A Biblical and Theological Dictionary: Explanatory of the History, Manners, and Customs of the Jews, and Neighbouring Nations. With an Account of the Most Remarkable Places and Persons Mentioned in Sacred Scripture; an Exposition of the Principal Doctrines of Christianity; and Notices of Jewish and Christian Sects and Heresies
by Richard Watson
New York: Published by T. Mason and G. Lane, 1837. Very Good. New York: Published by T. Mason and G. Lane, 1837. Revised Later Edition. Octavo. 1003 pp. Five fold-out maps. Bound in full sheep; four raised bands and red leather title label to spine. Boards worn with brief exposure and some flaking; couple chips and black discoloration to rear. Binding sound. Bookplate of two former owners to front pastedown; brief tape remnants and moderate spotting to endpapers;... Read More
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Two Apologies, One for Christianity, in a Series of Letters Addressed to Edward Gibbon, Esq. The Other for the Bible, in Answer to Thomas Paine. To Which Are Added, Two Sermons, and a Charge, in Defence of Revealed Religion
by Richard Watson
London: C. Whittingham / Scatcherd and Letterman, 1806. Very Good. London: Printed by C. Whittingham, Dean Street; for Scatcherd and Letterman et al, 1806. First Collected Edition. Octavo (22cm); full contemporary gilt-tooled calf, recased with original gilt spine laid down preserving green gilt spine label; [6],470pp. Leather a bit scuffed and rubbed at margins, upper cover unevenly darkened, faint tide staining to bottom half of textblock, light but extensive and learned pencil marginalia throughout. A Very Good copy... Read More
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![Selected Poems of Sir William Watson [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/438/757/1699757438.0.l.jpg)
Selected Poems of Sir William Watson [Signed]
by William Watson
London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1928. Very Good/Good. London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1928. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket; 335pp.; portrait frontispiece. Dust jacket quite dust-soiled and worn with several losses to margins affecting text, spine panel darkened, corners bumped; overall a Very Good copy in a Good only example of the jacket. Signed by the author on front free endpaper.
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A Picture of Washington: Giving a description of all the public buildings, grounds, &c
by George Watterston
Washington, DC: William M. Morrison, 1840. Very Good. Washington, DC: William M. Morrison, 1840. First Edition. 18mo (14cm.); publisher's black gilt straight-grained morocco; [2],138pp.; two (of four?) folding maps present, as is very often the case. Moderate wear to margins, losses at spine ends discreetly repaired, pastedowns significantly foxed, textblock a bit toned, closed tear to one folding plate, else Very Good overall. Early guide to Washington by a man of prolific interests and careers: as... Read More
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The Psychology of Sound
by Henry J. Watt
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1917. Very Good/Very Good. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1917. First Edition. Octavo. 241 + 2 pp. publisher's advertisements. Printed dust jacket. Blue cloth stamped in black at spine. Dust jacket lightly chipped along edges with tear to top edge of front panel; tape mending to front and spine near top edge; general smudging and rubbing. Boards lightly edgeworn and sunned. Binding sound. Soiling and spotting to edges of text block and endpapers, but interior... Read More
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Jill Somerset
by Alec Waugh
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936. First American Edition. Octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's cloth in blue and gilt decorative dust jacket, blue topstain; [4],316pp. Some shelf wear and shallow chipping to jacket extremities, corners gently bumped and endpapers toned, else a Very Good, internally sound copy. Psychological portrait of ordinary woman Jill Somerset, penned by the prolific author and brother of the rather more talented Evelyn. Quite uncommon... Read More
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A Bachelor Abroad: A Mediterranean Journal
by Evelyn Waugh
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. Very Good -. New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. First American Edition, published the same year in the UK as "Labels." Octavo. 279 pp. Yellow cloth boards; reddish-brown topstain. Lacks dust jacket. Boards rather worn with brief exposure and minor fraying to extremities, general soiling, and staining to rear. Binding sound and interior unmarked. Still a Good to Very Good copy of Waugh's first travel book.
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A Memoir of the Life and Labors of Francis Wayland, D.D., LL.D., Late President of Brown University, Including Selections from his Personal Reminiscences and Correspondence (Volume I Only)
by Francis Wayland; H.L. Wayland
New York: Sheldon and Company, 1867. Very Good. New York: Sheldon and Company, 1867. Octavo; 429 pages +2 adverts. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Engraved portrait frontis. Boards are rubbed and bumped at corners and spine ends, with some runs to the cloth and a few stains and smudges. Pages toned with some fingerprinting and moderate underlining and annotation in pencil by previous owner, though text is legible. Binding is A sturdy copy of the apparently... Read More
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In the Seven Woods" and "The Green Helmet and Other Poems": Manuscript Materials
by W.B. Yeats; David Holdeman [ed.]
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2002. Fine/Fine. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, [2002]. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm); publisher's cloth in blue printed dust jacket; lix,[1],281pp.; facsimiles throughout. Fine condition.
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Parnell's Funeral and Other Poems" from "A Full Moon In March": Manuscript Materials
by W.B. Yeats; David R. Clark [ed.]
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2003. Fine/Fine. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, [2003]. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm); publisher's cloth in blue printed dust jacket; liii,[1],253pp.; facsimiles throughout. Just About Fine.
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The Words Upon the Window Pane: Manuscript Materials
by W.B. Yeats; Mary Fitzgerald [ed.]
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2002. Fine/Near Fine. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, [2002]. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm); publishers cloth in blue printed dust jacket; xxx,237pp.; facsimiles throughout. Just About Fine condition.
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The Dreaming of the Bones" and "Calvary": Manuscript Materials
by W.B. Yeats; Wayne K. Chapman [ed.]
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2003. Fine/Near Fine. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, [2003]. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm); publisher's cloth in blue printed dust jacket; xliv,269pp.; facsimiles throughout. Small smudge spot to rear jacket panel else Fine.
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Responsibilities: Manuscript Materials
by W.B. Yeats; William H. O'Donnell [ed.]
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2003. Fine/Fine. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, [2003]. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm); publisher's cloth in blue printed dust jacket; xliv,387pp.; facsimiles throughout. Just About Fine.
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![Love, Roger [with ALS and TLS to agent Llewellyn Howland]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/460/517/1582517460.0.l.jpg)
Love, Roger [with ALS and TLS to agent Llewellyn Howland]
by Charles Webb
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1969. Very Good/Very Good. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1969. First Edition, stated First Printing. Octavo. 188 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Blue boards stamped in red. Autograph letter signed from The Graduate author Charles Webb to literary agent Llewellyn Howland mounted to front endpapers. Additional typed letter signed from Webb to Howland, and a carbon copy of Howland's response laid in. Book itself is unsigned. Webb's first letter is dated 1967 and concerns... Read More
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Orphans and Other Children
by Charles Webb
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1973. Very Good/Very Good. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1973. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in black pictorial dust jacket; 251pp. General shelf wear to jacket extremities, most notably at spine ends, corners gently tapped, small rectangle neatly excised at top fore-edge corner of front free endpaper, else Very Good, textblock clean and sound. Collection of three novellas by the author of The Graduate (1963).
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The Bad Blonde
by Jack Webb
New York: Rinehart & Company, 1956. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Rinehart & Company, 1956. First Edition with "R" on copyright page. Octavo; publisher's boards in blue pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.75); [8],245pp. Shelf wear to jacket and board extremities, jacket spine panel a bit toned, as is textblock, corners bumped; overall a Very Good, still quite bright and presentable copy. "A Father Shanley-Sammy Golden Mystery" (front jacket panel). Mystery in which Sergeant Sammy... Read More
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The Brass Halo
by Jack Webb
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc, 1957. Very Good/Good. New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., [1957]. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's black cloth, fuchsia and canary yellow spine; 246pp. Wear to jacket extremities, old tape repair to verso, yellowing of pages, clean text block. Internally clean and sound. Very Good in Good dust jacket. From the author of the Father Shanley - Sammy Golden Mysteries comes a tale of intrigue and attempted murder in the Golden State.... Read More
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Ancient Life in Kentucky: A Brief Presentation of the Paleontological Succession in Kentucky Coupled with a Systematic Outline of the Archaeology of the Commonwealth
by W.D. Funkhouser and W.S. Webb
Davenport, IA: Gustav's Library, 2006. Very Good +. Davenport, IA: Gustav's Library, 2006. Reprint. Octavo. 349pp. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated wraps. Mild edgewear to wraps with a few minor smudges. Binding sound and pages unmarked; Very Good or better. Originally printed in 1928 by the Kentucky Geological Survey.
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O Rio De Janeiro: A Photographic Journal
by Bruce Weber
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. Very Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First Edition, stated. Small folio; photographs wraps; unpaginated. Photographs throughout. Light wear to wraps with some minor scuffing and smudging; abrasion to front wrap; corners curled; vertical crease to spine; binding sound and pages unmarked; a Very Good copy.
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![The Life of George Washington; with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen [Revolutionary War Veteran Nicholas Van Rensselaer's copy]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/475/717/1733717475.0.l.jpg)
The Life of George Washington; with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen [Revolutionary War Veteran Nicholas Van Rensselaer's copy]
by [George Washington] M.L. [Mason Locke aka Parson] Weems
Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1809. Very Good. Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1809. Eighth Edition -- Greatly Improved. 12mo; contemporary calf with faint gilt ruling to spine; leather title label detached and laid in; 228pp. Seven plates including frontispiece and Washington portrait, collated complete. Wear and scuffing to boards; chipping and shallow loss to base of spine; cracked along bottom of joints; corners bumped; front board bowed towards fore-edge; binding sound; toning and minor chipping to pages;... Read More
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The Philanthropist; Or, A Good Twenty-Five Cents Worth of Political Love Powder, for Honest Adamites and Jeffersonians
by Mason Locke Weems
Dumfries, VA: [n.p.], 1799. Very Good. Dumfries, VA: s.i., 1799. Octavo; recent grey card wrappers; [2],30 pp. Touch of spotting to title page; overall very good. Scarce pamphlet from Parson Weems, the source of many apocryphal anecdotes about George Washington (such as the tale of the cherry tree) and the author of the first biography of George Washington in 1800. Here Weems attempts to reconcile feuding Federalists and Republicans, and prints Washington's favorable recommendation on the title page. Printed... Read More
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Letter of Credit [Signed]
by Jerome Weidman
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. First Edition. Thick octavo; publisher's linen in red pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.75), black topstain; [8],442pp. Moderate wear to jacket extremities, coin-sized chip at spine crown not quite approaching text, spine panel additionally a bit toned, as are endpapers, else a Very Good, internally clean and sound copy. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. The novelist's account of... Read More
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Science, Faith, and Politics: Francis Bacon and the Utopian Roots of the Modern Age. A Commentary on Bacon's Advancement of Learning
by [Francis Bacon] Jerry Weinberger
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1985. Near Fine/Very Good. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1985. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in blue dust jacket lettered in white; 342pp. Light shelf wear including tiny chip at jacket spine foot not approaching text, ownership signature to half title page, else a Very Good or better copy.
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![Terra: Ein Symbol. Prolog / Drei Spiele / Epilog [Inscribed and Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/344/043/1511043344.0.l.jpg)
Terra: Ein Symbol. Prolog / Drei Spiele / Epilog [Inscribed and Signed]
by Felix Weingartner
Potsdam: Muller & I. Kiepenheuer, 1933. Very Good/Very Good. Potsdam: Müller & Kiepenheuer, [1933]. First Trade Edition. Thick octavo (24cm.); publisher's paper-covered boards in white pictorial dust jacket printed in blue and black; 578pp. Light wear to jacket extremities, spine toned, old tape repair to rear panel and jacket verso, boards a bit soiled and scuffed with some brief exposure, else Very Good and sound, internally fine. Lengthy signed author inscription to front free endpaper, addressed to the... Read More
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The Martian [Signed]
by Andy Weir
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2016. Near Fine. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2016. Collector's Edition, Signed by Andy Weir at publisher's tipped-in page. Octavo; bound in publisher's full brown leather decorated in gilt; all edges gilt; moiré endpapers; silk ribbon; 369pp. Publisher's card laid in. A few minor smudges to boards; tight in binding; an attractive, Near Fine copy.
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