THE PRESS OF THE WOOLLY WHALE
by THE PRESS OF THE WOOLLY WHALE
(WOOLY WHALE PRESS) THE PRESS OF THE WOOLLY WHALE. Buffalo; Phoenix Press, 1939. Small 8vo. Wrappers. (24) pages. First edition "Catalogue of an exhibition of books and printed pieces from the private pres of Melbert B. Cary, Jr." Limited to three hundred copies. Very good.
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ROMAN FEVER AND OTHER STORIES
by WHARTON, EDith
WHARTON, Edith. ROMAN FEVER AND OTHER STORIES. New York: Scribner's Sons, 1970. 8vo. Illustrated wrappers. 238 pages. A collection of beautifully written stories set in Italy, France and America, and they are powerful portraits of women who live in "The world of propriety" the turn of the century. They tell of the emotions women feel in love, in jealously, when they long for children or seek independence - and when their passions lead them to overstep the bounds... Read More
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CATHEDRALS AND ABBEYS IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
by WHEATLEY, Richard
WHEATLEY, Richard. CATHEDRALS AND ABBEYS IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1890. Folio. Publisher's cloth. xx, 272 pages First edition. [Hitchcock, 1366.] This is unusual subject matter for an American architect. The book is illustrated with 44 plates, 31 of which are large, double-page steel engravin Text faintly yellowed, with some smudges and a small stain on later leaves, preliminaries foxed, binding stained and worn.
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MODERN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS AS ILLUSTRATORS
by WHEELER, Monroe (editor)
WHEELER, Monroe (editor). MODERN PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS AS ILLUSTRATORS. New York: Museum of Modern Art, (1938). 4to. Cloth spine, boards, dust jacke 116 pages. Second edition, revised. With examples taken from books and other mediums. With an introduction by Wheeler. Fine in a good dust jacket.
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THE ARCHITECT AND THE CITY
by WHIFFEN, Marcus (editor)
WHIFFEN, Marcus (editor). THE ARCHITECT AND THE CITY. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1966). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. xi 173 pages. Being "papers from the AIA-ACSA Teacher Seminar, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Ju 11-22, 1962." A few underlinings and marginal notes, rubbing to covers, else very good.
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AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE SINCE 1780
by WHIFFEN, Marcus
WHIFFEN, Marcus. AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE SINCE 1780. Cambridge: M.I.T. Press, (1969). 12mo. Cloth, dust jacket. x, (iv), 313 page First edition. [Arntzen, J-340.] An informative handbook on American architectural styles, with a bibliography books published since 1915. Very good.
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THE HISTORY, THEORY AND CRITICISM OF ARCHITECTURE
by WHIFFEN, Marcus (editor)
WHIFFEN, Marcus (editor.) THE HISTORY, THEORY AND CRITICISM OF ARCHITECTURE. Cambridge: MIT Press, (1965.) 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. x, (i), 112 pages. Fi edition. Papers from the 1964 AIA-ACSA Teacher Seminar. Very good.
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SCULPTURE IN BRITAIN, 1530-1830
by WHINNEY, MARGARET
WHINNEY, MARGARET. SCULPTURE IN BRITAIN, 1530-1830. (Harmondsworth, Middlesex): Penguin Books, (1964). 4to. Cloth. xxii, 314 pag 280 plates. First edition. Published as part of the Pelican History of Art series. Very good.
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THE GENTLE ART OF MAKING ENEMIES
by (WHISTLER, James)
(WHISTLER, James) THE GENTLE ART OF MAKING ENEMIES. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1953. 8vo. Cloth spine, boards. (xvi), 340 pag A later printing of one of Whistler's best known books. Light foxing to endpapers, else very good.
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SIR JOHN VANBRUGH, ARCHITECT & DRAMATIST, 1664-1726
by WHISTLER, Laurence
(VANBRUGH) WHISTLER, Laurence. SIR JOHN VANBRUGH, ARCHITECT & DRAMATIST, 1664-1726. London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1938. 8vo. Cloth. 327 pages, 14 plates. First edition. The first biography of this successful Baroque English architect and dramatis Very good in plastic covering.
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SIR JOHN VANBRUGH, ARCHITECT AND DRAMATIST, 1664-1726
by WHISTLER, Laurence
(VANBRUGH) WHISTLER, Laurence. SIR JOHN VANBRUGH, ARCHITECT AND DRAMATIST, 1664-1726. London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1938. 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece, 327 pages, 14 plat First edition. An important study on VanBrugh, including extensive material on Blenheim Pala and Castle Howard, among others; illustrated. Minor foxing on endpapers, li coverwear, else fine.
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RAMESES TO ROCKEFELLER
by WHITAKER, Charles Harris
WHITAKER, Charles Harris. RAMESES TO ROCKEFELLER. New York: Random House, (1934.) 4to. Cloth. First edition. Very good.
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THE HOMES OF OUR FOREFATHERS...IN MASSACHUSETTS
by WHITEFIELD, E.
WHITEFIELD, E. THE HOMES OF OUR FOREFATHERS...IN MASSACHUSETTS. Boston: A Williams & Co., 1879. Oblong 4to. Publisher's cloth. 2 pages, a correction slip, 30 chromolithographic leaves. First edition. Sold by subscription, this is the first volume of a series of American architecture books "being a collection of the oldest and most interesting buildings...from original drawings by E. Whitefield, with historical memorand Whitefield was one of the first Americans to use color printing for an architectural book. This copy... Read More
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HUDSON RIVER HOUSES. EDWIN WHITEFIELD'S THE HUDSON RIVER AND RAIL ROAD
by WHITEFIELD, Edwin
WHITEFIELD, Edwin. HUDSON RIVER HOUSES. (Croton-on-Hudson:) North River Press, (1981.) Square 4to. cloth, dust jacke x, 86 pages. First edition. Photographic reproduction of Edwin Whitefield's 1850-1852 manuscript Hudwon sketchbook showing many houses from Manhattan to Fishkill. Dust jacket chipp else very good.
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PRACTICAL DESIGNING, A HANDBOOK ON THE PREPARATION OF WORKING DRAWINGS
by WHITE, Gleeson
WHITE, Gleeson. PRACTICAL DESIGNING, A HANDBOOK ON THE PREPARATION OF WORKIN DRAWINGS. London: George Bell, 1893. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. viii, 327, (1) pages, 2 folding plates. First edition. A very good to fine copy of this work on the mechanics of design, with articl on fabrics, tiles, metal work, book bindings, wallpapers, and other subjects a variety of authors, with illustrations in the text.
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THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SALISBURY
by WHITE, Gleeson
WHITE, Gleeson. THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SALISBURY. London: George Bell & Sons 1898. 12mo. Cloth. (x), 115 (3) pages. Second edition. "A description of [the cathedral church's] fabric and a brief history of the of Sarum." Includes fifty illustrations. Spine darkened and rubbed, else ve good.
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EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN DOLLS
by WHITE, Gwen
WHITE, Gwen. EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN DOLLS. New York: G.P. Putnam's Son, (1966). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, pages. First American edition. White's major focus in his examination of dolls are those from the 19th centu illustrated, including a listing of doll makers. Fine, in rubbed and lightly chipped dust jacket.
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RURAL ARCHITECTURE: ILLUSTRATED IN A NEW SERIES OF DESIGNS FOR ORNAMEN
by WHITE, John
WHITE, John. RURAL ARCHITECTURE: ILLUSTRATED IN A NEW SERIES OF DESIGNS FOR ORNAMENAL COTTAGES AND VILLAS. Glasgow: John White/ Edinburgh: N. Bowack/ London: G. Herbert/ Dublin: G. Young, 1845. Folio. Later quarter calf, marbled boards. (iv), 62 pages, 90 plates. first edition. "Although many works have been published at various periods on Rural Architecture, and some of these possessing merit capable of affording a considerable degree of instruction, I have also endeavoured to add my quota, to do... Read More
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BENJAMIN TOMPSON, COLONIAL BARD
by WHITE, Peter
WHITE, Peter. BENJAMIN TOMPSON, COLONIAL BARD. University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, (198 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. xii, 218 pages. First edition. Very good.
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PHILADELPHIA ARCHITECTURE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
by WHITE, Theo B., editor
WHITE, Theo B., editor. PHILADELPHIA ARCHITECTURE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1953. 4to. Boards, dust jack Frontispiece, (vi), 36, (2) pages, 105 illustrations on plates. First edition With contributions by William P. Harbeson, David M. Robb, and others. Writte in conjunction with the 1953 exhibition held by the Art Alliance; illustrated Name in ink on front free endpaper, dust jacket worn, else very good.
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VIRGINIA: A HAND-BOOK
by WHITEHEAD, Thomas
(VIRGINIA) WHITEHEAD, Thomas. VIRGINIA: A HAND-BOOK. Richmond: Everett Waddey, 1893. 8vo. Wrappers. 341 pages, (8) plates. First edition. Subtitled: "Giving its History, Climate, and Mineral Wealth; Its Educational, Agricultural and Industrial Advantages". With eight plates, mostly architectural. Lacking rear wrapper, front wrapper and frontispiece detached but present, dampstaining to front wrapper and early leaves, a fair copy only.
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A TREASURY OF AMERICAN GARDENING
by WHITING, John R., editor
WHITING, John R., editor. A TREASURY OF AMERICAN GARDENING. Garden City: Home Garden Magazine and Doubleday, (1955). 4to. Cloth spine, boards. Frontispiece, 272 pages. With articles on gardening by Robert S. Lemmon, Helen S. Hull, Whiting, and others, including illustrations. Covers lightly rubbed, else very good.
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AN HISTORICAL SURVEY OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL ANTIQUITIES OF FRANCE
by WHITTINGTON, G.D.
WHITTINGTON, G.D. AN HISTORICAL SURVEY OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL ANTIQUITIES OF FRANCE. London: J. Taylor, 1811. 8vo. Contemporary quarter-calf. Frontispiece, xxiv, (iv), 238, (2) pages. Second edition. Generally considered to be the first work in English to examine the developme of French and European mediaeval architecture. Included are detailed studies Reims, Notre Dame, St. Denys, and St. Genevieve cathedrals. Spine faded, hin rubbed but strong.
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CHILD LIFE IN PROSE
by WHITTIER, John Greenleaf, (editor)
WHITTIER, John Greenleaf, (editor). CHILD LIFE IN PROSE. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1874. 8vo. Publisher's cloth, top edge gilt. Frontispiece, x, 301 pages. First edition. Anthology of stories in addition to Whittier by authors such as Hawthorne, Dickens, Stowe, and Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated. Title leaf and frontispiece detached, else very good.
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THE OXFORD DRAWING BOOK, OR THE ART OF DRAWING, AND THE THEORY AND
by WHITTOCK, Nathaniel
WHITTOCK, Nathaniel. THE OXFORD DRAWING BOOK, OR THE ART OF DRAWING, AND THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PERSPECTIVE. New York: Collins, Keese and Co., 1840. Oblong 4to. Publisher's leather spin and boards. vi, 159, (2) pages, frontispiece and 103 of 105 numbered plates o 26 leaves. First American edition. This edition of Whittock's first book was illustrated with new lithographs by John Collins of Philadelphia. It is lacking plates 69 and 70 and priced accordingly. There is light,... Read More
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