The Sound of His Horn and The King of the Lake
by Sarban (John William Wall]
Horam, East Sussex, UK: Tartarus Press, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. Tall 8vo., 175pp. Gorgeous First Edition, #51 of only 350 copies published. Bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket is fresh and bight with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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Vanessa
by Walpole, Hugh
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1933. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 851pp. Beautiful First Printing; Original green cloth, titles in unfaded gilt on spine and front board. Top edge green. Map end papers. Folding genealogy chart at rear. A remarkably well preserved copy. Square, tight and clean throughout. Just a hint of wear at the spine ends. Sharp unclipped dustwrapper has a moderately sunned spine with a tiny piece out.... Read More
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The Black Ghost
by Walsh, J(ames) M(organ)
London: John Hamilton, LTD, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo., 297pp. Solid First Edition of this uncommon Golden Age mystery, part of the Sundial Mystery Library. Not dated but 1930. Bound in blue cloth with titles in black on front board and spine. Square and tight with mild wear to edges and spin ends. A bit of toning to top of board edges and a spot of light spoiling here and there. Little if any interior toning... Read More
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When the Dead Walk; A Novel
by Walsh, Lovinia
New York: Mutual Publishing Company, 1902. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Sharp First Edition. 12mo., (iv), 386(2)pp. Frontis. Bound in publisher's brown cloth . Titles in gilt on spine and front board. t.e.g, deckled edges. Square, tight and clean throughout with an occasional smudge or spot to a couple of leaves. Some mild rubbing to spine ends and tips. Top front tip bumped. A very pretty collectable copy of the author's first and only novel. A quite... Read More
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The Scold's Bridle
by Walters, Minette
New York: St Martin's Press, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 327pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($21.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by Walters on the title page. A gorgeous collectable copy of the author's third novel.
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The Shape of Snakes
by Walters, Minette
New York: G.P Putnam's Sons, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 371pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with a gentle bump to the crown.. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($24.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the author on the front free end-paper. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.
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The Dark Room
by Walters, Minette
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 381pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($23.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. A gorgeous collectable copy of the author's fourth novel.
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The Sculptress
by Walters, Minette
New York: St Martin's Press, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., 308pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout. A touch of wear at the spine ends but quite minor. A small bump in the lower front board. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($21.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the Walters on the title page. A very pretty collectable copy of the author's second novel.
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The Ice House
by Walters, Minette
New York: St. Martins Press, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 240pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition.Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint of an indentation of the cloth at the spine ends but barely noticeable. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($18.95), has a short crease in the rear panel but very minor and little other wear. A fresh, bright example with no chipping or tears. Signed by the author on the title... Read More
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The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr George Herbert, and Dr. Robert Sanderson (From the Library of Henry Alden Sherwin with his Bookplate)
by Walton, Izaac
London: Henry Washbourne and Co, 1857. New Edition. Publisher's Cloth. Very Good. 8vo., xlix, 456pp. Sharp First Issue of this "New" Edition, with a new memoir of the author. Bound by Bone & Son London, (ticket affixed to rear paste-down), in brown cloth with blind-stamped borders and decorations on both boards. Titles and decorations in gilt on spine with blind-stamped borders. Illustrated with tissue-guarded portrait frontis of the author as well as of the subjects. Additional in-text illustrations.... Read More
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Louie & Women (Uncorrected Advance Proofs)
by Walton, Todd
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1983. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 147pp.. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Light toning to cover edges and spine. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
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Colossus: The Collected Science Fiction of Donald Wandrei
by Wandrei, Donald (Philip J. Rahman and Dennis E. Weiler; editiors)
Minneapolis, MN: Fedogan & Bremer, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 421pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, one of only 1000 unnumbered copies printed . Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Second state jacket with misprint corrected on rear panel. Introduction by Richard L. Tierney. Illustrations by Rodger Gerberding. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($28.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears.... Read More
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The Web of Easter Island
by Wandrei, Donald
Sauk City. WI: Arkham House, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Small 8vo., 191pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint of a bump to the crown but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, tears, toning or creases. One of 3068 copies printed. A gorgeous collectable copy. (Jaffery, Horrors & Unpleasantries, pg. 40).
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A Vade Mecum for Malt Worms: Or a Guide to Good Fellows
by Ward, Edward
London: T. Bickerston, 1866. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Two parts bound in one volume. 8vo., 56,48pp. Attributed to Edward Ward, this is the scarce reprint of the original from 1720. No date but c. 1866 though not in Gabler. Bound in original publisher's brown cloth. Titles stamped in gilt on spine. "Being a Description of the Manners and Customs of the most Eminent Publick Houses, in and about the Cities of London and Westminster. With a... Read More
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Hardcover - Advance Proof Copy (Association Copy from the Personal Collection of Otto Penzler)
by Warga, Wayne
New York: Arbor House, 1985. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Advance Proof Copy 8vo., 233 hand-numbered pages. Oriinal green wraps. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Signed & Inscribed by the author to Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, not to mention the proprietor of Mysterious Bookshop in New York City; simply THE BEST shop for the genre. "For Carolyn and Otto Penzler-Thanks, times, say, 4 million. You are kind... Read More
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Ballad of a Sweet Dream Of Peace: A Charade For Easter (Signed Limited Edition)
by Warren, Robert Penn
Dallas: Pressworks, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Slim 8vo., 37pp. Beautiful first Edition, #15 of only 350 numbered copies published. There were also 26 lettered copies printed for use by the author and publisher. Bound in quarter black cloth over blue paisley paper-covered boards. Untitled but with author's name in gilt along the cloth of the front board. Illustrations by Bill Komodore. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. All three plates... Read More
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Out of Nowhere (Beat Poetry)
by Warshawski, Morrie
No Place: Press-22, 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Oblong 12mo. Unpaginated, Sharp First Limited Edition, #83 of only 200 copies designed by the poet and John Laursen and handbound. Square, tight and mostly clean throughout with just a faint erasure on the front end-paper. No interior toning or spotting. Light edge-wear and some staining spots and light soiling. Still solid with no chipping, creases or tears. This copy inscribed, signed and dated by Warshawski on the... Read More
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A.E. Houseman: A Divided Life
by Watson, George L.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 235pp. Beautiful First Edition. Bound in maroon cloth with titles in gold on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (25s. net), has some wear to edges and tips with a couple of tiny nicks. Spine panel toned. Still fresh and bright with no creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy.
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The Affair of the Unprincipled Publisher
by Watson, M.D., John H. (Lawrence Garland)
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1983. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Slim 8vo., 21pp. Beautiful First Edition, limited to only 275 unnumbered copies. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of edge-wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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The Duke of Sin
by Wayne. Charles M.
New York: Vantage Press, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 74pp. Stunning First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of bumping to the heal but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped, ($2.00), has a hint of wear at the spine ends but barely noticeable. A fresh and bright example with no chipping, creases or tears. A marvelously well-preserved example. A gorgeous collectable copy of an uncommon book, particularly in this high-grade condition.
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Bone Ballet (Iguana Publications #3)
by Weagly, John; Editor
New Kent, VA: Iguana Publications, 2005. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Digest Sized Illustrated Stapled Wraps. 54pp. Beautiful Limited Edition of this collection of seven stories from new authors. #66 of only 100 copies published. Cover art by Jason Vusic. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy of a very scarce item with no other copies currently available in the marketplace.... Read More
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Thank God My Regiment an African One: The Civil War Diary of Colonel Nathan W. Daniels (Signed First Edition)
by Weaver, C.P.
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 214pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No page toning or foxing. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($26.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page, "To ___ & ___ - Now we know their story! C.P. "Kitty"... Read More
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Stolen Woman
by Webster, Sam
New York: Beacon, 1961. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/Fine. Vintage Paperback Beacon B453F. Beautiful First Printing of this Paperback Original. No month, 1961. $.50 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of edge-wear. Little or no toning to page edges. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy of a scarce title, particularly in such high grade condition.
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The Yellow Cross: The Story of the Last Cathars 1290-1329
by Weis, Rene
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Large 8vo., 399pp. Beautiful Stated First US Edition, Bound in 1/4 blue cloth over red paper-covered boards with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout. Small bumps to top front hinge and tip. No foxing or toning. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($35.00), has a touch of surface rubbing but is fresh and bright with no toning, tears, chipping or creases. A very pretty collectable... Read More
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Holding Time: How to Eliminate Conflict, Temper Tantrums, and Sibling Rivalry and Raise Happy, Loving, Successful Children
by Welch, Martha G., M.D.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 254pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of bumping to spine ends but barely. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($17.95), has a short closed tear on the front bottom edge but is fresh and bright with no creases or chipping. Uncommonly signed by the author on the front end-paper. A very handsome collectable copy at a... Read More
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