On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous; A Novel
by Vuong, Ocean
New York: Penguin Press, 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Signed first edition of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong.. Octavo, [10], 246pp. Gray hardcover, title in silver on spine. Full number line on copyright page. In the publisher's dust jacket, $26.00 retail price on front flap, a fine example. Signed by the author on the title page.
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Biographical Sketch of Linton Stephens; Containing A Selection of His Letters, Speeches, State Papers, Etc.
by Waddell, James D. [Stephens, Alexander H.] [Confederate Vice President]
Atlanta: Dodson & Scott, 1877. First Edition. Leather bound. Very good. Presentation copy of the Biographical Sketch of Linton Stephens, edited by James D. Waddell, inscribed by his brother, Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens.. Octavo, [6], 434pp. Modern brown morocco, decorative raised bands, red morocco label with title in gilt. Marbled endpapers. Includes half title and frontispiece portrait. Clean text throughout, faint splash mark to fore-edge, no impact to text. Bookplate on front endpaper. Solid text block.... Read More
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The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie; With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Translated by Margaret Armour
by Wagner, Richard [Arthur Rackham]
London: William Heinemann, 1910. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Very good. Signed limited edition of The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie by Richard Wagner, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham.. Large octavo, ix, [2], 3-159pp, [1]. Finely bound in three-quarter red morocco, red cloth-covered boards. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine with gilt embellished compartments. Top edge gilt. Solid text block, light wear to edges of covers, some foxing throughout text. Complete with 34 full-page plates, including frontispiece. Each... Read More
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The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie; With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Translated by Margaret Armour
by Wagner, Richard [Arthur Rackham]
London: William Heinemann, 1910. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. Signed limited edition of The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie by Richard Wagner, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham.. Large octavo, ix, [2], 3-159pp, [1]. Finely bound in three-quarter red morocco, red cloth-covered boards. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine with gilt embellished compartments. Top edge gilt. Binder's imprint on verso of front free endpaper: "Bound for Chas. J. Sawyer, Ltd. London." Solid text block, touch of foxing... Read More
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Adventures of Zenas Leonard; Fur Trader and Trapper 1831-1836. Reprinted from the rare original of 1839. With maps and illustrations. Edited by W.F. Wagner
by [Wagner, W.F.]
Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1904. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very good. Limited edition of the Adventures of Zenas Leonard: Fur Trader and Trapper 1831-1836, edited by W.F. Wagner.. Octavo, 317pp, [6]. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. From a limited edition of 520 copies, as stated on limitation page. Complete with frontispiece fold-out map and five additional illustrations. From the collection of C.G. Littell, with note on front endpaper stating that "my original Zenas Leonard sold for... Read More
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General Wainwright's Story; The Account Of Four Years Of Humiliating Defeat, Surrender, And Captivity. Edited by Robert Considine
by Wainwright, General Jonathan M.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1949. Second Printing. Cloth. Very good/very good. Signed copy of General Wainwright's Story, inscribed to a fellow serviceman.. Octavo, [5], 314pp. Brown cloth, title in gilt. Solid text block, rubbing to tips of spine, wear to front board. Lacking first edition statement on copyright page. Faint offsetting on front free endpaper. In the publisher's dust jacket, partially price clipped. Signed on the front free endpaper: "To Maj. J.T. Hall / Sincerely /... Read More
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General Wainwright's Story; The Account Of Four Years Of Humiliating Defeat, Surrender, And Captivity. Edited by Robert Considine
by Wainwright, General Jonathan M.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1946. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of General Wainwright's Story, signed by the author.. Octavo, [5], 314pp. Brown cloth, title stamped in gilt. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Bumped top corner, toning to endpapers. Generally clean text throughout. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.00 on front flap, light toning to spine, archival tape repair to verso at spine, a scarce example in this condition.... Read More
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Upstream & Down; Illustrated by Milton C. Weiler
by Walden, Howard T.
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1938. Limited Edition. Paper Boards. Near fine. Limited edition of Upstream & Down by Howard T. Walden.. Octavo, [xv], [1], 367pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering, decorative vignette on front cover. Lacking the scarce glassine wrap and box. Top edge gilt, uncut outer edge. From a limited edition of 950 copies, this being number 391. (Siegel 143).
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London; Edited By Charles Knight. Revised And Corrected To The Present Time By E. Walford. With Illustrations On Steel And Wood
by [Walford, Edward]
London: Virtue and Company, 1875. Later Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. Complete set of London: Revised and Corrected to the Present Time by Edward Walford.. Large octavo, [six volumes], xx, [2], 444pp; xviii, [2], 416pp; xix, [3], 400pp; xix, [3], 400pp; xxii, [2], 400pp; xxii, [2], 380pp. Three-quarter red leather, marbled boards. Title in gilt over black leather spine labels, raised gilt bands with gilt embellishments. Marbled edges and endpapers. All solid text blocks, light wear and rubbing... Read More
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Public & Private: Twenty Years Photographing the Presidency; Foreword by Michael Beschloss. Commentaries by the Presidents and First Ladies
by Walker, Diana
Washington DC: National Geographic, 2002. First Edition. Leather bound. Near fine/very good. First edition of Public & Private: Twenty Years Photographing the Presidency by Diana Walker, inscribed to George H.W. Bush's Chief of Staff, Craig L. Fuller.. Octavo, 200pp. Blue leather, title embossed on cover. In publisher's dust jacket, lightly worn, in very good condition. Inscribed by the author and photographer on the title page: "For Craig and Karen, who were totally involved / in two of my... Read More
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The Madam C.J. Walker Beauty Manual; A Thorough Treatise Covering All Branches Of Beauty Culture
by Walker, Madam C.J.
Indianapolis: The Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, 1940. Third Edition. Cloth. Good. Third Edition of The Madam C.J. Walker Beauty Manual, published in 1940, by Madam C.J. Walker, the African American entrepreneur and first female self-made millionaire in America.. Octavo, [1]-[17]- 287pp, [1]. Publisher's blue cloth, title lettered in white on spine and front cover, light soiling to cloth, rubbing and wear to the spine. A well-used textbook, stable text block, child's ink scribbling to two early leaves,... Read More
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A supposedly fun thing I'll never do again; essays and arguments
by Wallace, David Foster
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. The first edition, first printing of A supposedly fun thing I'll never do again by David Foster Wallace.. Octavo, [6], 353pp, [7]. Blue and yellow boards. Faint liquid mark on lower edge of text block, remainder mark along lower edge of text block, wear to heel of the spine. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. In the publisher's first... Read More
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The Wallaces of Alabama; My Family. With a Special Introduction by Gov. George C. Wallace of Alabama
by Wallace, George Jr.
Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1975. First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Signed limited edition of The Wallaces of Alabama, signed by Governor George C. Wallace and George Wallace, Jr.. Octavo, 256pp. Original yellow cloth. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. In publisher's yellow dust jacket, light wear at edges, a near fine example. Publisher's slipcase with title printed on cover. Signed limited edition of 500 copies, signed by Governor George C. Wallace and his son, George Wallace, Jr.... Read More
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George Wallace Presidential Campaign 1972
by Wallace, George
[Alabama]: [Friends of George Wallace], 1972. Campaign Ephemera. Paper. Near fine. George Wallace Presidential Campaign Ephemera. This collection includes the following pieces: Two campaign flyers, bumper sticker with Wallace's portrait and "10 Million Can't Be Wrong," Two (2) silver "coins" with "Not a Dime's Worth of Difference / Humphrey - Nixon" on one side and Wallace /Courage to Stand Up or America" on the other, Notepaper, "When You Vote for Wallace - You Aint Just Whistling Dixie," and... Read More
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Prevent Forced Busing With Wallace on November 7th
by Wallace, George
Searchy, Arkansas: [Friends of George Wallace], 1972. Campaign Poster. Cardstock. Near fine. The George Wallace 1972 Campaign Poster: Prevent Forced Busing With Wallace on November 7th, published by the Friends of Wallace.. Broadside in black and red print, measures 17" x 11". Pencil note on verso, faint thumb mark along bottom edge of front panel, otherwise a fine example. The photograph illustrates a white girl waiting for a bus at South Side Elementary, with African American girls in... Read More
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Sixty Million Jobs
by Wallace, Henry A.
New York: Reynal And Hitchcock, 1945. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. The first edition of Sixty Million Jobs, signed by Vice President Henry A. Wallace.. Octavo, [6], 216pp. Gray cloth, title stamped in gilt over red printed label on the spine. The first printing, with no additional printings noted. Top edge dyed red. Light wear to tips of the spine. Internally clean, some toning to edges of text block, still easily readable. In the publisher's... Read More
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Uncle Henry's Own Story of His Life; Personal Reminiscences
by Wallace, Henry
Des Moines, Iowa: The Wallace Publishing Company, 1919. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. The first edition of Uncle Henry's Own Story by Henry Wallace, signed by Vice President Henry A. Wallace. This work is about "Uncle Henry" Wallace, the father of Agriculture Secretary Henry C. Wallace and grandfather of Vice President Henry A. Wallac. Octavo, [three volumes], 119pp, 129pp, 114pp. Red pebbled cloth, title in gilt on front cover. Each volume with frontispiece portrait of Henry Wallace, with... Read More
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The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell
by Wallace, Lew
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1893. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good. First edition of The Prince of India, or, Why Constantinople Fell by Lew Wallace, complete in two volumes.. Octavo, [two volumes], vii, 502pp; v, 578pp. Full blue cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine. Illustration of a rosary hanging from the moon stamped in red and silver on front cover of both volumes. Same date on title and copyright pages, no additional printings... Read More
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Ben-Hur; A Tale of the Christ
by Wallace, Lew
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1887. New Edition. Cloth. Near fine. A new edition of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace, published in 1887.. Octavo, [2], vii, [2], 10-560pp, [16pp ads]. In the publisher's blue pebbled cloth, star decal in gilt on front cover. Title in gilt on front cover and spine. This is a later edition, with an undated title page. From BAL: "A new edition was set up in Feb., 1887, with a... Read More
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The City of the King; What the Child Jesus Saw and Heard
by Wallace, Mrs. Lew [Susan E. Wallace]
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1903. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good. Signed first edition of The City of the King by Susan E. Wallace, wife of Union General and Governor of the New Mexico Territory Lew Wallace.. Octavo, 97pp. Green cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Gilt illustration to front cover, top edge gilt. Stated "October" on copyright page. Light wear to corners, a touch of foxing to leaves. Signed by the author on the... Read More
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The City of the King; What the Child Jesus Saw and Heard
by Wallace, Mrs. Lew [Susan E. Wallace]
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1903. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good. Signed first edition of The City of the King by Susan E. Wallace, wife of Union General and Governor of the New Mexico Territory Lew Wallace, inscribed to her cousin Flora Winter.. Octavo, 97pp. Green cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Gilt illustration to front cover, top edge gilt. Stated "October" on copyright page. Light wear to corners, a touch of foxing to leaves.... Read More
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Atlas Of The State Of Michigan; Including Statistics And Descriptions Of Its Topography, Hydrography, Climate, Natural And Civil History, Railways, Educational Institutions, Material Resources, Etc.
by Walling, H.F.
Detroit: R.M. & S.T. Tackabury, 1873. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. First edition of Atlas of the State of Michigan by H.F. Walling, published in 1873.. Folio, 162pp, [32pp business patrons]. Publisher's brown cloth, spine in brown morocco, title stamped in gilt, marbled endpapers. Professional repairs to spine, front hinge, inner joints reinforced. Japanese tissue restoration to fore edge of six maps. A complete example, with all 84 maps, 7 of which are double plates. Plates 67-70 beginning... Read More
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Atlas Of The State Of Ohio; From Surveys under the Direction of H.F. Walling; To which is added An Atlas Of The United States
by Walling, H.F.
New York: H.H. Lloyd & Co., for Henry S. Stebbins, 1869. Second Edition. Cloth. Very good. 1869 Atlas of the State of Ohio by H.F. Walling of H.H. Lloyd & Co.. Folio, [102pp], [3pp index]. Publisher's original cloth over boards, new black leather spine, title in gilt on label affixed to spine, title stamped in gilt on front cover. Professional reinforcement with new endpapers, linen reinforced hinges. Dampstain affecting title page and table of contents, finger marks to... Read More
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The Arms Control Delusion; How Twenty-Five Years of Arms Control Has Made The World Less Safe
by Wallop, Malcolm; Codevilla, Angelo [William Safire]
San Francisco: Institute for Contemporary Studies, 1987. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. Signed first edition of The Arms Control Delusion by Senator Malcolm Wallop, inscribed to William Safire. Octavo, [8], 220pp. Black cloth, title in gilt on spine. In publisher's fine dust jacket. Inscribed by Senator Malcolm Wallop to New York Times columnist Bill Safire: "Here is an argument that swims upstream from conventional wisdom. I hope you are intrigued. Regards, Malcolm. May, 1988." The author of this book,... Read More
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Back From The Dead
by Walton, Bill
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2016. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. The first edition of Back From The Dead, signed by Bill Walton.. Octavo, viii, 327pp. Black hardcover, title stamped in gilt on the spine. The first printing, with a full number line. Appears unread. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, $27.00 retail price on the front flap. Signed by Bill Walton on the title page. Full title: Back From The Dead: Searching For The Sound, Shining... Read More
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