(Promotional Poster) TOM THUMB
by Watson, Richard Jesse (Retold and Illustrated by)
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 14 1/2" x 19". SCARCE publisher's promotional poster, printed in limited numbers for distribution at the 1988 ABA trade fair. Near Fine, small crease top corner. Well suited for framing and display in a child's room, featuring Watson's charming cover illustration. Will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube..
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Lectures on the Principles and Practice of Physic. Delivered at King's College, London. In Two Volumes
by Watson, Sir Thomas
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1871. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Fifth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Fifth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. London, 1871. xv, 910, xi, (1), 1070 pages. Finely bound in full dark green pebbled morocco, ornately stamped in gilt at spine and covers, marbled end papers with wide ornate gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt. Near Fine, a few end papers with small edge tears. Sir Thomas Watson, Bart. (b.1792 d.11 December 1882) was created... Read More
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The Trail of Courage; A Story of New Amsterdam
by Watson, Virginia
New York: Coward, McCann, Inc., 1948. Book. Illus. by Marcia Brown. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine, prior owner name front pastedown, under front flap, in a Near Fine, RARE dust jacket, slight wear at the spine tips. A quite lovely copy !.
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Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown. A Mountain Journal
by Watts, Alan
New York : Pantheon Books, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -" To Evie and Anyas with love from its author - Alan." A warm and personal inscription suggesting a close personal friendship. First Edition, First Printing, with Pantheon, a division of Random House, adopting the Random House First Edition statement with number row running from 2... Read More
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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts, Arranged By Dr. Rippon; with Dr. Rippon's Selection. In One Volume
by Watts, Dr. (Isaac); Corrected and Improved by Rev. C. G. Sommers and Rev. John L. Dagg
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1842. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. Later Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Finely bound in period brown pebbled calf, the back in floral decorative gilt, the covers delicately tooled gilt floral decorations and the embossed gilt name Ellen C. Minturn, gilt turn ins, all edges gilt, yellow end papers, approx. 840 pages. Special title page between no. 718 and no. 719 notes this is the 8th American Edition from the eighteenth... Read More
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Ideal Heads ; Twenty Lithoed Water-Colored Engravings with Illustrations on Wood by Eminent Artists
by Waugh, Ida
Philadelphia: Sunshine Publishing Co., 1890. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Very Good in original publisher's cloth stamped in gilt and with blue, green and white floral decorations, all edges gilt, green patterned floral end pages, cloth rubbed at spine ends and corners, two pages at center of book free from binding, front hinge starting at top edge. An attractive, clean copy with all engravings present and quite lovely..
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Hillbilly Dictionary : An Enlightening Collection of Mountain Expressions
by Weals, Vic (Compiler); Cover by Charles Daniel
No Place (Gatlinburg, Tenn.): The Author Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No date, circa 1960. [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] Unpaged, 8 pp. of text in stiff yellow stapled paper wrappers. First Edition, Weals published a revised edition under the title "Hillbilly Dictionary (revised) :an edifying collection of mountain expressions". SCARCE in commerce. Good, wrappers darkend, ragged triangular chips at top corners not affecting text, inked checkmarks by... Read More
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Official Score Card American League Baseball Club of New York 1941 Yankee Stadium
by SIGNED By PLAYERS John Sturm and Roy Weatherly
New York: Harry M. Stevens, Inc. Publisher, 1941. Paper. Very Good. Stapled Wrappers. Signed by Author(s). First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dated in pencil front cover July 24. SIGNED in pencil front cover by Yankess 1st baseman John Sturm, and SIGNED in pencil rear cover by Cleveland Indians center fielder Roy "Stormy" Weatherly. Original printed stapled wrappers with 10 pp. ads and 2 pp. score card. Score card marked in pencil through 2nd inning. Very Good,... Read More
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[Miniature Book] Jake Zeitlin and the Big Red Barn
by Weber, Rev. Francis J.
Los Angeles: Press in the Gatehouse, 1972. Book. Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PUBLISHER. Pirated Edition. 2 1/4" h x 1 3/4" W. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PUBLISHER Jake Zeitlin at front end page -"Jan. 2, 1978 To Gary, This pirated edition from the pirate Jake". Colophon: "ca. 150 copies pirated from the HONG KONG EDITION by the Pirate in the Gatehouse". ASSOCIATION COPY, at the time the owner, Gary Steigerwald, was a young bookseller working for Jake Zeitlin.... Read More
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[Miniature Book] Jake Zeitlin and the Big Red Barn
by Weber, Rev. Francis J.
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1972. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 2 1/2" h x 1 5/8" W. Fine in red cloth, as issued. Printed and bound by Cathay Press Limited, Hong Kong..
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The Charity School Movement in Colonial Pennsylvania 1754-1763
by Weber, Samuel Edwin
Philadelphia: William J. Campbell, 1905. Book. Very Good. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page - " Presented to Professor Carl Zeigler by S.E. Weber 6-30-1915". Very Good in blue cloth boards, 74 pp., boards soiled and with light edge wear, from the collection of noted historian John K. Alexander, his ownership signature rear paste down..
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Some of the Descendants of John Webster of Ipswich, Mass. 1634
by Webster, John C.
Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Leather. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Reprint produced by the photoduplication program of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. This book originally published in 1912, and SCARCE in any format. . Near Fine, light soiling to front end page. Bound in dark green leather, gilt titles, 92 pp.. Contents are clean, tight, and unmarked..
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Elements of Chemistry
by Webster, John
London : Published by [Taunton: J. Poole, Printer.] Printed for the author, and sold by Messrs. Johnson and Co. St. Paul's Church-yard; and Messrs. Crosby and Co. Paternoster-Row, 1811. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. SCARCE. In original paper covered boards with 20th c. cloth and label reback, Very Good, front and rear end papers with 1" x 2" sections neatly cut from top corners, the boards well worn, number 6 in ink front paste... Read More
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William Wegman's Farm Days: Or How Chip Learnt an Important Lesson on the Farm or a Day in the Country or Hip Chip's Trip or Farmer Boy
by Wegman, William
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hyperion Books, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Large 8vo. First Printing, with complete number line 1-10. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the title page, and dated by him 1997, the year of publication..
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Fay
by Wegman, William
New York: Hyperion Books, 1999. Book. Fine. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on publisher's bookplate which is affixed to verso of front endpage. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, small crease rear panel near top edge in spine gutter..
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A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic
by Wehr, Hans; Edited by J. Milton Cowan
Wiesbaden, Germany: Otto Harrassowitz, 1961. Book. Fine. Cloth. SIGNED BY EDITOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy SIGNED BY EDITOR Milton Cowan at front paste down -"For Big Jim to help him get the nodding acquaintance. Milt Cowan, Feb. 1966". With the name stamp front end page of James Marchand, noted medieval scholar, linguist, and polyglot. Fine in Fine dust jacket. In publisher's original plain brown cardboard slipcase with slight wear at corners, also... Read More
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Tausend und eine Nacht Arabische Erzählungen (Four Volumes) Zum erstenmale aus dem Urtext vollständig und treu übersetzt. Vollständig umgearbeitete, mit Anmerkungen und mit einer Einleitung versehene Auflage
by Weil, Dr, Gustav
Stuttgart, Germany: Rieger'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1889. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Four volumes in original red linen, front covers and spines wonderfully illustrated, decorative end papers. Near Fine, end papers uniformly browned, light scattered toning. viii, 408, 412, 421, (1), 362, (2) adverts. With 200 illustrations. A gorgeous set. Will require additional shipping charges for priority and international mail- Please inquire before ordering..
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Homosexuals and the Military: A Study of Less Than Honorable Discharge
by Colin J. Williams and Martin S. Weinberg
New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Book. Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR " Best wishes, Martin July, 1971" front end page, with name stamp "Gebhard" front end page. ASSOCIATION COPY, from the library of Paul Gebhard, who was co-author with Dr.Alfred C. Kinsey of the 1953 best-seller "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female", a follow-up to Dr. Kinsey's groundbreaking study of men five... Read More
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SAINT CINEMA Selected Writings 1929-1970
by Weinberg, Herman G.
New York: DBS Publications, Inc., 1970. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half-title page - "To Paul Gebhard, whom I would like to please with this book. With best wishes, Herman Weinberg.". Dr. Paul Gebhard ( 1917-2015) was a researcher at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction and was co-author with Dr. Kinsey of the 1953 best-seller... Read More
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(with Over 20 Pieces of Contemporary Ephemera) Japanese Grammar Self-Taught. (in Roman Character.) With Phrases and Idioms
by Weintz, H. J.
London: E. Marlborough & Co., 1904. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Marlborough's Self-Taught Series No. 18. GRAMMAR; Pronunciations, Native Characters. CONVERSATIONS FOR Travel, Society & Daily Life, Trade, Commerce, &c. VOCABULARIES; Money, Weights & Measures. SCARCE First Edition in original red cloth covers, with over 20 pieces of contemporary related ephemera laid in. Very Good, cloth a bit darkened. 184 pages with 20 page publisher's catalogue. From the collection of James... Read More
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Animal Stories Old and New
by Weir, Harrison
New York: E.P. Dutton Book. Good. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. First American Edition. No Date, circa 1885. Good, spine cracked but pages remain bound, endpages soiled, small sticker front board, boards soiled and edges rubbed, tiny library stamp page 25. For all that, the book is sound enough for many more readings with a child curled up on ones lap, and the animal illustrations by the author are truly appealing..
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C. Valerii Flacci Argonauticon libri iix: Alardus Guilielmiades. Perpetuo Commentario Illustravit, Carrionis Errores Detexit, & Ad Apollonii Rhodii ..../
by C. Valerii Flacci (Caius Valerius Flaccus); Lambert Alard; Louis Carrion; Christophorus Bulaeus; Johannes Weitzius
Lipsiae ( Leipzig): Sumtibus [sic] haeredum Henningi Grosii junioris, excudebat Joannes-Albertus Minzelius,, 1630. Book. Very Good. Full Calf. Thick 16mo. 6" x 3 3/4". Title page printed in red and black. Text in Latin, woodcut text illustrations. [46], 682, [20], 76, [10], 229, [231] p., [1] leaf of plates (engraved port. of Alard facing preliminary page [15]). "Ludovici Carronis Brugensis Castigationes in primum[-octavum] librum Valerii Flacci": pages 571-682/ Includes: Christophori Bulaei in Valerium Flaccum Schediasmata ... (76 p.); and:... Read More
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Small Archive Consisting of a Portrait Photograph and Nine Letters and Contracts with 3 Addressed Envelopes, for Teacher Carrie E. Wellington of Ypsilanti and Later Springport, Michigan , 1910
by Miss Carrie E. Wellington
Ypsilanti, MI: Various, 1906. Handwritten. Very Good. No Binding. Various. A collection of items relating to the teaching career of Miss Carrie E. Wellington of Ypsilanti and later Springport, Michigan, the material dated 1906-1910 for her employment in the school systems of Holland, Adrian, and Ionia, Michigan, consisting of contracts, her portrait photograph, and a 2 page manuscript letter. A fascinating window into a female teacher's work life at the start of the 20th century..
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1850 Census of Surry County, North Carolina; Also Includes 1850 Slave Schedule 1850 Mortality Schedule
by Carol J. Leonard and Agnes Mosley Wells
Mt. Airy, NC: The Authors, 1983. Book. Very Good Plus. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SCARCE. Very Good Plus, several pages with top or bottom corner creases, wrappers light soiling. 270 pp..
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Recent Economic Changes and Their Effect On the Production and Distribution of Wealth and the Well-Being of Society
by Wells, David A.
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1897. Book. Very Good Plus. Leather and Marbled Boards. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing, 1897, originally first published in 1889. Very Good Plus in handsome marbled boards with leather spine and tips, gilt lettering at spine, top edge gilt, leather lightly rubbed, book plate front paste down that of John F. Mee, who was the former chairman of the Dept. of Management at the Indiana University School of... Read More
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