Document signed, "I Owe You On account of advance of Salary...$100.00.
by Waller, Thomas "Fats
[New York], 1936. Signed Thomas "Fats " Waller. 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches. Fine. Signed Thomas "Fats " Waller. 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches.
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Document signed, royalty contract between Mills Music and Thomas (Fats) Waller and J.C. Johnson for the Song "Outside
by Waller, Thomas "Fats
New York: Mills Music 1619 Broadway, 1938. Signed by both Waller and Johnson and initialed by both. 17 x 8-1/2 inches. Old folds. Fine. Signed by both Waller and Johnson and initialed by both. 17 x 8-1/2 inches. J.C. Johnson (1896-1981) was an American pianist and songwriter, best known for his collaborations with Fats Waller and Bessie Smith.... Read More
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Document signed, receipt for $50
by Waller, Thomas "Fats
[New York], 1937. Signed in pencil Thomas "Fats " Waller. 6 x 3-3/4 inches. Toned. Signed in pencil Thomas "Fats " Waller. 6 x 3-3/4 inches.
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The Public Life of W. F. Wallett. The Queen's Jester: An Autobiography ; Or Forty Years' Professional Experience and Travels in the United Kingdom, United States of America (including California), Canada, South America, Mexico, the West Indies, &c.Edited by John Luntley
by Wallett, W.F.
London: Bemrose and Son, 1870. First Edition. Illus. frontis. xvi, 188pp. 12mo. Original publisher's green cloth, a.e.g. Fine. First Edition. Illus. frontis. xvi, 188pp. 12mo.
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Fashion: A Humorous and Satirical Poem. In Two Parts
by Wall, Henry
Richmond, Va: Published by West & Johnson, 1870. First edition. 22 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original orange printed wrappers, lightly soiled; overall, near fine, with errata slip. First edition. 22 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Room and Board": Cartoon from this newspaper series, india ink on paper, signed
by Walling, Dow
n.p.: The Central Press Association, 1931. The cartoon shows a black family stretched out in the long thin shadow of a shadeless tree. 1 vols. 10-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches. Slight soiling, three small thumb smudges. The cartoon shows a black family stretched out in the long thin shadow of a shadeless tree. 1 vols. 10-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches.... Read More
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“Room and Board”: Cartoon from this newspaper series, india ink on paper, signed
by Walling, Dow
n.p.: The Central Press Association, 1931. The cartoon shows three young men trying “psychology” on the pretty girl next door. 1 vols. 10-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches. The cartoon shows three young men trying “psychology” on the pretty girl next door. 1 vols. 10-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches. A vintage cartoon by the artist who later created the popular comic strip... Read More
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Room and Board": Cartoon from this newspaper series, india ink on paper, signed
by Walling, Dow
n.p.: The Central Press Association, 1931. The cartoon shows "Lazy Sam", a caricatural Negro, sitting asleep in an armchair, while his brush, attached to the pendulum of the clock, does his work. 1 vols. 10-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches. Slight soiling. The cartoon shows "Lazy Sam", a caricatural Negro, sitting asleep in an armchair, while his brush, attached to... Read More
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Daily Citizen [FACSIMILE]
by (WAll-PAPER NEWSPAPER) Swords, J.M., proprietor
Vicksburg, Miss, 1888. FACSIMILE. 1p. printed on verso of floral wallpaper. Folio. Stamped copyright applied for Jan. 1888 on lower margin. Some splitting at old folds. FACSIMILE. 1p. printed on verso of floral wallpaper. Folio. A facsimile of a Confederate wall-paper newspaper, printed on the verso of a sheet of wallpaper due to the scarcity of paper. “Compelled... Read More
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The Poisonous Terrestrial Snakes of our British Indian Dominions and How to Recognise them
by Wall, Major F.
Bombay: Bombay Natural History Society, 1908. Second edition, Third Thousnad. viii, [2], 68, [1]pp. 8vo. Original cloth backed boards front and back cover stained, else VG. Second edition, Third Thousnad. viii, [2], 68, [1]pp. 8vo.
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Pydie’s Poems
by Wallner, Mary Cole (1913-1928)
New York: Privately printed [by The Derrydale Press], 1928. First edition, one of 100 copies. 19, [5] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original dark blue marbled boards, parchment paper spine, title label on upper cover. Extremities slightly rubbed, very good. First edition, one of 100 copies. 19, [5] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. A book of poems, touchingly printed by... Read More
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Sex and Sex Worship (Phallic Worship). A Scientific Treatise on Sex, Its Nature and Function, and Its Influence on Art, Science, Architecture, and Religion- with Special Reference to Sex Worship and Symbolism
by Wall, O.A.
St. Louis: Mosby, 1920. Reprint of 1919 First edition. 372 plates. 608 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Very good. Reprint of 1919 First edition. 372 plates. 608 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland; With Lists of Their Works ... Enlarged and Continued to the Present Time by Thomas Park, F.S.A.
by Walpole, Horace
London: Printed for John Scott, No. 442, Strand, 1806. First edition. Numerous engraved plates in proof state before lettering. 5 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary full crimson straight grained morocco, a.e.g. Handsome set. First edition. Numerous engraved plates in proof state before lettering. 5 vols. 8vo.
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Letters from the Honourable Horace Walpole to the Earl of Hertford, During His Lordship's Embassy in Paris. To Which Are Added Mr. Walpole's Letters to the Rev. Henry Zouch. Edited by John Wilson Croker
by Walpole, Horace
London: Charles Knight, 1825. First Edition. Lithograph portrait frontispiece after J. Reynolds. 1 vols. 4to. Full later brown morocco, blind and gilt stamped borders of rectangles, gilt leaves as cornerpieces, gilt spines, a.e.g. Bookplate of Henry Cabot Lodge. Some light rubbing, spine faded, else fine. First Edition. Lithograph portrait frontispiece after J. Reynolds. 1 vols. 4to. Hazen 31... Read More
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Letters from the Hon. Horace Walpole to the Rev. William Cole, and Others, From the Year 1745, to the Year 1782
by Walpole, Horace
London: Rodwell & Martin, Bond Street, 1818. First Edition. 259 pp. 1 vols. Royal 4to 11-7/8 x 9-7/8 inches). Full contemporary brown speckled calf, edges marbled. Bookplate of John, Duke of Bedford. First Edition. 259 pp. 1 vols. Royal 4to 11-7/8 x 9-7/8 inches). Presumably edited by John Martin, Bibliographical Bookseller. Hazen 30
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![A Catalogue of the Classic Contents of Strawberry Hill Collected by Horace Walpole [woodcut title] ... Mr. George Robins is honoured ... to sell the valuable contents of Strawberry Hill … fixed for Monday, the 25th day of April, 1842 [And:] Aedes Strawberrianae [And:] The Collection of Rare Prints & Illustrated Works, Removed from Strawberry Hill for Sale in London … in Covent Garden, On Monday, the 13th day of June, 1842](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/629/001/952001629.0.m.jpg)
A Catalogue of the Classic Contents of Strawberry Hill Collected by Horace Walpole [woodcut title] ... Mr. George Robins is honoured ... to sell the valuable contents of Strawberry Hill … fixed for Monday, the 25th day of April, 1842 [And:] Aedes Strawberrianae [And:] The Collection of Rare Prints & Illustrated Works, Removed from Strawberry Hill for Sale in London … in Covent Garden, On Monday, the 13th day of June, 1842
by (Walpole, Horace)
London: George Robins, 1842. Lithographic portrait, woodcut title. xxiv, [1]-86, [1, announcement of the Round Tower sale in London], [97]-250 pp., priced throughout in ink; Aedes Stawberrianae, 20 pp. list of printed prices and buyers; vi, 131 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary half leather and marbled boards. Spine toned, joints tender. Very good. Lithographic portrait, woodcut title. xxiv,... Read More
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Letters from the Hon. Horace Walpole to George Montagu, Esq. from the Year 1736 to the Year 1770 Now First Published From the Originals in the Possession of the Editor
by Walpole, Horace
London: Rodwell & Martin, 1818. First Edition. 446 pp. 1 vols. Royal 4to. Full contemporary speckled calf. John, Duke of Bedford's copy with his bookplate and another. First Edition. 446 pp. 1 vols. Royal 4to. Edited by John Martin, Bibliographical Bookseller. With the index of names and 2 pp. ads. Hazen 29
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The Yale edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. Volumes 1-41, 44,45, & 47. Edited by Wilmarth S. Lewis. Volumes 13/14 together
by Walpole, Horace
New Naven: Yale University Press, 1983. The Yale Edition. 43 vols. 4to. Blue cloth. Fine. The Yale Edition. 43 vols. 4to.
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Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford
by Walpole, Horace
London: Printed for Rodwell and Martin, Bond-Street, 1820. First edition. Frontispiece. 4 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarter dark blue morocco, blue cloth, all edges marbled. Bookplate of M.C. de Morella. Fine. First edition. Frontispiece. 4 vols. 8vo.
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Letters from the Hon. Horace Walpole to George Montagu, Esq. from the Year 1736 to the Year 1770 Now First Published From the Originals in the Possession of the Editor
by Walpole, Horace
London: Rodwell & Martin, 1818. First Edition. Errata slip bound in. 1 vols. Royal 4to. Full contemporary brown morocco, blind and gilt stamped borders of rectangles, gilt leaves as cornerpieces, gilt spines, a.e.g. Bookplate of Henry Cabot Lodge. Some light rubbing, front joint starting, else fine. First Edition. Errata slip bound in. 1 vols. Royal 4to. Edited by... Read More
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The Castle of Otranto and the Mysterious Mother. Edited with Introduction and Notes by Montague Summers
by Walpole, Horace
[Boston & London]: Printed at the Chiswick Press for Houghton Mifflin and Constable and Company Limited, 1925. Limited to 220 copies for America. 7 colored engravings. lvii, 306, [1] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Blue cloth, uncut, gilt stamped architectural design on upper cover and spine. Spine slightly sunned, else fine. Limited to 220 copies for America. 7 colored... Read More
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The Blind Man's House. A Quiet Story
by Walpole, Hugh
London; Garden City, New York: Macmillan; Doubleday, Doran, 1941. First edition and first American edition. x, 433, [4, ads]; x, 337 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth. Fine in Fine pictorial dust jacket by E. Boyle Uden. Original brick cloth. Fine in near fine pictorial dust jacket by Artzybasheff. Both volumes housed in half morocco slipcase and chemise.... Read More
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Katherine Christian
by Walpole, Hugh
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1943. First edition. vi, 313 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Fine in fine pictorial dust jacket. Morocco book label of Julia Parker Wightman. In red morocco backed slipcase and chemise. First edition. vi, 313 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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The Bright Pavilions
by Walpole, Hugh
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1940. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. In red morocco backed slipcase and chemise. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Some General Considerations concerning the Alteration and Improvement of Publick Revenues
by [Walpole, Robert, First Earl of Orford]
London: Printed for J. Roberts, 1733. First edition. Half-title. 1 vols. 8vo. Later boards. Some spotting and soiling of half-title, else a very good copy. First edition. Half-title. 1 vols. 8vo. An outcry had arisen at Walpole's proposal for a change in the excise system. It was seen as the first step towards a general excise. What Walpole... Read More
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