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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“The EDSAC – an Electronic Calculating Machine” [in Journal of Scientific Instruments and of Physics in Industry] [Vol. 26, No 12]
by Wilkes, M. V.
London: The Institute of Physics, 1949. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. Includes Wilkes’s, “The EDSAC – an Electronic Calculating Machine,” pp. 385-391. Minor shelf/edge wear, staples lightly rusted, remains of small paper label at front hinge, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed paper wrappers. 4to. 385-416pp plus adverts. Illus. (b/w plates).... Read More
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Journal of Scientific Instruments and of Physics in Industry [Vol. 26]
by Wilkes, M. V.
London: The Institute of Physics, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. All of Volume 26, notably including Wilkes’s two 1949 articles on EDSAC. [OOC 1021, 1023] The two critical articles include: • Wilkes, M. V., “Programme Design for a High-Speed Automatic Calculating Machine,” pp. 217-220. • Wilkes, M. V. & W. Renwick, “The... Read More
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“Programme Design for a High-Speed Automatic Calculating Machine” [in Journal of Scientific Instruments and of Physics in Industry. Vol. 26, No. 6
by Wilkes, M. V.
London: Institute of Physics, 1949. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. “Wilkes’s first paper on computer programming.” [OOC 1021] Entire issue, subject article at pp. 217-220. “Wilkes’s first paper on computer programming is notable for having been submitted for publication . . . three months before EDSAC was officially operating. It... Read More
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Survey of the Prevalence of Deafness in the Population of England, Scotland and Wales
by Wilkins, Leslie T.
Central Office of Information, 1949. Revised. Original Wraps. Very Good+. Revised. Original Wraps. 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 so, he... Read More
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A King Reluctant
by Wilkins, Vaughan
London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. A handsome copy in its original, and increasinly scarce, woodcut DJ. Very minimal shelf wear, owner signature on ffep, spine very slightly cocked, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, two small, closed tears, rear shows light toning, else... Read More
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Sacred Harp
by Willard, Keith
Bisbee, AZ: Pequeno Press, 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Publisher. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed paper boards, printed label, no spine, pink endpapers, fold out. 58x71mm. 40pp. Illus. (color plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 24 of 55.
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Jean D'Espagnet's "The Summary of Physics Restored" (Enchyridion Physicae Restitutae). The 1651 Translation with D'Espagnet's "Arcanum" (1650)
by Willard, Thomas; Jean D'Espagnet
New York: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1999. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Hardcover. First published together in Latin in 1623, these two tracts, Enchyridion Physicae Restitutae and Arcanum were at once recognized to be among the clearest descriptions ever written of the hermetic cosmology and the alchemical work. They were translated into English by two leading occultists, John Everard... Read More
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The Happy End
by Williams, Ben Ames; Roberts, Kenneth (foreward); Ettinger, Churchill (illus)
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1939. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, touch of toning to spine and board edges, light toning at preliminaries, owner bookplate at front pastedown, else tight, bright, and umarred. Quarterbound, beige buckram spine, blue cloth boards, blue leather spine label, gilt lettering, frontispiece. 8vo. 240pp. Illus. (b/w plates).... Read More
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The Orchid-Growers Manual
by Williams, B S and H.
New York: Wheldon & Wesley/Hafner Publishing Co, 1961. Facsimile of Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.. Facsimile of Seventh Edition. Hardcover. A handsome copy of the facsimile of this classic. Minor shelf/edge wear, gilt at spine toned, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering. 4to. 796pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
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Oldest Garden in the World
by Willis, Elizabeth [text]; Randall, Karen [artist]
Northampton, MA: Propolis Press, 2006. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. "Elizabeth Willis' poetry has been described as hauntingly luminous, hermetic, gorgeous, surprising, and an evocative blend of the lyrical and abstract. The accompanying digital collages are one reader's response to the poems in all their painterly, historic, and scientific evocations. Created digitally, converted photo-chemically,... Read More
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Spirella Magazine [corset monthly sales advertising] [17 issues]
by William Wallace Kincaid, et al.
Niagra Falls, NY: Spirella Company, Inc, 1938. First Edition. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Staplebound Wraps. Corsetry magazine operated by women. Spirella offered made-to-measure corsets, often fitted by trained female saleswomen, known as corsetiers who would visit clients at home. This was a very customer centered approach, progressive in that, women clients felt more comfortable... Read More
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Orokaiva Magic
by Williams, F.E.; R.R. Marett, writer of foreword
London: Oxford University Press, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. The Orokaiva consist of several tribes that reside in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. The Orokaiva have a history of European contact, as Papua New Guinea was annexed by the British government in 1888, and subsequently became an Australian territory in 1905. The... Read More
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Bullet And Shell:. War As The Soldier Saw It: Camp, March, And Pickett; Battlefield And Bivouac; Prison And Hospital
by Williams, George F.; Forbes, Edwin (illus)
New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1883. Early Printing. Hardcover. Good [Textblock Very Good+]. No DJ, as Issued.. Early Printing. Hardcover. Noted flaws notwithstanding, a very presentable copy of this minor classic. Light shelf/edge wear, tips bumped, fraying at head and tail, chip at tail, joints split (but tight), pencil notations at ffep, ownership signature at ffep and... Read More
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To The Nightingale
by William Blake; Keynes, Geoffrey
Isle Of Ely: Waterside Press, 1981. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps.. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. A previously unpublished poem attributed to William Blake and including a statement by Geoffrey Keynes. Minor shelf/edge wear, touch of sun at the spine, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Green paper wraps, white paper label, black ink lettering. Small 4to.... Read More
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The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline / John Willie's Bizarre [miniature] [2 Volumes]
by Willie, John; Allen Jones; Harry Benjamin
New York / Koln: Bélier Press / Taschen, 1996. Fourth Printing / Reprint. Hardcover / Original Wraps. Very Good. Fourth Printing / Reprint. Hardcover / Original Wraps. As a bondage artist, John Willie is best known for his character Sweet Gwendoline, drawn with a clear, anatomically correct style that influenced later artists such as ENEG and Eric Stanton.... Read More
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Voodoos and Obeahs: Phases of West India Witchcraft
by Williams, Joseph J., S.J.
New York: Lincoln Mac Veagh/Dial Press Inc, 1933. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Hardcover. A critical study of voodoo and obeah spiritual beliefs, utilizing primary sources, scholarly investigations, and personal experiences. From the publisher: "The first scientific study of those weird practices which are connected with the mysterious Voodoo that has cast... Read More
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Echoes
by Williams, K.M.
Portland, ME, 2023. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. William's poetry and etchings reflecting their transition...elegant and touching. Proceeds from the sale of the six copies is funding their top surgery. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Brown textured cloth covered boards, Japanese variant binding, no colophon ([KMW]), small square 8vo. np [9pp]. Illus. (b/w plates). Numbered limited edition... Read More
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Cremation and Other Modes of Sepulture
by Williams, R.E.
Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1884. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. First Edition. Cloth. Discussion of interment and the substitution of a better method of burial wiith facts and arguments to support this theme. Williams points out historical data of other cultures forms of burial as well as religious views. Scarce treatise in any condition. Bound in... Read More
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A Relay Computer for General Application [Vol. 25, No. 2]
by Williams, S. B.
Bell Laboratories Record, 1947. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. Entire issue, subject article pp. 49-54. “A well-illustrated general account of the Bell Laboratories Model V computer.” [Randall 1973, 440]. Minor shelf/edge wear, light even toning, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Glossy pictorial wraps. 8vo. 96pp plus adverts.
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A Mariner's Chronicle
by Williams, Thomas Parker
Philadelphia, PA: Luminice Press, 2014. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Portfolio. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Five etchings with hand-applied washes; two-color reduction linocut for cover. "Unless otherwise noted, text adapted by Mary Agnes Williams from "The Mariners' Chronicle: Containing Narratives of the Most Remarkable Disasters at Sea" by Archibald Duncan (1835)" Tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed paper boards,... Read More
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Voyage 2
by Williams, Thomas Parker
Philadelphia, PA: Luminice Press, 2017. Limited Edition. Fine. Limited Edition. "Voyage" contains an original watercolor and ink painting on a Tyvek scroll that is 5 inches high and 120 inches long. Although these paintings may appear to reference actual geographic locations and weather conditions that may exist or have once existed, the images do not exist in... Read More
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The Anatomy of the Brain and Nerves
by Willis, Thomas; William Feindel, editor; Oliver Sacks, former owner
Montreal, Canada: McGill University Press, 1965. Tercentenary Edition 1664-1964. Slipcased. Near Fine in Near Fine Slipcase. Tercentenary Edition 1664-1964. Slipcased. Printed on Spanish mould-made paper (made by L. Guarro Casas, Barcelona); bound in Linson Vellum (by Villemaire Freres Limite of Montreal); with plates from the done by Meriden Gravure. Limited edition of 2000 sets. From the library of... Read More
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Color Code
by Williams, Thomas Parker
Philadelphia, PA: Luminice Press, 2014. Limited Edition. Wraps. Fine in Fine Portfolio. Limited Edition. Wraps. "Color Code is based on the electronic color code for components such as resistors and capacitors. The colors indicate numerical values: 1-brown; 2-red; 3-orange; 4-yellow; 5-green; 6-blue; 7-violet; 8-gray; 9-white, and 0-black." Tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed wraps with black paper spine, printed... Read More
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A History of the Law, the Courts, and the Lawyers of Maine:. From Its First Colonization to the Early Part of the Present Century
by Willis, William
Portland, ME: Bailey & Noyes, 1863. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Good+ [Textblock Very Good+]. No DJ as Issued.. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Bookplate of Herbert Briggs (Herbert Whittaker Briggs was Professor of government and international law at Cornell University.) Williamson 10839. According to Williamson, "Part of the edition was destroyed in the fire of 1866. Copies are rare."... Read More
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