Merchant Moscow: Images of Russia's Vanished Bourgeoisie
by WEST, James L. and PETROV, Iurii A., eds
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998. hardcover. fine/near fine. With chapters by several authors. Many black-and-white photo illustrations. ix + 189 pages, 8vo, grey cloth, d.w. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1998). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.
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Lengthy Autographed Letter Signed
by WEST, Jessamyn (1902 - 1984)
Napa, CA, 1970. unbound. 3 pages, 8 x 6 inches, Napa, California, December 3, no year, circa 1970. Signed "Jessamyn" by the Quaker-American writer to fellow writer Jean Stafford, in part: "I can't tell you how proud touched surprised - and abashed I was too to find your name in the B.O.M. booklet. I think it a terrible waste... Read More
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The Friendly Persuasion
by WEST, Jessamyn
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1945. First. hardcover. fine/very good(+). Small 8vo, cloth, d.w. (spine faded). New York: Harcourt Brace, (1945). First Edition. Source of the 1956 William Wyler film.
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The Life I Really Lived
by WEST, Jessamyn
New York: Harcourt, 1979. hardcover. fine/fine. 404 pages, tall 8vo, beige cloth. New York: Harcourt Brace, (1979). First Edition. Fine. Signed on the flyleaf by Jessamyn West.
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The Woman Said Yes: Encounters With Life and Death
by WEST, Jessamyn
hardcover. near fine/very good. Memoirs. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York, 1976. Near fine in very good dust wrapper.
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Five-page Autographed Letter Signed
by WEST, Jessamyn (1902 - 1984)
Napa, CA, 1970. unbound. 5 full pages written front and back, 8 x 6 inches, Napa, California, February 25, no year, circa 1970. Signed "Jessamyn" by the Quaker-American writer to fellow writer Jean Stafford, in part: "...a clerk would not let me buy anything until I had been made aware of your story in '4 Short Novels.' I told... Read More
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The Witch Diggers
by WEST, Jessamyn
New York: harcourt Brace, 1951. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo,cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Harcourt Brace (1951). First Edition. Advance copy.
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The Friendly Persuasion
by WEST, Jessamyn
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1945. First. hardcover. fine/very good. Small 8vo, cloth, d.w. (spine faded). New York: Harcourt Brace, (1945). First Edition. Source of the 1956 William Wyler film.
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The Life I Really Lived
by WEST, Jessamyn
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1979. First. hardcover. fine. Will Harmuth. Illustrated in b/w by Will Harmuth. 430 pages. Tall 8vo, full gilt-stamped burgundy leather, a.e.g. Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1979. A fine copy. Limited first edition has been privately printed exclusively for Members of the First Edition Society.
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The Hook
by WESTLAKE, Donald E.
New York: The Mysterious Press, 2000. First. hardcover. near fine/near fine. 280 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w. with a mylar cover. (New York); The Mysterious Press, (2000). First Edition. A near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. Signed in full by the author on the title page.
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Cops and Robbers
by WESTLAKE, Donald E.
New York: Evans, 1972. First. hardcover. near fine/fine. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Evans, (1972). First Edition.
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The Hook
by WESTLAKE, Donald E.
New York: The Mysterious Press, 2000. hardcover. 280 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w. with a mylar cover. (New York); The Mysterious Press, (2000). First Edition. A near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. Signed in full by the author on the title page.
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Trust Me On This
by WESTLAKE, Donald E.
New York: The Mysterious Press, 1988. First. hardcover. very good(+)/very good(+). 293 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: The Mysterious Press, (1988). First edition. Signed by the author at title page. Boards lightly soiled -- internally clean and tight. Very good(+) ina very good(+) dust wrapper.
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Kahawa
by WESTLAKE, Donald E.
New York: Viking, 1982. First. hardcover. fine/very good(+). 458pp., cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Viking (1982). First Edition. Unclipped dust wrapper has a few edge chips, otherwise fine. Autographed by Westlake.
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Don't Ask: A Dortmunder Novel
by WESTLAKE, Donald, E.
New York: The Mysterious Press, 1993. First. hardcover. near fine/fine. 327 pages. 8vo, grey and blue boards, d.w. New York: The Mysterious Press, (1993). First edition. Signed by the author at title page. Near fine in a fine dust wrapper.
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Westminster Abbey: The Church, Cinvent, Cathedral and College of St. Peter Westminster
by WESTLAKE, Herbert Francis
London: Philip Allen, 1923. hardcover. very good(+). Numerous black & white illustrations with tissue guards. Rubricated initials throughout. 2 volumes, tall thick 4to, light blue cloth. London: Philip Allan, 1923. Very good (+).
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Signed Photograph
by WEST, Mae
1940. near fine. 8 x 10 black-and-white photograph. Inscribed and signed, in red ink, by West in the upper left corner of photograph. Dated 1940.
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Points of Misery; or Fables for Mankind: Prose and Verse, Chiefly Original
by WESTMACOTT, Charles
London: Sherwoos, 1823. hardcover. near fine. Frontispiece, illustrated with 20 engravings by Robert Cruikshank. 97pp. + 28pp. of advertisements bound in, original boards bound in, tall slim 8vo, 3/4 polished calf, gilt-decorated spine, t.e.g. London: Sherwood, Jones and Co., 1823. First Edition. Near Fine.
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The Springs of Creativity, With an Introduction to Part Three
by WESTMAN, H.
New York: Atheneum, 1961. hardcover. very good(+)/very good(+). Illustrated. 269pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.. New York: Atheneum, 1961. A very good(+) copy.
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Clair de Lune and Other Troubadour Romances
by WEST, Michael
London: Harrap. hardcover. fine. Evelyn Paul. Illustrated by Evelyn Paul with 10 full-page color plates, 8 half-page color illustrations' Numerous vignettes, decorated initials, calligraphy and musical illustrations throughout. Music by Alfred Mereer. 137 pages, untrimmed edges. Tall slim 8vo, rebound in full blind-stamped black morocco, London: George Harrap/Cheylesmore Press, no date, circa 1913. Fine.
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The Heretic: A Play in Three Acts
by WEST, Morris
London: Heinemann, 1969. hardcover. near fine/very good. Signed. 157pp. Thin 8vo, black boards, slightly edge-worn d.w. (small tear near spine). London: Heinemann, (1969). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed by Morris L. West to Jose Ferrer on the half-title: "To Jose Ferrer, a belated thanks for past pleasures. Morrs L.... Read More
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Miss Lonelyhearts
by WEST, Nathanael
Shelton: First Edition Library, 1990. Reprint. hardcover. fine/fine. An exact replica of the 1933 Boni & Liveright first edition. 213 pages. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (New York: Collector's Reprints, n.d.) . Fine in fine dust wrapper and publisher's slipcase. The letters FEL on the dust wrapper flap distinguish it from the true first edition.
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Mole Hunt: Searching For Soviet Spies In MI5
by WEST, Nigel
New York: Morrow, 1989. First. hardcover. fine/very good. Illustrated. 254 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: William Morrow, (1989). First U.S. edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.
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GCHQ: The Secret Wireless War 1900-86
by WEST, Nigel
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986. hardcover. very good(+)/very good. Illustrated. xviii + 294 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, foxed. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1986). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.
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Nudes. Rememberance by Charis Wilson
by WESTON, Edward
New York: Aperture, 1977. First. hardcover. near fine/very good(+). Weston, Edward. Many photographic illustrations. Small square 4to, brown cloth, lightly edgeworn d.w. (New York): Aperture, 1977. First Edition. Front endpaper creased, else fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
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