Schumacher's Taliesin Line of Decorative Wallpapers
by Frank Lloyd Wright
Atlanta: Dwoskin Incorporated, 1950. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Very uncommon Frank Lloyd Wright salesman's sample book of his own wallpaper designs, circa 1950. 26 original sheets of wallpaper samples, in addition to 5 leaves of texts and photos. Though the covers do show some inevitable wear --and slight bowing-- internally the book is clean, bright and, most surprisingly,... Read More
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An Organic Architecture: The Architecture of Democracy
by Frank Lloyd Wright
London: Lund Humphries & Co, 1939. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1939 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ (light foxing at the rear pastedown and rear endsheets) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the tips and the spine ends, and mild soiling to the panels, with a bit of streaking... Read More
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3 Signed Frank Lloyd Wright Letters -- All on Taliesin Stationery
by Frank Lloyd Wright
Letters. Very Good +. An impressive crop of 3 typed Frank Lloyd Wright letters, each written on original Taliesin stationery, 2 of the 3 including their accompanying Taliesin envelopes. All 3 letters are crisp and bright, one shows a bit of light soiling (glue residue) along the top and bottom. All 3 letters firmly signed by the great... Read More
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Experimenting with Human Lives
by Frank Lloyd Wright
Hollywood, CA: The Fine Arts Society, 1923. Original wraps. Very Good. Scarce 1923 Frank Lloyd Wright pamphlet, written on the heels of the September 1st, 1923 "Great Kanto Earthquake" in Japan. In the pamphlet Wright argues against centralization and the skyscraper, which he believed contributes to congestion and dangerous conditions, especially in seismic zones. Pages are folded "Japanese... Read More
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Das Naturliche Haus
by Frank Lloyd Wright
Munich: Albert Langen/Georg Muller, 1954. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. The 1954 1st German edition of Frank Lloyd Wright's "The Natural House". Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with very light wear along the edges. Crisp black-and-white plates throughout, translated from its original English into German by Jutta and Theodor Knust. ... Read More
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Modern Architecture: Being the Kahn Lectures for 1930
by Frank Lloyd Wright
Princeton University Press, 1931. Decorative Boards. Near Fine. A crisp, bright copy of the 1931 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its decorative beige boards, with just a bit of very faint soiling at the panels. Internally, one discreet small name --and address and date-- at the front free endpaper (that of John M. Gaus... Read More
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When Democracy Builds
by Frank Lloyd Wright
University of Chicago Press, 1945. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A crisp, very solid copy of the 1945 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($4.00), VG+ dustjacket, with just a bit of light soiling and 2 very small closed tears along the rear panel's bottom and top-edges respectively. Quarto, "America's famous architect strikes at... Read More
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A New House on Bear Run Pennsylvania (Fallingwater)
by Frank Lloyd Wright
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1938. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. A bright, handsome copy of the 1938 catalogue of the exhibition at MoMA, New York. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrsppers, with just a touch of light wear along the spine. Crisp black-and-white photos, limited to 3,000 copies.
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The Disappearing City
by Frank Lloyd Wright
New York: William Farquhar Payson, 1932. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. A very solid copy of the 1932 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Tight and VG (fading along the spine, light offsetting at the rear panel) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with several tiny chips and small closed tears along the panel edges. Still though,... Read More
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An Autobiography
by Frank Lloyd Wright
New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1932. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A tight, very presentable copy of the 1932 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark boards, with bright gilt-design and lettering to the front panel. Light wear along the spine and its crown, light rubbing to the rear panel, very mild offsetting at the... Read More
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An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers
by G.H. Hardy & E.M. Wright
London: Oxford University Press, 1945. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. An unusually clean, well-preserved copy of the 1945 stated 2nd edition of this foundational text in elementary number theory. And in a very sharp example of the uncommon dustjacket. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with the faintest trace of creasing at the foot of... Read More
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The Grizzly Bear: The Narrative of a Hunter-Naturalist -- Historical, Scientific and Adventurous
by William H. Wright
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine. William H. Wright and J.B. Kerfoot. A bright, very sharp copy of this early 1913 reprint. Clean and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with crisp, completely unrubbed gilt-titling and vignette to the front panel and very light scuffing along the spine. One small, neat signature at the... Read More
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4 Dadaist Artist's Books on Hats by the Wronkow Brothers
by Ludwig & George Wronkow
1970. Spiral bound. Very Good +. Ludwig & George Wronkow. (4) remarkable handmade artist's books by German-Jewish brothers Ludwig and George Wronkow, who emigrated to America ( to New York) in 1938 and 1941 respectively. The books resemble spiral-bound notebooks and each is filled with highly-skilled, obsessive drawings, watercolors and collages centered around hats. The 4 artist's books... Read More
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Ipnotismo e Suggestione: Studio Critico
by W. Wundt
Milan: Remo Sandron, Editore, 1923. Original wraps. Very Good -. The 1923 1st Italian edition (translated from its original German by Leonardo Tucci) of this interesting study of hypnotism and auto-suggestion. Solid and VG- in its beige wrappers, with light chipping at the upper rear tips of the last 20 or so pages and the rear panel's upper... Read More
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What Will Be Has Always Been: The Words of Louis I. Kahn
by Richard Saul Wurman
New York: Rizzoli, 1986. Original wraps. Near Fine. An all-but-immaculate copy of the 1986 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its printed wrappers, with just a touch of light wear at the front pastedown. Square quarto, a wonderful sampling of Louis Kahn's wonderful lectures and symposia.
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Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsboro (North Carolina) Expedition, December, 1862
by W.W. Howe, Editor
New York: W.W. Howe, 1890. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. The 1890 1st edition, in its duotone (blue and off-white) pictorial cloth. Solid and VG, with light spotting to the panels. Internally very clean, with no writing or markings to speak of. 16mo, 92 pgs. plus Index. A presentable, well-preserved copy.
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Wall Street and the Stock Markets: A Chronology (1644-1971)
by Peter Wyckoff
Philadelphia: Chilton Book Company, 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1972 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (very light spotting along the top-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light soiling to the front panel. Octavo, 304 pgs.
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The White Company (In a Gorgeous Dustjacket)
by A. Conan Doyle (N.C. Wyeth)
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1922. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. N.C. Wyeth. The 1922 1st thus, the 1st appearance of the N.C. Wyeth illustrations, and in a superb example of the uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (very light offsetting to the endsheets, a touch of mild rubbing at the front panel and light foxing... Read More
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London: The Art of Georgian Building
by Dan Cruickshank and Peter Wyld
London: The Architectural Press Ltd, 1977. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1977 1st paperback edition. Clean, tight and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers. Tall quarto, 232 pgs.
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The First Book of Weather
by Rose Wyler
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc, 1956. Cloth. Very Good. Bernice Myers. The 1956 stated 1st edition of this charming entry in the wonderful Franklin Watts "The First Book of" series. Solid and VG in its gray pictorial cloth, with light foxing along the edges and the preliminaries. Neat former owner inscription as well at the front free endpaper... Read More
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A Bibliography of Printing
by E.C. Bigmore & C.W.H. Wyman
New Castle, DE and London: Oak Knoll Press & The British Library, 2001. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2001 1st thus. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. 1,048 pgs. all told.
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The Genealogy of the Descendants of Lawrence and Mary Antisell of Norwich and Willington, Conn. (The "Autograph" Edition -- With Copious Ephemera)
by Mary Elizabeth Tisdel Wyman
Painesville, OH: Self-Published, 1908. Cloth. Very Good +. The very uncommon 1908 "Autograph" edition. #20 (of an undetermined numbered) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, MARY E. WYMAN, along the 2nd blank endpaper. ALSO INCLUDES A LOVELY SILVER ALBUMEN PRINT OF HER JUST ABOVE HER SIGNATURE. A very solid copy to boot. Tight and VG+ in its crimson cloth, with... Read More
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The Circus That Was: The Autobiography of a Star Performer
by Ernest Schlee Millette & Robert Wyndham
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, 1971. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ROBERT WYNDHAM AND ALSO INCLUDING A TIPPED-IN INSCRIPTION FROM ERNIE MILLETTE. A sharp copy to boot of the 1971 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 180 pgs. Signed by Author(s).
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The Enemy: A Review of Art and Literature (Issue #1)
by Wyndham Lewis, Ed
London: The Arthur Press, 1927. 1st. Collectible; Very Good. The January 1927 1st issue of this seminal British art and literary review. Edited by Wyndham Lewis and including contributions by T.S. Eliot, among others. Re-bound in a handsome dark-green cloth. Bright and VG, with one light stain at the front panel and light soiling to the rear panel.... Read More
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The Enemy: A Review of Art and Literature (No. 3) -- A Voucher Copy
by Wyndham Lewis, Ed
London: The Arthur Press, 1929. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. The 1st quarter 1929 issue, issue #3, of this highly-influential literary review, edited by the formidable Wyndham Lewis. A "voucher" copy to boot, stamped as such on the front panel and presumably sent off for approval to one of the Review's advertisers. Solid and VG in its pictorial wrappers,... Read More
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