National Academy of Sciences National Research Council...A Temple of Science
by White, Peregrine S.; Wechsler, Fredrica W. (rev.)
National Academy of Science Press, 1984. Revised/First Edition Thus. Staplebound Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. Revised/First Edition Thus. Staplebound Wraps. Tight, bright and unmarred. B/w pictorial, fold-out wraps. 8vo. 40pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
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![Baby Doll [Presentation Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/146/539/534539146.0.m.0.jpg)
Baby Doll [Presentation Edition]
by Whitehead, Peter
London: Velvet, 1997. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Slipcase. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. The inscription, mostly likely to Robert Bond, read: "For Robert / never forget that it is an irritant that provokes the creation of a peace [sic] .... / Peter / HERU / I hope we can work on the sequel of "The Risen"... Read More
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A History of the Cadiz Short Line Railroad
by White, Robert W.
Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, 1966. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. ALP bookplate. Minor sunning at spine, bookplate and date at front pastedown, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Red leather boards, metal locomotive replica on cover, gilt title on spine, printed endpapers, frontispiece. 75x55mm. 76pp. Illus. (b/w plates). [Limited edition, of 250].
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Fred Anthoensen: A Lecture Given at the Composing Room, New York City, 23 February 1966
by Whitehill, Walter
Portland, ME: Anthoensen Press, 1966. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ in Very Good Publisher's Box. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 385 copies printed at the Anthoensen Press with sharp, clear photographs; with Christmas note from the press laid in; fine in fine paper wrapper inside box with paper label, box faded and rubbed. A more detailed... Read More
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Edgar Poe and His Critics:. With an Introduction and Notes by Oral Sumner Coad
by Whitman, Sarah Helen
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers Univ. Press, 1949. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good+ Slipcase.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Ownership marks of the printer Walter Thompson. Minor toning at spine, inscription and emboss stamp at ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Slipcase shows very minor shelf/edge wear, else tight and unmarred. Marbled paper boards (slipcase to... Read More
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Walt Whitman's New York a Collection of Walt Whitman's Journalism Celebrating New York From Manhattan to Montauk
by Whitman, Walt; Henry M. Christman, editor
New York: Macmillan Company, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. From the Library of Oliver Sacks. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate... Read More
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Complete Instructions: excerpted from the Preface of Leaves of Grass, 1855 edition [Artist Book]
by Whitman, Walt; Glaister, Don [binder/artist]
Tucson, AZ: Foolsgold Studio, 2022. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "The text is taken directly from the Preface, intact without breaks or rearrangement. Complete Instructions is conceived, edited and produced as a response to social and political American life in the early 21st century, with guidance by Walt Whitman from the middle of the 19th century.... Read More
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Maine in the War For the Union:. A History of the Part Borne By Maine Troops in the Suppression of the American Rebellion
by Whitman, William E.S.; True, Charles H.
Lewiston, ME: Nelson Dingley Jr. & Co, 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+ [Rebound]. No DJ as Issued.. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, sunning/toning at spine, sunning at front board, two leaves at mid-signature loose at gutter and showing unusual wear at edges as a result (but both are present and wear is very shallow), appears to be... Read More
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The Kennebec Valley
by Whitney, S.H.
Augusta, ME: Sprague, Burleigh & Flynt, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. No DJ as Issued.. First Edition. Hardcover. "This work is devoted to the early history of the valley; also relating many incidents and adventures of the early settlers; ncluding a brief sketch of the Kennebec Indian." Light shelf/edge wear, minor fraying at head and tail, rfep... Read More
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Ballads of New England
by Whittier, John Greenleaf; Homer, Winslow; Darley, FOC, et al.
Boston, MA: Fields, Osgood & Co, 1870. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good [Textblock Near Fine]. No DJ as Issued.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fifty steel engravings by A. V. S. Anthony from drawings by Eytinge, Darley, Fenn, Homer, Perkins, etc. Includes early Winslow Homer work. (BAL: 22265) Overall, a rather handsome copy of this minor classic. Light... Read More
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The Gunpowder Mills of Maine
by Whitten, Maurice M.; Wormwood, Alston R. (illus)
Gorham, ME: Self Published, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author, an emeritus professor of chemistry at Univ. of Southern Maine. A very handsome copy of this detail exploration of this explosive topic. Signed by author, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, two small closed... Read More
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Analecta Psychiatrica
by Whitwell, James Richard; Oliver Sacks, former owner
London: H.K. Lewis & Co. Ltd, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing... Read More
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Susanna and Sue
by Wiggin, Kate Douglas; Stephens, Alice Barber (illus); Wyeth, N.C. (illus)
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. No DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Best known for "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," this is a fun and romantic tale set among the Shakers. A very handsome copy with wonderful Wyeth illustrations. Light shelf wear, head and heel slightly rumpled, spine shows hint of rubbing, else tight, bright... Read More
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Mornings at Bow Street:. A Selection of the Most Humourous and Entertaining Reports Which Have Appeared in the Morning Sentinel
by Wight, J.
London: Wheatley and Adlard, 1825. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good. Cruikshank, George. Cruikshank, George. Third Edition. Hardcover. By the Bow Street reporter to the Morning Sentinel, with 21 illustrations by George Cruikchank. Moderate shelf/edge wear, spine and boards show moderate toning, closed splits at rear joint, front hinge starting, first illustration loose but present, heavy foxing to frontispiece and... Read More
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Die Hemianopischen Gesichtsfeld-Formen und das optische Wahrnehmungszentrum. Ein Atlas hemianopischer Defekte
by Wilbrand, Hermann
Stuttgart: Verlag von J. F. Bergmann, 1890. First Edition. Quarter calf. Very Good. First Edition. Quarter calf. The German neuro-ophthalmologist, Hermann Wilbrand (b.1851) dedicated his important monograph on the neurological manifestations of visual field defects to Dr. Richard Foerster (1825-1902) of the Univ. of Breslau. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator.... Read More
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New Platonism and Alchemy: a Sketch of the Doctrines and Principal Teachers of the Eclectic Or Alexandrian School, Also an Outline of the Interior Doctrines of the Alchemists of the Middle Ages
by Wilder, Alexander
Minneapolis, MN: Wizards Bookshelf, 1975. 1975. Original Wraps. Very Good. 1975. Original Wraps. From the personal library collection of Brian Cotnoir, alchemist, artist and award-winning filmmaker. Author of Practical Alchemy: Guide to the Great Work, The Emerald Tablet, a series of Alchemical ‘Zines, Alchemical Meditations, Alchemy: The Poetry of Matter and most recently On Alchemy: Essential Practices and... Read More
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Selected works of Oscar Wilde including the Ballad of of Reading Gaol; Salomé and A Florentine Tragedy; The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Wilde, Oscar
London / Paris: Methuen & Co /, 1919. Twelfth Edition / Second Foolscap Edition / Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good+. Twelfth Edition / Second Foolscap Edition / Second Printing. Cloth. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks. "It is thought that a selection from Oscar Wilde’s early verses may be of interest to a large public at present familiar only... Read More
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The Harlot's House and other Poems
by Wilde, Oscar; Vassos, John (illus)
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1929. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Includes sixteen full page illustrations from the imagination of John Vassos. This was the third Wilde work illustrated by renowned book illustrator and industrial designer, John Vassos. This edition was limited to 200 signed and numbered copies, this is copy 165.... Read More
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A House of Pomegranates
by Wilde, Oscar
London: Methuen & Co, 1909. Third Edition. Cloth. Very Good+. Third Edition. Cloth. A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1892). From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in... Read More
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The Happy Prince and Other Tales
by Wilde, Oscar
Portland, ME: Thomas Mosher, 1907. Limited Edition/Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Fair Slipcase [Textblock Fine].. Limited Edition/Reprint. Hardcover. While the slipcase shows considerable wear, it served its purpose well as the volume is in unusually good condition (due to construction, it is seldom found as nice as here). Hint of soiling at spine, very minor toning to boards,... Read More
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Selected works of and about Oscar Wilde [4 Volumes]
by Wilde, Oscar; Oliver Sacks, former owner
London / New York: Harpers / Penguin / Unicorn Press / Book Collector's Association. Hardcover. Very Good+. Hardcover. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks. Works include: Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann (biography), paperback The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde with an introduction and commentary by Merlin Holland, 2003. DJ. De Profundis by Oscar Wilde, Unicorn Press, DJ. nd. HC ... Read More
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A Primer for Diabetic Patients:. A Brief Outline of Diabetic Treatments, Including Directions for the Use of Insulin, Sample Menues, Recipes, and Food Tables
by Wilder, Russell; Foley, Mary; Ellithorpe, Daisy
Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders Company, 1924. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. No DJ, as Issued. Second Edition. Hardcover. A handsome copy of this early edition of the Mayo Clinic classic. Light shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Pale green/grey cloth boards, black ink lettering, frontispiece. 12mo. 119pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Tables. Index.
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Boston Almanac for the Year 1850
by Coolidge [George] & Wiley
Boston: Mussey & Co. and Thomas Groom, 1850. Stiff Boards. Very Good+. Stiff Boards. Includes illustrated feature on Public Improvements such as the Water Works, new city jail, new custom house and the new Boston Athenaeum. These tended to be heavily used and suffered for it, this is one of the best condition Almanacs we've had. Minor shelf/edge... Read More
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William Morris:. Decor and Design
by Wilhide, Elizabeth
New York: Harry N Abrams, 1991. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. First American Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering, blue endpages. Small, oblong, 4to.192pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Suppliers. Bibliography. Index.
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The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer. With special reference to the EDSAC and the use of a library of subroutines. “The first textbook on computer programming”
by Wilkes, Maurice; Wheeler, David; Gill, Stanley
Cambridge, MA: Addison-Wesley Press, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. “The first textbook on computer programming.” [OOC 1030] First edition, first printing, label of Scientific Computing Service Limited, London (the English distributors) tipped onto the title page. Mimeo errata sheet [often missing] tipped into rear endpapers. Wilkes was director of the Mathematical Laboratory of... Read More
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