The Ides Of March
by Wilder, Thornton
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth lettered in gilt. Near fine in very good dust wrapper nicked head and foot. 198 pages. 20 x 15 cm. Wilder creates a study of Julius Caesar and of Rome during the last year of the latter's life. Signed by Wilder on title in ink, New Haven, Conn. Sept 1948. Wilder's study of life in pre-Christian Rome.
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The Modern Movement in Art
by Wilenski, R.H.
New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1957. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig. maroon cloth. Very good in chipped dust wrapper. 216 pages. Two color plates, and sixty-six black and white monochrome plates. Index. In this edition updated with a new Preface of 12000 words in which the author reviews the recent developments of art discussed in earlier volumes. LUCAS p.38.
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Adam Smith im Lichte heutiger Staats- und Socialauffassung
by Neurath. Wilhelm
Wien & Manz: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, 1884. First edition. Hardcover. Modern light gray boards. Near fine. 48 pages. 24.5 x 16.5. Neurath, an Austrian political economist of the late nineteenth century: a professor of economics at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna. Text clean but toned, lower corners bumped. Text in German.
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The Amazing Continiuty The Drawings of Stuart Davis
by Wilken, Karen, & Lewis Kachur
New York: American Federation of Arts, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. 143 pages. 10 x 10". 91 plates, most in color, plus text illustrations. Bibliography. Index.
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Nishapur Some Early Islamic Buildings and Their Decoration
by Wilkinson, Charles K.
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth. Very good. 328 pages. 28 1/2 x 22 cm. Thirty-three color plates and a multitude of photographs, drawings, and plans to scale. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. One of the greatest cities in medieval Iran was Nishapur. It reached the height of its prosperity under the Samanids in the tenth century.
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Mathematical Magic: Or, The Wonders That may be performed by Mechanical Geometry In Two Books.; Concerning Mechanical (Powers. Motions) Being one of the most easie pleasant, useful (and yet most neglected) part of Mathematics. Not before treated of in this Language
by Wilkins, John
London: Printed for Edw. Gellibrand, 1680. Third edition. Hardcover. Modern three quarter brown calf, marbled boards, decorated endpapers Very good. 295 pages. 16.5 x 11.5 cm. "This short, condensed compendium . . . represents the first text on mechanics available in the English language . . . describing various machines, including strange devices and possibilities, such as a land vehicle powered by wind, submarines, flying automata, clocks, magnetic perpetuum mobile, etc." BIBLIOTHECA MECHANICA. p.354 (1648 original edition). Chapters... Read More
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Chinese Art
by Willetts, William
New York: Braziller, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. two-toned cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 2 vols. in one. More than100 illustrations. Subject Index. Index of Names. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER I527. "Exceptional for illustrations. Focuses on a branch of art in each period asrepresentative of the aesthetic achievement of the period." LUCAS p. 25.
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An Extract from The Enemies of Books
by Blades William
Chicago: Norman Press, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray cloth. Fine. Hazelrigg, Paul. 19 pages. 14 x 9 cm. Color decorations by Paul Hazelrigg. Mostly unopened.
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The Parson at his Studies___or___A Skittle Ground the wrong road to a BENEFICE
by Williams, Charles
London: Thomas Tegg, 1819. Wraps. Very Good. Wiiliams, Charles. 27 X 40 cm. Etching with hand coloring. 1819 watermark. The fellow with pipe says, " I think a game of skittles must be healthy exercise Doctor." Doctor: "Yes, Twas advised to it by my Physician! I find great benefit ! I get quite a dab of it -- here goes the Head of the Church ! Large man at far right, "Proceed good Doctor with your game --... Read More
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Friendly Thumps__or a Receipt for Terminating Family Quarrels
by [Williams, Charles]
London: Thomas Tegg, 1822. Wraps. Very Good. Wiiliams, Charles. 25 x 40.5 cm. Hand colored etching. 1822 watermark. Text below title: "The Thumps to be repeated with 'Peace you monster _ Havee done you Termagent (a harsh-tempered or overbearing woman) _ Hands off you coward _ Retire you Verago_ this impartial application will operate on the risible muscles as a salutary fit of laughter, delerge the ill humours, and unite the parties in sound Love and Friendship for... Read More
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Dandies Sans-Sis-Sous
by Williams, Charles
London: Thomas Tegg, 1818. Wraps. Very Good. Wiiliams, Charles. 26 x 40.5 cm. Etching with hand coloring. A scene in a cake shop, with two ladies taking their departure after eating from two dandies, both of whom declare themselves unable to pay the bill. The two ladies thank the lads for "nice cakes." Women behind the counter says, "your sugar plums Sir that makes nine and six pence." The young man complain they have neither a brass or... Read More
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Andrew & Nathaniel Plimer; Miniature Painters Their Lives and their Works
by Williamson, George Charles
London: George Bell & Sons, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Pebble grained slate blue cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Teg. Very good. 163 pages. 31.5 x 24 cm. Limited edition, copy 211 of 325 bound in Lady Margaret Critchton-Stuart Hand-Loom linen. Title page printed in red and black. Multitude of full page miniatures with multiple images per plate plus lettered tissue guards. Index. The two brothers were originally apprenticed as clock makers. Interior contents clean, fresh... Read More
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Early English Watercolours and some Cognate Drawings by Artists Born Not Later Than 1785
by Williams, Iolo A.
London: The Connoisseur, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. tan cloth. Near fine in very good dust wrapper. 266 pages. 200 plates. Index. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER M288. "An important survey of English watercolors. Erudite and interesting....Includes lesser-known artists and figure painters. Bibliographical references in footnotes.
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American Scenery; Or, Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. From Drawings by W.H. Bartlett Engraved In The First Style Of The Art, by R. Wallis, J. Cousen, Willmore, Brandard, Adlard, Richardson, &c
by Willis, Nathaniel Parker & William H. Bartlett
London: George Virtue, 1840. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. dark salmon cloth decorated in blind and gilt, front and back covers with gilt arabesques and lettering at spine. Aeg. Five Vols. Very good. Bartlett, William H. 48, 106, 96, 140 (4), 52, 28 x 22 cm. 117 steel engrave plates with tissue guards. Originally published in Thirty parts at one shilling, or in Divisions, 6s. 6d., cloth gilt. Drawings by William Henry Bartlett one of the most prolific of... Read More
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Manners and Murders in the World of Louis Napoleon
by Williams, Roger L.
Seattle: Univ. of Washington Press, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Illustrated. Bibliography. Index. Orig. black cloth. Near fine. 206 pages. Contains the Thunderhead murders.
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The Rose Tattoo
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. maroon cloth. Very good in worn dust wrapper, lacking small portion lower left front corner. 144 pages. 20.4 x 13.5 cm. Heavily annotated with marginal notes, apparently with Director commentary noting music interludes, animal sounds, phone ringing, instructions to cast as to pace and emotion, etc. In original dust wrapper with $3.00 notation. Small owner label front cover paste down.
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Baby Doll The Script For The Film; Incorporating The Two One-Act Plays Which Suggested It -- 27 Wagons Full of Cotton & The Long Stay Cut Short/or/The Unsatisfactory Supper
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. yellow cloth. Very good in nicked and worn dust wrapper. 208 pages. 20.4 x 13.5 cm. Clean, bright copy with $3.00 priceddust jacket, owner label free front endpaper.
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The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: New Directions, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth. Very good in nicked dust wrapper, head and foot. 118 pages. 20.4 x 13.5 cm. Clean, bright copy with $3.75 priced dust jacket. First edition, second issue, with pp. 19-22 tipped in and Scene Two starting on p.21.
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A Streetcar Named Desire; With A Foreword by Jessica Tandy and an Introduction by the Author
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1982. Hardcover. Orig. leather spine and decorated boards. Fine in fine slipcase. Hirschfeld, Al. Unpaginated. 32.5 x 20.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 1538 of 2000, with line drawings illustrations by Al Hirschfeld, and signed at colophon by him. With LEC Monthly Letter for the tile laid-in, noting a description of the binding: " The fine aniline leather on the spine, in burgundy, complements the covering cloth, imported from Italy by Clarence House Imports... Read More
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A Streetcar Named Desire; With A Foreword by Jessica Tandy and an Introduction by the Author
by Williams, Tennessee
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1982. Hardcover. Orig. leather spine and decorated boards. Fine in fine slipcase. Hirschfeld, Al. Unpaginated. 32.5 x 20.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 1267 of 2000, with line drawings illustrations by Al Hirschfeld, and signed at colophon by him. With LEC Monthly Letter for the tile laid-in, noting a description of the binding: " The fine aniline leather on the spine, in burgundy, complements the covering cloth, imported from Italy by Clarence House Imports... Read More
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English House Design A Review Being a Selection and Brief Analysis of Some ofthe Best Achievements in English Domestic Architecture from the 16th to the 20th Centuries together with Numerous Examples of Contemporary Design
by Willmott, Ernest
London: B.T. Batsford, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. brick cloth, gilt front cover and spine lettering bright. Teg. Near fine. 228 pages. 25 x 17 cm. 155 illustrations in black and white, mostly photographs with many house plans to scale. List of Architects whose work are illustrated. Indices. Fresh, clean copy.
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British Tobacco Cards: Complete Set of 50 Cards Depicting Allied Army Leaders WWI
by Bristol & London. W.D. & H.O. Wills
London: W.D. & H.O. Wills, 1919. Hardcover. Loose leaf binder and cards. Fine. 50 color lithograph portraits, each 7 x 3.5 cm presenting a variety of Allied military personnel of the Allied side during World War I: Russian, French, English, Romanian, Belgian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Etc. Reverse of card provides biographical details. All cards bright, clean and fresh housed in clear plastic compartments and housed in loose leaf black folder.
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Candlesticks
by Wills, Geoffrey
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1974. First American edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 120 pages. 27 x 22 cm. 117 black and white photographs. Bibliography.
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Alfred Corning Clark Neighborhood House Cook Book
by Wills, Grace T.
New York: C.B. Darrow, 1908. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. brown cloth lettered in black. Very good. 83 pages. 18 x 12.5 cm. The author was a social worker, and Clark a notable American philanthropist and patron of the arts. This work is more a chapter in philanthropy, the half title reading "Receipts for Very Economical Cookery." Its recipes, documentation of food for the underprivilaged rather than for the public. They are practical with costs noted to prepare simple,... Read More
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Widows Grave And Otherwise
by Wilmarth, Cora D. (Compiler)
San Francisco: Paul Elder, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. cloth decorated in red and black. Near fine. Unpaginated. 19.5 x 12 cm. Clever spoof "Widow. Noun. Feminine at times. Singular Always." Bright, clean copy, interior illustrated and decorated in black and red. Bookplate.
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