Eighteenth Century French Furniture
by WANNENES,Giacomo
italy: Editions Vausor. hardcover. fine/very good(+). Profusely illustrated in both color and black & white. 323pp. 4to red cloth, d.w. Italy: Editions Vausor, n.d. A fine copy in a very good (+) copy.
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Maryland; Art of the State
by WANNING, Esther
hardcover. 133 illus., 108 in color. 96pp. 18mo, boards, d.w. N.Y.: Abrams, (1998). vg
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Terence Rattigan: A Biography
by WANSELL, Geoffrey
New York: St. Martin's, 1997. hardcover. near fine/very good(+). RATTIGAN, Terence. xiii, 434 pages. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (dust soiled). New York: St. Martin's Press, (1997). Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
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Haunted Idol: The Story of the Real Cary Grant
by WANSELL, Geoffrey
hardcover. Photo illus, 336pp. 8vo, cl.-backed brds. d.w. N.Y., 1984.
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An Excursion to the United States of North America, in the Summer of 1794
by WANSEY, Henry
hardcover. Second Edition with Additions. Frontis. port. of George Washington; Folding aquatint plate of the State House at Philadelphia; folding table. xii, 270, [14]pp. + errata leaf. 12mo, later 3/4 black morocco; (spine rubbed, scattered light foxing; otherwise very good). Salisbury: J. Easton, 1798. Wansey sailed from England to Halifax. He then went on to Boston, New York,... Read More
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A Darwin Centenary. The Report of the Conference Held by The Botanical Society of The British Isles in 1959 to mark the Centenary of the Publication of The Origin of Species
by WANSTALL, P.J.
London: The Botanical Society of the British Isles, 1961. hardcover. very good. 7 black & white plates plus text illustrations. 140pp., thin 12mo, cloth. London: The Botanical Society of the British Isles, 1961. A very good copy.
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The Sphinx: Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolationists, and the Road to World War II
by WAPSHOTT, Nicholas
New York: Norton, 2015. First. hardcover. fine/fine. xvi+ 446 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: W. W. Norton, (2015). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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The Man Between: A Biography of Carol Reed
by WAPSHOTT, Nicholas
London: Chatto & Windus, 1990. hardcover. very good(+)/very good(+). Illustrated. 376 pages. 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. London: Chatto & Windus, (1990).
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Ueber die Wirkung der Bestrahlung, den Einfluss der Temperatur und das Verhalten der Halogene bei der Spitzenentladung; nach Versuchen von F. R. Gorton mitgeteilt
by WARBURG, Emil
Leipzig, 1905. paperback. good. Illus., tables, graphs. 12pp., disbound. FROM: Annalen der Physik, vol. 18, Elfte Heft, pp. 128-39. 8vo, modern wrappers. Leipzig, 1905. Good Doctoral dissertation (abridged) of the great German physicist, founder of quantitative photochemistry. Here he discusses the operation of irradiation, anticipating his pioneer researches in the area of point discharges.
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A Memoir of Charles Mordaunt Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth: With Selections from His Correspondence. In Two Volumes
by WARBURTON, George Drought
London: Longmans, 1853. First. hardcover. very good(+). Two volumes. vii, 261; 295 pages. Tall 12mo, brown polished calf with ornate gilt-stamped spines and red leather labels; marbled edges. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1853. Bookplate at front endpaper of both volumes, some minor foxing on a few pages at front and rear -- otherwise internally clean. Extremities... Read More
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Crosscurrents in the Middle East; A Primer for the General Reader, Including A History of the Region, A Survey of Recent Developments, An Appraisal of Western Responsibility and the Prospects for Peace
by WARBURG, James P.
New York: Atheneum, 1968. hardcover. near fine. 244pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, 1968. Near fine.
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Western Intruders; America's Role in the Far East
by WARBURG, James P.
New York: Atheneum, 1967. First. hardcover. fine/very good. Maps. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, 1967. Very good
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161 color lithographs, from 1861-1865, cut from letterheads and envelopes
by (CIVIL WAR)
Pasted or mounted in a modern scrapbook. Most images are 2 inches x 3 inches not including wide margins; (many have light browning to margins, 3 are torn in margins). Most of the images are patriotic allegories, some with pro-Union sayings. Other images are political cartoons that are anti-Confederate and/or pro-Union. In addition there are several larger images... Read More
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Grouping of four signatures with rank and command
by (CIVIL WAR)
New York, 1861. unbound. Excellent group of signatures with rank and command, on various sized paper (the largest measuring 2.5 x 5 inches), comprising the earliest known autographs of the founding three officers of Battery G, First New York Light Artillery, along with the last Captain to take command through attrition. Includes: J.D. Frank "Very respectfully - Your Obdt.... Read More
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Message of the President of the United States, and Accompanying Documents to the Two Houses at the commencement of the Second Session of the Thirty-Eighth Congress; Volume 6: Navy
by (CIVIL WAR)
Washington: Government Printinng Office, 1864. hardcover. very good. 2 illustrations, one folding. 1259 pages. Very thick 8vo, full contemporary calf with leather labels (spine reads "Report of the Secretary of the Navy"). Washington: GPO, 1864. First edition. Leather worn at extremities but still about very good. Naval documents for the year, 1864, including the Union blockade. 38th... Read More
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The Civil War; Photographs from the Special Collections of the Library of Congress. A Book of Postcards
by CIVIL WAR
San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks. paperback. fine. 30 Illus. Oblong 12mo, pr. wrs. San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks, n.d., circa 1997. Fine
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Autograph Letter Signed
by (CIVIL WAR)
Appleton, WI, 1863. unbound. very good(+). Fine content A.L.S. 4to., 2 pages, Appleton, WI, January 27, 1863, providing news of troop movements and the firing and replacement of several Generals, in part: "...I suppose Rosecrans Army is at Murfreesboro yet. You see they cashiered and dismissed Porter. They ought to do the same with Buell or shoot him.... Read More
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Union Patriotic Cover
by (CIVIL WAR)
Gorham, Maine, 1864. unbound. Union patriotic cover with a large imprint of an angry Heraldic Eagle with stars & stripes shield, holding arrows in one talon and an olive branch in the other, draped with a banner marked "E. Pluribus Unum." Postmarked: "Gorham, Maine, July 13" with a cancelled 3c Washington (A-25) stamp, pink variety. No year, circa 1864,... Read More
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Partly printed Document Signed "Charles Freuter
by (CIVIL WAR)
1865. unbound. On the day the war ends, a volunteer enlists in the Union Army and collects his $300 bounty! 1 page, 6.75 x 8.5 inches -- a Statement of Recruitment, whereby Freuter, a New York City druggist, age 30, is allowed to join the Union Army and receive his $300 bounty, on the very day the war has... Read More
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La Telepathie Redherches Experimentales
by WARCOLLIER, R.
Paris: Felix Alcan, 1921. hardcover. very good(+). Text illustrations. 363 pages. 8vo, 1/2 black calf, marbled boards. Paris: Felix Alcan, 1921. First Edition. Pages toned, still a very good(+) copy.
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River Run Red; The Fort Pillow Massacre in the American Civil War
by WARD, Andrew
New York: Viking, 2005. First. hardcover. near fine/very good. Illus. 531pp. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2005). Very good
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The Complete Works of Charles F. Browne, Better Known as "Artemus Ward
by WARD, Artemus
London: Chatto & Windus. hardcover. near fine. Frontispiece portrait by Geflowski. 518 pages, 8vo, 3/4 red morocco, ornately gilt spine, green spine label, marbled edges. London: Chatto & Windus, n.d. ca, 1880. Foxing on title page and frontispiece, otherwise fine.
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Artemus Ward: His Book
by WARD, Artemus (Charles Farrar Browne)
New York: Carleton, 1862. First. hardcover. very good(-). Illustrated with black and white comic illustrations. 264 pages. New York: Carleton, 1862. First edition. Covers considerably worn; a very good(-) copy.
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War-date Autographed Letter Signed as Congressman
by WARD, Artemas, Jr. (1762 - 1847)
Washington, 1815. unbound. 3 pages (front and back), 9.75 x 7.75 inches, Washington, January 12, 1815, to Jedediah Morse, the father of American geography, explaining that he has taken to secure from a Mr. Mallory, the owner of a book store in Georgetown, a deposition which Morse needs for a pending lawsuit in Boston. Ward also comments on the... Read More
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The Cambridge Modern History; Volume VII: The United States
by WARD, A.W., ed., et al.1
New York: The MacmillanCo, 1918. hardcover. very good. Planned by Lord Acton. 857pp. Tall 8vo, brown cloth; top & bottom of spine lightly fraying & backer inner hinge starting to crack. New York: The Macmillan Co., 1918. Very good.
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