![[TRAVEL] NARRATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION. DURING THE YEARS 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. [5 VOLUMES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/853/535/1617535853.0.m.jpg)
[TRAVEL] NARRATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION. DURING THE YEARS 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. [5 VOLUMES]
by Charles Wilkes
Philadelphia: Not Identified, 1849. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Five large octavo volumes; in full calf, with boards triple ruled in blind to the perimeters; the upper boards stamped in gilt with a vignette in gilt of an American eagle resting on a shield and conucopia and peering at a schooner in the distance; the spines have raised... Read More
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WILKINSON, SOLDIER AND PIONEER
by James Wilkinson
New Orleans: Rogers Printing Company, 1935. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. With addenda leaves pasted in. Inscribed on the front endpaper by Edmund Wilkinson for another of the Wilkinson family, dated June 1935. Some sunning and short tears to the spine. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Very Good binding.
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![[GENEALOGY] THE ALFRED C. WILLETT FAMILY HISTORY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/460/336/1404336460.0.m.jpg)
[GENEALOGY] THE ALFRED C. WILLETT FAMILY HISTORY
by Charles E. Willett
Kingsport, TN: Collier Printing Company, 1994. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. 4to.; in the publisher's bright blue cloth binding; xii., 263 pages including the Index; with illustrations, maps; a clean copy with no marks of any kind.~~Alfred C. Willett (1842-1929), son of John Willett and Jane Ursula Rogers, was born in Oxfordshire, England, and died in Florence, Alabama.... Read More
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![[AMERICANA] CRIMES AGAINST MEXICO](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/820/061/945061820.0.m.jpg)
[AMERICANA] CRIMES AGAINST MEXICO
by William Lemke, B.A., LL.B.
Minneapolis, MN: Great Western Printing Co, 1915. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo.; in pale blue cloth which is a bit rubbed; with repair to the front hinge; [5], 6-157 copies.~~Uncommon work by the progressive agrarian and populist Senator from North Dakota (who served in that august house for most of the 1930’s). Earlier he had... Read More
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A PROPER ANSWER TO THE BY-STANDER
by [William Pulteney, Earl of Bath]
London: Printed for T. Cooper at the Globe in Paternoster Row, 1742. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine binding. An anonymous pamphlet, attributed to William Pulteney, Earl of Bath, a political opponent of Robert Walpole. A Proper Answer to a By-Stander articulates the case that Walpole's standing army, put forward in A Letter from a By-Stander, was not... Read More
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![[CIVIL WAR] A LIEUTENANT OF CAVALRY IN LEE'S ARMY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/880/395/1569395880.0.m.0.jpg)
[CIVIL WAR] A LIEUTENANT OF CAVALRY IN LEE'S ARMY
by G[eorge] W[illiam] Beale
Boston: The Gorham Press, 1918. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo.; in the publisher's red cloth binding with titling in gilt to the upper board and (darkened) to the spine; 231 pages; a small erasure to the front flyleaf has resulted in some surface loss to the paper; there is an errata slip pasted to the... Read More
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FRANK FORESTER'S FIELD SPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND BRITISH PROVINCES, OF NORTH AMERICA. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I & II. (TWO VOLUMES)
by Henry William Herbert
New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1849. First US Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. First US Edition, First Printing, with the First Binding of the First American Edition. Complete in two volumes with twelve plates. With all points of the First Printing, e.g. title page is a cancel, signature marks do not note volume, superfluous signature... Read More
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THE CANTERBURY TALE OF THE MILLER
by Geoffrey Chaucer | [Van Wyck William]
San Francisco, California: [Black Vine Press], 1939. Limited Edition. Quarter Leather. The first book of the Black Vine Press. It has been said that the publisher destroyed most copies (see David McGee, Fine Printing and Bookbinding from San Francisco, p. 27). Printed in black and red by Lawton R. Kennedy, Harold N. Seeger and Albert A. Spierson. In calf-backed... Read More
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![[GENEALOGY] FIVE GENERATIONS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/648/299/1626299648.0.m.jpg)
[GENEALOGY] FIVE GENERATIONS
by John Dickinson Williams
Richmond, Virginia, 2015. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine binding. Large 8vo.; in the publisher's colorful pictorial boards; 214 pages, with illustrations (some in color), including facsimilies and portraits; this copy signed with a personal inscription by the author.~~A family history with much information about Buckingham County, Virginia.~~Uncommon in commerce; with only three institutional holdings located as of October 12,... Read More
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![[LITERATURE] WHITE MULE, IN THE MONEY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/643/770/1669770643.0.m.jpg)
[LITERATURE] WHITE MULE, IN THE MONEY
by Williams Carlos Williams
Norfolk: New Direction, 1945. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo; in publisher’s grey cloth; with titling stamped in crimson on the spine; (2) 1- 293 Pages,(8) 9-382 pages; the spine is darkened, previous owner’s inscription on the front paste-down; minor spotting on the tail. ~~The first two novels in the saga of the Stretcher family trilogy bound together.~~“The... Read More
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![NAPOLEON III AND THE STOEFFEL [STOFFEL] AFFAIR](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/225/107/1377107225.0.m.jpg)
NAPOLEON III AND THE STOEFFEL [STOFFEL] AFFAIR
by Roger L. Williams
Worland, Wyoming: High Plains Publishing Compamy, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. This copy has some light and scattered pencil marginalia. Faint smoky odor. In the publisher's green cloth bidning. Near Fine binding.
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![[PHILOSOPHY] UNNATURAL DOUBTS. EPISTEMOLOGICAL REALISM AND THE BASIS OF SCEPTICISM](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/172/282/1681282172.0.m.jpg)
[PHILOSOPHY] UNNATURAL DOUBTS. EPISTEMOLOGICAL REALISM AND THE BASIS OF SCEPTICISM
by Michael Williams
Cambridge: Blackwell Publisshers Inc, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. Large 8vo; in the publisher’s bright blue cloth with dustjacket; xxiii, 386 page, including the Index; with pencil underlining and annotations throughout; there is some sunning to the extremities of the dustjacket. Fine binding / Very Good dust jacket.
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GILBERT'S BOOK OF PANTOMIMES. ACTING CHARADES, PARLOR THEATRICALS, AND TABLEAUX; BEING THE VERY BEST ARTICLES OF THE KIND EVER DEVISED TO AMUSE A HOUSEHOLD WITH INSTRUCTIVE, CAPTIVATING PERFORMANCES; IN WHICH YOUNG, MIDDLE-AGED, AND OLD "CAN ALL TAKE A HAND IN.
by [Henry T. Williams]
New York: Hurst & Co, 1878. Original Sewn Wrappers. Good binding. Attributed to Henry T. Williams, Gilbert's Book of Pantomimes, Acting Charades, Parlor Theatricals, and Tableaux. Illustrated. 120 pp. and three leaves of publisher's advertisements at the rear. Scattered, unobtrusive pencil marks. Toning throughout; with a corner of loss to the bottom of the title leaf and first... Read More
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![[RICHMOND] PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS | SHAKESPEARE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/565/075/1387075565.0.m.jpg)
[RICHMOND] PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS | SHAKESPEARE
by John L.[Langbourne] Williams
[Richmond, Va.], 1906. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo.; in the publisher's green cloth binding with titling in gilt to the upper board; 62 pages; no ownership or other marks in the book. The front hinge is partially cracked but is holding well.~~Two rather incongruously paired talks -- Principles of Business and Shakespeare -- given by... Read More
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CONQUERING THE AIR: The Romance of the Development and the Use of Aircraft
by Archibald Williams
New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1926. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. From the Real Adventure Series. A clean First Edition copy in an attractive dustjacket; the binding is very slightly cocked. Thee jacket has some modest shelfwear, and is protected with a new mylar cover. Near Fine binding / Very Good dust... Read More
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![[LITERATURE] RAMBLING ROSE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/411/345/1611345411.0.m.jpg)
[LITERATURE] RAMBLING ROSE
by Calder Willingham
New York: Delacorte Press, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo.; in publisher's fuchsia colored boards, with dustjacket; [13], 14-309 pages, with dustjacket; the jacket has but minor wear and has not been price-clipped.~~One of this Georgia-born writer's later novels, it was made into a movie starring Robert Duval and Laura Dern. ~~Mr.... Read More
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![[DISBOUND] MINUTES OF THE EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE SELECTED COMMITTEE WHO WERE APPOINTED TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE MERITS OF THE PETITION OF THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM WESLEY POLE, AND ROBERT WOOD, ESQUIRE: AND ALSO, THE PETITION OF ... ELECTORS OF MEMBERS TO SERVE IN PARLIAMENT FOR THE BOROUGH OF GREAT GRIMSBY, IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN, ... SEVERAL COMPLAINING OF AN UNDUE ELECTION AND RETURN FOR THE SAID BOROUGH: ORDERED TO BE PRINTED 22d APRIL 1793](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/203/105/1584105203.0.m.jpg)
[DISBOUND] MINUTES OF THE EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE SELECTED COMMITTEE WHO WERE APPOINTED TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE MERITS OF THE PETITION OF THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM WESLEY POLE, AND ROBERT WOOD, ESQUIRE: AND ALSO, THE PETITION OF ... ELECTORS OF MEMBERS TO SERVE IN PARLIAMENT FOR THE BOROUGH OF GREAT GRIMSBY, IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN, ... SEVERAL COMPLAINING OF AN UNDUE ELECTION AND RETURN FOR THE SAID BOROUGH: ORDERED TO BE PRINTED 22d APRIL 1793
by William Wesley Pole; Robert Wood, Esquire, of Great Grimsby
[London?]: Not Identified, 1793. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Quarto; disbound binding; 259 pages; title page is a bit soiled.~~Proceedings of the Committee on Great Grimsby Elections (which were, to say the least, controversial). A contested election in the House of Commons. From the time when contestants provided unlimited beer to voters.~~We locate but a single copy on... Read More
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THE AMERICAN PLEADER AND LAWYER'S GUIDE. (VOLUME I, ONLY) IN COMMENCING, PROSECUTING AND DEFENDING ACTIONS AT COMMON LAW, AND SUITS IN EQUITY. WITH FULL AND CORRECT PRECDENTS OF PLEADINGS IN THE SEVERAL CASES..
by William W. Hening, Esq
New-York: Isaac Riley, 1811. First Edition. Full Leather. Good binding. Volume One only of the First Edition of Hening's American Pleader, in contemporary calf. The spine has darkened considerably and is lacking the label. The boards have been reattached. Good binding.
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![[ART] THE WORKS OF WILLIAM HOGARTH; IN A SERIES OF ENGRAVINGS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/004/363/1668363004.0.m.jpg)
[ART] THE WORKS OF WILLIAM HOGARTH; IN A SERIES OF ENGRAVINGS
by William Hogarth | [Rev, John Trustler] | [J.Hogarth] | J. Nichols]
Jones And Co, 1833. Full Leather. Very Good binding. 4to; full brown morocco; triple ruled at the perimeter of the boards with decorations in gilt and beveled edges; spine with raised bands,decoration and lettering in gilt in compartments; boards are a bit scuffed and bowed; gilt edges; with elaborate gilt decoration on the turn ins and marbled end... Read More
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![[SIGNED] [SPECIAL PRESS] OUR LADY’S CHOIR A CONTEMPORARY ANTHOLOGY OF VERSE BY CATHOLIC SISTERS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/580/926/1677926580.0.m.jpg)
[SIGNED] [SPECIAL PRESS] OUR LADY’S CHOIR A CONTEMPORARY ANTHOLOGY OF VERSE BY CATHOLIC SISTERS
by William Stanley Braithwaite | Rev Hugh Francis Blunt [Foreword | Ralph Adams Cram, Litt. D. [Introduction] [Fred Anthoenson]
Boston: Bruce Humphries, 1931. Limited Edition. Near Fine binding. 8vo; in elaborately decorated cloth covered boards; with a label on the spine with titling and decorations in gilt; xxx, 213 pages; housed inside of a red slipcase with a paper label.~~This copy of Our Lady’s Choir has been printed by Fred Anthoensen of The Southworth Press, Portland, Maine,... Read More
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![[AMERICANA] THE TRAVELLER’S AND TOURIST’S GUIDE THROUGH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...ACCOMPANIED BY A VALUABLE AND AUTHENTIC MAP OF THE UNITED STATES](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/366/428/1673428366.0.m.jpg)
[AMERICANA] THE TRAVELLER’S AND TOURIST’S GUIDE THROUGH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...ACCOMPANIED BY A VALUABLE AND AUTHENTIC MAP OF THE UNITED STATES
by W[ellington] Williams
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1856. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 18mo; blind-stamped cloth covers titled in gilt. With “A New Map of the United States Upon Which are Delineated its Vast Works of Internal Communication With the Proposed Routes Across the Continent &c. Showing Also Canada and the Island of Cuba”. (ii) iii-iv 5-246 pages including... Read More
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A BLEAR BALL
by Wightman Williams
Cummington, MA: Cummington Press, 1945. Limited Edition, numbered 48 of 85 copies. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Signed by Williams on the colophon. Delicate paper over boards with light toning to the extremities else clean and binding sound;edgeworn glassine wrapper is present. Bound by John Marchi of the Cummington Press. Very Good binding.
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![[CIVIL WAR] ITINERARY OF THE SEVENTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, 1861-1864. WITH ROSTER, PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES. [VOLUME I OF II]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/691/942/1407942691.0.m.jpg)
[CIVIL WAR] ITINERARY OF THE SEVENTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, 1861-1864. WITH ROSTER, PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES. [VOLUME I OF II]
by Lawrence Wilson (Editor)
New York | Washington: The Neale Publishing House, 1907. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Large 8vo.; in the publisher's blue cloth binding; 362 pages; with frontispiece of Camp Denison and a photographic portrait of the author; there are eight additional illustrations in this volume; top edge gilt; no ownership marks (though there is one quite minor... Read More
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SUNLIGHT AND SONG
by Frederic E. Weatherly | Illustrated by E. K. Johnson; E. Wilson
London: Hildesheimer and Faulkner, 1892. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Weatherly was both a lawyer and a lyricist, writing the lyrics to "Danny Boy" and the wartime "Roses of Picardy". He wrote over 3000 lyrics; The Times observed in his obituary that "no practising barrister has ever before provided so much innocent pleasure" [The Times, 9 September... Read More
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COMMON OBJECTIONS TO CHRISTIANITY, PROPOSED AND ANSWERED IN TWO DISPASSIONATE CONVERSATIONS
by James P. Wilson
Philadelphia: E. Littell and Brother, 1829. First Edition. Good binding. An apologetical work written in an interesting format: two conversations between a missionary returning from the field -- The Rev. Jedediah Andrews, the first Presbyterian pastor in Philadelphia -- and a ship's captain and his mate. In the publisher's boards which are worn, especially at the... Read More
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