COMPLETE WRITINGS
by WARNER, CHARLES DUDLEY
1904. WARNER, Charles Dudley. THE COMPLETE WRITINGS. Edited by Thomas R. Lounsbury. In Fifteen Volumes. Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, 1904. The Autograph Edition, 1/612 numbered sets, 2 manuscript leaves inserted, volumes one and volume 4. Complete in 15 vols., 8vo; Illustrations include signed examples by Peter Newell, Frank Merrill, Dan Beard, C.A. Gilbert and many others as well as photogravures. The set is almost entirely unopened. Original terracotta cloth, paper labels, t.e.g. Cloth darkened at spines rubbed at... Read More
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SOUTHEY'S COMMON-PLACE BOOK
by WARTER, John Wood
1849. WARTER, John Wood, ed. SOUTHEY'S COMMON-PLACE BOOK. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849(-1851). 4 volumes. First edition. 8vo., green cloth, gilt title to spine. Ex-library; bookplate to front pastedown of volume 1 and bookplate residue to front pastedowns of remaining volumes. Pencil ownership to ffep of volume 1. Sunning to spines; spine extremities are sporadically chipped. Rear board of volume 1 shows discoloration. Gentle bumping to board perimeters. Volumes are clean and crisp within. About very good... Read More
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MEMOIRES OF THE REIGNE OF KING CHARLES I, WITH A CONTINUATION TO THE
by WARWICK, Philip
1701. WARWICK, Sir Philip. MEMOIRES OF THE REIGNE OF KING CHARLES I, WITH A CONTINUATION TO THE HAPPY RESTAURATION OF KING CHARLES II. London: Ri. Chiswell, 1701. [12] pp. + 437 pp. + 3 pp. publisher's advertisements. 8vo., paneled/speckled calf, raised bands, gilt leather spine label (missing second label). Joints cracked, boards quite worn at corners, 2 inch calf piece missing from top of rear board. Three engravings, of the author, Charles I and Charles II, all with minimal... Read More
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Kaidō Sōga (南丘文鳳) 街道双画.全
by [Watanabe Nangaku 渡辺南岳 & Kawamura Bumpō, 河村文鳳 artists
1811. [Watanabe Nangaku 渡辺南岳 & Kawamura Bumpō, 河村文鳳 artists. (Nangaku Bumpō) Kaidō Sōga (南丘文鳳) 街道双画. 全 Kawachiya Kihei and Yoshidaya Shimbei (of Osaka and Kyoto respectively.) Bunka 8 [1811] 26.2 x 17.9 cm. There is a preface by Bunya Shigetaka. Buff covers blindstamped with a geometric pattern of squares and octagons. Printed paper title label. Our copy of this bibliographically complex work appears to resemble most closely the copy at Ryerson 385 (one of Mitchell's "B" examples). It would appear... Read More
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KO-JI HO^-TEN
by WEBER, V.-F
1923. WEBER, V.-F. "KO-JI HO-TEN" Dictionnaire a l'usage des amateurs et collectionneurs d'objets d'art japonais et chinois. Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1923. Limited edition: This copy is number 217, from an edition of 585, signed by Weber. Profusely illustrated - with over 2100 text illustrations and 75 plates, of which five are in color. Two folio volumes: 40 x 30 cm. (15 3/4 by 12 in.). V. 1: 512 pp. V. 2: 512 pp. + 138 pp. appendices, + 4... Read More
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YU-PE-YA'S LUTE: A CHINESE TALE, IN ENGLISH VERSE
by WEBSTER, Augusta
1874. WEBSTER, Augusta. YU-PE-YA'S LUTE: A CHINESE TALE, IN ENGLISH VERSE. London: Macmillan and Co., 1874. First edition. [2] + 64 pp. + 1 pp. publisher's advertisement. 12mo., purple cloth sunned to light brown at spine and edges of boards, spine stamped in gilt, boards stamped in blind. Moderate wear to spine at heel and crown. Small bookseller's label to front flyleaf. Ink ownership dated 1883 to title page. Text clean, light foxing to inside of endpapers only. Adapted... Read More
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, FEBRUARY 23
by WEBSTER, Daniel
1852. WEBSTER, Daniel. AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, FEBRUARY 23, 1852, BY DANIEL WEBSTER. New York: Press of the Historical Society, 1852. 57 pp. 8vo., wrappers - original covers missing except for the 2 x 6" section with a presentation inscription from Webster affixed to the title page. It is signed "with the warm and profound regards of Danl Webster." Moderate foxing throughout the text (none in inscription). Classical and American history lecture.
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THE WORKS OF DANIEL WEBSTER, VOLS. I - VI
by WEBSTER, Daniel
1853. WEBSTER, Daniel. THE WORKS OF DANIEL WEBSTER, VOLS. I - VI. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1853. 4th edition. 457/622/551/558/545/633 pp. 8vo., plum cloth sunned to light brown on spines, stamped in gilt and blind. A very nice set, with minor dampstaining to edges of a few pages in volumes III and VI, and frontispiece of vol. II. Cloth clean, some light toning to page edges, overall a pleasing set.
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AMERICAN PASSPORT SIGNED BY DANIEL WEBSTER AND EDWARD EVERETT CA. 1841
by WEBSTER, Daniel
1841. [WEBSTER, Daniel, and Edward Everett, signed]. AN AMERICAN PASSPORT SIGNED BY DANIEL WEBSTER AND EDWARD EVERETT, CA. 1841. Red leather folding case with tabbed closure, 16.2 x 10.5 cm. Spine sunned, moderate wear and soil to covers. "F. Bacon's Passport" in gilt lettering on front cover. Affixed to front pastedown is a folded four page document, the actual printed passport of the United States of America, 42 x 25.5 cm. The first page is the printed document, with... Read More
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HISTOIRE NATURELLE DES QUINQUINAS
by WEDDELL, Hugh Algernon
riocreux. WEDDELL, Hugh Algernon. HISTOIRE NATURELLE DES QUINQUINAS, ou Monographie du Genre Chinchona, suivie d'une Description du Genre Cascarella et de quelques autres Plantes de la meme Tribu. Ouvrage accompagnee de 21 Planches dessinees par Riocreux et de Steinheil. Paris: Victor Masson, 1849. First edition of Weddell's major work. Illustrated with a frontispiece etching of a South American landscape, thirty botanical plates and a map of the Andes. Large folio. 19x14 in. viii, [3] ff., 108 pp. + XXX... Read More
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HARPER'S WEEKLY. VOLUME X. FOR THE YEAR 1866
by HARPER'S WEEKLY
1866. wITH A FULL PAGE PORTRAIT OF THE ATLANTIC BASEBALL cLUB HARPER'S WEEKLY, A Journal of Civilization. Volume X, No. 471-522 (January 6 - December 29). For the Year 1866. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. Folio. (iv),832 pp. A wood-engraved title-page and an index for the entire year precede the weekly issues. Although the news coverage is dominated by the American Civil War, one of the more interesting events unrelated to the war is the laying of the... Read More
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MURAMASA BLADE: A STORY OF FEUDALISM IN OLD JAPAN
by WERTHEIMBER, Louis
1887. WERTHEIMBER, Louis. A MURAMASA BLADE: A STORY OF FEUDALISM IN OLD JAPAN. Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1887. First edition. Illustrated throughout with 5 copper engravings by Nakamura Munehiro and 19 full-page wood engravings, along with many smaller wood-engraved text illustrations, by Shirayama Dani. xvi, 188 pp. Large octavo bound in maroon chrysanthemum-patterened silk brocade over padded boards, with gilt title and vignette (a short sword or dagger) on upper board and title on spine, patterned endpapers, t.e.g. Laid-in... Read More
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MURAMASA BLADE
by WERTHEIMBER, LOUIS
1887. WERTHEIMBER, Louis. A MURAMASA BLADE. A Story of Feudalism in Old Japan. Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1887. Large 8vo, padded red silk over boards, stamped in gilt, t.e.g; xvi + 188pp. 5 copper engravings, many other relief engravings. An unusual, deluxe binding for this book, which is usually found in tan and green cloth. The binding has proved as fragile as it was originally lovely, but this copy, with a bit of wear to the gilt titling, but... Read More
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VALLEY OF DECISION
by WHARTON, Edith
1902. WHARTON, Edith. THE VALLEY OF DECISION. A Novel. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First issue. Two Volumes. 8vo., burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to spine; t.e.g. Both volumes have bookplates and light foxing to endpapers, with a previous owner's stamp in blind. Both show some wear to spine ends (especially to the foot of the first volume), yet text is clean and uncut. About near fine.
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TREATISE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PREGNANT AND LYING-IN WOMEN, AND THE
by WHITE, Charles
1791. WHITE, Charles. A TREATISE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PREGNANT AND LYING-IN WOMEN, AND THE MEANS OF CURING, BUT MORE ESPECIALLY OF PREVENTING THE PRINCIPAL DISORDERS TO WHICH THEY ARE LIABLE. Together with some New Directions concerning the Delivery of the Child and Placenta in Natural Births. Illustrated with cases. London: Printed for Charles Dilly, 1791. Fifth edition. xvi, 454, xvii-xix, [1], 455-476. (Contents pages misbound between 454-455.) 8vo., calf with gilt red morocco spine label, raised bands. Front... Read More
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NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE
by WHITE, Gilbert
1813. WHITE, Gilbert. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE, by the late Rev. Gilbert White, A. M., Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. To which are added, The Naturalist's Calendar Miscellaneous Observations, and Poems. A new edition, with engravings. In two volumes. London: Printed for White, Cochrane, and Co., (et al.), 1813. Mitford's royal octavo edition of 1813, issued the same year as the quarto edition. It is called the Mitford edition because the notes of the Rev. John Mitford, of... Read More
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LITERARY REMAINS OF JOHN G.C. BRAINARD
by WHITTIER, JOHN GREENLEAF
1832. (WHITTIER, John Greenleaf). THE LITERARY REMAINS OF JOHN G.C. BRAINARD, with a Sketch of his Life. By J.G. Whittier. Hartford: P.B. Goodsell, (1832). First edition (one year after Whittier's first book). 8vo, publisher's muslin boards, paper spine label. Foxing mostly confined to edges and endpapers, edge tears to a couple of pp., cloth faded and a bit worn at spine. A very good, tight copy in all.
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DIGEST OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN FORCE IN THE UNITED STATES RELATING
by WILBERT, Martin I.
1912. WILBERT, Martin I. & Murray Galt MOTTER. DIGEST OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN FORCE IN THE UNITED STATES RELATING TO THE POSSESSION, USE, SALE, AND MANUFACTURE OF POISONS AND HABIT-FORMING DRUGS. Public Health Bulletin No. 56, November, 1912. 278 + v pp. Together with: POISONS AND HABIT-FORMING DRUGS: A DIGEST OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS ... ENACTED DURING 1912 AND 1913, NOW IN FORCE IN THE UNITED STATES by Martin I. WILBERT & Murray Galt MOTTER. Reprint no. 146... Read More
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WILKIE GALLERY: A SELECTION OF THE BEST PICTURES...VOLUME II [ONLY]
by WILKIE, David
[WILKIE, Sir David]. THE WILKIE GALLERY: A SELECTION OF THE BEST PICTURES OF THE LATE SIR DAVID WILKIE, R. A. INCLUDING HIS SPANISH AND ORIENTAL SKETCHES. VOLUME II [ONLY]. London: Virtue and Company [n.d. ca. 1870]. 34 of 40 engraved plates, lacking the final six. Unpaginated. Folio, pebbled red leather stamped in gilt and blind, raised bands, gilt edges. Some wear and darkening to boards. A previous owner's (excessive) inkstamp in margins of text and plates, and on versos... Read More
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THE PRINCIPLES OF BOTANY AND VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY
by WILLDENOW, D. C.
1811. WILLDENOW, D.C. [Actually Willdenow, Karl Ludwig]. THE PRINCIPLES OF BOTANY AND VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY. Translated from the German. A New [Second] Edition, Greatly Enlarged by the Author. Edinburgh, Blackwood, 1811. Octavo. [4] ff., iv, 544 pp. + 11 ff. plates, one hand-colored. Willdenow was the Director of the Berlin Botanical Garden from 1801 until his death in 1812. His greatest contributions were, in an age of exploration, to the creation of the study of the geographical distribution of plants... Read More
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THE STORIES THAT GLUE TOLD
by WILLIAMS, Clara Andrews
WILLIAMS, George Alfred. WILLIAMS, Clara Andrews. THE STORIES THAT GLUE TOLD. Illustrated by George Alfred Williams. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1907. [16 pp. + cutouts] Oblong folio, half cloth (blue) with color illustrated paper covered boards. Good, dampstaining to edges of boards, including about 1 inch into front cover illustration. Edges shelfworn. From the Glue Series, in which children's stories were presented with full page scenes to be illustrated by pasting accompnying figures onto the page. All... Read More
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MIDDLE KINGDOM
by WILLIAMS, S. Wells
1907. WILLIAMS, S. Wells. THE MIDDLE KINGDOM. A Survey of the geography, government, literature, social life, arts and history of the Chinese Empire...two volumes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907, later printing of the revised edition. Vol.1, xxv + 836pp. Vol.2, xii + 775pp. 8vo., blue cloth decorated in gilt. Best edition, with illustrations and folding map in back pocket. A few small bumps, but a pleasing, becoming rather scarce.
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A MANUAL OF VEGETABLE MATERIA MEDICA
by WILLS, George S. V.
1878. WILLS, George S. V. A MANUAL OF VEGETABLE MATERIA MEDICA. London, Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1878. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged. With a large folding, colored world map, and 25 leaves of colored, lithographic plates showing 158 illustrated specimens. Octavo. 114 pp. + 25 ff. plates + [36] pp. appendix + [5] pp. index + [19] ff. ads. Intended for students preparing for examinations in Materia Medica, the appendix includes 873 sample exam questions, unpaginated blank leaves, intended... Read More
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LIFE, TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF FERDINAND DE SOTO, DISCOVERER OF THE
by WILMER, Lambert A.
1858. WILMER, Lambert A. THE LIFE, TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF FERDINAND DE SOTO, DISCOVERER OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Philadelphia: J. T. Lloyd, 1858. First edition. Illustrated: "Steel Engravings by John & Saml. Sartain, Philadelphia. The illustrations, designed and engraved on wood, by J. W. Orr and R. Tefler, New York;" six steel engraved plates, plus eight full-page wood-engravings and many others throughout the text. Octavo: [iv],532 pp. Publisher's binding of purple cloth, blocked in blind on sides, gilt-stamped title to... Read More
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LADIES' CITIZENS COMMITTEE MEDALLION/RIBBON, 1915
by WOMEN
1915. [WOMEN]. LADIES' CITIZENS COMMITTEE MEDALLION/RIBBON, 1915. 5 7/8 x 2 inches, pale printed ribbon with gilt lettering: "LADIES' CITIZENS COMMITTEE|WASHINGTON, D.C.|1915." The ribbon is affixed to a decorative photo pin, framed brass-tone, with pin on reverse intact. Sewn under the pin is an American flag motif ribbon, from which is suspended a set of six laminated paper circular medallions. The uppermost one of these is a photo image of the Lincoln Memorial. Underneath, in descending order, are b/w... Read More
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