De Anima Brutorum (The Amsterdam Printing)
by Thomas Willis
Amsterdam, 1672. Full vellum. Very Good. The 1672 Amsterdam printing of De Anima Brutorum. Likely the first reprint of Thomas Willis' foundational 1672 study (originally published in London) of neuroanatomy and the understanding of animal behavior. Very tight and sharp in its smooth, contemporary vellum, with 5 fold-out engraved plates, as called for. Light, forgiveable spotting at the... Read More
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The Gods Were Kind: An Epic 6700 Mile Voyage Alone Across the Pacific
by William Willis
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1955. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. A nice Association copy: INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR WILLIAM WILLIS TO THE BOOK'S ILLUSTRATOR, LORENCE BJORKLUND, on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1955 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets)... Read More
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The Charleston Stage in the XVII Century
by Eola Willlis
The State Company, Columbia, SC, 1924. 1st. Hardcover. 1924 1st edition, lavishly INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on front flyleaf. VG+ with bright gilt-lettering and design on front panel and spine. A touch of spotting to bottom edge of spine and front cover. Thick octavo, 483 pgs. Signed by Author(s).
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The Magic of Matt Schulien: Chicago's Biggest Magical Entertainer
by Philip Reed Willmarth
Chicago: Magic, Inc, 1976. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1976 2nd printing. Tight and VG+ in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with fading along the spine and mild wear at the spine ends and panel edges. Still though very presentable. Quarto, impressive study of the work of "Chicago's biggest magical entetainer
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God in the Ghetto (In Dustjacket)
by Willoiam A. Jones, Jr.
Elgin, IL: Progressive Baptist Publishing House, 1979. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. A very solid copy of the 1979 1st edition, in its uncommon dustjacket. Tight and VG (mild bleaching along the spine and the top-edges, light bowing to the boards) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with a touch of minor soiling along the spine. Octavo, Part I:... Read More
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The Mound Builders
by Lanford Wilson
New York: Hill and Wang, 1976. The 1976 stated 1st paperback edition, which was issued simultaneously with the hardback. SIGNED BY LANFORD WILSON at the half-title. A crisp copy to boot. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of soiling to the rear panels and light spotting along the fore-edge. Octavo, 148 pgs. ... Read More
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Charm
by Margery Wilson
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1930. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR MARGERY WILSON on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1930 presumed 1st edition (though the copyright page says 1928). Solid and VG+ in its Deco-designed green cloth, with gilt-titling and blindstamped accents. Light offsetting to the endsheets,... Read More
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The Woman You Want to Be: Margery Wilson's Complete Book of Charm
by Margery Wilson
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1942. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Charming 1942 etiquette guide for ladies. The stated 3rd impression but in its uncommon J. Barschel-designed dustjacket. Solid and VG+ in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustacket, with light chipping along the tips and at the spine ends, and minor soiling to the panels. Thick octavo, 423 pgs. Part One:... Read More
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The Cavailer King Charles Spaniel: A Tribute in Art AND The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, in Fact and Fancy (A Presentation Set)
by Barbara Garnett-Wilson and Roy Wilson
Seabeck, Washington: Cascade Publications, 2007. Pictorial boards. Fine/Near Fine. Ken Ottinger. The 2007 1st edition of this wonderful 2-volume celebration of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Both volumes tight and Fine in crisp, Fine dustjackets -- AND BOTH INSCRIBED BY THEIR AUTHORS (BARBARA GARNETT-WILSON AND ROY WILSON) at their titles pages. Thick quartos, hundreds of high-quality color and... Read More
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The Cats of Wildcat Hill
by Edward Weston and Charis Wilson
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Good. INSCRIBED BY EDWARD WESTON on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1947 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, G+/VG- dustjacket, with closed tears and chipping along the panel edges and at the lower tip. Still though, a... Read More
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The Book of Colt Engraving AND The Book of Winchester Engraving (2 Vols., in the Publisher's Slipcase)
by R.L. Wilson
Los Angeles: Wallace Beinfeld Publishing, 1975. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Handsome copies of the 1974 ("Colt Engraving") and 1975 ("Winchester Engraving") 1st editions. Both volumes, companions to each other, are clean and Fine in crisp, Near Fine dustjackets, with light rubbing along the spine of "Colt Engraving". Tall quartos, hundreds and hundreds of high-quality plates (a number of them... Read More
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The Art of the Gun: Magnificent Colts -- Selections from the Robert M. Lee Collection (The Deluxe Leather Bound Limited Edition)
by Robert M. Lee & R.L. Wilson
Yellowstone Press, 2011. Full leather. Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2011 deluxe leather bound limited edition. WITH A SPECIAL TIPPED-IN LIMITATION PAGE, STATING THIS IS COPY # 152 OF 500 ISSUED AND SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, ROBERT M. LEE AND R.L. WILSON. A very sharp copy to boot, complete in 2 folio volumes, both in their pebbled,... Read More
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The Checkered Demon III
by S. Clay Wilson
San Francisco: Last Gasp, 1979. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. A clean, crisp copy of this 1979 S. Clay Wilson offering, published by the formidable Last Gasp of San Francisco. Bright and VG+ to Near Fine in its wild stapled wrappers, with just a touch of very light creasing along the bottom-edges. Oblong octavo, raunchy, over-the-top work by... Read More
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The Writings of William Blake + The Life of William Blake (4 Vols. Complete)
by William Blake/Mona Wilson
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1927. 1/4 Vellum. Very Good +. Handsome examples of the 4 volume set, published by the formidable Nonesuch Press of London. Vol. I-III the 1925 "Writings of William Blake", edited by Geoffrey Keynes and limited to 1,500 copies. Vol. IV the 1927 "Life of William Blake" by Mona Wilson, limited to 1,480 copies. All... Read More
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Robert Wilson: Disegni di Gibellina Memorie Della Terra Desolata
by Robert Wilson
Edizioni Fondazione Orestiadi, 1994. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY ROBERT WILSON IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1994 catalogue, with text in both Italian and English. Crisp and VG in its pictorial wrappers, with a degree of soiling at both the panels. Folio, lovely black-and-white and color photos throughout... Read More
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Thirty Years of Championship Golf: The Life and Times of Gene Sarazen
by Gene Sarazan (with Herbert Warren Wind)
New York: Prentice-Hall, 1950. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The May, 1950 stated 2nd printing, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY GENE SARAZEN underneath the frontispiece photograph of him. A solid copy to boot: VG in its chocolate-brown cloth, with light staining to the endsheets and very light wear at the spine ends. Octavo, written with the help of one of the... Read More
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On the Tour with Harry Sprague: Letters of a Golf Pro to His Sponsor
by Herbert Warren Wind
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. SIGNED BY HERBERT WARREN WIND on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1960 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the spine ends and very light creasing along the panel edges. Octavo, Introduction by... Read More
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The Story of American Golf (The Third Edition, Revised --Signed by Herbert Warren Wind)
by Herbert Warren Wind
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. SIGNED BY HERBERT WARREN WIND on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1975 3rd edition, revised. Tight and VG (light spotting to the panels and along the fore and bottom-edges) in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto, a very impressive overview (up... Read More
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The Interrelationships of the Mammalian Genera (3 Vols.)
by Herluf Winge
Copenhagen: C.A. Reitzels Forlag, 1941. Original wraps. Near Fine. The 1941-42 1st English language editions, complete in 3 volumes and translated from their original Danish by E. Deichmann and G.M. Allen. All 3 volumes crisp and Near Fine in their light-blue wrappers, with light rubbing along Vol. III's rear panel. Octavos, over 1,000 pgs. all told, edited by... Read More
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Rosalinda
by Helen Wing
Rand McNally & Container Corporation of America, 1952. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1952 stated 1st printing, INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR JAN BALET on the front free endpaper. Solid and VG (with all "Slottie" toys present except one) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 32 pgs. Signed by Illustrator.
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Public Relations (Review Copy)
by Gary Winogrand
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1977. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1977 1st edition of this seminal title in post-War photography. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of spotting to the front panel and one tiny bump at the front lower tip.... Read More
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Public Relations
by Gary Winograpnd
New York: Te Museum of Modern Art, 1977. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. A sharp, pleasing copy of the 1977 1st paperback printing. Solid and VG+ in its dark, pictorial wrappers, with very light spotting along the front panel's fore-edge. Oblong quarto, Winogrand's first-rate black-and-white photography throughout.
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The Queen of Egyptology (Amelia B. Edwards)
by William C. Winslow
The American Antiquarian Magazine, 1892. Original wraps. Very Good -. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR WILLIAM C. WINSLOW on the front cover. A well-preserved copy to boot of this fragile, uncommon "reprint from The American Antiquarian Magazine for November, 1892". A "biographical sketch" of Amelia Blandford Edwards, the "Queen of Egyptology" and the Honorary Secretary for Great Britain of... Read More
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Out in Bad Standings
by Edward Winterhalder
Owasso, Oklahoma: Blockhead City Press, 2006. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A near-pristine copy of the 2006 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one small closed tear at the foot of the front flap-fold. Octavo, 432 pgs. "Inside the Bandidos Motorcycle Club--The Making of a Worldwide Dynasty
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Billy Popgun
by Milo Winter
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1912. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. A bright, well-preserved copy of the 1912 stated 1st edition. #25 OF 350 COPIES ISSUED IN THE LIMITATION. Tight and Near Fine in its vellum-backed, gilt-lettered boards, with just a touch of light soiling along the spine and very minor wear to the lower tips. Quarto, 8 beautiful full-color tipped-in... Read More
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