Dense, Timely 1937 Letter Warning of the Troubling Winds Coming from Europe AND America (With Accompanying American Jewish Congress Ephemera)
by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise
Letter. Very Good +. A prophetic, full-page 1937 TLS from Rabbi Stephen Wise warning of the increasingly "precarious status of Jewish life throughout the world". Citing the swirling winds of war in Europe and the rising signs of anti-semitism in America, the letter (which accompanies a separate signed letter of the Yiddish translation) urges the strengthening of AJC and "planned, consistent action". Also included is important ephemera on this matter, a "Resolution of Affiliation" application, a "Procedure of... Read More
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The Bone House (The Limited Edition -- 250 Copies)
by Joel-Peter Witkin
Santa Fe: Twin Palms, 1998. Cloth. Near Fine. #19 OF 250 COPIES "SIGNED, NUMBERED, AND PRESENTED IN A CLAMSHELL BOX WITH AN ORIGINAL, SIGNED ETCHING BY THE ARTIST (JOEL-PETER WITKIN)" LAID-IN. A tight, near-pristine copy to boot of this 1998 limitation. Clean and Near Fine, with just a touch of light rubbing along the spine. Square quarto, Witkin's inimitable black-and-white photos thruout. And including an immaculate example of the signed etching (#19/250) and the brown solander box. One... Read More
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Joel-Peter Witkin (The Scarce Signed/Limited Edition in Slipcase)
by Joel-Peter Witkin
Pasadena, CA: Twelvetrees Press, 1985. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the uncommon 1985 signed/limited of Joel-Peter Witkin's first monograph. #71 OF ONLY 100 COPIES SIGNED BY JOEL-PETER WITKIN on the title page. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Square quarto, Witkin's richly-developed, beguiling black-and-white photos thruout. Also includes a sturdy, Near Fine example of the publisher's dark-cloth slipcase.
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Desperate Journey
by Herbert Witten
Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1960. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. A superb copy of the 1960 1st edition (with the appropriate number bar at the copyright page). Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of light spotting to the upper panels) in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund.
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Escape from the Shawnees (With Excellent Ephemera)
by Herbert Witten
Chicago: Follett, 1958. Pictorial boards. Fine/Near Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. A crisp, very impressive copy of the 1958 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund. Also includes a warm, signed letter from the author, Herbert Witten, to the illustrator, Lorence Bjorklund, offering effusive praise for the work he had done on this title. ("Both the characters and the scenes as you portrayed them, were very close to what... Read More
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The Blue and Brown Books
by Ludwig Wittgenstein
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1958 1st American edition of Wittgenstein's "Preliminary Studies for the 'Philosophical Investigations' Generally Known as the Blue and Brown Books". Tight and VG+ (light soiling to the pastedowns, very light offsetting at the endsheets) in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of very light staining at the spine crown and a tiny amount of light creasing... Read More
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Phlosophical Grammar
by Ludwig Wittgenstein
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1974. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A superb copy of the 1974 1st American edition, translated from its original German by Anthony Kenny. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($18), Fine dustjacket. Consists of Part I: The Proposition, and Its Sense; and Part II: On Logic and Mathematics.
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Remarks on Colour
by Ludwig Wittgenstein
University of California Press, 1977. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1977 1st thus, the 1st appearance of this bi-lingual (both in English and its native German) edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket, with none of the fading one often encounters at the spine. Octavo, edited by G.E.M. Anscombe, translated by Linda L. McAlister and Margarete Schattle.
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Die Weltstadte und Der Elektrische Schnellverkehr (The Cosmopolitan Cities and the Electric Rapid Transit)
by P. Wittig
Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn, 1909. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1909 1st edition of this study --issued out of Berlin-- of the development of the electric rapid transit systems in some of the great cities of the Western world (including London, New York, Paris, Berlin, Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston). 2 gorgeous fold-out plates in full-color in addition to dozens of crisp black-and-plates and additional full-page plates in rich color. Solid and VG to VG+... Read More
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Glimpses of Colonial Society and the Life at Princeton College 1766-1773
by W. Jay Mills, ed
Lippincott, 1903. 1st. Hardcover. By One of the Class of 1763. A handsome copy of the 1903 1st edition. VG+ in its-- suitably enough-- orange cloth and black lettering. Octavo, 182 pgs.
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Watch and Clock Making and Repairing
by W.J, Gazeley, F.B.H.I.
New York: Van Nostrand Co, 1953. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1953 1st edition. Tight and VG (with very light soiling at the spine) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with vey light creasing and soiling to the rear panel and mild darkening along the spine. Octavo, 440 pgs., including hundreds of detailed diagrams.
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History of the Twentieth Tennessee Regiment Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A.
by W.J. McMurray, M.D.
Nashville: The Publication Committee, 1904. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1904 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels. Light rubbing to the gilt-titling along the spine, otherwise very sharp. And internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings to speak of. Thick octavo, 520 pgs.
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Explanatory Handbook on the B.S. Code of Practice for Reinforced Concrete (In Dustjacket)
by W.L. Scott, W.H. Glanville and F.G. Thomas
London: Concrete Publications Limited, 1950. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A solid copy of the 1950 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (very mild soiling at the panels) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping and creasing along the panel edges and darkening at the spine. Thin octavo, part of the "concrete series" books on reinforced concrete design and construction, pre-cast concrete, cement manufacture and testing, etc.
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Hunter's Panoramic Guide from Niagara Falls to Quebec
by Wm. S. Hunter, Jr.
Montreal and Boston: Benjamin Dawson and John P. Jewett and Company, 1857. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. Handsome copy of the 1857 1st edition of William Hunter's panoramic guide from Niagara Falls deep into Quebec. Solid and VG to VG+ in its chocolate-brown, gilt-decorated and titled boards, with mild chipping at the spine ends and very light rubbing to the panels. 12mo, massive fold-out engraved map (truly a panorama) of the route taken by Hunter. 66 pgs. of... Read More
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Vermont Riflemen in the War for the Union, 1861 to 1865. A History of Company F, First United States Sharp Shooters
by Wm. Y.W. Ripley, Lt. Col
Rutland, VT: Tuttle & Co., Printers, 1883. Cloth. Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1883 1st edition of this uncommon examination of the role of the Vermont Riflemen in the Civil War and the history of Company F, "first United States sharp shooters". Tight and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Light scuffing and wear at the rear pastedown, otherwise clean as could be. 12mo, impressive early imprint by... Read More
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Gerate und Maschinen des Nordamerikanischen Landstrassenbaues ("Devices and Machines of North American Highway Construction")
by Prof. Dr.-Ing. R. Woernle
Chalottenburg, Germany: Zementverlag G. m. b. H., 1926. Boards. Very Good. Obscure, uncommon 1926 German study of the equipment and machinery behind North American highway construction. Solid and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with very light soiling at the front panel and writing (ink and pencil) only to the first 2 pages. Octavo, 98 black-and-white plates supplementing Professor Woernle's text.
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Parakites: A Treatise on the Making and Flying of Tailless Kites for Scientific Purposes and for Recreation
by Gilbert Totten Woglom
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1896. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Wonderful late 19th century study of "Tailless" kites. 1st edition, 1896. Well-preserved and VG in its decorative mustard-yellow cloth, with light soiling to the panels. Quarto, 91 pgs. Crisp black-and-white photography thruout, including several 'bird's eye" views of New York City.
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Space-Time and Beyond: Toward an Explanation of the Unexplainable
by Bob Toben (with Jack Sarfatti and Fred Wolf)
New York: E.P. Dutton and Co, 1975. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. The 1975 stated 1st edition, 2nd issue (with the number bar running 2 through 10) of this surreal, '60s-infused look at physics and metaphysics. Tight and VG+ in its original wrappers, with light soiling and light creasing to the panels. Quarto, generously illustrated throughout in line-drawings.
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The Synagogues of New York's Lower East Side
by Gerard R. Wolfe
New York University Press, 1978. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1978 1st ed., folio. Rich with black and white photographs and accompanying text. Near Fine in a VG dustjacket.
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Really the Blues
by Mezz Mezzrow and Bernard Wolfe
New York: Random House, 1946. 1st. Original Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. 1946 stated 1st ed. A crisp, Near Fine copy in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends. Octavo, 388 pgs, including wonderful glossary of "hip" words and terms.
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Secular Music in America 1801-1825 (3 Vols.)
by Richard J. Wolfe
The New York Public Library, 1964. 1st. Hardcover. A beautiful copy of this 3 vol. bibliography. 1964 1st edition. Each vol. Fine in its original green cloth. Without dustjackets as issued. Quartos, 1238 pgs. all told.
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Of Time and the River
by Thomas Wolfe
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A solid, very serviceable copy of the 1935 1st edition (with both the Scribner seal and the letter 'A' on the copyright page). Tight and Near Fine (bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with fading along the spine and creasing along the lower front panel and the base of the spine. Still though, quite presentable.
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Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life
by Thomas Wolfe
London: William Heinemann, Ltd, 1930. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1930 1st UK edition, with additional passages that were left out of the American edition. Tight and VG+ (with bright gilt-titling along the spine) in a crisp, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the front panel, mild darkening along the spine and very light chipping at its crown. Thick octavo, the elegant 1st British edition of Thomas Wolfe's... Read More
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The Autobiographical Outline for Look Homeward, Angel
by Thomas Wolfe
The Thomas Wolfe Society, 1991. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1991 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial boards, with just a touch of light bumping to the front lower-tip. Quarto, edited by Lucy Conniff and Richard S. Kennedy. "This book is number 548 in an edition of 700 copies and is the 12th annual publication of the Thomas Wolfe Society.
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Look Homeward, Angel (Inscribed by Thomas Wolfe's Sister)
by Thomas Wolfe
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Douglas Gorsline. A very impressive copy of the 1947 1st thus (and 1st illustrated edition).THERE'S A WARM, FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION FROM THOMAS WOLFE'S SISTER --MABEL WOLFE WHEATON- ON THE HALF-TITLE. ADDITIONALLY, ON THE FRONT PASTEDOWN IS "THE THOMAS WOLFE MEMORIAL" BOOKPLATE ("48 SPRUCE STREET, ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA") AND AN OLD LAID-IN PHOTOGRAPH OF THOMAS WOLFE INSCRIBED BY MABEL WOLFE WHEATON AT THE REAR. Furthermore, this is an especially sharp,... Read More
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