The Design and Equipment of Hospitals
by Ronald Ward
London: Balliere, Tindall and Cox, 1949. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1949 1st edition of this uncommon post-War examination of the design and equipment of hospitals. Clean and VG+ in its navy-blue boards, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. And in a crisp, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with neatly-applied clear tape inconspicuously reinforcing the inside of the... Read More
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The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again) -- Titled Soup Can Drawing, Signed Twice
by Andy Warhol
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Boards. Fine/Fine. A true collector's copy of the 1975 stated 1st edition (with the correct requisite letter code). SIGNED IN FULL BY ANDY WARHOL, ALSO INITIALED BY HIM AND FEATURING A DISTINCT SOUP CAN, LABELED "CAMPBELL'S SOUP" IN HIS HAND. A gorgeous copy to boot, genuinely approaching pristine. Clean and Near Fine... Read More
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Death and Disasters
by Andy Warhol
Houston Fine Art Press, 1988. Soft Cover. A bright, crisp copy of this 1988 catalogue. Near Fine in its original wrappers. Quarto, 134 pgs. A macabre collection of Warhol silkscreens and prints of lynchings, fatal car crashes, electric chairs, race riots, burn victims, etc.
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Andy Warhol's Interview (Vol. XIII, No. 5 -- The Chris Atkins Cover)
by Andy Warhol
New York: Interview Enterprises, 1983. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of this May 1983 issue, with Chris Atkins ("Blue Lagoon") on the cover. A BOLD, LARGE INSCRIPTION BY ANDY WARHOL adorns the top of the front cover. Crisp and Near Fine in its stapled wrappers. Just a bit of light soiling along the rear panel's... Read More
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The New Soldier
by John Kerry and Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Collier, 1971. 1st. Soft Cover. 1st paperback ed., 1971. Tall, thin 4to., 174 pgs. A VG copy.
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The Original Pentagram (Volumes 1 and 2)
by Edited by Peter Warlock
The Gutenburg Press. Boards. Fine. The facsimile re-issue --published by Karl Fulves's Gutenburg's Press-- of Peter Warlock's seminal British magic monthly called The Pentagram. Published here in 1 volume is the magazine's first 2 years of existence, from October 1946 through September 1948, 24 issues all told. All issues clean, crisp and Near Fine, contained within the publisher's... Read More
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The Paintings of Paul Cezanne: A Catalogue Raisonne (in 2 Vols. and Slipcase)
by John Rewald (In Collaboration with Walter Feilchenfeldt and Jayne Warman)
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996. Decorative Cloth. Fine. A pristine copy of the 1996 catalogue raisonne of Paul Cezanne's paintings, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and Fine in their dark, pictorial cloth. No dustjackets, as issued. Quartos, also includes an immaculate copy of the pictorial card slipcase. Volume 1: The Texts; Vol. 2: The Plates.... Read More
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The Craft of the Japanese Sculptor
by Langdon Warner
McFarlane, Ward, McFarlane and Japan Society of New York, 1936. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A wonderful Presentation copy: INSCRIBED BY LANGDON WARNER TO ERIC GILL, THE GREAT BRITISH PRINTMAKER AND TYPEFACE DESIGNER (AND SCULPTOR AND STONECUTTER -- AND KEY FIGURE IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT). A solid, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1936 1st... Read More
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Mummies and Moslems
by Chas. Dudley Warner
Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1876. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid, very well-preserved copy of the 1876 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its decorative chocolate boards, with bright gilt-lettering and blindstamped flourishes to the panels. Very light foxing at the endsheets and pastedowns, otherwise clean as could be. Thick octavo, 477 pgs. "Issued by... Read More
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Barbed Wire: Who Invented It
by Arthur G. Warren
New York: The Iron Age, 1926. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Scarce bound reprint from "The Iron Age" magazine, June 24th, 1926. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. "History of Early Development and Litigation --'Moonshine' War-- More Than 400 Varieties Patented". Solid and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Tall quarto,... Read More
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Working with the Hands: Being a Sequel to "Up from Slavery", Covering the Author's Experiences in Industrial Training at Tuskegee
by Booker T. Washington
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1904. Cloth. Very Good +. The May 1904 correct 1st edition of this very clean copy of Booker T. Washington's sequel to his seminal "Up from Slavery" (1901). Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its wine-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Just a touch of light... Read More
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The Art of Romare Bearden: The Prevalence of Ritual
by M. Bunch Washington
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1972. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. SIGNED BY ROMARE BEARDEN on the first blank endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1972 1st edition of this major Abrams monograph on the artist. Tight and VG+ (very light foxing to the preliminaries) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Folio, "91 illustrations, including... Read More
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ("Based on a Novel by Ken Kesey")
by Dale Wasserman
New York: Samuel French, Inc, 1970. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1970 1st thus, the 1st Samuel French edition and the first appearance of the play in book form. Solid and VG+ in its mustard-yellow wrappers, with very light soiling to the rear panel and a thin band of offsetting at the front panel's top-edge. Still though,... Read More
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Bula Matari: Stanley -- Conqueror of a Continent
by Jacob Wassermann
New York: Liveright Inc, 1933. Cloth. Very Good -/Very Good -. A perfectly presentable copy of the 1933 1st American edition. Solid and VG- in its orange cloth, with light staining along the upper-edges and the spine. And in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping along the panel edges, mild soiling to the rear panel and... Read More
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SOMA: Divine Mushroom of Immortality; (Ethno-mycological Studies No. 1)
by R. Gordon Wasson
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc, 1973. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. A very interesting Association copy: INSCRIBED BY R. GORDON WASSON TO REVEREND JAMES PARKS MORTON, DEAN OF NEW YORK'S CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE, on the half-title. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of this 1973 paperback re-issue of one of the great... Read More
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The Yogi of Cockroach Court
by Frank Waters
New York: Rinehart & Co, 1947. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1947 1st edition, with a SIGNED, TIPPED-IN BOOKPLATE. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, 277 pgs. Signed by Author.
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History of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club
by T.F.R. Waters
Victoria, Australia: Self-published, 1960. Cloth. Very Good +. A solid copy of the 1960 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its light-blue cloth, with mild creasing along the rear panel. 12mo, 101 pgs, including black-and-white photos thruout.
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Genes, Girls and Gamow: After the Double Helix
by James D. Watson
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY NOBELIST JAMES WATSON on the title page. A sparkling copy to boot of the 2001 1st U.S. edition. Near Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 259 pgs. Signed by Author.
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Behaviorism (In Dustjacket)
by John B. Watson
London: Kegan Paul, Trench Trubner & Co, 1928. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1928 1st UK edition, in its uncommon dustjacket. Solid and VG+, with just a touch of very light discoloration along the edges and light abrading at the rear panel (where a bookpate had been removed). And in a bright, VG dustjacket, with creasing and... Read More
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Whose Birthday Is It
by Nancy Dingman Watson
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A handsome copy of this 1954 edition, in its "reinforced binding". Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling at the front panel. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout (partially in color) by Aldred A. Watson.
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Bridge Architecture: Containing Two-Hundred Illustrations of the Notable Bridges of the World, Ancient and Modern with Descriptive, Historical and Legendary Text
by Wilbur J. Watson
New York: William Helburn Inc, 1927. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A beautiful copy of the 1927 1st edition. Near Fine in its 1/4 buckram over decorative paper boards. Folio, 288 pgs.
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History of the Manhattan Club: A Narrative of the Activities of Half a Century
by Henry Watterson
New York: The Manhattan Club, 1915. 1/2 leather. Very Good +. The December 1915 1st edition, marking the 50th anniversary of the Club (1865-1915). #396 OF 650 COPIES ISSUED, THIS COPY GIFTED SPECIFICALLY TO EDWARD G. WHITAKER. Handsomely bound in a 1/2 red morocco over marbled boards. Tight and VG to VG+, with light wear along the tips,... Read More
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Ossie Clark 1965-1974
by Judith Watt
London: V&A Publishers, 2003. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. A tight, very presentable copy of the 2003 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of very light staining along the rear panel's bottom-edge. Quarto, wonderful color and black-and-white illustrations throughout.
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Sicheres Heilverfahren bei dem schnell gefahrlichen Lufteintritt in die Venen und dessen gerichtsarztliche Wichtigkeit (Pioneering 1843 Study of Air Embolisms)
by Dr. Ch. Joseph Wattman
Vienna: Bei Braumuller und Seidel, 1843. Full leather. Very Good +. Pioneering 1843 Joseph Wattman study in the treatment of air embolisms, in a sumptuous, contemporary-to-the-period full red-leather binding, with magnificent gilt-flourishes at the panels. Tight, very solid and surprisingly well-preserved. Clean and easily VG+ to Near Fine, with bright-white pages and an interesting armorial bookplate to the... Read More
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Chess Pie: The Official Souvenir of the International Tournament -- 1922, 1927 and 1936 (Complete in 3 Bound Volumes)
by Edited by W.H. Watts
London: The British Chess Federation, 1936. Original wraps. Near Fine. A handsome example of the complete --and uncommon-- 3 volume set of this wonderful chess periodical from the 1920s and 30s. Bound together in its dark bevelled boards and including each of the 3 issues in its entirety, from the front wrappers (with their pictorial paste-ons) and rear... Read More
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