Chansons de France Pour Les Petits Francais
by WECKERLIN, J. B.
Paris: Plon- Nourrit. hardcover. very good(+). De Monvel. Numerous color illustrations by M. B. De Monvel. Slim oblong 4to, patterned red cloth, lightly rubbed, inner hinges reinforced. Paris: Plon-Nourrit, no date, circa 1900. Very good(+).
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Chansons de France Pour Les Petits Francais
by WECKERLIN, J. B.
Paris: Plon- Nourrit, 1928. hardcover. very good. De Monvel. Numerous color illustrations by M. B. De Monvel. Slim oblong 4to, patterned red cloth, lightly rubbed and shelfworn. Paris: Plon, 1928 A very good(+) copy of this delicate book.
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The Age of the Great Depression, 1929-1941
by WECTER, Dixon
New York: Macmillan, 1948. hardcover. good/poor. Black & white illustrations.362pp, cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. very chipped & edge-worn, corners bumped & inked name on front fly-leaf. N.Y.; Macmillan, 1948. Good.
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The Hero in America: A Chronicle of Hero-Worship
by WECTER, Dixon
New York: Scribner, 1972. hardcover. very good(+)/very good(-). Introduction by Robert Penn Warren. Illustrated. xxx + 528 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn along top edge. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1972). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper.
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New England Worships
by WEDDA, John
hardcover. 100 illus. 4to, cloth. N.Y., (1965)
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Gerricault: Images of Life and Death
by WEDEKIND, Gregor & HOLLEIN, Max, eds
Frankfurt: Schirn Kunsthalle, 2014. First. hardcover. very good(+). Gerricault. Well-illustrated throughout, much in color. 224 pages. Square 4to, white pictorial boards (a bit scuffed and dust-soiled but internally clean). Frankfurt: Schirn Kunsthalle, (2014). First edition. A very good(+) copy. Published on the occasion of the 2014 exhibition.
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The Wedgwood Circle 1730-1897; Four Generations of a Family and Their Friends
by WEDGWOOD, Barbara and Hensleigh
Westfield: Eastview Editions, 1980. hardcover. fine/near fine. Color and b/w Illus. 386pp. 8vo, black boards, d.w. Westfield. New Jersey: Eastview Editions, (1980). Fine in near fine dw.
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Truth and Opinion: Historical Essays
by WEDGWOOD, C.V.
New York: Macmillan, 1960. hardcover. very good/very good. 254pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1960. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.
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Fenland Rivers; Impressions of the Fen Counties
by WEDGWOOD, Iris
London: Rich & Cowan, 1936. Reprint. hardcover. very good(-). Henry Rushbury. Illustrated with 48 color plates by Henry Rushbury, 4 maps. 164 pages plus maps, small 4to, green cloth with black spine (worn). London: Rich & Cowan, 1936. A very good(-) copy.
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The Selected Letters of Josiah Wedgwood
by WEDGWOOD, Josiah
London: Cory, Adams, 1965. hardcover. near fine/very good(+). Edited by Ann Finer and George Savage. Colored frontispiece portrait, many black & white plates, 375pp., white cloth, d.w. London: Cory, Adams, (1965). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.
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Inheritors of the Spirit; Mary White Ovington and the Founding of the NAACP
by WEDIN, Carolyn
New York: John Wiley, 1998. First Edition. hardcover. fine/fine. Illus. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. New York: John Wiley, (1998). Fine
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Fine Prints
by WEDMORE, Frederick
Edinburgh, 1910. hardcover. very good(+). 15 plates. 8vo, cloth. Edinburgh, 1910. A very good(+) copy.
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Fairground Art; The Art Forms of Travelling Fairs, Carousels and Carnival Midways
by WEEDON, Geoff & WARD, Richard
New York: Abbeville, 1985. Second. hardcover. fine/fine. Profusely illustrated in color. 312 pages. Oblong 4to, gilt-stamped red leatherette, d.w. New York: Abbeville, 1985. Second edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. The imaginative, often bizarre decorations that enliven fairgrounds, amusement parks, and carnivals have a never ending appeal to the popular imagination. Fairground Art is... Read More
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Weegee's New York: 335 Photographs, 1935-1960
by WEEGEE
Munich: Schirmer, 1996. Reprint. paperback. very good(+). Weegee (Arthur Fellig). Introduction by John Coplan. Illustrated with 335 well-printed b/w plates. 15 pages of text in English. Thick 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers (just a bit worn at spine ends). Munich: Schirmer Art Books, (1996). Reprint. A very good(+) copy.
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Naked City
by WEEGEE
New York: Essential Books, 1945. First. hardcover. very good(-). Weegee. Illustrated with hundreds of finely printed photo-gravures by the Polish-born news photographer Arthur Felig who was called "Ouija" by New York City cops for his amazing ability to get to crime scenes before the police. 8vo. Rough textured gray-green cloth (water-stained and rubbed; internally very good). New York:... Read More
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Etruskische Malerei
by WEEGE, Fritz
Halle: Niemeyer, 1921. hardcover. very good. 101 plates (many folding) and 89 text illustrations, tall 4to, beige cloth-backed brown boards, spine soiled and chipped (internally fine). Halle: Max Niemeyer, 1921. Very good. With the small ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro.
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Camille: A Study of Claude Monet
by WEEKES, C.P.
London, 1962. hardcover. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London, 1962.
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The Inauguration of President Harrison-The Procession Returning from the Capitol
by HARPER'S WEEKLY
Harper and Brothers, 1889. unbound. very good. Thulstrup and Graham. View. Wood engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 13.5" x 43.5". Great panoramic view of Benjamin Harrison's rainy presidential procession. Crowds line the street huddled under umbrellas, watching the parade of statesmen and soldiers including (as noted) U.S. troops, the Seventieth Indiana, Vice President Morton, President Harrison... Read More
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An Incident of the Voyage to the Philippines
by HARPER'S WEEKLY
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1899. unbound. Lithograph. Page measures 16" x 22" This double-page print, sketched from life by G.W. Peters on board the U.S. Trassport "Newport", was published in the Aug 13, 1898 issue of Harper's Weekly. The subtitle reads "General Merritt responding to the Toast "Our Country and Our President" at the Independence Day Dinner on... Read More
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Boston After the Great Fire
by HARPER'S WEEKLY
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1872. unbound. Woodcut. Image measures 22 3/4 x 33 inches. This engraved view of Boston after the Great Fire of 1872 was published nationally in the December 14, 1872 issue of Harper's Weekly. The fire, which destroyed about 65 acres of downtown Boston, was the worst in the city history. Steamboats in the foreground... Read More
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Bird's-Eye View of the Southern End of New York and Brooklyn; Showing the Projected Suspension Bridge Over the East River, From the Western Terminus in Printing-House Square, New York
by HARPER'S WEEKLY
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1870. unbound. Theodore R. Davis. Woodcut with hand coloring. Sheet measures 21 3/4" x 15 1/2". Impressively detailed, this beautiful bird's-eye view looks south on Lower Manhattan, Staten Island, and Brooklyn to showcase a projection of the Brooklyn Bridge. Though not completed for almost 13 more years, construction had begun on the bridge's foundation... Read More
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The Art of Palmistry in the Kitchen of a Virginia Hostelry
by HARPER'S WEEKLY
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1886. unbound. Joseph Becker. Wood engraving. Sheet measures 10 3/4" x 16" A humorous print depicts a fortune-teller reading the palm of a hotel cook. She tells the cook "Your future will be a brilliant one. You will some day marry a rich and handsome gentleman." Three men erupt in laughter at the fortune,... Read More
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At Bluff Point, Lake Champlain
by HARPER'S WEEKLY
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1890. unbound. W.T. Smedley. Woodcut with hand coloring. Sheet measures 15.75 x 10.75" This lovely woodcut engraving from Harper's Weekly depicts an elegant woman posing on the banks of Lake Champlain in New York. From a drawing by W.T. Smedley. The print is in good condition with some chips, tears, and minor... Read More
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The Philippines - Our Artist with the Firing-Line during the Advance on Malolos
by HARPER'S WEEKLY
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1899. unbound. Woodcut. Page measures 15 5/8" x 10 7/8" This print features four illustrations sketched from life by G.W. Peters depicting scenes from the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. The illustrations are titled: "View of San Pedro Macati from General King's Headquarters", "Brigadier-General Charles King U.S.V.", "Major-General MacArthur's Headquarters at Caloocan", and "Polo-... Read More
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Plantation Negroes
by HARPER'S WEEKLY
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1893. unbound. W.T. Smedley. Lithograph. Sheet measures 11" x 15 3/4". Image measures 8 3/8" x 11 3/4" Lovely print depicting several men fishing along a river bank. A woman looks on from the road. Drawn by W. T. Smedley. The print is in very good condition with some wear to margins. Issued... Read More
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