Search Results: Authors starting with W from R & A Petrilla

San Francisco: John Howell--Books, 1982. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: xx, 745 with index, colophon; frontispiece and 32 full-page illustrations from title-pages. Bound in red buckram, gilt lettering on spine. 10.5" x 6.75

NY: Bradstreet Press, 1898. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 51pp. Lists all managers and officers of the Institution from 1831 to 1897, followed by the annual report, reports of the physician and the superintendent, academic requirements, Requirements of the American College of Musicians, daily program, List of Publications in the New York Point Print, lists of male and female pupils. 8.75" x 5.75" On the back cover is an engraved view of the Institution on Ninth Avenue, between 33rd and 34th Streets.

Hollywood: Gordon Music, 1944. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 35 pages; large portrait inside cover, 22 illustrations from photographs. Contains words and music to 14 songs, including: On The Strings Of My Lonesome Guitar; Too Bad, Little Girl, Too Bad; Fort Worth Jail; I'll Blame It All On You; and 10 more. In the original pictorial covers, 12" x 9" At the peak of his career in the 1940s-50s, Jimmy Wakely (1914-1982) was a prominent "singing cowboy" on radio, tv, and in movies.

Burlington, Vt: Free Press Association, 1869. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 191pp, erratum slip; complete with four map plates. Bound in brown cloth, gilt spine lettering and cross on cover, coated endpapers. Laid in is a four-page fact sheet from Petersburg National Military Park, with a centerspread map showing Federal and Confederate lines at Petersburg. 7.75" x 5" Walker served as a battalion commander, 11th Regiment, Vermont Infantry Volunteers.

Washington DC: 30th Congress, 2nd Session, 1849. First Edition. Printed self-wraps. Good. 357pp w/index; many folding tables; dusted, corner of first leaf chipped, no loss. 9.75" x 6" Gives a comparative view of the registered and enrolled tonnage of ships from 1815 to 1848, number of vessels in each class, &c.

Princeton: Princeton U Press, 1914. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Very Good. 35pp. Bound in cloth-backed printed boards; light spots on spine. 9.25" x 6.25" The author was a member of the Class of 1848.

New York: Sarony, 1860. Original document. Very Good. Head-and-shoulders sepiatone image of Wallack in a coat with wide lapels, shirt with collar, silk tie with decorative slide, looking to his right. Gilt-stamped under the image, "Sarony, 680 B'way." Verso is black. Wallack (1820-1888) adopted his stage name in 1858, performed abroad and in New York theatres, directed plays, managed Wallack's Theatre, &c.

NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. 4th printing. Original Cloth. Very Good. pp: x, 325; 48pp illus from photographs; bottom margin of frontispiece chipped. 9.5" x 6.25" This copy is inscribed and signed by the author on the title-page. Walter lost his leg just before college graduation, then set out from Seattle to Honolulu and on around the world, visiting the Fiji Islands, Australia, Egypt, and North Africa. The first half of the book describes his earlier travels as he worked his way across Mexico, Japan, China, etc. Contains much about coping with his handicap.

Manchester, PA: J.A. Walter, Mfr, 1920. Original edition. Very Good. Printed in bold black letters on white card stock; small photo-portrait of Walter in corner. 7" x 9.25

Edgewood Arsenal, MD: Chemical Warfare School, 1941. First Edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good. 23pp text; 23 full-page illus from photographs. 9" x 6" Original user's name written on cover: Chief Gunner W. Mitchell. [WorldCat locates four holdings: Wayne State, Seattle Public, Cleveland Public, Military History Institute.].

Washington DC: United States Navy, 1848. First Edition. Disbound. Good. Unbound, unopened signatures, pp: 733-1,004 + 16 folding plates of plans. Estimates in detail the equipment needs of the US Navy for 1849-1850, in part: "...The experimental course of cannon practice at the navy yard is continued with successful results by the lieutenant charged with that duty; and the operations of the observatory have been continued and extended scientifically and usefully by its superintendent...." 9.5" x 6" The 16 folding, architectural plans related to conditions and needs at specific navy yards: Memphis; Pensacola; Norfolk; Philadelphia (3 plans); New York; Boston (3 plans); Portsmouith, NH (6 plans).

USA: Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1920. First Edition. Very Good. Broadside poster; illustration of saluting veteran. REPRESENTING THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CIGAR CRAFT!...TRY A V.F.W. CIGAR AND BE CONVINCED!...VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS. The V.F.W., formed in 1913, here offers smokers a good five-cent cigar. 12" x 18

Worcester, MA: Aegis Office--C,B Webb, Printer, 1854. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 16pp, sewn. Original wrappers. 9" x 5.5" WorldCat finds only two locations of this pamphlet, and the AAS has one. Emory Washburn (1800-1877) served as Governor of Massachusetts, 1854-1855, and wrote a number of legal treatises. He was instrumental in the founding of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and speaks here of agriculture in Worcester County.

New Haven: Phi Beta Kappa Society, 1870. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 21pp. Printed paper covers. 9.25" x 5.75" Emory Washburn (1800-1877) served as Governor of Massachusetts, 1854-1855, and wrote a number of legal treatises. He taught at Harvard, was instrumental in the founding of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, &c.

Worcester, MA: Tyler & Seagrave, Printers, 1873. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 15pp, double-column text. 9" x 5.5" Emory Washburn (1800-1877) served as Governor of Massachusetts, 1854-1855, and wrote a number of legal treatises. He was instrumental in the founding of this school dedicated to teaching science and trades, which grew into the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Boston: Harvard Law School, 1861. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 24pp, sewn. 9.25" x 5.75" Emory Washburn (1800-1877) served as Governor of Massachusetts, 1854-1855, and wrote a number of legal treatises. He was instrumental in the founding of Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co, 1909. 1909 edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good. Full-color map opens to 20" x 28", statistics printed on verso. Folds into tan card covers, printed in black. 5.5" x 2.75" [Decker 24:287--1892 edition.].

Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co, 1909. 1909 edition. Printed Stiff Wrappers. Very Good. pp: 34. (4) ads. Tipped in is a colored map, opening to 21" x 28", folded into brown card covers printed in black. 6.5" x 4" [Decker 24:287--1892 edition.].

Shipboard, 1863. Original manuscripts. Very Good. In all, eleven (11) items from 1863. In addition to Captain Watson's letters are nine (9) other handwritten documents concerning the sale of his African cargo in Boston & New York, and by Salem, Massachusetts, merchant, Edward D. Kimball.* Watson's letters, each 2pp, octavo, are datelined "Barque Witch" at Accra and Cape Coast, Ghana, August 11th and September 11th, 1863. Both were written to the ship's owner, Salem shipping magnate Edward D. Kimball. Following are a few excerpts from the letters. (1) "...I have arrived here to day to collect a few Debts, shall probably stay 4 or5 days. I have... instructions from Mr. Hudson, to call at 2 or 3 more places on the Coast, and then join him at Cape Coast... Mr. Hudson intends to dispatch the vessel directly on my return to Cape Coast. I shall have in the ship about 40,000 gall. Oil and 10,000 Gall Water in Oil Casks. I have on Mr. Hudson's request discharged one man to join the "May Queen," she was by… Read More

Berkeley: Univ of California Press, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. pp: xiii, 299, (3), printed on coated stock; illustrated throughout in full color. Bound in black cloth and pictorial boards, gilt lettering on spine. 8.25" x 8.25" Chapters include: Almanacs and Calendars; Americans Abroad; Beer, Wine, and Other Drinking Ephemera; Broadsides, Handbills, and Posters; Brochures and Advertising Literature; Business Cards; Diet and Health; Labels; Match Covers; Menus; Poscards; Recipe Books and Product Pamphlets; Sheet Music; Stoves, Canning, and Cooking Classes; Trade Cards; Valentines and Mottos; Wrappers and Packaging; Wild Cards.