Catherine Wagner: Cross Sections
by Catherine Wagner
Santa Fe: Twin Palms Publishers, 2001. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER CATHERINE WAGNER on the title page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the November 2001-January 2002 exhibition at the San Jose Museum of Art. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket.
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Iron & Steel in Ancient China
by Donald B. Wagner
Leiden, Netherlands: E.J. Brill, 1993. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY DONALD WAGNER on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1993 1st edition. Fine (with unflecked gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 573 pgs. Part of Brill's wonderful "Handbook of Oriental Studies" series. Signed by... Read More
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Merry Go Round in Oz: Founded on and Continuing the Famous Oz Stories By L. Frank Baum
by Eloise Jarvis McGraw and Lauren McGraw Wagner
Chicago: Reilly and Lee, 1963. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. Another first-rate installment in the Oz series, lovingly carried-on in this example by mother and daughter Eloise McGraw and Lauren Wagner. 1963 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket. Several small, minor chips along the jacket tips and one small closed tear along... Read More
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Coal and Coke
by Frederick H. Wagner
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1916. Cloth. Very Good. The 1916 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG in its wine-red cloth, with light spotting along the panels and the spine, and a tender (but still perfectly sturdy) rear inner hinge. Octavo, several fold-out maps and over 100 figures supplementing Frederick Wagner's text.
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Judenthum in Der Musik
by Richard Wagner
Leipzig: Verlagsbuchhandlung von J..J. Weber, 1869. Cloth. Very Good. Following the 1850 original printing of Wagner's virulent attack on the influence of Judaism in music, this is the 1869 correct 2nd edition (published out of Leipzig and for the first time using Wagner's own name as author). Rebound (in the mid-20th century) in a light-blue cloth, with dark... Read More
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The Eight Pager: a happening in 8 parts (Series One, Part Four -The Orange Satori)
by Scripted by D.r. Wagner
press:today:niagara, 1966. Original wraps. Near Fine. Wild 1966 mimeo collection of 10 poets (consisting of Doug Blazek, Sid Rufus, Walter Lowenfels, Steve Richmond, Mel Buffington, Russell Salamon, Carl Larsen, Jacob Leed, E.R. Baxter and Erik Kiviat), "scripted by D.r. Wagner". A clean, Near Fine quarto in its stapled wrappers, with its multi-colored pages thruout. "Part Four of 'The... Read More
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The Little Blind Goat
by Jan Wahl
Owings Mills, Maryland: Stemmer House Publishers, 1981. Decorative Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Antonio Frasconi. SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR ANTONIO FRASCONI on the title page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1981 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a bit of sticker residue at the front panel. Quarto, nicely illustrated... Read More
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Original Signed, Handpainted Watercolor of a Cat-in-Distress
by Louis Wain
Ephemera. Near Fine. Louis Wain. Wonderful original Louis Wain watercolor of another of his enigmatic, anthropomorphized cats. This one with claws extended, clutching at its stomach. On thick card stock, in lovely condition, with vivid light-brown and dark strokes and offsetting white splashes. SIGNED BY LOUIS WAIN AT THE FOOT OF THE WATERCOLOR. A diminutive but highly-accomplished portrait,... Read More
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A Large Watercolor and Pen-and-Ink Portrait of a Dandyish Cat
by Louis Wain
Painting. Very Good +. A striking Louis Wain portrait (an original watercolor and pen and ink on paper) of one of his ever-fascinating, anthropomorphized cats. This one in a colorful jacket and tie and vest; in a laughing, almost joyous pose. In bright, very sharp condition, with soft greens and yellows and oranges, and strokes of offsetting dark... Read More
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The Holy Kabbalah
by A.E. Waite
New Hyde Park, New York: Uiversity Books, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. An especially crisp, bright copy of this early re-issue by University Books. Tight and Near Fine in a clean, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, Introduction by the formidable Kenneth Rexroth. "A Study of the Secret Tradition in Israel as Unfolded by Sons of the Doctrine... Read More
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The Secret Tradition in Alchemy: Its Development and Records
by Arthur Edward Waite
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. Cloth. Very Good. The uncommon 1926 1st American edition of this "complete history of alchemy, revealing the subject as much more than the attempts in early science of turning base metals into gold or silver". Solid and VG in its dark-blue cloth, with light wear along the spine ends, light rubbing at... Read More
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The Chop Cup Book
by Mark Wilson and Alan Wakeling
Noth Hollywood, CA: Mark Wilson Publications, 1979. Decorative Boards. Near Fine. The 1979 1st edition of this uncommon title by master illusionist Mark Wilson (1929-2021). Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its black boards, with decorative silver-titling along the front panel and spine. Octavo, Preface by Bruce Cervon.
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Rattling Yours -- Snake King
by W.A. King, Jr.
W.A. King, Jr. Self-Published), 1964. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ---W.J. KING, JR.-- on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1964 1st edition of this charming piece of Western Americana, of Texas circus life and specifically of snake-handling. Tight and Near Fine (very light offsetting at the inner hinges)... Read More
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The Pumpkin Pie
by Diane Wakoski
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. #93 OF 125 COPIES SIGNED BY DIANE WAKOSKI at the limitation. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the publisher's glassine dustjacket. "A Christmas Greeting from the Black Sparrow Press
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Max Ernst (Signed by Max Ernst, with an Original Drawing)
by Patrick Waldberg
Paris: Societe des Editions Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1958. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY BOTH MAX ERNST AND THE AUTHOR, PATRICK WALDBERG, on the half-title. ALSO INCLUDES A DRAWING OF A STICK-FIGURE MAN, IN MAX ERNST'S HAND, near the 2 signatures, SEPARATING THE "MAX" FROM THE "ERNST". A very solid copy to boot of the 1958 1st edition... Read More
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When Love Speaks
by Amelia Elizabeth Walden
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961. 1st. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 1961 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear along the spine. Octavo, 221 pgs.
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Baccio Bandinelli and Art at the Medici Court: A Corpus of Early Modern Sources
by Louis A. Waldman
Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 2004. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 2004 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (one tiny smudge at the front free endpaper) in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto, 935 pgs.
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To a Young Poet
by Anne Waldman
Cambridge, MA, 1979. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY ANNE WALDMAN on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1979 1st trade edition, limited to 450 copies. (There were an additional 50 copies numbered and signed and hand-sewn). Clean and crisp and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers.
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The Starry Night
by Neil Waldman
Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 1999. Pictorial boards. Fine/Fine. Neil Waldman. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR --AND ILLUSTRATOR-- NEIL WALDMAN on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 1999 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout in rich color.
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Dick (The Signed/Limited Edition)
by Stacy Waldman
Easthampton,. MA: Self-Published, 2018. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. The 2018 stated 1st --and also signed/limited-- edition (this #48 of 125 numbered copies signed by the author) of this wonderful collection of "photos of people, places and things named Dick, from the collection of Stacy Waldman". Crisp and Near Fine in its oblong, pictorial wrappers. One tiny, inconspicuous stain... Read More
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Good Housing That Pays: A Study of the Aims and the Accomplishment of the Octavia Hill Association 1896-1917
by Fullerton L. Waldo
Phiuladelphia: The Harper Press, 1917. Cloth. Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR FULLERTON WALDO (in pencil) on the front free endpaper. A solid, tight copy to boot of the uncommon 1917 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its russet cloth, with light offsetting along the front panel's top-edge and along the spine. Octavo, evocative black-and-white photos throughout... Read More
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Rockland Cemetery Illustrated: Suggestions and Associations Connected with It and a Brief Statement of the Superior Advantages Presented to Those Who Desire Beautiful Resting Places for Their Dead
by William Wales
New York: Anson D.F. Randolph & Company, 1881. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1881 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine and decorative bordering to the panels. Light wear to the spine ends, several very small marks at the front panel... Read More
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In Love & Trouble: Stories of Black Women
by Alice Walker
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A crisp copy of the 1973 stated 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Internally, very clean as well, free of any markings or writing. Octavo, 138 pgs. A nice copy of this early Alice Walker collection of stories, the book that directly followed... Read More
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Three and Three
by Challis Walker
New York: Coward-McCann, 1940. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Challis Walker. The 1940 1st edition, in its uncommon picxtorial dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($1.00), VG+ dustjacket, with very minor soiling at the front panel and very light creasing and chipping --with several tiny closed tears-- along the panel edges. Still though, very presentable.... Read More
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Danton Walker's Guide to New York Nitelife
by Danton Walker
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1958. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Milton Marx. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DANTON WALKER on the front free endpaper. A bright, very presentable copy to boot. Solid and VG (light soiling alongf the inner hinges) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with one small (the size of a quarter) old price sticker affixed to the front... Read More
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