De Bevrijding
by Wijdeveld, H. Th.
Lage Vuursche: Elckerlyc, 1944. Limited Edition, 6/50. Hardcover. Very Good. Pale-blue paper over boards, backed in navy cloth, gilt-stamped lettering on upper board and spine; 8vo; pp. 35, [4]. Van de oplage zijn vijftig exemplaren genummerd en gesineerd. Dit is nummer 6. De Bevrijding werd gezet uit de Plantjin corps 12 en gedrukt op de persen van de Drukkerij J. van Boekhoven te Utrecht op geschept Haesbeek Imperium. Signed by Wijdeveld on the limitation page.... Read More
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Concerto Grosso 1905-1944
by Wijdeveld, H. Th.
Lage Vuursche: Elckerlyc, 1944. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Pale blue paper over boards, backed in navy cloth, gilt-stamped lettering on upper board and spine; 8vo; pp. 159, [4], text block largely unopened. Limited edition, one of 50 "clandestine" copies printed under the care of the author. The architect Hendrik Wijdeveld (1885-1987) was also active as editor, typographer, and designer of books, theater sets, costumes, furniture, and utensils.
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Wendingen. Maandblad voor Bouwen en Sieren van Architectura et Amicitia. Dit is nummer 5 van de 11de serie (1930) en gewijd aan luchtfoto's van Nederland. Met behoud van de Bestaande Typografie naar ontwerp van H. Th. Wijdeveld is dit nummer samenwerking met architect J. Boterenbrood samengesteld door H. C. Verkruysen. De inleidingen zijn geschreven door J. Boterenbrood en J. M. Corsten. Het omslag is gedrukt naar ontwerp van Arthur Staal. De in dit nummer gereproduceerde foto's zijn vervaardigd door de K. L. M.
by Wijdeveld, H. Th.; Verkruysen, H. C.; Boterenbrood, J.; Corsten, J. M.; Staal, Arthur
Amsterdam, 1930. Paperback. Very Good+. Stitched wraps; square folio; pp. 18, illustrated in b/w, with ads. Covers lightly rubbed; some light foxing along fore-edge of front cover. The strikingly designed publication by the Amsterdam art society, Architectura et Amicitia, edited by Dutch architect Hendricus Theodorus Wijdeveld.
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Elements of Astronomy, Descriptive and Physical...
by Wilbur, Hervey
New Haven: Durrie and Peck, 1831. Second Edition, with an Appendix of Problems on the Globes and Useful Tables. Hardcover. Fair. Marbled paper over boards, backed in gilt-ruled morocco; 16mo (3.75 x 5.75 inches); pp. [8] (mispaginated), [9]-144, plus folding frontispiece and 7 plates (collates complete). Backstrip perished; front board missing. Text block browned, as usual, but still perfectly legible. Sold as is.
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The School for Wives
by Wilbur, Richard; Moliere
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. A lovely copy of this fine translation of Moliere by Richard Wilbur. DJ price-clipped.
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The Misanthrope
by Wilbur, Richard; Moliere
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1960. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. A lovely copy of this fine translation of Tartuffe by Richard Wilbur. DJ spine tanned.
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Hamlen Brook
by Wilbur, Richard; Dunn, Robert
Albondocani Press / Ampersand Books, 1982. Limited Edition. Fine. Staple-bound wraps, with cover illustration by Robert Dunn. From a limited edition of 400 hors commerce copies, to be used by the author and publisher as a holiday greeting.
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Tartuffe
by Wilbur, Richard; Moliere
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A lovely copy of this fine translation of Tartuffe by Richard Wilbur.
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Things of This World
by Wilbur, Richard
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Presumed early printing (c.5.57 on copyright page), no statement of first edition. Wilbur's best book, winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Nice copy in dust-jacket, priced $3.00. Inscribed by Wilbur at "Chez Jerry" on 12/20/57.
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Modern Baptists
by Wilcox, James
Garden City, New York: Dial Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Small scuff at fore-edge of upper board, otherwise book is fine. Dust jacket lightly rubbed; faint wrinkle on front panel; not price-clipped, presents very nicely in mylar.
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A Narrative Of Occurrences In The Indian Countries of North America, Since The Connexion Of The Right Hon. The Earl Of Selkirk With The Hudson's Bay Company, And His Attempt To Establish A Colony On The Red River; With A Detailed Account Of His Lordship's Military Expedition To, And Subsequent Proceedings At Fort William, In Upper Canada.
by [WILCOCKE, Samuel Hull]
London: B. McMillan and sold by T. Egerton, Nornaville and Fell, and J. Richardson, 1817. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Modern 1/2 brown morocco and green cloth. a.e.g. Spine lettered in gilt (with Douglas as author). Maggs invoice for this copy from April 1927 laid in (sold to a Mrs. Frank T. Griswold).
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Intentions [The Decay of Lying, Pen Pencil and Poison, The Critic as Artist, The Truth of Masks]
by Wilde, Oscar
London: James R. Osgood McIlvaine & Co. , 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo. Rebound in plain olive cloth, leather spine label lettered in gilt. 258 pp. Title page and premilinary blanks detached. Sold as is.
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The Happy Prince and other tales
by Wilde, Oscar
London: David Nutt, 1910. Hardcover. Good. Seventh impression. Publisher's pictorial cloth (some discoloration). Spine with wear. Illustrated by Walter Crane and Jacome Hood. Gift inscription from 1911: "Geraldine with love from Sal." Copies of this book even in later printings are uncommon, in part due to the fragile nature of the binding.
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The Ballad of Reading Gaol
by WILDE, Oscar. John VASSOS, illustrator.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1928. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. Original cloth-backed boards gilt; dust jacket. ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN VASSOS and signed by him on the half-title. DJ is chipped along the edges and has a chip missing from the center of the spine. In mylar protective wrapper to minimize further damage.
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The Short Stories of Oscar Wilde
by Wilde, Oscar
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1968. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Copy 81 of a total edition of 1500. 4to. Signed by illustrator, James Hill. Excellent copy in slipcase.
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Salome
by WILDE, Oscar. Aubrey Beardsley, illustrator.
London: Melmoth & Co. , 1904. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Copy #57 of only 250 copies. Printed on hand-made paper; illustrations by Beardsley. Original blue cloth. Spine darkened, but internally a sound clean copy. This edition is uncommon on the market.
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Complete Writings of Oscar Wilde (Set of 10 Volumes)
by Wilde, Oscar
New York, et al: Nottingham Society, 1907. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Publisher's pale grey cloth, paper spine labels, top edge gilt; each volume with a frontispiece. Number 18 from a deluxe limited edition of 1000 copies. Small bump at fore-edge of Volume 1, otherwise all volumes just a little dust-soiled, and gently rubbed at spine tips. An excellent working set. (Please note that these heavy volumes will likely require additional shipping charges.)
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The Happy Prince and other stories
by Wilde, Oscar
London: Duckworth, 1935. Hardcover. Good. Illustrated in colour and black and white by Charles Robinson. Reprint edition of this popular book of stories. Original tan cloth, faded in patches. Internally a sound copy - although a previous owner has colored in a few of the black and white drawings. As far as uncalled-for-coloring in a modern book goes, I've seen a lot worse.
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Mervyn Peake/Oscar Wilde Extracts from the Poems of Oscar Wilde
by WILDE, Oscar
London: Gordon Spilstead, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. #52 of 200 copies printed of this "Special Limited Edition". Original pink cloth; housed in publisher's slipcase (lightly rubbed) designed by Maeve Gilmore. Signed by Gilmore on the limitation page. Excellent copy.
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The Ides of March
by Wilder, Thornton
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Original cloth, rubbed along the bottom, in very good dust jacket. Inscribed by Wilder in March of 1948: "Arthur from Thornton and most affectionately."
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The Long Christmas Dinner, and Other Plays in One Act
by Wilder, Thornton
New Haven / New York: Yale University Press / Coward-McCann , 1931. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Decorative paper over boards, gilt-stamped lettering on spine; 8vo; pp. [9], 122. Number 225 from a limited edition of 525 copies (25 HC), signed by Wilder on the limitation page. Spine just a bit tanned; two tiny specks of soiling at fore-edge of first 5 leaves.
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Autograph Letter Signed to Rabbi Louis Newman, thanking him for praising his book The Angel That Troubled the Waters and Other Plays [1928]. With a copy of the Limited Edition signed by the publisher
by Wilder, Thornton
New York: Coward-McCann, 1928. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. Small 8vo. 149 pp. Blue cloth with silver lettering to the spine in an edgeworn and chipped DJ. Limited edition of 2000 copies with the publisher's signature. Accompanied by a fine autograph letter signed (from the year following publication) from Wilder to a Rabbi Louis Newman (June 12, 1929, New Haven). Wilder thanks him for the praise he has given to this book and hopes that future works do... Read More
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The Cabala
by Wilder, Thornton Niven
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Publisher's decorative cloth, red cloth backstrip with lettering stamped in black; red and gold patterned dust jacket; 8vo; pp. [4], 230. Inscribed by the author on the FFEP, "For Juan Lopez / from his friend / Thornton Wilder / May 22, 1926 / Princeton, N.J. / 'I won't tell you whether this is true, or an allegory, or just nonsense,' p. 219." Book... Read More
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The Skin of Our Teeth
by Wilder, Thornton
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1942. First Edition (12-2, M-R). Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Cloth, paper labels on upper board and spine; dust jacket; 8vo; pp. 142. Cloth unevenly faded; spine tips and corners gently rubbed; small bump at fore-edge of rear board. Endpapers foxed; ownership signature on front paste-down; otherwise internally bright and unmarked. Dust jacket lightly wrinkled and chipped along the edges; spine a little sunned; not price-clipped ($2.00), and presents... Read More
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The Beat Scene
by Wilentz, Elias (ed., intro.); McDarrah, Fred (photographs)
New York: Corinth Books, 1960. Paperback. Very Good. Wraps; 8vo; pp. 185, [7], with b/w photo-illustrations throughout. Just a little light rubbing along spine and edges of covers; foxing to inside covers and first and last few leaves; rear cover and last few leaves just a bit wrinkled, as tho the slightest bit water-damaged. Sold as is. Contributions from Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Kerouac, O'Hara, Corso, Williams, Creeley, and others.
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