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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Life and Adventures of Polk Wells (Charles Knox Polk Wells) The Notorious Outlaw... Written by Himself
by (Wells, Polk)
[Halls, Missouri]: G. A. Warnica, 1907. First Edition. Frontispiece, illustrations. 259pp. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth. Fine. First Edition. Frontispiece, illustrations. 259pp. 8vo. "Although Wells was not as popular a subject among writers as others of his ilk, he was quite an outlaw in his day" (Adams). Howes disagrees: "Feeble 'apologia' of a second-rate, highly unsuccessful outlaw who claimed... Read More
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The Discoverers of the Brisbane River
by Welsby, Thos
Brisbane, (Australia): Printed by H.J. Diddams & Co., George Street, 1913. First edition. With folding map of the River Brisbane and 9 plates. [viii], 221 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original cloth, stamped in gilt on upper cover. Binding worn, spine defective (top 2 inches perished). First edition. With folding map of the River Brisbane and 9 plates. [viii],... Read More
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Automobilia. Anecdotes, Stories & Bon Mots. Also a History of the Automobile
by Welsh, Charles
Boston: H.W. Caldwell, 1905. First Edition. Illus. Oblong 8vo. Printed wrappers in brown suede in shape of an automobile. Minorr wear. First Edition. Illus. Oblong 8vo.
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The Bride of the Innisfallen
by Welty, Eudora
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1955. First edition, first state of the title leaf. With review slip tipped in to flyleaf. [viii], 207 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth and blue boards. Fine in very good unclipped dust jacket. First edition, first state of the title leaf. With review slip tipped in to flyleaf. [viii], 207 pp. 1 vols.... Read More
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Photographs
by Welty, Eudora
Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1989. First edition, deluxe issue, copy V of 52 copies lettered A-ZZ, signed by Welty. Laid in, as issued, is a printed folding paper chemise with an original photograph, "At Bowen's Court", one of 52 prints made from the original negative, with Welty's stamp on the verso. xxviii pp., 226 numbered photographic reproductions, [2]... Read More
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The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
by Welty, Eudora
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980. First edition, second printing. xvi, 622pp. 8vo. Trifle worn else fine in near fine dust jacket with light wear and some faint sunning. First edition, second printing. xvi, 622pp. 8vo. Nicely Inscribed by Welty on the half-title: "For James Kilroy / with gratitude and best wishes, Eudora Welty. Nashville, March 16, 1981."... Read More
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The Ponder Heart
by Welty, Eudora
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1954. First Edition. Illustrated by Joe Krush. 1 vols. 8vo. Beige cloth and boards. Fine in very good plus dust jacket with slightest touch of wear at head of spine. First Edition. Illustrated by Joe Krush. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Bye-Bye Brevoort. A Skit
by Welty, Eudora
Jackson, Mississippi: Published for the New Stage Theatre, 1980. First edition, one of 400 signed by the author. printed by the Palaemon Press. 20 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Marbled boards. Fine. First edition, one of 400 signed by the author. printed by the Palaemon Press. 20 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Acrobats in the Park
by Welty, Eudora
Northreidge, California: Lord John Press, 1980. First edition, #281 of 350 copies, signed. 8vo. Cloth and boards. Fine. First edition, #281 of 350 copies, signed. 8vo.
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Old North Church: THE ORIGINAL DRAWING, pencil on board, for this famous 1976 lithograph (Stuckey 366)
by Wengenroth, Stow
n.p., 1976. 1 vols. Image size 16 x 11-3/4 inches. Matted. 1 vols. Image size 16 x 11-3/4 inches. A bold rendering of the church front interior, probably done in 1976, the year before the distinguished artist's death. Originally squared for reproduction, these lines have been largely erased. On verso is a preliminary study in reverse, and that... Read More
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Pencil Study Drawing of "Bass Rocks" and also on reverse
by Wengenroth, Stow
Signed lower right 'stow Wengenroth" and below initialled "HW". 1 vols. 8 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (Image size). On board. Signed lower right 'stow Wengenroth" and below initialled "HW". 1 vols. 8 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (Image size). Under the artist's signature are the initials "H W", probably denoting a presentation to his wife, Harriet. ... Read More
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Pastoral: Wiscasset, Maine. Lithograph, signed lower right
by Wengenroth, Stow
1948. One of an edition of 40 impressions. Image 8-1/2 x 13-1/2 inches, plus margins; matted to 16 x 20 inches overall. 1 vols. Fine. One of an edition of 40 impressions. Image 8-1/2 x 13-1/2 inches, plus margins; matted to 16 x 20 inches overall. 1 vols. Stow Wengenroth (1906-1978) is considered one of the finest American... Read More
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Collection of Typed Letters, signed (“Henry Wenning”, then “Henry”), to cartoonist Claude Smith, Jr., April 1959 to April 1967
by Wenning, Henry
New Haven, 1967. 32 letters or notes: 27 typed on letterhead of Henry Wenning Rare Books, 3 autograph, 3 postcards, and one picture notecard postmarked Vienna, April 1967. 4to. Fine. Most with mailing envelope. 32 letters or notes: 27 typed on letterhead of Henry Wenning Rare Books, 3 autograph, 3 postcards, and one picture notecard postmarked Vienna, April... Read More
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Poetry of The Pacific. Selections and Original Poems from the Poets of the Pacific States
by Wentworth, May, editor
San Francisco: Pacific Publishing Company, 305 Montgomery Street, 1867. First edition. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Purple cloth. very good at least. With the bookplate of Robert Ernest Cowan. First edition. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Cowan, p. 675
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Portraits of Illustrious Personages
by [Werff, Adriaan Van der, (1659-1722), attributed to]
np, 1700. With 23 monochrome watercolor portraits attributed to Adrian van der Werff; each followed by an engraved portrait of the subject by Peter van Gunst, et al. Watercolor portraits approx. 12 1/4 x 7 7/8 inches (310 x 200 mm) on sheets measuring 15 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (393 x 250mm). Portraits: Henry VII [England]; Henry VIII... Read More
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The Evolution of Photography. With a chronological record of discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature
by Werge, John
London: Piper & Carter, 1890. First edition. Illus. 312, [8, ads]pp. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Very good. First edition. Illus. 312, [8, ads]pp. 8vo. “A well written and conscientious effort, at least as far as concerns the participation of England and America in the invention of photography in the nineteenth century” (Eder, History of photography p. vii).
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Arno Werner, One Man's Work. Introduced and edited by Carol J. Blinn
by (Werner, Arnno)
East Hampton: Warwick Press, 1982. One of 200, inscribed by Carol Blinn on colophon page. With hand water colored portrait of Arno on title page. 6 plates with 12 photos of bindings tipped in. Also with extra signature and 6 plates showing 12 bindings in color, printed on glossy stock. pp. [6], 15, [1], [14]. 1 vols. Small 8vo.... Read More
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Myths & Legends of China
by Werner, E.T.C.
London: George G. Harrap, 1938. Illus 453pp. 8vo. Bound in three quarters polished modern brown calf, marbled boards, gilt spine. Fine. Illus 453pp. 8vo.
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African Wanderings; or, An Expedition from Sennaar to Taka, Basa and Beni-Amer...Translated out of the German by J.R. Johnston
by Werne, Ferdinand
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852. First Edition in English. Frontis map of Bellad Sudan, as frontispiece. xi, [i], 267, [1]pp. 12mo. Bound in three quarter deep brown mottled polished calf, red leather title labe and marbled boards. Fine. First Edition in English. Frontis map of Bellad Sudan, as frontispiece. xi, [i], 267, [1]pp. 12mo.
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Orientações do pensamento brasileiro
by Werneck Sodré, Nelson
Rio de Janeiro: Casa Editora Vecchi Ltda, 1942. First edition. 190. Rubbing along the spine, some loss to head and foot, closed tear, crease to cover of self-wraps, unopened. First edition. 190. With sections covering the important modern Brazilian writers Azevedo Amaral, Gilberto Freyre, Oliveira Viana, Fernando de Azevedo, Graciliano Ramos, José Lins do Rego, Jorge Amado, and... Read More
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Die Geschichte der Welt / Die Geschichte der neuesten zeit
by Wernicke, Carl
Berlin: Paetel, 1881. 507, [1]; 743, [1] pp. 2 vols. 8vo. 3/4 green morocco and marbled boards, spines gilt in compartments, morocco spine label. t.e.g., marbled endpapers. 507, [1]; 743, [1] pp. 2 vols. 8vo.
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Salmon on the Dry Fly
by Wertheim, Maurice
New York: Privately Printed [at the Elm Tree Press, Woodstock, Vermont], 1948. First edition. Limited to 500 copies. Illustrated by Ogden M. Pleissner, and photographs. [vi], 18, [4] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original boards, cloth spine. Fine. First edition. Limited to 500 copies. Illustrated by Ogden M. Pleissner, and photographs. [vi], 18, [4] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. From... Read More
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Natives of Rock: XX Poems: 1921-22
by Wescott, Glenway
New York: Francesco Bianco, 1925. No. 141 of 575 copies, signed by the author. With decorations by Pamela Bianco. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown boards, gilt decoration on upper cover, spine slightly faded, with small piece of hinge missing at top, else fine. No. 141 of 575 copies, signed by the author. With decorations by Pamela Bianco. 1... Read More
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Like a Lover
by Wescott, Glenway
Villefranche-sur-Mer: Monroe Wheeler, 1926. First edition, No. 124 of 200 copies. 35 pp. 1 vols. Sm. 8vo. Original printed cream wrappers, with the original glassine. Near fine. First edition, No. 124 of 200 copies. 35 pp. 1 vols. Sm. 8vo.
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