Authors starting with W from Lux Mentis, Booksellers

Paris A. Taride Very Good. Light/even toning of linen backs, map sections very lightly toned, most maps shows signficant notions in pen (WWI), each signed under the only "Maj Waugh, Personal Property), else tight and bright. Linen backed maps, paper onlays. Sizes vary slightly, approx 30x35 inches). The prior owner graduated from the USMA in 1903. In 1910, he crossed Alaska by dog sled and his writings on cold weather gear and survival were used by the US Army to develope guidelines for the condition... more information

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Los Angeles, CA Universal Studios 1978 Original Wraps First Edition Thus Very Good+ (contents Near Fine). No DJ as Issued Very minor shelf/edge wear, corner gently bumped, staples show light rusting, else tight, bright and unmarred. Small 4to. Illus. (b/w plates). Promotional folder various inserts on the film including Production/Story Notes, Bibliographies, etc. and included six stills from the film (with descriptive texts). Directed by Jane Wagner and starring Lily Tomlin, John Travolta, etc. Overall, a ... more information

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New York Scribners 2003 Hardcover First Edition Fine in Fine DJ Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Quarterbound, mauve paper spine, cream paper boards, gilt lettering. Small 8vo. 281pp. Signed by author. Xerox of reviews and pr materials laid in. A pristine, signed copy of this wonderful Maine mystery.... more information

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Hutchinson & Co. 1923 Hardcover Fourth Edition Very Good. No DJ. Light shelf/edge wear, light foxing at preliminaries and text block edges, touch of sun at spine, owner inscription at ffep, else tight and clean. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements, frontispiece. 8vo. 288pp. Illus. (b/w plates). From the library of Susan Mary Alsop. Born Susan Mary Jay in Rome in 1918, she was the daughter of Peter Augustus Jay (and Susan Alexander McCook) and granddaughter of Augustus Jay (an... more information

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New York MacMillan Publishing Company 1980 Hardcover First Edition Fine in Very Good+ Dust Jacket. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows two small (>3mm), closed, tears, else bright and clean. Brown faux cloth boards, red metallic ink lettering, silver gilt lettering, pictorial endpages. 4to. 191pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Notes. Filmography. Bibliography. Index. ... more information

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Woodstock, NY Overlook 1987 Hardcover First Edition Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ. Hint of dust staining at top of text block and fore-edge, inscribed by author, notes in Sadler's hand at rfep, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows minor shelf/edge wear/soiling, else bright and clean. Grey paper boards, silver gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements, green endpages. 4to. 221pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Bibliography. Inscribed by author to J. Sadler. From the library of noted architect and writer on ar... more information

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Ithaca, N.Y., USA Snow Lion Pubns 1992 Original Wraps First Edition Near Fine in Wraps Very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. 152pp. 0.75 x 8.75 x 5.75. ... more information

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London Geoffrey Bles 1929 Hardcover First Edition Very Good. No DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear, sunning at spine, tiny split at head, discrete booksellers stamp at ffep, gilt lightly toned, else tight, bright and unmarred. Navy cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, in blind lettering and decorative elements, frontispiece. 8vo. 216pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Overall, a handsome copy of this rather scarce trial piece.... more information

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London Jacob Tonson 1711 Hardcover Eighth Edition/Revised/First Thus Good+ (Textblock Near Fine). Light to moderate shelf wear, damage at head and heel, front hinge cracked but still attached, spine dry/cracked, light rubbing, minor dust staining to top of text block, else tight, bright and unmarred. Original full leather, gilt lettering, in blind and/or black ink decorative elements at front and rear boards. 12mo. lxxxii, 423. Illus. (b/w plates). First illustrated edition and the first to contain the Life... more information

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London Mr. Fenton 1730 [1729?] Hardcover Second Edition Good [Textblock Very Good]. No DJ, as Issued. Moderate shelf/edge wear (tips through, lost at head and heel), front hinge split but tight, rubbing at spine, spine label missing, dust staining at top of textblock, owner inscription (partially removed) at front pastedown, owner emboss at ffep, fold out plate shows very small closed tear at bottom edge at mount, else tight, bright and unmarred. Full brown leather boards, five raised bands, gilt decorative... more information

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New York United Artists 1980 Original Wraps First Edition Thus Very Good (contents Near Fine). No DJ as Issued Light edge wear, corners gently bumped (top creased), two small closed tears, soft curl to top, open edge, else tight, bright and unmarred. Small oblong 4to. Illus. (b/w plates). Promotional folder containing various inserts on the film including Production/Story Notes, Bibliographies, Cast List, Press Release, etc. and included thirteen stills from the film (with descriptive text). Directed by Jam... more information

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Baltimore, MD Maryland Historical Society 1974 Hardcover First Edition Very Good in Very Good DJ. Hint of foxing at top of textblock, owner signature at front pastedown, gift inscription at half-title (Sally Groff to J. Sadler), else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows minor shelf/edge wear, minor foxing at edges of flap whitespace, price clipped, else bright and clean. Quarterbound, yellow cloth spine, black cloth boards, black ink lettering, map endpages, frontispiece. 8vo. 935pp. Illus. (b/w plates). In... more information

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New York MacMillan 1939 Hardcover Revised/First Edition Thus Very Good+. No DJ as Issued Light shelf wear, corners very gently bumped, touch of toning at text block edges, owner signature on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. brown cloth boards, black ink label, gilt and black ink lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. xxv, 882pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Signature of noted Harvard professor.... more information

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Boston, MA Thomas Johnston 1764 Hardcover First Edition Poor. Moderate shelf/edge wear, partial loss of spine, several leaves loose, light toning to some leaves, pages 4-8 missing, ownership inscription on ffep, notations (index) at verso of ffep, two pages of musical score laid in at rear, else unmarred. Full leather boards. Oblong 12mo. 24pp. (Early American Imprints: No. 41504) An impaired copy, but includes wonderful period manuscript scores at the rear.... more information

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International Exhibitions Foundation/Stinehour Press/Meriden Gravure Co. 1972 Original Wraps First Edition Thus Very Good in Wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear, light toning to wraps, small sticker near tail, else tight, bright and unmarred. Color pictorial wraps. Oblong 8vo. 87pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Exhibition catalogue. A wonderful collection of Lear's work, all done during a five week tour of Crete in 1864 (totaling 179 works), 92 of them exhibited here. Overall, a rather handsome copy.... more information

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London The Navarre Society Limited 1925 Hardcover First Edition Thus Very Good. No DJ as Issued. Minor shelf/edge wear, touch of sun at the spine, vertical crease down the middle of front board, front joint slightly soft, touch of toning at endpages, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, Japan vellum, teg, frontispiece, tissueguards. 8vo. 445pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Overall, a rather handsome copy of this well-know edition.... more information

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Augusta, ME Kennebec Journal Print 1904 Hardcover First Edition Very Good+. No DJ as Issued. Light shelf/edge wear, small moisture stain, bookseller stamp at ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering, black ink decorative elements, frontispiece. Small 8vo. 31pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Overall, a handsome copy of this scarce civil war volume.... more information

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New York Enoch Morgan's Sons Co./James Kempster Printing Co. 1893 Hardcover First Edition Thus Good+. No DJ as Issued. Light shelf/edge wear, corners gently bumped, fraying at head and heel, closed split at rear joint and across spine (stabilized with an archival covering), tips through, front joint cracked (but tight), minor glue toning at pastedowns, small area of damage at ffep/pastedown (appears to be adhesive based), penciled "10" at ffep, tissueguard foxed (ghosted at title page), else t... more information

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Hallowell, ME N. Cheever 1811 Loose Signatures. First Edition Thus Very Good. Light even toning, disbound, else clean and unmarred. Small 8vo. 32pp. Disbound from larger volume. (Shaw-Shoemaker 24361; Williamson[ME] 10267.) A very clean set of signatures.... more information

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Boston Houghton Mifflin 1973 Hardcover First Edition Near Fine in Very Good DJ Gift inscription on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, small closed tear at heel, price clipped, else bright and clean. Linen boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, pictorial endpages. 8vo. 175pp. Illus. (b/w plates). This book was the winner of the New York Times Best Book Award (1973) and the Caldecott Honor Medal (1974). It was Ward's return to the "novel in woodcuts",... more information

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