A Treasury of Great Reporting. "Literature Under Pressure" from the Sixteenth Century to Our Own Time. With a preface by Herbert Bayard Swope
by (Winchell, Walter) Snyder, Louis L. and Richard B. Morris, Editors
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967. Third paperback printing of the revised and enlarged second edition. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. White wrappers, lightly soiled. Internally fine. Third paperback printing of the revised and enlarged second edition. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Inscribed "For Dick Clurman: Thanks for giving your ear and hand in 1967 when so many other N.Y.C.... Read More
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The Story of American Golf: Its Champions and Its Championships
by Wind, Herbert Warren
New York: Farrar Straus and Compaany, 1956. First Printing. Profusely illustrated with photos. 564 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original green cloth. Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket and Fine box. First Printing. Profusely illustrated with photos. 564 pp. 1 vols. 4to. The definitive history of America’s greatest participant sport, from the laying out of the first course... Read More
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Group of 24 snapshot, silver prints, probably taken by the Prince of Wales
by Windsor, Edward, Duke of, Prince of Wales (attributed to )
[Windsor, 1915. 24 gelatin silver prints, many being enlarged duplicates, some later; captioned in type, some captioned on rear in Edward's hand. Folio. In close slipcase. 24 gelatin silver prints, many being enlarged duplicates, some later; captioned in type, some captioned on rear in Edward's hand. Folio. Includes: Princess Mary (4); the Hon. Sybil "Portia" Cadogan (2); Prince... Read More
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ALS. To Mrs William ("Rosie") Gaynor. About caviar ,naturally
by Windsor, Wallis
United States Lines, Easter Sunday. 3 pp. 8vo. Framed and glazed. 3 pp. 8vo.
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Siberia As It Is. With an introduction by Her Excellency Madame Olga Novikoff ("O.K.")
by Windt, Harry de (1856-1933)
London: Chapman & Hall, 1892. First edition. Illus. xxiv, 504 pp. 8vo. Bound in modern full blue morocco, gilt spine. Fine. First edition. Illus. xxiv, 504 pp. 8vo.
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Sammelband of 10 wine auction catalogues and works on wine and related subjects
by (WINE)
New York, ca. late 19th century. 8vo. Bound in full pebbled black cloth, paper spine label with manuscript label. 8vo. Includes a run of very rare wine auction catalogues from the firm of Draper & Co, 112 Pearl St., New York, auctioning the stock of wine merchant W.H. Starin. (WINE AUCTION) John H. Draper & Co. Will... Read More
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Album Officiel de la Fête des Vignerons
by (Wine)
Vevey: Loertscher & Fils, Jacot Guillarmod; F. Payot a Lausanne, 1889. 24 colored folding accordion plates (each plate is 250 x 150 mm, with legend below). Dessins de E[rnest John Alexis] Vullermin d'après les costumes de P[aul Aimé] Vallouy. 1 vols. 12mo. Pictorial wrappers. Prix: Fr.3. and also with stamp 50 cts. Some staining, else Very Good. 24... Read More
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L’Art de Faire le Vin
by (WINE) Chaptal, [Jean-Antoine-Claude, comte de Chanteloup]
Paris: Deterville, 1819. “Deuxième édition” [i.e. third edition]. Folding plate by J.E. Thierry at rear showing distillation process. xvi, 381, [1] pp. 8vo. Unopened in original publisher’s rose wrappers with yellow paper spine and paper spine label with manuscript title. Some wear and creasing to wrappers and spine, soiling and light foxing to front and back matter. “Deuxième... Read More
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Mr. Wingate’s Arithmetick, containing A plain and familiar method, for attaining the knowledge and practice of common arithmetick. The fourth edition. First composed by Edmund Wingate late of Grayes-Inne Esquire. Afterwards upon Mr. Wingate’s request, enlarged in his life time: also since his decease carefully revised, and much improved, as will appear by the preface and table of contents. By John Kersey, teacher of the Mathematicks, at the Sign of the Globe in Shandois street in Covent Garden
by Wingate, Edmund (1596-1656)
London: printed by T. R[oycroft]. for R.S. and are to be Sold by John Stepens in at the Kings-Armes in Chancery-Lane, 1668. Fourth Edition. [12],1-509, [1, errata]. Speckled contemporary calf, front hinge off, spine darkened. Internally fine. Fourth Edition. [12],1-509, [1, errata]. Originally published in 1630 as: Arithmetique made easie. A variant of ESTC R186746 with a different... Read More
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Emancipation; or Practical Advice to British Advice to British Slave-Holders: with Suggestions for the General Improvement of West India Affairs
by Winn, T.S.
London: Sold by W. Phillips, George Yard, Lombard Street, 1824. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Disbound. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo.
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![The Community Concert Association Presents: MIRIAM WINSLOW AND HER DANCERS [Signed by Miriam Winslow, and eight(8) members of her dance company]. Barbara Benzaquin, Wendolyn Bever, Olive Cousens, June MacLaren, Jacqueline Magrath, Christine Maynard, Mary Morse; Mary Campbell- at the piano](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/381/227/1675227381.0.m.jpg)
The Community Concert Association Presents: MIRIAM WINSLOW AND HER DANCERS [Signed by Miriam Winslow, and eight(8) members of her dance company]. Barbara Benzaquin, Wendolyn Bever, Olive Cousens, June MacLaren, Jacqueline Magrath, Christine Maynard, Mary Morse; Mary Campbell- at the piano
by Winslow, Miriam
[New York]: The Community Concert Service/ Miriam Winslow, 1935. Original dance program for a [circa 1935] performance by "Miriam Winslow and Her Dancers," signed by Miriam Winslow, and eight(8) other members of her dance company: Barbara Benzaquin, June MacLaren, Jacqueline Magrath, Christine Maynard, Wendolyn Bever, Olive Cousens, Mary Morse, and Mary Campbell (the pianist). Rear cover has faint crease... Read More
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The Game of Draw-Poker, Mathematically Illustrated; Being a Complete Treatise on the Game, Giving the Prospective Value of Each Hand Before and After the Draw, and the True Method of Discarding and Drawing, With a Thorough Analysis and Insight of the Game as Played at the Present Day by Gentlemen
by Winterblossom, Henry T.
New York: William H. Murphy, 1875. First edition. viii, [9]-72 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Publisher's blue cloth, front cover stamped in gilt and black. Spine ends rubbed, light soiling to cover and spotting to text, but in all an attractive copy. First edition. viii, [9]-72 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. First edition of this important early mathematical approach to... Read More
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![Dissertatio Medica Inauguralis de Polypis in Specie Cordis.Herm. Firder. Teichmeyeri, praes. Dissertatio Medica Inauguralis de Polypis in Specie Cordis. Herm. Firder. Teichmeyeri, praes. [bound with]: TEICHMEYER, Hermann Frideric. Programma Invitatorivm de Cerebro Cogitationvm Instrumento de Polypis in Specie Cordis. Jenae: Litteris Mullerianis, 1729. [8] pp](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/714/871/407871714.0.m.jpg)
Dissertatio Medica Inauguralis de Polypis in Specie Cordis.Herm. Firder. Teichmeyeri, praes. Dissertatio Medica Inauguralis de Polypis in Specie Cordis. Herm. Firder. Teichmeyeri, praes. [bound with]: TEICHMEYER, Hermann Frideric. Programma Invitatorivm de Cerebro Cogitationvm Instrumento de Polypis in Specie Cordis. Jenae: Litteris Mullerianis, 1729. [8] pp
by Winterbach, Johann Christian de
Jena, 1729. First editions. 46, [2]; 8pp. 4to. Later marbled boards. Toning to text block, else fine. First editions. 46, [2]; 8pp. 4to. Winterbach's dissertation is on polyps in the heart. Teichmeyer, an important Professor of Anatomy and Surgery at Jena presided over the examination and comments on the dissertation in the second part. Not in Blake (lsiting... Read More
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Billy Popgun
by Winter, Milo
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co, 1912. Limited numbered edition, 328 of 350. With colour frontispiece and 8 mounted colour plates with tissue guards, pictorial endpapers. 61, [1] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original gilt lettered & decorated vellum-backed brown boards.; moderate edge wear and some soiling to spine. Limited numbered edition, 328 of 350. With colour frontispiece and 8... Read More
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Terry Winters: Fourteen Drawings / Fourteen Etchings. Text by David Shapiro
by Winters, Terry
Munich: Verlag Fred Jahn, 1990. First edition, signed issue; no. 8 of 20 copies with an original aquatint, signed and numbered by Terry Winters, from an edition of 50. With inserted aquatint and conjugate signature page. 14 drawings and 14 etchings by Terry Winters. [96] pp. Text by David Shapiro in English, with German translation by Benjamin Schwarz. Black... Read More
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An Historical, Geographical, Commercial and Philosophical View of the United States of America, and of the European Settlements in America and the West Indies
by Winterbotham, William
New York: Tiebout and O'Brien, 1796. Twenty-five plates (one in color). vi,[2],590; [4],493; [4],519; [4],516,[8]pp. Without the elusive "Plan of Washington" called for in the third volume, but not usually found with the set. Without the list of subscribers or the directions for the binder for inserting the plates in the rear of vol 4. 4 vols. 8vo. Contemporary... Read More
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Poems
by Winters, Yvor (1900-1968)
Los Altos, California: The Gyroscope Press, 1940. First edition. 56, [4]pp. Printed by hand on the author's press. 8vo. Brown printed wrappers, very good copy. First edition. 56, [4]pp. Printed by hand on the author's press. 8vo. Inscribed by Yvor Winters to poet Francis Golffing (husband of poet Barbara Gibbs, who was a student of Yvor Winters), on... Read More
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Two Lectures on the Parallax and Distance of the Sun as deductible from The Transit of Venus
by Winthrop, John
Boston: Edes & Gill, 1769. First edition. 47, [1, blank] pp. Half-title. 8vo. Modern green morocco. Top of half title clipped without loss to text, minor toning and staining. First edition. 47, [1, blank] pp. Half-title. 8vo. An early work of American astronomy, being results and analysis of John Winthrop's journey to Newfoundland and observations on the transit... Read More
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Relation of a Voyage from Boston to Newfoundland, for the Observation of the Transit of Venus, June 6, 1761
by Winthrop, John, Esq
Boston: Edes and Gill, 1761. First edition. 24pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Later half green morocco and cloth boards. Minor staining, repaired tear to title. Provenance: Jacob Gerrish (signature on title); Spencer Charles Ferguson (bookplate). First edition. 24pp. 1 vols. 8vo. An early work of American astronomy, being John Winthrop's account of his journey to Newfoundland and observations on... Read More
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Flora's Dictionary
by Wirt, Elizabeth Washington; and Ann Smith
Baltimore: Fielding Lucas, Jr., 1837. First edition. Hand colored lithographed additional title, hand colored lithographed dedication leaf and 56 hand colored lithographed plates. 136, 87pp. 4to. Contemporary black morocco gilt extra. Minor foxing, early owner's inscription on the dedication leaf effaced, otherwise a lovely example. First edition. Hand colored lithographed additional title, hand colored lithographed dedication leaf and... Read More
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The Letters of the British Spy. Originally published in the Virginia Argus, in August and September, 1803
by [Wirt, William]
Richmond, (Virginia): Printed by Samuel Pleasants, Jun, 1805. Third edition (actually Fourth). 128 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original boards, spine worn and front cover almost off, else fine. In half brown morocco slipcase and chemise. Third edition (actually Fourth). 128 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Howes W 585; Shaw & Shoemaker 9750; Sabin 104875; Haynes 21611. XX
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Autograph Letter, Signed from Wisconsin settler to his family back East
by (Wisconsin) Gridley, Ira
Desmoins C., Wisconsin, 1836. 2-1/2 pages. 1 vols. Folio. A little worn at the folds. 2-1/2 pages. 1 vols. Folio. A letter to his family in Conn. Enthusiastic account, stating that he is holding several claims and hoping that some of his eastern friends will join him before he is forced to sell to strangers. "I am living... Read More
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Prospectus of the United Mining, Constructing & Manufacturing Company
by (Wisconsin)
Montfort, Wisconsin: Quick the Printer, 1906. Third edition. Illus. with photos. [32 pp]. 1 vols. Oblong 12mo. Green wrappers, stapled. Very good. Third edition. Illus. with photos. [32 pp]. 1 vols. Oblong 12mo. Rare. Mining included lead, drybone, sulphur and jack
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REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE TO WHOM WAS REFERRED ALL THE PAPERS IN RELATION TO THE NEGOTIATION OF A LOAN FOR AIDING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MILWAUKEE AND ROCK RIVER CANAL
by (Wisconsin)
Madison, 1841. 36pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. Soiled and dampstained, some pencil notes in margins, slight insect damage in outer leaves. Good only, untrimmed. 36pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. An important Wisconsin territorial imprint relating to the construction of a canal between the Milwaukee and Rock rivers. This report deals with issuance of illegitimate bonds to... Read More
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MEMORIAL TO THE CONGRESS...ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE NAVIGATION OF THE WISCONSIN AND FOX RIVERS SUBMTTED BY THE CANAL CONVENTIONS..
by (Wisconsin)
Madison, Wisconsin: Atwood & Culver, 1870. 88 pp. plus folding map. Printed wrappers. Wrappers chipped, else good. Partially unopened. 88 pp. plus folding map. Besides the persuasive memorial, this document contains the proceedings of both canal conventions. The general aim is to have the government pay for improvements to the Wisconsin River so that larger boats may navigate... Read More
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