![[SHENANDOAH VALLEY] HISTORIC HOMES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/526/088/1486088526.0.l.jpg)
[SHENANDOAH VALLEY] HISTORIC HOMES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA
by John W. Wayland
Staunton, VA: McClure, 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Quarto; (12 3/8” x 9 3/4”); in the publisher’s red embossed cloth, stamped in blind with an image of Boswell’s Tavern, with titling in gold; [10], 11-625 pages; there is some light and scattered foxing to the preliminary pages; a discreetly rebacked copy with the original spine reattached.~~A desirable and uncommon book, with literally hundreds of photographs of Valley homes, both interior views and exterior, as well... Read More
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![[SCIENCE] I) EOCENE OF THE LOWER COWLITZ RIVER VALLEY, WASHINGTON; II) THE POST-EOCENE FORMATIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON, III) THE OLIGOCENE OF KITSAP COUNTY, WASHINGTON -- PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: (FOURTH SERIES, Vol. VI, Nos. 1, 2 AND 3, pp. 1-52, pl. 1; May 6, 1916)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/532/353/443353532.0.l.1.jpg)
[SCIENCE] I) EOCENE OF THE LOWER COWLITZ RIVER VALLEY, WASHINGTON; II) THE POST-EOCENE FORMATIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON, III) THE OLIGOCENE OF KITSAP COUNTY, WASHINGTON -- PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: (FOURTH SERIES, Vol. VI, Nos. 1, 2 AND 3, pp. 1-52, pl. 1; May 6, 1916)
by Charles E. Weaver
San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, 1916. Original Wrappers. near Very Good binding. Bound in printed wrappers; general edgewear including a bit of loss to the paper covers at the top of the spine; one folding plate/map; scarce;. near Very Good binding.
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![[SPECIAL PRESS] THE WHITE LLAMA BEING LA VENGANZA DEL CONDOR](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/470/859/1691859470.0.l.jpg)
[SPECIAL PRESS] THE WHITE LLAMA BEING LA VENGANZA DEL CONDOR
by V. G. Calderon | Richard Phibbs (Translator); Illustrated by Clifford Webb
Berkshire: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1938. Unlimited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Clifford Webb. 8vo; custom bound in quarter blue-green morocco over marbled paper covered boards; with titling on the spine in gilt; top edged in gilt; (6) 7-123 pages; with bold woodcut engravings by Clifford Webb Throughout; a bit of wear to the edges of the boards; a few scattered spots of foxing.~~Originally printed in two runs, a small limited edition for collectors and an unlimited... Read More
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![[SIGNED] [PHOTOGRAPHY] ROBERTO BOLLE AN ATHLETE IN TIGHTS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/422/386/1562386422.0.l.jpg)
[SIGNED] [PHOTOGRAPHY] ROBERTO BOLLE AN ATHLETE IN TIGHTS
by Bruce Weber
Kempen, Germany | New York: TeNeues Publishing Group~, 2009. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Signed. Quarto; in photographic pictorial boards, backed in black cloth; unpaged; there is very little text the books is almost entirely Bruce Weber’s photographs.~~This copy is signed with an inscription on the title page by Mr. Weber: “To D---- and A---- Bruce Weber.”. Near Fine binding.
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DIE PENNSYLVANISCHE CHORAL HARMONIE ENHALTEND DIE VORNEHMSTEN KIRCHEN-MELODIEN | THE PENNSYLVANIA CHORAL HARMONY, CONTAINING THE PRINCIPAL CHURCH MELODIES ..
by Thos. R. Weber
Hellertown, Pa: Thos. R. Weber, Book and Job Printer, 1881. Hard Cover. Good binding. In paper-covered boards, backed in black leather. The printed paper covering the boards has essentially perished. Shape notes. The volume appears to be complete. Laid in is a nearly indecipherable drawing of a hand with what appears to be a horoscope. Very hard to make out. Good binding.
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![[HISTORY] OFFERINGS OF JADE AND SILK](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/814/119/1734119814.0.l.jpg)
[HISTORY] OFFERINGS OF JADE AND SILK
by Howard J. Wechsler
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo; in publisher’s brown cloth; with titling on the spine in gold; xiv, 313 pages including the Index; in an unclipped jacket; light wear to the jacket. Near Fine binding / Very Good+ dust jacket.
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![[TLS] ALEXANDER WEDDELL TO A RICHMOND LADY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/580/330/1734330580.0.l.jpg)
[TLS] ALEXANDER WEDDELL TO A RICHMOND LADY
by Alexander Weddell
A one-page tls from Alexdander Wilbourne Weddell on his writing paper from Virginia House in Richmond, dated January 25, 1932. The letter is addressed to Mrs. Julie Dabney Oakly [sic]of 2426 Stuart Avenue in Richmond. Mr. Weddell thanks her for her letter “concerning the very interesting experience of her grandfather, Mr. Temple Ellett, and his sweetheart, in the burning of the Richmond Theatre.”.
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TURNER AND RUSKIN; AN EXPOSITION OF THE WORK OF TURNER FROM THE WRITINGS OF RUSKIN (2 Volumes)
by [John Ruskin] | Edited with Biographical Notes by Frederick Wedmore
London: George Allen, 1900. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. Two hefty quarto volumes, in the publisher’s blue cloth, with titling in gilt. There is scattered foxing throughout, though the plates are mostly clean; they are protected with tissue guards. Each volume has been partially rebacked, with discreet japanese tissue repair to the spines; there is old tape reinforcement to the hinges; the endpapers have darkened; on the pastedowns is the bookplate of American art critic Carleton Noyes.... Read More
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![[PHILOSOPHY] HOW PHILOSOPHY WORKS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/198/462/1737462198.0.l.jpg)
[PHILOSOPHY] HOW PHILOSOPHY WORKS
by Marcus Weeks
Norwalk: Easton Press, 2019. Full Leather. Near Fine binding. Octavo; in full brown leather with design and titling in red and gilt on front board; titling on the spine in gilt; edged in gilt; with silk moire endpapers; (1-9) 256 pages; minimal wear to leather. Near Fine binding.
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![]RICHMOND] [ARCHITECTURE] THE WORK OF WILLIAM LAWRENCE BOTTOMLEY IN RICHMOND](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/515/587/1729587515.0.l.jpg)
]RICHMOND] [ARCHITECTURE] THE WORK OF WILLIAM LAWRENCE BOTTOMLEY IN RICHMOND
by William B O’Neal.; Christopher Weeks
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Quarto; in the publisher’s tan cloth backed in white linen; with dustjacket; xiv; [2] 3-262 pages including the Index; some foxing to the binding; a bit of toning to the jacket; a previous owner’s inscription on the front end paper. ~~Richmond is graced with examples of true architectural grace and beauty, many designed by William Lawrence Bottomley. A nice copy of this... Read More
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![[TRAVEL] [MAP] DANIAE CUM SERIE INSULARUM SUARUM REGN. (ATLAS PORTALIS)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/566/203/1141203566.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAP] DANIAE CUM SERIE INSULARUM SUARUM REGN. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Denmark, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel’s Atlas Portalis. Beginning of separation along the crease. About 20 x 17 cm.
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![[MAP] ITALIA CUM INSULIS DEPENDENTIHG. (ATLAS PORTALIS)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/565/203/1141203565.0.l.jpg)
[MAP] ITALIA CUM INSULIS DEPENDENTIHG. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Italy and the Italian States, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel's Atlas Portalis. About 20 x 17 cm.
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![[TRAVEL] [MAPS] SPHAERARUM ARTIFICIALIUM TYPICA REPRAESENTATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/588/203/1141203588.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAPS] SPHAERARUM ARTIFICIALIUM TYPICA REPRAESENTATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of the globe, as well as the divisions of the hemispheres, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel’s Atlas Portalis. Near fully separated at the crease, with a closed tear and two small worming holes. Tiny amount of worming. About 20 x 17 cm.
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![[TRAVEL] [MAP] REGNI PRUSSIA. (ATLAS PORTALIS)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/583/203/1141203583.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAP] REGNI PRUSSIA. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Prussia, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel’s Atlas Portalis. Single small spot of worming at the extremities, not affecting the plate. About 20 x 17 cm.
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![[TRAVEL] [MAP] NEAPOLITANI REGNI TABULA. (ATLAS PORTALIS)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/564/203/1141203564.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAP] NEAPOLITANI REGNI TABULA. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel’s Atlas Portalis. About 20 x 17 cm.
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![[TRAVEL] [MAP] REGNI HIPSANIAE DELINEATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/536/203/1141203536.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAP] REGNI HIPSANIAE DELINEATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Spain and Portugal, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel’s Atlas Portalis. Some separation along the crease. Two small spots of worming. About 20 x 17 cm.
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![[TRAVEL] [MAP] TOTIUS FLUMINIS RHENI ACCURATA DELINEATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/570/203/1141203570.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAP] TOTIUS FLUMINIS RHENI ACCURATA DELINEATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of the Rhine river, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel’s Atlas Portalis. About 20 x 17 cm.
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![[TRAVEL] [MAP] IMPERIUM MOSCOVIAE. (ATLAS PORTALIS)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/541/203/1141203541.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAP] IMPERIUM MOSCOVIAE. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Moscovia, or Eastern Russia, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel’s Atlas Portalis. Beginning of separation along the crease. About 20 x 17 cm.
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![[TRAVEL] [MAP] REGNUM HUNGARIAE. (ATLAS PORTALIS)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/549/203/1141203549.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAP] REGNUM HUNGARIAE. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Hungary, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel’s Atlas Portalis. Beginning of separation along the crease. About 20 x 17 cm.
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![[TRAVEL] [MAP] ASIAE. NOVA DELINEATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/548/203/1141203548.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAP] ASIAE. NOVA DELINEATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Asia, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel’s Atlas Portalis. Some separation along the crease. About 20 x 17 cm.
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![[TRAVEL] [MAP] XVII PROVINIAE BELGII. (ATLAS PORTALIS)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/594/203/1141203594.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAP] XVII PROVINIAE BELGII. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of the Belgian provinces, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel’s Atlas Portalis. About 20 x 17 cm.
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![[TRAVEL] [MAP] EUROPAE RECENS DESIGNATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/547/203/1141203547.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAP] EUROPAE RECENS DESIGNATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Europe, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel’s Atlas Portalis. Fully separated along the crease. Two small worming holes. About 20 x 17 cm.
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![[TRAVEL] [MAP] NOVISSIMA FOEDERATORUM HELVETIORUM TABULA. (ATLAS PORTALIS)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/575/203/1141203575.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAP] NOVISSIMA FOEDERATORUM HELVETIORUM TABULA. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of the Swiss Confederacy, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel’s Atlas Portalis. Beginning of separation along the crease. About 20 x 17 cm.
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![[SPECIAL PRESS] [SIGNED] THE FOUR GOSPELS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/403/811/1686811403.0.l.jpg)
[SPECIAL PRESS] [SIGNED] THE FOUR GOSPELS
by Ernest Sutherland Bates [Introduction]; Illustrated by E. R. Weiss
Leipzig: Poeschel & Trepte, 1932. Limited Edition. Near Fine binding. E. R. Weiss. Signed. Large 8vo; quarter bound in vellum over paper covered boards; with titling on the spine in gilt; 237 pages; in publisher’s slipcase; soiling to the vellum spine; the slipcase has signs of wear and a spot of water damage with a 2 inch crack to the top edge but holding well.~~Limited to fifteen hundred copies with decorations by Emil Rudolph Weiss; Signed by E.R,... Read More
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DIE AUGENHEILKUNDE UND DIE LEHRE DER WICHTIGSTEN AUGENOPERATIONEN. NACH DEN ERFAHRUNGEN JÜNGKEN’S, BEER’S, HIMLY’S, SCARPA’S UND ANDERER BERÜHMTEN AUGENÄRZTE, SOWIE NACH EIGENEN BEOBACHTUNGEN IN GEDRÄNGTER KÜRZE DARGESTELLT
by L. S. Weiss
Quedlinburg und Leipzig: Druck und Verlag con Gottfr. Basse, 1844. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. Second Edition of a German book of ophthalmology, L. S. Weiss’ Die Augenheilkunde und die Lehre der Wichtigsten Augenoperationen. Lacking endpapers. Writing on the front pastedown and title page, not affecting the text. Foxing throughout. Rubbing to the binding, minor loss to the extremities of the spine, and cracking to the joints. Black paper covered boards. Good. Good binding.
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