL, John P. Who's Who in the Major Leagues. Chicago: B.E. Callahan, 1942. Octavo, original illustrated paper wrappers. $125. First edition, containing team rosters, home-game schedules, photographs of key players and up-to-date statistics for all the then-current major leaguers. Begun by "Speed" Johnson in 1933 and issued annually from 1935-55, this team-by-team directory for 1942 lists each player with brief résum&eacu... more information

1878. FIRST EDITION. GEORGE, Henry. Why Work Is Scarce, Wages Low, and Labor Restless. [San Francisco]: The California Tax Reform League, 1878. Octavo, 16-page pamphlet in printed self-wrappers, re-stitched at an early date. Housed in custom cloth clamshell box. $1600. First edition of the text of this lecture delivered by George in the Metropolitan Temple, San Francisco, on March 26, 1878. One of George's few separate publications prior to his immensely influential landmark work, Progress and Povert... more information

1932. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED. O'FLAHERTY, Liam. The Wild Swan and Other Stories. London: William Jackson [i.e. Joiner & Steele] (Chiswick Press), 1932. Tall slim octavo, original gilt-lettered light brown cloth gilt. $250. Limited first edition of this collection of three riveting O'Flaherty short stories, number 417 of only 550 copies printed at the Chiswick Press, with a frontispiece by P.V. Moon, signed by O'Flaherty. "Mr. O'Flahery is always refreshing, and the three stories p... more information

1950. MANSO, Leo. The Wild West. Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, (1950). Quarto, original pictorial paper boards, spiral-bound as issued, pictorial endpapers, original dust jacket. $500. First edition of this cleverly designed, charming "punch-out" book, which forms two frontier adventure scenes when assembled, this copy fully intact and in fine condition. When fully assembled, Manso's delightful novelty book would form a "cowboys-and-indians" combat scene on... more information

1992. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED. KLEIN, William. William Klein. (Singapore: [no publisher], 1992). Slim quarto, original stiff paper wrappers. $650. First edition of this retrospective catalogue, with portrait frontispiece and 46 pages of "raw, kinetic, and utterly original photographs" (Roth), signed by Klein on the front cover and dated "April '03." Klein developed a radical new way of taking pictures, "combining black humor, lyricism and acerbic social observation with daring ... more information

1960. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED. LAWTON, Harry. Willie Boy. A Desert Manhunt. (Balboa Island, California): Paisano, (1960). Octavo, original gray pictorial cloth, cartographic endpapers, original dust jacket. $850. First trade edition of Lawton's tale of the 1909 Western manhunt of a Paiute Indian, an exceptional presentation/association copy inscribed on dedication page to blacklisted screenwriter Alvah Bessie whose 1939 memoir about the Spanish Civil War is recalled in Lawton's warm note, "For ... more information