ALL-AMERICAN V: IS LOVE ENOUGH
by Weber, Bruce
Little Bear Press, 2005. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. SIGNED BY WEBER on front endpaper. As new. Books plainly signed (i.e without inscription) by Weber are rare, particularly the All American series.
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ALL-AMERICAN IV: OTHERWORLDLY
by Weber, Bruce
Little Bear Press, 2004. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. SIGNED BY WEBER on title page. As new. Books plainly signed (i.e without inscription) by Weber are rare, particularly the All American series.
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CLEVE GRAY
by Weber, Nicholas Fox
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. An apparently unused copy, fine in dustjacket with a moderately sun-faded spine. Inscribed by artist Gray on the title page and dated 1998, the year of publication.
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THE THOROUGHBRED MAGAZINE (57 issues)
by Wells, Walter T. (editor) (Percy Quimby)
San Marino CA: CALIFORNIA BREEDERS ASSOCIATION, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Bound copies for June 1941, January 1943, 1945 Annual, January-June 1947 (6 issues), July-December 1947 (6 issues), January-June 1948 (6 issues), July-December 1948 (6 issues), January-June 1949 (6 issues), and July-December 1949, and unbound copies for all of 1950 (12 issues) and 1951 (12 issues.) Bound copies gilt-stamped on front cover Percy D. Quimby, who lived in Chicago and whom we assume was perhaps a horse breeder,... Read More
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Spiel Um Den Stadt
by Wenter, Josef
Braunschweig: Georg Westermann, 1933. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/VG+. Early pro-Nazi novel. Title translates: "Game of the State" Inscription on ffe reads, "Von Deiner Mutter 1934" (From your Mother). Vivid expressionist-style cover design on cover and dustjacket in red, black and white.
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Walt Whitman in Camden
by Wescott, Ralph W.
Trenton, NJ: Walt Whitman Foundation and State of New Jersey Department of Conservation and Economic Development, 1952. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good +. Minor creasings at spine edge, rear cover slightly soiled. Black and white photograph of title poet decorating front cover. Black and white photographs throughout. No previous owner signatures or inscriptions.
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The Court and the Castle: Some Treatments of a Recurrent Theme
by West, Rebecca. (Hutchinson, Evelyn)
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Ownership copy Hans Loewald (1906-1993), German-born, American psychoanalyst and theorist affiliated with Yale. Inscribed to him on the ffe: "for my friend Hans Leowold M. H." The inscriber is Margaret Hutchinson, wife of Yale zoologist and West bibliographer, Evelyn Hutchinson (1903-1991) long time West friends and the couple to whom West dedicates this book. Near fine book in dustjacket that has a few chips about the... Read More
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WESTVACO INSPIRATIONS FOR PRINTERS Series of 1931 (Issues 61-70)
by (West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company). (Bradley, Will)
(NY): West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Fabulous 1931 Art- Deco period trade catalogs cum samplers printed by Westvaco to show off how effectively its paper for printing could be used for commercial and aesthetic purpose. This 1931 series includes all issues for the year, numbers 61 - 70, bound in sleek Art Deco designed green cloth cover stamped in silver, which is moderately worn at edges and smudged/ soiled here... Read More
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The Greater Inclination
by Wharton, Edith
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. Uncommon ealry Wharton title. Lacking backstrip, original boards still attached, corners worn, clean copy - no names, bkplts or inscription, suitable for rebacking. (NOT ex-lib).
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The Marne
by Whartton, Edith
NY: D. Appleton, 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dustjacket. Corners slightly worn, else a near fine, clean copy - no names, inscriptions or bookplates. True first edition: in contrast to other Appleton titles of this period, this book does not have the (1) on the last page of text. A very nice copy, indeed.
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SEADOGS: AN EPIC OCEAN OPERETTA
by Wheeler, Lisa. Siegel, Mark (illustrator)
NY: Atheneum, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. Inscribed by artist Siegel to Caldecott Medal illustrator Marc Simont (1915 - 2013) with an original illustration on the ffe of a sea dog in ski cap with two thought bubbles: "Pour Marc Simont, un grand monsieur qui ne cesse jamais d'inspirer" and "The Philharmonc gets dressed - mon prefer" (in reference to the opera them of the book). Siegel then inscribes "With best regards" with a "wag wag"... Read More
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INSCRIPTIONS ON TOMBSTONES AND MONUMENTS IN THE BURYING GROUNDS OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND ST. JOHNS CHURCH AT ELIZABETH, NJ. 1664-1892
by Wheeler, William Ogden & Edmund D. Halsey.(New Jersey Genealogy) (Elizabeth NJ)
1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, publsihers blue/green pebbled cloth, bevelled edges. Covers a tad soiled, leaves toned (as expected with this quality paper), firmly bound, apparently unused. A solid copy.
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THE MASQUE OF CHRISTMAS: DRAMATIC JOYS OF THE FESTIVAL
by Whistler, Laurence
London: The Curtain Press, 1947. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Whistler, Rex, Inigo Jones et al (designs by). Christmas 1947 edition of Whistler's periodical of costume, prop and scenery design for London theatre. Uncommon.
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The Autobiogrtaphy of Andrew D. White
by White, Andrew D.
NY: The Century Company, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The complete two volume set, apparently unread, musch better than very good - original blue cloth binding, gilt to spine, gte, untrimmed sides.
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Everyday Life of the North American Indians
by White, Jon M.
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Holmes & Meier Publishers, Incorporated, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine +/Near Fine. dw a bit rubbed, spine just slightly darkened, internally clean and tight, no previous owner markings.
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APERTURE (104 bound isuues)
by White, Minor (editor)
Milleron NY: Aperture, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. A collection of 104 issues of APERTURE magazine, edited by photographer Minor White, Numbers 77 - 181 (lacking only numbers 83 and 84) running from 1967 to 2005. Bound, mostly by Tassamari Bros in West Springfield MA, in red cloth, gilt spine titles with bookplate of private school library. Internals fine, pretty as new really. A comprehensive record of late 20thC photography.
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Field Flowers: A Small Bunch of the Most Fragrant of Blossoms Gathered from the Broad Acres of Eugene Fileds Farm of Love
by White, Sanford (design by). Field, Eugene
Chicago: Eugene Field/ Monument Committee, 1896. First Edition. Cloth Boards. Near Fine -/No Dustjacket. Various. Poems by Eugen Field, illustrations of Reginald Birch, Frederick Remington, Hnery Sandham, C. J. Taylor, W. Granville Smith, F. Hopkinson Smith, A. B. Frost, et al. Boards a tad soiled, else fine.
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A TIME TO DIE
by Wicker, Tom
NY: Quadrangle/ The New York Times Company, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Wicker's searing account of the Attica Prison riots of September 1971. Inscribed by Wicker (1926 - 2011)): "To Frances FitzGerald with much admiration. Tom Wicker", noteworthy as they were both among the most distinguished reporter/ journalists of the post WWII generation.
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OUR LADY'S TUMBLER. A TWELFTH CENTURY LEGEND TRANSLATED BY PHILIP H. WICKSTEED
by Wicksteed, Philip (translator)
Portland ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1906. 1st Edition Thus. Soft cover. Fine. A beautifully preserved copy. Fine all over. No names, inscriptions, etc.
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Biblia Pauperum, Conteynynge Thirty and Eight Wodecuttes Illustrating The Liif, Parablis, and Miraclis offe Oure Blessid Lord & Saviour Jesus Crist
by Wiclif, John. Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (preface)
NY: A. C. Armstrong & Son, 1885. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited edition, this #331 of 375 copies for sale in the US, printed by the Unwin Brothers. The upper mount on the front cover for one of the two clasps is missing. Covers a tad soiled, internals nice. No names, inscriptions or bookplates.
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Raven Rock: A Portrait in Photography and Haiku
by WIENER, Michael and Zee
Roxbury CT: Raven rock Company, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Apparently unused.
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Raven Rock: A Portrait in Photography and Haiku
by WIENER, Michael and Zee
Roxbury CT: Raven rock Company, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New. New. Still in shrinkwrap.
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A BEGGAR IN JERUSALEM
by Wiesel, Elie. Edelman, Lily (translator with Wiesel). Podwal, Mark (illustrations)
Geneva: The Bibliophile Library, 1985. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition in this format and with these illustrations by The Bibliophile Library after the original edition of 1970. Faux leather, aeg, ribbon marker. Plainly signed by author Wiesel on the fly leaf.
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THE CUNNING TURTLE
by Wiese, Kurt
NY: Viking, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Uncommoin first edition, Wiese's fourth book. Oblong 8vo, near fien copy - no names or bookplates - in price-clipped dustjacket that has a few closed tears and slight loss spine ends. A very presentable copy.
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REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM
by Wiggin, Kate Douglas
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1903. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. First edition, fourth printing. Publisher's imprint on spine is 1/8 inch tall. Reading on p. 327, line 13: " bricks, glowing in the October sun." and on p. 325: "Don't turn in at the side. Published October 1903 on copyright page. Pictorial cloth dulled and soiled, stain to bottom edge.
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