Syracuse Gas Engines; Ask The Man Who Runs One - Catalogue No. 18
by [SYRACUSE GAS ENGINE WORKS]
Syracuse: Syracuse Gas Engine Works. paperback. near fine. Illustrated (b/w). 30 pages. Slim 8vo, paper covers. Syracuse: Syracuse Gas Engine Works, no date c. 1925. A near fine copy.
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The World Atlas of Archaeology
by (WORLD)
New York: Portland House, 1988. hardcover. near fine/very good. Foreword by Michael Wood. Hundreds of illustrations. 423 pages, folio, blue cloth, d.w.; slightly frayed at head of spine; dust wrapper lightly edgeworn. New York: Portland House, (1988). But for the head of the spine a near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.
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Nie Wieder Krieg! No More War! Plus Jamais de Guerre! Nunca Jamas Guerra! Nooit meer Oorlog! Aldrig mere Krig!
by WORLD WAR I.
Amsterdam: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund, 1929. paperback. poor. Numerous black & white horrendous photographic illustrations of frightful mutilations left by the war. 63 pages, slim 8vo, black & white wrappers with an illustration by Kathe Kollwitz (stained, front wrapper detached, light water staining throughout on the margins). Amsterdam: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund, 1929. Overall a poor copy of this rather scarce catalog. ... Read More
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Souvenirs de la Grande Guerre et de la Vive Reconnaissance des Blesses Franco-Belges de la Region de Dinard
by WORLD WAR I.
Belgium: Privately Printed. hardcover. very good(+). Rare scrapbook of war memorabilia from the war, including 42 photos, many of wounded Belgian soldiers, as well as poems, pressed flowers, war hospitals' rubberstamps, and numerous autographs. 31 pages, oblong 4to, 3/4 morocco with hand-painted boards. Belgium, circa 1918. Very good (+).
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Scotland; A History
by WORMALD, Jenny, ed
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. hardcover. very good(+)/near fine. Illustrated in black and white and color. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (small tear at top of spine, lightly scratched). Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2005). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
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Rembrandt. 96 Gemalde
by WORM, Fritz
Dusseldorf, 1914. hardcover. Illustrated in b/w. Tall 8vo, 1/2 boards. Dusseldorf, 1914.
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Stories From the Old Testament, Volumes I and II
by WORM, Piet
New York: Sheed & Ward. hardcover. very good. Illustrated profusely in color. 2 volumes. Slim 8vos, white leatherette with black cover labels. New York: Sheed & Ward, (c. 1957). Some staining to covers and some cracking of leatherette. Outer page edges toned. Internally clean and tight. Very good. Vol. I: Stories from the Old Testament from Adam... Read More
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The Epochs of Painting: A Biographical & Critical Essay on Painting & Painters of all Times & Many Places
by WORNUM, Ralph Nicholson
London: Chapman and Hall, 1864. hardcover. very good. Numerous plates & text engravings. 583pp. 8vo, green cloth; ex-lib. London: Chapman & Hall, 1864. Very good.
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The Poet and the Murderer; A True Story of Literary Crime and the Art of Forgery
by WORRALL, Simon
New York: Dutton, 2002. First. hardcover. fine/very good. Facsimiles. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. (New York): Dutton, (2002). Very good
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Venetian Opera in the Seventeenth Century
by WORSTHORNE, Simon Towneley
Oxford: Clarendon, 1968. hardcover. near fine/poor. Illustrated with 18 plates including a fold out map of Coronelli's Venice. Small, slim 4to, black cloth.Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968. A near fine copy.
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The Last Empire: Photography in British India 1855-1911
by WORSWICK, Clark and EMBREE, Ainslie
New York: Aperture, 1990. hardcover. fine/very good(+). Introduction by The Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Many black-and-white photographs. 146 pages plus footnotes, oblong 4to, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Aperture, (1990). Fourth printing. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
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The Last Empire: Photography in British India, 1855-1911
by WORSWICK, Clark & EMBREE,Ainslie
New York: Aperture, 1976. hardcover. near fine/very good(-). Preface by The Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Illustrated with many black-and-white photographs. 149 pages. Oblong 4to, gray cloth, dust wrapper with several tears. New York: Aperture, (1976). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper.
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Richard Artschwager: Objects as Images of Objects
by WORTH, Alexi
New York: David Nolan Gallery, 2008. hardcover. fine/fine. ARTSCHWAGER, Richard. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 124 pages. Wide 8vo, navy cloth, d.w. New York: David Nolan Gallery, (2008). Fine in a fine dust wrapper. Signed by Artschwager on front free endpaper.
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Jasper Johns: Recent Paintings and Works on Paper
by WORTH, Alexi
New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 2019. hardcover. fine/fine. JOHNS, Jasper. Color illustrations throughout. 99 pages. 4to, charcoal gray cloth, pictorial d.w. New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, (2019). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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Mosquito Safari: A Naturalist in Southern Africa
by WORTH, C. Brooke
New York, 1971. hardcover. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1971).
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Random Recollections of Albany, From 1800 to 1808
by WORTH, Gorham A.
hardcover. 8 illus. 144pp. 8vo, 3/4 contemporary brown morocco; (spine ends worn). Albany: J. Munsell, 1866. Third Edition. One of 450 copies. Howes W-682.
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10 + 10 Contemporary Soviet and American Painters
by Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
New York: Abrams, 1989. hardcover. fine/near fine. Bilingual edition in Russian and English. Illustrated in color. 170 pages, square small 4to, beige cloth boldly stamped in red, dust wrapper. New York: Abrams, (1989). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Artists included: Yurii Albert, Vladimir Mironenko, Yurii Petruk, Leonid Purygin, Andrei Roiter, Sergei Shutov, Alexei... Read More
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The London Pleasure Gardens of the Eighteenth Century
by WORTH, Wareick
London: Macmillan, 1896. hardcover. near fine. 61 black & white illustrations colored frontispiece with tissue guard. Tall 8vo, black cloth, gold emblem on front cover. London: Macmillan, 1896. First Edition. Near Fine.
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Reliquiae Wottonianae. Or, A Collection of Lives, Letters, Poems; With Characters of Sundry Personages: And other Incomparable Pieces of Language and Art. By the Curious Pensil of the Ever Memorable Sr Henry Wotton Kt, Late Provost of Eton College.
by WOTTON, Henry
London: Marriot, 1651. First. hardcover. very good(+). 4 copper engraved portraits. 24mo, 540 pages, full brown calf, tan spine label, blind stamping on covers. London: Printed by Thomas Maxey, for R. Marriot, 1651. First Edition. Very scarce. A very good (+) copy, internally fine. The first collected edition of the works of Henry Wotton (1568-1639), Elizabethan man... Read More
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This is My God
by WOUK, Herman
New York: Doubleday, 1959. First. hardcover. very good(+)/very good. 356 pages. 8vo, deep blue cloth, dust wrapper d.w. (largely intact but somewhat rubbed and with several small chips and stains). New York: Doubleday, 1959. First edition. Very good(+) in very good dust wrapper. Nicely inscribed and dated by the author on the front endpaper: "For... one of... Read More
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The Glory
by WOUK, Herman
bos: Little Brown, 1994. Limited. hardcover. fine. 685pp., tall 8vo, royal blue cloth with matching slipcase. Boston: Little Brown, (1994). Special edition limited to 200 signed by the author.
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Inside, Outside
by WOUK, Herman
Boston: Little Brown, 1985. Limited. hardcover. fine. 644pp., gray cloth, publisher's board slipcase. Boston: Little Brown, 1985. Limited First Edition. Fine. One of 1500 signed copies.
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Autographed Letter Signed
by WOUK, Herman
Washington, 1979. unbound. 1 page, 4to, 11.25 x 8 inches, on yellow lined paper -- a thank-you letter to a friend, in part: "Thank you for a wonderful letter about WAR AND REMEMBRANCE. A very sensitive reading! The Britow book was of course in my library, and I made good use of it. I do wish I could have... Read More
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Interesting Typed Letter Signed on personal letterhead
by WOUK, Herman (1915 - )
Palm Springs, CA, 2002. unbound. 1 page, 10.5 x 7.25 inches, Palm Springs, April 3, 2002, reminiscing to a fellow writer about radio comedian Fred Allen, in part: "...Just as Fred Allen's wit was the secret of our sparkling symposium, so it irradiates your book, a true tribute to a wonderful man and a great comic gift. I still... Read More
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Paintings: 1950's - 1960's
by ZAO WOU-KI
Hong Kong: de Sarthe Fine Art, 2011. hardcover. near fine. Zao Wou-Ki. Notes by Yann Hendgen. Color illustrations. Thin small square 4to, red cloth. Hong Kong: de Sarthe Fine Art, (2011). Upper cornes bumped, still near fine Published on the occasion of an exhibition. Text in English & Chinese.
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