Colonial Days & Dames
by WHARTON, Anne Hollingsworth
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1895. hardcover. good. Illus. Small 8vo, tan cloth, cloth lightly soiled, edges of corners lightly worn and bumped, spine darkened, partial browning to half-title page. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1895. One of 508 copies.
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Social Life in the Early Republic
by WHARTON, Anne Hollingsworth
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1902. First. hardcover. very good(+). Color frontispiece,. b/w illustrations. 346 pages. Thick 8vo, yellow cloth with gilt decorations; uncut edges, top edge gilt. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1902. First Edition. Very good+ copy, the binding lightly dust-soiled and sunned.
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Through Colonial Doorways
by WHARTON, Anne Hollingsworth
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1893. hardcover. very good(-). Frontis. 12mo, tan cloth with decorative covers (lightly edgeworn and spine sunned; small stain at foot of title). Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1893. A very good(-) copy.
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Black Sea: Kherson or Dniepr Bay
by WHARTON, Captain W.J.L.
London, 1892. unbound. very good. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 22 3/8" x 35.25". Beautifully detailed map of the coast line of Kherson Bay in the northern section of the Black Sea. Soundings in feet. Minor overall wear.
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Ports Chioggia, Malamocco and Lido and the Channels Leading to Venice
by WHARTON, Captain W.J.L.
London, 1896. unbound. very good. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 38.75" x 25.5". Shows the northeast coastal region of Italy, with Chioggia and Venice in beautiful detail. Includes soundings in fathoms and lighthouses are denoted with red and yellow hand coloring. Based on Italian surveys from 1886. Minor chipping along bottom edge.
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Italian Villas and Their Gardens
by WHARTON, Edith
New York: Century, 1904. First. hardcover. very good. Parrish, Maxfield. Profusely illustrated with 52 illustrations, 27 of which are color plates or half tones by Maxfield Parrish, protected with lettered tissue; the rest being photographs and drawings by E. Denison, Malcolm Fraser and C. A. Vanderhof. Small 4to, 270 pages, original pictorial green cloth, cover design by Decorative... Read More
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Ethan Frome
by WHARTON, Edith
New York: Scribner, 1911. First. hardcover. very good(+). 8vo, red cloth; hinges starting, horizontal crease-mark on front cover; one page of ads carelessly opened & chipped at the edges. N.Y: Scribner, 1911. First Edition. With perfect type on p. 135, but the top edge ungilded. Of the 6000 copies of the first printing 2500 had gilt tops,... Read More
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The Book of the Homeless (Le Livre des Sans-Foyer)
by WHARTON, Edith, ed
New York: Scribner, 1916. First. hardcover. Illustrated throughout with tissue-protected plates, some in color. 4to, re-bound in 3/4 maroon leather (corners worn). New York: Scribner, 1916. First American edition. Original Articles in Verse and Prose. Illustrations reproduced from Original Paintings & Drawings. Contributors include: Rupert Brooke, Thomas Hardy, Henry James, W.B. Yeats, etc.
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The Uncollected Writings
by WHARTON, Edith
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996. First. hardcover. fine/fine. Edited, with an Introduction by Frederick Wegener. 331p,, 8vo, cloth, d.w. Princeton University Press (1996). First Edition. Fine.
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Italian Backgrounds
by WHARTON, Edith
New York: Scribner, 1905. hardcover. Frontispiece illustration by E.C. Peixotto and 12 additional plates with lettered tissue guards. 214 pages. Tall 8vo, original green cloth with ornately decorated covers by Margaret Armstrong. uncut edges, t.e.g. New York: Scribner, 1905. First Edition. A bit bumped & shelfworn and with spine ends and joints repaired; bookplate removed from pastedown and... Read More
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The Book of the Homeless (Le Livre des Sans-Foyer)
by WHARTON, Edith, ed
New York: Scribner, 1916. Limited. hardcover. very good(+). Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. Illustrated throughout with tissue-protected plates, some in color. Folio, cloth-backed printed boards, uncut. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1916. Limited American edition. Rubbed at corners, otherwise clean and sound. A very good copy. Original Articles in Verse and Prose. Illustrations reproduced from Original Paintings &... Read More
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The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States
by WHARTON, Francis, ed
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1889. First. hardcover. good. 6 volumes. 8vo, full contemporary sheep, red and black leather spine labels, all volumes have some small areas of very light wear or very light scuffing, most volumes have bumped corners, back cover of volume VI is warped, endpapers, front flyleaves, and last blank pages in all volumes partially browned.... Read More
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State Trials of the United States during the Administrations of Washington and Adams
by WHARTON, Francis
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1849. First. hardcover. very good(-). With References, Historical and Professional, and Preliminary Notes on the Politics of the Times. 727pp., errata, + 4pp. of publisher's ads. Tall 8vo, modern black cloth, cloth lightly soiled, scattered light foxing, ex libris. Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1849. First Edition. Author was a lawyer from Philadelphia and... Read More
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The Wits and Beaux of Society
by WHARTON, Grace and Philip
London: James Hogg. Second. hardcover. very good(+). Extra illustrated with over 100 portrait and landscape illustrations. 2 volumes, thick 8vo, 580 pages, full green morocco, ornately gilt spines, a.e.g.; minor waterstains in upper gutters of Vol. II, some underlining and marginalia. London, n.d. Second edition, revised by the authors. Very good (+). Extra-illustrated by the insertion of... Read More
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Life Among the Playwrights: Being Mostly the Story of the Playwrights Producing Company, Inc
by WHARTON, John F.
New York: Quadrangle, 1974. hardcover. very good(+)/very good. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 336 pages, 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Quadrangle, (1974). A very good(+) copy.
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Birdy
by WHARTON, William
New York: Knopf, 1979. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Knopf, (1979). First Edition. The author's first book, in a near fine dust wrapper by Fred Marcellino.
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Malta Island South East Portion
by WHARTON, W.J.L; SIMPSON, C.H.
London: Hydrographic office, 1896. unbound. very good(+). Sea chart. Lithograph. 40" x 27". Shows some light damp-staining. Has some image loss along center fold line, otherwise in very good condition. A sea chart showing the south eastern coast of Malta in detail. Soundings are indicated in fathoms and lighthouses are denoted with yellow and red hand coloring.... Read More
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Little Hampton
by WHARTON, W. J. L.
London: British Admiralty Hydrographical Office, 1888. Sea Chart. Engraving. 27 x 19 1/2 inches. London: 1888. Official admiralty chart with Harbor Entrance inset and Arundel inset. Littlehampton is a town, seaside resort and pleasure harbor in SE England. All heights are expressed in feet about hight water springs. Some stains but otherwise in good condition.
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Historic Doubts Relative to Napoleon Buonaparte
by WHATELY, Richard
New York: Putnam. hardcover. very good(-). 91 pages, small slim 8vo, tan cloth, rubbed & darkened. New York: Putnam, n.d. ca. 1920. Good.
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Poetic, Scientific and other Forms of Discourse: A New Approach to Greek and Latin Literature
by WHATMOUGH, Joshua
hardcover. 285pp., 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; ownership signature on front flyleaf. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1956. Very goo.
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Language: A Modern Synthesis
by WHATMOUGH, Joshua
hardcover. Some black & white illustrations. 270pp., 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. London: Secker & Warburg, 1956. A fine copy with a very good dust wrapper. Neatly inked ownership signature.
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The Ottomans
by WHEATCROFT, Andrew
hardcover. near fine/very good. Many illustrations, some in color. 322 pages, 8vo with red boards, dust wrapper. Wrapper has light wear and small tear on top of back cover. New York: Viking, (1993). In very good (+) condition.
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The Ottomans
by WHEATCROFT, Andrew
hardcover. fine/near fine. Many illustrations, some in color. 322 pages, 8vo with burgundy cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Viking, (1993). In excellent condition, with very slight fold-marks in jacket. Otherwise, a near-fine copy.
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A New Naval Armament
by WHEATLEY, Commander
London: Thomas Hatchard, 1856. unbound. very good. Maximum Force in Minimum Space. Author's inscription on title. 15pp. 8vo. Stitched (folded). London: Thomas Hatchard, 1856. Very good. A proposal to increase ordnance on ships of the Royal Navy.
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The Apparatus of Science at Harvard 1765-1800 - Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
by WHEATLAND, David P. & CARSON, Barbara
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968. First. hardcover. very good. Well-illustrated throughout, 6 in color. 204 pages. Tall 4to, red cloth. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968. First edition. gift inscription at top of title page, else a very good(+) copy. Interesting items in the Harvard Collection.
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