![WU-SHIH [Inscribed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/280/152/1676152280.0.l.jpg)
WU-SHIH [Inscribed]
by Whitney, J.D.
IT Press, 1967. Limited Edition #81/100. Other. Mini-zine, unpaginated. In Very Good minus condition. Green paper has mild age toning and foxing to covers and along edges, mild bending wear to rear corners. Mild tarnishing to brass fastener. Inscribed "For A.B. Spellman / John" and dated "7 September 67" by J.D. Whitney on front flyleaf. Shelved Room B. A.B. Spellman is a poet and Jazz critic whose presence was immensely influential in the radical poetry which emerged in the... Read More
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![HISTORY OF SINO-JAPANESE WAR [Two Volumes, Complete]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/417/242/1692242417.0.l.jpg)
HISTORY OF SINO-JAPANESE WAR [Two Volumes, Complete]
by Whitson, William W. [Translator]; Chin-Chih, Lai [Translator]; Wen-Wei, Yang [Translator]; Yu-chien, Chu [Editor]...et al
Taipei: Office of Military History, Military Assistance Advisory Group, 1967. Hardcover. Quarto, two volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spines. Boards have scuff marks, adhesive wear along the tail end of the front boards, bumping to spine head/tails and fore corners, and wear to edges. Volume 1 has tears in the cloth along the rear joint edge. Volume 2 has tears along the spine head end. Textblocks have discoloration to end... Read More
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MEMORIALS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI
by Whittemore, Bradford Adams, 1908-1986
Boston: The Society, 1964. Hardcover. Octavo, xliv, 852 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is tan with black print, heraldry. Dust jacket is tan with black and brown print; light edge wear, with tears at bottom of flap folds. Boards in brown cloth. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait and two plates (portraits). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1409018. FP New Rockville Stock.
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ANDREW DURNFORD: A BLACK SUGAR PLANTER IN ANTEBELLUM LOUISIANA
by Whitten, David O.
Natchitoches, Louisiana: Northwestern State University Press, 1981. Hardcover. Octavo, 138 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine tan with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Minor genera shelf wear to edges and corners of dust jacket. Mild scuffing and staining to dust jacket. Spine slightly cocked. Rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners of boards. Light foxing to edges of textblock, endpapers, and pastedowns. Age toning throughout textblock.... Read More
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![A HISTORY OF ECONOMIC IDEAS [Richard B. Goode's Copy]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/073/772/1687772073.0.l.jpg)
A HISTORY OF ECONOMIC IDEAS [Richard B. Goode's Copy]
by Whittaker, Edmund
New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1940. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 766 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. General shelf wear. Top edge of textblock dyed dark blue. Scattered penciling and light age toning throughout textblock. Ownership signature of Richard B. Goode, the first director of IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, though signature is crossed out. Shelved in Case 5. 1399445. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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FROM EUCLID TO EDDINGTON: A STUDY OF CONCEPTIONS OF THE ETERNAL WORLD
by Whittaker, E.T.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, ix, 212 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine tan with black lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering. Scuffing and chipping to jacket. Closed tear to top edge of front cover, measuring about 1 inch. Soiling to boards. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Interior pages clean. Shelved in Physics. 1395784. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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![I, JAMES WHITTAKER [SIGNED]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/384/703/1493703384.0.l.jpg)
I, JAMES WHITTAKER [SIGNED]
by Whittaker, James; Frankau, Gilbert [foreword]
London: Rich & Cowan, Ltd, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, xiii, [15]-327 pages; VG; bound in publisher's black cloth, white titling to spine, white monogram to front cover; Inscribed on the title page to Luke Harvey Poe by James Whittaker, dated 18/4/44. Additionally inscribed on the ffep to Harvey from James, dated Reykjavik, Iceland, 1944: "My dear Harvey: Here is a true story for you: it is as true as the law... Read More
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WE THOUGHT WE HEARD THE ANGELS SING; THE COMPLETE EPIC STORY OF THE ORDEAL AND RESCUE OF THOSE WHO WERE WITH EDDIE RICKENBACKER ON THE PLANE LOST IN THE PACIFIC
by Whittaker, James C., 1901- [author]; Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 [subject]
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 139 pages. In Good minus condition. Spine is blue with black print. Boards in blue cloth with black print. Wear to spine caps and corners, peripheral toning. Text block has illustrated endpapers. Illustrated: b&w drawings, b&w plates (photographs). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. 1389211. FP New Rockville Stock.
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ELEPHANTS AND QUAKER GUNS: A HISTORY OF CIVIL WAR AND CIRCUS DAYS [INSCRIBED]
by Whitt, Jane Chapman
New York: Vantage Press, Inc, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 10mo, 103 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine grayish beige with off-white lettering. Exterior shows moderate plus wear including sunning, foxing to the rear/flaps, whitish scuffs to the front and few instances of chips to the head/tail edges. Light foxing and tape mend inside jacket. Boards have slight wear including mild, sparse whitish marks and some rubbing to the head/tail edges. Text block... Read More
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THE EARLY POEMS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
by Whittier, John Greenleaf
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1885. Hardcover. Octavo, vii, 372 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's decorated brick red cloth with black and gilt lettering and design to spine. Fraying to cloth at head and tail of spine Bumping to corners and to top edge of rear board. Light stain to front board. Spine slightly cocked. Edges of textblock gilt. Previous owner's signature to second free endpaper. Shelved above Show Case. 1406848. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. ... Read More
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![TAKEAWAYS: IDEAS, STRATEGIES AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE NONPROFIT PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONAL [Inscribed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/501/343/1767343501.0.l.jpg)
TAKEAWAYS: IDEAS, STRATEGIES AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE NONPROFIT PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONAL [Inscribed]
by Whitt, Marc C. [Author]; Roth, Morgan [Contributor]
Lexington, KY: Cherrymoon Media, 2025. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. Octavo, xiii, 354 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is dusty blue with yellow and white lettering. Bumping to tail of spine. Mild general shelf wear. Dated inscription by Whitt on title page. Shelved in Business & Economics. 1412287. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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OPTIMIZATION OVER TIME : DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING AND STOCHASTIC CONTROL. VOLUME II (WILEY SERIES IN PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS. APPLIED PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS)
by Whittle, Peter, 1927-
Chicester: John Wiley & Sons, 1983. Hardcover. Octavo, Volume 2 only: x, 317 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine is blue with orange print. Dust jacket has light age toning, vendor label on rear. Boards in blue cloth with gold print. Slight wear to spine caps and corners. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column G (ND-G). 1378298. FP New Rockville Stock.
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THE FASCINATION OF THE ABOMINATION : POEMS, STORIES, AND ESSAYS [signed]
by Whittemore, Reed, 1919-2012
New York: Macmillan Company, 1963. First printing. Hardcover. Octavo, xiii, 333 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair plus dust jacket. Ex-library with usual markings, including call number label on spine, library stamps to edges and endpapers, remainder of library pocket on rear flyleaf. Spine is grey with white print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, surface tear to front hinge, light smudging/shelf wear. Price clipped. Boards in green cloth; wear... Read More
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![THE SECRET ORIGINS OF THE DRONE REVOLUTION: PREDATOR [INSCRIBED]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/645/099/9780805099645.ME.0.m.jpg)
THE SECRET ORIGINS OF THE DRONE REVOLUTION: PREDATOR [INSCRIBED]
by Whittle, Richard
New York: Henry Holt, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 353 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Black spine with red and white lettering. Dust jacket has mild shelf wear. Inscribed by Richard Whittle on title page. Note: Shelved in Netdesk Column F, ND-F. 1385620. FP New Rockville Stock.
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THE MOSAICS OF ST. SOPHIA AT ISTANBUL. SECOND PRELIMINARY REPORT: WORK DONE IN 1933 AND 1934, THE MOSAICS OF THE SOUTHERN VESTIBULE
by Whittemore, Thomas, 1871-
Paris: Oxford University Press for The Byzantine Institute, 1936. Softcover. Quarto, 57 pages + 20 leaves of b&w plates. In Good minus condition. Spine is brown with black print. Cover is brown with brown print, creasing to overlarge edges, tear to front hinge, surface tear on rear. Text block has mildly cocked spine. Illustrated with b&w plates. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please... Read More
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EGYPTIAN BIRDS
by Whymper, Charles [Author and Artist]
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1909. Hardcover. Thick Octavo, x, 221 pages. In Good condition. Bound in the publisher's dark beige cloth bearing gilt lettering to pictorial spine. Boards has moderate wear including slight age toning, some soiling and rubbed edges. Text block has moderate plus wear including age toning to the fore/tail edges. Top edge gilt. Offsetting to several first pages, previous owner's information to the front end paper and partial cracking to the hinges. Former bookshop's small... Read More
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TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, FORMERLY RUSSIAN AMERICA, NOW CEDED TO THE UNITED STATES, AND IN VARIOUS OTHER PARTS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC
by Whymper, Frederick
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1869. Hardcover. Octavo, xviii, 353 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth, gilt illustration, mitred edges; tattering to spine caps and corners, tear at top of rear hinge, light smudging/shelf wear. Text block has name in ink on front endpaper, spine break at page 238, light occasional foxing. Illustrated: b&w text illustrations, b&w frontispiece and plates with tissue guards (drawings), large folded b&w map tipped in (short... Read More
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THE POLITICAL LIFE AND LETTERS OF CAVOUR, 1848-1861
by Whyte, Arthur James Beresford [author]; Cavour, Camillo Benso, conte di, 1810-1861 [subject]
London: Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, 1930. Hardcover. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, else slight shelfwear; Text block has penciled date on front flyleaf, spotting to endpapers, uncut pages; xv, 478 pages, frontispiece (port.). 1368364. FP New Rockville Stock.
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SONGS AND VERSES
by Whyte Melville, G. J. and Lionel Edwards [illustrator]
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924. First thus. Large Octavo, 148pp. Hardcover without jacket in G+ condition. Spine is vellum with gilt text. Bumping and shelf-wear. Vellum over boards. Head edge gilt. Rubbing and soiling to boards. No markings or creases to the text. Boards bowed. Binding is sturdy. Includes numerous tipped in plates. TJ CONSIGNMENT. Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact... Read More
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THE ORGANIZATION MAN
by Whyte, Jr., William H.
New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 429 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine pictorial off-white and gray with red and black lettering. Exterior has moderate plus wear including several instances of chips to the head/tail edges, slight soiling and mild age toning. Boards have slight wear including faint sunning and slight edge wear. Text block has slight wear including... Read More
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![ARTIST OF MYSTERY: ORIGINAL WORKS BY EDWARD GOREY [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/691/775/1764775691.0.l.jpg)
ARTIST OF MYSTERY: ORIGINAL WORKS BY EDWARD GOREY [Signed]
by Whyte, Macolm; Gorey, Edward [Artist]
San Franciso, California: Cartoon Art Museum, 1993. Signed Edition, #87/100 Copies. Other. Square octavo, unpaginated. In Very Good condition. Grey paper covers bound to text block with staples. Light shelf wear and fading. Signed and numbered by Gorey on limitation page in back of book. Shelved in case 3. 1412081. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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![GOREY WORLD: PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & MYSTERIOUS OBJECTS BY EDWARD GOREY [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/863/776/1764776863.0.l.jpg)
GOREY WORLD: PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & MYSTERIOUS OBJECTS BY EDWARD GOREY [Signed]
by Whyte, Malcolm; Gorey, Edward [Artist]
San Franciso, California: Cartoon Art Museum, 1996. Signed Edition, #6/150 Copies. Other. Square octavo, unpaginated. In Very Good condition. Bound in grey paper covers stapled to text block. Light shelf ware and fading. Signed and numbered on limitation page in back of book. Shelved case 3. 1412083. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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OBSERVATIONS ON THE NATURE, CAUSES, AND CURE OF THOSE DISORDERS WHICH HAVE BEEN COMMONLY CALLED NERVOUS, HYPOCHONDRIAC, OR HYSTERIC: TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED SOME REMARKS ON THE SYMPATHY OF THE NERVES
by Whytt, Robert
Edinburgh: T. Becket, 1767. Third Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, iii-xiii, 507, [23]. Good; bound in contemporary leather with gilt decorations, some spots of discoloration on covers and slight crack to top of front hinge, wear to edges and corners; front board slightly shaken, binding else tight; text block age-toned and with small area of insect damage; age-toning and foxing to pages throughout; previous owner bookplate to inside front pastedown; ex-library copy with usual markings, including a bookplate to rear pastedown,... Read More
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![THE RICHARD MATHESON COMPANION [SIGNED]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/920/702/1351702920.0.l.jpg)
THE RICHARD MATHESON COMPANION [SIGNED]
by Wiater, Stanley; Bradley, Matthew R.; Stuve, Paul [editors]; Matheson, Richard, 1926-2013 [subject]
Colorado Springs: Gauntlet Publications, 2008. First edition; Limited edition. Hardcover. Octavo; First edition; Limited edition, 379/500; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with white print; DJ in mylar, clean and bright; Boards in black cloth, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Signed in ink by Matheson and editors Wiater and Bradley on the limited edition page; 569 pages. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2. 1329466. FP New Rockville Stock.
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SCHWEBEROUTINEN FÜR TISCH UND BÜHNE [FLOATING ROUTINES FOR TABLE AND STAGE]
by Wichmann-Braco, Ralf
Berlin: Privardruck, 1973. Presumed First Edition. Softcover. Octavo, 149 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Covers are blue textured paper with black lettering to spine. Sunning to spine and along edges of covers. Staining to front cover with a small black dot to rear cover. Mild age toning throughout textblock. Shelved in Alcove. 1388563. Special Collections.
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