Night Over Day Over Night
by Paul Watkins
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Near Fine/Very Good +. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. First Edition, stated. Octavo (22 cm); 293,[1]pp. Publisher's khaki pictoral dust jacket with price intact ($17.95). Boards quarter bound in gray paper and khaki cloth with black and gilt stamping to spine. Fore-edge deckled. Dust jacket lightly scuffed and rubbed with spine... Read More
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The District of Columbia Coast Artillery, National Guard, 1915-1919, Being a History of the First Company, Recognized December 8, 1915; The Second Company Recognized July 18, 1917; Both Called into Federal Service June 25, 1917; And the the Individual Members of These Companies
by Watler W. Burns [intro.]
Menasha, WI: The Collegiate Press / George Banta Publishing Company, 1921. Very Good. Menasha, WI: The Collegiate Press / George Banta Publishing Company, 1921. "Published July, 1921" on full title. Quarto (10.75" x 8"); 84pp. Red buckram with gilt lettering. Ex- District of Columbia Public Library, with discard stamps to front and back endpapers, reference stamp with pencil... Read More
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![Watson's Guide Map to Summer Resorts Around New York [Verso title: Moller & Schuman's Descriptive Catalogue of Fine Varnishes, Japans, Lacquers, and Wood Fillers]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/567/699/1683699567.0.m.jpg)
Watson's Guide Map to Summer Resorts Around New York [Verso title: Moller & Schuman's Descriptive Catalogue of Fine Varnishes, Japans, Lacquers, and Wood Fillers]
by [Moller & Schumann] Gaylord Watson
Brooklyn, NY: Gaylord Watson / Moller & Schumann, 1881. Very Good. Brooklyn, NY: Gaylord Watson / Moller & Schumann, 1881. Original engraved hand-colored map (ca. 40.5x60cm) folded into original blue-green pictorial card wrappers (16x10cm); map verso provides a complete catalog of the varnishes manufactured by Brooklyn company Moller & Schumann. Minor wear and scattered spotting to wrapper margins,... Read More
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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary: Explanatory of the History, Manners, and Customs of the Jews, and Neighbouring Nations. With an Account of the Most Remarkable Places and Persons Mentioned in Sacred Scripture; an Exposition of the Principal Doctrines of Christianity; and Notices of Jewish and Christian Sects and Heresies
by Richard Watson
New York: Published by T. Mason and G. Lane, 1837. Very Good. New York: Published by T. Mason and G. Lane, 1837. Revised Later Edition. Octavo. 1003 pp. Five fold-out maps. Bound in full sheep; four raised bands and red leather title label to spine. Boards worn with brief exposure and some flaking; couple chips and black discoloration... Read More
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![Selected Poems of Sir William Watson [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/438/757/1699757438.0.m.jpg)
Selected Poems of Sir William Watson [Signed]
by William Watson
London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1928. Very Good/Good. London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1928. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket; 335pp.; portrait frontispiece. Dust jacket quite dust-soiled and worn with several losses to margins affecting text, spine panel darkened, corners bumped; overall a Very Good copy in a Good only example of the jacket. Signed by... Read More
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A Picture of Washington: Giving a description of all the public buildings, grounds, &c
by George Watterston
Washington, DC: William M. Morrison, 1840. Very Good. Washington, DC: William M. Morrison, 1840. First Edition. 18mo (14cm.); publisher's black gilt straight-grained morocco; [2],138pp.; two (of four?) folding maps present, as is very often the case. Moderate wear to margins, losses at spine ends discreetly repaired, pastedowns significantly foxed, textblock a bit toned, closed tear to one folding... Read More
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The Psychology of Sound
by Henry J. Watt
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1917. Very Good/Very Good. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1917. First Edition. Octavo. 241 + 2 pp. publisher's advertisements. Printed dust jacket. Blue cloth stamped in black at spine. Dust jacket lightly chipped along edges with tear to top edge of front panel; tape mending to front and spine near top edge; general smudging and... Read More
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A Bachelor Abroad: A Mediterranean Journal
by Evelyn Waugh
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. Very Good -. New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. First American Edition, published the same year in the UK as "Labels." Octavo. 279 pp. Yellow cloth boards; reddish-brown topstain. Lacks dust jacket. Boards rather worn with brief exposure and minor fraying to extremities, general soiling, and staining to... Read More
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Jill Somerset
by Alec Waugh
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936. First American Edition. Octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's cloth in blue and gilt decorative dust jacket, blue topstain; [4],316pp. Some shelf wear and shallow chipping to jacket extremities, corners gently bumped and endpapers toned, else a Very Good, internally sound copy. Psychological portrait... Read More
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Sir!" She Said
by Alex Waugh
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1930. Very Good/Good. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1930. First Edition. Octavo. 281 pages. Illustrated dust jacket with $1.00 price present. Green boards stamped in black. Brown topstain. Dust jacket heavily chipped with signicant losses especially to spine ends, but intact. Toned throughout. Boards worn at extremities with brief exposure... Read More
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A Memoir of the Life and Labors of Francis Wayland, D.D., LL.D., Late President of Brown University, Including Selections from his Personal Reminiscences and Correspondence (Volume I Only)
by Francis Wayland; H.L. Wayland
New York: Sheldon and Company, 1867. Very Good. New York: Sheldon and Company, 1867. Octavo; 429 pages +2 adverts. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Engraved portrait frontis. Boards are rubbed and bumped at corners and spine ends, with some runs to the cloth and a few stains and smudges. Pages toned with some fingerprinting and moderate... Read More
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Benjamin Franklin Bedford, 1836 - 1913: His Ancestors and Descendants
by J. Wayne Potter
[N.p.]: [n.p.], 1976. Very Good. [N.p.]: [n.p.], [1976?] Large Octavo. [212 pp.] Illustrations, facsimiles, black and white photographs, chiefly genealogical tables. Black boards with gilt lettering to spine, over yellow paper wraps. Hinges sprung, with boards a trifle worn and scuffed. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Includes introduction and summary of research methods... Read More
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The Wind Among the Reeds: Manuscript Materials
by W.B. Yeats; Carolyn Holdsworth [ed.]
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1993. Fine/Near Fine. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, [1993]. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm); publisher's cloth in blue printed dust jacket; xxxvi,220pp.; facsimiles throughout. Brief smudging to rear jacket panel, else Fine condition.
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Parnell's Funeral and Other Poems" from "A Full Moon In March": Manuscript Materials
by W.B. Yeats; David R. Clark [ed.]
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2003. Fine/Fine. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, [2003]. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm); publisher's cloth in blue printed dust jacket; liii,[1],253pp.; facsimiles throughout. Just About Fine.
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In the Seven Woods" and "The Green Helmet and Other Poems": Manuscript Materials
by W.B. Yeats; David Holdeman [ed.]
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2002. Fine/Fine. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, [2002]. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm); publisher's cloth in blue printed dust jacket; lix,[1],281pp.; facsimiles throughout. Fine condition.
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The Words Upon the Window Pane: Manuscript Materials
by W.B. Yeats; Mary Fitzgerald [ed.]
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2002. Fine/Near Fine. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, [2002]. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm); publishers cloth in blue printed dust jacket; xxx,237pp.; facsimiles throughout. Just About Fine condition.
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Responsibilities: Manuscript Materials
by W.B. Yeats; William H. O'Donnell [ed.]
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2003. Fine/Fine. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, [2003]. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm); publisher's cloth in blue printed dust jacket; xliv,387pp.; facsimiles throughout. Just About Fine.
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The Dreaming of the Bones" and "Calvary": Manuscript Materials
by W.B. Yeats; Wayne K. Chapman [ed.]
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2003. Fine/Near Fine. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, [2003]. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm); publisher's cloth in blue printed dust jacket; xliv,269pp.; facsimiles throughout. Small smudge spot to rear jacket panel else Fine.
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![Love, Roger [with ALS and TLS to agent Llewellyn Howland]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/460/517/1582517460.0.m.jpg)
Love, Roger [with ALS and TLS to agent Llewellyn Howland]
by Charles Webb
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1969. Very Good/Very Good. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1969. First Edition, stated First Printing. Octavo. 188 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Blue boards stamped in red. Autograph letter signed from The Graduate author Charles Webb to literary agent Llewellyn Howland mounted to front endpapers. Additional typed letter signed from Webb to Howland, and a carbon... Read More
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Ancient Life in Kentucky: A Brief Presentation of the Paleontological Succession in Kentucky Coupled with a Systematic Outline of the Archaeology of the Commonwealth
by W.D. Funkhouser and W.S. Webb
Davenport, IA: Gustav's Library, 2006. Very Good +. Davenport, IA: Gustav's Library, 2006. Reprint. Octavo. 349pp. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated wraps. Mild edgewear to wraps with a few minor smudges. Binding sound and pages unmarked; Very Good or better. Originally printed in 1928 by the Kentucky Geological Survey.
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Orphans and Other Children
by Charles Webb
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1973. Very Good/Very Good. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1973. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in black pictorial dust jacket; 251pp. General shelf wear to jacket extremities, most notably at spine ends, corners gently tapped, small rectangle neatly excised at top fore-edge corner of front free endpaper, else Very Good, textblock clean and... Read More
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The Bad Blonde
by Jack Webb
New York: Rinehart & Company, 1956. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Rinehart & Company, 1956. First Edition with "R" on copyright page. Octavo; publisher's boards in blue pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.75); [8],245pp. Shelf wear to jacket and board extremities, jacket spine panel a bit toned, as is textblock, corners bumped; overall a Very Good, still... Read More
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The Brass Halo
by Jack Webb
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc, 1957. Very Good/Good. New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., [1957]. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's black cloth, fuchsia and canary yellow spine; 246pp. Wear to jacket extremities, old tape repair to verso, yellowing of pages, clean text block. Internally clean and sound. Very Good in Good dust jacket. From the author... Read More
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Collection of Five Hand-Made and Self-Published Children's Picture Books
by Joan Webb
Bellevue, PA, 1960. Very Good. Bellevue, PA: ca. 1960-2000. Five volumes; various formats (see below). Moderate wear to earlier hand-made volumes with some separation caused by glue having perished. Overall a Very Good collection. Contents include: 1. "ABC." Oblong octavo (14.5x19cm); string-bound black cloth over pictorial paper-covered boards; [26]ll. Margins rubbed with some brief exposure, rear board... Read More
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Renunciation of Unitarianism: Or, the Conversion of Dr. J.E. Stock, of Bristol, England. With an Appendix, Containing Extracts of a Letter from Noah Webster, Esq. Coincident with the Same Subject
by J.E. Stock; Noah Webster
Worcester, MA: Printed and Sold by William Manning, 1818. Very Good. Worcester, MA: Printed and Sold by William Manning, 1818. First Edition. 11pp, lacking final blank, else collated and complete. Removed. Light chipping to edges and mild toning; interior else unmarked. Still a Very Good copy of a scarce item.
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