GREENING OF PASADENA.|THE
by Winter, Robert
Pasadena, CA: The Clinker Press, 2010. stiff paper wrappers, bottom edge uncut. Clinker Press. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, bottom edge uncut. 5, (3) pages. Limited to 90 copies. Joyce Kilmer's poem Trees precedes text. Color illustration on front cover.
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ARROYO CULTURE.|THE
by Winter, Robert W.
Pasadena, CA: The Clinker Press, 1998. illustrated cloth, dust jacket. Clinker Press. 8vo. illustrated cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 19, (5) pages. First edition limited to 80 numbered copies signed on colophon by printer Andre Chaves. Author's note precedes text. Illustrations by Chaves. Bound by David Weinstein. Reprint of an article first published in California Design. Printed on Dard Hunter II paper. Nearly the entire production run of this book were lost in a fire in Texas while en route... Read More
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THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SETTLEMENT ON MANHATTAN ISLAND: 1614-1914
by Winters, William H.
(New York): N.P., 1916. self paper wrappers. New York. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 34 pages. A Literary and Legal Bibliography of the Old Dutch Province of Nieuw Netherlandt (New Netherland) and the City of Nieuw Amsterdam (New Amsterdam). A copy once owned by W. Eames. This booklet contains an impressive list of texts related to the colonial period of New Netherland. Pencil inscription by Eames on front cover. Paper covers are detached with many tears on edges.
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AMERICAN GIANT, WALT WHITMAN AND HIS TIMES
by Winwar, Frances
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1941. hardcover, dust jacket. Whitman, Walt. 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 341 pages. First edition. Near fine in very good jacket.
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COLLECTION OF 19 BOOKPLATES
by Wirsching, Otto
N.P.: n.p., 1919. Original half-linen portfolio over paper covered boards, paper flaps. Bookplates. folio. Original half-linen portfolio over paper covered boards, paper flaps. unpaginated. Printed by Aranka Wirsching in an unspecified number of copies, of which this is copy No. 12 of 'Edition A'. Text in German. A collection of 19 bookplates. All are hand-signed by Wirsching, stating that he is the artist and Aranka was the printer. Front cover label with Wirsching's personal plate. Spine torn, mainly along... Read More
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FIRST EDITIONS WITH A FUTURE
by Wirth, Alexander C.
Baltimore: Proof Press, 1935. cloth. 8vo. cloth. (62) pages. First edition. A two page introductory note on the different types of booksellers followed by a list of desirable first editions, with retail prices and issue points. With facsimile title pages. Very good copy.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR.|A
by Wise, Thomas J. and Stephen Wheeler
London: Bibliographical Society, 1919. cloth-backed boards. Landor, Walter Savage. small 4to. cloth-backed boards. xxiv, 426 pages. First edition. (Todd 178b). Some cover wear. Inner hinges reinforced and strengthened. With the Randeria bookplate.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE.|A
by Wise, Thomas J.
London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1966. later cloth spines with original paper-covered boards. Swinburne, Algernon Charles. tall 8vo. later cloth spines with original paper-covered boards. xvi,507,(3); xvi,407,(3) pages. 2 volumes. First edition. The covers are spotted and stained and have been repacked with cloth with the spine of volume two laid down on the cloth. Lacks pages 61-74.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR.|A
by Wise, Thomas J. and Stephen Wheeler
Folkestone: Dawsons, 1971. cloth, dust jacket. Landor, Walter Savage. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxiv, 426 pages. Reprint of the 1919 first edition.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
by Wise, Thomas J.
(Mansfield Centre: Martino Fine Books, 1999. cloth. Wordsworth, William. 8vo. cloth. xvi, 268 pages. Reprint of limited 1916 edition privately printed by Wise.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE; LIFE OF ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE.|THE
by Wise, Thomas James
London, England: William Heinemann, 1927. cloth, label on spines, all edges uncut. 8vo. cloth, label on spines, all edges uncut. xii,575+(1) pages; xii,318 pages. 2 Volumes. Limited to 780 sets. Volumes XIX and XX of the Bonchurch edition of Wise's work. Fourth edition of Volume XIX, a biography with preface and index. Volume XX a comprehensive bibliography with table of contents. Unopened. Labels on spine chipped at edges. Endpapers stained.
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BRONTE LIBRARY, A CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND AUTOGRAPH LETTERS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BRONTE FAMILY.|A
by Wise, Thomas J.
London: Printed for Private Circulation, 1929. red polished cloth, beveled edges, top edge gilt, others uncut. small 4to. red polished cloth, beveled edges, top edge gilt, others uncut. xxiii, 82, (2) pages. First edition, limited to only 120 copies (Todd 67b). Spine age-darkened, small dampstains to hinges and spine, soiling to boards, covers very lightly faded, foxing to preliminary pages. Else a near fine copy. .A collection of first editions by the Brontë family. Five... Read More
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BYRON LIBRARY, A CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND AUTOGRAPH LETTERS BY GEORGE GORDON NOEL, BARON BYRON.|A
by Wise, Thomas J.
London: Printed for Private Circulation, 1928. polished cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut. Byron, Lord. small 4to. polished cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut. xxvii, 144, (2) pages. Limited to 200 copies. (Todd 117b). With numerous plates printed on glossary paper bound-in. Lenghty introduction by Ethel Colburn Mayne. (d. 1941 - biographer, novelist, and translator who also wrote for the Yellow Book under the pseudonym Francis Huntley. She published on Browning, reviewed widely, wrote a well-known biography of Byron,... Read More
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE. With COLERIDGEIANA, BEING A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COLERIDGE
by Wise, Thomas J.
London: Bibliographical Society, 1919. later cloth and stiff paper wrappers. Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. small 4to. and square 8vo. later cloth and stiff paper wrappers. xii, 316 pages with 13 illustrations; 38, (2) pages. 2 volumes. First editions. (Todd 122b and 123b). First volume has been rebound and has the bookplate of the Club of Odd Volumes. Top corners bumped with some soiling to the spine and boards. Second volume has a tape repaired spine, the bottom corner is missing... Read More
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BYRON LIBRARY, A CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND AUTOGRAPH LETTERS BY GEORGE GORDON NOEL, BARON BYRON.|A
by Wise, Thomas J.
London: Printed for Private Circulation, 1928. polished cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut. Byron, Lord. small 4to. polished cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut. xxvii, 144, (2) pages. Limited to 200 copies. (Todd 117b). With numerous plates printed on glossy paper bound-in. Lengthy introduction by Ethel Colburn Mayne. (d. 1941) She was a biographer, novelist, and translator who also wrote for the Yellow Book under the pseudonym Francis Huntley. She published on Browning, reviewed widely, wrote a well-known biography... Read More
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POPE LIBRARY, A CATALOGUE OF PLAYS, POEMS, AND PROSE WRITINGS.|A
by Wise, Thomas J.
Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1973. cloth. Pope, Alexander. small 4to. cloth. 113 pages. With a New Introduction by K.I.D. Maslen. Reprint of the first edition. A fine copy. Illustrated.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF GEORGE HENRY BORROW
by Wise, Thomas J.
London: Dawsons, 1966. cloth, dust jacket. Borrow, George. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxii, 316 pages. Reprint of the 1914 first edition. Fine in lightly faded jacket.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
by Wise, Thomas J.
Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1971. cloth, dust jacket. Wordsworth, William. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 268 pages. Reprint of 1916 edition. Near fine.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN VERSE AND PROSE...BYRON
by Wise, Thomas J.
Folkestone: Dawson of Pall Mall, 1963. cloth, dust jackets. Byron, Lord. small 4to. cloth, dust jackets. xxvii,139; xxxii,131 pages. Two volumes. Second reprint edition, originally published in 1933. Jackets faded along spine, else near fine.
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COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF JOHN RUSKIN L.L.D.
by Wise, Thomas J. and James P. Smart
Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1974. cloth, dust jackets. Ruskin, John. small 4to. cloth, dust jackets. xxvii, 329; 263 pages. With a list of the more important Ruskiniana. Two volumes. Second reprint edition. Fine in fine jackets.
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BEAR WITH US
by (Wistar, Owen)
(Boston: The Riverside Press, 1905. quarter cloth over paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 8vo. quarter cloth over paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 57 pages. A Collection of Tavern Club Verses. Privately printed by The Riverside Press. Spotting and soiling to the cloth spine, minor rubbing at the corners, else a near fine copy. An unopened copy. Poetry from a private club including poems by Owen Wistar, M.A. De Wolfe Howe, Winthrop Ames, and others.
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VIRGINIAN, A HORSEMAN OF THE PLAINS.|THE
by Wister, Owen
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1951. cloth, leather spine and cover labels, slipcase. Limited Editions Club. tall 8vo. cloth, leather spine and cover labels, slipcase. xxiv, 437+(1) pages. With an Introduction by Struthers Burt and Illustrations by William Moyers. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Moyers (LEC 215). Minor spotting to the spine of the book as well as the slipcase, else a near fine copy. Printed by Saul and Lillian Marks at The Plantin Press. ... Read More
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HOW TO USE REFERENCE BOOKS
by Wiswell, Leon O.
New York: American Book Company, 1916. cloth. large 12mo. cloth. 162 pages. A guide for training students to use a library properly. Indexed.
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OCEAAN OVER: NEDERLAND EN BELGIE.|DEN
by Witkovsky, B.
Utrecht: De Roos, 1974. cloth, title-page sketch in brown on front board, another sketch on both endpapers. De Roos. small 8vo. cloth, title-page sketch in brown on front board, another sketch on both endpapers. 43 pages. Introduction by P.D. 't Hart. Fine press edition of an 1892 Russian traveler's account of the Low Countries. Printed by van Rossum in an edition limited to 175 numbered copies (plus a few printed for colleagues), on handmade Hahnemüle paper, with drawings by... Read More
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR BUCHERFREUNDE
by Witkowski, Georg
Leipzig: E.A. Seemann, 1928. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Variously paginated. The complete run of volume 20, nos. 1-6 (1928) in 6 issues. This German periodical contains essays relating to all aspects of the book arts. Topics range from the care and cultivation of book collections to reviews of newly published books. Issues are indexed and illustrated in black-and-white. Some yellowing of covers.
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