FIREBRAT
by Wiesner, David; Willard, Nancy
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First edition. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.. First printing, signed (with original drawing) by Newberry winner Willard of this fantastic story of an abandoned subway station that leads to another world, and the two children who are tasked with defeating the evil FIREBRAT found there. David Wiesner's knack for scale and perspective - from illustrating tiny fish at play or the imposing hulk of an enormous felled tree to... Read More
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GONNA ROLL THE BONES
by Wiesner, David; Leiber, Fritz; Thomson, Sarah L.
New York: Milk & Cookies Press, 2004. First edition thus. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. Signed first Wiesner edition of this Hugo and Nebula Award-winning short story about gambling with Death, brought to life with art by David Wiesner. David Wiesner's knack for scale and perspective - from illustrating tiny fish at play or the imposing hulk of an enormous felled tree to entirely wordless stories - have earned him three Caldecott Medals, only the second... Read More
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GONNA ROLL THE BONES
by Wiesner, David; Leiber, Fritz; Thomson, Sarah L.
New York: Milk & Cookies Press, 2004. First edition thus. Fine.. Signed special limited edition of this Hugo and Nebula Award-winning short story about gambling with Death, brought to life with art by David Wiesner. David Wiesner's knack for scale and perspective - from illustrating tiny fish at play or the imposing hulk of an enormous felled tree to entirely wordless stories - have earned him three Caldecott Medals, only the second artist to do so. 10'' x... Read More
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NELLIE'S CHRISTMAS EVE
by Wight, Miss Fanny [Frances Wight]
New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1908. Very good.. Early edition of this moral Christmas story, set in the cadence of THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - mounted on linen for use by children. This tale of a sweet orphan girl who receives kindness from strangers on Christmas Eve feels very much like THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL with a happier outcome. McLoughlin published this book earlier in a different format, on regular paper with wrappers: the linen-mounted leaves of this edition... Read More
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PEDESTRIAN FLIGHT
by Wilbur, Richard
[Winston-Salem, NC]: Palaemon Press Limited, 1981. Fine.. Signed limited first edition of Wilbur's 21 illustrated "clerihews for the telephone," useful scripts in verse for recording on the outgoing-message cassette tapes of the answering machines of yore, written for publisher Stuart Wright. 8'' x 6''. Original black paper wrappers. In original decorative paper dust jacket with printed title label. Black and white illustrations by Wilbur. Unpaginated. Edition of 181 copies, this copy no. 102. Signed by Wilbur at colophon.... Read More
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NICCOLINI'S SONG
by Wilcoxen, Chuck; Buehner, Mark
New York: Dutton Children's Books, 2004. First edition. Very good.. Inscribed first printing of this darling bedtime book about a rail yard watchman with a particular talent for lulling both tired trains and grumpy babies to sleep. Mark Buehner's whimsical, soft art style is perfectly suited to picture books. He manages to make the colors of NICCOLINI'S SONG vibrant and rich, despite working with a night-time palette. 9'' x 11''. Original color pictorial boards. No dust jacket. Illustrated... Read More
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THE TRUTH ABOUT WINE
by Wilde, John
[n.p.]: (John Wilde), 1961. Very good plus.. Curious and scarce "book preview" of a work entitled IN VINO VERITAS by Juan Conde Montalbàn, said to be "forthcoming," but which never apparently forthcame. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original black and white saddle-stapled wrappers. 148, [2] pages. Illustrated in black and white throughout. Previous owner's name in pen to first page. Light toning and edgewear, faint soil to covers.
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BRIAN WILDSMITH'S PUZZLES
by Wildsmith, Brian
New York: Franklin Watts, 1971. Near fine in very good plus jacket.. First US edition of this visually stunning book of simple, colorful brain teasers for children. 11'' x 8''. Original color pictorial paper boards. In original price clipped color pictorial jacket. Neon orange endpapers. Illustrated throughout in color. [32] pages. Price sticker ($7.00) to front flap. Jacket with light wear, short closed tear at top of rear joint. Boards with light toning at margins. Interior bright and... Read More
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BRIAN WILDSMITH'S ABC
by Wildsmith, Brian
(New York): Franklin Watts Incorporated, 1962. Fine in near fine jacket.. First US edition of Wildsmith's glowing and vibrant ABC, commissioned by visionary Oxford University Press children's editor Mabel George, and winner of the 1962 Kate Greenaway Medal. 7'' x 9.5''. Original pictorial boards with red cloth spine. In original unclipped ($2.95) pictorial dust jacket. Printed by Brüder Rosenbaum, Vienna. Color plates throughout. Light edgewear to boards and jacket.
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THE LION AND THE RAT
by Wildsmith, Brian
New York: Franklin Watts, 1963. First printing. About fine in near fine jacket.. First US edition of Wildsmith's sumptuously illustrated rendition of the La Fontaine fable. 11'' x 8.5''. Original yellow boards lettered in black to front board and spine. In original unclipped color pictorial jacket ($3.95). Green endpapers. Illustrated throughout in color. Jacket with minor edgwear, tiny spots of soil and rubbing. Book tight, vibrant.
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HISTORY OF A CRIME AGAINST THE FOOD LAW
by Wiley, Harvey W. M.D.
Washington D.C.: Harvey W. Wiley,. M.D., 1929. First printing. Very good.. Inscribed first edition of the "most important book ever written in America to protect American citizens from fraudulent practices against their food and drugs" (Clinton R. Miller), written by the first commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. The self-published account of one of the most consequential consumer protection laws ever passed in the US - the 1906 Food and Drug Act - written by one of... Read More
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THE PREPARATION OF PROGRAMS FOR AN ELECTRONIC DIGITAL COMPUTER
by Wilkes, Maurice V.; Wheeler, David J.; Gill, Stanley
Cambridge, MA: Addison-Wesley Press, Inc, 1951. First printing. Near fine.. First edition of this early and important work in computer programming. PREPARATION contains programming instructions for the EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator), an early British computer built by author Wilkes and colleagues at the University of Cambridge. Known as the first textbook on computer programming, and proportionately influential, THE PREPARATION OF PROGRAMS captures an early and defining moment in the history of computer programming. As scholar Michael... Read More
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THE HISTORY OF CRAZY JANE
by Wilkinson, Sarah; Bewick, Thomas
Alnwick: W. Davison, 1818. Very good plus.. Second edition of this tragic story of a woman driven mad by a scheming lover, owned by author and socialite Dorothy Una Ratcliffe. CRAZY JANE was Sarah Wilkinson's "most frequently reprinted work," and is a prime example of her literary focus on "the plight of women victimized for sexual failings" (OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY). Wilkinson, who wrote over 50 chapbook romances and operated a circulating library, was also known for... Read More
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TIME TO PEE!
by Willems, Mo
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of Willems's second book for children, a potty training picture book about the ins and outs of going #1, complete with a progress chart and encouraging stickers. Mo Willems's art is minimalistic and expressive, hilarious and earnest. He began his career as a writer and animator for SESAME STREET, for which he earned six Emmy Awards - his successful shift into children's literature... Read More
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CAT THE CAT WHO IS THAT
by Willems, Mo
New York: Balzer + Bray, 2010. Near fine.. Signed first printing of this book about cheerful CAT introducing all her animal friends - with original drawing by Willems. Mo Willems's art is minimalistic and expressive, hilarious and earnest. He began his career as a writer and animator for SESAME STREET, for which he earned six Emmy Awards - his successful shift into children's literature is not surprising. Willems's picture books have earned three Caldecott Honors, two Theodor Seuss... Read More
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TIME TO SLEEP SHEEP THE SHEEP!
by Willems, Mo
New York: Balzer + Bray, 2010. Fine.. Signed first printing of this bedtime story featuring CAT saying goodnight to all her friends as they get ready to sleep - with original drawing. Mo Willems's art is minimalistic and expressive, hilarious and earnest. He began his career as a writer and animator for SESAME STREET, for which he earned six Emmy Awards - his successful shift into children's literature is not surprising. Willems's picture books have earned three Caldecott... Read More
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KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO
by Willems, Mo
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2007. Near fine.. Scarce inscribed proof copy of this Caldecott Honor-winning case of stuffed animal mistaken identity that is revealed in the middle of the night - signed with an original bunny drawing by Willems. Mo Willems's art is minimalistic and expressive, hilarious and earnest. He began his career as a writer and animator for SESAME STREET, for which he earned six Emmy Awards - his successful shift into children's literature is... Read More
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I'M ALIVE! An Autobiography
by Williams, Cecil
San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1980. First printing. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.. Inscribed first edition of this autobiography by the pastor of San Francisco's Glide Church, long-admired for his community outreach and political activism. 8.5'' x 6''. Original quarter yellow cloth with green paper boards. Original unclipped ($10.00) photographic dust jacket. 214 pages. Inscribed and dated by Williams to front free endpaper ("To S- E- / You are a / very caring / person... Read More
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WRITERS WRITING DYING
by Williams, C.K.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2012. First edition (stated). Fine in fine jacket.. Handsome first printing of this late - though not last - collection of Williams's poems on life's progress toward the grave. 9'' x 6''. Original grey boards. In original unclipped ($24.00) dust jacket. 65, [1] pages. Minor edgewear to jacket.
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WAIT
by Williams, C.K.
(New York): (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), 2010. First edition. Fine in fine jacket.. First printing of this later collection by the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning poet. 9'' x 6''. Original maroon boards with silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($25.00) dust jacket. 125, [3] pages.
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THE BETTIJAK BOOK: Adventures of Jack and Betty
by Williams, Clara Andrews; Williams, George Alfred
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1914. Near fine.. First edition of this delightful tale of young Jack and Betty's romp through various fairy tales and nursery rhymes, with doors to open and holes to peep through. The book relates the adventures of two little children with many humanized objects and animals, told with the help of the clever cut-outs. Each page has a moveable flap or aperture that the child can cut out. When lifted, the flaps... Read More
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THE SURPRISE BOOK: Adventures of Jack and Betty
by William, Clara Andrews; Williams, George Alfred
New York: Fredrick A. Stokes, 1911. First printing. Very good.. First edition of this charmingly illustrated early 20th century novelty book with DIY cut outs. 10.5'' x 8.5''. Original red cloth. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. [64] pages. Pencil gift inscription to front fly leaf, dated year of publication. Most cut outs accomplished by former reader. Boards moderately worn, dampstained. Interior with a couple errant spots of soil, else crisp, vibrant.
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WALKING TO THE CREEK
by Williams, David; Allen, Thomas B.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First printing. Fine in near fine jacket.. First edition of Williams's nostalgic story of rural childhood, signed by noted bluegrass album cover artist and illustrator Thomas Burt Allen. 10.5'' x 8.5''. Original glossy pictorial boards. In original unclipped ($12.95) dust jacket. Illustrated by Allen in color throughout. Unpaginated. Signed by Allen on title page. Light edgewear. Minor scuff marks to jacket verso, unobtrusive.
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LINWEAVE LIMITED EDITIONS MXMXXXI [1931]
by Williams, Frederick Allen; [The Linweave Association]; [Chase, Daniel]; [Burlin, John]; [Po Chu-i]; [Helleu, Victor]; [Blake, William]; [Ross, Theodore]; [Coleridge, Samuel Taylor]; [Uriel]; [Southey, Robert]; [Hesse, Paul]; [Hunt, Leigh]; [Perkins, Jack]
(Springfield, MA): The Linweave Association, 1931. First edition. Very good plus.. Luxurious compilation of fine printing and illustration samples, demonstrating the quality of Linweave papers. Collection of ten Linweave Limited Editions, originally distributed as individual mailings sent to publishers and printers to highlight the rich possibilities of Linweave Papers for fine press printing, and presented here as a bound compilation of "present-day American printing at its best". Selections include works by Daniel Chase, illustrated by John Burlin; Po... Read More
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LINWEAVE LIMITED EDITIONS MXMXXXIV [1934]
by Williams, Frederick Allen; [The Linweave Association]; [Sterne, Laurence]; [Lord Dunsany]; [Masefield, John]; [Morley, Christopher]; [Aiken, Conrad]; [Riley, James Whitcomb]
(Springfield, MA): The Linweave Association, 1934. First edition. Near fine.. Luxurious compilation of fine printing and illustration samples, demonstrating the quality of Linweave papers. Second bound collection of Linweave Limited Editions, a diverse assemblage of prose and poetry, each originally distributed as individual mailings sent to publishers and printers to highlight the rich possibilities of Linweave Papers for fine press printing. Each selection is "done in the manner of a limited edition book, illustrated by a leading artist,... Read More
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