The Second Common Reader
by Virginia Woolf
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1932. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1932 stated 1st US edition. VG- in its navy-blue cloth, with light soiling to the panels and light fading along the spine. And in a bright, VG- Vanessa Bell dustjacket, with mild spotting and offsetting to the panels and light chipping at the spine crown. Octavo, 295 pgs.
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The Years
by Virginia Woolf
London: The Hogarth Press, 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp, clean copy of the 1972 stated 6th impression. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with fading along the spine and a touch of light wear at the spine crown. Octavo, lovely dustjacket design by Virginia Woolf's sister Vanessa Bell.
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A Room of One's Own
by Virginia Woolf
London: Hogarth Press, 1929. Cloth. A solid "starter" copy of the 1929 1st trade edition. Clean and VG (with bright gilt-lettering at the spine) in a bright, price-intact, G+ dustjacket, with substantial paper loss (2") at the lower half of the spine. Both panels perfectly intact but front panel is separated, as is the base of the spine. Still though, a presentable copy. 12mo, 172 pgs.
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Night and Day
by Virginia Woolf
New York: George H. Doran Co, 1920. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid copy of the 1920 1st American edition. VG in its green cloth, with mild darkening at the spine and very light scuffing to the rear panel. Thick12mo, 508 pgs.
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Old Homes Made New: Being a Collection of Plans, Excterior and Interior Views, Illustrating the Alteration and Remodelling of Several Suburban Residences
by William M. Woollett
New York: Bicknell & Comstock, 1879. Cloth. Good +. The uncommon 1879 1st edition of this early guide to altering and remodeeling older homes. Solid and Good+ in the publisher's dark-green cloth, with limited staining/soiling to the rear panel and mild scuffing at the front panel. Missing the front fly-leaf, spotting and some soiling at the preliminaries, as well as light staining along a number of top-edges. Oblong quarto, 23 illustrations --including the frontispiece-- complementing William Woollett's text.... Read More
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Marihuana
by William Irish (Cornell Woolrich)
Paris: Presses de la Cite, 1958. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. A very pleasing copy of the 1958 1st French edition of this fragile paperback original, with different --but equally striking, equally eroticized-- cover art. Significantly scarcer than the 1951 1st stand alone American edition, the razor-thin "Dell 10 cent" paperback. This French counterpart, more conventionally pocket book-sized, shows a bit of subtle leaning to the spine and a touch of very light creasing at the front panel.... Read More
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Systema Horti-culturae: Or, The Art of Gardening
by J. Woolridge
London: William Freeman, 1700. Three-Quarter Leather. Collectible; Very Good. The fourth edition, 1700. "To which is added the gardener's monthly directions". Very uncommon British treatise on gardening, in 3 books, "Illustrated with Sculptures, Representing the Form of Gardens, According to the Newest Models". 16mo, 278 pgs. plus an alphabetical table and a catalogue of other books printed for William Freeman, "at the Bible in Fleet-Street". Rebound (mid 19th century) in handsome brown calf over marbled boards. Gilt title-label... Read More
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Shall Woman Preach? or The Question Answered
by Mrs. Louisa M. Woosley
Caneyville, Kentucky: Self-published, 1891. Cloth. Near Fine. A sharp, well-preserved copy of the uncommon 1891 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its deep-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling (and decorative bordering) along the front panel and spine. 12mo, includes chapters such as "Woman in the Garden", "Christian and Pagan Womanhood", "By What Authority", "My Call to the Ministry", etc. A brave, late 19th century, self-published call (from rural Kentucky, no less) for the promotion of women in the... Read More
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Tales of a Dog and a Pussy and a Pussy Willow
by Lucille Burch Worden
Ilion, NY: Citizen Publishing Company, 1924. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Charming 1924 children's tale about a little girl on a farm and the 2 "beautiful, shaggy doggies" who live on the farm with her named Shep and Fannie. Well-preserved and VG in its light-blue cloth, with a lovely mounted photograph of Bronco the cat on the front cover. One small scuff at the front panel's bottom-edge, small, neat former owner name and date at the front... Read More
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LXXV Sonnets -- Designed by Bruce Rogers (In Dustjacket and Printed Slipcase)
by William Wordsworth
Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press (Houghton Mifflin), 1910. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. A handsome copy of this 1910 collection of Wordsworth's sonnets, #139 of 440 copies issued. Solid and VG+ in its linen-backed boards, with mild darkening along the spine. This copy includes the publisher's plain light-brown dustjacket (which shows just a bit of scuffing) and dark cardboard slipcase, which is sturdy and appealing, and has its paper title-label at the spine. The entire production designed... Read More
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Auction of To-Day
by Milton C. Work
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1913. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR MILTON C. WORK on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1913 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial cloth, with very bright, completely unflecked lettering and card suits. Save for one very small crease at the front panel and a small former owner name plate at the front free endpaper, an exceptionally well-preserved copy. 12mo, 300... Read More
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Van Wort's Travels in Asia and Africa
by Rupert Van Wort
Chicago and New York, 1884. Pictorial boards. Very Good. The 1884 1st edition of this exotic travelogue thru late 19th century Asia and Africa. Solid and VG in its wonderful pictorial panels, with light fraying at the spine ends and edges. Inner hinges tender but still perfectly sturdy. Octavo, 314 pgs. Well over a hundred engravings complementing Van Wort's text.
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Sir Christopher Wren A.D. 1632-1723: Bicentenary Memorial Volume published under the auspices of the Royal Institute of British Architects
by (Christopher Wren)
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1923. Vellum. Near Fine. Thick quarto, full vellum with gilt-lettering, rules and coat-of-arms. A bright, remarkably clean, Near Fine to Fine copy. Small, elegant former owner name at the limitation, just the slightest hint of light foxing along several pages, otherwise virtually pristine. #28 of 250 copies and a very handsome book thus. Top-edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom edges. Numerous illustrations thruout, including thirteen color plates.
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The Wig: A Mirror Image (Review Copy)
by Charles Wright
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. The 1966 stated 1st printing. A Review Copy to boot, with the FSG Review Slip laid-in. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light chipping along the front panel's top-edge. Octavo, Charles Wright's 2nd published novel.
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Look at a Colt
by Dare Wright
New York: Random House, 1969. Laminate boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Dare Wright. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DARE WRIGHT on the front flyleaf. A very presentable copy to boot of the 1969 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light tape and a bit of chipping along the edges (especially alonmg the rear panel's top-edge). Still though, a sharp, attractive copy. Crisp black-and-white photos throughout (a number of them beguiling) by the always-fascinating Dare... Read More
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The Kitten's Little Boy
by Dare Wright
New York: Four Winds Press, 1971. Laminate boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. Dare Wright. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY DARE WRIGHT on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1971 1st edition of this lesser-known title in Dare Wright's canon. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.95), VG+ dustjacket, with several small, harmless tape-ghosts along the lower-edges. Quarto, crisp black-and-white photos throughout by the beguiling, always-fascinating Dare Wright.
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The Little One
by Dare Wright
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1959. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A very solid copy of the 1959 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light wear along the tips and the spine ends, and mild creasing --with several tiny closed tears-- along the panel edges. Tall, thin quarto, Dare Wright's wonderfully-evocative (and sometimes jarring) black-and-white photography throughout.
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The Doll and the Kitten
by Dare Wright
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1960. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Dare Wright. INSCRIBED BY DARE WRIGHT on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1960 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white photos throughout by the beguiling, always-fascinating Dare Wright. Lacking its original dustjacket.
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Look at a Calf
by Dare Wright
New York: Random House, 1974. Laminate boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Dare Wright. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DARE WRIGHT on the verso of the title page. A clean, very sharp copy to boot of the 1974 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.95), Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, crisp black-and-white photos throughout by the beguiling, always-fascinating Dare Wright.
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Edith and Midnight
by Dare Wright
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1978. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Dare Wright. WONDERFULLY, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DARE WRIGHT on the front free endpaper. A crisp, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1978 stated 1st edition of this lesser-known title in the Dare Wright canon. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($5.95), VG dustjacket, with light wear at the upper tips and along the spine crown. Still though, very presentable and appealing. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white... Read More
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Edith & Little Bear Lend a Hand
by Dare Wright
New York: Random House, 1972. Laminate boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Dare Wright. WONDERFULLY, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DARE WRIGHT on the verso of the title page. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1972 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.95), VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with several tiny closed tears --and very minor spotting-- along the panel edges. Tall quarto, lovely black-and-white photos throughout by the beguiling, always-fascinating Dare Wright. ... Read More
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The FB Eye Blues
by Richard Wright
1949. Single sheet. Very Good. A very scarce Richard Wright item as well as an elusive piece of post-War African-America ephemera and poetry. Printed on a single blue-green sheet of paper (measuring 8 1/2" x 11") is a withering poem called "The FB Eye Blues". There is no information about who published the poem or where it was published. Only offered is the poem itself, the identity of its author (the celebrated African-American writer Richard Wright) and the... Read More
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Black Boy: A Record of Childhood and Youth (A Review Copy AND Eslanda Goode Robeson's Copy)
by Richard Wright
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1945 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG to VG+ (light rubbing along the spine) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.50), VG+ dustjacket, with very mild chipping at the spine crown. A Review Copy to boot, with the original 1945 Review Slip laid-in. This copy also is signed at the front pastedown by Eslanda Goode Robeson (1895-1965), Paul Robeson's wife and business manager.... Read More
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Lawd Today
by Richard Wright
New York: Walker and Company, 1963. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A wonderful Association copy: INSCRIBED BY RICHARD WRIGHT'S OLDEST DAUGHTER, JULIA, TO THE GREAT SINGER ELLA FITZGERALD on the front free endpaper. A lovely copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. "Lawd Today" was posthumously published, Richard Wright having died in 1960 at age 52.
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The Color Curtain: A Report on the Bandung Conference
by Richard Wright
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1956. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A bright, very appealing copy of the 1956 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($3.75), VG+ dustjacket, with one small closed tear and one tiny chip along the top-edges. Octavo, Foreword by Gunnar Myrdal. "An outstanding novelist and reporter tells of the first meeting in history of the representatives of 65% of the human race -- a billion and a half black,... Read More
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