Rare books from MW Books Ltd.

Boston, Beacon Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 340 pages; SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Description: 340 p. Illus. 24 cm. Subjects: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) , 1820-1906.

London; Hodder & Stoughton, 1914. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked navy cloth. Highly uncommon as such. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat toned and dust-dulled as with age. Scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 206 pages; Illustrated endpapers. Description: 5 p. L. , 9-206 p. Col. Front. , illus. , col. Plates tipped in with tissue guards and descriptive letterpress. 23 cm. Subjects: Fairy tales & Folklore --Norway.

New York, The Greystone Press, 1939. First Edition. Hardback. Fine copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ""The World's Unfair Guests. "" Description: [63] p. 24 cm. Subjects: New York World's Fair (1939-1940) . Comical illustrations.

New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1895, 1895. Limited Edition. Hardback. Very good plus copy in the original title-blocked cloth. In-laid pictorial to front panel and printed-pictorial to back panel. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Internally crisp and fine. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 117 pages; French, English, American, and Italian posters. Description: xiv, 117, [1] p. , illus. , col. Front. 25 cm. Limited edition: No. 409 of only 750 copies. Subjects: Posters. Beardsley, Aubrey 1872-1898

New York : Rinehart, 1948. 1st edition, 1st issue. Hardback. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. An exceptional copy - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 721 pages; Physical desc. : 721 p : map ; 22 cm. Subject: World War, 1939-1945 - Fiction. SIGNED, with a 4-line inscription by the author (dated 1968).

New York : Four Walls Eight Windows, 2002. Fourth Edition. Hardback. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 651 pages; Description: xxv, 651 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [619]-627) and index. Subjects: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints --Mormon Church --Controversial literature

London : Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, [n.d.], 1851. New Edition. Hardback. Provenence; from the library of J. Louis Collard. In a sumptuous, commissioned period binding. Full, pebble-grain calf over bevelled boards. Raised bands; spine compartments tooled with gilt shamrock and harp motifs. Both panels elaborately tooled in gilt. Front hinge starting with some minor wear to the bands. Remains overall an uncommonly good example. Additional detail on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 280 pages; Other title; Irish melodies. With decorated half-title page. First published in numbers, 1807 -. Physical description; 1 p. ?., iv, 280 p. : front, ill. ; 25 cm. The plates and text within ornamental borders; the appendices within ruled borders.

New York : Pioneer Publishers, 1944. Second Edition. Paperback. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 92 pages; Description: vi, 95 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Socialist Workers Party --Socialism --Minnesota --Minneapolis.

London : Sheed & Ward, 1929. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, in a protective acetate sleeve. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 217 pages; Physical description: 217 p. , frontis. (port. ) ; 21 cm. Subjects: Vianney, Jean-Baptiste-Marie, Saint, 1786-1859. Catholic Church - Clergy - Biography. Christian saints - France - Biography. Notes: Frontis. With tissue guard and descriptive letterpress. Translation of: Le saint cure d'Ars. Paris : Flammarion, 1928.

Boston : Estes and Lauriat, 1893-1894, 1893. Edition de Luxe. Hardback. Edition de luxe, limited to 1,000 copies, this is no. 258. Very good copies in the original green cloth. Title-printed spine labels, slightly edge-worn. Spine bands somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age, with some light dulling and rubbing to the panel edges. Some covers have light scuffs and dust-toning. Top edges gilt. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Samuel Horton Brown with his bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Description: 48v., fronts., plates ; 23cm. Contents: v. 1-2. Waverley. --v. 3-4. Guy Mannering. --v. 5-6. The antiquary. --v. 7-8. Rob Roy. --v. 9-10. Old Mortality. --v. 11-12. Heart of Mid-Lothian. --v. 13. Legend of Montrose. --v. 14. Bride of Lammermoor. v. 1. --v. 15. Bride of Lammermoor. v. 2. Black… Read More

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1929. 1st Edition in this form. Paperback. Very good original typescript copy, slightly faded and dulled as with age. Some minor edge nicks. Staple-bound along the top margin. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; A rare Laurel and Hardy original script, dated March 12 1929, for their short silent film ""Bacon Grabbers"", originally released on October 19th, 1929. ""Vault copy"" stamped in blue in on first page. The script contains 35 captions. Subjects: Laurel and Hardy -- Silent film -- Scripts -- Movie memorabilia. Film -- Cinema -- Comedy -- History.

Paris : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique [1957-1961], 1957. 1st edition. Hardcover. Provenance; Professor L.J. Austin's copy with his correspondence with Blackwell's regarding the purchase of the set loosely inserted. Fine copies all in the original title-blocked raw linen over boards. An exceptional example; fine in all aspects. Limited to 1000 cloth sets; this is no. 408. Physical description; 29 vols ; cm.Facsimiles throughout of the author's handwritten notebooks, 1894-1945. Subjects; Lilar, Suzanne 1901-1992 - Congresses.Lilar, Suzanne (1901-) - Criticism and interpretation.Authors, Belgian - 20th century - Biography - Congresses. Poets, French - 19th century - Diaries.Poets, French - 20th century - Diaries. Language; French. Contents; t.1. 1894-1900 -- t.2. 1900-1902 -- t3. 1903-1906 -- t.4. 1906-1913 -- t.5. 1913-1916 -- t.6. 1916-1918 -- t.7. 1918-1921 -- t.8. 1921-1922 -- t.9. 1922-1924 -- t.10. 1924-1925 -- t.11. 1925-1926 -- t.12. 1926-1928 -- t.13. 1928-1929 -- t.14.… Read More

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 256 pages. Notes; Stated first edition. Subjects; Hitchcock, Alfred, (1899-1980). Film director.

Dublin : Printed by J. Christie , 1809. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor set bound in the full gilt decorated leather with some crude repairs to the spine. Wear and tear as with age. Text remains well preserved overall; bright and clean without blemish. Physical description; two volumes ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; Ireland History To 1172. Ireland Kings and rulers. Ireland Genealogy. Ireland History To 1172. Ireland Kings and rulers.

Karachi : Mohatta Palace Museum, 2003. 1st edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy. Limited edition to 1200 copies. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, in a fine slip-case. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 625 pp.: chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 46 cm. Subjects; diqain 1930-1987 ; Exhibitions. Painting, Pakistani 20th Century. Muslim artists.