Baccio Bandinelli and Art at the Medici Court: A Corpus of Early Modern Sources
by Louis A. Waldman
Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 2004. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 2004 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (one tiny smudge at the front free endpaper) in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto, 935 pgs.
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To a Young Poet
by Anne Waldman
Cambridge, MA, 1979. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY ANNE WALDMAN on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1979 1st trade edition, limited to 450 copies. (There were an additional 50 copies numbered and signed and hand-sewn). Clean and crisp and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers.
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The Starry Night
by Neil Waldman
Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 1999. Pictorial boards. Fine/Fine. Neil Waldman. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR --AND ILLUSTRATOR-- NEIL WALDMAN on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 1999 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout in rich color.
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Dick (The Signed/Limited Edition)
by Stacy Waldman
Easthampton,. MA: Self-Published, 2018. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. The 2018 stated 1st --and also signed/limited-- edition (this #48 of 125 numbered copies signed by the author) of this wonderful collection of "photos of people, places and things named Dick, from the collection of Stacy Waldman". Crisp and Near Fine in its oblong, pictorial wrappers. One tiny, inconspicuous stain along the lower-edge, otherwise clean as could be.
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Good Housing That Pays: A Study of the Aims and the Accomplishment of the Octavia Hill Association 1896-1917
by Fullerton L. Waldo
Phiuladelphia: The Harper Press, 1917. Cloth. Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR FULLERTON WALDO (in pencil) on the front free endpaper. A solid, tight copy to boot of the uncommon 1917 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its russet cloth, with light offsetting along the front panel's top-edge and along the spine. Octavo, evocative black-and-white photos throughout in addition to several architectural renderings and charts. Fascinating history of this early housing project in Philadelphia.
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Rockland Cemetery Illustrated: Suggestions and Associations Connected with It and a Brief Statement of the Superior Advantages Presented to Those Who Desire Beautiful Resting Places for Their Dead
by William Wales
New York: Anson D.F. Randolph & Company, 1881. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1881 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine and decorative bordering to the panels. Light wear to the spine ends, several very small marks at the front panel and former owner name and address at the verso of the front free endpaper. 12mo, 157 pgs., all-edges gilt. 20... Read More
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The Temple of My Familiar (The Signed/Limited Edition)
by Alice Walker
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989. Cloth. Fine. An immaculate copy of the 1989 stated 1st edition and signed/limited edition. #146 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY ALICE WALKER at the limitation. Clean and Fine in its rich yellow cloth. And in an all-but-pristine example of the publsiher's cloth slipcase.
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In Love & Trouble: Stories of Black Women
by Alice Walker
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A crisp copy of the 1973 stated 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Internally, very clean as well, free of any markings or writing. Octavo, 138 pgs. A nice copy of this early Alice Walker collection of stories, the book that directly followed her rarest title of all, a children's biography she did on Langston Hughes.
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The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. Boards. Very Good +/Near Fine. SIGNED BY ALICE WALKER DIRECTLY ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1982 stated (and correct) 1st edition, with the publisher's BCDE code underneath. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine, with a small, discreet former owner inscription at the top of the front free endpaper. And in a bright, price-intact ($11.95), Near Fine dustjacket. Smooth and crisp and with vibrant color.... Read More
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Her Blue Body Everything We Know (The Signed/Limited Edition)
by Alice Walker
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. Printed Boards. Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1991 1st edition and signed/limited edition. #72 OF 111 COPIES SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY ALICE WALKER at the limitation. Tight and Near Fine (just a bit of spotting along the fore-edge) in its printed boards. Also includes an immaculate cloth slipcase (with blindstamped titling) to hoiuse the book.
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Three and Three
by Challis Walker
New York: Coward-McCann, 1940. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Challis Walker. The 1940 1st edition, in its uncommon picxtorial dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($1.00), VG+ dustjacket, with very minor soiling at the front panel and very light creasing and chipping --with several tiny closed tears-- along the panel edges. Still though, very presentable. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout in woodcut.
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Danton Walker's Guide to New York Nitelife
by Danton Walker
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1958. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Milton Marx. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DANTON WALKER on the front free endpaper. A bright, very presentable copy to boot. Solid and VG (light soiling alongf the inner hinges) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with one small (the size of a quarter) old price sticker affixed to the front cover. 12mo, wonderful dustjacket art by Milton Marx.
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Moral Choices: Memory Desire and Imagination in Nineteenth-Century American Abolition
by Peter Walker
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1978. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. The 1978 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (light spotting along the fore-edge, mild bumping to the rear panel's lower-tip) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with corresponding bumping at the same lower-tip. Octavo, 372 pgs. plus Bibliography and Index.
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The Liberandos: A WWII History of the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group and Its Founding Units
by James W. Walker
376th Heavy Bombardment Group Veterans Association, Inc, 1994. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Fine. A sharp copy of the 1994 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of soiling along the fore-edge) in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto, over 600 pgs., filled with hundreds of detailed photos.
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City Editor
by Stanley Walker
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1934. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. The uncommon 1934 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing and several small closed tears along the panel edges. Thick octavo, includes "thirteen reproductions from photographs and an Index". Foreword by the redoubtable Alexander Woollcott.
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Adventures in the Air
by Archer Wallace
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A sharp copy of the 1932 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the inner hinges, small ghosts of old paperclips along several of the top-edges) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine crown and along the panel edges. 12mo, 14 full-page illustrations complementing Archer Wallace's text.
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Colonial Ironwork in Old Philadelphia: The Craftsmanship of the Early Days of the Republic
by Philip B. Wallace
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co, 1930. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1930 1st edition. Tight and VG in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing at the spine crown. Tall quarto, 147 pgs., "measured" drawings by William Allen Dunn. Former owner bookplate and stamp at the front free endpaper, otherwise clean as could be, including the crisp black-and-white plates thruout.
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Colonial Houses: Philadelphia Pre-Revolutionary Period
by Philip B. Wallace
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc, 1931. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A bright copy of the 1931 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its original light-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along front panel and spine. And in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine crown. Tall quarto, 248 pgs., crisp black-and-white photography thruout. Small, neat former owner signature at front free endpaper.
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Masturbation: A Woman's Handbook
by Jane Wallace
Bloomfield, NJ: R.J. Williams Publishing, 1975. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Barbara Carter. A very sharp copy of the 1975 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Skillfully illustrated throughout by Barbara Carter.
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Dogs and Some Literature
by Bernhardt Wall
Lime Rock, CT: Self-published, 1932. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1st edition, 1932. #58 of only 100 copies published. SIGNED BY BERNHARDT WALL on the limitation page and, additionally, 5 OF THE ETCHED PLATES ALSO SIGNED BY WALL. Quarto, cloth-backed boards, 19 plates. IN THE VERY FRAGILE AND VERY UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET(!!). Solid and VG in a VG dustjacket with pasted-on spine label. Some loss at the foot of the jacket spine and very minor chipping at... Read More
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Famous Running Horses: Their Forebears and Descendants
by Colonel John F. Wall
Washington, D.C.: Infantry Journal Press, 1949. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A solid, sharp copy of the 1949 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with a touch of very light rubbing to the panels. Thick quarto, crisp black-and-white plates throughout.
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Prestressed Concrete: Design and Construction
by F. Walley
London: Thge Ministry of Works (Her Majesty's Stationery Office), 1953. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. An impressive copy of the 1953 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with several tiny chips along the panel edges and mild soiling to the panels. Octavo, a number of crisp black-and-white photos complementing the text. Foreword by Sir Charles Mole.
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Electricity
by Leslie Waller
London: Oliver & Boyd, 1965. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Laszlo Roth. A handsome copy of the 1965 1st UK edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by Laszlo Roth. Part of Oliver & Boyd's wonderful "Open Gate Library" series.
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Practical Pharmacognosy
by T.E. Wallis
London: J. & A. Churchill, 1925. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1925 1st edition of this impressive guide to the nature and study of medicinal plants. Solid and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Small name to the title page, very light scuffing at the front panel. very mild bowing to the front board. Octavo, dozens and dozens of generous line-drawn illustrations throughout.
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Porches and Fonts
by J. Charles Wall
London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., Ltd, 1912. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1912 1st edition. Solid and VG in its decorative blue cloth. Octavo, 348 pgs. Tasteful former owner bookplate at front pastedown.
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