The Good Bird
by Peter Wezel
New York: Harper & Row, 1964. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. Peter Wezel. A solid copy of the 1964 1st American edition (having originally been published in Zurich). Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping and several small closed tears along the bottom-edges. Tall, thin quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout in this wordless narrative.
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Durkheim on Religion: A Selection of Readings with Bibliographies and Introductory Remarks
by W.F.S. Pickering, Ed
London: Routledge & Kegan Ltd, 1975. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1975 1st appearance of this new translation by Jacqueline Redding and W.S.F. Pickering. Clean and Near Fine (just a touch of light spotting at the panels) in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, edited by W.S.F. Pickering.
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Self-Portrait, From Another Direction
by Philip Whalen
San Francisco: Auerhahn Press, 1959. Original wraps. Near Fine. SIGNED AND DATED BY PHILIP WHALEN (1987) at the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of this 1959 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in its folded single sheet within Auerhahn's printed, light-brown wrappers. Octavo, Philip Whalen's first post-College published work.
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Ethan Frome (The Limited Edition, with Its Dustjacket and Slipcase)
by Edith Wharton
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. The October 1922 limited edition, designed by the redoubtable Bruce Rogers. One of 2000 copies issued in the publisher's printed dustjacket and slipcase. Solid, tight and VG+ (very light staining to the front board) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with even offsetting at the front and rear panels, and mild darkening --and a touch of scuffing-- along the spine. The original tissue-guard protecting the frontispiece portrait ("Ethan... Read More
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The Uncooperative Robot
by Mark Wharton
Belgrade: Yugoslavia, 1961. Cloth. A wonderful curio: The Yugoslavian edition --written in Serbian-- of Mark Wharton's "The Uncooperative Robot". Clean and bright and VG+, with light wear at the tips. Nicely illustrated thruout, maintaining its vibrant colors and whimsical feel. Quarto, 24 pgs.
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The Determination of Molecular Structure
by P.J. Wheatley
London: Oxford University Press, 1959. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the March 1959 correct 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. From the dustjacket front flap: "It is important that all chemists should know the dimensions and configurations of the molecules with which they are dealing. This book is designed to give an introduction to all the main physicochemical methods that can be used for the determination of molecular... Read More
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1984 Phillis Wheatley Broadside Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of Her Death
by Phillis Wheatley
Leeds, MA: Aeife Press, 1984. Broadside. Near Fine. Leonard Baskin. #40 OF 100 COPIES ISSUED BY AEIFE PRESS OF LEEDS, MASSACHUSETTS OF THIS POWERFUL PHILLIS WHEATLEY BROADSIDE, COMMEMORATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH IN 1784. This copy INSCRIBED BY LISA BASKIN, WIDOW OF THE BROADSIDE'S ILLUSTRATOR, THE FORMIDABLE LEONARD BASKIN, whose woodcut ("PHILLIS WHEATLEY, NEGRO SERVANT TO MR. JOHN WHEATLEY, OF BOSTON.") adorns the top of the broadside. A bright, very clean copy -- handsomerly matted and... Read More
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Bright Sunset: The Story of an Indian Girl
by Ruth Wheeler
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1974. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Dorothy Matteson. A superb copy of the 1974 1st edition of this uncommon tale of "Bright Sunset". Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, easily Near Fine dustjacket. with one tiny closed tear and just a touch of faint creasing along the front panel edges. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by Dorothy Matteson.
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Napoleon's Diplomatic Service
by Edward A. Whitcomb
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1979. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, very solid copy of the 1979 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 218 pgs.
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F. Gamage -- An Artist in Chess Problems
by Alain White
Stamford, Connecticut: The Overbrook Press, 1941. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A very handsome example of the 1941 1st edition, limited to 250 copies and published by the formidable Overbrook Press of Stamford, CT. Tight and Fine in a clean, VG+ to Near Fine glassine dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the edges. 16mo, top-edge gilt.
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Peter Max: A Retrospective -- The Eastern Europe Museum Tour
by Curated by Jennifer White
Mill Valley, CA: Hanson Gallries, Inc, 1991. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. LAVISHLY INSCRIBED BY PETER MAX on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1991 catalogue based on the exhibition "Peter Max: A Retrospective--The Eastern Europe Museum Tour". Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light creasing along the front tips and the front panel's top-edge. Quarto, wild color reproductions throughout.
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Stuart Little
by E.B. White
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Garth Williams. A very solid copy of the 1945 stated 1st edition, in the 1st issue dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (with just a touch of soiling to the panels) in a bright, price-intact ("$2.00") dustjacket, with very light creasing at the spine crown. E.B. White's first children's book, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Garth Williams.
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The Lady Is Cold & Other Poems (Salesman's Sample)
by E.B.W. (E.B. White)
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. Cloth. Very Good. The uncommon 1929 Salesman's Sample of E.B. White's 2nd book (and 1st credited book), following his 1927 "Less Than Nothing -- or The Life and Times of Sterling Finney". Solid and VG in its dark cloth, with a bit of light rubbing at the title label and light spotting to the panels. Thin octavo, consists of only 6 pgs. of text ("the following pages are samples from the text")... Read More
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The Cambridge Movement: the Ecclesiologists and the Gothic Revival
by James F. White
Cambridge University Press, 1962. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. A nice copy of the 1962 1st edition. VG+ with minor foxing on endpapers in a VG+ dustjacket with very minor rubbing along top edge. Octavo, 272 pgs.
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Casques
by Robert White
Hardwick, MA: Waterline Books, 1999. Laminate boards. Near Fine. Robert White.. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST ROBERT WHITE on the title page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1999 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its oblong laminate boards. Nicely illustrated throughout.
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3 Letters by Stanford White, 1 by His Widow Bessie White and 1 by His Son Lawrence Grant White
by Stanford White
Letters. Very Good +. An impressive crop of Stanford White-related material: 3 letters by the great architect himself, 1 by his widow Bessie and 1 by his son Lawence Grant White, who himself became a renowned architect. 4 of the 5 letters written on McKim, Mead and White letterhead, 4 of the 5 typed. Only the letter from Bessie White is handwritten and drawn on her personal stationary. All 5 letters are crisp and clean and very bright,... Read More
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Tennis: Origins and Mysteries -- With an Historical Bibliography
by Malcolm D. Whitman
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1932. Boards. Very Good +. The 1932 1st edition. Limited to 450 copies, "printed upon Van Gelder hand-made paper, designed by William Dana Orcutt". Solid and VG+, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and lightly-rubbedc paper title label affixed to the spine. One severe example of offsetting (at pg. 59), where a newspaper article had been laid-in. Otherwise, very clean internally. Octavo, gilt top-edge, deckled fore and bottom-edges. With an Historical Bibliography... Read More
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The History of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, from the Formation in 1637 and Charter in 1638, to the Present Time; Comprising the Biographies of the Distinguished Civil, Literary, Religious, and Military Men of the Colony, Province, and Commonwealth
by Zachariah G. Whitman
Boston: John H. Eastburn (Printer), 1842. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. The 1842 "revised and enlarged" 2nd edition. Solid and VG in its light-brown cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels and still-bright gilt-titling at the spine. Light rubbing --and just a touch of staining-- to the panels, very mild wear at the spine crown. Rear inner hinge tender, but still holding solidly. Internally, no writing or glaring markings, other than consistent foxing throughout. Still though, very presentable and... Read More
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The Seven Sacraments of Nicolas Poussin
by Neil Bartlett and Robin Whitmore
London: Artangel, 1997. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A lovely copy of the 1997 signed/limited. #58 OF ONLY 100 COPIES ISSUED SIGNED BY BOTH NEIL BARTLETT AND ROBIN WHITMORE, who, respectively, wrote the text and illustrated this artist's book. Clean and Fine in its decorative cloth, with Robin Whitmore's monoprints complementing the text. Oblong quarto, 51 pgs. Also includes a Near Fine example of the publisher's printed cardboard slipcase. Signed by Author(s).
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Leaves of Grass: Including Sands at Seventy, Good Bye My Fancy, Old Age Echoes, and a Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads
by Walt Whitman
Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1904. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. Handsome copy of this elegant 1904 edition of "Leaves of Grass", with important additional Whitman poems on aging collected here. Clean and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling and design along the front panel and spine. Internally very sharp as well, with no writing or markings to speak of. Thick octavo, top-edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom-edges. A lovely turn-of-the-century edition.
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Eric Mendelsohn (Signed)
by Arnold Whittick
London: Faber & Faber, 1940. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. SIGNED BY ERIC MENDELSOHN on the front free endpaper AND DATED IN HIS HAND 19 JAN. 1942. A solid copy to boot of the 1940 1st edition of this impressive "study of the life and work of Eric Mendelsohn, one of the greatest pioneers and exponents of the new architecture in Europe". Solid and VG+, with very light offsetting at the front panel's top-edge and mild offsetting along... Read More
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The Super Cops: The True Story of the Cops Called Batman & Robin
by L.H. Whittemore
New York: Stein and Day, 1973. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. SIGNED BY BOTH OF THE "SUPER COPS", DAVE GRRENBERG AND BOB HANTZ. ALSO INSCRIBED BY DAVE GREENBERG SEPARATELY AND, FURTHER, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR L.H. ("HANK") WHITTEMORE. All on the signatures on front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1973 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (very light spotting to the panels) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with several small chips and... Read More
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City Plan of the City of White Plains New York
by E.P. Goodrich and Robert Whitten
White Plains, NY: Bureau of City Plan -- Department of Public Works, 1928. Card Wrappers. Very Good. Uncommon 1928 city plan of White Plains, NY, prepared by city planning consultants E.P. Goodrich and Robert Whitten. Solid and VG in its stapled gray card wrappers. The text has separated from the wrappers but is still complete and very sturdy. 2 small former owner stamps ("Olmsted Brothers -- Brookline, Mass.") on the front free endpaper. 5 large fold-out plans/maps, the... Read More
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A Complete Life of Gen. George A. Custer: Major-General of Volunteers, Brevet Major-General U.S. Army, and Lieutenant-Colonel Seventh U.S. Cavalry
by Frederick Whittaker
New York: Sheldon & Co, 1876. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1876 1st edition of this, the first biography written on General Custer, published only 3 months after his death at Little Big Horn in southeastern Montana Territory. Clean, tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its beautifully gilt-decorated and titled dark-green cloth, with very light spotting to the rear panel and along the preliminaries and pastedowns. Thick octavo, over a... Read More
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The Coritani: Some Aspects of the Iron Age Tribe and the Roman Civitas
by J.B. Whitwell
Oxford, England: British Archaeological Report, 1982. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1982 1st edition, BAR British Series #99. Solid and VG in its printed blue wrappers, with 2 thin strips of neat, clear tape evenly applied at the fore-edges. Tall, thick quarto, 406 pgs.
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