ADDRESSES, REVIEWS AND EPISODES, CHIEFLY CONCERNING THE "OLD SIXTH" MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT
by B[enjamin] F[rank] Watson
New York City, 1901. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. A bright and attractive First Edition copy of these materials concerning the "Old Sixth" Massachusetts regiment, which consists of seven essays loosely related to the regiment. Slip "With the Compliments of B. F. Watson" stubbed in. Bud Robertson notes in Nevins that the "first recounts sketchily... Read More
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[MILITARY] THE LIFE OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR CHARLES WILLIAM WILSON, ROYAL ENGINEERS
by Colonel Sir Charles M. Watson
London: John Murray, 1909. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Large 8vo; in the publisher’s red cloth binding with decoration and titling in gilt; xv, 419, [1] pages, with 15 plates; 5 folding maps; there are no ownership masks in the book; there are couple of small stains on the boards. Very Good binding.
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IDA WAUGH'S ALPHABET BOOK: For Little ones, who, if They look, Will Find Their Letters in This Book..
by Waugh, Ida; Blanchard, Amy E. (Verses by)
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1888. First Editin. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. This copy rebacked with japanese tissue. Boards have some soiling and stains. All in all a serviceable First Edition copy of this 19th century children's title. Very Good binding.
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WHEN MOTHER WAS LITTLE GIRL
by Amy E. Blanchard | Pictured by Ida Waugh
London | New York: Ernest Nister | E. P. Dutton, 1900. A rebacked copy in the publisher's patterned cloth binding with a pastedown title and an oval pastedown illustration of a little girl. The edges and corners show wear. With attractive chromolithographs -- 25 are full pages and there are several partial page chromos as well. ... Read More
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![[AMERICANA] [CIVIL WAR] HISTORIC LANDMARKS OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. BEAUTY AND HISTORY IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF WASHINGTON, STONEWALL JACKSON, AND ROBERT E. LEE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/959/563/1606563959.0.m.jpg)
[AMERICANA] [CIVIL WAR] HISTORIC LANDMARKS OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. BEAUTY AND HISTORY IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF WASHINGTON, STONEWALL JACKSON, AND ROBERT E. LEE
by John Wayland
Staunton, Virginia: The McClure Company, Inc, 1924. Soft Cover. Near Fine binding. Oblong quarto; in string-tied printed taupe wrappers, with titling in silver and black; [47] pages, with photographic illustrations on the rectos of each leaf, and text on the facing pages; there are no marks of any kind in the book.~~This is the nicest copy we have... Read More
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[SHENANDOAH VALLEY] HISTORIC HOMES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA
by John W. Wayland
Staunton, VA: McClure, 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Quarto; (12 3/8” x 9 3/4”); in the publisher’s red embossed cloth, stamped in blind with an image of Boswell’s Tavern, with titling in gold; [10], 11-625 pages; there is some light and scattered foxing to the preliminary pages; a discreetly rebacked copy with the original spine... Read More
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I) EOCENE OF THE LOWER COWLITZ RIVER VALLEY, WASHINGTON; II) THE POST-EOCENE FORMATIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON, III) THE OLIGOCENE OF KITSAP COUNTY, WASHINGTON -- PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: (FOURTH SERIES, Vol. VI, Nos. 1, 2 AND 3, pp. 1-52, pl. 1; May 6, 1916)
by Charles E. Weaver
San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, 1916. Original Wrappers. near Very Good binding. Bound in printed wrappers; general edgewear including a bit of loss to the paper covers at the top of the spine; one folding plate/map; scarce;. near Very Good binding.
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[SPECIAL PRESS] THE WHITE LLAMA BEING LA VENGANZA DEL CONDOR
by V. G. Calderon | Richard Phibbs (Translator); Illustrated by Clifford Webb
Berkshire: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1938. Unlimited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Clifford Webb. 8vo; custom bound in quarter blue-green morocco over marbled paper covered boards; with titling on the spine in gilt; top edged in gilt; (6) 7-123 pages; with bold woodcut engravings by Clifford Webb Throughout; a bit of wear to the edges of the... Read More
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[SIGNED] [PHOTOGRAPHY] ROBERTO BOLLE AN ATHLETE IN TIGHTS
by Bruce Weber
Kempen, Germany | New York: TeNeues Publishing Group~, 2009. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Signed. Quarto; in photographic pictorial boards, backed in black cloth; unpaged; there is very little text the books is almost entirely Bruce Weber's photographs.~~This copy is signed with an inscription on the title page by Mr. Weber: "To D---- and A---- Bruce Weber.". Near... Read More
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DIE PENNSYLVANISCHE CHORAL HARMONIE ENHALTEND DIE VORNEHMSTEN KIRCHEN-MELODIEN | THE PENNSYLVANIA CHORAL HARMONY, CONTAINING THE PRINCIPAL CHURCH MELODIES ..
by Thos. R. Weber
Hellertown, Pa: Thos. R. Weber, Book and Job Printer, 1881. Hard Cover. Good binding. In paper-covered boards, backed in black leather. The printed paper covering the boards has essentially perished. Shape notes. The volume appears to be complete. Laid in is a nearly indecipherable drawing of a hand with what appears to be a... Read More
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TURNER AND RUSKIN; AN EXPOSITION OF THE WORK OF TURNER FROM THE WRITINGS OF RUSKIN (2 Volumes)
by [John Ruskin] | Edited with Biographical Notes by Frederick Wedmore
London: George Allen, 1900. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. Two hefty quarto volumes, in the publisher's blue cloth, with titling in gilt. There is scattered foxing throughout, though the plates are mostly clean; they are protected with tissue guards. Each volume has been partially rebacked, with discreet japanese tissue repair to the spines; there is... Read More
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[MAP] DANIAE CUM SERIE INSULARUM SUARUM REGN. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Denmark, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel's Atlas Portalis. Beginning of separation along the crease. About 20 x 17 cm.
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[MAP] TOTIUS FLUMINIS RHENI ACCURATA DELINEATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of the Rhine river, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel's Atlas Portalis. About 20 x 17 cm.
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[MAP] SPHAERARUM ARTIFICIALIUM TYPICA REPRAESENTATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of the globe, as well as the divisions of the hemispheres, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel's Atlas Portalis. Near fully separated at the crease, with a closed tear and two small worming holes. Tiny amount of worming. About 20 x 17 cm.
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[MAP] IMPERIUM MOSCOVIAE. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Moscovia, or Eastern Russia, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel's Atlas Portalis. Beginning of separation along the crease. About 20 x 17 cm.
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[MAP] NEAPOLITANI REGNI TABULA. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel's Atlas Portalis. About 20 x 17 cm.
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[MAP] REGNI HIPSANIAE DELINEATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Spain and Portugal, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel's Atlas Portalis. Some separation along the crease. Two small spots of worming. About 20 x 17 cm.
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[MAP] REGNUM GALLIAE MODERNA. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of France and its provinces, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel's Atlas Portalis. Two small spots of worming. About 20 x 17 cm.
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[MAP] EUROPAE RECENS DESIGNATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Europe, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel's Atlas Portalis. Fully separated along the crease. Two small worming holes. About 20 x 17 cm.
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[MAP] XVII PROVINIAE BELGII. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of the Belgian provinces, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel's Atlas Portalis. About 20 x 17 cm.
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[MAP] ASIAE. NOVA DELINEATIO. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Asia, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel's Atlas Portalis. Some separation along the crease. About 20 x 17 cm.
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[MAP] NOVISSIMA FOEDERATORUM HELVETIORUM TABULA. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of the Swiss Confederacy, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel's Atlas Portalis. Beginning of separation along the crease. About 20 x 17 cm.
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[MAP] REGNUM HUNGARIAE. (ATLAS PORTALIS)
by Johann Cristoph Weigel
[Nürnberg], 1720. A hand colored plate of Hungary, from either the First or Second Edition of Johann Cristoph Weigel's Atlas Portalis. Beginning of separation along the crease. About 20 x 17 cm.
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[SPECIAL PRESS] [SIGNED] THE FOUR GOSPELS
by Ernest Sutherland Bates [Introduction]; Illustrated by E. R. Weiss
Leipzig: Poeschel & Trepte, 1932. Limited Edition. Near Fine binding. E. R. Weiss. Signed. Large 8vo; quarter bound in vellum over paper covered boards; with titling on the spine in gilt; 237 pages; in publisher’s slipcase; soiling to the vellum spine; the slipcase has signs of wear and a spot of water damage with a 2 inch crack... Read More
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DIE AUGENHEILKUNDE UND DIE LEHRE DER WICHTIGSTEN AUGENOPERATIONEN. NACH DEN ERFAHRUNGEN JÜNGKEN'S, BEER'S, HIMLY'S, SCARPA'S UND ANDERER BERÜHMTEN AUGENÄRZTE, SOWIE NACH EIGENEN BEOBACHTUNGEN IN GEDRÄNGTER KÜRZE DARGESTELLT
by L. S. Weiss
Quedlinburg und Leipzig: Druck und Verlag con Gottfr. Basse, 1844. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. Second Edition of a German book of ophthalmology, L. S. Weiss' Die Augenheilkunde und die Lehre der Wichtigsten Augenoperationen. Lacking endpapers. Writing on the front pastedown and title page, not affecting the text. Foxing throughout. Rubbing to the binding, minor loss to... Read More
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