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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The King and the Whirlybird
by Mabel Watts
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1969. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A tight, very well-preserved copy of the 1969 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with light offsetting along the rear panel's top-edge and at the spine. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Harold Berson.
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Tales from Storyland
by Watty Piper, Ed
New York: The Platt & Munk Co, 1941. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. George and Doris Hauman. A handsome copy of this lavish 1941 edition of Watty Piper's "Tales from Storyland", nicely illustrated in rich color by George and Doris Hauman. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial boards. And in a crisp, VG+ example of the matching... Read More
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Island in the Sun
by Alec Waugh
London: Cassell & Co, 1956. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1956 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends. Thick octavo, 552 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, full-leather box, with full-leather chemise.
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Mr. Loveday's Little Outing and Other Sad Stories
by Evelyn Waugh
Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1936. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The October 1936 1st American edition, limited to 750 copies. Tight and VG (fading to the spine label, light discoloring at the foot of the spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with a 2" chip at the spine base, light scuffing and soiling to the rear panel... Read More
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Quality as a Determinant of Vegetable Prices: A Statistical Study of Quality Factors Influencing Vegetable Prices in the Boston Wholesale Market
by Frederick V. Waugh
New York: Columbia University Press, 1929. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1929 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with light fading along the spine. Octavo, 154 pgs.
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The Windows of King's College Chapel Cambridge
by A Description and Commentary by H.G. Wayment
London: Oxford University Press (for The British Academy), 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1972 1st edition of this substantial elephant folio (measuring over 16" tall). Tight and Near Fine in its Oxford navy-blue, with very light abrading (subtle tape removal) at the half-title. And in a bright, VG- to VG... Read More
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The Free-Standing Sculptures of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in the British Museum: A Catalogue
by G.B. Waywell
London: British Museum Publications, 1978. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1978 1st edition of this imposing, very impressive catalogue of the holdings at the British Museum. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light offsetting along the panel edges and moderate fading to the spine. Quarto, hundreds of crisp black-and-white plates at the rear. The... Read More
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Capacitors for Industry: Their Selection, Application and Economics for Power-Factor Improvement of Industrial Plants
by W.C. Bloomquist, et al.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1950. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1950 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Former owner stamp at front pastedown, otherwise clean as could be. Octavo, 246 pgs.
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A Treasury of the Blues: Complete Words and Music of 67 Great Songs from Memphis Blues to the Present Day (Inscribed by W.C. Handy AND Including a 2 Pg. TLS of His With Excellent Content)
by W.C. Handy, Ed
New York: Charles Boni (Distributed by Simon and Schuster, 1949. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. Miguel Covarrubias. A nice Association copy: INSCRIBED BY W.C. HANDY TO SAXOPHONIST MAX COLE on the front free endpaper. FURTHERMORE, THIS COPY ALSO INCLUDES A 2 PG. TYPED, SIGNED LETTER (WITH ITS VISUALLY-STRIKING "HANDY BROTHERS MUSIC CO." LETTERHEAD) FROM A 79 YEAR OLD... Read More
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Studies of the Yaqui Indians of Sonora, Mexico
by W.C. Holden, C.C. Seltzer, R.A. Studhalter, C.J. Wagner and W.G. McMillan
Lubbock, TX: Texas Technological College, 1936. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. SIGNED BY ALL 5 AUTHORS on the title page. Clean and VG in its red stapled wrappers, with one even crease and former owner name to the front panel. Octavo, 142 pgs. Also includes the original mailing envelope from the Texas Technological College Bulletin. A nice... Read More
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Designs and Examples of Cottages, Villas, and Country Houses, Being the Studies of Several Eminent Architects and Builders, Consisting of Plans, Elevations, and Perspective Views, with Approximate Estimates of the Cost of Each
by Edited by John Weale
London: John Weale, 1857. Marbled boards. Near Fine. Karl Thylmann. A very pleasing copy of the 1857 1st edition, collected, edited and published by John Weale of London. Includes 67 full-page engravings within the text, all in bright, near-pristine condition. A bit of light foxing (almost exclusively at the blank versoes), otherwise very clean internally. Rebound in a... Read More
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The Pageant of Peking: Comprising Sixty-Six Vandyck Photogravures of Peking and Environs from Photographs by Donald Mennie
by Putnam Weale
Shanghai: A.S. Watson & Co, 1921. Silk. Very Good +. A handsome copy of the January 1921 stated 2nd edition. Tight and VG to VG+ in its blue-silk covers, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel. A bit of light, forgiveable soiling to the panels but very little wear to the silk to speak of, save for one... Read More
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A Negro League Scrapbook
by Carole Boston Weatherford
Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR CAROLE BOSTON WEATHERFORD on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 2005 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, Foreword by one of the great star of the Negro Leagues, Buck O'Neil.
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Santa's Cotton Doll Farm (With Ephemera)
by Gustine Courson Weaver
St. Louis: Bethany Press, 1930. Decorative Wrappers. Near Fine. Dorothy McGonagill. The 1930 1st (and undoubtedly only) edition of this charming, uncommon doll's tale. Clean, crisp and very well-preserved in its patterned wrappers. Wonderfully illustrated in a purple hue (with accompanying captions) by Dorothy McGonagill. Also includes 2 laid-in "appreciations"/order forms by the Bethany Press for 2 of... Read More
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Exhibitions and the Arts of Display
by Sir Lawrence Weaver
London: Country Life, 1925. Cloth. Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1925 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its light-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Just a touch of light wear at the lower spine hinges, mild bumping to the front tips, otherwise very sharp. Quarto, over 150 illustrations throughout, including... Read More
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Gas Fires and Their Settings
by Sir Lawrence Weaver
London: The Fanfare Press, 1929. 1/4 Vellum. Very Good. The 1929 1st edition, published out of London in a 1/4 vellum over light-brown boards. Gilt-medallion and gilt-titling to the front panel, lovely colored frontispiece. A degree of soiling along the vellum and at both the front and rear panels. Still though quite presentable. Quarto, 42 additional plates (41... Read More
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Steven Ehrlich Architects: A Dynamic Serenity
by Michael Webb
Victoria, Australia: The Images Publishing Group, 2002. Cloth. Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY STEVEN EHRLICH on the half-title. A gorgeous copy to boot of the 2002 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, first-rate color and black-and-white reproductions throughout.
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Tattooed Women
by Spider Webb
Woodstock, NY and Voorheesville, NY: R. Mutt Press and Spaulding and Rogers, 1982. Boards. Fine/Fine. A nice Presentation copy: INSCRIBED BY SPIDER WEBB TO HELEN WOOLF, THE FORMER OWNER OF "COME AGAIN", ONE OF NEW YORK'S EARLIEST SEX SHOPS (in Midtown Manhattan on 51st St. at 3rd Ave.). "TO HELEN--SEE YOU IN HELL! LOVE, SPIDER WEBB". An all-but-immaculate... Read More
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Sex and Words
by Bruce Weber
New York: Visionaire, 2006. Original wraps. Fine. Frank Stanley. A pristine copy of the 2006 1st edition, limited to 2,000 copies. Tight and Fine in its white card wrappers. Weber's crisp, erotic black-and-white photos throughout, complemented by the drawings of Frank Stanley. "Inspired by the work of D.H. Lawrence
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Primitives -- Poems and Woodcuts (The Signed/Limited Edition)
by Max Weber
New York: The Spiral Press, 1926. Decorative Boards. Near Fine. Max Weber. A handsome, well-preserved copy of this 1926 Max Weber vehicle. A collection of his poems and woodcuts, together forming an impressive limitation AND the maiden title issued by the formidable Spiral Press of New York, which was founded by American printer Joseph Blumenthal. #23 OF 350... Read More
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