The Maharajah's Son
by WARSH, Lewis
Lenox, MA / New York: Angel Hair Books, 1977. Some light rubbing to wrappers. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION, printed in Berkeley, CA at the West Coast Print Center, and limited to 1000 copies. The text comprises Warsh's "Letters", 1960-65.
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Imperial Rescript of the Declaration of War on the United States and Great Britain. Dated December 8th, 1941 (but later, printed for Military Academy Use circa 1942-1944)
by WORLD WAR II – JAPANESE DECLARATION OF WAR
Light rubbing to cloth boards and slipcase, text lightly browned. Lithographic document in Japanese,accordion form, 14 x 4 inches (350 x 105 mm). The formal announcement of a state of war delivered to the Japanese people, comprising title panel and 8 pages. Purple boards, upper cover with Imperial chrysanthemum device, and titled, edges lightly rubbed; matching original blue/green card slipcase. Laid-in: mimeograph translation in English (presumed contemporary). The document provides Japan's reasons for declaring war in December 1941,... Read More
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An act for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned, in respect to the state of Rhode-Island and Providence plantations... June the 14th 1790." In: Columbian Centinel. Whole No. 661. No. 37 of Vol. XIII
by WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)
Boston: Benjamin Russell, 1790. Folio newspaper (17 x 11 inches). 4 pages. Disbound. Slightly browned, but in fine condition. This and the preceding act that appears before it are both signed in italic print "George Washington." Brigham, C.S. Amer. Newspapers, p. 277; Evans, 22413.
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Fac-Simile of Washington's Accounts from June, 1775 to June, 1783
by [WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)]
Washington, D. C.: The Treasury Department, 1833. Small folio (332 x 206 mm). Facsimile of accounts throughout, 3pp. facsimile documents and plans and 1p. letterpress "Extract from Marshall's Life of Washington, Vol.I. 1758." at end. Contemporary half sheep, marbled boards, letterpress label to upper cover, stab-sewn. Lacking top sewing thread, some rubbing or light wear; dampstain to lower gutter corner, some light browning or stains. The first letterpress leaf is signed by Chief Clerk in the Registrar's office Mich.... Read More
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Gen George Washington's Account with the United States, from 1775 to 1783, as Written by Himself
by [WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)]
Brooklyn: John Hutchings, 1857. Some wear to extremities of binding, occasional light spotting, early pencil signature trials on front flyleaves. Small folio. Title-page, facsimile of accounts throughout, lithographed by Boell & Michelin. Original half black leather, brown cloth, front cover gilt-lettered and with gilt portrait of Washington at center. Covering the period from June 1775 to June 1783, these records detail Washington's day-to-day expenditures in his official capacity as Commander-in Chief of the Army of the United Colonies.... Read More
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Not Today (Third Issue)
by WATERFALL CO
Waterfall Co, 2014. Softcover. As-new in shrinkwrap. 11.75 x 9 inches. Wrappers. "Summer is here. The third NOT TODAY arrives with fervor. Ting Cheng did a photoshoot called Do You Good for the COVER STORY. 2 INTERVIEWS were done in Shilin,Taipei and Nara, Kyoto, separately. In THE KITCHEN,Thai Mama cooked authentic Thai dishes at a specialist agriculture bookstore that was restored from a 100-year-old hotel in central Taiwan. For SOMETHING SPATIAL, something there is about artist-run initiatives. ... Read More
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Not Today (Second Issue)
by WATERFALL CO
Waterfall Co, 2014. Softcover. As-new in shrinkwrap. 11.75 x 9 inches. Wrappers. "Continuing the debut issue’s scale, the second NOT TODAY has come out, with finer details and more appealing stories. Another 6 items in OBJECTS; 2 visits to Frankfurt am Main and Buenos Aires for INTERVIEWS. The wonderful duo from Thisispaper made dumplings and borscht and potato cheesecakes for THE KITCHEN. As SOMETHING SPATIAL, this time is about artist-in-residency.
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Not Today (First Issue)
by WATERFALL CO
Waterfall Co, 2013. Softcover. As-new in shrinkwrap. 11.75 x 9 inches. Wrappers. "For this first issue of NOT TODAY, we came up with a number of interesting sections. In OBJECTS we selected 6 different items that shine through our daily life. We conducted INTERVIEWS with fashion designer SHAO YEN and design studio NORM ARCHITECTS at the places where they live and work. In THE KITCHEN, we present a five-course dinner by young artist Yin-Ling Hsu. Entering SOMETHING SPATIAL,... Read More
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Elegant Plate: Three Centuries of Precious Metals in New York City
by WATERS, Deborah Dependahl
New York: Museum of the City of New York, 2000. As-new in shrinkwrap. Two volumes, 4to. Cloth; slipcase. A generously illustrated examination of the precious metals trades and usage of precious metal artifacts in New York City.
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Brideshead Revisited
by WAUGH, Evelyn
Boston: Little, Brown, 1945. First American edition. A near-fine copy, slightly leaned but square and firm in binding. A very good plus jacket, slightly toned and with light wear along fore-edges. 8vo. 351 pages. Original red cloth, lettered in black. In the pictorial dust jacket with a design by Lester M. Peterson. The first American printing was issued as a Book Club Edition in 1945, preceding the trade edition. As such, this Book Club issue is regarded as... Read More
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Mary Weatherford: The Flaying of Marsyas
by WEATHERFORD, Mary (artist); Francine PROSE (text by)
New York: Gagosian; Rizzoli, 2014. First edition. New in shrinkwrap. 12.25 x 10.5 inches. 84 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original cloth; printed dust jacket. Mary Weatherford: The Flaying of Marsyas documents an exhibition of new paintings by Mary Weatherford, which were presented in 2022 at the Museo di Palazzo Grimani, Venice, to coincide with the 59th Biennale di Venezia. "This catalog documents an exhibition of paintings from 2021-22 by Mary Weatherford, a daring practitioner of American abstraction... Read More
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Autograph letter signed to Theophilus Parsons, Jr., Washington, D.C., 2 February 1840
by WEBSTER, Daniel (1782-1852)
One and a quarter pages, 4to. Reading: "My Dear Sir As the Court is not likely to have a long session, I must pray you to hasten on yr argument, in the Case of Peters v Warren In ? Co. Are you ever to be done with the License lease, 15 Galton law? Really, I am mortified at the ? ee ridicule, east upon good old Commonwealth, both by friend and foe, in consequence of what has happened,... Read More
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Cinderella. Fay's Fairy Tales
by WEGMAN, William; Carole KISMARIC; Marvin KEIFERMAN
New York: Hyperion, 1993. A fine copy, the jacket with some minor shelfwear. 4to. Color photographs. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, first printing, signed and with a small sketch of a crown(?) by Wegman on the title. A retelling of Cinderella, featuring Wegman's weimaraners.
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William Wegman L'oeuvre photographique. Photographic Works. 1969-1976
by WEGMAN, William
Limoges: Fonds Regional D'Art Contemporain, 1991. Some light wear to outer wrapper, small stain to outer sheet edges at lower corner, generally a very good plus to near-fine copy. Bilingual edition in French and English. Oblong (9 x 11 inches). 221 pages. Plain white wrappers; outer pictorial wrapper. FIRST EDITION. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at F.R.A.C Limousin, Limoges, October 5 to November 9, 1991. Signed by the photographer on the half-title, and with a small... Read More
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Puss in Boots. Animated
by WEHR, Julian
New York: Duenwald Printing Corporation, 1944. A near-fine copy, the moveables all complete and in fully working condition, some light wear to edges of boards, but generally a very well-preserved copy of one of Wehr's fragile moveable children's books. 8vo. [17] pages. Six full-page color moveable illustrations by Julian Wehr. Original red comb binding, printed pictorial boards.
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Le Petit Chaperon Rouge
by WEHR, Julian; Lise LAURENT
Paris, Lyon, Montreal: J. Barbe Editeur, 1948. A near-fine copy, the moveables all complete and in fully working condition, some light wear to edges of boards, but generally a very well-preserved copy of one of Wehr's fragile moveable children's books, and rare in the jacket (that has some light edgewear). 8vo. [18] pages. Six full-page color moveable illustrations by Julian Wehr. Original red comb binding, printed pictorial boards; pictorial dust jacket.
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Hansel and Gretel
by WEHR, Julian
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. A near-fine copy, a pale shadow on title, the moveables all complete and in fully working condition, some light wear to edges of boards, but generally a very well-preserved copy of one of Wehr's fragile moveable children's books, and rare in the jacket (that has some light edgewear). Penciled gift note from 1944 on front free endpaper. Oblong (7.5 x 10 inches). [24] pages. Four full-page color moveable illustrations by Julian Wehr.... Read More
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Mack: Imaginationen 1953-1973
by WEIDEMANN, Kurt; Heinz MACK
Berlin: Verlag Ullstein, 1974. Hardcover. Some light toning to the paper, a little light scuffing to the cloth, the jacket near-fine with minor edgewear, the acetate with a loss at the lower rear panel, slipcase with light wear. 12.75 x 11.75 inches. Cloth; dust jacket; slipcase. In German.
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Your Father
by WEIL, James L. (1929-2006)
New Rochelle: [Verona: Stamperia Valdonega for] The Elizabeth Press, 1973. 8vo. 55, [3]pp. Original printed boards. A very good copy, the spine lightly sunned, a few small splits and chips to joints. FIRST EDITION, one of 400 copies. PRESENATION COPY, inscribed in 1973 by Weil on the front free endpaper. With Weil's business card laid-in.
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Your Poems
by WEIL, James L. (1929-2006)
Easthampton, MA: Warwick Press, 1990. 8vo. [16]pp. Original printed batik wrappers. Fine. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, one of 125 copies signed by Weil and the designer, printer, and binder Carol J. Blinn. Dedicated to William Bronk.
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In Art
by WEIL, James L.
Charleston IL: Tel-let, 1992. 6 leaves. Stapled as issued in printed wrappers. Fine save some rust to the staples. FIRST EDITION, one of 150 copies.
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Marbling in Miniature
by WEIMANN, Christopher
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1980. One of 350 copies, signed by Weimann on the colophon. Slight toning to spine, generally fine. 73 x 55mm. [36] pages. 12 mounted specimens, including frontispiece. Original marbled paper boards, printed paper label on front cover.
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John Newman: On The Other Hand : Sculpture Multiples ; Second Thoughts
by WEINBERG, Adam D.
Mount Kisco, NY: Tyler Graphics, 1995. A fine copy, save one small mark on title. 8vo. 36 pages. Illustrated in color. Printed wrappers. Exhibition catalogue.
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Poems
by OLIPHANT PRESS – Ray WEINBERGER
New York: The Oliphant Press, 1969. One of only 75 copies (this is number 63). A fine, fresh copy. 12mo. 22, [1] pages. 4 color screenprints by Phyllis Goodwin. Original yellow boards, small printed label on spine. Designed and printed by Ronald Gordon at The Oliphant Press, printed in Trump type of Como paper.
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Dan Weiner, 1919-1959
by WEINER, Dan; Cornell CAPA and Sandra WEINER
New York: Grossman Pub, 1974. Hardcover. Fine copy. 4to. Cloth; dust jacket.
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