Probability and Information Theory, with Applications to Radar
by P.M. Woodward
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1953 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends. Octavo, 128 pgs. Inconspicuous former owner stamp at front pastedown.
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Monday or Tuesday
by Virginia Woolf
London: The Hogarth Press, 1921. Cloth. Very Good. Vanessa Bell. The 1921 true 1st edition, with the notable collaboration with Vanessa Bell (the author's sister), including her modernist illustration to the front panel and the 4 woodcuts accompanying the text. A very solid copy to boot, tight and easily VG to VG+, with light soiling to the rear... Read More
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The Second Common Reader
by Virginia Woolf
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1932. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1932 stated 1st US edition. VG- in its navy-blue cloth, with light soiling to the panels and light fading along the spine. And in a bright, VG- Vanessa Bell dustjacket, with mild spotting and offsetting to the panels and light chipping at the spine crown. Octavo,... Read More
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A Room of One's Own
by Virginia Woolf
London: Hogarth Press, 1929. Cloth. A solid "starter" copy of the 1929 1st trade edition. Clean and VG (with bright gilt-lettering at the spine) in a bright, price-intact, G+ dustjacket, with substantial paper loss (2") at the lower half of the spine. Both panels perfectly intact but front panel is separated, as is the base of the spine. Still... Read More
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The Years
by Virginia Woolf
London: The Hogarth Press, 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp, clean copy of the 1972 stated 6th impression. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with fading along the spine and a touch of light wear at the spine crown. Octavo, lovely dustjacket design by Virginia Woolf's sister Vanessa Bell.
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Night and Day
by Virginia Woolf
New York: George H. Doran Co, 1920. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid copy of the 1920 1st American edition. VG in its green cloth, with mild darkening at the spine and very light scuffing to the rear panel. Thick12mo, 508 pgs.
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Old Homes Made New: Being a Collection of Plans, Excterior and Interior Views, Illustrating the Alteration and Remodelling of Several Suburban Residences
by William M. Woollett
New York: Bicknell & Comstock, 1879. Cloth. Good +. The uncommon 1879 1st edition of this early guide to altering and remodeeling older homes. Solid and Good+ in the publisher's dark-green cloth, with limited staining/soiling to the rear panel and mild scuffing at the front panel. Missing the front fly-leaf, spotting and some soiling at the preliminaries, as... Read More
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Marihuana
by William Irish (Cornell Woolrich)
Paris: Presses de la Cite, 1958. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. A very pleasing copy of the 1958 1st French edition of this fragile paperback original, with different --but equally striking, equally eroticized-- cover art. Significantly scarcer than the 1951 1st stand alone American edition, the razor-thin "Dell 10 cent" paperback. This French counterpart, more conventionally pocket book-sized,... Read More
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Systema Horti-culturae: Or, The Art of Gardening
by J. Woolridge
London: William Freeman, 1700. Three-Quarter Leather. Collectible; Very Good. The fourth edition, 1700. "To which is added the gardener's monthly directions". Very uncommon British treatise on gardening, in 3 books, "Illustrated with Sculptures, Representing the Form of Gardens, According to the Newest Models". 16mo, 278 pgs. plus an alphabetical table and a catalogue of other books printed for... Read More
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Shall Woman Preach? or The Question Answered
by Mrs. Louisa M. Woosley
Caneyville, Kentucky: Self-published, 1891. Cloth. Near Fine. A sharp, well-preserved copy of the uncommon 1891 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its deep-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling (and decorative bordering) along the front panel and spine. 12mo, includes chapters such as "Woman in the Garden", "Christian and Pagan Womanhood", "By What Authority", "My Call to the Ministry",... Read More
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Tales of a Dog and a Pussy and a Pussy Willow
by Lucille Burch Worden
Ilion, NY: Citizen Publishing Company, 1924. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Charming 1924 children's tale about a little girl on a farm and the 2 "beautiful, shaggy doggies" who live on the farm with her named Shep and Fannie. Well-preserved and VG in its light-blue cloth, with a lovely mounted photograph of Bronco the cat on the... Read More
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LXXV Sonnets -- Designed by Bruce Rogers (In Dustjacket and Printed Slipcase)
by William Wordsworth
Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press (Houghton Mifflin), 1910. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. A handsome copy of this 1910 collection of Wordsworth's sonnets, #139 of 440 copies issued. Solid and VG+ in its linen-backed boards, with mild darkening along the spine. This copy includes the publisher's plain light-brown dustjacket (which shows just a bit of scuffing) and... Read More
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Auction of To-Day
by Milton C. Work
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1913. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR MILTON C. WORK on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1913 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial cloth, with very bright, completely unflecked lettering and card suits. Save for one very small crease at the... Read More
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Van Wort's Travels in Asia and Africa
by Rupert Van Wort
Chicago and New York, 1884. Pictorial boards. Very Good. The 1884 1st edition of this exotic travelogue thru late 19th century Asia and Africa. Solid and VG in its wonderful pictorial panels, with light fraying at the spine ends and edges. Inner hinges tender but still perfectly sturdy. Octavo, 314 pgs. Well over a hundred engravings complementing Van... Read More
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Sir Christopher Wren A.D. 1632-1723: Bicentenary Memorial Volume published under the auspices of the Royal Institute of British Architects
by (Christopher Wren)
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1923. Vellum. Near Fine. Thick quarto, full vellum with gilt-lettering, rules and coat-of-arms. A bright, remarkably clean, Near Fine to Fine copy. Small, elegant former owner name at the limitation, just the slightest hint of light foxing along several pages, otherwise virtually pristine. #28 of 250 copies and a very handsome book thus. Top-edge... Read More
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The Kitten's Little Boy
by Dare Wright
New York: Four Winds Press, 1971. Laminate boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. Dare Wright. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY DARE WRIGHT on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1971 1st edition of this lesser-known title in Dare Wright's canon. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.95), VG+ dustjacket, with... Read More
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Look at a Colt
by Dare Wright
New York: Random House, 1969. Laminate boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Dare Wright. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DARE WRIGHT on the front flyleaf. A very presentable copy to boot of the 1969 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light tape and a bit of chipping along the edges (especially alonmg the rear panel's... Read More
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Edith & Little Bear Lend a Hand
by Dare Wright
New York: Random House, 1972. Laminate boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Dare Wright. WONDERFULLY, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DARE WRIGHT on the verso of the title page. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1972 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.95), VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with several tiny closed tears --and... Read More
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The Doll and the Kitten
by Dare Wright
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1960. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Dare Wright. INSCRIBED BY DARE WRIGHT on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1960 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white photos throughout by the beguiling, always-fascinating Dare Wright. Lacking its original... Read More
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Look at a Calf
by Dare Wright
New York: Random House, 1974. Laminate boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Dare Wright. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DARE WRIGHT on the verso of the title page. A clean, very sharp copy to boot of the 1974 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.95), Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, crisp black-and-white photos throughout by the beguiling, always-fascinating Dare... Read More
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The Little One
by Dare Wright
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1959. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A very solid copy of the 1959 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light wear along the tips and the spine ends, and mild creasing --with several tiny closed tears-- along the panel edges. Tall, thin... Read More
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Edith and Midnight
by Dare Wright
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1978. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Dare Wright. WONDERFULLY, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DARE WRIGHT on the front free endpaper. A crisp, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1978 stated 1st edition of this lesser-known title in the Dare Wright canon. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($5.95), VG dustjacket, with light... Read More
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The FB Eye Blues
by Richard Wright
1949. Single sheet. Very Good. A very scarce Richard Wright item as well as an elusive piece of post-War African-America ephemera and poetry. Printed on a single blue-green sheet of paper (measuring 8 1/2" x 11") is a withering poem called "The FB Eye Blues". There is no information about who published the poem or where it was... Read More
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The Story of the Tower: The Tree That Escaped the Crowded Forest
by Frank Lloyd Wright
New York: Horizon Press, 1956. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT --IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION-- on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1956 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark cloth, with a very thin band of light offsetting along the upper and lower edges. And in a... Read More
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An Autobiography
by Frank Lloyd Wright
New York and London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1933. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +. A very solid copy of the February 1933 2nd printing. Tight and VG+ in its flexible, wonderfully-designed oatmeal cloth, with a touch of very minor bubbling at the front panel and decorative bookplate to the front pastedown. Octavo, with dozens of crisp black-and-white photos... Read More
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