Monsignor Ronald Knox; Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford and Protonotary Apostolic to His Holiness Pope Pius XII
by WAUGH, Evelyn
Boston: Little Brown, 1959. First. hardcover. very good/very good(-). Frontispiece portrait. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: Little Brown, (1959). First American Edition. Bookplate; dust wrapper price-clipped and rubbed at the edges.
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Class of 1846
by Waugh, John C
Hi Marketing, 1999, c1994. Very Good. Waugh, John C. Class of 1846. London: Hi Marketing, 1999, c1994. 635pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gentle rubbing.. Inscribed on verso of front cover..
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Signs that say what you want them to say and not Signs that say what someone else wants you to say
by WEARING, Gillian
London: Maureen Paley / Interim Art, 1997. Light toning to the covers and a small area at the bottom of the back cover where the laminate is peeling, otherwise near fine in photo-illustrated wrappers.. First Edition. Octavo. Limited edition of 1500 copies. Wearing's classic street / documentary photography subversion, with strangers asked to write on a blank sheet of paper. The subjects, as the artist says, engineer their own representation, to sometimes hilarious, sometimes serious effect. A sort... Read More
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Picture Pastimes with Verses, and Pen-&-Ink Illustrations by G.H. Thompson
by WEEDON, L.L. [Lucy L.]
London and New York: Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton & Co, 1899. G.H. THOMPSON. [MOVABLE BOOK] [JUVENILE] [RHYMING VERSE] [TOY BOOK] [WOMAN AUTHOR]. G.H. THOMPSON, illustrator. Cover title: Picture Pastimes for Small Folk Large 12mo square (7 7/8" x 7")' [16]pp; color pictorial front board, green cloth shelf back; blue floral patterned eps; pictorial title page; 6 chromolithographed movable plates; sepia text and illustrations; wear to boards with light soiling, age-toned paper, some foxing, light spotting on some pages;... Read More
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Tarzan Versus Predator at the Earth's Core
by Weeks, Lee; Wimonson, Walter
Milwaukie: Dark Horse Comics, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Near Fine. Wraps faintly rubbed. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of issues 1-4 in the series.
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Contemporary American Painting And Sculpture, 1957
by Weller, Alan Stuart; Henry, David D.
Urbana: University of Illinois, 1957. Softcover. VG. Wraps beginning to seperate from the spine, otherwise clean and unmarked.. Quarto. Softcover. Purplish abstract illustrated wraps with white titles. 262 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the University of Illinois, Urbana, 3 March - 7 April, 1957./ Essay, "What we are looking for", by Allen S. Weller.
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Select Conversations with an Uncle (Signed)
by WELLS, H. G.
London / New York: John Lane / The Merriam Company, 1895. Minor rubbing to silk boards; near fine. Top edge gilt. Housed in full leather top-loading slipcase with silk chemise; gilt lettering to three of five bands to spine.. First Edition. Octavo. Wells' first fictional work; this copy SIGNED by Wells to front endpaper. With 16 pp. publisher's catalogue bound at rear (with the third leaf excised, purportedly for the misspelling of Edmund Gosse as Edmund Goose). ... Read More
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THE NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR: OR, THE RHODE-ISLAND ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF LORD CHRIST 1785...BY BENJAMIN WEST, A.M. A.A.S.
by West, Benjamin
Providence: Bennett Wheeler, 1784. [32] of [36] ]pp. Lacking one leaf before the JANUARY entry; and one leaf after the description of Georgia. Stitched. Defective as described. Alden records two states: Ours, State A, has the phrase "for the year of Lord Christ" in the title, and the subtitle "Roads" at page [33]; State B prints "for the year of our Lord Christ," and, at page [33], "A List of Roads." In addition to the usual... Read More
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Lectures on the Diseases of Women. Part I.-Diseases of the Uterus. [bound with:] Brown, Isaac. On Some Diseases of Women, Admitting of Surgical Treatment. Illustrated with Twenty-Four Wood Engravings. [Two volumes bound into one].
by West, Charles. Brown, Isaac.
Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1857. [With] Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1856. Octavo, half calf & marbled boards, viii, [17]-316 pp.; viii, [9]-276 pp. Illus. Barely Very Good; with the spine rubbed, the front hinge beginning, and moderate foxing throughout.
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Under the banner of unity and international solidarity. The W.F.T.U. and the colonial and semi-colonial peoples' fight for their demands, for liberty and for national independence
by [World Federation of Trade Unions [WFTU]
[Vienna?]: [World Federation of Trade Unions WFTU], 1953. Pamphlet. 54p., wraps, paper toned, minor edge wear, previous owner's stamp on front wrap otherwise good condition, 5.5x8.25 inches.
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Highgrade: Doodles, Poems.
by WHALEN, Philip.
(np): Coyote’s Journal , (1966).. First edition.. 4to. [62 pp]. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Entire text reproduced from Whalen’s original holograph manuscript.
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The House of Mirth
by Wharton, Edith
London: Folio Society, 1990. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrations by Eric Holzman. Introduction by Bel Mooney. Fine in a Very Good slipcase, some stains. Pictorial cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally.
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The House Of Mirth
by Wharton, Edith. Illustrated by Lily Harmon
Limited Editions Club, 1975. Hardcover. Fine. With an introduction by Arthur Mizener and illustrations taken from sketches and watercolors by Lily Harmon. One of 2000 numbered copies printed at the Club's Printing-Office and signed by Harmon. Bound in full blue buckram with light blue brocade band on front cover. Fine in a fine slipcase.
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Conversational Cajun French 1
by Whatley, Randall P.; Jannise, Harry
Pelican Publishing, 1998. Very Good. Whatley, Randall P.. Conversational Cajun French 1. Jannise, Harry. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 1998. 25pp. 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with light bumping and soiling. Prior retailer's price sticker on rear cover.
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WHIPPLE SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS | GEORGE H. AND ALLEN O.
by Whipple, George H; Whipple, Allen O.
While George Whipple and Allen Whipple were not related, the two men were contemporaries whose lives intersected in an unlikely way. George Hoyt Whipple contracted severe malaria while working in Panama and was admitted to Presbyterian Hospital in New York. There, a young intern named Allen Whipple helped care for him. This encounter sparked a lifelong friendship between the two doctors. Photograph of Allen Whipple measures 8 in. x 10 in.; signature is faded but legible. Photograph of George... Read More
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Wild Decembers: A Biographical Portrait of the Brontes.
by White, Hilda.
New York: E. P. Dutton, (1963). Fifth Printing. Octavo, gray cloth (hardcover), 319 pp. Fine in a Fine dust jacket.
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The Early History of New England. Illustrated by Numerous Interesting Incidents.
by White, Rev. Henry.
Concord, NH: Published by I. S. Boyd, 1842. Fifth edition. Howes W356. Duodecimo, original calf (leather, hardcover), 420 pp. Good; first four leaves bear an old damp-stain along the gutter, and first signature is loosening.
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Labor Parties: 1827-1834
by Whitman, Alden
International Publishers, 1943. Very Good. Whitman, Alden. Labor Parties: 1827-1834. New York: International Publishers, 1943. 64pp. Bibliography. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed and small stains on covers.
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LEAVES OF GRASS
by Whitman, Walt
New York: The Eakins Press, 1966. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Small Quarto, 95, [8] pages. In Very Good condition and housed in publisher's heavily worn red paper slip case. Bound in publisher's green pebbled cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. General shelf wear. Endpapers lightly age toned. Shelved in Poetry. Facsimile of the first edition published in Brooklyn in 1855. 1412578. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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The Unitary Principle in Physics and Biology
by WHYTE, Lancelot Law
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1949. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Octavo. xxiii, 162pp. Blue cloth with spine titled in black. Owner name and stamp of a noted American psychologist on the front fly, front cover with the lightest scratch, still easily fine in a toned and lightly soiled, very good dust jacket with several very small chips and tears, and very light evidence of an erased, penciled price on the upper flap.
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Winter Selections. December 16 through February 11, 2017, The Ownings Gallery
by Widmar, Laura C.; Hart (photographer), James
Ownings Gallery, 2016. Very Good. Widmar, Laura C.. Winter Selections. December 16 through February 11, 2017, The Ownings Gallery. Hart (photographer), James. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Ownings Gallery, 2016. Illustrated. Square 12mo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good.
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Manuscript letter with integrated newspaper clippings to Robert H. Eckert Sr. from his wife
by [Anonymous Wife]
Williamsport, MD, 1946. Very Good. Williamsport, MD: 1946. Eight page manuscript letter in pen with newspaper clippings pasted throughout as part of the text or commented on by the author. Mild ink stains, toning to edges, a few clippings lifting, and offsetting where newspaper sits against blank page versos, otherwise Very Good or better condition. The eighth page acts as an envelope for the rest, with the instruction "Don't read til you get to work!" in... Read More
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The Foxfire Three Volume Set: Foxfire 4: Fiddle Making, Spring Houses, Horse Trading, Sassafras Tea, Berry Buckets, Gardening, and Further Affairs of Plain Living; Foxfire 5: Ironmaking, Blacksmithing, Flintlock Rifles, Bear Hunting, and Other Affairs of Plain Living; Foxfire 6: Shoemaking, 100 Toys and Games, Gourd Banjos and Song Bows, Wooden Locks, A Water-Powered Sawmill, and Other Affairs of Just Plain Living
by Wigginton, Eliot; Dorson, Richard M
New York: Anchor Press / Doubleday, 1977. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 9x6x3. Reprints of volumes 4 and 5, first printing of volume 6. Includes publisher's slipcase. Spines faded, a couple light spots on front wrapper of volume 6. 1977 Trade Paperback. Black-and-white photographs throughout. The fourth, fifth, and sixth volumes in what has become one of the most well-respected collections of information on self-sufficiency, outdoorsmanship, and folk culture. Includes: Foxfire 4: Fiddle Making, Spring Houses, Horse Trading,... Read More
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Irving Ramsey Wiles, 1861-1948
by Wiles, Irving Ramsay ; Nelson C White
New York, NY: Chapellier Galleries, 1967. Softcover. Good- (some wear to edges of wraps, pages tanned, some staining on few pages at edges, content unmarred). Stapled wraps with color illustration and black text. 51 unnumbered pages. 70 plates, mostly bw. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Chapellier Galleries, New York.
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HISTORY OF A CRIME AGAINST THE FOOD LAW
by Wiley, Harvey W. M.D.
Washington D.C.: Harvey W. Wiley,. M.D., 1929. First printing. Very good.. Inscribed first edition of the "most important book ever written in America to protect American citizens from fraudulent practices against their food and drugs" (Clinton R. Miller), written by the first commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. The self-published account of one of the most consequential consumer protection laws ever passed in the US - the 1906 Food and Drug Act - written by one of... Read More
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