Storm Over the Steppe: The Actions of 6 Panzer-Division During the Attempt By LVII Panzerkorps to Relieve the Stalingrad Cauldron, 1942
by Hans Wijers
West Yorkshire, UK: Shelf Books Ltd, 2001. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A bright, clean copy of the 2001 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 145 pgs., high-quality plates thruout. Part of the Shelf Books "Armed Forces of the Third Reich--Battles and Campaign" series.
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The Beautiful Changes and Other Poems
by Richard Wilbur
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1954. Cloth. Very Good. SIGNED BY RICHARD WILBUR on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1954 2nd printing (following the 1947 1st printing by Reynal & Hitchcock). Clean and VG in its sea-green cloth, with very light wear along the spine and mild darkening at its base. Octavo,... Read More
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Rational Horse-Shoeing
by Wildair
New York: Wynkoop and Hallenbeck, 1873. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1873 1st edition of this elegant guide to horse-shoeing, with steel engravings and decorative flourishes thruout. Solid and VG in its chocolate-brown boards, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel. 16mo, 49 pgs.
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Le Crime de Lord Arthur Savile et Autres Histoires
by Oscar Wilde
Paris: Calmann-Levy, Editeurs, 1921. An elegant copy of the 1921 1st French edition, complete unto itself. Professionally bound in a handsome 3/4 morocco over marbled boards (with the binder's stamp at the first blank endpaper). Solid and VG+, with very light offsetting along the top-edges and just a touch of light wear at the spine crown. 5 raised bands,... Read More
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The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde
by Oscar Wilde
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2018. Decorative Boards. Fine. Sandow Birk. An immaculate copy of this 2018 offering by the Arion Press of San Francisco. #90 OF 250 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST SANDOW BIRK at the colophon. Clean and Fine in its light-green cloth over beige boards. Tall quarto, also includes an all-but-pristine example of the... Read More
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Salome: Tragedie In Einem Akte
by Oscar Wilde
Leipzig, 1907. Boards. Very Good. Aubrey Beardsley. The 1907 1st German appearance with the seminal Aubrey Beardsley illustrations. Solid and VG- to VG in its gray boards over navy-blue leather spine. Mild spotting to the boards (especially at the rear board), a degree of chipping along the spine, affecting the gilt-titling and the gilt-rule. Lovely former owner bookplate... Read More
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Salome: Drame en Un Acte
by Oscar Wilde
Paris: Les Editions G. Cres, 1923. 1/4 leather. Near Fine. Alastair. Sumptuous 1923 edition, with Alastair's remarkable illustrations --en coulour-- complementing Oscar Wilde's text. Handsomely bound in a 1/4 dark leather over marbled boards. 5 raised bands, decorative gilt devices within the compartments. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine. Very clean internally as well. 12mo, top-edge gilt, matching... Read More
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The Happy Prince and Other Tales
by Oscar Wilde
New York: Brentano's, 1915. 3/4 leather. Near Fine. Charles Robinson. A handsome example of the 1915 1st appearance to include the 12 full-page color illustrations by Charles Robinson. In this case bound (by the publisher?) in a lovely 3/4 navy-blue morocco over dark-blue cloth. 5 raised bands, intricate gilt-titling and design within the compartments. Clean and Near Fine... Read More
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The Ides of March
by Thornton Wilder
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1948 stated 1st edition. VG- (with light staining along the fore-edges) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light wear at the tips and very mild soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, 246 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, full-leather slipcase, with folding leather chemise. ... Read More
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Serial Publication in England Before 1750
by R.M. Wiles
London: Cambridge University Press, 1957. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1957 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown. Octavo, 391 pgs.
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Laugh Jamaica (Issue #1)
by Wilford Powell and Richard Paisley, Eds
Kingston: Palm Tree Production, 1982. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. The uncommon maiden issue of this scarce Jamaican humor magazine, debuting in October/November 1982. Tight and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. Octavo, high-quality cartoons firmly rooted in the Jamaican social and political issues of the day.
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All for the Best! The Secret to Happiness
by Hans Wilhelm
Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing Co, 2003. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR (AND INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL DRAWING OF A SHEEP NEXT TO HIS SIGNATURE) on the front free endpaper. A beautiful copy to boot of the 2003 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by the author himself. Signed... Read More
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Memoirs of the Rhode-Island Bar
by Wilkins Updike, Esq
Thomas H. Webb & Co: Boston, 1842. Cloth. Very Good. A solid copy of the 1842 1st edition. Tight and VG in its light-brown cloth, with decorative blindstamping at the panels and bright gilt-lettering to the spine. Light wear to the spine ends, very light fading along the panel edges, light soiling to the pastedowns and the preliminaries.... Read More
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Michael Steiner: Sculpture 1988-1999
by Karen Wilkin
New York: Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, 1999. 1st. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 1999 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 88 pgs. Dual text, in both English and French.
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Golden Latin Artistry
by L.P. Wilkinson
London: Cambridge University Press, 1970. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A crisp copy of the 1970 2nd printing. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 283 pgs.
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Atheniensia, or Remarks on the Typography and Buildings of Athens
by William Wilkins
London: John Murray, 1816. Full calf. Very Good +. A wonderful Association copy: INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, WILLIAM WILKINS, TO THE EARL OF OXFORD on a blank preliminary. A solid, tight copy to boot of the 1816 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in the publisher's original --or certainly contemporary-to-the-period-- full, light-brown calf, with a custom, re-backed spine (with... Read More
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A History and Genealogy of the Rockwell and Thayer Families: Prepared for the Descendents of Clara Thayer Rockwell and Willard Frederick Rockwell
by Willard Frederick Rockwell, Jr.
The Rockwell Foundation, 1984. Leatherette. Near Fine. The December 1984 stated 1st edition of this especially handsome genealogy. Clean and Near Fine in its thick, dark leatherette, with dramatic gilt-titling and multi-colored family crest to the front cover. Internally clean as could be, with no writing or markings of any kind. Thick quarto, made on high-quality paper, dozens... Read More
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The Woman Chaser
by Charles Willeford
Chicago: Newsstand Library Incorporated, 1960. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A clean, very solid copy of the 1960 1st edition. Crisp, bright and Near Fine, with one microscopic chip at the spine. Pocketbook NSL U137. "The chase was furious--the capture was rapacious--the prize was luscious!
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High Priest of California and Wild Wives
by Charles Williford (Willeford)
Universal Publishing and Distribution Corporation, 1953. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A tight, very crisp copy of the 1953 1st edition of both Willeford novels together. Clean, bright and Near Fine, with one microscopic closed tear at the spine crown. Beacon pocketbook B-130. "No woman could resist his strange cult of lechery!" The book in which the author's... Read More
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Angelica Kauffmann, R.A.: Her Life and Her Works
by Lady Victoria Manners and Dr. G.C. Williamson
New York: Brentano's, 1924. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A well-preserved copy of the 1924 1st edition, limited to 1000 copies. Clean, bright and VG to VG+ in a duotone cloth binding, with beige spine and gilt-lettered label over dark-brown. Thick quarto, 268 pgs., deckled fore-edge and bottom-edge. Comprehensive monograph (with 10 color illustrations and dozens of black... Read More
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Flowers and Flesh
by J.X. Williams
San Diego: Phenix Publishers (Pleasure Readers), 1968. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. An unusually crisp, clean copy of the 1968 1st --and almost certainly only-- edition of this very scarce sexploitation/hippie-themed title. Tight and easily Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers. "When Hippies Hold a Sin-In, Its All FLOWERS AND FLESH". OCLC locates only a single copy and... Read More
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The Eighteenth Century Constitution: Documents and Commentary
by Compiled and Introduced by E.N. Williams
Cambridge University Press, 1960. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1960 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine (small, tasteful bookplate at the front pastedown) in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 464 pgs. Compiled and introduced by E.N. Williams.
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The Deesrt Music and Other Poems
by William Carlos Williams
New York: Random House, 1954. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1954 signed/limited. 1 OF 100 COPIES (this one being "out-of-series") SIGNED BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS at the limitation. Bright and Fine in its duotone cloth, with a pristine paper spine label. Octavo, 90 pgs. The publisher's light-green slipcase, which has protected the book... Read More
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Andrew and Nathaniel Plimer: Miniature Painters--Their Lives and Their Works
by George C. Williamson
London: George Bell and Sons, 1903. 1st. Full-Leather. Collectible; Fine. A magnificent production: sumptuously and beautifully bound in a contemporary-to-the-period, full olive-green morocco by Morrell binders (signed on the front pastedown), a one-time subsidiary of legendary London booksellers, Henry Sotheran Ltd. (founded in 1761). Intricate gilt-lattice to panels and spine, 5 raised bands, gilt-tooled compartments. Clean and bright... Read More
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Werful and the Captain: The Story of a Small Tugboat and a Big Ship
by Linda E. Williams
Hamilton, Bermuda: The Bermudian Publishing Company, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Victoria Barnhill-Hensen. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR LINDA WILLIAMS on the front free endpaper. A pristine copy to boot of the 2006 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Victoria Barnhill-Hensen.
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