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Westerham, Westerham, 1975. Limited Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. WALPOLE, HORACE. The Castle of Otranto, Westerham: Westerham Press, 1975.Quarto, No. 364 of an edition of 2,000, pp. xxvii, 99, 1 (limitation page), cloth illustrated boards quarter-bound in blue levant with gilt lettering and decoration on spine, blue slipcase, 7 color and sepia illustrated plates, signed on the limitation page by W.S. Lewis, editor, who wrote the introduction. Includes the monthly letter of the Limited Editions Club.Condition of this book:Fine, slipcase scuffed. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; Britain/UK; 1970s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52872. . Read More

Editorial Plus-Ultra, Madrid, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. COOK, WALTER WILLIAM, and GUDIOL RICART, JOSE. Volumen Sexto of Ars Hispaniae, Historia Universal del Arte Hispanico, Madrid: Editorial Plus-Ultra, 1950.Quarto, first edition, pp. 405, maroon cloth boards quarter-bound in brown morocco with gilt lettering and rules to spine, embossed decoration with a gilt drawing on the front inside a gilt frame, gilt lettering to front and back, top edge tinted maroon, bookseller ticket on front pastedown, illustrated with rotogravures and color plates. Text in Spanish. Covers painting and other religious imagery such as woodwork and sculpture.Arntzen & Rainwater, I438, on the 22-volume series of which this book is a part: "Well illustrated. Each volume has a detailed bibliography and indexes by subjects, places, and persons."Condition of this bookVery good with rubbing to spine, light soiling at… Read More

Scribner, New York, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. WALTER, JAMES. Memorials of Washington, and of Mary, His Mother, and Martha, His Wife, New York: Scribner's, 1887.Quarto, first edition, pp. xiii, 362, 12 gravure plates, green cloth boards with gilt lettering and eagle/crown ornament to spine, abstract black patterned decoration on front and back with heraldic gilt device in center of both covers, beveled edges, flowery inscription to Louis Comfort Tiffany and his wife on flyleaf, dated 1886, with Tiffany's bookplate upside down on rear pastedown. Unusual item for the Tiffany collector.Condition of this book:Worn at extremities, spine ends fraying, one plate loose but present, a couple hinges split. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1.… Read More

Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. IZAAK WALTON. The Compleat Angler, Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1909.16mo, No. 272 of an edition of 440 done at Riverside under Bruce Rogers, pp. [xvi]. 302, 1 (colophon), brown cloth boards with paper label to spine, former owner's library ticket attached to rear paste-down. An attempt at exact replication of the original 1653 edition, although a previous cataloger thought the present copy is slightly larger than it should be.Condition of this book: Wear at extremities, cracks in joints, overall very good and sound. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: 16mo (very small). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sports & Pastimes;… Read More

Allan Bell, London, 1836. Later Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Walton and Cotton's Complete Angler, London: Allan Bell & Co., 1836.12mo, reprinted 1833 Rennie edition, pp. 328, green cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine, frontis portrait of Izaak Walton and one plate showing his house, plus illustrations in text, edited by James Rennie with lives and notes by Sir John Hawkins. The Rennie version eventually ran to 8 editions -- readers never seem to get enough of this book. Thomas Westwood Catalogue, 373. The present copy is an Edinburgh reissue of the first, although Izaak Walton - A Bibliography 46 considers it a 9th edition.Condition of this book:Chips in covers, 3-inch split in front joint with spine cloth detached there, soiled endpages, overall good and sound. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully… Read More

W&M Yale, Danbury, 1831. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. IRA WANZER. A New and Easy Introduction to Mathematics, Danbury: W&M Yale, 1831.16mo, priority unknown here, pp. v, 6-396, full calf boards with red morocco label to spine. Written for use in schools and self-teaching, covering theoretical and practical math. Scarce in the marketplace but widely held by institutions.Condition of this bookFront cover attached by only one cord, spine mostly perished. Endpages and preliminaries heavily foxed, insides lightly foxed. Size: 16mo (very small). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Mathematics. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.… Read More

Jonathan Cape, New York, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. LYND WARD. God's Man, New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1929.Octavo, first edition, unpaginated, printed boards, paper label on spine, top edge tinted black. A story told entirely through woodcut illustration, in typical Ward fashion, the first of his stories without words. Former owners' names on flyleaf.Condition of this book: Fine, a beautiful copy. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; United States; 1920s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55441. .

National Academy Museum, New York, 2011. Edition Unstated. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket. BRUCE WEBER. Will Barnet at 100, New York: National Academy Museum, 2011.Quarto, released to accompany an exhibition, pp. 128, wraps, color illustration. Includes Weber's 40-page essay on Barnet and a couple pages by Barnet, plus color plates.Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; United States; Modern; Reference. ISBN/EAN: 9780615457444. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54297. . 9780615457444

Bulfinch, Boston, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. WEBER, BRUCE. A House Is Not a Home, folio, first edition, Bullfinch, 1996, unpaginated, gray cloth boards with black lettering on spine, 176 plates, some conjoined, color and duotone photos, bound-in gray ribbon bookmark, 2-page intro by Paul Bowles. A peek inside various famous people's homes and lives courtesy of one of the premier photographers of the late 20th century. It includes typical Weber themes: luxury, the outdoors, the erotic and, of course, golden retrievers. The photos taken at Siegfried and Roy's house can be somewhat disturbing because of the prominence of their tigers. Other photos involve the domiciles of Cy Twombly, Andrew Wyeth, Georgia O'Keeffe, Russ Meyer, Paul Mellon and others.Condition: Dust jacket has a few minor blemishes and stains, edges have some light marks; on the whole a better than usual copy of this heavy folio. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3).… Read More

Nazraeli Press, Tucson, 1998. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. TERRI WEIFENBACH. In Your Dreams, Tucson: Nazraeli Press, 1998.Folio, second edition of 1,000 copies, unpaginated, gray cloth boards with blue-stamped lettering on spine and front, color print mounted on front. Consists of 25 color plates and a one-page intro by Robert Adams. Dreamy backyard botanical photos that have captured our imagination. Parr & Badger, V.2, p. 45: "Weifenbach negotiates a photographic high wire without missing a step. ... She does not do what is expected, but by means of differential focusing -- sometimes so extreme that just one single leaf is in focus -- she ensures that her garden is not a static experience but a kaleidoscope of movement and light."Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight,… Read More

Norton, New York, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. JAMES WELCH with Paul Stickler. Killing Custer, The Battle of Little Bighorn and the Fate of the Plains Indians, New York: Norton, 1994.Octavo, first edition, pp. 320, half-bound in maroon cloth over paper-covered boards, silver lettering to spine. A Native American view of Little Bighorn and its aftermath, in Welch's first venture into non-fiction.Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; United States; 19th century; Indigenous Cultures. ISBN: 039303657x. ISBN/EAN: 9780393036572. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54062. . 9780393036572

Self published, Glens Falls, 1930. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. WEST, EDITH WILLOUGHBY GOODMAN. The Goodmans of Bolton, New York, Their Ancestry and Descendants, Glens Falls: self-published, 1930.Octavo, pp. 100, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on front, coat of arms frontispiece. Begins in the 17th century with the family's origins in England. Includes local history as well as the family record.Condition of this book:Minor soiling to covers and edges, interior clean and tight. x Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; United States; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53419. . Read More

Aperture, New York, 1992. Revised Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Near Fine. BRETT WESTON. Voyage of the Eye, New York: Aperture, 1992.Quarto, revised edition with Hawaii photos, unpaginated, black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, halftone plates. Published to celebrate Weston's 80th birthday.Condition of this book:Light wear to jacket, overall fine. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; United States; 1990s; Travel & Places. ISBN: 0893815063. ISBN/EAN: 9780893815066. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54151. . 9780893815066

Princeton, Princeton, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). New Book/New. BRIAN K. WHEELER. Raptors of Eastern North America, Princeton University Press, 2003.Tall octavo, first edition, pp. xv, 439, navy cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, color photos. Comprehensive resource, includes range maps for various species.Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Animals & Birds; Modern; Reference. ISBN: 0691115982. ISBN/EAN: 9780691115986. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54081. . 9780691115986

Ward Schori, Evanston, 1982. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. Christmas Poems, Evanston: Ward Schori, 1982.Miniature (about 1.75x1.5 inches), unpaginated, white cloth boards with blue lettering to spine, blue manger scene on front, top edge gilt. Contains A Christmas Reverie and Prayer and A Child's Christmas Prayer.Condition of this book:Slight bend in spine, else fine. Size: Miniature. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Holidays & Special Occasions; United States; Poetry. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55308. .

Black Cat Press, Chicago, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. ROBERT W. WHITE. A History of the Cadiz Short Line Railroad, Chicago: Black Cat Press, 1966.Miniature (about 3x2.25 inches or 5.5x7.5cm), pp. 77, 1 (colophon), red morocco covers with gilt lettering spine, metal locomotive on front, halftone photo plates, Norman Forgue design and typography. Tells the story of a rail line in Trigg County, Ky., written by a descendant of the railway founder, W.C. White. This is an extremely high-quality miniature.Condition of this book:Fine Size: Miniature. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Railways; United States; 1960s; Antiques & Collectibles. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.… Read More

Rizzoli, New York, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. WHITE, SAMUEL G. The Houses of McKim, Mead & White, New York: Rizzoli, 1998.Quarto, first edition, pp. 252, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, blind-stamped logo on front, color and halftone illustration. The focus here is on MMW homes of Long Island, N.Y., because this book was released to accompany an exhibit at Stony Brook University of Long Island. Still, other homes are considered, especially in Newport, R.I., and elsewhere in New York State.Condition of this bookLight sunning at top edge of jacket, shelf wear, overall fine. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Architecture; United States; Art & Design. ISBN: 0500341699. ISBN/EAN:… Read More

Harper's, New York, 1874. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. WHITMAN, WALT. Song of the Redwood Tree and Prayer of Columbus, New York: Harper's New Monthly Magazine, December 1873-May 1874.Quarto, six issues of the monthly magazine bound in one volume, pp. viii, 912, brown and black morocco with five raised bands and gilt lettering on spine, contains first printings of Walt Whitman's "Song of the Redwood-Tree" and "Prayer of Columbus," each on two pages, Redwood Tree appearing the the February issue, Columbus in March. See Myerson E-2533. Condition of this book:Boards worn at extremities with some loss of morocco at corners.Leaves clean and tight, a very sound binding. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped… Read More

Knopf, New York, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Signed by person(s) connected with book. COURTNEY WHITNEY. MacArthur, His Rendezvous With History, New York: Knopf, 1956.Tall octavo, first edition, pp. xi, 547, xiii (index), 1 (note), orange cloth boards quarter-bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, blind-stamped lettering and pattern on front, top edge tinted red, signed on the free front endpaper by Douglas MacArthur and the author, who was a general serving under MacArthur. Begins in 1941 in the Philippines and takes us through MacArthur's experience in World War II and Korea.Condition of this book:Jacket chipped at edges, book near fine with minor edge-rubbing. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped… Read More

Self published, Boston, 1830. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. WHITTEMORE, THOMAS. The Modern Era of Universalism, From the Era of the Reformation to the Present Time, Boston: self-published, 1830.12mo, first edition, pp. [ii], 458, 1 (errata), 3 (ads), full calf with gilt-stamped rules and lettering in morocco label on spine. See Sabin 103799. In addition to his duties as pastor, Whittemore (1800-61) was a Massachusetts legislator who led the movement to end state favoritism for the Congregationalists (descendants of the Puritans).Condition of this book:Boards worn with a few surface scratches, upper joint cracked.Leaves clean and tight, moderate foxing, overall good and sound. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo.… Read More