The Life of John Birch In the story of one American boy, the ordeal of his age
by Welch, Robert H.W., Jr.
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1954. First edition. 8 photographs. [x], 118 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Fine in almost fine white printed dust jacket, text toned as usual. First edition. 8 photographs. [x], 118 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed on the flyleaf "For Laurence E. Bunker with kind regards and all good wishes, Robert H.W. Welch, Jr.... Read More
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The New Americanism and Other Speeches. Foreword by Robert H. Montgomery
by Welch, Robert
Boston & Los Angeles: Western Islands Publishers, 1966. First edition. xi, 209 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. First edition. xi, 209 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed on the flyleaf "For Larry Bunker with the kindest regards, Robert Welch." American businessman Robert Henry Winborne Welch, Jr. (1902-1977), made a fortune... Read More
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Untersuchungen über Wachsthum und Bau des menschlichen Schädels. Erster Theil, Allgemeine Verhältnisse des Schädelwachsthums und Schädelbaues; Normaler Schädel deutschen Stammes
by Welcker, Hermann
Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, 1862. First edition. 17 lithographs including some in color. xvi, 148 pp. 1 vols. Small folio. Original cloth spine laid down and green printed paper over boards, new endpapers, else about fine. Signed on cover by Ashley Montagu. First edition. 17 lithographs including some in color. xvi, 148 pp. 1 vols. Small folio.... Read More
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Drawing of a sculpture of a lion on pedestal
by Weldon, Charles Dater
1881. Watercolor on paper, signed ("C.D. Weldon") and dated lower left; docketed on verso of mount "Lion, China,1881 (one of his favorites) by Charles Weldon Member Natl Academy and Watercolor Society.". 16 x 7.5 cm; 6-1/4 x 3-1/8 inches. Mounted to artist's board (chipped at bottom). Board soiled, drawing affected by slight abrasions and staining. Watercolor on paper,... Read More
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The Court and Character of King James. Written and Taken By Sir A: W: Being and Ear and Eare Witness
by [Weldon, Sir Anthony]
London: Printed by R.I. and are to be sold by John Wright at the King's-Head in the Old Baily, 1650. First edition. Frontispiece portrait of King James. [viii], 197 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Contemporary sheep. Corners finely repaired at an early date, red spine label. Fine. First edition. Frontispiece portrait of King James. [viii], 197 pp. 1... Read More
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'Twixt Sirdar & Menelik; an Account of a year's Expedition from Zeila to Cairo through unknown Abyssinia
by Wellby, The Late Captain M.[ontagu] S.[inclair]
London & New York: Harper & Brothers, 1901. First edition. Illustrated with photographs throughout. xxv, [1], 408, [2]pp. 8vo. Bound in modern half brown calf and cloth sides. Fine. First edition. Illustrated with photographs throughout. xxv, [1], 408, [2]pp. 8vo. Captain Wellby of the 18 Hussars had become friends of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia in 1898 and... Read More
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The Illuminators. A Poem Read at the Installation of the Eta Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society in Massachusetts, at Wellesley College, January Seventeenth MDCCCCV
by (Wellesley College) Hazard, Caroline, M.A., Litt.D, LL.D.
[Campden, Gloucestershire: Privately Printed at the Essex House Press, 1905. First edition, #113 of 150 copies. 13, [1] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Brown paper warppers. About fine. First edition, #113 of 150 copies. 13, [1] pp. 1 vols. 4to.
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Letter of the Secretary of the Navy ... transmitting the official reports and documents connected with the recent engagements on the Mississippi river
by Welles, Gideon
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1862. 37th Congress, 2d Session, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 56. 107pp., plus 3 folding plans and two hand-colored lithographed plates. 8vo. Later buckram. 37th Congress, 2d Session, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 56. 107pp., plus 3 folding plans and two hand-colored lithographed plates. 8vo. The plates depict the sinking of the Manassas and the... Read More
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Autograph letter signed ("John B Weller"), to S. Ketchum, providing his autograph
by Weller, John B.
[Sacramento, CA] "Senate Chamber, 1857. 1 p. 8vo. Bifolium of lined stationery. Removed from album, fine. 1 p. 8vo. Then California Democratic senator and future Governor John B. Weller writes, "Your letter of the 19th inst regarding my autograph has been recd. The enclosed is the autograph of President Pierce" [not present]. Weller would be elected later that... Read More
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Portrait photograph of Orson Welles as Doctor Faustus
by (Welles, Orson) Van Vechten, Carl
New York, 1937. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Half-length, in costume. 1 vols. 25.6 x 17.9 cm (Approximately 9-7/8 x 7 inches). Embossed stamp lower right, atelier stamp on rear, docketed with the name of the subject, and number of the print ("VIII K 14"). Published in PORTRAITS: the... Read More
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Autograph Response Note "The Duke of Wellington presents his Compliments to Mr. Mundell and has received his letter of the 13th inst. and his work...
by Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of
London, 1832. 1 vols. 8vo. Fine. 1 vols. 8vo.
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ALS. To J.L. Williams. About having daguerreotypes or kalotypes made "of all that is interesting with a view to give the public satisfaction." Lord Wellington had died in September, 1852. Douro, Wellington's first son, was elevated to Dukedom after his father's death
by (Wellington, Duke) Douro, Marquess (1807-1884)
[London]: Belgrave Street, 1852. 2-1/2 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Old folds. 2-1/2 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Giants from Eternity
by Wellman, Manly Wade
New York: Avalon Books Thomas Bouregy and Company, 1959. First edition. 223 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Grey cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket. First edition. 223 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf.
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Autograph Letter, signed ("Walter Wellman") to Mr. Hill, submitting a manuscript and photograph for his "adventure in the ice
by Wellman, Walter
Washington, D.C., 1911. One page, on a sheet of yellow note paper. 1 vols. 4to. Bit ragged at corners, edges slightly darkened. One page, on a sheet of yellow note paper. 1 vols. 4to. Walter Wellman (1858 -1934) was an American journalist, explorer, aeronaut, founder of the Cincinnati Evening Post in 1879, and after 1884 became the Washington... Read More
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Autograph Letter, signed ("Walter Wellman") to C.A. Hazlitt of Portsmouth, N.H., acknowledging his mistake in reference to Portsmouth and the Census of 1800
by Wellman, Walter
Washington, D.C., 1905. One page. 1 vols. 4to. Bit ragged at one edge, two punch holes, slight soiling. One page. 1 vols. 4to. Walter Wellman (1858 -1934) was an American journalist, explorer, aëronaut, founder of the Cincinnati Evening Post in 1879, and after 1884 became the Washington correspondent for the Chicago Herald, and then the Times-Herald. Here, he... Read More
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Autograph Letter, signed (“Walter Wellman”), to Mr. Hill, expressing his regret that “the accident occurred.”
by Wellman, Walter
Washington, D.C., 1893. One page, on letterhead of the American Press Association. 1 vols. 4to. One page, on letterhead of the American Press Association. 1 vols. 4to. Walter Wellman (1858 –1934) was an American journalist, explorer, aeronaut, founder of the Cincinnati Evening Post in 1879, and after 1884 became the Washington correspondent for the Chicago Herald, and then the... Read More
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The Wonderful Visit
by Wells, H. G.
London: J.M. Dent, 1895. First Edition. 251pp. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth,with gilt angel (designed by Arthur Rackham) on front cover, t.e.g., rest uncut. Very Good. Rackham, Arthur. First Edition. 251pp. 8vo.
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The New World Order. Whether it is Attainable, How it Can Be Attained, and What Sort of World a World at Peace Will Have to Be
by Wells, H. G.
London: Secker and Warburg, 1940. First edition, inscribed on the half title. 145 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Grassy cloth, stamped in purple foil on spine. Spine sunned at top and bottom, corners bumpled. In worn dust jacket, chipped at head and tail of spine, corners, edges. First edition, inscribed on the half title. 145 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.... Read More
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The Outline of History Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind. Written with the Advice and Editorial Help of Ernest Barker, Sir H.H. Johnston, Sir E. Ray Lankester and Professor Gilbert Murray
by Wells, H. G.
London: George Newnes Ltd, 1919. First edition, in parts. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin. 24 vols. 4to. Each part with original wrappers. Some creasing to cover of Part 1, the rest slightly rubbed, else fine in half blue morocco slipcase and chemise. First edition, in parts. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin. 24 vols. 4to. Arents p. 76
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The Time Machine
by Wells, H.G.
New York: Holt, 1895. First edition, first issue, with the author’s name printed H.S. Wells on title page. vii, 216, [2, blank], [6, ads] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Tan cloth, titled in purple, t.e.g. Spine a bit faded. Bookseller ticket of Arey & Jones, San Diego. Very good plus. First edition, first issue, with the author’s name printed... Read More
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The Time Machine
by Wells, H.G.
New York: Holt, 1895. First edition, first issue, with the author’s name printed H.S. Wells on title page. vii, 216, [2, blank], [6, ads] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Full green crushed levant with gilt borders and spine titling, and marbled endpapers. A few spots of foxing to tissue guard over frontispiece, otherwise near fine. First edition, first issue,... Read More
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The Science of Life
by Wells, H. G., Julian Huxley, and G. F. Wells
London: The Amalgamated Press Ltd, 1930. First edition. In 30 fortnightly parts. Large 4to. Pictorial wrappers. In half blue morocco slipcase and chemise. First edition. In 30 fortnightly parts. Large 4to.
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La perle de l’amour
by Wells, H. G.; Odette KEUN, translator
Paris: Les Bijoux Typographiques, La Connaissance, 9, Galerie de la Madeleine, 1926. Bijoux typographiques, no. 7. Out-of-series copy, edition of 150 printed on Canson-Montgolfier by Ducros & Colas. Ornamental initials printed in blue. [2 ff.] [4], 5-21, [3] pp., [2] ff. First two and last leaves blank. 1 vols. Stitched in off white wrappers printed in blue. Minor soiling,... Read More
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The Science of Life, Volumes 1 and 2
by Wells, H. G.
New York: Doubleday Doran, 1931. First American edition, inscribed on the half title. x, 773, ix, [2], [774]–1514pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth, decoratively blind stamped on front board, in gilt on spine. Spine sunned, corners bumped, with moderate shelf wear. Printed endpapers, illustrated throughout with black-and-white line drawings. First American edition, inscribed on the half title. x,... Read More
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What Is Coming
by Wells, H. G.
London: Cassell and Company, 1916. First edition, inscribed on first blank. 295 pp. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth, decoratively blind stamped on cover, in gilt on spine. Light edge wear, minor bumping along spine, gilt faded on spine. First edition, inscribed on first blank. 295 pp. 8vo. Written prior to the United States' entry into World War I, Wells... Read More
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