The Desert Daisy
by WELLS, H.G.
Urbana: Beta Phi Mu. hardcover. fine. Illus. by the author. Introduction by Gordon N. Ray. Thin 8vo, black cloth. Urbana: Beta Phi Mu, 1957. First Edition. Facsimile reproduction of an unpublished mss. written by Wells as a youth.
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Works
by WELLS, H.G.
hardcover. near fine. 28 volumes. Tall 8vo, bound by Stikeman in publisher's 3/4 burgundy morocco, raised bands, spine panels pictorially gilt with floral decorations, gilt tops, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Frontispieces with tissue-guards, title pages printed in red and black. New York: Scribner's, 1924 -1927. Limited Edition. Near Fine. A handsome set of the... Read More
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Tono-Bungay
by WELLS, H.G.
Norwalk: Easton. hardcover. fine. With an introduction by Norman H. Strouse. Illustrated in color and b/w by Lynton Lamb. 395pp., 8vo, gilt-stamped dark green leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1994). Fine.
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SAS with the Maquis, in Action with the French Resistance, June-September 1944
by WELLSTED, Ian
London: Greenhill Books, 1997. paperback. very good. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. London: Greenhill Books, (1997). Very good
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The Charm of Oxford
by WELLS, J.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1920. First. hardcover. very good(+). 26 black & white tipped in plates. Small 4to, dark blue pictorial cloth (extremities of spine repaired). London: Simpkin, Marshall, (1920). First Edition. Very Good (+).
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The Charm of Oxford
by WELLS, J.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1920. hardcover. near fine/very good(-). 26 black & white tipped in plates. Small 4to, dark blue pictorial cloth, torn d.w. London: Simpkin, Marshall, (1920). First Edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper.
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Inscribed Photograph
by WELLS, Junior (1934 - 1998)
1994. unbound. Outstanding matte-finish 10 x 8-inch color photo of Wells performing on stage, most likely in the 1980. Inscribed in silver ink with exceptional contrast "From Jr. Wells 11-22-94 To Howard Moliff." Fine condition. Chicago blues vocalist and harmonica player best remembered for his performances with Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy.
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This Is Milwaukee
by WELLS, Robert W.
hardcover. illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Doubleday, 1970. vg
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Fans
by WELLS, Rosalie
hardcover. Illustrated. 42pp. Small 8vo, cloth-backed boards. Washington, D.C.: National Capital Press, Inc, 1928. Very good copy.
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Typed Letter Signed
by WELLS, Thomas Bucklin (1875 - 1944)
New York, 1921. unbound. very good(+). Humorous T.L.S. 8vo. 2 pages, Harpers & Brothers, New York City, November 21st, 1921, taking exception to a nit-pickers letter, in part: "...Every man according to his taste--as far as short stories are concerned. But when you come down to the question of the color of poppies, I must confess that I... Read More
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A Doctor's Life of John Keats
by WELLS,Walter
New York: Vantage, 1959. First. hardcover. very good/very good. Frontispiece. 247 pages. Small 8vo, cloth, d.w., New York: Vantage Press, (1959). Very good.
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Explorations and Adventures in Honduras, Comprising Sketches of Travel in the Gold Regions of Olancho
by WELLS, William V.
New York: Harper, 1857. hardcover. and a Review of the History and General Resources of Central America. Engravings, 2 maps, one large and folding. 588pp. 8vo, modern green cloth, edge of one corner worn, ex-lib, cloth lightly soiled, folding map has some small tears to margins or the ocean along folds with no loss of text, some left margins... Read More
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Explorations and Adventures in Honduras, Comprising Sketches of Travel in the Gold Regions of Olancho
by WELLS, William V.
New York: Harper, 1857. First. hardcover. good. and a Review of the History and General Resources of Central America. Engravings, 2 maps, one large and folding. 588pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, light foxing to margins of folding map, pp. 243-250 creased in lower right corner margin, page 189 chipped in upper... Read More
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Dissertatio Medica de Singularibus, quam Loco Disputationis Ordinariae Publice Ventilandam Proponit, Respondente Michaele Ettmuler..
by WELSCH, Gottfried
Leipzig: Nicolai Scipionis, 1663. pamphlet. 32 pages. Slim square 4to, modern wrappers. Leipzig, (1663). Original edition of a Leipzig academic dissertation on specific remedies especially indicated for particular diseases. The subject is discussed on a grand scale, going into the various aspects of the art of healing with references to the relevant literature from Hippocrates and Galen to... Read More
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The City of Dickens
by WELSH, Alexander
hardcover. very good/very good. B/w illustrations. 233pp., 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; inscription on front flyleaf. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971. Very good.
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The History of the Vietnam War
by WELSH, Douglas
New York: Galahad Books, 1982. Third. hardcover. near fine/very good(+). Illustrated profusely in black and white with few in color. 192 pages. 4to, red cloth (sun spot at tail), d.w. (spine sunned, torn at tail and front cover). New York: Galahad Books, (1982). Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
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The Four Nations; A History of the United Kingdom
by WELSH, Frank
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. hardcover. fine/very good(-). Illus. 478pp. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New Haven: Yale University Press, (2003).
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They Give Their Lives; Do You Lend Your Savings
by WELSH, H. Devitt
The United States Government, 1918. Original poster. Color lithograph. 30 x 20 inches. A haunting War Savings Stamps poster. The bright text and prominent yellow question mark stand in stark contrast to the black hill, upon which crosses of fallen soldiers are silhouetted against a blue-green sky. Good condition and protected in archival shrink wrap.
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European Scenes on Chinese Art
by WELSH, Jorge
London: Jorge Welsh Books, 2005. First. hardcover. near fine/very good(+). Illustrated profusely in color. 253 pages. 4to, pictorial boards, matching d.w. (scratched, scuffed). London: Jorge Welsh Books, (2005). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
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Piet Mondrian 1872-1944
by WELSH, Robert P.
Toronto: Art Gallery of Toronto, 1966. hardcover. very good. Exhibition catalogue from the Art Gallery of Toronto February 12 - March 20, 1966. Numerous black & white illustrations and a few in colot. Slim 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. Toronto: Art Gallery of Toronto, (1966). First Edition. Very good copy.
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Enzyklopadie der Weltkunst
by WELT, Alten
hardcover. Illus. in color and b/w throughout, 9 vols., thick 4to, red gilt-stamped leatherette, d.w. (on each vol. except the first, ex-lib ink stamp on edges of pages on some vols.). Baden-Baden: Holle, (1977). Near Fine. 1: Die Hochkulturen...2: Das Klassische Altertum 3: Das Entstehen Europas 4: Byzanz und die Welt des Islam 5: Das Europaische Mittel- Alter... Read More
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The Mind of America 1820-1860
by WELTER, Rush
New York: Columbia University Press, 1975. hardcover. very good/very good(-). xvi + 603pp., 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. New York: Columbia University Press, 1975. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper.
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The Origins of Art
by WELTFISH, Gene
Indianapolis, 1953. hardcover. 86 plates. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Indianapolis, (1953).
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Losing Battles
by WELTY, Eudora
New York: Random House, 1970. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1970). First Edition. Presentation copy, to theater critic Howard Kissel.
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One Writer's Beginnings
by WELTY, Eudora
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1984. hardcover. fine/very good. Illustrated in black and white. 104 pages. Thin 8vo, two-toned grey cloth, d.w. (sunned around edges, lightly edgeworn). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1984. Fine in a very good dust wrapper.
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