Report of the Evidence & Arguments of Counsel at the Trial of Levi and Laban Kenniston, Before the Supreme Judicial Court, on an Indictment for the Robbery of Major Elijah Putnam Goodridge, on the evening of the 19th December, 1816
by [WEBSTER, Daniel] KENNISTON, Levi and Laban
Boston: J.T. Buckingham, 1817. First Edition. Octavo (22cm.); disbound; 63pp. Light foxing, first signature starting to separate but still holding, else Very Good and sound. One of three published accounts of the trial of Levi and Laban Kenniston, falsely accused of robbery. Daniel Webster served on the defense team and his address to the jury is included here (pp.... Read More
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Mr. Webster and His Revilers
by [WEBSTER, Daniel]
[Washington, 1841]. First Separate Edition. Octavo (23.5cm.); self-wrappers with slightly later stitching; 15pp. Previous folds, some foxing and soil throughout, light wear to extremities, else Very Good and sound. Article refuting recent criticism against Daniel Webster first published in the "Intelligencer," April 24, 1841, based on an earlier article from the "New York Express." Missed by Sabin.
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Funeral Oration Pronounced in the City of St. Louis, October 29, 1852, on the Occasion of the Obsequies of Daniel Webster
by [WEBSTER, Daniel] DRAKE, Charles D.
St. Louis: Charles & Hammond, 1852. First Edition. Octavo (23.5cm.); publisher's cream wrappers printed within decorative funereal border; 34pp.; text printed within heavy rule throughout. Extremities chipped and spine ends perished, rather heavy dust-soil though internally fresh and sound. Funeral oration delivered by the St. Louis jurist and future politician on the occasion of the death of statesman... Read More
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Mayor Hoan Answers Critics
by [SOCIALISM - WISCONSIN] HOAN [Daniel Webster]
[Milwaukee: Socialist Party, 1933?]. Single sheet, 9" x 24", folded to 9"x6", 10pp. Mild toning to margins; Very Good. Transcript of an extemporaneous speech delivered by Milwaukee's Socialist Mayor Daniel Hoan, answering attacks against his administration's decision to issue city-backed bonds (here called "scrip") rather than borrowing cash to address its outstanding budget deficit. The bonds were... Read More
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Magic: A Sociological Study
by WEBSTER, Hutton
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1948. Octavo (23.5cm). Dark red cloth titled in silver; [xvi],524pp. Bookseller's ticket of Foyles, London, to front pastedown. A sturdy copy with minor shelfwear: Very Good. Webster was an esteemed sociologist who taught at Williams College, the University of Nebraska, and Stanford University. [63765].
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The Gold Seekers of '49. A Personal Narrative of the Overland Trail and Adventures in California and Oregon from 1849 to 1854
by WEBSTER, Kimball; George Waldo Browne, introd; Frank Holland, et al, illus
Manchester, NH: Standard Book Company, 1917. First Edition. Octavo. Maroon cloth hardcover with gilt spine-titles; 240pp; frontispiece and fifteen leaves of unnumbered plates (halftones). Trace of rubbing to board edges; gentle fading to spine; Near Fine. Variant (possibly remainder) binding, without the printed cover onlay called for by Graff. Born in New Hampshire, Webster made his way... Read More
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An Address to the Freemen of Connecticut
by [WEBSTER, Noah]
Hartford: Printed by Hudson & Goodwin, 1803. First Edition. Octavo. Sewn pamphlet, 7pp. Removed; expected tanning to text; Very Good. An anonymously published political pamphlet by Noah Webster, promoting Federalist candidates for the State Assembly. Concludes with a list of approved candidates, including Oliver Ellsworth, Roger Newbury, Simeon Baldwin, and seventeen others. S&S 4189. GAINES (Political Works of Concealed... Read More
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An American Dictionary of the English Language; containing the whole vocabulary of the first edition...to which is prefixed an introductorydissertation on the origin...of the languages...with an explanation of the principles on which languages are formed... Revised and Enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich..
by [WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED] WEBSTER, Noah [LL.D.]; Chauncey A. Goodrich
Springfield: George and Charles Merriam, 1854. Thick, heavy quarto. Original full sheep with morocco spine labels; pink printed endpapers; lxxxiv,1366,(1)pp; engraved frontispiece portrait. Text in triple column. The endpapers are printed with testimonials and adverts for Webster's works. Slight overall rubbing, but no structural damage, to the binding; occasional foxing within; old damp-stain with mild rippling to final three... Read More
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An American Dictionary of the English Language; containing the whole vocabulary of the first edition...to which is prefixed an introductorydissertation on the origin...of the languages...with an explanation of the principles on which languages are formed... Revised and Enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich..
by [WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED] WEBSTER, Noah [LL.D.]; Chauncey A. Goodrich
Springfield: George and Charles Merriam, 1859. Thick, heavy quarto. Original full sheep with morocco spine labels; pink printed endpapers; ccxxxvi,1512pp; engraved frontispiece portrait; includes a section of "Pictorial Illustrations for Webster's Dictionary" and a "Table of Synonyms". Main text in triple column. The endpapers are printed with testimonials and adverts for Webster's works. Overall rubbing and a small chafed... Read More
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![The Age of the Great Depression 1929-1941 [Herbert Aptheker's review copy, with his annotations]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/661/005/1330005661.0.m.jpg)
The Age of the Great Depression 1929-1941 [Herbert Aptheker's review copy, with his annotations]
by WECTER, Dixon
New York: Macmillan, 1948. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Cloth boards; dustjacket; 362pp; illus. Review copy, with publisher's slip laid down to front endpaper. From the library of Marxist historian Herbert Aptheker, with his ownership signature to front endpaper and his maraginal annotations throughout. Tight, VG or better copy in original dustwrapper, chipped at margins and with some pencil... Read More
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Wedemeyer Reports! [Inscribed to Ralph de Toledano]
by WEDEMEYER, Albert C. (Gen.)
New York: Henry Holt, (1958). First Edition. First printing. Inscribed on front endpaper: "To Nora and Ralph de Toledano / with sincere admiration and good wishes," signed, dated July 1959. Tight, clean and unmarked copy, Near Fine, lacking the dustwrapper. Military memoir of the noted American naval officer who, following his long military career, became a proninent... Read More
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The bombs bursting in air gave proof to the fact...Myron is in the act
by WEEGE, William
1970. Original serigraph with applied glitter highlights; 97cm x 64cm. Slight toning at margins; tack-holes, creasing and small losses at corners (away from printed area); one closed marginal tear; Very Good. The pictorial elements remain clean and bright and the flaws, such as they are, may be easily framed out. Titled, signed and dated in pencil below image. Edition... Read More
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Napalm: [Signed]
by WEEGE, William
San Francisco: Happening Press, 1967. Photo-offset poster in black and white, 63.5cm x 48cm (approx. 25" x 19"). Minor wrinkling, tiny closed tear at top edge, else Very Good or better. Signed by the artist in pencil at bottom edge. Photocollage of a Vietnamese man's face disfigured by fire, overlaid with anatomical drawings of a human skull with... Read More
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The First Bolshevik: A Political Biography of Peter Tkachev
by WEEKS, Albert L.
New Haven: New York University Press, 1968. First Edition. Octavo. Cloth boards; dustjacket; 221pp. Includes bibliography. Fine copy in unworn jacket.
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Auditory Masking and Dynamics of the Inner Ear
by WEGEL, R.L. and C.E. Lane
[Washington, DC: American Physical Society, 1924]. Offprint. Octavo; publisher's grey printed staplebound and hole-punched wrappers; 20pp.; graphs throughout. Light toning to extremities, else Very Good or better. "A presentation of data on masking of one pure tone by another at various frequencies and intensities and a computation of vibration characteristics of the cochlea" (upper cover). First published in "The... Read More
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General Dynamics Aircraft, And Their Predecessors
by WEGG, John
London: Putnam, 1990. First U.K. Edition. Quarto. 27.5cm. Publisher's dark blue cloth titled in gilt to spine. Dustjacket. 254pp. A little bumped to corners and spine ends, strong and handsome; internally clean and fresh, bookplate to front pastedown, illustrated throughout; in a strong and sharp dustjacket with some light creasing to the upper edge. A very good, bright copy. ... Read More
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Blind Man's Bluff
by Weidman, Phil
Stockton CA: Wormwood Review, 1980. First, Limited Edition. Stapled wraps, 1/50 signed by the author. Sunned at spine and extremities; Near Fine.
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ARCHEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE
by Weigl, Bruce
New York: Grove Press, 1999. First edition. 222 pp. Uncorrected proofs in glossy illustrated wrappers, with errata slip laid in. A trade paperback original, no hardcover.
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Les Franco-Américains
by WEIL, François [Jean Heffer, Pref.]
[Paris]: Belin, 1989. First Edition. Octavo. Printed card wrappers; 251,(2)pp; illus. Eight inserted leaves of photographic plates included in pagination. Bit of external dusting to covers, else a Near Fine, lightly used copy. Text entirely in French.
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GREGORY'S LAST STAND AND OTHER LASTS: Poems 1999-2000
by Weil, James L.
Jamaica, NY: Kelly-Winterton Press, 2001. First Edition. Gray mould-made wraps; 8vo. 17 pp. One of 150 (of 176 total); this copy inscribed to another small press publisher/poet on the front end paper. Designed by Jerry Kelly; printed by Michael and Winifred Bixler. Prospectus laid in. Fine.
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THE SONG ALONG
by Weil, James L.
Easthampton, MA: Warwick Press, 1984. First Edition. Sewn printed wrappers; thin 8v. One of 50 total "keepsake" copies printed by Carol J. Blinn on Umbria sewn into Roma wraps to mark the 10th year of friendship of poet and printer. Inscribed by the poet Weil to another printer/poet. Gorgeous if simple work from the press. Needless to say uncommon,... Read More
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PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST PAINTING HER SON: Selected Earlier Poems
by Weil, James L.
West Lafayette, IN: Sparrow Press, 1976. First Edition. Hansewn in gray Fabriano wrappers; 8vo. 26 pp. This copy inscribed to another small press publisher/poet. 326 total copies. Fine, though corners just a bit soft.
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WASHDAY, and Others
by Weil, James L.
Jamaica, NY: Kelly-Winterton Press, 1999. First Edition. Blue-green mould-made wraps; 8vo. 24 pp. One of 150 (of 176 total); this copy inscribed to another small press publisher/poet on the front end paper. Printed at the Stinehour Press. Prospectus laid in. Fine.
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USES and Other Selected Poems
by Weil, James L.
West Lafayette, IN: Sparrow Press, 1981. First Edition. Gray wraps; 8vo. 49 pp. Printed by the Stamperia Valdonega, designed by Mardersteig. This copy inscribed to another small press publisher/poet. Limitation not stated; etching by Eugene G. Canade. Fine. [Not to be confused with much smaller edition in size and content, published previously.].
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HOUSES ROSES
by WEIL, James L.
West Lafayette, IN: Sparrow Press, 1986. First Edition. One of 236 regular copies (from a total edition of 290). 12mo. Printed gray wrappers; 25pp. Printed by the Stamperia Valdonega, designed by Giovanni Mardersteig. This copy inscribed on the colophon to another small press publisher/poet, with pencil ownership insription of the recipients on front free endpaper. Woodcut frontispiece illustration by... Read More
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