La Testa di Alvise ("The Head of Alvise")
by Lina Wertmuller
Milan: Romanzo Rizzoli Editore, 1981. Original wraps. Near Fine. SIGNED BY LINA WERTMULLER on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the September 1981 true 1st edition ("prima edizione"). Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. The only published novel by this major Italian film director (1928-2021).
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A Calendar of Saints for Unbelievers
by Glenway Westcott
Harrison of Paris, 1932. Cloth. Near Fine. Pavel Tchelitchew. A very handsome copy of the 1932 limited edition. #533 of 695 copies issued. THOUGH NOT CALLED FOR, THIS COPY INSCRIBED BY GLENWAY WESTCOTT at the colophon AND ALSO SIGNED BY PUBLISHER ("HARRISON OF PARIS") BARBARA HARRISON WESTCOTT just below his signature. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in... Read More
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The Foundations of Golf: Dedicated to the Late Beginner
by J.S.K. Smith and B.S. Westell
London: Methuen & Co, 1925. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. A sharp copy of the 1925 true 1st edition. Solid and VG (small former owner name and address at the front free endpaper, light foxing to the preliminaries and along the edges) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing along the rear panel's top-edge. 12mo, 29... Read More
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Legends of Old Honolulu
by W.D. Westervelt
Boston: George H. Ellis Co, 1915. 1st. Buckram. Collectible; Very Good. 1915 1st edition. Handsomely bound in publisher's mottled full buckram. A clean, tight, VG+ copy. 16mo, 282 pgs. Former owner inscription to front free endpaper, otherwise clean as could be.
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Modern Book Collecting for the Impecunious Amateur (Inscribed By Kenneth Roberts)
by Herbert Faulkner West
Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1936. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY NOVELIST KENNETH ROBERTS IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A clean, solid copy to boot of the 1936 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends. 12mo, 305 pgs.
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Diamond Lil
by Mae West
New York: Sheridan House, 1949. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. NICELY INSCRIBED BY MAE WEST on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1949 reprint. Tight and VG (very light, subtle staining along the rear panel's fore-edge) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the spine ends and along the tips, and very... Read More
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City Plan of the City of Springfield, Illinois
by Myron Howard West
Springfield, IL: The City Council of the City of Spingfield, 1925. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. The 1925 "official city plan" of the city of Springfield, IL, "as prepared by Myron Howard West and staff of the American Park Builders, under ther direction and approval of the Springfield Zoning and Plan Commission". Solid and VG in its navy-blue cloth,... Read More
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Miss Lonelyhearts
by Nathanael West
New York: Greenberg Publisher, 1933. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1933 1st edition, 3rd state (the Greenberg Publ. edition). VG-, with light wear at the spine crown, light soiling to the rear panel and minor creasing at the spine. A solid, serviceable copy --and internally very clean. 12mo, 213 pgs.
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California and the West
by Charis and Edward Weston
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1940. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED BY EDWARD WESTON on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1940 stated 2nd printing. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing along the panel edges and just a touch of light wear at... Read More
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The Ormee of Bordeaux: A Revolution During the Fronde
by Sal Alexander Westrich
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1972. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent mid 20th century literary critic and biographer. A sharp copy to boot of the 1972 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, Nearine dustjacket. Octavo, 160 pgs. Signed by Author.
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Juvenile Painting Gallery
by F.I. Wetherbee
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co, 1908. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Being a collection of the most artistic color schemes ever produced in an instructive painting book, teaching accuracy, harmony, beauty and color with pencil, paint and brush. Complete instructions for the little artist". 1908 1st edition of this lovely children's art instructional book. Tightly-bound and solidly... Read More
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Painting and Sketching Book
by F.I. Wetherbee
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. "Being a collection of the most artistic color schemes ever produced in an instructive painting book, teaching accuracy, harmony, beauty and color with pencil, paint and brush. Complete instructions for the little artist". Lovely children's instructional art book, c. 1900. Clean and solidly VG in its... Read More
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Titian and His Drawings: With Reference to Giorgione and Some Close Contemporaries
by Harold E. Wethey
Princeton University Press, 1987. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A lovely, all-but-pristine copy of the 1987 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Thick, tall quarto, includes 225 halftones and 25 color plates -- as well as "a catalogue raisonne in three parts, distinguishing the 51 drawings attributed to Titian from those... Read More
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Osiris Hertman -- Design
by Ivo Weyel
Houten, The Netherlands: Terra Lannoo, 2013. Decorative Boards. Fine. A pristine copy of the 2013 1st English language edition. Tight and Fine in its decorative dark boards, with lovely copper edges. Folio, first-rate color reproductions throughout. Inpressive monograph on the Dutch designer.
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The Good Bird
by Peter Wezel
New York: Harper & Row, 1964. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. Peter Wezel. A solid copy of the 1964 1st American edition (having originally been published in Zurich). Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping and several small closed tears along the bottom-edges. Tall, thin quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout in... Read More
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Durkheim on Religion: A Selection of Readings with Bibliographies and Introductory Remarks
by W.F.S. Pickering, Ed
London: Routledge & Kegan Ltd, 1975. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1975 1st appearance of this new translation by Jacqueline Redding and W.S.F. Pickering. Clean and Near Fine (just a touch of light spotting at the panels) in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, edited by W.S.F. Pickering.
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Self-Portrait, From Another Direction
by Philip Whalen
San Francisco: Auerhahn Press, 1959. Original wraps. Near Fine. SIGNED AND DATED BY PHILIP WHALEN (1987) at the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of this 1959 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in its folded single sheet within Auerhahn's printed, light-brown wrappers. Octavo, Philip Whalen's first post-College published work.
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Ethan Frome (The Limited Edition, with Its Dustjacket and Slipcase)
by Edith Wharton
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. The October 1922 limited edition, designed by the redoubtable Bruce Rogers. One of 2000 copies issued in the publisher's printed dustjacket and slipcase. Solid, tight and VG+ (very light staining to the front board) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with even offsetting at the front and rear... Read More
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The Uncooperative Robot
by Mark Wharton
Belgrade: Yugoslavia, 1961. Cloth. A wonderful curio: The Yugoslavian edition --written in Serbian-- of Mark Wharton's "The Uncooperative Robot". Clean and bright and VG+, with light wear at the tips. Nicely illustrated thruout, maintaining its vibrant colors and whimsical feel. Quarto, 24 pgs.
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The Determination of Molecular Structure
by P.J. Wheatley
London: Oxford University Press, 1959. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the March 1959 correct 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. From the dustjacket front flap: "It is important that all chemists should know the dimensions and configurations of the molecules with which they are dealing. This book is... Read More
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1984 Phillis Wheatley Broadside Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of Her Death
by Phillis Wheatley
Leeds, MA: Aeife Press, 1984. Broadside. Near Fine. Leonard Baskin. #40 OF 100 COPIES ISSUED BY AEIFE PRESS OF LEEDS, MASSACHUSETTS OF THIS POWERFUL PHILLIS WHEATLEY BROADSIDE, COMMEMORATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH IN 1784. This copy INSCRIBED BY LISA BASKIN, WIDOW OF THE BROADSIDE'S ILLUSTRATOR, THE FORMIDABLE LEONARD BASKIN, whose woodcut ("PHILLIS WHEATLEY, NEGRO SERVANT TO... Read More
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Bright Sunset: The Story of an Indian Girl
by Ruth Wheeler
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1974. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Dorothy Matteson. A superb copy of the 1974 1st edition of this uncommon tale of "Bright Sunset". Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, easily Near Fine dustjacket. with one tiny closed tear and just a touch of faint creasing along the front panel edges. Octavo, nicely illustrated... Read More
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Napoleon's Diplomatic Service
by Edward A. Whitcomb
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1979. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, very solid copy of the 1979 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 218 pgs.
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F. Gamage -- An Artist in Chess Problems
by Alain White
Stamford, Connecticut: The Overbrook Press, 1941. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A very handsome example of the 1941 1st edition, limited to 250 copies and published by the formidable Overbrook Press of Stamford, CT. Tight and Fine in a clean, VG+ to Near Fine glassine dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the edges. 16mo, top-edge gilt.
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Peter Max: A Retrospective -- The Eastern Europe Museum Tour
by Curated by Jennifer White
Mill Valley, CA: Hanson Gallries, Inc, 1991. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. LAVISHLY INSCRIBED BY PETER MAX on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1991 catalogue based on the exhibition "Peter Max: A Retrospective--The Eastern Europe Museum Tour". Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light creasing along... Read More
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