A SERMON PREACHED AT BOWDEN IN CHESHIRE, April 6, 1691.; At the Funeral of the Right Honourable Mary Countess of Warrington by ... Warden of Christ's College in Manchester
by WROE, Richard
London: C. D. for Clavell, 1691. First Edition. 4to, pp. 26. Printed wraps bound in a later boards. Corner torn from title-page (not affecting any text). Each page printed within a black border. Some staining but a very good copy. Wing W-3729. Mary Booth, Countesss of Warrington was married to Henry Booth. She was the daughter and sole heir of Sir James Langham of Cottesbrooke. Richard Wroe (1641-1717) was warden of Manchester church. As a rural Dean, he had... Read More
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TYPOGRAPHIC HERITAGE; Selected essays by..
by WROTH, Lawrence C.
Typophiles, 1949. One of 625 copies. Small 8vo, pp. 162. Introduction by Carl Purington Rollin; note on Wroth and the book by Paul A. Bennett. Patterned yellow paper over boards with paper label, brown cloth spine. Slight spotting to endpapers, tope edges spotted and slight spot on bottom, o/w a nice copy. Colophon reaads: This twentieth Chap Book in the Typophile series has been designed by Fred Anthoensen, set in Linotype Monticello, printed by The Anthoensen Press, and bound... Read More
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; Printer at work
by WROTH, Lawrence C.
NY: Privately printed, 1974. DePol, John. Small 8vo, pp. xvii, 81. Foreword by Charles V. Morris. Includes Franklin's dissertation, "Liberty and Necessity; Pleasure and Pain." Illustrated by John DePol with wood engravings in green. Yellow paper over bpards, stamped in black. Cover very slightly soiled, and a bit faded at spine, a very small tear at back base of spine, leaves very slightly crooked in cover, but a VG tight copy. Colophon reads: "This Keepsake represents the cooperative work... Read More
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THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION
by WUCKEL, Dieter, and Bruce Cassiday
NY: Ungar, 1989. First English edition. 4to, pp. 251. Notes, bibliography. Translated from the German by Jenny Vowles. Copiously illustrated. A nice copy in slightly scuffed dj.
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UNDERSTANDING
by WURMAN, Richard Saul
Newport RI: TED Conferences, 2000. Tall 8vo, pp. 324. Printed in full color. Paper wraps. Cover little creased and soiled, o/w a nice copy. Fairly heavy. A book of graphic representations of world statistics, with a focus on the U.S.A.
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THE DEPORTATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FROM LILLE.; Translated textually from the note addressed by the French Government to the governments of the Neutral Powers on the conduct of the German authorities towards the population of the French Departments in the occupation of the enemy, With extracts from other documents annexed to the note. Relating to German breaches of International Law during 1914, 1915, 1916
by [WWI]. (wwi)
NY: Doran, 1918. First US Edn. 8vo, pp. 81. Bound in printed boards from sheets printed in the UK with an American title page. Some foxed, a VG copy. The French Government, here, is protesting the removal of women, contrary to international law, from occupied areas of France to departments where they were forced to do agricultural labor.
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THE WIND IN THE CORN; And other poems
by WYATT, Edith Franklin
NY: Appleton, 1917. First Edition. 8vo, pp. xii, 124. Blue cloth, stamped in gilt. TEG. Owner's bookplate on flyleaf. Cover slightly scuffed, o/w a VG tight copy.
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THE INVISIBLE GODS; A novel
by WYATT, Edith Franklin
NY: Harper, 1923. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 433. Blue cloth, printed in yellow. From the library of Florence Kelley. Top edges little spotted, cover little bumped, and scuffed at edges, o/w VG. FK.
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THE SECRET OF THE SIERRA MADRE; The man who was B. Traven
by WYATT, Will
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1980. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 369. Includes appendices and select bibliography. Illustrated with photographs. Edges slightly soiled, o/w a VG tight copy in little soiled and chipped dj. The search for the man who was the author of The treasure of the Sierra Madre.
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THE COUNTRY WIFE; Playbill, Henry Miller's Theatre
by WYCHERLEY, William
NY: New York Theatre Program Corp, 1937. 8vo, pp. 28. Paper wraps. Illustrated. Signed on cover and title page by Ruth Gordon. Cover little stained and chipped, VG.
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A DAY WITH A TRAMP AND OTHER DAYS
by WYCKOFF, Walter A.
NY: Charles Scribner's, 1901. 8vo, pp. 191. Ex library, cover slightly worn, o/w a nice tight copy. Memoir of a young man, newly out of college, who worked his way across the U.S. as a day-laborer.
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THE WORKERS; An experiment in reality. The East
by WYCKOFF, Walter A.
NY: Scribner's, 1897. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 270. With several illustrations. Black cloth stamped in gilt. Ex library, with stamps; bookplate removed, but pocket and date slip in rear. Donor's presentation on blank. Cover worn and a little warped, but generally VG. An academic tries out work as a day-laborer, farmhand, logger, etc.
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THE WORKERS; An experiment in reality. The West
by WYCKOFF, Walter A.
NY: Scribner's, 1898. First Edition. Leigh, W. R.. 8vo, pp. ix, 378. Gray cloth, stamped in gilt. With 32 illustrations by W. R. Leigh. Owner's name on flyleaf. VG. Narrative of a journey from Chicago westward, where the author shares the plight of the unemployed, workers in sweatshops, etc.
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THE HELGA PICTURES; text by John Wilmerding
by WYETH, Andrew
NY: Abrams, 1987. 4to, pp. 208. Bibliography, index. Text by John Wilmerding. With 294 illustrations, including 96 plates in full color. Seller's stamp on flyleaf. A nice copy in scuffed dj.
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THE BOOK OF OLD SILVER; English - American - Foreign. With all available hallmarks including Sheffield plate marks
by WYLER, Seymour
NY: Crown, 1952. Twelfth printing. Small 4to, pp. x, 401. Indices. Copiously illustrated with photographs. Blue cloth stamped in silver. Edges soiled, cover little scuffed, owner's name on pastedown, o/w a VG tight copy.
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THE ORPHAN ANGEL
by WYLIE, Elinor
NY: Knopf, 1926. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 337. Cover little spotted and worn, o/w VG.
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BLACK ARMOUR; A book of poems
by WYLIE, Elinor
NY: Doran, 1923. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 77. Cover somewhat worn, hinges near tender, small tears at the outer edges of four leaves, o/w VG.
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TRIVIAL BREATH; (poems)
by WYLIE, Elinor
NY: Knopf, 1928. First edition, one of 100 large paper copies, signed by the author. Little soiled striped cloth, An excellent uncut copy. Printed on Van Gelder hand- made paper, designed and made by Pynson Printers. This is number p.12. Johnson p. 552.
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THE ORPHAN ANGEL
by WYLIE, Elinor
NY: Knopf, 1926. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 337. Cover little soiled and torn at bottom of spine, good.
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MR. HODGE & MR. HAZARD
by WYLIE, Elinor
NY: Knopf, 1928. First trade edition. 8vo, pp. 256. VG.
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HAND-COLORED CHRISTMAS CARD; 9 x 4-1/4 in by Cthart, from Elinor Wylie and Wm Benet, wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
by WYLIE, Elinor
Framd behind glass. On the verso is an 18 line holograph inscription to author Grace Hazard Conklin: in full: and I was afraid you didn't like my switch (?)! As a matter of fact I like him too well - it's a mistake to write about anything you love so much. But it is good to know that you're pleased with the book - Don't think me greedy if I ask for a detailed criticism some day. I'm reading... Read More
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TRIVIAL BREATH
by WYLIE, Elinor
London: Knopf, 1928. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 80. Cover little browned and worn at edges, o/w VG.
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AN ESSAY ON MORALS; A science of philosophy and a philosophy of the sciences..
by WYLIE, Philip
NY: Rinehart, 1947. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 204. Donor's presentation on half-title. VG in worn dj.
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AN ESSAY ON MORALS
by WYLIE, Philip
NY: Rinehart, 1947. First Edition. 8vo, pp. xvi, 204. Some light moisture staining at top of leaves, o/w VG. An "attempt to disclose a science of philosophy.
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NIGHT UNTO NIGHT
by WYLIE, Philip
NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. 8vo, pp. 372. VG in little chipped dj. A novel, made into a film starring Ronald Reagan and Viveca Lindfors, with their pictures on the dust jacket.
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