KITTY HAWK AND THE WRIGHT BROTHERS | THREE EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS
by Wright, Orville; Wright, Wilbur
Three photographs related to the Wright Brother's historic first flight at Kitty Hawk. The first is a 1928 re-issue of the famous 1903 photograph of Orville and Wilbur Wright as they make their first ever flight at Kitty Hawk. Issued for the 25th anniversary, the verso bears a detailed paper caption by the Associated Press. The second photo is an original photograph of aviator Orville Wright at the 25th anniversary of the Kitty Hawk... Read More
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UNCLE TOM'S CHILDREN: FIVE LONG STORIES
by Wright, Richard
New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo, xxx, 384 pages. In Good condition lacking the issued dust jacket. Spine is bound in publisher's gold cloth with black and yellow lettering and blue and black rectangles. Boards have bending wear along the spine head/tail and fore corners, stains, and age toning. Textblock has minor soiling and stains on some pages throughout, mild foxing and age toning on pages 78-79, the pastedown pages, and end-pages,... Read More
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BLACK BOY
by Wright, Richard
New York, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. Small octavo, 228 pages. In Very good minus condition with a Good plus condition dust jacket. Spine is black with yellow lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$2.50" on front flap, has mild shelving wear along spine tail, mild chipping to fore corners, moderate sunning to spine, shelving wear and chipping along spine head, moderate creasing, and a .5 in closed tear along... Read More
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NATIVE SON [Inscribed by Richard Wright]
by Wright, Richard
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940. First Edition, Later Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, xi, 359 pages. Book Club edition. In Very Good minus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Grey dust jacket with black titling to spine and front cover, with illustration to front cover; jacket is wrapped in a new archival mylar sleeve. Book is in full gray cloth binding with gilt lettering on black title block to spine. Dust jacket is moderately toned, with heavier toning to... Read More
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NATIVE SON [Inscribed with Typed Letter Signed]
by Wright, Richard
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xi, 359 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine tan with black lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering. Mild shelf wear. Soiling and toning to covers. Creasing and chipping along edges, with open tear to head of spine. Bumping to spine. Top edge of textblock dyed black, though faded. Toning to interior pages. Inscribed by Richard Wright on front free endpaper,... Read More
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NATIVE SON
by Wright, Richard
New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1940. First Edition, First Printing of Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xi, 359 pages. Book Club edition. In Very Good condition with Good dust jacket. Grey dust jacket with black titling to spine and front cover, with illustration to front cover. Dust jacket with numerous short closed tears to edges, light plus chipping and wear to head and tail of spine, and light plus wear at corners. Boards with light plus wear... Read More
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC DAYLIGHT. VOLUME 1: TRAIN 98-99 [signed]
by Wright, Richard K.
Thousand Oaks: An MHP Publication, Wright Enterprises, 1970. Second edition, First printing, Numbered edition. Hardcover. Quarto, Volume One only: 656 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is pink with black print. Dust jacket has light edge wear, scratch on front panel. Price unclipped: "$30.00". Boards in red cloth, silver and black print; slight bump to front panel. Text block has spotting to edges. Illustrated: b&w photographs. Signed in ink by the author on the... Read More
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WHITE MAN, LISTEN!
by Wright, Richard
New York, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 190 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine is green and black with yellow and red lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$3.00" on front flap; has mild general soiling, age toning, creasing, and moderate shelving wear and chipping along spine head, tail, joints, and fore corners. Boards have moderate shelving wear along extremities.... Read More
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BLACK BOY [Signed]
by Wright, Richard [Author]; Jones, Edward P. [Introduction]
New York, New York: Harper Collins, 1991. 60th Anniversary Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 419 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Spine is blue and gold with white and black lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "24.95" on front flap, and has mild bumping to head forecorners, mild soiling and age toning along rear cover, and mild shelving wear along spine head and tail. Text block mildly foxed... Read More
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AMERICAN HUNGER
by Wright, Richard [Author]; Fabre, Michel [Afterword]
New York, New York: Harper & Row, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 146 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is white with red and black lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$8.95" on front flap, has moderate general soiling and mild shelving wear along extremities, including bumping to fore corners and a ~.75in. partially closed tear along rear head edge. Boards have mild shelving wear and discoloration along... Read More
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VENGEANCE OF GWA
by Wright, S. Fowler
London: Books of To-Day Limited, 1945. Second Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 204 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine is white with red and blue lettering. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "8/6 NET." Bumping to head and tail of dust jacket spine. Bumping to corners of dust jacket. Scuffing and rubbing to dust jacket. Bumping to head and tail of spine. Bumping to corners. Mild soiling to... Read More
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POWER
by Wright, S. Fowler (Sydney Fowler), 1874-1965
London: Jarrolds. Hardcover. Octavo, 381 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is illustrated, black print. Dust jacket in mylar; edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, light smudging/shelf wear. Price unclipped: “7/6 net”. Boards in pink cloth; light peripheral toning. Text block has slight tanning to endpapers. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column V. 1401560. FP New Rockville Stock.
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HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF CARRICATURES OF JAMES GILLRAY: COMPRISING A POLITICAL AND HUMOROUS HISTORY OF THE LATTER PART OF THE REIGN OF GEORGE THE THIRD
by Wright, Thomas and Evans, R. H.
New York and London: Benjamin Blom, 1968. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo, xii, xv, 496 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in the publisher's yellowish beige cloth bearing black lettering to spine. Boards have mild wear including slight age toning to the spine/edges, minor soiling and minimal edge wear. Text block has slight wear including slight age toning to the edges. Slight offsetting to the end papers. Former owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Frontispiece. Minor marginalia. Illustrated. Reprinted. ... Read More
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PAGE WRIGHT'S MANUSCRIPT
by Wright, T. Page
South Pasadena, CA: Daniel's Den, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 331 pages. In Very Good plus condition with a Very Good plus dust jacket. Spine has gold lettering on a grey mottled background. Dust jacket is in a mylar sleeve, no tears, folds or missing pieces. Bound in grey cloth with gold lettering on the spine with black lettering and a gold design on the front cover. Bottom of spine slightly dented. Inserted is a loose sheet... Read More
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PAGE WRIGHT'S NOTEBOOK
by Wright, T.Page
[N.s.]: [N.s.], 1933. First edition. Softcover. Octavo, 57 pages. Good plus condition. Soiling to covers, with some wear on the cloth tape spine. Pages are yellowed, with no tears, writing or folds. Shelved in Alcove. 1396893. Special Collections.
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HARDY AND THE EROTIC
by Wright, T. R. [Terence R.]
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, vii, x, 150 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine blue with white lettering. Exterior has light wear including faint scuffs, finger marks and minimal edge wear. Lightly sunned spine. Boards have extremely mild wear. Text block has slight age toning to the edges. First US edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column N, ND-N. 1388049. FP New Rockville Stock.... Read More
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ON THE MOVE: ESSAYS IN LABOUR AND TRANSPORT HISTORY PRESENTED TO PHILIP BAGWELL
by Wrigley, Chris & Shepherd, John
London & Rio Grande: The Hambledon Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 261 Pages. In Very good condition with a Very good dust jacket. Burgundy spine with white lettering. Dust jacket has mild shelf wear. Text block is clean. Note: Shelved in Netdesk Column F, ND-F. 1385624. FP New Rockville Stock.
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ISAAC SHELBY : KENTUCKY'S FIRST GOVERNOR AND HERO OF THREE WARS
by Wrobel, Sylvia; Grider, George, 1914- [authors] ; Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826 [subject]
Danville: Cumberland Press, 1974. Hardcover. Octavo, iv, 153 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is blue with white print. Dust jacket has light edge wear, light smudging. Boards in blue cloth. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait, b&w text illustrations and plates (drawings, photographs). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column BB. 1411961. FP New Rockville Stock.
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DOGEAR WRYDE PRESENTS: ALMS FOR OBLIVION [Signed]
by Wryde, Dogear [Pseudonym] [Gorey, Edward]
[n.p.], 1978. Other. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus publisher provided envelope. Measuring 6" x 4" and totaling 16 cards. Small tear and chipping to flap of envelope, slight bumping and age toning all over. Small stain on front of envelope. Light bumping to corners of cards, light age toning all over. Envelope signed flat by Gorey on back. Shelved case 3. Toledano A-68. 1412150. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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呉昌碩, 齊白石 = [transliterated title] GO SHŌSEKI, SEI HAKUSEKI = [PAINTING COLLECTION OF WU CHANGSHUO AND QI BAISHI] (BUNJIN-GA SUIHEN ; 10)
by Wu, Changshuo, 1844-1927; Qi, Baishi, 1864-1957 [art collectors]
Tokyo: Shōwa 61, 1986. Softcover. Quarto, 168 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket and Good slipcase. Slipcase in cream paper with color illustration and black print. Crease to rear panel, short tear to top fore corner. Spine is cream with black print. Cover beneath dust jacket is white without print. Illustrated: color ands b&w plates. Text in Japanese and Chinese. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable... Read More
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DICTIONARY OF SCHOLASTIC PHILOSOPHY
by Wuellner, Bernard J., 1904-
Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1956. Hardcover. Octavo, xvi, 138 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is blue with white print. Dust jacket in mylar; edge wear, toning to spine, peripheral toning. Price unclipped: “$4.25". Boards in blue cloth; slight wear to spine caps and corners, light warping. Text block has tanning to endpapers, name in ink on front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. 1399637. FP New Rockville Stock.... Read More
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FOUNTAIN OF JUSTICE: A STUDY IN THE NATURAL LAW
by Wu, John C.H.
New York: Sheed and Ward, Inc, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, ix, 287 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, clipped front flap. Spine brown with beige lettering. Exterior has moderate plus wear including open chip to the spine edges, faint scuffs,modest age toning and few, minor chips to the head/tail edges. Slight age toning to jacket interior. Boards have very slight wear including light edge wear and... Read More
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CHINA AS SHE IS: A COMPREHENSIVE ALBUM
by Wu, L.T. [Editor-in-Chief]
Shanghai, China: The Liang You Printing & Publishing Co., Ltd, 1934. First Edition, Second Impression. Hardcover. Quarto, 474 pages, [16] ads; VG-; bound in publisher's three quarter black cloth, faux-metallic textured boards, spine with red label and gilt titling, front board with gilt titling; mild rubbing and wear; beveled edges; illustrated with twenty colored plates with tissue guards at the beginning; 23 divisional leaves illustrated with a color plate mounted on decorative paper spotted in... Read More
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THE PINEAL
by Wurtman, Richard J., 1936- ; Axelrod, Julius, 1912-2004; Kelly, Douglas E., 1932-
New York: Academic Press, 1968. Hardcover. Octavo, x, 199 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is black with blue and white print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends, light surface tears to spine, shelf wear. Boards in blue cloth. Light wear to spine caps. Text block has name stamp on front flyleaf, underlining in ink on page vii. Illustrated: b&w drawings photographs. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column... Read More
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MARTIN SCHONGAUER : EINE KRITISCHE UNTERSUCHUNG SEINES LEBENS UND SEINER WERKE, NEBST EINEM CHRONOLOGISCHEN VERZEICHNISSE SEINER KUPFERSTICHE
by Wurzbach, Alfred von, 1846-1915
Wien: Manz'sche K.K. Hofverlags- und Universitáts-Buchhandlung, 1880. Limited edition, 16/300. Hardcover. Octavo, iv, 124 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is brown with gold print, raised bands. Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards; wear to spine caps and corners, spine worn with top portion of leather torn away, wear to hinges and edges, toning to leather. Text block has marbled edges; bookplate on front pastedown, cracked front hinge. Text in German.... Read More
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