POEMS OF EXPERIENCE
by Wheeler, Ella Wheeler
London: Gay and Hancock, 1912. A small octavo, 206 pages, bound in quarter vellum over dark green cloth. Lovely, simple Art Nouveau spine ornaments in gilt of small leaves and buds surrounding the leather label. Top edge gilt. Pictorial endleaves and decorative headpieces. Small previous owner's sticker on verso of front free endleaf, and a trace of wear at the corners, else a fine copy of an elegant little volume.
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LEAVES OF GRASS
by Whitman, Walt
Philadelphia: David McKay, (1900). Octavo. An octavo, 438 pages, bound in original forest green cloth with gilt titles on spine. There is some rubbing and wear to the binding as well as a few places of discoloration but overall this remains a nice bright copy of the "Death Bed Edition". Contains First and Second Annex as well as " A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads". Contemporary signature, dated 1901.
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POEMS BY WALT WHITMAN
by Whitman, Walt
London: Review of Review Office, (ca. 1894). Original orange wrappers, 60 pp. plus four page publisher's ads at the back. This fragile book is number XXVII in the Masterpiece Library volumes of The Penny Poet series. Front cover creased, else a nice copy of a rather unusual Whitman item.
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POEMS OF WHITTIER
by Whittier, John Greenleaf
London: Caxton Publishing Company, (1907). A 12mo., 283 pages, including glossary and an index of first lines. Bound in original decorative brown cloth. Top edge gilt. Edited by Oliphant Smeaton. Portrait frontispiece and pictorial title page by A. S. Hartrick. Eight full page color plates by Charles Pears. A bit of very light wear and endleaves browned, else a fine copy.
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POEMS
by Whittier, John Greenlease
London: Walter Scott, (ca. 1900). An attractive gift book from the Arts and Crafts period of design. One of the highly esteemed Canterbury Poets series, edited by William Sharp. A 16mo., 303 pages, bound in quarter vellum over red cloth boards. Attractive leather spine label and ornaments consisting of two lilies executed in gilt and green onlay. Spine label showing some wear and a bit of foxing, else a lovely copy.
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IN THE TENTH MOON
by Williams, Sidney
Philadelphia The Penn Publishing Company 1923 First printing Original pictorial wrappers. This is a large format paperback with a very nice color cover illustration by Henry Pitz. The wrappers are soiled and worn but the cover illustration is bright with mostly edge wear and chipping. All edges soiled, 1/2 inch corner chip on back cover and last blank leaf. Unusual and scarce survivor. Paperback
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THE POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH (EIGHT VOLUMES)
by Wordsworth, William
Glasgow: David Bryce & Son, (circa 1900). An excellent eight volume set of Wordsworth in the original box. 24 mo., uniformly bound in scarlet cloth with decorative gilt spines. All edges stained red. Portrait frontispiece. The books are in pristine condition..as fine and bright as the day they were published. The original box is also covered in scarlet cloth and lined with gilt patterned paper. This chaste set was presented to Miss Madge Wilde in 1903 as a prize for... Read More
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POEMS OF WORDSWORTH
by Wordsworth, William
London: Caxton Publishing Company, (1907). A 12mo., 259 pages, including glossary and an index of first lines. Bound in original decorative brown cloth. Top edge gilt. Edited by Oliphant Smeaton. Portrait frontispiece and pictorial title page by A. S. Hartrick. Eight full page color plates by M. Dibdin Spooner. A bit of very light wear and endleaves browned, else a fine copy.
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INDUSTRIAL WORK FOR MIDDLE GRADES
by Worst, Edward F
Milwaukee: Bruce Publishing Company, 1919. Oblong Quarto. Oblong quarto bound in original olive green cloth cloth. The binding has a bit of wear but this remains a nice copy of a difficult title to find, representing the the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement in the training of young artisans. Nicely illustrated with period design suggestions. Decorative Cloth
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, VISION AND LEGACY
by Wright, Frank Lloyd
University of Illinois: Committee of Architectural Heritage, (1966). Square 8vo. Wrappers. (32 pages. First edition. Catalogue of an exhibition of Wright's Prairie School furniture designs presented at the University of Illinois in 1965. The exhibition was mounted in order to raise funds for the restoration of Wright's Robie House. Feature photographs of the exhibit as well as measured drawings of furniture displaye and a photographic essay of the Robie House. Quotes from Wright throughout
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THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE
by Wright, Frank Lloyd
New York Horizon Press 1953 First printing Original red and cream cloth binding in a complete but worn and stained dust wrapper. Quarto. Slight soiling to top edge. White cloth lightly soiled along edges of front cover. Age toning to prelims, still a nice copy of a classic work Hardcover
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AND THE JOHNSON WAX BUILDINGS
by (Wright, Frank Lloyd)
New York: Rizzoli, (1991). Quarto. A fine copy in illustrated wrappers. Originally published in 1986, and edited by Jonathan Lipman, this is a beautifully illustrated book about one on Wright's most celebrated achievements.
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JOHN SHERMAN AND DHOYA
by Yeats, William Butler (Writing as "Ganconagh")
A fine copy bound in the original tan cloth ruled in green. Top edge gilt. Nice art nouveau bookplate of M. Barker on front paste down. Faint foxing on the prelims otherwise text is clean and unmarked. Binding clean, tight and bright with no wear. Part of the Unwin, Pseudonym Library.
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